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Granted Patent B2
US 11,737,234 · App. 17/491,481 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Mounting kit adapted for a rail component and related rail mounting system

Inventor: Min-Heng Yao (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Moxa Inc.
H05K7/183A47B96/067H05K7/1489
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Patent No.
US 11,737,234
App. No.
17/491,481
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting kit adapted for a rail component is provided and includes a mounting base, a resilient component and an engaging structure. An accommodating slot is formed on a first end portion of the mounting base. The resilient component is a one-piece structure and detachably and partially accommodated in the accommodating slot. The engaging structure is formed on a second end portion of the mounting base. When the mounting kit is mounted on the rail component, the resilient component is resiliently deformed by the rail component and a wall of the accommodating slot, so as to drive the rail component to engage with the engaging structure along a vertical direction and to abut against a connecting portion of the mounting base for preventing shaking movements of the mounting kit relative to the rail component along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Besides, a related rail mounting system is provided.

Claims (28)

1. A mounting kit adapted for a rail component, the mounting kit comprising:

a mounting base comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and a connecting portion connected to the first end portion and the second end portion, an accommodating slot being formed on the first end portion of the mounting base;

a resilient component being a one-piece structure and partially accommodated in the accommodating slot in a detachable manner; and

an engaging structure formed on the second end portion of the mounting base;

wherein when the mounting kit is mounted on the rail component, the resilient component is resiliently deformed by the rail component and a wall of the accommodating slot to generate a vertical resilient component force and a horizontal resilient component force, so as to drive the rail component to engage with the engaging structure along a vertical direction by the vertical resilient component force for preventing a shaking movement of the mounting kit along the vertical direction and to drive the rail component to abut against the engaging structure along a horizontal direction by the horizontal resilient component force for preventing a shaking movement of the mounting kit along the horizontal direction;

wherein the resilient component comprises at least one inclined extending portion extending toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined relative to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

2. The mounting kit of claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

3. The mounting kit of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component further comprises an accommodating portion connected to the at least one inclined extending portion and extending along the vertical direction.

4. The mounting kit of claim 3 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

5. The mounting kit of claim 1 , wherein an abutting portion of the at least one inclined extending portion abuts against the rail component when the mounting kit is mounted on the rail component.

6. The mounting kit of claim 5 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

7. The mounting kit of claim 1 , wherein a projection length of the at least one inclined extending portion along the horizontal direction is from 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

8. The mounting kit of claim 7 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

9. A rail mounting system comprising:

a rail component; and

a mounting kit for mounting on the rail component, the mounting kit comprising:

a mounting base comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and a connecting portion connected to the first end portion and the second end portion, an accommodating slot being formed on the first end portion of the mounting base;

a resilient component being a one-piece structure and partially accommodated in the accommodating slot in a detachable manner; and

an engaging structure formed on the second end portion of the mounting base;

wherein when the mounting kit is mounted on the rail component, the resilient component is resiliently deformed by the rail component and a wall of the accommodating slot to generate a vertical resilient component force and a horizontal resilient component force, so as to drive the rail component to engage with the engaging structure along a vertical direction by the vertical resilient component force for preventing a shaking movement of the mounting kit along the vertical direction and to drive the rail component to abut against the engaging structure along a horizontal direction by the horizontal resilient component force for preventing a shaking movement of the mounting kit along the horizontal direction;

wherein the resilient component comprises at least one inclined extending portion extending toward the connecting portion along an inclined direction inclined relative to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

10. The rail mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

11. The rail mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the resilient component further comprises an accommodating portion connected to the at least one inclined extending portion and extending along the vertical direction.

12. The rail mounting system of claim 11 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

13. The rail mounting system of claim 9 , wherein an abutting portion of the at least one inclined extending portion abuts against the rail component when the mounting kit is mounted on the rail component.

14. The rail mounting system of claim 13 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

15. The rail mounting system of claim 9 , wherein a projection length of the at least one inclined extending portion along the horizontal direction is from 0.5 to 0.9 millimeters.

16. The rail mounting system of claim 15 , wherein the connecting portion comprises an abutting structure protruding from a side of the connecting portion adjacent to the rail component along the horizontal direction and configured to abut against the rail component along the horizontal direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: YAO, MIN-HENG
To: MOXA INC.
Reel/Frame 057663/0530 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 110129569 · Aug 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63163054 · Mar 19, 2021
Related Publication 20220304183A1 · Sep 22, 2022
Cited By (1)
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