Ball Bearing Patents (Class 312/334.11)
  • Patent number: 11895800
    Abstract: A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 11439034
    Abstract: A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ZONIT STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 11154134
    Abstract: Sliding element guide system for furniture including a cabinet unit rail, central rail, sliding element rail, and a carriage such that the cabinet unit rail, central rail, and sliding element rail are mounted so as to be movable in relation to one another. The system also includes synchronization means including a synchronization element to synchronize movements of elements of the system. Two identical synchronization elements are present on the central rail and are rotatably disposed on the central rail. The synchronization elements are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and mutually spaced apart on both sides of the central rail. The synchronization elements are configured on mutually opposite end sides of the central rail or on mutually opposite external sides of the central rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Albrecht, Filip Rihtarec, Franz Reischl
  • Patent number: 10888158
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first slide-aiding device and a second slide-aiding device. The second rail is displaceable relative to the first rail. The first slide-aiding device and the second slide-aiding device are arranged at the first rail. When the second rail is located at a retracted position relative to the first rail, the first slide-aiding device and the second slide-aiding device are configured to support the second rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    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: 10827836
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a slide assisting device, an engaging member and a supporting structure. The slide assisting device is configured to assist in relative movement between the second rail and the first rail. The engaging member and the supporting structure are arranged on the first rail. The second rail is movable from a retraced position along a first direction to be detached from the first rail. When the second rail is moved along the first direction and detached from the first rail, the slide assisting device is moved to be adjacent to the engaging member. During a process of the second rail being moved from a passage entrance of the first rail toward the retracted position along a second direction, the supporting structure is configured to support the second rail, and is extended beyond the engaging member along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    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: 10834841
    Abstract: A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 10813454
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a functional member and a movable member. The first rail is movably mounted between the third rail and the second rail. The functional member is arranged on the third rail and includes a positioning part. The movable member is arranged on the first rail and includes an engaging section elastically extended toward the third rail. When the first rail is moved relative to the third rail to an open position, the first rail is configured to be engaged with the positioning part of the functional member through the engaging section of the movable member, in order to hold the first rail at the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    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: 10758044
    Abstract: A full extension ball bearing drawer slide assembly comprised of a cabinet rail attached to a cabinet piece, an intermediate rail slidingly engaged with the cabinet rail via bearing runners, a drawer rail slidingly engaged with the intermediate rail via a bearing cage, and a cage hold forward device for advantageously positioning the bearing cage for ease of re-insertion of the drawer rail within the intermediated rail. The cage hold forward device is attached to the intermediate rail and comprises a protrusion for engagement with a flexible trigger mounted on the drawer rail and a flexible clip for releasable engagement with the bearing cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hardware Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis McElveen
  • Patent number: 10604846
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a thermal chamber utilized in the processing of display substrates. The thermal chamber may be part of a larger processing system configured to manufacture OLED devices. The thermal chamber may be configured to heat and cool masks and/or substrates utilized in deposition processes in the processing system. The thermal chamber may include a chamber body defining a volume sized to receive one or more cassettes containing a plurality of masks and/or substrates. Heaters coupled to the chamber body within the volume may be configured to controllably heat masks and/or substrates prior to deposition processes and cool the masks and/or substrates after deposition processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kurita, Makoto Inagawa, Suhas Bhoski
  • Patent number: 10568424
    Abstract: A drawer pull-out guide includes a fastening portion having a vertical limb and a transverse limb protruding from the vertical limb. The transverse limb is connected to a limb of the carcass rail, an extension rail is displaceably supported relative to the carcass rail, and a rolling body is arranged between the carcass rail and the extension rail and is supported on a running limb of the carcass rail and/or the extension rail. The limb of the carcass rail has a first limb portion connected to the transverse limb. A second limb portion of the carcass rail, in an unloaded condition of the drawer pull-out guide, is spaced from the transverse limb by a gap, and can be tilted or bent towards the transverse limb. Therefore, a change of relative position between the running limb and the rolling body can be compensated for, and the gap can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Hermann Haemmerle, Pascal Berchtold
