SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR RAIL MEMBER
A supporting device for a rail member includes a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame. The first supporting frame has a first supporting means including a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The second supporting frame has a second supporting means including a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part. The first supporting means of the first supporting frame and the second supporting means of the second supporting frame are configured to support each other. Wherein, a rail member is configured to be connected to one of the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
The present invention relates to a supporting device for a rail member, and more particularly, to a supporting device capable of improving supporting capability of a rail member.
2. Description of the Prior ArtU.S. Pat. No. U.S. 8,028,965 B2 of Chen et al. discloses an adjustable bracket for a slide assembly. The case is provided for reference.
Since a server supported by a server slide rail is getting heavier, it is important to improve supporting capability of a rail member. Therefore, the present invention is provided accordingly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a supporting device for a rail member, which is capable of improving supporting capability of the rail member.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a supporting device for a rail member comprises a first supporting frame having a first supporting means comprising a first supporting part and a second supporting part, a supporting passage being defined by the first supporting part and the second supporting part; and a second supporting frame having a second supporting means comprising a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part, the first supporting means and the second supporting means being configured to support each other. Wherein, a rail member is configured to be connected to one of the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the rail member has a first side and a second side. The first side of the rail member is formed with a slide rail passage. The first supporting frame is connected to the second side of the rail member. The slide rail passage of the rail member is configured to accommodate a first rail, in order to allow the first rail to slide relative to the slide rail passage of the rail member. A second rail is slidably connected to the first rail.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween. The second portion is extended from the first portion to form a second angle therebetween. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame has a third portion and a fourth portion. The third portion is extended from a second end of the first side wall to form a third angle therebetween. The fourth portion is extended from the third portion to form a fourth angle therebetween. The third supporting part of the second supporting frame has a fifth portion and a sixth portion. The fifth portion is extended from a first end of the second side wall to form a fifth angle therebetween. The sixth portion is extended from the fifth portion to form a sixth angle therebetween. The fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame has a seventh portion and an eighth portion. The seventh portion is extended from a second end of the second side wall to form a seventh angle therebetween. The eighth portion is extended from the seventh portion to form an eighth angle therebetween.
Preferably, the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle. The fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle. The seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle. The eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first upper wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and a first lower wall extendedly connected to the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first upper wall and the first lower wall of the first supporting frame are configured to support the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame. The first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first side wall has a first bending section and a second bending section. The first bending section of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame. The second bending section of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame. The first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The first supporting frame further comprises a fifth supporting part extended from the first supporting part of the first supporting frame and located outside the supporting passage of the first supporting frame for supporting the third supporting part of the second supporting frame; and a sixth supporting part extended from the second supporting part of the first supporting frame and located outside the supporting passage of the first supporting frame for supporting the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the fifth supporting part and the sixth supporting part.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part. The first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame. The second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame. Each of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame has an end formed with a bending section extended away from the first side wall of the first supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to two ends of the first supporting part and two ends of the second supporting part in order to form a first closed supporting structure. The second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to two ends of the third supporting part and two ends of the fourth supporting part in order to form a second closed supporting structure. The first closed supporting structure and the second closed supporting structure are configured to support each other.
Preferably, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween. The second supporting part is extended from a second end of the first side wall to form a second angle therebetween. The first angle is substantially equal to the second angle and arranged as an acute angle.
Preferably, the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle. The seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle. Each of the first, the third, the fifth, and the seventh angles is arranged as an acute angle. The fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle. The eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle. Each of the second, the fourth, the sixth, and the eighth angles is approximately 90 degrees.
Preferably, the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle. The seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle. Each of the first, the third, the fifth, and the seventh angles is arranged as an acute angle. The fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle. The eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle. Each of the second, the fourth, the sixth, and the eighth angles is arranged as an obtuse angle.
Preferably, the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame have curved supporting contours respectively corresponding to and contacting with curved supporting contours of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame has a first turning section and a second turning section. The first turning section is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween. The second turning section is extended from the first turning section to form a second angle therebetween. The first angle is arranged as an acute angle and the second angle is arranged as an obtuse angle. The third supporting part of the second supporting frame has a third turning section and a fourth turning section. The third turning section is extended from a first end of the second side wall to form a third angle therebetween. The fourth turning section is extended from the third turning section to form a fourth angle therebetween. The third angle is arranged as an acute angle and the fourth angle is arranged as an obtuse angle.
