Slide rail kit

Abstract

A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a fixing member, a sliding member, and a locking member. The first rail has a longitudinal body; the fixing member is arranged on the first rail and has a first end and a second end opposite to each other; the sliding member is displaceable relative to the fixing member between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, and the sliding member has a first end and a second end opposite to each other; the locking member is arranged on the sliding member so that the sliding member can be locked relative to the fixing member at the first predetermined position; when the sliding member is at the first predetermined position relative to the fixing member, the first end of the sliding member and the first rail together form a lateral blocking space.

Claims

1. A slide rail assembly, comprising: a first rail having a longitudinal body; a fixing member disposed on the first rail, the fixing member having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a sliding member displaceable relative to the fixing member between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, the sliding member having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; and a locking member disposed on the sliding member, such that the sliding member can be locked relative to the fixing member at the first predetermined position; wherein, When the slider is in the first predetermined position relative to the fixed member, the first end of the slider and the first rail together form a lateral blocking space.

2. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The first end of the slider is provided with a limiting feature, the limiting feature of the first end of the slider having a first limiting segment and a second limiting segment bent relative to the first limiting segment, and the second limiting segment of the first end of the slider being opposite to the first rail.

3. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 1 further includes a drive member operably arranged on the fixing member, and the drive member is capable of driving the latching member from a latched state to a released state, so as to allow the sliding member to be displaced relative to the fixing member from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position.

4. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 3, wherein, The latching component includes a first guiding feature, and the driving component includes a second guiding feature; when the driving component drives the latching component, the first guiding feature of the latching component and the second guiding feature of the driving component can guide each other, so that the latching component moves from the latching state to the de-latching state.

5. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 3, wherein, The fastener includes a side wall with a guide groove and a locking hole. The drive includes an operating part, a driving part and an intermediate part connected between the operating part and the driving part. The operating part of the drive is inserted into the guide groove of the side wall of the fastener, so that the operating part of the drive protrudes from a second side of the side wall of the fastener to a first side of the side wall of the fastener.

6. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 5, wherein, The slider includes a side wall, the side wall of the slider having a first receiving space and a second receiving space respectively opposite to the snap hole of the side wall of the fixing member and the middle part of the driving member; the driving part of the driving member passes through the second receiving space of the side wall of the slider, so that the driving part of the driving member protrudes from a first side of the side wall of the slider to a second side of the side wall of the slider.

7. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 6, wherein, The latching member includes a mounting portion, a latching portion, and an elastic portion connected between the mounting portion and the latching portion. The latching portion of the latching member responds to the elastic portion of the latching member and is located in the first receiving space of the side wall of the sliding member. It protrudes from the second side of the side wall of the sliding member to the first side of the side wall of the sliding member and engages with the latching hole of the side wall of the fixing member to be in the latching state.

8. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 6, wherein, The sliding member has a stop section on its side wall, and the driving member has a pushing section in its middle part. When the locking member is in the unlocked state, the pushing section in the middle part of the driving member can push the stop section on the side wall of the sliding member, so that the sliding member can be displaced relative to the fixing member from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position.

9. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 6 further includes a locking member disposed on the slide member, the locking member including a mounting portion, a locking portion and an elastic portion connected between the mounting portion and the locking portion, the locking portion of the locking member responding to the elastic portion of the locking member and protruding from a corresponding hole on a second side of the sidewall of the slide member to a first side of the sidewall of the slide member.

10. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 9 further includes an elastic member for providing elastic force to the slide member, and the side wall of the fixing member has an opening; when the slide member is displaced relative to the fixing member from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position, the locking part of the locking member engages with the opening in the side wall of the fixing member, so that the slide member is maintained in the second predetermined position, and the elastic member accumulates a restoring force.

