At Bottom Corner Patents (Class 312/334.6)
  • Patent number: 11849840
    Abstract: A drawer has a device for securing a movable rail of a pullout guide on the drawer, and a support arranged on a side panel, on which a U-shaped holder is provided. The movable rail is insertable with a front end section into the U-shaped holder and the movable rail is lockable on the support and/or holder via at least one catch, which engages through at least one opening on the movable rail, wherein the drawer has a front panel. A method for installing a drawer on a movable rail of a pullout guide uses the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Waldemar Petker
  • Patent number: 11444438
    Abstract: A switch cabinet frame rack with multiple profile struts and a rectangular base frame, the underside of which is an outer side of the switch cabinet frame rack, which has at least one through-opening, wherein the through-opening is closed by a skid which is detachable mounted on the outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Timo Schindler, Wolfgang Reuter, Thomas Klaner
  • Patent number: 11096488
    Abstract: A three-section linkage drawer slides apparatus, includes an upper rail, a middle rail, a fixed rail, an upper linkage rack, and a lower linkage rack, wherein the middle rail is slidably connected to the fixed rail through the lower linkage rack, the upper rail is slidably connected to the middle rail through the upper linkage rack, the upper linkage rack and the lower linkage rack are of separate structures, the upper linkage rack is mounted between the middle rail and the upper rail after being assembled, and the lower linkage rack is mounted between the fixed rail and the middle rail after being assembled. The upper linkage rack and the lower linkage rack are configured as separate structures, the manufacturing process can thus be simplified, so the manufacturing cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Foshan Aodeli Metal Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuliang Zhan
  • Patent number: 10806045
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly for electronic equipment using a housing and a sled. The sled is a combination of a bracket with a skid, the skid preferably of a low friction material, where the sled slides into the housing in order to complete the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Heathkit Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Cromarty, Jacob H. Neugass, Jasen Levoy
  • Patent number: 10349742
    Abstract: A slide rail mechanism includes a slide rail and a reinforcing structure. The slide rail includes a first section and a second section. The second section is bent relative to the first section. The reinforcing structure is arranged at the slide rail. The reinforcing structure includes a first part and a second part. The second part is bent relative to the first part. The first part and the second part are respectively attached to the first section and the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Yao-Tsung Chen, Chien-Li Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10165858
    Abstract: A multi-rail concealed slide rail structure includes an outer rail, a first ball retainer, a middle rail, a pair of second ball retainers, and an inner rail. One side of the outer rail is bent inward to form a first track for the first ball retainer to slide thereon. Two side edges of the middle rail are bent in the same direction to form second tracks, respectively. The middle rail is fitted on the first ball retainer, such that the first ball retainer leans against one of the second tracks. The pair of second ball retainers is movably fitted on the middle rail. One side edge of the inner rail is bent inward to form a third track corresponding to the second tracks. The inner rail is fitted on the pair of second ball retainers. Two parallel tracks are provided between the inner rail and the middle rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Martas Precision Slide Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 9694602
    Abstract: Provided is an elongated housing which allows easy maintenance without being separated from the device body. The elongated housing, which is accommodated in a device body so that a lengthwise direction thereof becomes a first direction, includes a plurality of first rollers and a plurality of second rollers disposed on a first surface of the elongated housing to be arranged in a row along the first direction; and a plurality of third rollers and a plurality of fourth rollers disposed on a second surface of the elongated housing to be arranged in a row along the first direction, wherein the elongated housing is movably supported between a first state of being accommodated in the device body and a second state of being drawn from the device body in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9596932
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for a drawer includes a body rail that is to be attached to a furniture body, a drawer rail that is to be attached to the drawer, and a central rail that is movably mounted between the body rail and the drawer rail. At least one carriage having at least one rolling element is mounted in a movable manner between the central rail and the drawer rail. The at least one rolling element runs on at least one support profile of the central rail, and the at least one support profile is arranged as a separate component on the central rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Greussing
  • Patent number: 9565939
    Abstract: An undermount slide assembly includes an outer slide segment, an intermediate slide segment and an inner slide segment. The outer slide segment has a web, a first flange and a second flange. The web defines an upper surface that is mountable to a first object. The intermediate slide segment has a web, a first flange and a second flange. The web is received within a space defined between the first and second flanges of the outer slide segment. At least portions of the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment extend below the first and second flanges of the outer slide segment. The web and the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment define a space therebetween. An inner slide segment is received within the space defined between the web and the first and second flanges of the intermediate slide segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Patty J. Brock, Gaetano G. Galletti
