And Particular Stop Means Patents (Class 312/334.44)
  • Patent number: 11943890
    Abstract: A trigger type self-locking device for servers and rackmount cabinets includes a trigger base and a moving trigger installed at an end of a slide rail moving section of a server. The rackmount cabinet has a latch base fixed to a slide rail fixed section for locking the slide rail moving section into the rackmount cabinet. The moving trigger is pivoted to the trigger base for passing a snap hook and a pulling part of the moving trigger out from the trigger base. An elastic plate installed at the middle of the moving trigger produces a resilient force of driving the snap hook and pulling part. During operation, the moving trigger can complete a locking connection with the latch base quickly and intuitively perform locking and unlocking operation to greatly simplify the components and reduce the cost and difficulty of the manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 11927385
    Abstract: A sliding and connecting device configured to slidably secure a cabinet panel to an appliance door includes a rail element and a sliding element. The sliding element has a first flat portion and a second flat portion. The second flat portion has a first cross-sectional hollow profile and a second cross-sectional hollow profile intersecting the first cross-sectional hollow profile. Each of the first and second cross-sectional hollow profiles are configured to engage and slide along a matching cross-sectional profile formed on the rail element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Matteo Parnisari
  • Patent number: 11927822
    Abstract: A fiber optic cross connect system comprising a case defining a tray receiving space and at least one tray slideable in and out of the space between a first closed position, a second intermediate position and a third open or accessible position and a sliding engagement between a sidewall of the case and a side edge of the tray is disclosed. The sliding engagement comprises an elongate link member which is stationary as the tray is moved between the first closed position and the second intermediate position and moves with the tray as the tray is moved between the second intermediate and the third open position and such that the elongate link member does not interfere with fiber optic cables which are interconnecting external devices with devices on the tray. In a particular embodiment the link member is held stationary by a releasable locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BELDEN CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Vincent Pilon, Bruno Chabot
  • Patent number: 11800930
    Abstract: A pull-out guide has a guide rail, a running rail, which is mounted in a displaceable manner on the guide rail, and a braking device disposed between the guide rail and the running rail for braking the movement of the running rail relative to the guide rail. The braking device has at least one friction element, which is arranged between the running rail and the guide rail and can be displaced along a sliding surface by way of a contact pressure. The pull-out guide can thus be braked with continuous forces over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Oscar Garcia, Iker Lopetegi
  • Patent number: 11690451
    Abstract: A slide rail mechanism is configured to be mounted to a first post and a second post of a rack. A transverse space is defined between the first post and the second post. The slide rail mechanism includes a first slide rail kit and a second slide rail kit. Each of the slide rail kits includes a fixed rail and a movable rail longitudinally movable relative to the fixed rail. The two fixed rails are respectively connected to the two posts, and are located outside the transverse space. Each of the fixed rails is formed with a passage corresponding to inside of the transverse space. Each of the movable rail is configured to be movably mounted to the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chiang-Hsueh Fang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11619081
    Abstract: A latch includes a retention portion. The retention portion is configured to prevent a first device, coupled to the latch, from being removed while the retention portion is in a first configuration. The retention portion is configured to allow the first device to be removed while the retention portion is in a second configuration. The latch also includes a spring portion configured to allow the retention portion to transition between the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Duong Lu
  • Patent number: 11551505
    Abstract: A gaming device may include a main cabinet that defines an opening for receiving a button deck. The button deck may include a button deck enclosure and one or more buttons protruding from or otherwise defined along a button surface of the button deck enclosure. A coupling tab may include a signal connector operable to connect to a signal connector of the button deck to electrically couple the button deck to a game controller of the gaming device. The gaming device may further include a locking pin locator operable to receive a locking pin to mechanically (e.g., physically) couple the button deck to the main cabinet of the gaming device. The coupling tab may be pivotally or flexibly connected to the main cabinet such that when the signal connectors are connected, the button deck moves into the opening and the locking pin is inserted into the locking pin locator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John Dawson, III
