More Than Two Telescoping Members Patents (Class 384/35)
  • Patent number: 8827559
    Abstract: A telescopic side arm for a refuse vehicle has an inner and outer boom. A mounting assembly secures the outer boom with a refuse vehicle. A plurality of bearing pads is positioned between the inner and outer booms to provide smooth movement between the inner and outer booms. A plurality of shims is associated with the bearing pads to assure a tight fit between the inner and outer booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Heil Co.
    Inventors: David C. Gentry, Bryan Stewart
  • Patent number: 8714822
    Abstract: An opening/closing mechanism enabling a first housing and a second housing to open to a so-called fully flat state includes a fixed plate that is fixed to a first housing, a moving plate that is fixed to a second housing, an intermediate member that is slidably coupled to the fixed plate by way of a first slide mechanism, a slide member that is slidably coupled to the intermediate member by way of a second slide mechanism, and a raising/lowering mechanism that raises/lowers the moving plate relative to the slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8662753
    Abstract: A slide device for an electronic device includes a substrate including a substrate including a pair of side edges; an intermediate plate including a pair of sandwiching portions slidably sandwiching the pair of side edges in the front and back direction, respectively, and a pair of outer edges at outer sides of the side edges in the width direction, respectively; a slide plate including a pair of outer sandwiching portions slidably sandwiching the pair of outer edges in the front and back direction, respectively; an intermediate housing position defining portion that protrudes an outer side in the width direction from the front end portion of the outer edge for defining an intermediate housing position of the slide plate with respect to the intermediate plate; an intermediate using position defining portion that protrudes the outer side in the width direction from the back end portion of the outer edge for defining an intermediate using position of the slide plate with respect to the intermediate plate; a hou
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel MFG. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8641281
    Abstract: A method and structures are provided for implementing a low profile sliding drawer used in information technology equipment (ITE). A low-profile slide mechanism having a substantially horizontal cross section telescopes outwardly a predefined length and includes a plurality of rail sections that are interconnected with shouldered T pins, with sliding of the rail sections occurring on the T pin shoulders spacing apart the rail sections from an associated base pan and drawer. Each of the rail sections is movable a set amount of an overall length of the slide mechanism. The low-profile slide mechanism is friction based and includes different predefined selected materials forming the shouldered T pins and the rail sections to prevent galling and having predefined rigidity and strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Mroz, Joseph D. Rico
  • Publication number: 20140003745
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first, second, and third rail, The second rail is slidably connected to the first rail defining a second path. The third rail is slidably connected to the second path of the second rail. A front and rear support are respectively connected to a front end and rear end of the first rail. A stop member has a fixed section and a resilient section extending from the fixed section. The fixed section is fixed to the front support and the first rail. The stop portion is located at the resilient section. When the third rail is separated from the second rail and the second rail is retracted in the first rail, the stop portion prevents the third rail from being inserted into the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KEN-CHING CHEN, SHUN-HO YANG, CHUN-CHIANG WANG
  • Publication number: 20130156354
    Abstract: A sliding device for an electronic apparatus includes a contact piece projecting outward in a widthwise direction from a sliding plate and a contacted part with which the contact piece is caused to come into contact when the sliding plate is caused to slide with a maximum displacement in a rear direction relative to a base plate. The contact piece includes a partially cylindrical surface and a connecting surface. The contacted part includes a contacted shape part configured to be contacted by a boundary part of the partially cylindrical surface and the connecting surface to provide the sliding plate with a rotational force to cause a front direction end portion of the sliding plate to move in the bottom direction relative to a rear direction end portion of the sliding plate, and an engaged shape part with which the partially cylindrical surface and the connecting surface are caused to engage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20130077213
    Abstract: A peripheral device includes a slide mechanism, and a first and second extension portions having a number of function modules. The first and second extension portions are fixed to the slide mechanism and slide relative to each other in an opened position or closed position driven by the slide mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: KUNG-MING KAO, JUI-HSIANG LIN
  • Publication number: 20130016928
    Abstract: A slide assembly and a connection device include an outer rail, a middle rail slidably connected to the outer rail, and an inner rail slidably connected to the middle rail. The middle rail has a locking member and a synchronizing member extends from the locking member. A releasing member is fixed to the inner rail and a connection member extends from the releasing member. The middle and inner rails are synchronously pulled from the outer rail and when the middle rail is positioned at a desired position, the inner rail is continuously pulled out by the connection between the locking member and the outer rail and by the connection member disengaged from the synchronizing member. When the inner rail is retracted relative to the middle rail, the releasing member releases the middle rail from the outer rail and the middle rail is retracted relative to the outer rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KEN-CHING CHEN, CHIEN-LI HUANG, CHUN-CHIANG WANG
  • Publication number: 20130016930
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an outer slide, a middle slide mounted on the outer slide and a first locking slice mounted on the outer slide. A first blocking portion is formed on the first locking slice. A first opening is defined in the outer slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. A first abutting portion is formed on the middle slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. The first blocking portion passes through the first opening to fix the first locking slice on the outer slide. When the middle slide is slid back in the outer slide, the first blocking portion abuts the first abutting portion to prevent the middle slide being slid back in the outer slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, JING-CHAO LIANG
  • Publication number: 20130016929
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a middle slide, an inner slide mounted on the middle slide, and a locking member mounted on the inner slide. Two abutting portions extended from a first end of the locking slice. A blocking portion is formed on a second end of the locking slice. Two connecting slots are defined in the middle slide correspond to the two abutting portions. When the inner slide is slid out of the middle slide, the two abutting portions abut a first side edge of each of the two connecting slots to prevent the inner slide being slid out continuously. When the inner slide is slid back to the middle slide, the blocking portion abuts a first end of the middle slide to prevent the inner slide being slid back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD .
    Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, JING-CHAO LIANG
  • Patent number: 8353360
    Abstract: A pile driver provided with a housing and at least one body connected with the housing so as to be moved back and forth over a predetermined path, the pile driver being further provided with a drive for moving the body back and forth over the path for the purpose of pile-driving, the pile driver comprising at least two parts movable relative to each other, respectively having at least a first type of sliding surface and at least a second type of sliding surface which during pile-driving slide along each other and between which there is a lubricant, wherein the first type of sliding surface is provided with polyether ether ketone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: IHC Holland IE B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Marcel Slot, Arris Van Duijvenboden
  • Publication number: 20120257845
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes a first slide and a second slide slidably attached to the first slide. The first slide includes a first main plate and a pair of first flanges extending from opposite lengthwise edges of the first main plate. The second slide includes a second main plate and a pair of second flanges extending from opposite lengthwise edges of the second main plate. Each of the pair of second flanges includes a first segment extending from second main plate and abutting the second main plate and an L-shaped second segment extending from the first segment. The first segment is received in and slidable along each of the pair of first flanges. The L-shaped second segment protrudes out from each of the pair of the first flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FI JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: CHEN-LU FAN, JING-CHAO LIANG
  • Publication number: 20120170878
    Abstract: A slide rail includes an outer rail, an intermediate rail, an inner rail, and a plurality of ball brackets with balls. The ball brackets are received between the outer rail and the intermediate rail. The intermediate rail is received between the outer rail and the inner rail. The intermediate rail is slidable relative to the outer rail through the balls. The inner rail slidably contacts the intermediate rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mo-Ming YU, Ze-Hong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120141053
    Abstract: A slide rail structure includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and two bearing seats including bearings. The bearing seat is disposed between the first rail and the second rail. The second rail is received between the first rail and the third rail. The second rail slides relative to the first rail via the bearings. The third rail slidably contacts the second rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: MO-MING YU, ZE-HONG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110260486
    Abstract: A deck system for a vehicle having a cargo bed. The deck system includes a deck body that extends across at least a portion of the cargo bed. The deck body includes a plurality of planks, each plank having an upper surface, a lower surface, and first and second opposing edges, each first edge configured to interlock with the second edge of another plank. The plurality of planks are coupled together via their interlocking edges to form the deck body. The deck system may also include a rail assembly configured to be coupled to side rails of the cargo bed and to the deck body for supporting the deck body above the cargo deck. The first edge of each plank has at least one first hook member and the second edge of each plank has at least one second hook member, the at least one second hook member configured to engage with the at least one first hook member of another plank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventor: Mark Thygesen
  • Publication number: 20110142383
    Abstract: A slide rail includes a first rail, a second rail, and a third rail. The first rail defines two recesses. The second rail forms two first sliding portions and two second sliding portions. The third rail defines two slide channels for slidably receiving the first sliding portions. The second sliding portions of the second rail are received in the recesses of the first rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicants: 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: 7922613
    Abstract: A hollow yoke is inserted into a bore section of a frame. The yoke is connected to a slider via a slit in the frame. A timing belt is inserted into a belt hole of the yoke. Further, a pair of guide members are provided on both side surfaces of the yoke, which engage with guide grooves of the frame. The yoke is displaced along the guide grooves by the timing belt, under a driving action of a driving section. Accordingly, the slider is displaced in the axial direction along the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Iida
  • Publication number: 20110033140
    Abstract: A rail assembly includes an outer rail, a middle rail, an inner rail, and a retrieving unit. The outer rail has an outer rail space for accommodating the middle rail, the inner rail, and the retrieving unit. The middle rail slides in the outer rail space and has a middle rail space for accommodating the inner rail. The inner rail is accommodated in the middle rail and slides in the middle rail space. The retrieving unit is assembled on one end of the outer rail space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jui-Lien Yang, Chih-Wei WEI
  • Patent number: 7824104
    Abstract: A telescopic crane jib-slide bearing part comprises a receiver and a filler compound introduced into the receiver. A telescopic crane jib-slide bearing includes one or more such slide bearing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Grove U.S., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jan Brinkmann, Franz Paschke, Rocco Staatz Tepper
  • Publication number: 20100019637
    Abstract: A telescopic extension is provided that includes at least one pair of rails consisting of an outer rail defining a groove and an inner rail that can longitudinally move in relation to the outer rail and is guided in the groove. An open gap is located between a region of the outer rail forming a lateral wall of the groove and the inner rail. A channel extending below the clearance gap is connected to one of the rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventor: Marc-Oliver Güttinger
  • Patent number: 7632055
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing with two pairs of forks a front part of a forklift truck comprises first profiled elements for supporting a pair of external forks and second profiled elements for supporting a pair of internal forks, a guide device that receives internally both said first profiled elements and said second profiled elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Bolzoni S.p.a.
