Vertically Adjustable Patents (Class 312/334.4)
  • Patent number: 8528994
    Abstract: A drawer glide assembly for a drawer type dishwasher includes a mounting bracket having a top edge portion, a bottom edge portion and side portions that collectively define first and second opposing surfaces. The mounting bracket also includes a pad member that projects laterally outward from the first surface and a hook member that projects laterally outward from the second surface. The glide assembly further includes a drawer glide unit having a first rail member slidably interconnected with a second rail member through a third rail member. The mounting bracket serves as an interface between a tub of the dishwasher and an outer housing. That is, the mounting bracket is supported upon the outer housing by the hook member and the glide assembly is secured to both the tub and the first surface. In this fashion, the tub can be readily shifted into and out from the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Simmons, Thomas J. Wuestefeld
  • Patent number: 8469470
    Abstract: A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having one or more storage shelves for the reception of refrigerated goods and/or frozen goods is provided. The unit has one or more extension arrangements which are connected to the storage shelves and by means of which the storage shelves can be pulled out of and pushed into the appliance, wherein the extension arrangements are releasably connected to the storage shelves and/or wherein the extension arrangements are releasably connected to the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Hecht, Monika Albinger
  • Patent number: 8437123
    Abstract: A server cabinet includes a cabinet, a first slide rail, and a second slide rail. The cabinet includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, two sidewalls, and two doors. The first slide rail is mounted on an inner surface of one of the sidewalls. The first slide rail has a first end and an opposite second end. The first slide rail defines a first slide groove. The first end is adjacent to the doors, and the second end is close to the rear wall. The second slide rail has a first and a second connection ends. The second slide rail defines a second slide groove. The first connection end is rotatably coupled to the first end so that the second slide rail is capable of rotating relative to the first slide rail to a position where the second slide rail aligns with the first slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8427823
    Abstract: In a mounting device for disk drive, two HDDs are retained in an outer case that forms the mounting device, and an inner case with guiding grooves each including an oblique groove and a parallel groove formed thereon is provided. When the inner case is extracted, the HDD on the front side is caused to ascend in the vertical direction to a position where the HDD on the front side does not obstruct the extraction of the HDD on the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Satoru Yamada
  • Patent number: 8400765
    Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis, one or more hard disk drives coupled to the chassis, and one or more air passages under at least one of the hard disk drives. The air passages include one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets. The inlets direct at least a portion of the air downwardly into the passages. The passages allow air to move from the air inlets to the air outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter G. Ross
  • Patent number: 8371454
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for a rack is provided. The rack has a plurality of holes. The bracket assembly includes a bracket having multiple bracket holes, a base securely connected to the bracket, and a fastening member pivotally connected to the bracket. The base includes multiple connection members corresponding to the bracket holes. The fastening member includes a resilient leg and a fastening arm. The fastening arm has at least one fastening portion. One of the connection members is inserted into one of the holes of the rack. The fastening portion of the fastening arm is hooked to the rack so as to connect the bracket to the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Ching Chen, Shun Ho Yang, Chien Li Huang, Chun Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8336973
    Abstract: A flush-mounted guiding arrangement adjustably mounts furniture parts that are extractably and insertably mounted inside a furniture carcass by means of a pair of extensible guides encompassing one respective guide rail. The sliding rail is longitudinally guided on the guide rail and can be placed in the lateral edge region on the bottom face of the extractable furniture part. An adjusting fixture grips the bottom of the furniture part that is to be mounted and in the forward end area of the sliding rail. The adjusting fixture has a mechanism for adjusting the position of a sliding rail relative to the extractable furniture part in the direction of at least one axis of a Cartesian coordinate system formed by three coordinate axes that run substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Alfit AG
    Inventor: Horst Berger
  • Patent number: 8328300
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a slide rail to a rack post defining a number of through holes. The mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a clipping member. The mounting bracket includes a sliding portion slidably engaged with the slide rail and an end plate perpendicularly extending from a front end of the sliding portion. Two inserting pins extend from the end plate through corresponding through holes of the rack post. The clipping member includes a first end fixed to the mounting bracket, and a second end approaching the end plate. A tab protrudes from the clipping member and is adjacent to the second end of the clipping member. The second end or the tab of the clipping member abuts against a side of rack post opposite to the end plate to avoid the inserting pins to disengage from the corresponding through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Ming Yu, Ze-Hong Chen, Guang-Hua Gu