  • Patent number: 10517397
    Abstract: A drawer rail and a home appliance including the same are disclosed. The home appliance includes a drawer rail configured to withdraw an item accommodation unit provided in a storage chamber. The drawer rail includes a first rail mounted to the storage chamber, a second rail coupled to the item accommodation unit, a third rail disposed between the first rail and the second rail, a first retainer disposed between the first rail and the third rail to allow relative sliding movement, a second retainer disposed between the second rail and the third rail to allow relative sliding movement, a first stopper for limiting an allowable relative sliding distance between the first rail and the third rail, and a second stopper for limiting an allowable relative sliding distance between the second rail and the third rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyeseong Min
  • Patent number: 10520019
    Abstract: A slide module comprises an outer rail, a ball rail, first balls and second balls. The outer rail has a first inner surface and a second inner surface. The ball rail has a first holding section and a second holding section. The first balls are rollably disposed in a plurality of first holes of the first holding section in which the first ball is contacted with the first inner surface and the second holding section and distant from the second inner surface. The second balls are rollably disposed in a plurality of second holes of the second holding section in which the second ball is contacted with the second inner surface and the first holding section and distant from the inner surface. Thereby, the ball rail is capable of moving along the axial direction with respect to the outer rail through the first balls and the second balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Lo, Kuang-Yao Wu, Ching-Hui Yen
  • Patent number: 10463149
    Abstract: A steel ball retainer locking mechanism of a slide rail includes an engaging block, a release hole, a locking hook, a synchronized hook and a releasing hook. The slide rail includes an outer rail, a steel ball retainer and an inner rail, and the engaging block has a synchronized engaging block and a locking block separated with an interval apart from each other, and the synchronized engaging block has a releasing portion and a synchronized hook portion corresponding to the outer rail and the inner rail respectively, and the locking block has a locking portion and a propping portion corresponding to the outer rail and the inner rail respectively. When the inner rail is pulled outward, the engaging block is locked by the locking hook. After the releasing hook pushes the propping portion, the engaging block is unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 10228183
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a cabinet having a storage compartment, a main door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and opening and closing the storage compartment, a door opening provided in the main door and in communication with the storage compartment, a sub door opening and closing the door opening, and a basket assembly provided in the door opening and comprising a basket movable forward and backward, wherein the basket assembly comprises a front plate provided under the basket, a front assembly provided under the front plate and configured to move the front plate forward, a rear plate provided under the front rail assembly, and a rear rail assembly provided under the rear plate and configured to move the rear plate backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Yongki Jung
  • Patent number: 10206504
    Abstract: A drawer latch comprising a base configured to couple to a first slide member, a drawer stop disposed on the base and positioned to contact a second slide member at a retracted position within the first slide member, and a least one arm extending from the base in a direction parallel to an axis of the first slide member and towards the second slide member, a distal portion of the arm having a protrusion configured to engage an indent disposed on a side of the second slide member when the second slide member is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: American Bolt & Screw Mfg. Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Colby Hutton, Mark Edward Voss
  • Patent number: 10034406
    Abstract: A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 9924796
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and an auxiliary member. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The auxiliary member is configured to be operated between a first state and a second state relative to one of the first rail and the second rail. When the auxiliary member is in the first state, the second rail is able to be moved a predetermined distance from a position relative to the first rail along a direction. When the auxiliary member is in the second state, the auxiliary member is configured to prevent the second rail from being moved the predetermined distance from the position relative to the first rail along the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9879721
    Abstract: A sliding assistance device includes a base and at least one sliding assistance member mounted at the base. The base includes an end portion and a flexible portion bent from the end portion. A space is defined between the flexible portion and the end portion. One of the flexible portion and the end portion has a protruding section. The flexible portion and the end portion are configured to contact each other through the protruding section according to the space when a force is applied to the flexible portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Lung Huang, Yi-Syuan Jhao, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9839153