  • Patent number: 11497309
    Abstract: A drawer rail includes a first rail to be fixed to a drawer, and a second rail to be arranged on rail of a drawer pull-out guide. The first rail and the second rail are to be connected to one another by sliding onto each other. The first rail and the second rail are locked to one another by a locking element, with the locking element being pre-stressed by a force of a force storage member in a direction of a locking position. The locking element is arranged on the second rail and is configured to be pivoted, upon sliding the first rail onto the second rail, about a horizontally extending axis in the mounted position, starting from the locking position, against a force of the force storage member in a direction of the carcass rail or the central rail of the drawer pull-out guide into an unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: David Ruech, Lukas Kolhaupt
  • Patent number: 11486442
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a blocking feature, and a component. The two rails can be displaced with respect to each other. The blocking feature is provided at one of the two rails, and the component at the other of the two rails. When the second rail is at a predetermined position with respect to the first rail, a blocking portion of the blocking feature and a predetermined portion of the component are blocked by each other to prevent the second rail from being displaced with respect to the first rail from the predetermined position in a predetermined direction. One of the blocking portion and the predetermined portion forms a non-vertical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chi-Chih Chou, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11445824
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly has a slide rail kit that includes a slide rail, a component, and an operation member. The slide rail includes a longitudinal wall. The component is movably disposed on the slide rail. The operation member can be used to operate the component and includes a driving portion with a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section and the second section have a first transverse height and a second transverse height with respect to the longitudinal wall of the slide rail respectively. The second transverse height is greater than the first transverse height. The first section and the longitudinal wall support each other to keep the second section at the second transverse height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11406186
    Abstract: A rebound device includes a motion guide mechanism, a force-creating mechanism and an accessing mechanism. The motion guide mechanism includes a latch groove unit, and a latch member removably engaging a positioning portion of the latch groove unit. The accessing mechanism includes an accessing member having an urging portion. When an external force is applied to disengage the latch pin portion from the positioning portion, the accessing member moves in response to the external force such that the urging portion pushes the latch member to move the latch pin portion away from a transition groove of the latch groove unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Slide Mei Yao International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsung-Yao Chen
  • Patent number: 11378968
    Abstract: A disclosed system for transporting items to destination locations, for example when receiving inventory at large retail locations, includes an autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) having at least one shelf; a shelf elevator operable to raise and lower the at least one shelf; a drive unit operable to move the AGV between a docking location and a destination location; the AGV able to position the at least one shelf at a different heights for loading and offloading items first height and a second height different from the first height, autonomously navigate between the docking location and the first destination location, and bid on delivery tasks. Some examples are further able to use a cartridge unit to expand cargo capacity. An AGV could analyze the currently-loaded weight and the remaining available space, and dynamically adjust the heights of the shelves according to the dimensions of the assigned items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy L. Velten, Jason Bellar, Donald Ray High, Robert Cantrell
  • Patent number: 11344894
    Abstract: A tramp metal separation assembly comprises a housing, a core rod and a sleeve tube. The housing includes a first and second discharging areas and a feeding area. The core rod includes a first and second non-magnetic sections and a magnetic section. The core rod is mounted on the housing in a way that the first and second non-magnetic sections correspond respectively to the first and second discharging areas and the magnetic section corresponds to the feeding area. The sleeve tube includes a first and second portions. The sleeve tube is sleeved outside the core rod in a way that it is moveable between a first position, wherein the first portion corresponds to the magnetic section and the second portion corresponds to the second non-magnetic section, and a second position, wherein the first portion corresponds to the first non-magnetic section and the second portion corresponds to the magnetic section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: TAI HAN EQUIPMENT ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shyh-Yi Wey, Wen-Cheng Chang, Ken-Der Lin, Bao-Ding Li