  • Patent number: 8322668
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a slide rail includes a post, a mounting bracket, a fixing plate, and two fasteners. The post longitudinally defines two positioning holes. The mounting bracket is capable of being connected to an end of the slide rail. An end plate is formed on an end of the mounting bracket, and two through holes are defined in the end plate. The fixing plate defines two fixing holes. The fasteners are respectively extended through the positioning holes of the post and the through holes of the end plate, and engaged in the fixing holes of the fixing plate, to allow the fixing plate to be locked to the post. The mounting bracket is transversely slidably coupled to the post and the fixing plate via the two fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Tang, Shu-Chen Lin, Hsueh-Chin Lu, Hung-Ting Su
  • Patent number: 8317279
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a rack, two connecting arms, a case and two guideways. The connecting arms are mounted on opposite sides of the rack, spaced from and facing each other. The case includes a supporting housing and a cover. The supporting housing is sandwiched between the connecting arms, and secured on the connecting arms. Two tracks are formed on the lateral sides of the supporting housing. The cover are formed with two spaced slideways. The cover covers the supporting housing; and two slideways enclose the two tracks and are slidable along the tracks. The guideways are mounted on the connecting arms, respectively. The slideways of the cover slide along the tracks oriented toward the guideways, and engage with the guideways to make the cover slide away from the supporting housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Wei Qiu
  • Publication number: 20120291825
    Abstract: A dish rack is supported for vertical movement relative to a dishwasher tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually shifting the dish rack to cause a camming unit of a latching mechanism to cooperate with a follower in establishing at least a lowered position and a raised position for the rack. The camming unit includes a plurality of camming surfaces and ramps establishing multiple tiers upon which the follower is guided while being biased by a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HARSHAL J. BHAJAK, GERALD J. MCNERNEY, MIHIR PONKSHE, AMIT K. SHARMA
  • Patent number: 8292382
    Abstract: A rail set assembly includes following elements. A retainer is capable of being fixed to a frame by a bending portion thereof and thus to provide a supporting force to the rail. The retainer further has a positioning locking hole. An engaging unit has a plurality of through holes and bending sides on each of a long upper side and a long lower side. The engaging unit can further retain the retainer in a certain position. A sliding track has a front fixing unit, a rear post, a long slot at a central part thereof. The sliding track further has a bending portion on each of an upper and a lower side of the track, and the sliding track is parallel and slidable along the engaging unit. An embedding unit has a guide block and a positioning block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Lif J. K. Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Tsun Cheng
  • Patent number: 8262041
    Abstract: A device is configured to be secured within an equipment rack of the type having two spaced-apart mounting flanges, with each flange having a plurality of openings formed therein spaced-apart from one another a predetermined distance. The device includes an elongated body having two, opposite ends and two attachment configurations, one for each end of the elongated body. Each attachment configuration has at least one retention element to be inserted within the openings of the mounting flanges. At least one attachment configuration has a plunger pin configured to retain the device to the mounting rails. The attachment configuration is constructed and arranged to facilitate tool-less installation and removal of the device with the mounting rails. Other embodiments of the device and a method of securing the device to an equipment rack are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph H. Bergesch
  • Patent number: 8231188
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, an engaging member and a resilient member. The first rail includes an extension wall and the second rail is slidably connected to the first rail, and has a passage. The engaging member is pivotably connected to the second rail, and has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a stop. The resilient member is connected between the second end of the engaging member and the second rail so as to provide a resilient force to the engaging member so that the stop of the first end of the engaging member is inserted into the passage of the second rail by the resilient force from the resilient member. The stop is longitudinally located corresponding to the extension wall of the first rail. When the second rail is slid to a pre-set position relative to the first rail, the stop of the engaging member contacts the extension wall of the first rail to form a stop point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Wei-Cheng Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8226181
    Abstract: A slide rail structure is provided. The slide rail structure is disposed between a computer case and a rack, and includes a first slide rail and a second slide rail. The first slide rail is fixed to the rack. The second slide rail has a first end, a second end and a carrying part. The second slide rail is fixed to the rack via the first end, and is connected to the first slide rail via the second end. The carrying part contacts a bottom plate of the computer case for sliding the computer case on the carrying part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Lian-Chang Du, Shou-Jen Yang