    Inventor: Pietro Foroni
  • Patent number: 7497014
    Abstract: A sliding bearing for axial and/or radial arrangement of a first bearing member in relation to a second bearing member, comprises a second bearing member, which has a bearing recess provided with a second slide face; a first bearing member, which is lodged in the bearing recess and which is mounted axially and/or radially, the first bearing member having a first slide face, which is opposite the second slide face and spaced therefrom by a clearance; at least one sliding/guiding element, which is disposed between the first and the second bearing members and fixed in relation to one bearing member, for guidance of a motion of the first relative to the second bearing member; an equalizing compound, which is disposed between the at least one sliding/guiding element and the bearing member relative to which is fixed the at least one sliding/guiding element, for adaptation of the guide clearance between the at least one sliding/guiding element and the slide face that is displaceable in relation thereto, the equalizi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Suspa Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Herbert Muller
  • Publication number: 20080226208
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an outer slide (10), an intermediate slide (30) telescopically attached to the outer slide, an inner slide (90) telescopically attached to the intermediate slide, and a transmitting mechanism (31) detachably attached to the intermediate slide. The outer slide has a blocking portion (11). A fulcrum (365) is formed on the intermediate slide. The transmitting mechanism includes a driving member (35) and a post member (38). The driving member includes a driving portion (357), a lifting end (351), and a resilient member (37). The post member is connected to the lifting end of the driving member and traversed through the intermediate slide. A head portion (381) is formed on the post member and configured for engaging with the blocking portion. The resilient member is attached to the post member for urging the post member to return to an original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHI-MING DUAN, JUN LIU
  • Patent number: 7073943
    Abstract: A slider system for a profiled bar (10.1), especially a bar of extruded light metal, which, is provided in predefined cross-sectional system axes (A, B) with an undercut longitudinal groove (12) on a respective side or at least one outer side having a predefined width (B1). At least one slider profile section (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar and is able to be displaced in direction of said profiled bar. The invention is characterized in that at least one slider profile (20.1) having at least one undercut inner longitudinal groove (22) which is arranged on one of the cross-sectional system axes (A, B) when the slider profile (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar, and by at least one sliding guide profile (14) which engages with the longitudinal groove (12) of the profiled bar (10.1) and the corresponding opposite inner longitudinal groove (12) of the slider profile (20.1) from the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: FMS Forder-und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Patent number: 6086256
    Abstract: A jib bearing assembly for at least two relatively movable telescopic parts of a jib for a crane includes embossments formed on at least one of the telescopic parts and cooperating bearing surfaces on the other part. The bearing assemblies are disposed in high stress and load regions of the cross-sectional configuration of concentric telescoping sections of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Grove U.S. L.L.C.
    Inventors: Franz Paschke, Kurt Vohdin
  • Patent number: 6050628
    Abstract: A glove box assembly (10) for a vehicle includes left and right side braces (50, 52) each having multiple sections (54, 64, 78). The first section (54) is fastened to the vehicle frame (24) and the second section (64) is connected to the first section and slidably movable relative to the first section between a retracted position at which the second section nests in the first section an extended position at which the second section extends from the first section. The third section (78) is connected to the second section (64) and slidably movable relative to the second section between a retracted position at which the third section nests in the second section an extended position at which the third section extends from the second section. A bin (28) is removably mounted between the left and right side braces (50, 52). The second and third sections (64, 78) of the braces (64, 78) are extended and retracted to controllably extend and retract the bin (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Johnny Hugh Allison, Gerald Arthur Heath
  • Patent number: 5624047
    Abstract: A telescoping mast with zero clearance which can be used in a fully automatic, relative positioning refueling machine. The telescoping mast consists of a series of nested tubes separated by spacers of unique design. Each spacer consists of an upper spacer assembly attached to the upper end of an inner tube segment nested in an outer tube segment and slidable inside the outer tube segment; and a lower spacer assembly attached to the lower end of the outer tube segment and slidable outside the inner tube segment. The spacer assemblies are preferably made of molded plastic, for example, polyethylene. Each spacer assembly is formed by a spacer ring and a plurality of corrugated members connected at one end to the spacer ring. The distal ends of the corrugated members of the upper spacer assembly contact the distal ends of respective ones of the corrugated members of the lower spacer assembly when the inner tube segment is in an extended position relative to the outer tube segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy C. Challberg, Cecil R. Jones