Drawer slide and desk with drawer

Abstract

A drawer slide and a desk with drawer are provided. The drawer slide includes a crossbeam, a rail bar, and a vertical beam collectively forming a drawer storage space. An end of the rail bar is arranged on the crossbeam, and the vertical beam is disposed on the rail bar. A locking connector, passes through the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in sequence, and locks the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in a vertical direction. The crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam are fixed in the vertical direction using the locking connector, making the assembly of the drawer slide more secure and simpler, reducing the installation steps for the user, and effectively improving the user's installation experience.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of desks, and in particular, to a drawer slide and a desk with drawer.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION.

[0002] The drawer slide is a hardware connecting component that enables drawers to slide in and out of desks. There are primarily two types of existing drawer slide structures. The first type, as shown in FIG. 1, features guide rails 11 welded to a steel frame 12. However, this design has a disadvantage, as it requires a larger packaging volume for transportation. The second type, as shown in FIG. 2, features connection holes provided on guide rails 13 and a steel frame 14 to fix the guide rail 13 on the steel frame 14 by screws and nuts. This design offers the advantage of reduced packaging volume. However, it also has drawbacks, as a three-way steel frame cannot be secured with screws, which makes the installation process more complex for users, leading to inconvenient operation and a poor overall user experience.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] A first embodiment of the present application provides a drawer slide. The drawer slide includes a crossbeam, a rail bar, and a vertical beam collectively forming a drawer storage space. An end of the rail bar is arranged on the crossbeam, and the vertical beam is disposed on the rail bar. A locking connector, which passes through the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in sequence, is provided to fix the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in a vertical direction.

[0004] In one implementation, installation holes are provided at corresponding connection positions of the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam to allow the locking connector to pass through and be tightened.

[0005] In one implementation, the vertical beam includes two vertical portions of a U-shaped beam. The crossbeam includes a mutually parallel first crossbeam and second crossbeam. Two ends of the rail bar are disposed on the first crossbeam and the second crossbeam and fixed to the two vertical portions by the locking connector, respectively, to form the drawer storage space.

[0006] In one implementation, a protruding portion is formed on the rail bar by stamping.

[0007] In one implementation, the stamped protruding portion extends along a length direction of the rail bar.

[0008] In one implementation, a length of the protruding portion is not less than 60% of a length of the rail bar.

[0009] In one implementation, an interval is formed between an end of the protruding portion and the vertical beam.

[0010] In one implementation, a top width of the protruding portion is less than a bottom width of the protruding portion.

[0011] In one implementation, a concave curved surface is formed at a waist portion of the protruding portion to reduce obstruction during pushing and pulling of a drawer.

[0012] A second embodiment of the present application provides a desk with drawer. The desk with drawer includes a top panel, a plurality of legs, at least one drawer, and a drawer slide as described above. The plurality of legs is disposed at a bottom of the top panel, and the drawer slide is disposed between the plurality of legs.

[0013] The drawer slide and the desk with drawer provided in the present application have the following beneficial effects.

[0014] 1. According to the drawer slide of the present application, the locking connector passes through the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in sequence, and locks the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in the vertical direction, making the assembly of the drawer slide more secure and simpler, reducing the installation steps for the user, and effectively improving the user's installation experience.

[0015] 2. The protruding portion is formed by stamping using the rail bar of the drawer slide, optimizing the processing technology and material costs for products with the same functionality. Therefore, the present application offers a better cost advantage.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings required to be used in the embodiments of this application are briefly described below, it should be understood that the following accompanying drawings only show some embodiments of this application, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings may be obtained according to these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.

[0017] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic structural views of drawer slides in the prior art;

[0018] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a structure of a drawer slide according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0019] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a vertical connection of a drawer slide according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0020] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of an assembled drawer slide according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a rail bar of a drawer slide according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a connection of a desk with drawer according to one embodiment of the present application; and

[0023] FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a desk with drawer according to one embodiment of the present application.REFERENCE NUMERALS100 Desk with drawer

[0025] 110 Drawer slide

[0026] 111 Crossbeam

[0027] 1111 Installation hole

[0028] 1112 First crossbeam

[0029] 1113 Second crossbeam

[0030] 112 Rail bar

[0031] 1121 Installation hole

[0032] 1122 Protruding portion

[0033] 113 Vertical beam

[0034] 1131 Installation hole

[0035] 114 Locking connector

[0036] 120 top panel

[0037] 130 Leg

[0038] 140 Drawer

[0039] 200 Stamping dieDETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The specific embodiments are described below to illustrate the implementation of the present application, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the content disclosed in this specification. The present application can also be implemented or applied in other specific embodiments. The details provided in this description can be modified or altered in various ways based on different perspectives and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other as long as there is no conflict.