  • Patent number: 8220884
    Abstract: Device for adjustable mounting of the rear end of runners (18) of pull-out guides on the inner end region, facing away from the front panel, of drawers (10) or other furniture components withdrawably mounted in the carcass of a piece of furniture, with a mounting element (22) which is disposed so as to be adjustable in height on the rear end of the runner (18) and which can be brought into sliding engagement with a receiving arrangement provided on the rear of the drawer (18) by relative displacement of the drawer on the runner in the longitudinal direction of the runner. The mounting element (22) is disposed on a lever arm which is mounted on the runner so as to be pivotable in a vertical plane about an axis (A) extending horizontally at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the runner (18), and a height adjusting mechanism is provided which acts on the one hand on the lever arm and on the other hand on the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Alfit AG
    Inventor: Horst Berger
  • Publication number: 20120176015
    Abstract: A device for adjusting height of a drawer is disposed on the drawer and a rear portion of a guide rail. The device includes a base, a supporting seat, an adjusting member, a screw rod and a connecting member. A first end of the base is connected to the guide rail and the supporting seat is mounted on the second end of the base. The screw rod is connected to the adjusting member and extends through the supporting seat. The screw rod is also connected to the guide rail. The connecting member is connected to the drawer and has a pin. When the drawer is mounted on the guide rail, the pin is connected to the supporting seat. When the adjusting member is rotated, the supporting seat and the connecting member are movable, so that the height of the drawer relative to the guide rail can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HSIU-CHIANG LIANG, KEN-CHING CHEN, CHUN-CHIANG WANG
  • Publication number: 20120146474
    Abstract: A positioning base for locating a household appliance in a cabinet is provided. The base has a main body for attaching to a support area of the cabinet; an elevated section attached to the main body, an upper surface of the elevated section being located above the main body; and a plurality of adjustable levelers attached to the upper surface. Each adjustable leveler has a head for supporting the household appliance, and an adjustment portion fixed to the head and movable relative to the upper surface of the elevated section such that movement of the adjustment portion moves the head vertically relative to the upper surface of the elevated section. The head of each of the adjustable levelers provides a resting point for a support point on the household appliance, and each adjustable leveler is adjustable independently of each of the other adjustable levelers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventor: James O'Neal Taylor
  • Patent number: 8162417
    Abstract: A modular UPS system is provided wherein UPS systems may be constructed using a number of different frame components. In one example, a core UPS frame is provided that can accept different combinations of power and battery modules, and an extension frame is provided that can be combined with the core frame to provide a larger UPS system. According to one example, both the core and extension frame types may be used in either a standalone or rack-mounted configuration. Another aspect relates to packaging of UPS components such that the UPS frame need not include serviceable items. In another aspect, a rail system is provided that allows for easier installation of heavy components into rack-mount systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: James Briggs, David Schuttler, Srdan Mutabdzija, Michael Falcinelli
  • Patent number: 8152249
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a flip rail in a rack mount are disclosed herein. A flip rail apparatus for allowing full width electronic equipment to be slide mounted in a rack mount case includes a rack mount frame coupled to a rack mount case. The rack mount frame is configured to hold standard rack mountable electronic equipment. The frame has a first front vertical rail and a second front vertical rail. The first vertical flip rail is attached to the first vertical rail and the second vertical flip rail is attached to the second vertical rail. The first and second vertical flip rails selectively rotate outward away from the electronic equipment in order to allow electronic equipment to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Enviornmental Container Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis M. Becklin
  • Patent number: 8132874
    Abstract: A storage rack for supporting a server chassis in a storage cabinet. The storage rack includes vertical supports and outer rails attached to the vertical supports. The storage rack includes first and second middle rails supported by the first and second outer rails such that the middle rails may slide upon the outer rails. First and second inner rails slidably engage with the first and second outer rails and are typically attached the sides of the chassis. The storage rack further includes first and second magnetic guide assemblies that are each attached to an exposed end of one of the first and second inner rails. Each of the magnetic guide assemblies includes first and second magnetic alignment elements extending outward an alignment distance from the exposed end of the corresponding one of the inner rails such that magnetic forces assist both in initial alignment and in engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett C. Ong, Timothy W. Olesiewicz, Frank M. Miyahira
  • Patent number: 8083298