  • Patent number: 11149789
    Abstract: A slide rail includes a first rail, a second rail, and a third rail. The first rail is slidably coupled to the second rail. The second rail is slidably coupled to the third rail. The first rail includes a pulling tab. The second rail includes a first resilient piece and a first clearance slot. The third rail includes a positioning slot. One end of the first resilient piece is fixed to the second rail, and another end of the first resilient piece extends into the first clearance slot. When the first rail slides out, the pulling tab drives the first resilient piece and the second rail to slide out. When the first resilient piece is moved to the positioning slot, the first resilient piece resiliently bends and inserts into the positioning slot, and the first resilient piece is separated from the pulling tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chen-Sheng Tang
  • Patent number: 11143237
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a rail kit. The rail kit includes a rail, a blocking member, and an operating member. The rail has an extension hole. The blocking member is movably disposed on the rail. The operating member is disposed on the rail, can be operated in order to drive the blocking member, and includes an operating portion corresponding to a portion of the extension hole of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11092766
    Abstract: A universal mounting mechanism for mounting a telecommunications chassis to a telecommunications fixture includes a mounting bracket defining a rear portion for mounting to the fixture and a front portion for slidably receiving the chassis, the front portion including a latch opening. A locking spring is configured for mounting to the chassis, the spring configured to flex laterally to snap in to the latch opening. A release handle is configured to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the release handle defining a deflection tab for moving the locking spring out of the latch opening when the handle is slid rearward to forward. A cover is configured to be mounted to the chassis, the cover defining a deflection ramp for interacting with the deflection tab of the handle to move the deflection tab laterally to contact the spring when the release handle is slid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Johan Geens, Pieter Vermeulen, Eric Keustermans
  • Patent number: 11013320
    Abstract: A drawer pull-out guide includes a carcass rail to be fixed to a furniture carcass, an extension rail displaceably supported relative to the carcass rail between a closed position and an open position, a retraction device having a force storage member, and a functional unit arranged on a front-end region of the extension rail. The extension rail can be retracted into the closed position by a force of the force storage member. The retraction device is at least partially arranged within the extension rail. The functional unit and the retraction device are configured as constructional units separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, David Ruech
  • Patent number: 10966521
    Abstract: A self-locking slide rail device with buffer mechanism includes a slide rail, a fixing seat, a sliding seat, a hook member, two springs, a connecting member, and a buffer. The slide rail includes an outer rail and an inner rail. The fixing seat is disposed on a rear end of the outer rail, and has a body portion and a guiding extension portion. The sliding seat is disposed on the guiding extension portion. The hook member is disposed on the sliding seat. The two springs are disposed in parallel with each other on the fixing seat. The connecting member is disposed on the inner rail to interlink with the hook member. The buffer is disposed on the center of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 10794602
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cabinet that defines an exterior of the cooking appliance, a cooking unit provided within the cabinet, the cooking unit configured to perform cooking using a first heat source, a drawer provided under the cooking unit, the drawer configured to perform cooking using a second heat source and to be inserted in and withdrawn from the cabinet, and a damping module configured to absorb a closing shock transmitted to the drawer based on the drawer being closed by being inserted into the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Moonho Choi
  • Patent number: 10624228
    Abstract: Provided is a rack mount case storage system separably coupled to a body, wherein, constituting the storage system, a SATA interface based-3.5 inch storage media and a PCIe interface based-3.5 inch storage media are both accommodated in a front case, thereby forming a high-capacity hybrid Bay structure; and a power supply module for supplying power to the storage system of the present invention, as well as a HOST Computer interface card, a storage extension module, a RAID card, and some storage media, which are components for performing various controls of the storage system, are mounted in a rear case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: STORAGEAN, INC.
