Patents by Inventor Wan-Lai Chen

Wan-Lai Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12289857
    Abstract: A bracket includes a main body, an elastic positioning and locking plate, a load-bearing part, and multiple reinforcement ribs. The front and rear sides of the main body are provided with a first hook and a second hook respectively. The first hook is provided with an operating hole, the elastic positioning and locking plate is connected to the operating hole and protruded with a locking part to form a locking, and provided with an operating part corresponding to the operating hole for a release purpose. The load-bearing part is integrally formed and bent from a lower edge of the main body to support a server chassis, and each reinforcement rib is integrally formed on the load-bearing part and the main body to reduce frictional resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Publication number: 20250052094
    Abstract: An electronically linked cabinet lock includes an electronic device and a locking module. The electronic device includes a sensing element installed onto a surface of the cabinet, and a main body, located in an interior of the cabinet, connected to the sensing element via a signal, and having a movable telescopic rod. The locking module is installed within a telescopic range of the movable telescopic rod and includes a fixed seat, a first slider and a second slider, and the first slider and the second slider are movably installed in the fixed seat, and an end of the movable telescopic rod is connected to the first slider to synchronously link the second slider to move vertically. By triggering the sensing element to generate a drive signal, all slide rails used by the drawers are locked/unlocked synchronously, so as to broaden the scope of applicability and enhance the practicality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Patent number: 12201214
    Abstract: A frictional slide rail with synchronous middle and inner rails and lockable middle and outer rails includes an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail and a synchronous locking spring plate. A first wing is formed on both sides of the inner rail, a second wing and a first slide groove are formed on both sides of the middle rail, and a second slide groove is formed on both sides of the outer rail. Inner rail is movably accommodated in middle rail, and middle rail is movably accommodated in outer rail to define a frictional sliding connection. Two second slide grooves have multiple micro top bumps for reducing the frictional area during sliding, synchronous locking spring plate is installed on middle rail and has an inner and middle rails locking part and a middle and outer rails locking part inwardly extended from an end of the synchronous locking spring plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 12146547
    Abstract: A variable damping shock absorber includes a housing, a piston rod, two piston blocks, a first elastic element, a conical seat and a second elastic element. The two piston blocks are spaced and fixed to an end of the piston rod; the conical seat is installed between the two piston blocks; the first elastic element is installed between a closed end of the housing and one of the piston blocks; the second elastic element is installed between the conical seat and the other piston block; and a conical surface is formed at the middle part of the conical seat and sheathed with at least one third piston rubber ring. After the first elastic element and the third piston rubber ring are pressed to squeeze a surface of the conical seat and the housing to produce friction, different damping effects can be achieved by different strengths of exerted forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Publication number: 20240374027
    Abstract: A frictional slide rail with synchronous middle and inner rails and lockable middle and outer rails includes an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail and a synchronous locking spring plate. A first wing is formed on both sides of the inner rail, a second wing and a first slide groove are formed on both sides of the middle rail, and a second slide groove is formed on both sides of the outer rail. Inner rail is movably accommodated in middle rail, and middle rail is movably accommodated in outer rail to define a frictional sliding connection. Two second slide grooves have multiple micro top bumps for reducing the frictional area during sliding, synchronous locking spring plate is installed on middle rail and has an inner and middle rails locking part and a middle and outer rails locking part inwardly extended from an end of the synchronous locking spring plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Patent number: 12144141
    Abstract: A width-adjustable bracket mounting hook set includes a fixing seat, a pair of fixing columns, a lock part and an elastic hook. The fixing seat has a fixing surface and a mounting surface, the fixing surface is disposed on a bracket, the mounting surface has a hook hole and a pair of horizontal adjusting holes, and the pair of fixing columns are passed into the horizontal adjusting hole and locked onto the lock part. The two fixing columns and the lock part are engage to clamp the mounting surface for fixation, the two fixing columns are adjusted to the positions on the mounting surface, and the elastic hook is movably installed onto the fixing seat and has a hook part disposed at an end of the elastic hook, passing through the hook hole, and obliquely extending a section of the elastic part to abut against the fixing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Publication number: 20240341470
