US20170258226A1 - Cabinet slide system - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates generally to a cabinet slide system for use in a cabinet or other enclosure.
- Cabinets such as storage cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, closets, offices and other uses can include one or more receptacles, such as drawers or shelves for storing articles.
- the drawers and shelves can be designed to be moved between an open position and a closed position. While in the open position, a drawer or shelf may be extended away from the storage cabinet or other enclosure so as to receive the articles. In the closed position, the drawer or shelf may be recessed within the storage cabinet or other enclosure in which the drawer or shelve is installed.
- the size and weight of such drawers or shelves can vary. In addition, the weight and/or number of articles that can be stored on the drawers or shelves can be quite different in different applications.
- An example cabinet slide system can include a rigid bracket, a telescoping slide member, a drawer or shelf, and a support.
- the rigid bracket can be formed to include a planar coupling section and a planar support section.
- the planar support section can be formed to perpendicularly intersect the planar coupling section.
- the planar support section can be configured to be coupled with a floor of a cabinet.
- the telescoping slide member can be coupled with the planar coupling section so as to be fixedly held suspended away from the planar support section.
- the drawer or shelf can be fixedly coupled with a slidable portion of the telescoping slide member so that the drawer and the slidable portion are slidable away from a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member.
- the support member included in the planar support section and configured to abut a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member to maintain a carriage included in the fixed base portion substantially parallel to the support section.
- the cabinet slide system can include a telescoping slide member.
- the telescoping slide member includes a frame integrally formed with a carriage and a slidable portion moveably coupled with the carriage.
- the frame can include a rigid planar structure.
- the cabinet slide system can also include a rigid bracket.
- the rigid bracket can include a horizontal section integrally formed with a vertical section.
- the horizontal section can be a planar member which includes a plurality of apertures to fixedly couple the horizontal section to a horizontal surface of an enclosure.
- the vertical section of the rigid bracket can be formed to extend perpendicularly away from the horizontal section.
- the frame can be contiguously coupled with the vertical section such that the carriage is spaced away and suspended above the horizontal section in a plane substantially parallel with the horizontal section.
- the cabinet slide system can also include a support included on the rigid bracket.
- the support can include a platform that is separated away from the horizontal section, and the carriage can be positioned in contiguous contact with the platform to support to constrain the carriage from twisting in response to a load placed on the slidable portion.
- the support includes a sidewall extending between the horizontal section and the platform to rigidly maintain the platform at a predetermined distance from the horizontal section.
- the support and the sidewall can be integrally formed with the horizontal section as a single unitary structure.
- a bottom surface of the carriage rests in contact with a top surface of the platform absent any attachment between the bottom surface and the top surface.
- the rib can extend from the horizontal section through a transition to the vertical section.
- the rib can be formed to provide rigidity to the rigid bracket to maintain the relative position of the vertical section extending perpendicularly to the horizontal section.
- the rib can include a slot formed to include a trench at a base of the slot, and beveled walls.
- the slot can be formed on a first planar surface of the horizontal section and also on the transition.
- the rib can also include a rail formed on a second planar surface of the horizontal section and on the transition. The first planar surface can be opposite the second planar surface such that a inward displacement to form the slot is equal to an outward displacement to form the rail.
- a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member includes a frame and a carriage.
- the frame is coupled with the vertical section of the rigid bracket so that the carriage is spaced away from the horizontal section of the rigid bracket, and the support extends above the horizontal section of the rigid bracket to be spaced away from a bottom surface of the carriage.
- the carriage can be configured to be contiguously supported by a support member included on the rigid bracket by contact between the bottom surface of the carriage and a top surface of the support member upon the telescoping slide member being placed under load.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an example of a cabinet slide system, a receptacle, and an enclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system.
- FIG. 4 is an elevation view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system.
- FIG. 5 is an elevation view of an example of a cabinet slide system.
- FIG. 1 is an example of a cabinet slide system 100 .
- the cabinet slide system 100 includes brackets 102 and telescoping slide members 104 .
- there is a front bracket 102 A and a rear bracket 102 B there can be one or more middle brackets positioned between the front bracket 102 A and the rear bracket 102 B.
- the telescoping slide members 104 A and 104 B each include a slideable portion 108 and a fixed base portion 110 .
- the slideable portion 108 is configured to be coupled with a receptacle 114 , such as drawer or shelf, so that the slidable portion 108 and the receptacle 114 are movable together to be extended away from the fixed base portion 110 .
- the receptacle 114 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example in the form of a housing, such as a drawer, but is not meant to limit the form and/or shape of receptacles 114 that that can be used with the cabinet slide system 100 .
- the receptacle 114 can be formed of any rigid material, such as a rigid planar material, for example wood, metal or plastic, or another form of rigid structure or semi-rigid material, such as wire or mesh, and can be formed in any shape, such as rectangular, square, oval, triangular, or any other one or more shapes.
- a rigid planar material for example wood, metal or plastic
- another form of rigid structure or semi-rigid material such as wire or mesh
- the slideable portion 108 includes a planar receiving surface 116 and a latching system 118 such that the receptacle 114 can be received and aligned on the receiving surface 116 and be fixedly mounted on the slidable portion 108 with the latching system 118 , as generally illustrated by dotted line arrows in FIG. 1 .
- any other form of fasteners may be used to removable or fixedly couple the slideable portion 108 to the receptacle 114 .
- the receptacle 114 can be removably or fixedly coupled to the left telescoping slide member 104 A and the right telescoping slide member 104 B such that the left and right telescoping members 104 A and 104 B operate in tandem to reciprocate the receptacle 114 between a closed position where the left and right telescoping members 104 A and 104 B are retracted to be aligned to longitudinally extend along, adjacent to, and parallel with the fixed base portion 110 , and an open position where the left and right telescoping members 104 A and 104 B, and the receptacle 114 are extended outwardly away from the fixed base portion 110 .