    Abstract: A rail system for supporting one or more information handling systems in both a four-post rack and a two-post rack includes a bracket support member, first and second toolless connection brackets coupled to the bracket support member, and first and second tooled connection brackets coupled to the bracket support member. The toolless connection brackets are configured to couple to first and second posts, respectively, of a four-post rack in a four-post toolless configuration. The tooled connection brackets are configured to couple to opposite sides of a post of a two-post rack in either a two-post flush-mounted or two-post center-mounted configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Henderson, Riyad Moe, Edmond I. Bailey
  • Patent number: 8079654
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is for mounting a slide rail to a support of an electronic equipment cabinet. The mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket slidably engaging with the slide rail, a locking member attached to the mounting bracket, and a supporting member movably located between the locking member and the mounting bracket. A post extends from the mounting bracket configured for being received in a through hole of the support of the cabinet. The locking member includes a resisting portion, which is capable of being urged to engage with the support by the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Ming Yu, Hai-Chen Zhou
  • Patent number: 8052234
    Abstract: A slide adjusting device for a drawer includes a first rail member having a first opening; a fixture secured to the first rail member; a supporting member including a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and a guiding portion, the connecting portion being connected to the fixture, the supporting portion corresponding in position to the first opening, the guiding portion comprising a guiding surface, the fixture or the supporting member being provided with a plurality of first engaging portions; an adjusting member including an adjusting portion and a connecting rod driven by the adjusting portion, the connecting rod being provided with a plurality of second engaging portions. When the adjusting portion is turned, the second engaging portions will be driven to move and mesh with the first engaging portions and the supporting portion will move in relation to the first opening with the connecting portion as a fulcrum to hold against the bottom of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8033621
    Abstract: A pair of ultrathin slide rails capable of rapid installation and removal are disclosed. The slide rails are specially configured to provide an ultrathin three-section slide rail mechanism. Switchable auxiliary pins are inserted into threaded holes formed in bent sections at both ends of each slide rail, allowing the slide rails to be rapidly positioned in positioning holes of slide rail posts of a chassis and secured in place by fastening screws. The fastening screws are replaceable by resilient fasteners provided on the bent sections at both ends of each slide rail so that the slide rails can be rapidly installed and removed by virtue of the resilient fasteners and the auxiliary pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ablecom Technology Incorporation
    Inventor: Chien-Fa Liang
  • Patent number: 7988246
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a slide rail to a fixed structure includes a mounting bracket fixed to the slide rail, an actuating member slidably attached to the mounting bracket, at least one blocking member extending from the actuating member, a locking member deformably attached to the mounting bracket, and a resilient member connecting between the mounting bracket and the actuating member. The actuating member is slidable between a first position to maintain securing of the mounting bracket to the support, and a second position to allow release the mounting bracket from the support. The locking member comprises at least one first abutting end releasably abutting the blocking member to maintain the actuating member in the first position, and at least one second abutting end releasably abutting the blocking member to maintain the actuating member in the second position. The resilient member biases the actuating member to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Ming Yu, Hai-Chen Zhou
  • Patent number: 7950753
    Abstract: A tool-free rapid assembly/disassembly slide rail device is characterized in that each of a front slide rail and a rear slide rail has an end inserted by rectangular or circular flange positioning blocks of a positioning element and is detachably assembled with a resilient retaining element, wherein the positioning element is retained by the resilient retaining element to allow rapid assembly and disassembly of the slide rail device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Ablecom Technology Incorporation
    Inventor: Chien-Fa Liang
  • Patent number: 7934607
    Abstract: A system and method are described for a variable mount arm assembly for installing support structures within different types of rack systems. Embodiments of the invention disclose a rack system support member comprising a rotatable bracket having first and second mounting interfaces on first and second mounting faces of the bracket. The rotatable bracket can be secured in a first position to mount the support member in a rack system that uses the first mounting interface. The bracket can be released from the first position and rotated to a second position to mount the support member in a rack system that employs the second mounting interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Henderson, Robert B. Brownell, Jr., Lawrence E. Davis, Jeffrey E. Neaves, Lesley Ribble
  • Patent number: 7878468