    Abstract: A middle and inner rails synchronization mechanism includes an installation part, an elastic control plate and a synchronization hook. The installation part is arranged at rear position of a middle rail and has a pivoting part arranged at an end and an elastic part arranged in middle of the installation part, such that the elastic control plate is disposed a surface of the middle rail relative to the inner rail for swinging, a retaining wall is formed and bent from a side edge of the elastic control plate relative to the pivoting part, a guide surface and a stop surface are integrally formed on the retaining wall and in direction when the inner rail passing through, the synchronization hook is installed on the inner rail relative to a surface of the middle rail and snapped and engaged with the elastic control plate to define a synchronization state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240324134
    Abstract: A width-adjustable bracket mounting hook set includes a fixing seat, a pair of fixing columns, a lock part and an elastic hook. The fixing seat has a fixing surface and a mounting surface, the fixing surface is disposed on a bracket, the mounting surface has a hook hole and a pair of horizontal adjusting holes, and the pair of fixing columns are passed into the horizontal adjusting hole and locked onto the lock part. The two fixing columns and the lock part are engage to clamp the mounting surface for fixation, the two fixing columns are adjusted to the positions on the mounting surface, and the elastic hook is movably installed onto the fixing seat and has a hook part disposed at an end of the elastic hook, passing through the hook hole, and obliquely extending a section of the elastic part to abut against the fixing seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • 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: 11864652
    Abstract: Disclosed is a geometric reinforcing structure for a slide rail. The slide rail includes an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail and slip elements. The slip elements are movably installed between the inner and middle rails and between the middle and outer rails respectively, such that the inner and middle rails can be sequentially pulled out and extended relative to the outer rail. Except the remaining part that overlaps the inner and outer rails, the middle rail is formed with geometric reinforcing blocks by stamping, and the reinforcing blocks are equidistantly arranged along the extension direction of the middle rail, and all or part of the reinforcing blocks are rotated with an angle, or the reinforcing blocks have a configuration means with a slope and form an interference portion between two adjacent reinforcing blocks to greatly improve the load strength of pulling out in an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Publication number: 20240000229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a geometric reinforcing structure for a slide rail. The slide rail includes an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail and slip elements. The slip elements are movably installed between the inner and middle rails and between the middle and outer rails respectively, such that the inner and middle rails can be sequentially pulled out and extended relative to the outer rail. Except the remaining part that overlaps the inner and outer rails, the middle rail is formed with geometric reinforcing blocks by stamping, and the reinforcing blocks are equidistantly arranged along the extension direction of the middle rail, and all or part of the reinforcing blocks are rotated with an angle, or the reinforcing blocks have a configuration means with a slope and form an interference portion between two adjacent reinforcing blocks to greatly improve the load strength of pulling out in an application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230375064
    Abstract: A variable damping shock absorber includes a housing, a piston rod, two piston blocks, a first elastic element, a conical seat and a second elastic element. The two piston blocks are spaced and fixed to an end of the piston rod; the conical seat is installed between the two piston blocks; the first elastic element is installed between a closed end of the housing and one of the piston blocks; the second elastic element is installed between the conical seat and the other piston block; and a conical surface is formed at the middle part of the conical seat and sheathed with at least one third piston rubber ring. After the first elastic element and the third piston rubber ring are pressed to squeeze a surface of the conical seat and the housing to produce friction, different damping effects can be achieved by different strengths of exerted forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230345660
    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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Patent number: 11778770
