Mounting assembly for track components and related track-mounted mounting system

Abstract

The present invention discloses a mounting assembly for a track member, which comprises a mounting seat, an elastic member and a snap-fit ​​structure. A first end of the mounting seat is formed with a receiving groove, the elastic member is a single-piece structure and is partially received in the receiving groove in a detachable manner, and the snap-fit ​​structure is formed at a second end of the mounting seat. When the mounting assembly is mounted on the track member, the elastic member is squeezed by the track member and a groove wall of the receiving groove and elastically deformed, thereby pushing the track member so that the track member snaps into the snap-fit ​​structure in a vertical direction and abuts against a connecting portion of the mounting seat in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the track member in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. In addition, the present invention further discloses a related track-type mounting system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting component and a related mounting system, and more particularly to a mounting component for a rail member and a related rail-mounted system. Background Art

[0002] Components (such as circuit breakers or terminal blocks) are often installed in cabinets or racks by using a rail-mounted system including rail members and mounting components. The rail members are disposed in the cabinets or racks, and the mounting components are detachably mounted on the rail members and used to support the components. By mounting and disassembling the mounting components and the rail members, users can easily install the components in the cabinets or racks or disassemble them from the cabinets or racks. However, the existing mounting components are prone to resonance, so the structural reliability is poor. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting component for a rail member and a related rail-mounted system to solve the above problems.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a mounting component for a rail member, which includes a mounting base, an elastic member, and a latching structure. The mounting base includes a first end, a second end, and a connecting portion connecting the first end and the second end. A receiving groove is formed at the first end of the mounting base. The elastic member is a single-piece structure and is detachably received in the receiving groove in part. The latching structure is formed at the second end of the mounting base. When the mounting component is mounted on the rail member, the elastic member is elastically deformed by being pressed by the rail member and a groove wall of the receiving groove, and thus a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force are generated. The vertical elastic component force pushes against the rail member to cause the rail member to be latched to the latching structure in a vertical direction, so as to prevent the mounting component from shaking relative to the rail member in the vertical direction. The horizontal elastic component force pushes against the rail member to cause the rail member to abut against the connecting portion in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent the mounting component from shaking relative to the rail member in the horizontal direction.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member includes at least one inclined extension portion that extends toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member further includes a receiving portion connected to the at least one inclined extension portion, and the receiving portion extends along the vertical direction.

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the mounting component is mounted on the rail member, an abutting portion of the at least one inclined extension portion abuts against the rail member.

[0008] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a projection length of the inclined extension portion in the horizontal direction is 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

[0009] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion includes an abutting structure, which protrudes in the horizontal direction from a side of the connecting portion close to the rail member and is used to abut against the rail member in the horizontal direction.

[0010] To achieve the above object, the present invention further discloses an orbital mounting system, which includes a rail member and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a mounting base, an elastic member, and a clamping structure. The mounting base includes a first end, a second end, and a connecting portion connecting the first end and the second end. A receiving groove is formed at the first end of the mounting base. The elastic member is a single-piece structure and is detachably partially received in the receiving groove. The clamping structure is formed at the second end of the mounting base. When the mounting assembly is mounted on the rail member, the elastic member is elastically deformed by being squeezed by the rail member and a groove wall of the receiving groove, and thus a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force are generated. The vertical elastic component force pushes against the rail member to engage the rail member in a vertical direction with the clamping structure, so as to prevent the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the rail member in the vertical direction. The horizontal elastic component force pushes against the rail member to make the rail member abut against the connecting portion in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the rail member in the horizontal direction.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member includes at least one inclined extension portion, and the at least one inclined extension portion extends toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member further includes a receiving portion connected to the at least one inclined extension portion, and the receiving portion extends in the vertical direction.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, when the mounting assembly is mounted on the rail member, an abutting portion of the at least one inclined extension portion abuts against the rail member.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a projection length of the inclined extension portion in the horizontal direction is 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting portion includes an abutting structure, which protrudes in the horizontal direction from a side of the connecting portion close to the rail member and is used to abut against the rail member in the horizontal direction.

[0016] In summary, the present invention utilizes an elastic member that can generate a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force to push against the rail member, so that the rail member is engaged with the engaging structure in the vertical direction and abuts against the connecting portion of the mounting base in the horizontal direction, thereby preventing the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the rail member in the vertical and horizontal directions. Therefore, the present invention can effectively prevent the mounting assembly from resonating, and thus has better structural reliability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 FIG. Figure 2 is an external view schematic diagram of the rail-mounted installation system according to an embodiment of the present invention from different perspectives.