  • Patent number: 9144307
    Abstract: A concealed slide module is formed by installing an inner plate, at least one first ball plate, a middle plate, at least one second ball plate and an outer plate sequentially and installed between a bottom side of a drawer and a cupboard. The middle plate covers the exterior of the first ball plate and has an inner sidewall facing the inner plate and having a roof portion protruded horizontally outward from the top side of the middle plate, and a sliding section bent inwardly from a lower edge of the sidewall, and the sliding section is parallel to the platform, and a guide wheel is protruded from an outer sidewall at an end of the middle plate, and the middle plate slides with respect to the inner plate through the first ball plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sun Chain Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bi-Sha Chen
  • Publication number: 20150097474
    Abstract: A bracket which attaches to a pilaster is disclosed. The bracket itself is useful for holding shelves in a cabinet. The bracket is most useful when more than two are combined in conjunction with a rail or similar track and used to support a drawer or movable shelf. A dowel or peg on the bracket is inserted into a hole on a pilaster and the bracket rests against the pilaster, held in place by gravity and friction. A drawer rail or similar structure may connect two or more brackets so that a drawer or shelf is supported by the rail. The design of the brackets reduces the time and effort associated with placing such brackets and supports in cabinets and other structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: FoxBlox, LLC
    Inventor: Arlin Fox
  • Patent number: 8919711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detachably coupling a drawer to an extendable rail of a pullout guide, comprising an adjusting apparatus by means of which a position of a drawer connected to the rail can be adjusted in the lateral direction relative to the rail, wherein the device has a fastening part that can be fastened to the drawer and a coupling part that can be coupled to the rail, wherein the coupling part can be detachably coupled to the rail, and wherein the position of the fastening part and the coupling part relative to each other can be adjusted by the adjusting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Holzer, Kurt Haemmerle
  • Patent number: 8888202
    Abstract: A pull-out mechanism for mounting a drawer in a drawer cavity of a piece of furniture. The mechanism may include an upper pull-out rail with a substantially U-shaped cross-section affixed to the drawer and may optionally include a lower rail with a substantially U-shaped cross-section affixed to a wall in a drawer cavity. The mechanism may also have an intermediate rail, which is disposed between the upper rail and the lower rail, or alternatively may support the upper rail while attaching to the wall. One or more bearing holders provided with at least one ball bearing and a plurality of rollers or wheels supports the upper rail and optional lower rail in a mounted relationship with the intermediate rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
    Inventor: Tobias Johansson
  • Patent number: 8876231
    Abstract: An adapter kit of a slide module includes a fixing rack and an external frame coupled with an inner rail and an outer rail respectively and is installed between a drawer and a cabinet. First and second side boards are disposed on both sides of the fixing rack respectively, and the second side board has at least one folded portion and at least one level difference portion. First and second bent portions corresponding to the first and second side boards are disposed on both sides of the external frame respectively, thus the first bent portion and the folded portion can be latched with each other, and an inner surface of the second bent portion abuts the level difference portion to form two support structures to enhance the strength. The adapter kit can be used with various slide modules to provide a hidden slide design and lower the development cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Martas Precision Slide Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 8777340
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers includes a body rail to be fastened to a furniture body and at least one pull-out rail that can be moved relative to the body rail. The guide also includes an adjustment device by which a position of a drawer that is connected or can be connected to the pull-out rail can be adjusted. The adjustment device includes at least one retaining pin that can be inserted in a provided borehole of the drawer and a bearing part mounted on the pull-out rail. The bearing part is arranged at the rear end of the pull-out rail and extends at a distance to an upper side of the pull-out rail in a substantially horizontal direction in the longitudinal direction of the pull-out rail, wherein the bearing part is mounted adjustably inside the retaining pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Greussing
  • Patent number: 8764136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling device for detachably connecting a drawer to a movable rail of a drawer pull-out guide. The coupling device includes at least one movably mounted coupling part for detachably connecting the coupling device to the movable rail of the drawer pull-out guide. The coupling device includes an adapter device, so that the height position of the coupling part relative to the draw bottom can be adjusted. The adapter device includes a bearing part to be fastened to the drawer, and an adjustment part is connected to the coupling part. The adjustment part is adjustably supported in a direction substantially at a right angle to the drawer bottom in order to adjust the height position of the coupling part relative to the bearing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Simon Grabherr