Preferably, the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame have roll-shaped supporting contours respectively corresponding to and contacting with roll-shaped supporting contours of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
Preferably, the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame are located outside the supporting passage, and configured to respectively contact the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame to support each other.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
The second supporting frame 44 has a second supporting means comprising a third supporting part 52 and a fourth supporting part 54. Wherein, the first supporting part 46 of the first supporting frame 42 is configured to support the third supporting part 52 of the second supporting frame 44, and the second supporting part 48 of the first supporting frame 42 is configured to support the fourth supporting part 54 of the second supporting frame 48.
In a preferred embodiment, the rail member 40 has a first side 56a and a second side 56b. The first side 56a of the rail member 40 is formed with a slide rail passage 58. The first supporting frame 42 is connected to the second side 56b of the rail member 40. The slide rail assembly 30 further comprises a first rail 60 slidable within the slide rail passage 58 of the rail member 40, and a second rail 62 slidably connected to the first rail 60.
In a preferred embodiment, the first supporting frame 42 further comprises a first side wall 64 extendedly connected to the first supporting part 46 and the second supporting part 48. The second supporting frame 44 further comprises a second side wall 66 extendedly connected to the third supporting part 52 and the fourth supporting part 54. The first side wall 64 of the first supporting frame 42 is configured to support the second side wall 66 of the second supporting frame 44.
In a preferred embodiment, the first supporting part 46 of the first supporting frame 42 has a first portion 68 and a second portion 70. The first portion 68 is extended from a first end of the first side wall 64 to form a first angle θ1 therebetween. The second portion 70 is extended from the first portion 68 to form a second angle θ2 therebetween. The second supporting part 48 of the first supporting frame 42 has a third portion 72 and a fourth portion 74. The third portion 72 is extended from a second end of the first side wall 64 to form a third angle θ3 therebetween. The fourth portion 74 is extended from the third portion 72 to form a fourth angle θ4 therebetween. The third supporting part 52 of the second supporting frame 44 has a fifth portion 76 and a sixth portion 78. The fifth portion 76 is extended from a first end of the second side wall 66 to form a fifth angle θ5 therebetween. The sixth portion 78 is extended from the fifth portion 76 to form a sixth angle θ6 therebetween. The fourth supporting part 54 of the second supporting frame 44 has a seventh portion 80 and an eighth portion 82. The seventh portion 80 is extended from a second end of the second side wall 66 to form a seventh angle θ7 therebetween. The eighth portion 82 is extended from the seventh portion 80 to form an eighth angle θ8 therebetween. In other words, each of portions of the supporting part 46, 48, 52, 54 is bent a predetermined angle without being folded to lean against an adjacent portion of the same supporting part.
In a preferred embodiment, the third angle θ3 is substantially equal to the first angle θ1, the fourth angle θ4 is substantially equal to the second angle θ2, the seventh angle θ7 is substantially equal to the fifth angle θ5, and the eighth angle θ8 is substantially equal to the sixth angle θ6. Each of the angles θ1˜θ8 is approximately 90 degrees. On the other hand, at least one of the angles θ1˜θ8 can be arranged as a non-vertical angle, such as an obtuse angle or an acute angle, which is illustrated in the following embodiments.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A supporting device for a rail member, comprising:
- a first supporting frame having a first supporting means comprising a first supporting part and a second supporting part, a supporting passage being defined by the first supporting part and the second supporting part; and
- a second supporting frame having a second supporting means comprising a third supporting part and a fourth supporting part, the first supporting means and the second supporting means being configured to support each other;
- wherein a rail member is configured to be connected to one of the first supporting frame and the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
2. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the rail member has a first side and a second side, the first side of the rail member is formed with a slide rail passage, the first supporting frame is connected to the second side of the rail member, and the slide rail passage of the rail member is configured to accommodate a first rail in order to allow the first rail to slide within the slide rail passage of the rail member, a second rail is slidably connected to the first rail.
3. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, and the first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
4. The supporting device of claim 3, wherein the first supporting part of the first supporting frame has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween, the second portion is extended from the first portion to form a second angle therebetween, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame has a third portion and a fourth portion, the third portion is extended from a second end of the first side wall to form a third angle therebetween, the fourth portion is extended from the third portion to form a fourth angle therebetween, the third supporting part of the second supporting frame has a fifth portion and a sixth portion, the fifth portion is extended from a first end of the second side wall to form a fifth angle therebetween, the sixth portion is extended from the fifth portion to form a sixth angle therebetween, the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame has a seventh portion and an eighth portion, the seventh portion is extended from a second end of the second side wall to form a seventh angle therebetween, the eighth portion is extended from the seventh portion to form an eighth angle therebetween.
5. The supporting device of claim 4, wherein the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle, the fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle, the seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle, the eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle.
6. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
7. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first upper wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and a first lower wall extendedly connected to the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first upper wall and the first lower wall of the first supporting frame are configured to support the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
8. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first side wall of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
9. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first side wall has a first bending section and a second bending section, the first bending section of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, the second bending section of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame.
10. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the first supporting frame further comprises a fifth supporting part extended from the first supporting part of the first supporting frame and located outside the supporting passage of the first supporting frame for supporting the third supporting part of the second supporting frame, and a sixth supporting part extended from the second supporting part of the first supporting frame and located outside the supporting passage of the first supporting frame for supporting the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
11. The supporting device of claim 10, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the fifth supporting part and the sixth supporting part.
12. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to the first supporting part and the second supporting part, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part, the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the third supporting part and an upper wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame, the second supporting part of the first supporting frame is configured to support the fourth supporting part and a lower wall portion of the second side wall of the second supporting frame, each of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame has an end formed with a bending section extended away from the first side wall of the first supporting frame.
13. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting frame further comprises a first side wall extendedly connected to two ends of the first supporting part and two ends of the second supporting part in order to form a first closed supporting structure, the second supporting frame further comprises a second side wall extendedly connected to two ends of the third supporting part and two ends of the fourth supporting part in order to form a second closed supporting structure, and the first closed supporting structure and the second closed supporting structure are configured to support each other.
14. The supporting device of claim 3, wherein the first supporting part of the first supporting frame is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween, the second supporting part is extended from a second end of the first side wall to form a second angle therebetween, the first angle is substantially equal to the second angle and arranged as an acute angle.
15. The supporting device of claim 4, wherein the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle, the seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle, each of the first, the third, the fifth, and the seventh angles is arranged as an acute angle; the fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle, the eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle, each of the second, the fourth, the sixth, and the eighth angles is approximately 90 degrees.
16. The supporting device of claim 4, wherein the third angle is substantially equal to the first angle, the seventh angle is substantially equal to the fifth angle, each of the first, the third, the fifth, and the seventh angles is arranged as an acute angle; the fourth angle is substantially equal to the second angle, the eighth angle is substantially equal to the sixth angle, each of the second, the fourth, the sixth, and the eighth angles is arranged as an obtuse angle.
17. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame have curved supporting contours respectively corresponding to and contacting with curved supporting contours of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
18. The supporting device of claim 3, wherein the first supporting part of the first supporting frame has a first turning section and a second turning section, the first turning section is extended from a first end of the first side wall to form a first angle therebetween, the second turning section is extended from the first turning section to form a second angle therebetween, the first angle is arranged as an acute angle, the second angle is arranged as an obtuse angle; the third supporting part of the second supporting frame has a third turning section and a fourth turning section, the third turning section is extended from a first end of the second side wall to form a third angle therebetween, the fourth turning section is extended from the third turning section to form a fourth angle therebetween, the third angle is arranged as an acute angle, the fourth angle is arranged as an obtuse angle.
19. The supporting device of claim 3, wherein the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame have roll-shaped supporting contours respectively corresponding to and contacting with roll-shaped supporting contours of the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame.
20. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the third supporting part and the fourth supporting part of the second supporting frame are located outside the supporting passage, and configured to respectively contact the first supporting part and the second supporting part of the first supporting frame to support each other.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 14, 2016
Publication Date: Dec 21, 2017
Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen (Kaohsiung City), Shun-Ho Yang (Kaohsiung City), Chien-Li Huang (Kaohsiung City), Chun-Chiang Wang (Kaohsiung City)
Application Number: 15/264,617