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly comprising a rack server insert and a server rack for accommodating multiple rack server inserts. A rack installation carrier for supporting the rack server insert in the server rack is set up to be supported by telescopic rails. Two holders each with a first rail and a second rail are included in the rack installation carrier. The first rails are fixed to the rack server insert. The second rails are fixed to the server rack. The first rails freely and directly rest on the second rails so that the rack server insert is supported in the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Gerhard Mühsam
  • Patent number: 9750347
    Abstract: A pressure release slide latch mechanism for a drawer slide assembly comprises an outer slide, an intermediate slide mounted in the outer slide, and an inner slide mounted in the intermediate slide, a channel plate having a track portion and a guide block attached to the outer slide and a carriage slidingly engaged and biased along the track portion. A pin of a follower pivotally attached to the inner slide engages the guide block to releasably maintain the drawer slide assembly in a closed position and releases upon an inward force applied to the drawer slide assembly. A set of chamfers is formed on the pressure release slide latch mechanism to prevent binding of the drawer slide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HARDWARE RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventor: Grant Nuckolls
  • Patent number: 9739306
    Abstract: A drawer slide member including raceways formed of folded or solid material providing additional thickness while utilizing thin material may provide for increased strength of the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventors: Darush David Hashemi, Hai Le, Jack Parvin, Yang Wenming, Zhang Xiang
  • Patent number: 9681576
    Abstract: A drawer slide system for a chassis is provided. The drawer slide system includes a first slide affixed to a drawer. The drawer slide system allows the drawer to extend from the chassis. The drawer slide system also includes a slide assembly slidingly coupled to the first slide. The slide assembly includes a second slide and a first damped stop assembly, which includes a first stop tray and a first elastomer, arranged within the first stop tray. The first elastomer reduces shock to the chassis when the drawer is fully seated within the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellis Schroeder, David Michael Keffeler, Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Michael Joseph Russell
  • Patent number: 9670956
    Abstract: Slide assemblies that include at least an inner slide segment and an outer slide segment. Many of the slide assemblies also include an intermediate slide segment interposed between the inner slide segment and the outer slide segment. The outer slide segment is constructed from a bent piece of material having a substantially uniform wall thickness. The outer slide segment is formed to have a wall portion, an upper portion and a lower portion. Each of the upper portion and lower portion include two layers of the piece of material. A mounting assembly for a slide assembly includes at least one bracket having a first pin and a second pin movable relative to the first pin. The second pin can surround and slide upon the first pin and can be biased to a first position and movable to a second position relative to the first pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald J. Judge
  • Patent number: 9651088
    Abstract: A ball retainer for a slide apparatus and a mold for manufacturing the same. The ball retainer includes, in a width direction, a first extension part and a second extension part that are extended from a center line, forming a pre-determined angle with each other, in a length direction, a body part formed in the center, and a pair of holding parts. Each holding part is respectively formed at each end of the body part. Each holding part includes a plurality of ball insertion grooves for inserting balls that are spaced apart in the length direction. Expansion parts each having an expanding cross-sectional area are respectively formed at both sides in the length direction of the first extension part and the second extension part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: SEGOS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Sig Park, Hyun Ho Cha
  • Patent number: 9593715
    Abstract: A movement-guiding device that includes a moving rail having a rolling element rolling surface; a first block that engages with the rolling element rolling surface of the moving rail via a plurality of rolling elements; a fixed rail including a rolling element rolling surface; a second block that engages with the rolling element rolling surface of the fixed rail via a plurality of rolling elements; and a joint member. The joint member is formed in a plank shape and connects the moving rail and the fixed rail by having the first block mounted on one surface and having the second block mounted on the other surface. The joint member is formed having a height difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Eiji Hosaka, Akito Kaneko
  • Patent number: 9538845
    Abstract: A synchronous mechanism of a slide rail includes a first hooked bracket, a second hooked bracket, an inner hook set and an outer hook set. The first hooked bracket and the second hooked bracket are installed on a middle rail, and the inner hook set is installed on an inner rail, and the outer hook set is installed on an outer rail. When the slide rail is pulled out or pushed in, the inner, middle, and outer rails are interacted, so that the inner rail, the middle rail and the outer rail can be moved synchronously when they are pushed in or pulled out, so as to improve the smoothness and stability of the operation and the practicality and service life of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Martas Precision Slide Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 9504181