- the fixed base portion 110 includes a frame 120 and a carriage 122 .
- the frame 120 and carriage 122 are formed as a single unitary structure such that the frame 120 resides in a vertical plane that is normal to a horizontal plane in which the carriage 122 resides.
- the carriage 122 is in contiguously contact and cooperatively operates with the slidable portion 108 to provide relatively low friction slidable movement, such as by using ball bearings, grooves, plastic and/or other mechanisms to enable slidable operation while rigidly maintaining the slidable portion 108 in a track formed by the carriage along which the slidable portion 108 can be reciprocated between an extended and a retracted position.
- the frame 120 forms a rigid planar structure that extends between the brackets 102 and is fixedly coupled thereto.
- the frame 120 is integrally formed to receive a fastener such as a screw or rivet so as to be held contiguously against the brackets 102 .
- the frame 120 is coupled with the brackets 102 such that the carriage 122 is cantilevered and carried by the brackets 102 since the carriage 122 is fixedly coupled perpendicular to the rigid planar surface of the frame 120 .
- the carriage 122 may be subject to a rotational torque, with the axis of rotation being the point of coupling/contiguous alignment of the bracket 102 and the frame 120 .
- the front bracket 102 A and the rear bracket 102 B can be subject to a rotational torque that is substantially the same. Since the front bracket 102 A and the rear bracket 102 B can be subject to a rotational torque that is substantially the same the deformation of the carriage 122 is about the same in the vicinity of the front bracket 102 A as in the vicinity of the rear bracket 102 B. When the slidable portion 108 is extended however, the rear bracket 102 B may be subject to significantly less rotational torque than the front bracket 102 A such that the frame 120 can be subject to twisting.
- Such twisting can also occur in the carriage 122 , which can impact the capability of the slidable portion 108 to slide smoothly without binding due to a track of the carriage 122 , with which the slidable portion 108 is in contact, being compressed, expanded or otherwise warped or deformed by the difference in rotational torque.
- the rigid bracket 102 includes a vertical section 126 formed as a planar member to be rigidly coupled with the frame 120 of the fixed base portion 104 .
- the vertical section 126 is a planar coupling section of the rigid bracket 126 that is fixedly coupled in contiguous alignment with a planar surface of the frame 120 by fasteners 128 , such as rivets, bolts, or pins.
- fasteners 128 such as rivets, bolts, or pins.
- the vertical section 126 and the frame 120 can be rigidly coupled by welding, snap-fit, or any other form of rigid coupling mechanism.
- the rigid bracket 102 also includes a horizontal section 130 in the form of a planar support section that intersects with, and extends in a plane perpendicular to, the vertical section 126 .
- the horizontal section 130 and the vertical section 126 can be formed as a single unitary structure of metal, plastic or other rigid material.
- the horizontal section 130 can be formed to include one more coupling apertures 132 , which allow the rigid bracket 102 to be fixedly coupled to an enclosure 134 , such as a cabinet, a shelf, a compartment, a housing or any other surface on which the cabinet slide system 100 can be mounted.
- An underside or planar bottom surface formed in the horizontal section 130 can be contiguously aligned in parallel with a floor 135 of the enclosure 134 and fixedly coupled thereto by fasteners, such as screws, rivets, adhesives, such as glue and/or any other coupling mechanism.
- the fasteners can extend through the coupling apertures 132 to fixedly engage the rigid bracket 102 and the floor 136 .
- a planar bottom surface of the horizontal section 130 longitudinally extends upon a planar surface of the floor 135 of the enclosure 134 .
- the enclosure 134 can be any size and shape, and the example enclosure 134 depicted in FIG. 1 is an illustrative example.
- the horizontal section 130 also includes a support 136 .
- the support 136 is fixedly positioned on the horizontal section 130 between a planar surface of the horizontal section and the carriage 122 so that the carriage 122 rests upon the support 136 when the vertical section 126 and the frame 120 are rigidly coupled.
- the frame 120 is coupled with the vertical section 126 to be spaced away from the horizontal section 130 , and the support 136 extends above the horizontal section 130 to contiguously support the carriage 122 upon the telescoping slide member 104 being placed under load.
- the carriage 122 can contiguously and detachably rest on the support 136 to arrest rotational torque of the telescoping slide member 104 , when the telescoping slide member 104 is placed under load, such as from weight being placed in the receptacle 114 .
- the telescoping slide member 104 is constrained and supported from twisting due to a load when the slidable portion 108 is positioned in a fully extended position, a fully retracted position, or anywhere therebetween.
- a planar surface of the carriage 122 is maintained in a predetermined substantially parallel relationship with the horizontal section 130 by the cooperative operation of the vertical section 126 and the support 136 to constrain the carriage 122 from twisting with respect to the frame 110 .
- the support 136 is spaced a predetermined distance above the rigid bracket 102 to allow the slidable portion 108 to fully extend over any lip or other vertically extending structure of the enclosure 134 .
- the enclosure 134 may be a cabinet having a front face trim that extends above the floor 135 of the cabinet a predetermined distance, such as 6.35 mm (0.25 inches), and the support 136 can maintain the slidable portion above a top edge of the front face trim.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a rigid bracket 102 .
- the rigid bracket 102 includes a single unitary horizontal section 130 longitudinally extending between opposing vertical sections 126 such that the vertical sections 126 align with and establish a predetermined distance between left and right telescoping slide members 104 A and 104 B.