[0041] The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application is provided with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 8, so that those skilled in the relevant technical field can easily implement the present application. The present application can be embodied in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0042] Reference throughout this application to “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “an example”, “a specific example”, or “some examples” means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or a set of embodiments or examples. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and integrate different embodiments or examples shown in this application and features of different embodiments or examples without contradicting each other.

[0043] In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are used for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, “a group of” means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0044] While in some examples, the terms first, second, etc. are used in the present application to denote various structural features, these structural features should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one structural feature from another structural feature. Further, as used in the present embodiment, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” are intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms “containing”, and “including” indicate the presence of the described structural features, but do not exclude the presence, appearance or addition of one or more other structural features. The terms “or”, and “and / or” as used herein are to be construed as inclusive or mean any one or any combination. Exceptions to the definition occur only when combinations of the structural features are inherently mutually exclusive in certain ways.

[0045] To clearly illustrate this application, structures unrelated to the description are omitted. In the entire specification, the same or similar elements are indicated by the same reference symbols.

[0046] In the entire specification, when referring to a portion being “connected” to another portion, this includes not only “direct connections” but also “indirect connections” where other elements are interposed between them. Additionally, when a certain part is said to “include” a certain component, it does not exclude other components unless explicitly stated otherwise. It means that other components may also be included.

[0047] The terms used herein are only intended to describe specific implementations, rather than to limit the scope of this application. The singular form used herein also includes the plural form unless the statement explicitly indicates otherwise. The term “comprising” used in the specification is intended to specify the presence of stated features, elements, or components, but does not preclude the presence or addition of other features, elements, or components.

[0048] Although not defined differently, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terminology, have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the art. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their context in relevant technical literature and the present application, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined as such.

[0049] The present embodiment provides a drawer slide and a desk with drawer. Through optimizations to the structure and connection methods of the drawer slide, user installation steps are reduced, and the product is better suited for packaging and transportation.

[0050] In the following, the principles and implementation of a drawer slide and a desk with drawer of embodiments will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 8 to enable those skilled in the art to understand the drawer slide and the desk with drawer of the embodiments without creative efforts.

[0051] Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present application provides a drawer slide 110. The drawer slide 110 includes a crossbeam 111, a rail bar 112, and a vertical beam 113 collectively forming a drawer storage space.

[0052] In the present embodiment, an end of the rail bar 112 is disposed on the crossbeam 111, and the vertical beam 113 is disposed on the rail bar 112. A locking connector 114, which passes through the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 in sequence, is provided to fix the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 in a vertical direction.

[0053] In the present embodiment, the locking connector 114 is selected from, but not limited to, screw, bolt, stud, and other equivalent fastening means.

[0054] In the present embodiment, the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 are simultaneously fixed in the vertical direction using the locking connector 114, so that the assembly of the drawer slide 110 is more secure and simpler, reducing the installation steps and effectively improving the user's installation experience.

[0055] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, installation holes are provided at corresponding connection positions of the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 to allow the locking connector 114 to pass through and be tightened.

[0056] As shown in FIG. 3, installation hole 1121 is provided in the rail bar 112. As shown in FIG. 4, installation hole 1111 is provided in the crossbeam 111, and installation hole 1131 is provided in the vertical beam 113. The installation holes 1111, 1121, and 1131 are aligned vertically to connect the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 correspondingly in the vertical direction.

[0057] In the present embodiment, the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 are packaged separately rather than being welded together to optimize space utilization and reduce transportation costs. In the present embodiment, the installation holes are correspondingly provided in the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 along the vertical direction to fix them exclusively in the vertical direction. This design simplifies the assembly process of the drawer slide 110, effectively reducing the installation steps for the user.