    Inventors: Dong Goo Yun, Hwang Sup Kim
  • Patent number: 10524565
    Abstract: In one example, a height adjustable desktop system is described that can include a work surface, a foot assembly and a linkage assembly that adjustably connects the work surface to the foot assembly allowing vertical adjustment of the work surface. The linkage assembly can include a pair of adjustment assemblies, each having a transverse linkage that maintains the work surface in a horizontal orientation as the work surface is elevated or lowered. A biasing mechanism, such as an extension spring or a torsion spring, biases the work surface toward the elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, Thiem Wong, John William Theis
  • Patent number: 10517396
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly is disclosed and includes a first rail, a second rail and a fitting member. The second rail and the first rails are movable relative to each other. The fitting member is detachably mounted to one of the first rail and the second rail. The fitting member is configured to block the second rail as a blocking member, such that the second rail is located at a same position when retracted relative to the first rail. Alternatively, the fitting member is configured to adjust the position of the second rail as an adjusting device, such that the second rail can be located at different positions in response to the adjustment of the adjusting device when retracted relative to the first rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10409020
    Abstract: A universal mounting mechanism for mounting a telecommunications chassis to a telecommunications fixture includes a mounting bracket defining a rear portion for mounting to the fixture and a front portion for slidably receiving the chassis, the front portion including a latch opening. A locking spring is configured for mounting to the chassis, the spring configured to flex laterally to snap in to the latch opening. A release handle is configured to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the release handle defining a deflection tab for moving the locking spring out of the latch opening when the handle is slid rearward to forward. A cover is configured to be mounted to the chassis, the cover defining a deflection ramp for interacting with the deflection tab of the handle to move the deflection tab laterally to contact the spring when the release handle is slid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Johan Geens, Pieter Vermeulen, Eric Keustermans
  • Patent number: 10325446
    Abstract: A visually uniform multi-level, multi-sectioned deck for a gaming machine player interface is disclosed. Sections of the interface are configured with modular panel assemblies having corresponding sets of electronic components. The panel assemblies may be exchanged to customize and flexibly configure the player interface. The deck includes partitions housing individual modular panel assemblies engaged via mated fastener components, shielding visibility of the installed electronic components from the player position until activated. A plurality of the modular panel assemblies, each having distinct and functional sets of electronic components, are available for engagement in each of the partitions of the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Louis Castro, Robert James Glenn, II, Paul Michael Lesley, Timothy C. Loose
  • Patent number: 10274009
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a working member. The first rail includes a blocking feature. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The working member is configured to be switched between a first state and a second state and includes a first blocking part and a second blocking part. When the second rail is located at an extension position and the working member is in the first state, the first blocking part corresponds to the blocking feature. When the working member is operated to be in the second state, the second blocking part corresponds to the blocking feature, to allow the second rail to be moved from the extension position to a predetermined position, in order to keep a distance between a front part of the second rail and a front part the first rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Yi Ho, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10244868
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes at least two slide rails, a slide-facilitating device, and a supporting structure. The slide-facilitating device enables the two slide rails to be displaced smoothly with respect to each other. The supporting structure serves to support a rail section of one of the two slide rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Hsiao-Han Lu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10213017
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly comprises a first rail, a second rail, a third rail and an engaging member. The first rail comprises a releasing feature. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The third rail is movable relative to the second rail. The engaging member is pivoted to the second rail. Wherein, the engaging member is configured to engage with the third rail to allow the second rail and the third rail to be synchronously moved relative to the first rail along a first direction, and the releasing feature is configured to disengage the engaging member from the third rail when the second rail is synchronously moved with the third rail relative to the first rail to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9980566
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a blocking base, a ball retainer and a blocking member. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The blocking base is arranged on the first rail and has a limiting part. The ball retainer is configured to facilitate the second rail to move relative to the first rail. The ball retainer has a contact part. When the blocking member is in a first state, the blocking member is configured to push the contact part of the ball retainer to move the ball retainer in response to a movement of the second rail until the blocking member abuts against the limiting part of the blocking base. When the blocking member is in a second state, the blocking member no longer abuts against the limiting part of the blocking base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chih-Hsin Yeh, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9867462