  • Publication number: 20140167588
    Abstract: Provided is a rail having a simple structure and capable of stably supporting a load caused by a drawer and accommodated matters. The rail has a structure having a resistance against a torsional load that twists the rail in a central direction of the drawer and configured to prevent interference between components of the rail even when the torsional load occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: SEGOS CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Sik Park, Dong hee Lee, Hyun ho Cha
  • Patent number: 8690270
    Abstract: A rolling body of a moving carriage cage for drawer guides has an internal core part and a separate casing part surrounding the core part. The core part is preferably composed of a first plastic, and the casing part is preferably composed of a second plastic. The plastics of the core part and of the casing part have different indentation hardnesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Hämmerle, Albert Bösch
  • Patent number: 8678529
    Abstract: The drawer rail assembly is belonging to the field of furniture. This invention includes fixed rail, intermediate rail, outer pull-out rail, the first retainer and the second retainer. The outer pull-out rail has the first bending part and the second bending part. There are third bending part and forth bending part in the intermediate rail's vertical plane. There is a first ball bearing between the first bending part and the third bending part. There is a second ball bearing between the second bending part and the forth bending part. This invention ensures comprehensive supports among rails, reducing potential gaps to the minimum, improving the feeling to pull and push drawer. It adapts to be set in any furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Shaohan Li
  • Patent number: 8632142
    Abstract: A undermount-type sliding apparatus having an automatic closing device includes a movable rail provided under a receptacle and a fixed rail slidably coupled to the movable rail. A housing body is disposed on the fixed rail. A guide wall includes a curved guide portion, which has a curved shape and is spaced apart from one end of a housing space. A linear guide portion is connected to the curved guide portion. A rotary stopper is inserted into and guided by the guide wall while being caught by and released from the movable rail. An elastic member is disposed in the housing body, and is elastically coupled to the rotary stopper. In a closing operation, the rotary stopper catches the movable rail, and is thus automatically closed by elasticity. When positioned in the opening direction, the movable rail is released from the rotary stopper to enable an opening operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Segos Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Sik Park, Hyun Ho Cha
  • Patent number: 8616664
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a sliding drawer or tray to a frame includes: a main panel; a front panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a floor panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a front lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel; and a floor lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel. In this configuration, the bracket can facilitate precise but simple mounting of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Hightower
  • Patent number: 8590991
    Abstract: Drawer guide (1) for furniture drawer parts, comprising a guide track (2) that can be attached to the body of a piece of furniture and a glide track (3) that can be connected to a furniture drawer part, wherein the guide track (2) comprises a profile having a plurality of tracks (2b) for rolling members preferably comprising balls, said profile having mirror-image symmetry in cross section about at least one axis, and that the guide track (2) is attached detachably in form-fitted and/or positive fitted fashion at the end at two supporting moldings (4, 5) at the body of a piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Darko Radusin
  • Patent number: 8491069
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a drawer and a pull-out guide for the drawer. The drawer has a drawer container and a front panel that can be connected to the drawer container, and the pull-out guide has at least one body rail for fastening to a furniture body and at least one drawer rail, which can be moved relative to the body rail between an open position and a closed position and on which the drawer can be fastened to the pull-out guide. The arrangement also includes a releasable locking element so that, in a locking position, the motion of the drawer rail in the closing direction relative to the body rail can be stopped in an intermediate position before the closed position is reached, and, in a release position, the motion of the drawer rail in the closing direction relative to the body rail can be released until the closed position is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Haemmerle
  • Patent number: 8449051
    Abstract: A drawer assembly having a drawer and a sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing the drawer within an article of furniture is disclosed. A contact piece is provided on a drawer element. A damping device and a channel guide are provided within the guide rail system. The channel guide has a sliding member that includes an inner portion and an outer portion that extends from the guide so as to be contactable by the contact piece. The sliding member inner portion locates an end of the damping device. During a closing action, the drawer is caused to slide in a closing direction. When the contact piece reaches and contacts the sliding member outer portion, the sliding member travels within the channel guide against the resilience of the damping device and causes deceleration of the closing motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Harn Marketing Sdn. Bhd.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Patent number: 8414094
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Accuride International, Inc.