[0058] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, the vertical beam 113 includes two vertical portions of a U-shaped beam. As shown in FIG. 5, the crossbeam 111 includes mutually parallel first crossbeam 1112 and second crossbeam 1113. Two ends of the rail bar 112 are placed on the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113, and fixed to the two vertical portions using the locking connector 114, respectively, thereby creating the drawer storage space.

[0059] In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a length L1 of the crossbeam 111 may fit a length L2 of a desk with drawer.

[0060] In the present embodiment, the rail bar 112 is mounted perpendicular to the crossbeam 111, and a plurality of mutually parallel rail bars 112 may be provided along a length direction of the crossbeam 111. Two ends of the rail bar 112 are connected to corresponding two vertical portions of the U-shaped beam included in the vertical beam 113. That is, if one rail bar 112 and one vertical beam 113 are regarded as one group, a plurality of groups of the rail bar 112 and the vertical beam 113 may be provided along a length direction of the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113.

[0061] The plurality of mutually parallel rail bars 112 is provided on the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113, each connected to a corresponding vertical beam 113. The plurality of mutually parallel rail bars 112 and the corresponding vertical beam 113 form the drawer storage space for storing a plurality of drawers.

[0062] Furthermore, a single rail bar 112 may be provided on the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113. The drawer storage space for storing a single drawer is formed by the rail bar 112, the vertical beam 113 connected to the rail bar 112, the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113 at the two ends of the rail bar 112, and desk legs connected to the drawer slide 110.

[0063] In the present embodiment, when a plurality of rail bars 112 is provided, the number of the rail bars 112 provided between the first crossbeam 1112 and the second crossbeam 1113 depends on the number of drawers 140 to be installed in the desk with drawer.

[0064] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, a protruding portion 1122, serving as a spacer, is formed on the rail bar 112 by stamping Slideways are formed on both sides of the protruding portion 1122 to enable the smooth sliding motion of the drawers.

[0065] As shown in FIG. 6, the protruding portion 1122 is formed on the rail bar 112 by stamping using a stamping die 200. In the present embodiment, the protruding portion 1122 is formed on the rail bar 112 of the drawer slide 110 by stamping, optimizing both the machining process and material costs of products with equivalent functions. As a result, the drawer slide 110 of the present embodiment offers a better cost advantage.

[0066] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, the stamped protruding portion 1122 extends along a length direction of the rail bar 112. A length of the protruding portion 1122 is not less than 60% of a length of the rail bar 112. That is, the length of the protruding portion 1122 is less than the length of the rail bar 112.

[0067] The length of the protruding portion 1122 may be equal to or less than a remaining length of the rail bar 112 excluding an area connected to the vertical beam 113.

[0068] Specifically, in a specific implementation of the present embodiment, an interval is formed between each end of the protruding portion 1122 and the corresponding vertical beam 113. That is, the length of the protruding portion 1122 is less than the remaining length of the rail bar 112 (excluding the area connected to the vertical beam 113), and a distance between the two vertical portions of the U-shaped beam.

[0069] Furthermore, in a specific implementation of the present embodiment, a first end of the protruding portion 1122 may be flush with an end of the vertical beam 113 (near a first end of the rail bar 112), and an interval is formed between a second end of the protruding portion 1122 and a second end of the rail bar 112. In other implementations, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, an interval may be formed between each end of the protruding portion 1122 and corresponding end of the rail bar 112.

[0070] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, the protruding portion 1122 is located in the middle of the rail bar 112, making two slideways of equal width on both sides of the rail bar 112. In other implementations, the protruding portion 1122 may also be placed closer to a left side of the rail bar 112, reducing a width of a slideway on the left side, or closer to a right side, reducing a width of a slideway on the right side.

[0071] In a specific implementation of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a top width of the protruding portion 1122 is less than its bottom width, gradually decreasing from the bottom to the top. A connecting surface between the bottom and the top of the protruding portion 1122 may be flat or curved.

[0072] Furthermore, in a specific implementation of the present embodiment, a concave curved surface is formed at a waist portion of the protruding portion 1122 to reduce obstruction during pushing and pulling of a drawer 140.

[0073] As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present application further provides a desk with drawer 100. The desk with drawer 100 includes a top panel 120, a plurality of legs 130, at least one drawer 140, and a drawer slide 110 as described above. The plurality of legs 130 is disposed at a bottom of the top panel 120, and the drawer slide 110 is provided between the plurality of table legs 130. The drawer slide 110 has been described in detail above and will not be repeated herein.