    Abstract: A slide rail device is configured to mount a carried object. The carried object includes a plurality of mounting members. The slide rail device includes an auxiliary component, a slide rail, an operating member and a locking member. The slide rail is movable relative to the auxiliary component. The slide rail has a mounting path for allowing the mounting members of the carried object to pass through. The locking member is movable relative to the operating member between a first position and a second position. Wherein when the locking member is located at the first position, the locking member blocks the mounting path; wherein when the locking member is located at the second position, the locking member is away from the mounting path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9635942
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a bracket and a supporting base. The first rail defines a first passage along a first direction. The second rail is movably connected to the first rail and is movable relative to the first rail in the first passage. The bracket is connected to an end of the first rail. The supporting base is movably arranged on the bracket and is movable along the first direction relative to the bracket. The supporting base includes a first supporting portion defining a supporting passage corresponding to the first passage, and the supporting base is configured to allow the second rail to move into the supporting passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Hsiao-Han Lu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9328955
    Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet having a cabinet, thermal insulation, cover or liner, which help it form a cavity which can house objects to be refrigerated with at least one shelf and one door comprising a vegetable drawer which itself on its lateral and opposite walls having an appendage integrated by a head, an upper crossbar, a lower crossbar, a skate, a hump; which runs within a rail comprising a channel formed by a barrier, a lower bay, a neck in C with a straight which is inclined, a gulf and a stump; with the peculiarity that when the vegetable drawer is found in its resting or closed position, the front wall of said vegetable drawer is in close proximity to the vertical; the head (32) is coupled within the neck in C, the skate is in contact with the upper face of the lower bay, and the barrier is in contact with a portion of the lower face of the lower crossbar; and that when the vegetable drawer is extracted in its final runner position, the vegetable drawer has an ? inclination with relation to the horizont
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MABE, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Luis Francisco Castro Solis, Lazaro Duarte De Robles, Juan Suarez Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9273506
    Abstract: A device is described for opening and closing the discharge door of a bulk seed box. The device comprises a portable lightweight structure which is attached to the box and which uses an electrically operated screw actuator or linear actuator to move the discharge door of the box from its closed position to its open position and vice versa. The device is preferably remotely controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Tom J. Beck
  • Patent number: 9211003
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, and a third rail. The second rail and the third rail can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail. The second rail has a longitudinally extending body. The third rail includes a first longitudinal portion, a second longitudinal portion, and a slope portion connected between the first and the second longitudinal portions. The longitudinally extending body of the second rail has a side surface, and the second longitudinal portion of the third rail has a side surface. The two side surfaces lie on substantially the same reference plane due to the slope portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Cheng-Chieh Weng, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9175860
    Abstract: Systems of sliding shelves for ovens are provided. The system includes a lower shelf and an upper shelf. The lower shelf includes a vertical rod; and the upper shelf includes an engagement element, and a stop horizontally distant from said engagement element. The vertical rod of the lower shelf mechanically interacts with the engagement element and with the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX DO BRASIL S.A.
    Inventors: Eramis Braz Padilha, Allexandre Cesar Abib Brites
  • Patent number: 9039109
    Abstract: A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer, comprising a first guide part (2) and at least a second guide part (3) relatively and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, at least one carriage (4) interposed between the first and second guide part (2, 3) and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, the carriage (4) having a plurality of housing seats (8) for load-transmitting rolling elements (9) and at its ends elastically yielding stops (23, 23?) suitable for interacting with arrest elements (30, 31) provided on the first and second guide parts (2, 3) in order to the limit the relative sliding thereof, characterized in that each of said stops (23, 23?) is a component separate from the carriage (4) and has means of anchorage to the carriage (4), each stop (23, 23?) being a component separate from the carriage (4) and having means of anchorage to the carriage (4) comprising an anchorage element (28, 28?) insertable by means of mating shapes or by force or snap fitting into
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 9032978
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing compartment, at least one dishware container, and a guide assembly to allow the dishware container to be moved out of the washing compartment and into the washing compartment. The movement of the dishware container in relation to the washing compartment is cushioned by at least one damping device which is arranged inside the washing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Kiechle, Karlheinz Rehm
  • Patent number: 9028018