- the horizontal section 130 is formed with respective coupling apertures 132 and supports 136 positioned adjacent the opposing vertical sections 126 that are fixedly coupled at opposite ends of the horizontal section 130 .
- the rigid bracket 102 can be separately formed as two rigid brackets 102 each with a separate horizontal section 130 , which include the apertures 132 and supports 136 .
- the rigid brackets 102 can be positioned on the enclosure 134 in predetermined positions such that the horizontal sections 130 extend a predetermined distance toward each other, and the vertical sections 126 are opposing vertical sections 126 .
- the positioning of the rigid brackets 102 is adjustable with respect to each other to accommodate different widths of the receptacle 114 .
- the rigid bracket 102 can also include ribs 208 .
- the ribs 208 can be included in both the vertical section 126 and the horizontal section 130 to act as stiffeners to maintain the perpendicular alignment of the planar coupling section (the vertical section 126 ) with respect to the planar support section (the horizontal section 130 ) and to rigidly maintain the planar coupling section and the planar support section 126 and 130 as flat surfaces.
- the ribs 208 can be formed as parallel structures extending along the planar surfaces of the horizontal section 130 and the vertical section 126 . In FIG.
- the ribs 208 can be formed by mechanically displacing a portion of the horizontal and vertical sections 130 and 126 to create parallel slots 212 on a bottom side of the horizontal section 130 and corresponding raised tracks 214 on the top planar surface of the horizontal section 130 .
- a displacement force can be mechanically applied to a planar surface of the horizontal section 130 and the vertical section 126 to create the slots 212 and the corresponding tracks 214 can be created in the opposing surface by deforming the material from which the horizontal section 130 and the vertical section 126 are formed.
- the ribs 208 can be rigid struts mechanically coupled to the horizontal and vertical sections 130 and 126 , and/or can be formed as integral features within the material from which the horizontal and vertical sections 130 and 126 are formed.
- the ribs 208 can continuously extend to the opposite ends of the horizontal section 130 where the vertical sections 126 are perpendicularly coupled. In addition, the ribs 208 can continuously extend through a transition from the horizontal section 130 to the vertical section 126 . In the example of FIG. 2 , where the vertical section 126 and the horizontal section 130 are a single unitary flat planar structure that is bent at a ninety degree angle, the ribs 208 maintain rigidity of the flat planar structures against warping and bending, and increase the rigidity of the bend by continuously extending through the transition.
- FIG. 2 includes a close up view of an example of a part of the slot 212 of a rib 208 formed in a transition area within which the vertical section 126 transitions to the horizontal section 130 .
- a portion of a planar surface 216 in the transition area is displaced by a predetermined amount, such as 0.8 mm (0.03 inches) as illustrated by arrows 218 .
- Displacement can be performed by application of a mechanical force to the planar surfaces.
- the slot 212 is formed to include a trough at a base 220 of the slot 212 .
- the base 220 can have a first predetermined slot width, such as 1.8 mm (0.07 inches), as illustrated by arrows 222 .
- the slot 212 can also include opposing beveled walls 224 that widen the slot 212 at a mouth of the slot 212 to a second predetermined slot width, such as 4.6 mm (0.18 inches) as illustrated by arrows 226 .
- the supports 136 are each formed to include a raised platform 202 maintained in a fixed predetermined position above a planar surface of the horizontal section 130 by the side walls 204 , and spaced away from the vertical sections 126 a predetermined distance.
- the supports 136 are integrally formed in the fixed predetermined position as part of the horizontal section 130 . Formation of the supports 136 in the illustrated example may be by cutting a slot 206 in the horizontal section 130 and mechanically pressing the slot material away from the planar surface with sufficient force to create the platform 202 and the sidewalls 204 .
- the supports 132 can be separate platforms 202 having side walls 204 , which can be fixedly coupled to the planar surface of the horizontal section 130 in the predetermined position by fasteners, such as welding, an adhesive, screws, or any other coupling mechanism.
- the supports 136 are formed with the platform 202 of a predetermined area and height above the horizontal section 130 to abut a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member 104 in order to maintain the carriage 122 included in the fixed base portion 110 substantially parallel to the horizontal section 130 (support section).
- the fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member 104 is suspended above the platform 202 such that the fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member 104 is spaced away from the platform 202 .
- a predetermined distance between the platform 202 and the fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member 104 may form an air space therebetween.
- a load such as a drawer or shelf provides a downward force on the telescoping slide member 104
- the telescoping slide member 104 may move into a position to be resting on the platform 202 .
- the fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member 104 can be positioned to rest upon the platform 202 .
- FIG. 3 is an example of a top plan view of a rigid bracket 102 that includes the opposing vertical sections 126 coupled by a horizontal section 130 .
- the horizontal section 130 includes the supports 136 and is formed to include coupling apertures 132 .
- coupling apertures 132 A are illustrated as slots to provide additional flexibility to the positioning of fasteners extending through the apertures 132 A to fixedly engage the rigid bracket and a floor of an enclosure upon which the rigid bracket 102 is mounted.
- the apertures 132 are formed to be accessible even when the telescoping slide member 104 is coupled with the rigid bracket 102 .
- the rigid bracket 102 can have a width (W) formed by the horizontal section 130 such that the opposing vertical sections 126 closely fit within vertical walls of the enclosure.
- fasteners can be applied from above the rigid bracket 102 to the slots 132 A to fixedly fasten the rigid bracket 102 to a floor formed as a horizontal planar surface of the cabinet. Due to the slots 132 A being inboard of the telescoping slide members 104 , access to mount and fixedly couple the rigid brackets 102 anywhere along the floor of the enclosure is available.