    Inventors: Quinn Chi, Saul Gutnik
  • Patent number: 8366215
    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 connected to 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Tsung Yao Chen
  • 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: 8297722
    Abstract: A cabinet slide assembly permits the soft-close action and/or a soft-open action of a drawer. The cabinet slide assembly includes a cabinet, a drawer, and at least one slide mechanism coupling the drawer to the cabinet to permit movement of the drawer between a fully open position and a fully closed position. A gas spring is also included in the assembly having a first end coupled to a portion of the cabinet assembly and a second end coupled to a portion of the drawer assembly. The gas spring is permitted to swing through an arc along a vertical plane as the drawer moves between the fully open position and the fully closed position. An adjustable bracket can also be included in the assembly and is configured for a top mount drawer assembly having a concealed drawer slide mechanism. The bracket is also configured for face frame or frameless cabinet construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Rev-A-Shelf Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. Chambers, Kevin M. Ward, David P. Noe
  • Patent number: 8287059
    Abstract: A rail device and a server are provided. The server includes a rack, at least one chassis, and a rail device. The rail device is disposed on the chassis and the rack to move the chassis between a first position and a second position relative to the rack. The rail device includes a first rail, a second rail, a bracket, and a first latch. The first rail is installed on the rack, the second rail is installed in the chassis, the bracket is slidably coupled to the first rail and the second rail, and the first latch is disposed on the bracket. When the chassis moves away from the first position, the first latch locks the bracket and the chassis together, so that the chassis pushes the bracket forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Chun Yang
  • Patent number: 8277003
    Abstract: A drawer slide for coupling a drawer to a cabinet includes an intermediate rail partially housed within the drawer rail and web and first and second legs which are connected to the web. A flange extends from the first leg toward the second leg. Bearings housed in bearing cages placed between the rails allow sliding movement therebetween. A cabinet rail partially housed within the intermediate rail includes an upright wall and a flange extending away from the upright wall and toward the first leg. Ball and roller bearings housed in bearing cages couple the flanges. Grooves in the flanges are engaged by the ball bearings. Roller bearings housed in bearing cages couple the web of the intermediate rail and the flange of the cabinet rail, and the second leg of the intermediate rail and the upright wall of the cabinet rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Milligan, Quinn Chi
  • Patent number: 8231189
    Abstract: An undermount drawer slide includes a first rail and a second rail slidable linearly with respect to the first rail. The first rail has a first wall perpendicular to a reference level, and includes a first and a second installation sections. The first installation section has a first vertical distance with respect to the reference level. The second installation section has a second vertical distance with respect to the reference level. The first vertical distance is different from the second vertical distance to form a height difference. The second rail includes a top wall and a protrusion protruding from the top wall. The protrusion has a height measured from the top wall which is substantially equal to the height difference. The protrusion is adapted to hold against a bottom of a drawer for keeping a front panel of the drawer in a level status with respect to a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20120146475
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a household appliance to a cabinet. The system includes a base having a main body for attaching to the cabinet, front and rear lugs that project substantially horizontally from and are elevated relative to a support area of the cabinet, and a rail catch projecting from the positioning base; and a rail adapted to be attached to a side of the appliance. The rail has a lip that engages the rail catch and limits movement of the rail in a vertical direction, a rear engagement area that engages the rear lug in the installed position, and a front engagement area that engages the front lug in an installing position and in the installed position. The front engagement area has a notch in which the front lug rests in the installed position, and a ramp sloping downward from the notch toward the rear engagement area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Currle, Kevin W. Sherbert, James O'Neal Taylor
  • Patent number: 8186780