[0018] Figure 3 FIG. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the components of the rail-mounted installation system according to an embodiment of the present invention from different perspectives.

[0019] Figure 5 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the mounting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 is a side view of the rail-mounted installation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figures 7 to 9 is a schematic diagram of the elastic member according to an embodiment of the present invention from different perspectives.

[0022] Figure 10 is a side view of the mounting base according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Among them, the reference numerals are explained as follows:

[0024] 1: Rail-mounted installation system

[0025] 11: Rail member

[0026] 111: First flange

[0027] 112: Second flange

[0028] 12: Mounting assembly

[0029] 121: Mounting base

[0030] 1211: First end

[0031] 1212: Second end

[0032] 1213: Connecting portion

[0033] 1214: Receiving groove

[0034] 1215: Abutting structure

[0035] 1216: Abutting platform

[0036] 1217: Positioning block

[0037] 122: Elastic member

[0038] 1221: Accommodating portion

[0039] 1222: Inclined extension portion

[0040] 1223: Contact portion

[0041] 1224: Positioning notch

[0042] 123: Engaging structure

[0043] F1: Vertical elastic component force

[0044] F2: Horizontal elastic component force

[0045] H: Horizontal direction

[0046] I: Inclined direction

[0047] V: Vertical direction Detailed implementation manners

[0048] The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as: up, down, left, right, front or back, etc., are only references to the directions in the attached drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are for illustration and not for limiting the present invention. In addition, the term "connection" herein includes any direct and indirect structural connection means. Therefore, if it is described in the text that a first device is connected to a second device, it means that the first device can be directly structurally connected to the second device, or indirectly structurally connected to the second device through other devices or connection means.

[0049] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 , Figure 1 and Figure 2 are the external views of the track-mounted installation system 1 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention from different perspectives, Figure 3 and Figure 4 are the exploded views of the components of the track-mounted installation system 1 of Embodiment of the present invention from different perspectives, Figure 5 is a partial structural view of the installation component 12 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention, Figure 6 is a side view of the track-mounted installation system 1 of Embodiment of the present invention. As Figures 1 to 6As shown, the rail-mounted installation system 1 includes a rail member 11 and an installation component 12. The installation component 12 includes a mounting base 121, an elastic member 122, and a clamping structure 123. The mounting base 121 includes a first end 1211, a second end 1212, and a connecting portion 1213 connecting the first end 1211 and the second end 1212. Specifically, the first end 1211 and the second end 1212 can be the upper end and the lower end of the mounting base 121 respectively, however, the present invention is not limited thereto. A receiving groove 1214 is formed at the first end 1211 of the mounting base 121. The elastic member 122 is of a single-piece structure and is removably partially received in the receiving groove 1214. The clamping structure 123 is formed at the second end 1212 of the mounting base 121. At least one through hole or screw hole can be formed on the connecting portion 1213 to allow a user to lock a component to be installed (such as a circuit breaker or a terminal block) to the connecting portion 1213 through at least one locking member (such as a bolt or a screw). When the installation component 12 is installed on the rail member 11, the elastic member 122 is elastically deformed by the rail member 11 and the wall of the receiving groove 1214, and thus a vertical elastic component force F1 and a horizontal elastic component force F2 are generated. The vertical elastic component force F1 pushes against the rail member 11 to engage the rail member 11 with the clamping structure 123 in a vertical direction V, so as to prevent the installation component 12 from shaking relative to the rail member 11 in the vertical direction V. The horizontal elastic component force F2 pushes against the rail member 11 to make the rail member 11 abut against the connecting portion 1213 in a horizontal direction H, so as to prevent the installation component 12 from shaking relative to the rail member 11 in the horizontal direction H. Therefore, the present invention can effectively prevent the installation component 12 from resonating, and thus the structural reliability is better. In this embodiment, the rail member 11 can be a rail conforming to the specifications of the German Institute for Standardization and includes a first flange 111 for cooperating with the elastic member 122 and a second flange 112 for engaging with the clamping structure 123. Specifically, the first flange 111 and the second flange 112 can be the upper flange and the lower flange of the rail member 11 respectively, however, the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0050] Please refer to Figures 3 to 9 , Figures 7 to 9 is a schematic diagram of the elastic member 122 of the embodiment of the present invention from different perspectives. As Figures 3 to 9As shown, in this embodiment, the elastic member 122 includes a receiving portion 1221 and two inclined extending portions 1222. The receiving portion 1221 is located between the two inclined extending portions 1222 and connects the two inclined extending portions 1222. The receiving portion 1221 is located within the receiving groove 1214 and extends along the vertical direction V towards the engaging structure 123 or the second end 1212 of the mounting base 121. Each inclined extending portion 1222 extends along an inclined direction I that is inclined to both the vertical direction V and the horizontal direction H towards the connecting portion 1213 of the mounting base 121 and forms a contacting portion 1223 for contacting the rail member 11. When the mounting assembly 12 is mounted on the rail member 11, the first flange 111 of the rail member 11 pushes against each inclined extending portion 1222, so that the elastic member 122 can be elastically deformed under the extrusion of the first flange 111 and the groove wall of the receiving groove 1214. Since each inclined extending portion 1222 extends along the inclined direction I, the elastic member 122 will not only be elastically deformed along the vertical direction V, but also be elastically deformed along the horizontal direction H. Therefore, the elastic member 122 can generate a vertical elastic component force F1 for driving the rail member 11 to engage with the engaging structure 123 along the vertical direction V and a horizontal elastic component force F2 for driving the rail member 11 to contact the connecting portion 1213 along the horizontal direction H. However, the structure of the elastic member of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any structure that can generate a vertical elastic component force for driving the rail member to engage with the engaging structure along the vertical direction and a horizontal elastic component force for driving the rail member to contact the connecting portion along the vertical direction belongs to the scope of the present invention. For example, in another embodiment, the extending direction of the receiving portion may be inclined to the vertical direction. Or, in another embodiment, the elastic member may not include a receiving portion, but only include an inclined extending portion that is partially received in the receiving groove and extends towards the connecting portion along an inclined direction.