- the rigid brackets 102 include the supports 136 , and the ribs 208 to minimize deformation, the positioning of the telescoping members 104 can be rigidly maintained without warping, twisting, or deformation even though the only coupling of the rigid bracket 102 is with the floor of the enclosure.
- coupling the rigid bracket 102 with only the floor of the enclosure provides rigid structural support to the telescoping slide member 104 that minimizes any twisting or warping of the carriage 122 and allows the slidable member 108 to move freely between the open and closed position even with a significant downward loading force being present.
- FIG. 4 is an example elevation view of a rigid bracket 102 .
- the rigid bracket 102 of this example includes the opposing vertical sections 126 formed at the ends of a continuous longitudinally extending horizontal section 130 . In other examples, as discussed elsewhere, a rigid bracket 102 may only include one vertical section 126 .
- the horizontal section 130 includes the supports 136 , which can be integrally formed or a separate member.
- the supports 136 can include the platform 202 and the sidewalls 204 .
- the horizontal section 130 and a transition 402 to the vertical section 126 can also include integrally formed ribs 208 as illustrated.
- the platform 202 is raised above the planar surface of the horizontal section 130 a predetermined height (H) to be aligned with a bottom surface of the carriage 122 .
- the platform 202 can be positioned a predetermined distance (D) in a spaced relation from the vertical section 126 to align with a bottom surface of the carriage 122 .
- a bottom surface of the carriage 122 can be spaced a predetermined distance away from a top surface of the platform 202 such that the carriage 122 comes into contiguous contact and rests on the top surface of the platform 202 when the telescoping slide member 104 is subject to a load creating a downward force.
- the carriage 122 is therefore rigidly maintained in a flat planar configuration substantially parallel with the planar surface of the horizontal section 130 with various loading levels and while being selective slid between an extended and retracted position.
- the vertical sections 126 are rigidly maintained normal to the horizontal section 130 at a ninety degree angle between the horizontal section 130 and the vertical sections 126 due to the ribs 208 in the transition areas 402 strengthening the rigidity of the intersection of the horizontal section 130 and the vertical section 126 .
- any load experienced by the telescoping sliding members 104 is transferred to the vertical section 126 as a rotational torque that attempts to decrease the ninety degree angle by urging the vertical section 126 towards the horizontal section 130 .
- the supports 136 arrest such movement, not only by stopping downward movement of the telescoping member 104 , but also allowing the load experienced by the telescoping sliding members 104 to be distributed between the vertical section 126 and the supports 136 .
- FIG. 5 is an example elevation view of the rigid bracket 102 coupled with the telescoping sliding member 104 .
- the fixed base portion 110 of the sliding member 104 includes the frame 120 and the carriage 122 upon which the slidable portion 108 slides to move a cabinet or drawer between an open and closed position.
- the horizontal section 130 includes the ribs 208 and the support members 136 which extend above the planar horizontal surface of the horizontal section 130 a predetermined height (H) to a platform 202 .
- the platform 202 is spaced away from the vertical section 126 by predetermined distance (D).
- the vertical section 126 includes a first planar member
- the frame 120 includes a second planar member aligned in parallel and contiguously coupled such that a planar bottom surface 502 of the carriage 122 is maintained in a predetermined substantially parallel relationship with the horizontal section 130 of the rigid bracket 102 by cooperative operation of the vertical section 126 and the support 136 to constrain the carriage 122 from twisting or bending with respect to the frame 120 and/or the planar horizontal surface of the horizontal section 130 .
- the platform 202 of the support 136 can be spaced a predetermined distance (S) away from the planar surface 502 of the frame 120 so as to form an airspace therebetween.
- the distance (S) may be between about 0.35 mm (0.014 inches) and 0.40 mm (0.016 inches). In another example, the distance (S) may be about 0.5 mm (0.020 inches). Accordingly, a load placed on the sliding member 104 as a downward force, can move the planar surface 502 into contiguous contact with the platform 202 so that the sliding member 104 is contiguously and detachedly rested and rotational torque of the telescoping slide member 104 is arrested.
- planar surface 502 of the frame 120 can be positioned in contact with the top surface of the platform 202 such that a load placing a downward force on the sliding member 104 does not substantially move the planar surface 502 out of parallelism with the planar horizontal surface of the horizontal section 130 .
- the planar surface 502 on the bottom of the carriage 122 is maintained in a substantially parallel relationship with the horizontal section 130 whether the planar surface 502 rests on the platform 202 , or is spaced away from the top surface of the platform 202 by the predetermined distance (S). Accordingly, the planar surface 502 remains substantially parallel with the horizontal planar surface of the horizontal section 130 even with movement of up to +/ ⁇ 0.5 mm (0.020 inches) between being spaced away from the platform 202 by the distance (S) and resting on the platform 202 .
- the slidable portion 108 is moveable along a receiving surface of the carriage 122 opposite the planar surface 502 without binding or otherwise constraining movement.
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- The present disclosure relates generally to a cabinet slide system for use in a cabinet or other enclosure.
- Cabinets such as storage cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, closets, offices and other uses can include one or more receptacles, such as drawers or shelves for storing articles. The drawers and shelves can be designed to be moved between an open position and a closed position. While in the open position, a drawer or shelf may be extended away from the storage cabinet or other enclosure so as to receive the articles. In the closed position, the drawer or shelf may be recessed within the storage cabinet or other enclosure in which the drawer or shelve is installed. The size and weight of such drawers or shelves can vary. In addition, the weight and/or number of articles that can be stored on the drawers or shelves can be quite different in different applications.
- Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
- An example cabinet slide system can include a rigid bracket, a telescoping slide member, a drawer or shelf, and a support. The rigid bracket can be formed to include a planar coupling section and a planar support section. The planar support section can be formed to perpendicularly intersect the planar coupling section. The planar support section can be configured to be coupled with a floor of a cabinet. The telescoping slide member can be coupled with the planar coupling section so as to be fixedly held suspended away from the planar support section. The drawer or shelf can be fixedly coupled with a slidable portion of the telescoping slide member so that the drawer and the slidable portion are slidable away from a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member. The support member included in the planar support section and configured to abut a fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member to maintain a carriage included in the fixed base portion substantially parallel to the support section.
- Another example cabinet slide system can include a telescoping slide member. The telescoping slide member includes a frame integrally formed with a carriage and a slidable portion moveably coupled with the carriage. The frame can include a rigid planar structure. The cabinet slide system can also include a rigid bracket. The rigid bracket can include a horizontal section integrally formed with a vertical section. The horizontal section can be a planar member which includes a plurality of apertures to fixedly couple the horizontal section to a horizontal surface of an enclosure. The vertical section of the rigid bracket can be formed to extend perpendicularly away from the horizontal section. The frame can be contiguously coupled with the vertical section such that the carriage is spaced away and suspended above the horizontal section in a plane substantially parallel with the horizontal section. The cabinet slide system can also include a support included on the rigid bracket. The support can include a platform that is separated away from the horizontal section, and the carriage can be positioned in contiguous contact with the platform to support to constrain the carriage from twisting in response to a load placed on the slidable portion.
- An interesting feature of the cabinet slide system is that the support includes a sidewall extending between the horizontal section and the platform to rigidly maintain the platform at a predetermined distance from the horizontal section. The support and the sidewall can be integrally formed with the horizontal section as a single unitary structure. In addition, a bottom surface of the carriage rests in contact with a top surface of the platform absent any attachment between the bottom surface and the top surface.
- Another interesting feature of the cabinet slide system involves a rib included on the rigid bracket. The rib can extend from the horizontal section through a transition to the vertical section. The rib can be formed to provide rigidity to the rigid bracket to maintain the relative position of the vertical section extending perpendicularly to the horizontal section. The rib can include a slot formed to include a trench at a base of the slot, and beveled walls. The slot can be formed on a first planar surface of the horizontal section and also on the transition. The rib can also include a rail formed on a second planar surface of the horizontal section and on the transition. The first planar surface can be opposite the second planar surface such that a inward displacement to form the slot is equal to an outward displacement to form the rail.
- Still another interesting feature of the cabinet slide system involves cooperative operation of the rigid frame and the telescoping slide member. A fixed base portion of the telescoping slide member includes a frame and a carriage. The frame is coupled with the vertical section of the rigid bracket so that the carriage is spaced away from the horizontal section of the rigid bracket, and the support extends above the horizontal section of the rigid bracket to be spaced away from a bottom surface of the carriage. The carriage can be configured to be contiguously supported by a support member included on the rigid bracket by contact between the bottom surface of the carriage and a top surface of the support member upon the telescoping slide member being placed under load.
- Other systems, methods, features and advantages will be, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the invention, and the following claims.
- The system may be better understood with reference to the following drawings and description. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention. Moreover, in the figures, like referenced numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an example of a cabinet slide system, a receptacle, and an enclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system. -
FIG. 3 is a plan view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system. -
FIG. 4 is an elevation view of an example of a rigid bracket included in the cabinet slide system. -
FIG. 5 is an elevation view of an example of a cabinet slide system. - The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.
- The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.
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FIG. 1 is an example of acabinet slide system 100. Thecabinet slide system 100 includesbrackets 102 andtelescoping slide members 104. In the illustrated example, there is afront bracket 102A and arear bracket 102B, however, in other examples, there can be one or more middle brackets positioned between thefront bracket 102A and therear bracket 102B. In addition, there is a righttelescoping slide member 104A and a lefttelescoping slide member 104B illustrated. - The
telescoping slide members slideable portion 108 and afixed base portion 110. Theslideable portion 108 is configured to be coupled with areceptacle 114, such as drawer or shelf, so that theslidable portion 108 and thereceptacle 114 are movable together to be extended away from thefixed base portion 110. Thereceptacle 114 illustrated inFIG. 1 is an example in the form of a housing, such as a drawer, but is not meant to limit the form and/or shape ofreceptacles 114 that that can be used with thecabinet slide system 100. Accordingly, thereceptacle 114 can be formed of any rigid material, such as a rigid planar material, for example wood, metal or plastic, or another form of rigid structure or semi-rigid material, such as wire or mesh, and can be formed in any shape, such as rectangular, square, oval, triangular, or any other one or more shapes. - In the illustrated example, the
