Including Roller And Ball Bearing Patents (Class 312/334.9)
  • Patent number: 9814343
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water drawer (1), comprising a housing element (2) and a drawer element (3), wherein the drawer element (3) is movably guided within the housing element (2) and wherein water can be filled into a water receiving space of the drawer element (3), wherein the drawer element (3) can be moved in a translational movement between a first inner position (IN) and a second outer position (OUT), characterized in that the water drawer (1) further comprises at least one driving element (16) for providing a driving force for driving the drawer element (3) to move into the second outer position (OUT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Winkelmann, Wolfgang Kraus, Christina Lowe, Lorenzo Gattei, Marco Saporetti
  • Patent number: 9788655
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail; a second rail movable relative to the first rail; a third rail mounted between the first rail and the second rail; a first sliding auxiliary device movably arranged between the first rail and the third rail, the first sliding auxiliary device comprising at least one first rolling member and a first meshing feature, the least one first rolling member configured to facilitate the third rail to move relative to the first rail; a second sliding auxiliary device movably arranged between the third rail and the second rail, the second sliding auxiliary device comprising at least one second rolling member and a second meshing feature, the least one second rolling member configured to facilitate the second rail to move relative to the third rail; and a synchronizing member meshed between the first meshing feature and the second meshing feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • 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: 8876232
    Abstract: A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, a ball bearing component, and a v-notch socket. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket. The drawer glide mechanism can further include one or more floating members and fixed members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: RSI Home Products Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradly Anderson, Edward William Roy Lachman
  • Patent number: 8833880
    Abstract: A track-based synchronous interlinking device having a lower track with a knurl pattern; a central track completing slides relative to the lower track; and an external track completing slides relative to the central track and having a knurl pattern. A synchronous interlinking device includes a roller bracket positioned at the central track and a roller featuring flexibility and elasticity, pivoted to the roller bracket, and allowing both sides to resist the lower track's knurl pattern and the external track's knurl pattern. The synchronous interlinking device completes smooth and accurate relative slides based on a synchronous triple-track interlinking operation among the lower track, the central track and the external track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 8708434
    Abstract: A dishwasher, in particular domestic dishwasher, includes a washing tub which has at least one bearing race of a basket guide on each of its side walls respectively. The bearing race is rotatably mounted on a bearing point, which has a securing element to secure the bearing race in an axial direction. The securing element of the bearing point is constructed in the form of a retainer plate, which, as a separate component, is connected with the side wall of the washing tub by a material bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Anton Oppel
  • 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: 8639081
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Publication number: 20130106271
    Abstract: A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, a ball bearing component, and a v-notch socket. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket. The drawer glide mechanism can further include one or more floating members and fixed members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: RSI HOME PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Bradly Anderson, Edward William Roy Lachman
  • Publication number: 20120248956
    Abstract: A drawer pull-out guide includes a body rail to be fastened to a furniture body and at least one pull-out rail slidably supported relative thereto. The rail is supported so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. At least one carriage having at least four load-transmitting rolling elements is supported between the rails. The rolling elements run on a runway of a rail, and the runway has a first substantially horizontal, straight guide section in the rear end area and a second substantially horizontal, straight guide section in the front end area. The first and the second guide sections are interconnected by a third guide section that extends downward at an angle from the first to the second guide section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Emanuel NETZER
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8027558
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Patent number: 7869683
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Patent number: 7866772
    Abstract: A sliding rail coupling structure includes an outer rail, an intermediate sliding rail slidable in and out of the outer rail and having two longitudinal sliding grooves at two sides, sliding bearing bushes coupled to and movable along the intermediate sliding rail, each sliding bearing bush holding a plurality of roller cylinders that are kept in contact between the top wall of the intermediate sliding rail and the top wall of the outer sliding rail and a plurality of rolling balls that are respectively kept in contact between the longitudinal sliding grooves of the intermediate sliding rail and the sidewalls of the outer sliding rail, a roller holder affixed to the intermediate sliding rail to support two support rollers that are respectively in contact with two bottom flanges of the outer sliding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: GSlide Corporation
    Inventor: Yung-Liang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100026154
    Abstract: A pull-out mechanism for a drawer (2) in a drawer cavity (3) in a piece of furniture (4). The pull-out mechanism includes an upper rail (8) with a substantially U-shaped cross-section, said rail being affixed to the drawer (2) in its longitudinal direction, and possibly a lower rail (8) with a substantially U-shaped cross section, said lower rail, possibly indirectly, being affixed to a wall (5) in the drawer cavity (3), and an intermediate rail (10) which in its longitudinal direction is movable between the upper rail and the lower rail. At least one bearing holder (12, 22) with roller (14, 15, 24, 25) and balls (16, 29) is inserted between the intermediate rail and the upper rail and the lower rail respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.