    Abstract: A slide assembly with an adjustment device includes a first slide member, a second slide member, a guiding member, an adjusting base and a pivot member. The first slide member has a first panel and a second panel. The second slide member is movable relative to the first slide member in a longitudinal direction. The guiding member is mounted on the first panel and includes an accommodation room. The accommodation room has a lateral hole. The adjusting base includes a board, a protruding member, a hole defined through the board and eccentrically through the protruding member, and an adjusting portion. One portion of the board is contact with the second panel of the first slide member. The protruding member leans against an inner wall of the accommodation room. By adjusting the adjusting base, the guiding member can be moved by the protruding member relative to the second slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8167388
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers including a first rail and at least one second rail, and at least one carriage is arranged between the two rails. The carriage includes a bearing group containing load-transmitting elements, preferably rollers, rolling bodies and/or balls. The load-transmitting elements guide the bearing group in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction. At least one additional load-transmitting element is arranged on a bracket, at a distance from the bearing group. When the second rail is pulled out, the additional load-transmitting element can at least partially move out over the end of the first rail, such that it no longer lies on the first rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Hämmerle
  • Patent number: 8152252
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a bracket, having a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion; a first rail member slidably disposed on the bracket, having a first horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, a second horizontal portion, and a second vertical portion; a second rail member slidably disposed on the first rail member, having a first vertical portion, a first horizontal portion and a second vertical portion; a first auxiliary sliding member disposed between the bracket and the first rail member; a second auxiliary sliding member disposed between the first rail member and the second rail member; and a plurality of ball bearings including at least one first ball bearing and at least one second roller bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20120080988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pull-out guide for drawers, comprising a body rail to be fastened to a furniture body and at least one pull-out rail that can be moved relative to the body rail, and comprising an adjustment device, by which a position of a drawer that is connected or can be connected to the pull-out rail can be adjusted, wherein the adjustment device comprises at least one retaining pin that can be inserted in a provided borehole of the drawer and a bearing part mounted on the pull-out rail, wherein the bearing part is arranged at the rear end of the pull-out rail and extends at a distance to an upper side of the pull-out rail in a substantially horizontal direction in the longitudinal direction of the pull-out rail, wherein the bearing part is mounted adjustably inside the retaining pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Ulrich GREUSSING
  • Patent number: 8056994
    Abstract: A positioning device for a drawer includes a base, a handle and a pair of connecting members. The base comprises a fixing plate, an engaging arm and a resilient member. The engaging arm comprises a tenon, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a first end connected to the fixing plate, and a second end connected to the resilient member. The tenon is disposed on the first side of the engaging arm adjacent to the second end. The second end of the engaging arm is formed with a first through hole. The handle is formed with a second through hole corresponding in position to the second end of the engagement arm. The handle is provided with a recess to accommodate the resilient member. The connecting members insert through the second through hole and the first through hole. By assembling the above parts with the drawer, the tenon engages with an engaging hole of the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7980642
    Abstract: A drawer assembly including a drawer and a sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing the drawer within an article of furniture is provided. A support bracket for supporting the drawer is provided at each side of the drawer. The sliding guide rail system includes a pull-out rail disposed within each of the support brackets. One of the support brackets has a slot and the pull-out rail disposed within one of the brackets has a recess. A stabilizer arrangement for stabilizing the sliding movement of the drawer is also provided. The stabilizer arrangement includes a guide bracket and a lever. The guide bracket has a protrusion engageable within the support bracket slot. The guide bracket has a resilient grip portion that allows for the guide bracket protrusion to be adjustable laterally within the support bracket slot when the guide bracket is locked onto the support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Patent number: 7883163