slideable portion 108 includes aplanar receiving surface 116 and alatching system 118 such that thereceptacle 114 can be received and aligned on the receivingsurface 116 and be fixedly mounted on theslidable portion 108 with thelatching system 118, as generally illustrated by dotted line arrows inFIG. 1 . In other examples, any other form of fasteners may be used to removable or fixedly couple theslideable portion 108 to thereceptacle 114. Thereceptacle 114 can be removably or fixedly coupled to the lefttelescoping slide member 104A and the righttelescoping slide member 104B such that the left andright telescoping members receptacle 114 between a closed position where the left andright telescoping members base portion 110, and an open position where the left andright telescoping members receptacle 114 are extended outwardly away from the fixedbase portion 110. - The fixed
base portion 110 includes aframe 120 and acarriage 122. In the illustrated example, theframe 120 andcarriage 122 are formed as a single unitary structure such that theframe 120 resides in a vertical plane that is normal to a horizontal plane in which thecarriage 122 resides. Thecarriage 122 is in contiguously contact and cooperatively operates with theslidable portion 108 to provide relatively low friction slidable movement, such as by using ball bearings, grooves, plastic and/or other mechanisms to enable slidable operation while rigidly maintaining theslidable portion 108 in a track formed by the carriage along which theslidable portion 108 can be reciprocated between an extended and a retracted position. - The
frame 120 forms a rigid planar structure that extends between thebrackets 102 and is fixedly coupled thereto. In an example, theframe 120 is integrally formed to receive a fastener such as a screw or rivet so as to be held contiguously against thebrackets 102. Theframe 120 is coupled with thebrackets 102 such that thecarriage 122 is cantilevered and carried by thebrackets 102 since thecarriage 122 is fixedly coupled perpendicular to the rigid planar surface of theframe 120. In this configuration, depending on the longitudinal position of theslidable portion 108, thecarriage 122 may be subject to a rotational torque, with the axis of rotation being the point of coupling/contiguous alignment of thebracket 102 and theframe 120. For example, in the example ofFIG. 1 , when theslidable portion 108 is fully retracted, thefront bracket 102A and therear bracket 102B can be subject to a rotational torque that is substantially the same. Since thefront bracket 102A and therear bracket 102B can be subject to a rotational torque that is substantially the same the deformation of thecarriage 122 is about the same in the vicinity of thefront bracket 102A as in the vicinity of therear bracket 102B. When theslidable portion 108 is extended however, therear bracket 102B may be subject to significantly less rotational torque than thefront bracket 102A such that theframe 120 can be subject to twisting. Such twisting can also occur in thecarriage 122, which can impact the capability of theslidable portion 108 to slide smoothly without binding due to a track of thecarriage 122, with which theslidable portion 108 is in contact, being compressed, expanded or otherwise warped or deformed by the difference in rotational torque. - The
rigid bracket 102 includes avertical section 126 formed as a planar member to be rigidly coupled with theframe 120 of the fixedbase portion 104. InFIG. 1 , thevertical section 126 is a planar coupling section of therigid bracket 126 that is fixedly coupled in contiguous alignment with a planar surface of theframe 120 byfasteners 128, such as rivets, bolts, or pins. In other examples, thevertical section 126 and theframe 120 can be rigidly coupled by welding, snap-fit, or any other form of rigid coupling mechanism. - The
rigid bracket 102 also includes ahorizontal section 130 in the form of a planar support section that intersects with, and extends in a plane perpendicular to, thevertical section 126. Thehorizontal section 130 and thevertical section 126 can be formed as a single unitary structure of metal, plastic or other rigid material. Thehorizontal section 130 can be formed to include onemore coupling apertures 132, which allow therigid bracket 102 to be fixedly coupled to anenclosure 134, such as a cabinet, a shelf, a compartment, a housing or any other surface on which thecabinet slide system 100 can be mounted. An underside or planar bottom surface formed in thehorizontal section 130 can be contiguously aligned in parallel with afloor 135 of theenclosure 134 and fixedly coupled thereto by fasteners, such as screws, rivets, adhesives, such as glue and/or any other coupling mechanism. In one example, the fasteners can extend through thecoupling apertures 132 to fixedly engage therigid bracket 102 and thefloor 136. Thus, a planar bottom surface of thehorizontal section 130 longitudinally extends upon a planar surface of thefloor 135 of theenclosure 134. Theenclosure 134 can be any size and shape, and theexample enclosure 134 depicted inFIG. 1 is an illustrative example. - The
horizontal section 130 also includes asupport 136. Thesupport 136 is fixedly positioned on thehorizontal section 130 between a planar surface of the horizontal section and thecarriage 122 so that thecarriage 122 rests upon thesupport 136 when thevertical section 126 and theframe 120 are rigidly coupled. Theframe 120 is coupled with thevertical section 126 to be spaced away from thehorizontal section 130, and thesupport 136 extends above thehorizontal section 130 to contiguously support thecarriage 122 upon thetelescoping slide member 104 being placed under load. Thecarriage 122 can contiguously and detachably rest on thesupport 136 to arrest rotational torque of thetelescoping slide member 104, when thetelescoping slide member 104 is placed under load, such as from weight being placed in thereceptacle 114. Thus, thetelescoping slide member 104 is constrained and supported from twisting due to a load when theslidable portion 108 is positioned in a fully extended position, a fully retracted position, or anywhere therebetween. - Accordingly, a planar surface of the
carriage 122 is maintained in a predetermined substantially parallel relationship with thehorizontal section 130 by the cooperative operation of thevertical section 126 and thesupport 136 to constrain thecarriage 122 from twisting with respect to theframe 110. Also, thesupport 136 is spaced a predetermined distance above therigid bracket 102 to allow theslidable portion 108 to fully extend over any lip or other vertically extending structure of theenclosure 134. For example, theenclosure 134 may be a cabinet having a front face trim that extends above thefloor 135 of the cabinet a predetermined distance, such as 6.35 mm (0.25 inches), and thesupport 136 can maintain the slidable portion above a top edge of the front face trim. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of arigid bracket 102. Therigid bracket 102 includes a single unitaryhorizontal section 130 longitudinally extending between opposingvertical sections 126 such that thevertical sections 126 align with and establish a predetermined distance between left and righttelescoping slide members horizontal section 130 is formed withrespective coupling apertures 132 and supports 136 positioned adjacent the opposingvertical sections 126 that are fixedly coupled at opposite ends of thehorizontal section 130. - In other examples, the