[0051] Specifically, in this embodiment, a positioning block 1217 is formed by protruding on the groove wall of the receiving groove 1214, and a positioning notch 1224 is formed on the receiving portion 1221. Through the engagement of the positioning block 1217 and the positioning notch 1224, the receiving portion 1221 can be positioned within the receiving groove 1214 and is not easily separated from the receiving groove 1214. For example, when the elastic member 122 is to be mounted in the receiving groove 1214, the elastic member 122 can be first placed in the receiving groove 1214, and then the positioning block 1217 can be manufactured on the groove wall of the receiving groove 1214 by stamping, thus completing the mounting and limiting of the elastic member 122.

[0052] Preferably, in this embodiment, the projection length of each inclined extending portion 1222 along the horizontal direction H can be 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters (for example, it can be 0.7 millimeters), so that the horizontal elastic component force F2 can tightly push the rail member 11 to contact the connecting portion 1213, and it also allows the user to overcome the horizontal elastic component force F2 without excessive force to complete the mounting of the mounting assembly 12.

[0053] In addition, please refer toFigures 3 to 6 and Figure 10 , Figure 10 is a side view of the mounting seat 121 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As Figures 3 to 6 and Figure 10 shown, in this embodiment, the connecting portion 1213 includes an abutting structure 1215, which protrudes horizontally along the side of the connecting portion 1213 close to the rail member 11 and is used to abut the rail member 11 horizontally along the horizontal direction H to prevent the mounting assembly 12 from swaying horizontally along the horizontal direction H relative to the rail member 11.

[0054] Specifically, two abutting platforms 1216 extending in the vertical direction V are formed on the abutting structure 1215. The two abutting platforms 1216 can respectively abut the first flange 111 and the second flange 112 of the rail member 11 horizontally along the horizontal direction H, so that the first flange 111 and the second flange 112 of the rail member 11 are aligned with each other in the vertical direction V and cannot sway horizontally along the horizontal direction H relative to the rail member 11, thereby preventing the mounting assembly 12 from tilting relative to the rail member 11 and preventing the mounting assembly 12 from swaying horizontally along the horizontal direction H relative to the rail member 11. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in another embodiment, the extending direction of the abutting platform can be inclined to the vertical direction so that the mounting assembly can be installed on the rail member in an inclined manner.