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail movably connected to the first rail, a bracket base connected to the first rail, and a supporting base movably mounted to the bracket base. The supporting base includes a wall portion and at least one supporting portion transversely connected to the wall portion. The wall portion and the at least one supporting portion jointly define a supporting channel corresponding to a longitudinal channel defined by the first rail. The at least one supporting portion of the supporting base supports the second rail as the second rail is longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail and extends through the longitudinal channel of the first rail and the supporting channel of the supporting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    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: 9458882
    Abstract: A drawer slide member including raceways formed of folded or solid material providing additional thickness while utilizing thin material may provide for increased strength of the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventors: Darush David Hashemi, Hai Le, Jack Parvin, Yang Wenming, Zhang Xiang
  • Patent number: 9322431
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Nishioka
  • Patent number: 9279280
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail having a guiding portion, a second rail, a third rail having a hook portion, and an actuating member movably connecting to the second rail and having a contact portion. When the third rail is pulled with respect to the first rail with the contact portion engaging with the hook portion, the second rail synchronously moves along with the third rail to be moved to a predetermined position with respect to the first rail, and consequently, the actuating member rotates by an angle by guiding means of the guiding portion of the first rail to disengage the contact portion of the actuating member from the hook portion of the third rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    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: 9155386
    Abstract: A drawer slide member including raceways formed of folded or solid material providing additional thickness while utilizing thin material may provide for increased strength of the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventors: Darush David Hashemi, Hai Le, Jack Parvin, Yang Wenming, Zhang Xiang
  • Publication number: 20150115787
    Abstract: A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, a ball bearing component, and a v-notch socket. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket. The drawer glide mechanism can further include one or more floating members and fixed members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Bradly Anderson, Edward William Roy Lachman
  • Patent number: 8955930
    Abstract: A toolbox system is designed as with modular drawer unit with a mounting cradle that can adjust the height of the modular drawer unit, making it compatible to a wide variety of applications. The mounting cradle can be affixed from the top or bottom and can adjust the position of the modular drawer unit to various heights. The modular drawer units can be fabricated in different depths and stacked together for optimal space utilization. The toolbox system allows for placement so that the drawers pull out of a compartment or work space, allowing complete accessibility and space utilization. The mounting cradle can be designed so that the toolbox system can fit in almost any storage compartment or other desired spaces. The toolbox system allows for easy access to its compartments, especially in confined or limited spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey John Zehrer
  • Patent number: 8833880
    Abstract: A track-based synchronous interlinking device having a lower track with a knurl pattern; a central track completing slides relative to the lower track; and an external track completing slides relative to the central track and having a knurl pattern. A synchronous interlinking device includes a roller bracket positioned at the central track and a roller featuring flexibility and elasticity, pivoted to the roller bracket, and allowing both sides to resist the lower track's knurl pattern and the external track's knurl pattern. The synchronous interlinking device completes smooth and accurate relative slides based on a synchronous triple-track interlinking operation among the lower track, the central track and the external track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 8740321
    Abstract: A slide rail includes an outer rail, an intermediate rail, an inner rail, and a plurality of ball brackets with balls. The ball brackets are received between the outer rail and the intermediate rail. The intermediate rail is received between the outer rail and the inner rail. The intermediate rail is slidable relative to the outer rail through the balls. The inner rail slidably contacts the intermediate rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Ming Yu, Ze-Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 8632143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sliding supports and particularly sliding supports having two elongate members of channel section and an intermediate member positioned between the elongate members. The invention provides a sliding support with improved manufacturability and load bearing capability by providing an intermediate member of alternative cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Accuride International Limited
    Inventor: Rodney Jeakings
  • Publication number: 20130193824