rigid bracket 102 can be separately formed as tworigid brackets 102 each with a separatehorizontal section 130, which include theapertures 132 and supports 136. In these examples, therigid brackets 102 can be positioned on theenclosure 134 in predetermined positions such that thehorizontal sections 130 extend a predetermined distance toward each other, and thevertical sections 126 are opposingvertical sections 126. In this example configuration, the positioning of therigid brackets 102 is adjustable with respect to each other to accommodate different widths of thereceptacle 114. - The
rigid bracket 102 can also includeribs 208. Theribs 208 can be included in both thevertical section 126 and thehorizontal section 130 to act as stiffeners to maintain the perpendicular alignment of the planar coupling section (the vertical section 126) with respect to the planar support section (the horizontal section 130) and to rigidly maintain the planar coupling section and theplanar support section ribs 208 can be formed as parallel structures extending along the planar surfaces of thehorizontal section 130 and thevertical section 126. InFIG. 2 , theribs 208 can be formed by mechanically displacing a portion of the horizontal andvertical sections parallel slots 212 on a bottom side of thehorizontal section 130 and corresponding raisedtracks 214 on the top planar surface of thehorizontal section 130. - For example, a displacement force can be mechanically applied to a planar surface of the
horizontal section 130 and thevertical section 126 to create theslots 212 and thecorresponding tracks 214 can be created in the opposing surface by deforming the material from which thehorizontal section 130 and thevertical section 126 are formed. In other examples, theribs 208 can be rigid struts mechanically coupled to the horizontal andvertical sections vertical sections - The
ribs 208 can continuously extend to the opposite ends of thehorizontal section 130 where thevertical sections 126 are perpendicularly coupled. In addition, theribs 208 can continuously extend through a transition from thehorizontal section 130 to thevertical section 126. In the example ofFIG. 2 , where thevertical section 126 and thehorizontal section 130 are a single unitary flat planar structure that is bent at a ninety degree angle, theribs 208 maintain rigidity of the flat planar structures against warping and bending, and increase the rigidity of the bend by continuously extending through the transition. -
FIG. 2 includes a close up view of an example of a part of theslot 212 of arib 208 formed in a transition area within which thevertical section 126 transitions to thehorizontal section 130. InFIG. 2 , a portion of aplanar surface 216 in the transition area is displaced by a predetermined amount, such as 0.8 mm (0.03 inches) as illustrated byarrows 218. Displacement can be performed by application of a mechanical force to the planar surfaces. Theslot 212 is formed to include a trough at abase 220 of theslot 212. In an example, the base 220 can have a first predetermined slot width, such as 1.8 mm (0.07 inches), as illustrated byarrows 222. Theslot 212 can also include opposing beveledwalls 224 that widen theslot 212 at a mouth of theslot 212 to a second predetermined slot width, such as 4.6 mm (0.18 inches) as illustrated byarrows 226. - The
supports 136 are each formed to include a raisedplatform 202 maintained in a fixed predetermined position above a planar surface of thehorizontal section 130 by theside walls 204, and spaced away from the vertical sections 126 a predetermined distance. In the illustrated example, thesupports 136 are integrally formed in the fixed predetermined position as part of thehorizontal section 130. Formation of thesupports 136 in the illustrated example may be by cutting aslot 206 in thehorizontal section 130 and mechanically pressing the slot material away from the planar surface with sufficient force to create theplatform 202 and thesidewalls 204. In other examples, thesupports 132 can beseparate platforms 202 havingside walls 204, which can be fixedly coupled to the planar surface of thehorizontal section 130 in the predetermined position by fasteners, such as welding, an adhesive, screws, or any other coupling mechanism. Thesupports 136 are formed with theplatform 202 of a predetermined area and height above thehorizontal section 130 to abut a fixed base portion of thetelescoping slide member 104 in order to maintain thecarriage 122 included in the fixedbase portion 110 substantially parallel to the horizontal section 130 (support section). - In an example, the fixed base portion of the
telescoping slide member 104 is suspended above theplatform 202 such that the fixed base portion of thetelescoping slide member 104 is spaced away from theplatform 202. A predetermined distance between theplatform 202 and the fixed base portion of thetelescoping slide member 104 may form an air space therebetween. As a load, such as a drawer or shelf provides a downward force on thetelescoping slide member 104, thetelescoping slide member 104 may move into a position to be resting on theplatform 202. Alternatively, the fixed base portion of thetelescoping slide member 104 can be positioned to rest upon theplatform 202. -
FIG. 3 is an example of a top plan view of arigid bracket 102 that includes the opposingvertical sections 126 coupled by ahorizontal section 130. Thehorizontal section 130 includes thesupports 136 and is formed to includecoupling apertures 132. InFIG. 3 ,coupling apertures 132A are illustrated as slots to provide additional flexibility to the positioning of fasteners extending through theapertures 132A to fixedly engage the rigid bracket and a floor of an enclosure upon which therigid bracket 102 is mounted. Theapertures 132 are formed to be accessible even when thetelescoping slide member 104 is coupled with therigid bracket 102. - In an example enclosure that is a cabinet (not shown), the
rigid bracket 102 can have a width (W) formed by thehorizontal section 130 such that the opposingvertical sections 126 closely fit within vertical walls of the enclosure. In this application, fasteners can be applied from above therigid bracket 102 to theslots 132A to fixedly fasten therigid bracket 102 to a floor formed as a horizontal planar surface of the cabinet. Due to theslots 132A being inboard of thetelescoping slide members 104, access to mount and fixedly couple therigid brackets 102 anywhere along the floor of the enclosure is available. In addition, since therigid brackets 102 include thesupports 136, and theribs 208 to minimize deformation, the positioning of thetelescoping members 104 can be rigidly maintained without warping, twisting, or deformation even though the only coupling of therigid bracket 102 is with the floor of the enclosure. In other words, because of thesupports 136 and theribs 208, coupling therigid bracket 102 with only the floor of the enclosure provides rigid structural support to thetelescoping slide member 104 that minimizes any twisting or warping of thecarriage 122 and allows theslidable member 108 to move freely between the open and closed position even with a significant downward loading force being present. -
