Slide rail mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slide rail assemblies only enable synchronous extension of inner and middle rails, lacking flexibility to meet diverse user requirements.
Innovation Solution
A slide rail mechanism with a supporting frame and a slide rail assembly featuring multiple rails (outer, middle, and inner) that allows synchronous displacement with a disengaging feature to terminate synchronization between rails at predetermined positions, enabling independent movement of inner and middle rails relative to the outer rail.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the conventional slide rail assembly enables synchronous extension of inner and middle rails, then the structural stability is improved, but the adaptability to meet diverse user requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The slide rail assembly is divided into three independent rails (inner rail, middle rail, outer rail) that can operate independently or synchronously. Each rail has its own moving mechanism, allowing selective engagement and disengagement. The inner rail can be disengaged from the middle rail at a disengaging position, enabling independent displacement of the inner rail while the middle rail remains synchronized with the outer rail, thus providing adaptability while maintaining structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide rail assembly transitions from a static synchronous configuration to a dynamic configuration where rails can switch between synchronized and independent operation modes. The disengaging feature allows the system to dynamically adjust its operational state based on requirements, enabling the inner rail to be independently displaced to a fully extended position while other rails maintain synchronous movement.
2Ease of operation
If the inner rail and middle rail are sequentially retracted into the outer rail, then the retraction capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The retraction mechanism is segmented into sequential stages corresponding to each rail. The inner rail can be retracted independently into the middle rail, and the middle rail can be retracted into the outer rail, allowing controlled sequential retraction. This segmentation enables flexible retraction operations while managing complexity through modular design of each rail's retraction mechanism.
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AI summary
A slide rail mechanism is provided and includes a supporting frame and a slide rail assembly. The supporting frame includes a disengaging feature. The slide rail assembly is movable with respect to the supporting frame. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The second rail and the first rail displace synchronously during a displacement of the second rail with respect to the supporting frame away from a first predetermined position along a first predetermined direction. The disengaging feature of the supporting frame is configured to terminate a displacement synchronization between the second rail and the first rail when the second rail and the first rail are synchronously displaced to a second predetermined position along the first predetermined direction.