    Abstract: A drawer guide is provided, having at least one first guide rail and a second guide rail displaceably guided by means of a roller body arrangement on the first guide rail. The roller body arrangement has at least one ball cage with roller bodies. To provide the drawer guide with both a high load-bearing capacity, a low level of rolling noise, and a low level of rolling resistance, the roller body arrangement may have at least two different types of roller bodies. A roller body of a first type comprises a first material with a first hardness and a roller body of a second type comprises a second material with a second hardness. The first hardness of the first material is lower than the second hardness of the second material, and the roller body of the first type is larger than the roller body of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SCHOCK METALLWERK GMBH
    Inventor: Schock Metallwerk GmbH
  • Patent number: 8379379
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a positioning frame for mounting a data access device thereto and including two opposite sidewalls each having two spaced-apart through holes, a plurality of shockproof elements each extending through and being retained in a respective through hole and including a passage, and two positioning rods for positioning the data access device therebetween. The passages of the shockproof elements are adapted to correspond in position with the positioning holes. Each positioning rod includes a main body portion, and two insert portions formed respectively at two opposite ends of the main body portion. Each insert portion extends through the passage of one of the shockproof elements, and is adapted to extend into a respective positioning hole. The shockproof elements are adapted to abut against the data access device when the data access device is positioned between the positioning rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Chun Chang, Yu-Tung Tsao
  • Patent number: 8303183
    Abstract: A slide assembly may be associated with a foldable cable management arm. The slide assembly includes inner and outer rails. The inner rail is slidable in the outer rail. The inner rail includes a ball bearing carrier disposed close to an end of the inner rail. The ball bearing carrier includes upper and lower ball receiving channels. The inner rail may be directly provided with the upper and the lower ball receiving channels and the ball bearings. Each of the upper and the lower ball receiving channels includes an open section positioned in use facing the outer rail. A plurality of ball bearings are contained in both the upper and the lower ball receiving channels and roll along the open sections of the upper and the lower ball receiving channels to support the outer rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Wei-Sheng Wang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8272783
    Abstract: Provided is a motion guide device capable of guiding a moving body smoothly without rattle and facilitating separation of the moving body from a main body. The motion guide device includes: a raceway rail having a rolling-element rolling part; a moving block having a rolling-element circulation path including a loaded rolling-element rolling part facing the rolling-element rolling part of the raceway rail and being mounted on the raceway rail movable relative to the raceway rail; a plurality of rolling elements arranged in the rolling-element circulation path of the moving block; and the raceway rail having a mounting member which does not have the rolling-element rolling part and is configured to be mounted onto a counterpart device, and a raceway rail main body which has the rolling-element rolling part and is configured to be mounted on the mounting member detachably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 8201901
    Abstract: An apparatus including sliding supports and particularly sliding supports having two elongate members of channel section which slide one within the other. The apparatus addresses the problem of using such sliding supports in an orientation where the channels of the elongate members open vertically rather than horizontally. The sliding support preferably includes a damping mechanism for resisting relative sliding movement of the elongate members. The sliding support also preferably includes a mechanism for defining one or more intermediate positions between extended and shortened positions of the sliding support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Accuride International Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Neil Craddock
  • Patent number: 7850369
    Abstract: A non-disconnect drop-in ball bearing slide assembly adapted to support an object, such as a computer server, includes a stationary slide and an intermediate slide slidably connected to the stationary slide with at least one ball bearing interposed between the intermediate slide and the stationary slide. A ball bearing retainer has a top member and a base member, the top and base members extending along a length, with a first plurality of ball bearings extending along the length of the base member, and a second plurality of ball bearings extending along at least a portion of the length of the top member. The non-disconnect drop-in ball bearing assembly also includes a moveable slide extending along a length and having a top rail and a bottom rail. The moveable slide has at least one slot formed on the top rail for receiving a mounting post of an object, such as a server or server mounting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Jonathan Engineered Solutions
    Inventors: John Young, Ron Judge
  • Publication number: 20100164341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sliding supports and particularly sliding supports having two elongate members of channel section which slide one within the other. The invention address the problem of using such sliding supports in an orientation where the channels of the elongate members open vertically rather than horizontally. The sliding support preferably includes a damping mechanism for resisting relative sliding movement of the elongate members. The sliding support also preferably includes a mechanism for defining one or more intermediate positions between extended and shortened positions of the sliding support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventor: Andrew Neil Craddock