FIG. 4 is an example elevation view of arigid bracket 102. Therigid bracket 102 of this example includes the opposingvertical sections 126 formed at the ends of a continuous longitudinally extendinghorizontal section 130. In other examples, as discussed elsewhere, arigid bracket 102 may only include onevertical section 126. Thehorizontal section 130 includes thesupports 136, which can be integrally formed or a separate member. Thesupports 136 can include theplatform 202 and thesidewalls 204. Thehorizontal section 130 and atransition 402 to thevertical section 126 can also include integrally formedribs 208 as illustrated. - The
platform 202 is raised above the planar surface of the horizontal section 130 a predetermined height (H) to be aligned with a bottom surface of thecarriage 122. In addition, theplatform 202 can be positioned a predetermined distance (D) in a spaced relation from thevertical section 126 to align with a bottom surface of thecarriage 122. Thus, when thetelescoping slide member 104 is fixedly coupled with thevertical section 126, a bottom surface of thecarriage 122 can rest in contiguous contact with a top surface of theplatform 202. Alternatively, a bottom surface of thecarriage 122 can be spaced a predetermined distance away from a top surface of theplatform 202 such that thecarriage 122 comes into contiguous contact and rests on the top surface of theplatform 202 when thetelescoping slide member 104 is subject to a load creating a downward force. Thecarriage 122 is therefore rigidly maintained in a flat planar configuration substantially parallel with the planar surface of thehorizontal section 130 with various loading levels and while being selective slid between an extended and retracted position. - The
vertical sections 126 are rigidly maintained normal to thehorizontal section 130 at a ninety degree angle between thehorizontal section 130 and thevertical sections 126 due to theribs 208 in thetransition areas 402 strengthening the rigidity of the intersection of thehorizontal section 130 and thevertical section 126. In addition, any load experienced by thetelescoping sliding members 104 is transferred to thevertical section 126 as a rotational torque that attempts to decrease the ninety degree angle by urging thevertical section 126 towards thehorizontal section 130. Thesupports 136, however, arrest such movement, not only by stopping downward movement of thetelescoping member 104, but also allowing the load experienced by thetelescoping sliding members 104 to be distributed between thevertical section 126 and thesupports 136. -
FIG. 5 is an example elevation view of therigid bracket 102 coupled with thetelescoping sliding member 104. The fixedbase portion 110 of the slidingmember 104 includes theframe 120 and thecarriage 122 upon which theslidable portion 108 slides to move a cabinet or drawer between an open and closed position. Thehorizontal section 130 includes theribs 208 and thesupport members 136 which extend above the planar horizontal surface of the horizontal section 130 a predetermined height (H) to aplatform 202. Theplatform 202 is spaced away from thevertical section 126 by predetermined distance (D). Thevertical section 126 includes a first planar member, and theframe 120 includes a second planar member aligned in parallel and contiguously coupled such that a planarbottom surface 502 of thecarriage 122 is maintained in a predetermined substantially parallel relationship with thehorizontal section 130 of therigid bracket 102 by cooperative operation of thevertical section 126 and thesupport 136 to constrain thecarriage 122 from twisting or bending with respect to theframe 120 and/or the planar horizontal surface of thehorizontal section 130. - The
platform 202 of thesupport 136 can be spaced a predetermined distance (S) away from theplanar surface 502 of theframe 120 so as to form an airspace therebetween. In an example, the distance (S) may be between about 0.35 mm (0.014 inches) and 0.40 mm (0.016 inches). In another example, the distance (S) may be about 0.5 mm (0.020 inches). Accordingly, a load placed on the slidingmember 104 as a downward force, can move theplanar surface 502 into contiguous contact with theplatform 202 so that the slidingmember 104 is contiguously and detachedly rested and rotational torque of thetelescoping slide member 104 is arrested. In other examples, theplanar surface 502 of theframe 120 can be positioned in contact with the top surface of theplatform 202 such that a load placing a downward force on the slidingmember 104 does not substantially move theplanar surface 502 out of parallelism with the planar horizontal surface of thehorizontal section 130. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , theplanar surface 502 on the bottom of thecarriage 122 is maintained in a substantially parallel relationship with thehorizontal section 130 whether theplanar surface 502 rests on theplatform 202, or is spaced away from the top surface of theplatform 202 by the predetermined distance (S). Accordingly, theplanar surface 502 remains substantially parallel with the horizontal planar surface of thehorizontal section 130 even with movement of up to +/−0.5 mm (0.020 inches) between being spaced away from theplatform 202 by the distance (S) and resting on theplatform 202. By theplanar surface 502 being maintained in a substantially parallel relationship with the horizontal planar surface of thehorizontal section 130, theslidable portion 108 is moveable along a receiving surface of thecarriage 122 opposite theplanar surface 502 without binding or otherwise constraining movement. - It is now apparent that there are many advantages of the cabinet slide system provided herein. In addition to the advantages that have been described, it is also possible that there are still other advantages that are not currently recognized but which may become apparent at a later time.
- While preferred embodiments of the cabinet slide system have been described, it should be understood that the disclosure is not limiting, and modifications may be made without departing from the features and functionality described. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims, and all devices that come within the meaning of the claims, either literally or by equivalence, are intended to embrace them.
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