    Inventor: Tobias Johansson
  • Patent number: 7364245
    Abstract: A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended and retracted positions. The intermediate slide rail includes a latching mechanism for interconnecting the intermediate and stationary slide rails in the fully extended position and the mounting slide rail includes an alignment device to maintain orientation between the mounting slide rail and the intermediate slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Pentair Electronic Packaging Company
    Inventor: William Dubon
  • Patent number: 7331277
    Abstract: A container positioner assembly for use in positioning a volume of material in a container relative to a dispensing apparatus. The container positioner assembly includes structures for engagement with the apparatus allowing relative movement of a container attached thereto. The container positioner assembly may include an assist system which facilitates biased movement of the container relative to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
    Inventors: Burton L. Hart, John T. Knepler, Kevin G. Lowe, David Wurtzler
  • Patent number: 7308184
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Patent number: 7240979
    Abstract: An improving structure of adjustable sliding device that can be stretched and shortened in its length, comprises a base, an upper frame, a middle frame and a sliding device. The base further comprises a flat horizontal unit and two side plates which are formed perpendicularly to the flat horizontal unit. One of side plates is a vertical plate formed perpendicularly on one side of the flat horizontal unit and another side plate is a L-shaped plate formed perpendicularly on another side of the flat horizontal unit. The sliding device comprises an upper unit and a bottom unit. A slot is formed at a middle part of the upper unit and the bottom unit, wherein a plurality of horizontal rotating units are located on the upper unit and the bottom unit so that the upper frame, the base and the middle frame can be correspondingly assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I Hsiang Chiu
  • Patent number: 7171099
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Patent number: 6854817
    Abstract: An undermount drawer slide with an intermediate rail with abutments and vertically aligned roller bearings. An offset flange of a cabinet rail extends into a mouth of the intermediate rail. A C-shaped shelf rail wraps around the angled abutments of the intermediate rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventor: Trevor Simon
  • Patent number: 6848760
    Abstract: A slide has a pair of identical longitudinally extending and profiled rails each having at least one flange forming two longitudinally extending tracks. The rails are interfitted with the tracks of one rail transversely confronting the tracks of the other rails. Respective longitudinally extending rows of balls engaged in the tracks between the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Westfalia Profiltechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Thomas, Torsten Müller
  • Publication number: 20040227442
    Abstract: A structure improvement for sliding rail of drawers with longer life cycle and extendable length, mainly containing an outer sliding rail, an inner sliding rail, and a steelball-sliding sheet placed between the outer sliding rail and the inner sliding rail to guide the inner sliding rail to move freely. A rolling bearing is installed on the embedding end of the sliding rail, inside the inner groove of the outer sliding rail, so as to guide the movement inner sliding rail. With the rolling bearing against the top and the bottom retaining sheets of the inner groove, the steelball-sliding sheet and the rolling bearing provides multi-point support to resists against the moment of force. Shortening the steelball-sliding sheet's length increases extendable length of the inner sliding rail to the extend of full expansion, thus enhance the life cycle and the extendable length of the drawers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20040017139
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drawer slide with compensation of synchronous running errors of slide rails (equalize the errors of the relative positions of the slide rails to each other), having on each of the two side of the drawer a rail system, that has a cabinet rail fastened directly or indirectly by a cabinet angle on a cabinet body and is held directly or indirectly linearly movable by a linear bearing by a center rail on a drawer rail, which is connected directly or indirectly by a décor with the drawer; whereby a compensation mechanism is provided that has a compensation lever, that is connected by a pivot bearing directly or indirectly by a cabinet angle or linear bearing or décor with one of the rails, and during its turning at the end of each drawer closing cycle, reaches a positive/form-fitting position with stops, that directly or indirectly are connected by a cabinet angle or linear bearing or décor with the remaining rails and, thus, ensures each drawer closing is automatic, gu
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Harald Gehrer, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 6199966
    Abstract: A pull-out device for a tall cup-board including a pull-out section having a bottom the pull-out device having at least a U-shaped carcass rail, a pull-out rail with which the pull-out section is connected and which has two, spaced from each other, vertical webs, and an adaptor rail for connecting the bottom of the pull-out section with the pull-out rail, the adaptor rail having an element securable to the bottom of the pull-out section and a vertical web formlockingly retainable between the vertical webs of the pull-out rail and securable against axial displacement relative to the pull-out rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Fulterer Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Manfred Fulterer