[0074] In the present embodiment, the top panel 120 may be formed by a single panel or a plurality of panels connected together. Seams between the plurality of panels may be oriented along a length, width, or at an angle to a length of the top panel 120, or a combination of these directions. Features such as power cable holes, a USB port, and other structures may be provided on the top panel 120. In this embodiment, other structures provided on top panel 120 are not specifically limited.

[0075] In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the drawer slide 110 and the plurality of legs 130 support the top panel 120, and connections between the drawer slide 110 and the plurality of legs 130 form at least one drawer storage space for storing the drawer 140. A length L1 of the crossbeam 111 of the drawer slide 110 matches a length L2 of the desk with drawer.

[0076] In the present embodiment, a plurality of rail bars 112 and a plurality of vertical beams 113 may be provided. The numbers of the rail bar 112 and the vertical beam 113 mounted on the cross beam 111, as well as the number of the legs 130, are determined based on the number of the drawers 140 to be installed in the desk with drawer 100. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 7, two crossbeams are provided. Two legs 130 are provided and connected to ends of the two crossbeams 111, respectively. Two groups of rail bar 112 and vertical beam 113 are provided on the crossbeams 111, and the two groups of rail bar 112 and vertical beam 113, as well as the two legs 130, form three drawer storage spaces of the desk with drawer 100.

[0077] As shown in FIG. 8, during the assembly of the desk with drawer 100, the drawer slide 110 is fixedly connected only in the vertical direction, simplifying the assembly process of the desk with drawer 100 and effectively reducing the installation steps for the user.

[0078] In summary, in the present application, a locking connector 114 passes through the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 in sequence, and locks the crossbeam 111, the rail bar 112, and the vertical beam 113 in the vertical direction, making the assembly of the drawer slide 110 more secure and simpler, reducing the installation steps for the user, and effectively improving the user's installation experience. Additionally, A protruding portion 1122 is formed by stamping using the rail bar 112 of the drawer slide 110, optimizing the processing technology and material costs for products with the same functionality. Therefore, the present application offers a better cost advantage.

[0079] The embodiments described above serve merely as illustrative examples of the principles and effects of the present application, and are not intended to serve as limitations on the application. The embodiments described above serve merely as illustrative examples of the principles and effects of the present application, and are not intended to serve as limitations on the application. Therefore, any equivalent modifications or alterations made by those skilled in the art, which are consistent with the spirit and technical concepts disclosed in the present application, shall still fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A drawer slide, comprising a crossbeam, a rail bar, and a vertical beam collectively forming a drawer storage space, whereinan end of the rail bar is disposed on the crossbeam, the vertical beam is disposed on the rail bar, and a locking connector, which passes through the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in sequence, is provided to fix the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam in a vertical direction.

2. The drawer slide according to claim 1, wherein installation holes are provided at corresponding connection positions of the crossbeam, the rail bar, and the vertical beam to allow the locking connector to pass through and be tightened.

3. The drawer slide according to claim 1, wherein the vertical beam comprises two vertical portions of a U-shaped beam, wherein the crossbeam comprises mutually parallel first crossbeam and second crossbeam, and two ends of the rail bar are disposed on the first crossbeam and the second crossbeam and fixed to the two vertical portions by the locking connector, respectively, to form the drawer storage space.

4. The drawer slide according to claim 1, wherein a protruding portion is formed on the rail bar by stamping.

5. The drawer slide according to claim 4, wherein the stamped protruding portion extends along a length direction of the rail bar.

6. The drawer slide according to claim 4, wherein a length of the protruding portion is not less than 60% of a length of the rail bar.

7. The drawer slide according to claim 4, wherein an interval is formed between an end of the protruding portion and the vertical beam.

8. The drawer slide according to claim 4, wherein a top width of the protruding portion is less than a bottom width of the protruding portion.

9. The drawer slide according to claim 4, wherein a concave curved surface is formed at a waist portion of the protruding portion to reduce obstruction during pushing and pulling of a drawer.

10. A desk with drawer, comprising a top panel, multiple legs, at least one drawer, and a drawer slide according to claim 1, wherein the multiple legs are disposed at a bottom of the top panel, and the drawer slide is disposed between the multiple legs.

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