    Abstract: A drawer assembly includes a carrier frame and a sliding basket mounted in the carrier frame and movable in forward-backward direction relative to the carrier frame. The carrier frame includes a front open frame, a rear open frame, a first supporting rod and a second supporting rod. The first and second supporting rods are respectively connected between the front open frame and the rear open frame. The sliding basket includes a first limiter member disposed at one lateral side relative to the first supporting rod and defining a first concave portion and a first stop portion connected to the first concave portion. The first stop portion is disposed at the bottom side of the first supporting rod. Thus, the sliding basket is escaping out of the carrier frame in upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Dongguan Master United Plastic & Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsung-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 9010748
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus of the present invention includes a feeding apparatus body, a storage case body, a storage case caster which movably supports the storage case body in a pull-out direction, and a drop-out preventing units having a pull-out stopper which regulates a pull-out position of the storage case body from the feeding apparatus body, a storage case stopper which is provided at a rear end in the pull-out direction of the storage case body, an upper-face rail portion which is formed in the feeding apparatus body to guide the storage case stopper into the pull-out direction, and a drop-out stopper which is engaged with the storage case stopper at the rear end in the pull-out direction compared to the pull-out stopper to regulate a movement of the storage case body toward the pull-out direction, if the storage case body is rotated with a predetermined angle or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Hamasaki
  • Publication number: 20150091428
    Abstract: In some example implementations, there is provided a drawer slide assembly. The drawer slide assembly may including an elongate member including a first slot extending through an upper region and a second slot. The drawer slide assembly may further include a first end cap coupled to the first end region of the elongate member, wherein the first end cap has a first projection that extends at least in part through the first opening; and a second end cap coupled to the second end region of the elongate member, wherein the second end cap has a second projection that extends at least in part through the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Koelling, Venugopal Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 8950834
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a first slide and a second slide slidably attached to the first slide. The first slide includes a first main plate and a pair of first flanges extending from opposite lengthwise edges of the first main plate. The second slide includes a second main plate and a pair of second flanges extending from opposite lengthwise edges of the second main plate. Each of the pair of second flanges includes a first segment extending from second main plate and abutting the second main plate and an L-shaped second segment extending from the first segment. The first segment is received in and slidable along each of the pair of first flanges. The L-shaped second segment protrudes out from each of the pair of the first flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan, Jing-Chao Liang
  • Patent number: 8931860
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a sliding drawer mechanism is disclosed. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a latching member and a mounting piece. The bracket includes a side plate, and the side plate defines a limiting hole. The latching member is secured to the sliding drawer mechanism and includes an elastic latching portion. The mounting piece extends from the sliding drawer mechanism, and a mounting post protrudes from the mounting piece. The mounting post is received in the limiting hole to prevent the sliding drawer mechanism from sliding along a direction substantially parallel to the side plate, and the elastic latching portion and the mounting piece are located on two opposite sides of the side plate, to prevent the sliding drawer mechanism from sliding along a direction substantially perpendicular to the side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Lu Fan
  • Patent number: 8919897
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a stop member and a friction member. The first rail includes two sidewalls with a connection wall connected therebetween. The second rail is slidably located between the two sidewalls of the first rail. The stop member is fixed to the connection wall and has a stop plate which is perpendicular to the connection wall. The friction member is fixed to the second rail and has an extension portion. The extension portion has a guide face. When the second rail is moved relative to the first rail after the friction member touches the stop plate and overlaps the stop member by the guide face, the friction member is slidably and flexibly in contact with the stop plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chih-Hsin Yeh, Cheng-Chieh Weng, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8905499
    Abstract: There is provided a slide rail which includes a first rail member, a second rail member provided slidably with respect to the first rail member, the second rail member including a hole portion opening at least on a surface of the second rail member on the side of the first rail member, a lock lever and a rotating shaft provided on the surface of second rail member on the side of the first rail member, the lock lever being provided to be able to rotate about the rotating shaft, the lock lever including a tongue portion, the tongue portion being formed so as to be inserted in the hole portion, and a receiving portion provided on the second rail member and configured to hold the tongue portion of the lock lever from the direction of the first rail member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takahisa Yoshizumi, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yasuo Iwahashi, Motoshi Hamasaki
  • Publication number: 20140265793
    Abstract: Computing components housed in a chassis interacts with a bidirectional slide rail system. The bidirectional slide rail system allows the computing components to be maneuvered in two directions—it may be pulled out about halfway to the front of the cabinet and/or pulled out halfway out of the back of the cabinet. This allows for easier access to components of the storage server and allows such components to be serviced from the top of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Silicon Graphics International Corp.