[0055] When the user wants to install the mounting assembly 12 on the rail member 11, as long as the mounting assembly 12 is moved downward from above to approach the first flange 111 of the rail member 11, so that the abutting portion 1223 of the inclined extending portion 1222 abuts the first flange 111 of the rail member 11, and then the mounting assembly 12 is pivoted so that the second flange 112 of the rail member 11 is engaged with the engaging structure 123, the installation of the mounting assembly 12 can be completed. When the mounting assembly 12 is installed on the rail member 11, the first flange 111 of the rail member 11 pushes each inclined extending portion 1222, so that the elastic member 122 can be elastically deformed under the extrusion of the first flange 111 and the wall of the accommodating groove 1214, and an elastic force with a vertical elastic component force F1 for driving the rail member 11 to be engaged with the engaging structure 123 in the vertical direction V and a horizontal elastic component force F2 for driving the rail member 11 to abut against the connecting portion 1213 in the horizontal direction H is generated. Therefore, the present invention can prevent the mounting assembly 12 from swaying in the vertical direction V and the horizontal direction H relative to the rail member 11, and further prevent the mounting assembly 12 from resonating.

[0056] Compared with the prior art, the present invention uses an elastic member that can generate a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force to push the rail member, so that the rail member is engaged with the engaging structure in the vertical direction and abuts against the connecting portion of the mounting seat in the horizontal direction, to prevent the mounting assembly from swaying in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction relative to the rail member. Therefore, the present invention can effectively prevent the mounting assembly from resonating, and thus the structural reliability is better.

[0057] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An installation assembly for an orbital member, characterized in that, it includes: a mounting base, which includes a first end, a second end, and a connecting portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a receiving groove is formed at the first end of the mounting base; an elastic member, which is of a single-piece structure and is detachably partially received in the receiving groove; and a clamping structure, which is formed at the second end of the mounting base; wherein when the installation assembly is installed on the orbital member, the elastic member is elastically deformed by the orbital member and a groove wall of the receiving groove, and then a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force are generated. The vertical elastic component force pushes against the orbital member to make the orbital member engage with the clamping structure in a vertical direction, so as to prevent the installation assembly from shaking relative to the orbital member in the vertical direction. The horizontal elastic component force pushes against the orbital member to make the orbital member abut against the connecting portion in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent the installation assembly from shaking relative to the orbital member in the horizontal direction; wherein the elastic member includes at least one inclined extension portion, and the at least one inclined extension portion extends toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. When the installation assembly is installed on the orbital member, an abutting portion of the at least one inclined extension portion abuts against the orbital member so that the orbital member abuts against the connecting portion in the horizontal direction toward the connecting portion.

2. The installation assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, the elastic member further includes a receiving portion connected to the at least one inclined extension portion, and the receiving portion extends along the vertical direction.

3. The installation assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, the projection length of the inclined extension portion in the horizontal direction is 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

4. The installation assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, the connecting portion includes a abutting structure, which protrudes along the horizontal direction from a side of the connecting portion close to the orbital member and is used to abut against the orbital member along the horizontal direction.

5. An orbital installation system, characterized in that, it includes: an orbital member; and an installation assembly, which includes: a mounting base, which includes a first end, a second end, and a connecting portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a receiving groove is formed at the first end of the mounting base; an elastic member, which is of a single-piece structure and is detachably partially received in the receiving groove; and a clamping structure, which is formed at the second end of the mounting base; When the mounting assembly is mounted on the rail member, the elastic member is elastically deformed by the rail member and a groove wall of the receiving groove, thereby generating a vertical elastic component force and a horizontal elastic component force. The vertical elastic component force pushes against the rail member to engage the rail member with the engaging structure in a vertical direction, so as to prevent the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the rail member in the vertical direction. The horizontal elastic component force pushes against the rail member to make the rail member abut against the connecting portion in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent the mounting assembly from shaking relative to the rail member in the horizontal direction; The elastic member includes at least one inclined extension portion, and the at least one inclined extension portion extends toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. When the mounting assembly is mounted on the rail member, a contact portion of the at least one inclined extension portion abuts against the rail member to make the rail member abut against the connecting portion in the horizontal direction toward the connecting portion.

6. The rail-mounted installation system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The elastic member further includes a receiving portion connected to the at least one inclined extension portion, and the receiving portion extends in the vertical direction.

7. The rail-mounted installation system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The projection length of the inclined extension portion in the horizontal direction is 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

8. The rail-mounted installation system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that, The connecting portion includes an abutting structure, which protrudes from a side of the connecting portion close to the rail member in the horizontal direction and is used to abut against the rail member in the horizontal direction.

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