  • Publication number: 20090066207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a telescopic pull-out shelf with at least two runners which are movably guided one on the other so that they can be displaced relative each other in the longitudinal direction. A support on the first runner is resiliently fastened in the direction of movement of the runners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventor: Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Publication number: 20080218046
    Abstract: A drawer slide, having a plurality of slide members and a noise stop damper is provided. The slide members have a first elongate linear member and a second elongate linear member to slide within a channel defined by an interior surface of the first slide member. The first and second slide members each have a first end portion, a second end portion, and the interior surface defining the first and second channels, respectively. Preferably, the interior side edges of the first linear member and the exterior side edges of the immediate linear member further define a first pair of raceways within which a plurality of ball bearings and bearing spacers are alternately disposed to provide a smooth slide motion of the second slide member. The noise damper is a noise-absorbing cushion mounted to the interior surface of the second linear member at the second end portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Frank H. Rechberg
  • Patent number: 7370920
    Abstract: A bearing drawer slide (10) has an inner slide member (16) which is slidably extensible from within an outer slide member (14). Captives bearings (28) have elongate bodies (29) for locating in fixed relation to a rearward end (20) of the inner slide member (16), disposed within the bearing spaces (48) between the inner slide member (16) and the outer slide member (14), with sides (31, 33) of the elongate bodies fitting against bearing races (36, 46) of the outer and inner slide members (14, 16). The captive bearings (28) are moveable with the inner slide member (16) relative to the outer slide member (14), and prevent movement of the rearward end (20) of the inner slide member (16) relative to the outer slide member (14) in directions which are transverse to the directions in which inner slide member (14) extends relative to the outer slide member (16), particularly when the inner slide member (14) is fully retracted within the outer slide member (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Central Industrial Supply Company
    Inventors: Jianhong Wang, Wenming Yang, Alfred E. Barry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7267317
    Abstract: A slide device, comprising first class members having spaces opening to sides formed in the longitudinal directions thereof and second class rail members positioned in the spaces, wherein either of the first and second class rail members movable relative to each other are formed in movable rail members and the other are formed in fixed rail members, the movable rail members are installed at both side parts of slide plates, the slide plates are positioned on brackets parallel with each other, and the movable rail member installed on the slide plate is supported by the fixed rail member installed on the slide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Kato, Kazuyuki Taniguchi, Masamitsu Iwatani, Yoshiyuki Miura
  • Patent number: 7025430
    Abstract: A ball retainer forward locking assembly for preventing movement of a ball retainer with respect to a slide. A first portion of a friction locking mechanism on the slide is removably coupled with a second portion of the friction locking mechanism on the ball retainer. The friction locking mechanism is adapted to provide a removably coupled friction lock between the ball retainer and the slide such that movement of the ball retainer with respect to the slide is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Craig Lauchner
  • Patent number: 6986557
    Abstract: A three-piece slide assembly includes an inner slide segment, an intermediate slide segment and an outer slide segment telescopingly engaged with one another. Desirably, the slide assembly is capable of supporting a 1U or 2U internet server and has a compact cross-sectional area, allowing it to fit within a 1?×?? cross-sectional envelope. Additionally, a single arrangement of upper bearings and a single arrangement of lower bearings desirably support substantially the entire load carried by the slide. Desirably, both the upper and lower bearings are carried by an intermediate slide segment and contact both the inner and outer slide segments when the slide is in a fully closed positioned. The slide assembly desirably includes an automatic sequencing arrangement wherein rotation of the bearings results in the intermediate slide segment extending along with the inner slide segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel John Kellenberger, John Nan-Heng Young, Cesar Cordero Mallari
  • Patent number: 6930886
    Abstract: An electronic component support system includes a vertical support unit having an opening, an electronic component having a chassis positioned within the opening and a securement system. The securement system includes a coupler configured to be releasably coupled to and supported by the vertical support unit prior to being coupled to the chassis and without projecting into the opening, wherein the coupler is coupled to the chassis to secure the chassis against movement in at least one direction relative to the vertical support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard G. Velez, Gregory S. Meyer