| US 7,520,577 B2 | ||
| Retaining mechanism for a multi-section slide track assembly | ||
| Ken-Ching Chen, Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan); Shih-Long Hwang, Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan); Shun-Ho Yang, Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan); and Chun-Chiang Wang, Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to King Slide Works Co., Ltd., Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/350,735. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 94121442 (TW), filed on Jun. 24, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0288529 A1, Dec. 28, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47B 88/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 312—334.46 [312/333] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A retaining mechanism for a multi-section slide track assembly, comprising:
a stop actuating assembly mounted on an intermediate slide track which provides at least one operation window, the stop actuating
assembly including a stop-engaging member and a resiliently actuating member, the stop-engaging member having at least one
engaging lug extended through the operation window, the resiliently actuating member having at least one actuating lug extended
through the operation window, the resiliently actuating member further including a first resilient arm providing a spring
force, and at least one first pressing guide edge being pressed by an inner slide track for releasing operation; and
a resilient retainer assembly mounted on an outer slide track, the resilient retainer assembly including a resilient stop
member and a limit member, the resilient stop member having a head piece and at least one second pressing guide edge being
pressed by the resiliently actuating member of the stop actuating assembly, the second pressing guide edge including an end
to form a stop portion to engage with the engaging lug of the stop-engaging member such that a return movement of the intermediate
slide track is limited, the limit member having a second resilient arm, the second resilient arm exerting an upward spring
force on the head piece of the resilient stop member to limit an unexpected downward movement;
wherein when the intermediate slide track is fully extended from the outer slide track, the stop portion of the resilient
stop member is engaged with the engaging lug of the stop-engaging member; and
wherein when the inner slide track is retracted along the intermediate slide track to press the first pressing guide edge
of the resiliently actuating member in a return movement, the actuating lug of the resiliently actuating member presses the
second pressing guide edge of the resilient stop member such that the stop portion of the resilient stop member is disengaged
from the engaging lug of the stop-engaging member.
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