    Abstract: A slide bracket includes a main body having an end plate and at least one hanging block. The end plate is provided with a locating holder and a corresponding opening. The locating holder contains a chamber containing a spring. The hanging block has a first post and a second post, and is disposed into the chamber to hold against the spring to expand in relation to the opening and the chamber so to allow the first and second posts penetrating through the opening of the end plate for securing the bracket to a support without relying upon tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Huang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20100283365
    Abstract: A stabilizing assembly includes a retaining device settled between a drawable carrier and a cabinet body for preventing the drawable carrier from swinging in sliding. The retaining device includes two rails fixed to two opposite laterals of the drawable carrier. Each of the rails has a rack. Two gears engaging with the racks are connected by a rod and rotate simultaneously. Two bushes at two ends of the rod are received in supporting seats that are fixed on the cabinet body or the drawable carrier and allowed to shift vertically. Two stop portions, as a stop unit, each extending from the rail toward a side of the rod opposite to another side of the rod facing the rack on the rail are closely adjacent to the retained portions so that the bushes are retained and stopped by the stop unit, and disengagement between the racks and the gears is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Tsung Yao Chen
  • Patent number: 7798581
    Abstract: A fast detachable slide bracket includes a frame, a resilient latching member, and a linkage. A folded plate having a through hole is disposed at one end of the frame. The resilient latching member has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The section between the first end and the second end is pivotally connected to the frame. The first end is relatively disposed to and separated from the folded plate for a proper range. The linkage has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end of the linkage penetrates the through hold of the folded plate of the frame and the second end of the linkage links the latching member to raise the second end of the latching member thus to move the first end of the latching member to release the bracket from a support temporarily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Wei-Sheng Wang, I-Ming Tseng, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7798582
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for fixing a slide rail to a first column and a second column includes a first fixing member, a release member, and a second fixing member. The slide rail includes a flange formed perpendicularly at a first end of the slide rail. The first fixing member attached to and slid along the first end of the slide rail includes a tab. The tab and the flange sandwich the first column. The release member attached to and slid along to the slide rail includes a latching hook formed at a first end to engage with the first fixing member, a mounting tab extending from the release member adjacent to a second end, and an opening adjacent to the mounting tab. The second fixing member attached to the second end of the release member includes a fixing tab. The tab and the mounting tab sandwich the second column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mo-Ming Yu, Hai-Chen Zhou
  • Patent number: 7780253
    Abstract: A sliding rail assembly support frame and server frame mounting arrangement includes two server frames provided at front and rear sides inside a server, two support frames each having a flat frame base respectively affixed to front and rear ends of the outer rail of a sliding rail assembly and a mounting flange perpendicularly extended from one end of the flat frame base and a plurality of cylindrical mounting members provided at the mounting flange and selectively inserted through mounting holes on the server frames, and two clamping plates respectively clamped on the mounting members to secure the support frames to the server frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: GSlide Corporation
    Inventor: Chun-Min Lu
  • Patent number: 7755904
    Abstract: A sliding flat panel display and keyboard module for monitoring and controlling server computers on a server rack is described. The sliding flat panel display and keyboard module has an L-shaped supporting frame, a vertical sliding rail, a horizontal sliding rail, a flat panel display, and a keyboard. The vertical sliding rail and the horizontal sliding rail are respectively disposed on a vertical surface and a horizontal surface of the L-shaped supporting frame. The flat panel display couples to the vertical sliding rail and the keyboard couples to the horizontal sliding rail, so that the flat panel display and the keyboard are able to slide on the L-shaped supporting frame horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sui-An Wu, You-Lin Shih
  • Patent number: 7744177
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is configured for mounting a slide rail to a bracket. The bracket includes a flange with a plurality of mounting holes defined therein. A plurality of mounting rods is arranged on the slide rail for engaging in the corresponding mounting holes of the flange. The mounting apparatus includes a resisting member fixed to the slide rail, and an operating member pivotably attached to the resisting member. The resisting member includes a resisting portion configured for engaging with the flange. The operating member is capable of urging the resisting portion of the resisting member away from the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Mo-Ming Yu, Ke Tang
  • Patent number: 7740329
