Ball Bearing Patents (Class 312/334.17)
  • Patent number: 11889919
    Abstract: A drawer pull-out guide includes a first guide rail and a second guide rail displaceably supported relative to one another. A supporting element is arranged on the first guide rail, and the supporting element is configured to be supported, at least temporarily, on the second guide rail. A position of the supporting element relative to the second guide rail can be adjusted by an adjustment device, and, after adjustment has been made, can be fixed relative to the first guide rail. The at least one supporting element can be adjusted in a height direction, seen in the mounted position of the drawer pull-out guide, by the adjustment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Pascal Berchtold
  • Patent number: 10124706
    Abstract: A guide device which is producible in a simple manner and which enables reliable and stable guidance of two elements moveable relative to each other, the guide device comprises a guide rail and a sliding body which is displaceable in sliding manner on the guide rail along a guide direction, Wherein the sliding body comprises at least one pair of mutually oppositely located sliding surfaces with which the sliding body rests on at least one pair of mutually oppositely located contact surfaces of the guide rail, wherein the sliding body comprises a pressing device with the at least one pair of sliding surfaces of the sliding body is pressable onto the at least one pair of contact surfaces of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Schock Metallwerk GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmermann
  • 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: 8467181
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a portable device includes a casing. A track is disposed on the casing for guiding the portable device to slide. At least one hole is formed on the casing. The fixing mechanism further includes at least one spherical component installed inside the hole on the casing for wedging into a sunken part on the portable device so as to fix the portable device inside the casing. The fixing mechanism further includes a resilient component installed on a side of the casing and the spherical component for providing resilient force to the spherical component so as to push the spherical component to wedge into the sunken part on the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Jo-Chiao Wang, Cheng Tu
  • 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: 8118490
    Abstract: A low profile baseframe is used with a desk or other support to movable support a keyboard or other device. The baseframe has ball races integrally formed along each side. The ball races face one another and contain ball retainers that are sized and shaped to fit within the ball races so that rows of ballbearings in each slide are substantially vertical relative to one another. The ball retainers are made from molded plastic and are folded into a U-shape after being removed from the mold. The baseframe has a slide plate that extends between the two ball races with side edges inserted into the ball retainers. The baseframe is constructed without the use of fastening means. The ball retainers rest in the ball races and the slide plate rests in the ball retainers without welding, bolts or rivets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Compx International Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Jurja
  • Publication number: 20090195131
    Abstract: A self-closing drawer slide system includes first and second slide members and a self-closing mechanism which, in turn, includes a housing coupled to the first slide member, a carriage slidably coupled to the housing, and a spring coupled between the housing and the carriage. The carriage has an engagement area that selectively receives a cam/tab extending from the second slide member. As the drawer is pulled open, the carriage disengages from the cam/tab as it rotates and is locked in place. As the drawer returns, the carriage again engages the cam/tab, unlocks, and is pulled toward a drawer-closed position by the spring. The system may also include an intermediate member, with respective sets of three balls disposed between the intermediate and first and second slide members such that respective centers of the balls define corners of an obtuse triangle. The self-closing mechanism may also include a damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Quinn Chi, Saul Gutnik
  • 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: 6899408
    Abstract: A track device includes an outer track having two stops, a middle track slidably mounted in the outer track, the middle track having two slots that provide a passage to the outer track, and an inner track slidably mounted in the middle track. A resilient member includes an engaging portion securely mounted to the middle track and two legs respectively extending through the slots of the middle track. Each leg has an engaging section. When the middle track and the inner track are pulled outward to an extent that the middle track is pulled outward to a predetermined position, the engaging sections of the legs respectively abut against the stops of the outer track to thereby prevent inward movement of the middle track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6860574
    Abstract: A track device includes a first track, a second track, and a slide-aiding member mounted between the first track and the second track. The first track includes a stop member on a front end thereof. The stop member of the first track and a front end of the slide-aiding member are so configured that the slide-aiding member is retained in place by the stop member of the first track when the second track is removed from the first track. Thus, the second track can be accurately reinserted into the slide-aiding member that is retained in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6848760