    Inventors: Lance MacKimmie Evans, Jim Joseph Brewer, Kevin Lee Van Pelt
  • Publication number: 20140265792
    Abstract: A press-control type sliding rail assembly includes an intermediate rail, an inner rail slidably coupled to the intermediate rail, a limiter member pivotally mounted at the intermediate rail and defining opposing first stop flange and second stop flange, and a stop block located at the inner rail for stopping against the first stop flange to prevent falling of the inner rail out of the intermediate rail when the second stop flange is pressed by an external force to bias the limiter member in moving the first stop flange toward the inner rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-Hsiang CHIU
  • Publication number: 20140217876
    Abstract: A drawer assembly includes a carrier frame and a sliding basket mounted in the carrier frame and movable in forward-backward direction relative to the carrier frame. The carrier frame includes a front open frame, a rear open frame, a first supporting rod and a second supporting rod. The first and second supporting rods are respectively connected between the front open frame and the rear open frame. The sliding basket includes a first limiter member disposed at one lateral side relative to the first supporting rod and defining a first concave portion and a first stop portion connected to the first concave portion. The first stop portion is disposed at the bottom side of the first supporting rod. Thus, the sliding basket is escaping out of the carrier frame in upward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DONGGUAN MASTER UNITED PLASTIC & HARDWARE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DONGGUAN MASTER UNITED PLASTIC & HARDWARE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8721011
    Abstract: The assembly of an automatic opening and closing device and a retaining device for a displaceable part of an article of furniture. The automatic opening and closing device includes a first cursor (8) mobile such as to be selectively engageable with drawing pins (39, 40, 43) operatively connected to the displaceable part of the article of furniture; a first elastic elements (9), and a second elastic element. The retaining device includes a second cursor (21), mobile along a first sliding guide (20) on a base body (19) such as to be selectively engageable with the drawing pins; a hooking element (23) connected movably to the second cursor (21) and selectively slidable along a second sliding guide (22) or along a third sliding guide (24) provided in the base body (19), and blocking elements in the base body (19), associated to the third sliding guide (24) for releasably blocking the hooking element (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8678528
    Abstract: A drawer slide assembly control mechanism including a cabinet rail and a drawer rail is provided, the control mechanism including a drawer latch bracket associated with one of the drawer and the drawer rail and having an engagement tab extending outwardly therefrom, and a shock-absorbing sub-assembly. The shock-absorbing sub-assembly includes an elongate bracket member associated with the cabinet rail and capable of limited linear movement along a portion of the cabinet rail, a movable latch associated with the elongate bracket member and cooperating with the engagement tab of the drawer latch so as to move in concert with movement of the drawer rail over at least a portion of a length of the drawer rail, and a shock absorber associated with the elongate bracket member and cooperating with the movable latch for damping movement of the movable latch at least during a closing stroke of the drawer rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Manfred Peer, Jeffery Morgan
  • Publication number: 20140062282
    Abstract: A slide rail includes a plurality of ball retainers, a fixed rail, and a moving rail. The moving rail is capable of being inserted into and drawn out from the fixed rail by being pulled frontward of the fixed rail to be taken out from the plurality of ball retainers or by being inserted into the plurality of ball retainers from front. The plurality of ball retainers are arranged in the sliding direction along the fixed rail. The plurality of ball retainers include a guide retainer arranged on a front end part of the fixed rail. The fixed rail includes a restriction member configured to restrict sliding of the guide retainer rearward of the fixed rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Nobuhiro NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20140042884
    Abstract: A control mechanism for a drawer slide assembly including a cabinet rail and a drawer rail is provided. The control mechanism comprises a latch bracket positioned on a portion of a drawer and having a post extending therefrom, a movable latch associated with the cabinet rail and capable of limited linear movement along a portion of the cabinet rail, the movable latch cooperating and engaging with the post of the latch bracket so as to move along with movement of the drawer when engaged with the post, and a damping mechanism for damping movement of the movable latch at least when the drawer is moving from an open position to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventors: Georg DOMENIG, Manfred Peer, Cheng Jiang