bidirectional slide rail

Abstract

A bidirectional slide rail includes two track components arranged side-by-side. Each track component includes an outer track component and an inner track component extending front-to-back, a sliding aid unit disposed between the outer and inner track components, and a pivoting unit mounted on the inner track component. Each outer track component includes a first outer track wall and a second outer track wall spaced vertically and extending along the extending direction. Each first outer track wall includes a first notch. Each second outer track wall includes a second notch spaced front-to-back from the respective first notch. Each pivoting unit is pivotally connected to one end of the front and rear ends of the respective inner track component and includes a first arm located in the first notch of the outer track component of the same track component and a second arm located in the second notch of the outer track component of the other track component. This invention can prevent the inner track components from protruding from the outer track components when retracted by the pivoting units.

Claims

1. A bidirectional slide rail, comprising: two rail components arranged along an arrangement direction, each rail component including an outer rail component and an inner rail component extending along an extension direction, a sliding aid unit disposed between the outer rail component and the inner rail component, and a pivoting unit mounted on the inner rail component, each outer rail component including a first outer rail wall and a second outer rail wall extending along the extension direction and spaced apart from each other in an interval direction, each first outer rail wall including a first notch, each second outer rail wall including a second notch, the first notch and the second notch of the same rail component being spaced apart from each other in the extension direction, each pivoting unit being pivotally connected to one end of a respective inner rail component, and including a first arm located in the first notch of the outer rail component of the same rail component, and a second arm located in the second notch of the outer rail component of the other rail component.

2. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 1, wherein, Each pivot unit includes a fixed seat fixed to one end of the inner rail of the same rail mechanism, a pivot member that can swing relative to the fixed seat, a pivot shaft inserted into the inner rail, the fixed seat and the pivot member, and a pin inserted into the fixed seat and the pivot member. Each pivot member includes a pivot arm for inserting into each of the pivot shafts, and a first arm and a second arm respectively located in the first notch and the second notch.

3. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 2, wherein, Each pivot unit also includes an elastic member disposed in the fixed base, the elastic member abutting against the pin and the fixed base in the extending direction.

4. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the pivots includes an elongated hole extending along the spacing direction for insertion of the respective pin.

5. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 4, wherein, Each of the pivots includes several curved and extending bore edges, which divide each of the elongated bores into several bore regions.

6. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the first arms includes an extension section extending along the arrangement direction toward the outer rail of the same rail mechanism, and a reach arm section extending from the extension section into the respective first notch.

7. A bidirectional slide rail as described in any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein, Each pivot can switch between a normal pivot position and an oblique pivot position. When each pivot is in the normal pivot position, the direction of the line connecting the first arm and the second arm of each pivot is in the same direction as the interval direction. When each pivot is in the oblique pivot position, the direction of the line connecting the first arm and the second arm of each pivot is inclined relative to the interval direction.

8. The bidirectional slide rail as described in claim 7, wherein, Each of the first outer rail walls includes a first edge located next to the respective first notch, and each of the second outer rail walls includes a second edge located next to the respective second notch. When each pivot is in the upright position, the first arm of each pivot can engage with the first edge of the outer rail of the same rail mechanism. When each pivot is in the oblique position, the second arm of each pivot can engage with the second edge of the outer rail of another rail mechanism.

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