    Abstract: A telescopic rail system, in particular for refrigerator units and/or freezer units, has a support plate for the holding the telescopic rail system in the inner compartment of the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit and two telescopic rails arranged opposite at the support plate in its lateral regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgerate Ochsenhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Dorner, Werner Schad, Stefan Rapp
  • Patent number: 7845744
    Abstract: A slide member and a slide assembly having the slide member are provided, in particular to a reinforcing structure of the slide member and the slide assembly. The slide member further comprises an automatic retractable device therein and may be in conjunction with a single-section or two-section slide to from a slide assembly in a stronger structure and a steady sliding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7810890
    Abstract: A slide frame mechanism for a rollout accessory such as a wire drawer has two or more ball-bearing glides in a vertical orientation. Each of the glides includes a glide mount with a threaded aperture and cross-bars attached to extend between the glides. The accessory has a plurality of mounting tabs. Shoulder screws with partial threads pass through the accessory mounting tabs and threadably engage the threads of the slide mount apertures to secure the accessory to the glides. A compressible pad is positioned between the accessory mounting tabs and the glide mounts to provide a floating suspension which reduces binding of the glides when the accessory is rolled in and out. The screws fit loosely through oversized openings in the mounting tabs to allow limited movement of the accessory relative to the glides in a horizontal plane for further reduction of binding. Drawer dividers are constructed to detachably fit on drawers to provide separate compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Lynk, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Klein, Mark A. Etter
  • Patent number: 7762637
    Abstract: A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the system to the article of furniture, a fixed guide (20) mounted on the mounting bracket, an intermediate rail (30) and a pull-out guide (40). The fixed (20) and pull-out guides (40) each have a slidably movable housing, a first slidable housing (50) enabling the intermediate rail (30) to be slidable on the fixed guide (20) and a second slidable housing (50?) enabling the pull-out guide (40) to be in turn slidable on the intermediate rail (30). Each of the fixed guide (20), intermediate rail (30) and pull-out guide (40) have stops (60) disposed thereon for limiting the sliding movement of the first (50) and second slidable housings (50?), wherein a resiliently deformable damping member (52, 52?) is located in a respective chamber (51) provided at each longitudinal end of the first and second slidable housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Patent number: 7758135
    Abstract: A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the system to the article of furniture, a fixed guide (20) mounted on the mounting bracket, an intermediate rail (30) and a pull-out guide (40). The fixed (20) and pull-out guides (40) each have a slidably movable housing, a first slidable housing (50) enabling the intermediate rail (30) to be slidable on the fixed guide (20) and a second slidable housing (50?) enabling the pull-out guide (40) to be in turn slidable on the intermediate rail (30). Each of the fixed guide (20), intermediate rail (30) and pull-out guide (40) have stops (60) disposed thereon for limiting the sliding movement of the first (50) and second slidable housings (50?), wherein a resiliently deformable damping member (52, 52?) is located in a respective chamber (51) provided at each longitudinal end of the first and second slidable housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Patent number: 7597413
    Abstract: An extension guide fitting for drawers includes an extension rail at the drawer side, a carrier rail at the furniture body side, and a middle rail which runs between the extension and carrier rails at both sides of the drawer. The load between the rails is transmitted by running rollers which are mounted in separate carriages. Mounted in the front region of the carrier rail are at least two stationary support rollers on which the extension rail runs via a running limb so as to support the extended rail at least in the closed condition of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H
    Inventor: Helmut Fitz
  • Patent number: 7549712
    Abstract: A system for releasably securing a drawer to a drawer slide includes a drawer slide, a catch insert for receiving and securing a portion of a locking lever, a drawer, a locking lever comprising at least one tooth, pivotably mounted to the drawer and a spring for releasably engaging the at least one tooth in contact with the catch insert. The catch insert can be mounted in the aperture provided in the drawer slide and can include a plurality of ridges and grooves aligned in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the drawer, and can extend in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the drawer. The locking lever can include a plurality of teeth, which are aligned in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the drawer, and can extend in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Booker, Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 7533946