11. A slide rail assembly for a frame including a front column having a transverse retaining wall and a longitudinal retaining wall substantially perpendicularly connected to the transverse retaining wall, the slide rail assembly comprising: a first rail having a longitudinal body for mounting to the frame; a fixing member disposed on the first rail, the fixing member having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a sliding member displaceable relative to the fixing member between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, the sliding member having a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a locking member disposed on the sliding member such that the sliding member can be locked relative to the fixing member at the first predetermined position; and a driving member operably disposed on the fixing member, the driving member being capable of driving the locking member from a locked state to a released state; wherein... When the first rail is installed on the frame and the sliding member is in the first predetermined position relative to the fixed member, the first end of the sliding member and the longitudinal retaining wall of the front column of the frame together form a lateral blocking mechanism; wherein, when the driving member drives the locking member to move from the locked state to the unlocked state, and the sliding member is displaced from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position relative to the fixed member, the first end of the sliding member and the longitudinal retaining wall of the front column of the frame release the lateral blocking mechanism.

12. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 11, wherein, The first end of the slider is provided with a limiting feature, the limiting feature of the first end of the slider having a first limiting segment and a second limiting segment bent relative to the first limiting segment, and the second limiting segment of the limiting feature of the first end of the slider is opposite to the longitudinal retaining wall of the front column of the frame.

13. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 11, wherein, The latching component includes a first guiding feature, and the driving component includes a second guiding feature; when the driving component drives the latching component, the first guiding feature of the latching component and the second guiding feature of the driving component can guide each other, so that the latching component moves from the latching state to the de-latching state.

14. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 11 further includes a release member disposed on the first rail, and the first rail has a side wall with a longitudinal opening arranged in the side wall; the release member includes a mounting portion, a release portion and an elastic portion connected between the mounting portion and the release portion, the release portion of the release member responding to the elastic portion of the release member and protruding from a first side of the side wall of the first rail to a second side of the side wall of the first rail.

15. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 14, wherein, The fastener includes a side wall with a guide groove and a locking hole. The drive includes an operating part, a driving part, and an intermediate part connected between the operating part and the driving part. The operating part of the drive is inserted into the guide groove of the side wall of the fastener, so that the operating part of the drive protrudes from a second side of the side wall of the fastener to a first side of the side wall of the fastener and is opposite to the longitudinal opening of the side wall of the first rail.

16. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 15, wherein, The slider includes a side wall, the side wall of the slider having a first receiving space and a second receiving space respectively opposite to the snap hole of the side wall of the fixing member and the middle part of the driving member; the driving part of the driving member passes through the second receiving space of the side wall of the slider, so that the driving part of the driving member protrudes from a first side of the side wall of the slider to a second side of the side wall of the slider.

17. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 16, wherein, The latching member includes a mounting portion, a latching portion, and an elastic portion connected between the mounting portion and the latching portion. The latching portion of the latching member responds to the elastic portion of the latching member and is located in the first receiving space of the side wall of the sliding member. It protrudes from the second side of the side wall of the sliding member to the first side of the side wall of the sliding member and engages with the latching hole of the side wall of the fixing member to be in the latching state.

18. The slide rail assembly as described in claim 16, wherein, The sliding member has a stop section on its side wall, and the driving member has a pushing section in its middle part. When the locking member is in the unlocked state, the pushing section in the middle part of the driving member can push the stop section on the side wall of the sliding member, so that the sliding member can be displaced relative to the fixing member from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position.

19. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 16 further includes a locking member disposed on the slide member, the locking member including a mounting portion, a locking portion and an elastic portion connected between the mounting portion and the locking portion, the locking portion of the locking member responding to the elastic portion of the locking member and protruding from a corresponding hole on a second side of the sidewall of the slide member to a first side of the sidewall of the slide member.

20. The slide rail assembly as claimed in claim 19 further includes an elastic member for providing elastic force to the slide member, and the side wall of the fixing member has an opening that can be opposite to the release portion of the releasing member; when the slide member is displaced relative to the fixing member from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position, the locking portion of the locking member engages with the opening in the side wall of the fixing member and is opposite to the release portion of the releasing member, so that the slide member is maintained in the second predetermined position, and the elastic member accumulates a restoring elastic force.

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