    Abstract: A slide has a pair of identical longitudinally extending and profiled rails each having at least one flange forming two longitudinally extending tracks. The rails are interfitted with the tracks of one rail transversely confronting the tracks of the other rails. Respective longitudinally extending rows of balls engaged in the tracks between the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Westfalia Profiltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Thomas, Torsten Müller
  • Publication number: 20040085007
    Abstract: The present invention is a ball linear guide comprising a metallic component, the metallic component comprising a metallic flat plate base, the metallic flat plate base being formed by erecting thereon a pair of plate portions and connecting the pair of plate portions integrally with each other through a first flat plate portion, the pair of plate portions being respectively formed with dovetail grooves which respectively constitute loaded ball grooves; a first synthetic resin component disposed so as to cover the flat plate base in an inserted state of the pair of plate portions into the first synthetic resin component, the first synthetic resin component having one sides which connect to a third flat plate portion to form slits, also having a pair of unloaded ball holes, and further having grooves for forming direction changing U-shaped passages which connect the loaded ball grooves and the unloaded ball holes with each other at both ends; and a pair of second synthetic resin components mounted on the first
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Mitsuo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 6557960
    Abstract: An improved slide out support to be mounted at two sides of a server cabinet for holding and drawing a computer processor in the cabinet includes a front beam slidably engaged with a rear beam. The front and rear beam have respectively a first and a second fastening flange formed and bent at a selected angle at two ends thereof for engaging with the front and rear struts of the cabinet. The front and rear beams also have respectively an engaging member which are engageable with each other at various positions such that the engaged front and rear beam may be extended or shortened to a length desired for mounting to the cabinet of different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Shoei-Yuan Shih
  • Patent number: 6478466
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism comprises a sleeve member, two balls in the sleeve member, and an elastic member biased between the balls for urging each ball to project above either opening of the sleeve member. When the sliding mechanism is mounted on a second member, a reduction of friction and a permanent contact between the first and second members are effected because the second member is slidable with respect to a first member with balls being in elastic contact with the first member. This may reduce friction and maintain a permanent contact when first and second members are relatively moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Sung-Po Chang, Chang-I Cheng
  • Patent number: 6378968
    Abstract: Sliding track assembly, including an outer slide rail, a middle slide rail, an inner slide rail and at least one transmission section disposed on the middle slide rail. The outer slide rail is disposed on a cabinet. The middle slide rail is slidably positioned in the outer slide rail. The inner slide rail is disposed on a drawer and slidably positioned in the middle slide rail. The transmission section is disposed with at least one stop section and transmission member disposed at the stop section. The stop section is disposed at predetermined portion of the middle slide rail, whereby the transmission member can respectively contact with predetermined portions of the outer slide rail and inner slide rail. When the inner slide rail slides, the transmission member simultaneously drives the stop section of the middle slide rail. Therefore, the middle and the outer slide rails and the middle and inner slide rails are synchronously slid relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventor: Kuo-Chan Weng
  • Patent number: 6254210
    Abstract: An improved bearing retainer and a guide block for use with drawer slides having multiple slide members. The bearing retainer comprises a connecting member and upper and lower flanges, with apertures to house bearings, extending from the top and bottom of the connecting member. Extending from the middle portion of the connecting member is an extending member with a protrusion therein. In the alternative runners connecting the upper and lower flanges to the connecting member, have protrusions therein. The protrusion or protrusions lodges into a recess or recesses in a guide block attached to an intermediate or outer slide member as the bearing retainer approaches the guide block during the disconnect activity. The guide block comprises of stops to halt movement of the bearing retainer towards the guide block and to guide an inner slide member to engage the bearing retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Accuride International, INC
    Inventor: Jackie D. Parvin
  • Patent number: 6220683
    Abstract: A sliding track assembly includes an outer rail fixedly mounted inside a desk, an intermediate rail carried on a first sliding bearing and moved in and out of the outer rail, an inner rail carried on a second sliding bearing and moved with a drawer in and out of the intermediate rail, and a stop member installed in the intermediate rail to limit forward movement of the inner rail relative to the intermediate rail, wherein the stop member has two rear retaining frames for holding down the second sliding bearing when disconnecting the inner rail from the intermediate rail, the rear retaining frames each having an upright retaining wall for engagement with opposite side walls of the second sliding bearing, the upright retaining wall of each rear retaining frame having a raised portion adapted for engagement with a recessed portion on the respective side wall of the second sliding bearing, the upright retaining walls of the rear retaining frames being respectively spaced from the upright side walls of the interme
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Yin Da Slide Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Leo Chu