    Abstract: A closing device for drawers, the device having a housing with a holding notch and a slider having a resilient latching arm that is bendable to engage the holding notch, as well as a spring that engages the housing and the slider to urge the slider to a rearward position relative to the housing. The resilient latching arm has a slot adapted to receive a pin, whereby as the drawer is moved from its closed position, the relative movement of the pin advances the slider to a position where the resilient latching arm engages the holding notch and the drawer is free to mover further outward without influence of the closing device. As the drawer is moved rearward toward its closed position, the relative movement of the pin will cause it to engage the slot in the resilient latching arm, further causing it to release from the holding notch and to be urged by the spring to move the drawer toward a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Keith A. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 7455374
    Abstract: Arrangement for connecting a drawer frame (12) formed by a metal hallow chamber profile to the facing lateral edge of the associated plate-shaped drawer bottom (10), in which at least in part-regions of its lower end region opposite the end face of the edge of the drawer bottom (10) the drawer frame (12) has in each case a strip-shaped vertical contact web (26) for the lateral end face of the drawer bottom (10), and a supporting leg (28) which engages under the drawer bottom in the proper connection position is bent away from the lower end of the contact web. The supporting leg has integrally projecting from it fixing claws (32) which are pointed or sharpened at their free ends, project over the support surface of the supporting leg (28) and can be pressed into the material of a drawer bottom which is to be fixed. Each supporting leg (28) has at least one elongate punched-out slot (30) which is closed all round in its region between the strip-shaped contact web (26) and its free edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jürgen Nachbaur, Günter Grabher
  • Patent number: 7396092
    Abstract: Pull-out guide (10) for furniture parts with a running rail (14) fixable to a furniture part and a carcass rail (12) fixable on the furniture carcass as well as and a central rail (16) which is provided between these two rails. The rails are guided so as to be longitudinally displaceable relative to one another by load-transmitting anti-friction bearings which are in each case retained rotatably in cages (22). The anti-friction bearings are constructed in a manner known per se as cylindrical rollers (30; 34) which are retained in the associated cage (22) so as to be rotatable transversely with respect to the pull-out direction about a horizontal or vertical as in each case, and which can roll on elongate planar tracks constructed on the respectively associated rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Alfit AG
    Inventors: Christian Prentner, Günter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20080157643
    Abstract: A drawer slide assembly includes an upper slide; an inner slide having a buffer unit located therein; at least two upper sliding guides being provided on top and bottom with first sliding bearings to bear against upper inner and lower inner surfaces of the upper slide and upper inner and upper outer surface of the inner slide, and on a lateral wall with second sliding bearings to bear against a lateral inner surface of the upper slide and a lateral upper outer surface of the inner slide, so that the upper slide and the inner slide are mutually slidably assembled to each other; and a mounting plate for holding the assembled upper slide and inner slide to a fixed place. With the sliding bearings so arranged, the drawer slide assembly provides a buffering effect to enable smooth and stable opening and closing of a drawer box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Kuo-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7320508
    Abstract: A roller and stopper mechanism for drawer slide systems which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and effectively provides a low friction rolling surface between two drawer slides in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the length of the drawer slide, and provides a stopper to provide shock absorbing means to the system. The roller and stopper mechanism includes a body portion with two opposing ends and two opposing sides, and having a roller associated therewith, a first leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from one end of the body portion, and having a roller associated therewith, and a second leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the opposite end of the body portion, and having a roller associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Booker, Georg Domenig