    Abstract: A server rack assembly for supporting a receiving bracket accommodating a plurality of electronic components, includes a base, a pair of rails mounted on the base, and at least one pair of securing brackets. The base spacedly protrudes two pairs of opposite stands. At lease one first positioning hole is defined in each stand. Each rail spans between the respective stands and is mounted thereon. One of the securing brackets is securely mounted on a rear end of one of the rails, and the other securing bracket is slidably attached to a front end of the rail. Each securing bracket protrudes at least one positioning member for inserting in the at least one first positioning hole. A sliding member attached to each securing bracket elastically abuts against one corresponding stand for preventing the positioning member being disengaged from the positioning hole of the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai-Hung Hsiung, Zhao-Guo Wen, Jie Li, Li-Hui Gao
  • Patent number: 7699279
    Abstract: A slide bracket includes a main body having an end plate and at least one hanging block. The end plate is provided with a locating holder and a corresponding opening. The locating holder contains a chamber containing a spring. The hanging block has a first post and a second post, and is disposed into the chamber to hold against the spring to expand in relation to the opening and the chamber so to allow the first and second posts penetrating through the opening of the end plate for securing the bracket to a support without relying upon tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Huang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7695080
    Abstract: A securing device for a drawer slide includes a base, a pressing element and a first elastic element. The pressing element is slidably connected to the base. The pressing member has a releasing block. The first elastic element is disposed in the pressing element. When the pressing element is pressed, the releasing block is partially inserted into the base. When the pressing force against the releasing block is released, the pressing element restores its original state. The base is provided with a fixing plate for mounting the base to a drawer. A holding element is provided in a drawer slide to facilitate engagement of the base. By pressing the pressing element, the engagement of the holding element is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7641297
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a rack mountable to a computer cabinet without using a tool, and the rack includes a slide module and a latch element, and the slide module includes an adjusting element and a latch element. The latch element includes at least one hook extended horizontally and at least one protruding pillar proximate to the hook. During installation, the hook is latched into a positioning hole of the computer cabinet, and a turning member of the latch element is turned to extend the protruding pillar deep into the positioning hole, so that the hook will not be separated from the positioning hole when the protruding pillar is pressed. On the other hand, users simply need to return the turning member to its original position to separate the protruding pillar from the positioning hole, so as to disassemble the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7625051
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting bracket is provided which includes an adjuster passing through an aperture of the bracket. The adjuster is moveable within the aperture, allowing an adjustment between the bracket and a cabinet member or a drawer member to which the adjuster is secured. Once properly adjusted, the bracket, which is coupled to a drawer slide or drawer panel, can be secured to the cabinet member or drawer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Accuride International, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Kim
  • Publication number: 20090236959
    Abstract: A slide adjusting device for a drawer includes a first rail member having a first opening; a fixture secured to the first rail member; a supporting member including a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and a guiding portion, the connecting portion being connected to the fixture, the supporting portion corresponding in position to the first opening, the guiding portion comprising a guiding surface, the fixture or the supporting member being provided with a plurality of first engaging portions; an adjusting member including an adjusting portion and a connecting rod driven by the adjusting portion, the connecting rod being provided with a plurality of second engaging portions. When the adjusting portion is turned, the second engaging portions will be driven to move and mesh with the first engaging portions and the supporting portion will move in relation to the first opening with the connecting portion as a fulcrum to hold against the bottom of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20090167128
    Abstract: Device for adjustable mounting of the rear end of runners (18) of pull-out guides on the inner end region, facing away from the front panel, of drawers (10) or other furniture components withdrawably mounted in the carcass of a piece of furniture, with a mounting element (22) which is disposed so as to be adjustable in height on the rear end of the runner (18) and which can be brought into sliding engagement with a receiving arrangement provided on the rear of the drawer (18) by relative displacement of the drawer on the runner in the longitudinal direction of the runner. The mounting element (22) is disposed on a lever arm which is mounted on the runner so as to be pivotable in a vertical plane about an axis (A) extending horizontally at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the runner (18), and a height adjusting mechanism is provided which acts on the one hand on the lever arm and on the other hand on the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ALFIT AG
    Inventor: Horst Berger
  • Patent number: 7552899
    Abstract: A slide bracket allowing front access for dismounting includes an end plate disposed to the bracket, suspension blocks disposed on the end plate, and a retaining member provided on the bracket. The end plate has a front part and a rear part opposite to each other. The retaining member has a locating end facing in the direction of the rear part of the end plate to execute resilient motion. A limiting member is provided at the rear part of the end plate. A slot is disposed in the front part of the end plate to connect through the locating end of the retaining member. A releasing member passes through the slot to execute trigger operation against the locating end of the retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Huang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7418967
    Abstract: A dishwasher including an improved rack adjustment system is provided. The dishwasher includes a chamber for washing dishes, guide rails at opposite inside walls of the chamber, and a rack that moves along the guide rails into and Out of the chamber for holding dishes. A supporter may be provided at opposite sides of the rack for guiding an up/down movement of the rack along the guide rail, with a locker provided on an outside surface of the supporter for holding the rack in position. A handle may be provided on the outside surface of the supporter to swing in up/down directions to a force to the locker and adjust the rack downward, thereby permitting easy adjustment of rack height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20080180009
    Abstract: A rack slide panel for use in a storage cabinet including a planar wall, and first and second side walls extending from the planar wall substantially perpendicular to the planar wall. First and second end walls extend from the first and second side walls. The first and second end walls are substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls. A plurality of notches are formed in the planar wall, which include a first set of notches and a second set of notches, wherein the first set of notches has a different configuration than the second set of notches to receive drawer rails for supporting a drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Bernard J. Golias, Gary W. James
  • Patent number: 7405926
    Abstract: A sliding flat panel display and keyboard module for monitoring and controlling server computers on a server rack is described. The sliding flat panel display and keyboard module has an L-shaped supporting frame, a vertical sliding rail, a horizontal sliding rail, a flat panel display, and a keyboard. The vertical sliding rail and the horizontal sliding rail are respectively disposed on a vertical surface and a horizontal surface of the L-shaped supporting frame. The flat panel display couples to the vertical sliding rail and the keyboard couples to the horizontal sliding rail, so that the flat panel display and the keyboard are able to slide on the L-shaped supporting frame horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sui-An Wu, You-Lin Shih
  • Publication number: 20080150408
    Abstract: A drawer Buffer includes: the base, cylinder and plate with the guide rod projected in the front end; the cylinder of which is fixed in the base and there is a projecting column on the front end of its piston rod; in the middle of the guide rod, there is a sliding chute for the move of piston rod; in the outer side of the guide rod, there is a guideway to coordinate with the projecting column, the front end of the guideway is linked with a positioning slot; on the plate, there is the guiding slot for traction and pushing the projecting column into the positioning slot; the section shape of the mentioned cylinder sleeve and piston rod of the cylinder is similar to the ellipse, the tail of the cylinder sleeve is linked with the head of piston rod via the spring. The buffer can be used with a drawer slide rail for drawer moving reposefully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Yin-Wang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080129168
    Abstract: A rack support system for a lower rack in a dishwasher is provided for a dishwasher having a wash chamber within a tub. The rack support system includes a frame configured to support the lower rack. A linkage system couples the frame to a side wall of the tub such that the lower rack is movable between a retracted position within the wash chamber and an extended position wherein the lower rack extends from the wash chamber. The lower rack is movable within a range between a lowered position and an elevated position with the lower rack extended from the wash chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Banta, Derek Watkins, Ronald Tarr, Martin Mitchell Zentner, Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi, Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode
  • Patent number: 7357362
    Abstract: A bracket positioning structure for a slide includes a bracket having an end plate at one end and a fastening seat close to the end plate. The fastening seat is pivotally connected with a connecting element. The connecting element comprises an arm having at least one tooth and an end piece urged by an elastic element to swing to an angle and to return to its original position. When studs on the end plate of the bracket are inserted into holes of a support, the arm of the connecting element swings to one side with the tooth sliding along the edge of the support. The tooth hooks the support and is secured thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Ho Yang, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7331644
    Abstract: A self-closing drawer slide assembly for installation between a drawer and the interior of a cabinet is disclosed in conjunction with a compatible mounting socket for mounting the rear of the cabinet member to the rear wall of the cabinet. The socket telescopically accepts the declining rear portion of the cabinet member and is telescopically adjustable to suit a range of variations in the length of the drawer slide or the length of the cabinet. The socket also has a range of lateral adjustment which is transferable into lateral adjustment for the drawer slides assembly once installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Jeffrey Lowe