    Abstract: A synchronizing and locking mechanism of a server slide rail includes a middle rail installing structure, an operating plate, an outer rail locking structure and an inner rail synchronous locking structure. The middle rail installing structure is formed on the middle rail and includes an installing part and a through hole. The operating plate is installed to the installing part and has first and second elastic plates, and the first elastic plate has a middle/outer rail locking stop point, an inner rail releasing outer rail locking hook and a pull operation part, and the second elastic plate has an inner/middle rail synchronous stop point and a jack-up part. The outer rail locking structure is installed to the outer rail and includes an outer rail locking hole. The inner rail synchronous locking structure is installed to the inner rail and includes an inner rail locking hole and a synchronous hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 11765851
    Abstract: A cable management rack for computer cabinets includes: a main body stretchable and retractable by folding and having cables accommodating boxes for storing cables; a locking mechanism having a first assembly part, a safety locking tab, a second assembly part and an elastic locking plate installed at ends of the inner rail and the outer rail on the same side; two home positioning plates, a support frame and an outer rail fastener. The safety locking tab and the elastic locking plate prevent the inner rail from falling off when pulling out the outer rail. The support frame is installed under the main body, and a positioning block is arranged relative to the main body to prevent the main body from sagging or falling off. The outer rail fastener covers the outer part of the outer rail and the sliding rail bracket to improve structural strength and stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 11382235
    Abstract: A fixing bracket for a slide rail of an open rack includes a fixed cover, a sliding cover and plural fasteners. Both fixed and sliding covers cover the exterior of the slide rail, and the sliding cover can slide appropriately with limitation, and a pair of the slide rails are installed symmetrically on both sides of a chassis, and the fixing bracket is provided for fixing the chassis onto an open rack which is a rectangular enclosed frame structure similar to a door frame, and the fixed cover and the sliding cover have a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate configured to be corresponsive to the open rack. With a sliding design of the sliding cover, the fasteners can be used to fix the chassis onto the two opposite sides of the rack by adjusting the width of the open rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 11089872
    Abstract: An interlocking slide rail set combined with a front cabinet lock includes the cabinet lock and plural interlocking slide rails. The cabinet lock is installed to a cabinet having plural drawers, and a rear end of the cabinet lock is connected to a driving portion. Each interlocking slide rail has an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail, plural slide assisting elements, a stopper, a pair of interlocking sliders and an interlocking rod, and the stopper is installed at a front end of the outer rail, and the two interlocking sliders are installed to the outer rails respectively, and two adjacent interlocking slide rail mechanisms are connected by the interlocking rod. During operation of using the cabinet lock or pulling any drawers, the interlocking sliders and the interlocking rods are linked to achieve an interlocking effect, thus simplifying or reducing components, facilitating installation, and lowering manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Publication number: 20210185849
    Abstract: A fixing bracket for a slide rail of an open rack includes a fixed cover, a sliding cover and plural fasteners. Both fixed and sliding covers cover the exterior of the slide rail, and the sliding cover can slide appropriately with limitation, and a pair of the slide rails are installed symmetrically on both sides of a chassis, and the fixing bracket is provided for fixing the chassis onto an open rack which is a rectangular enclosed frame structure similar to a door frame, and the fixed cover and the sliding cover have a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate configured to be corresponsive to the open rack. With a sliding design of the sliding cover, the fasteners can be used to fix the chassis onto the two opposite sides of the rack by adjusting the width of the open rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: WAN-LAI CHEN
  • Patent number: 10966520
    Abstract: A cabinet locking device includes a cabinet body, a plurality of movable storage devices, a plurality of locking devices, and a driving device. The driving device is interlocked with the locking devices via a plurality of drawstrings. Each locking device includes a sliding member, an interference member disposed on the sliding member, and a restriction mechanism for guiding the sliding member. The driving device can drive the sliding member to move to an engaging portion or a released position. When the sliding member is moved to the engaged position, the interference member interferes with an engaging portion of the corresponding movable storage device such that the movable storage device cannot be opened. When the sliding member is moved to the released position, the interference member does not interfere with the engaging portion such that the movable storage device can be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: D1053877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Martas Precision Slide Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen