Slide rail with an open channel
Slide rails, sliding arrangements and sliding screen systems are disclosed. A slide rail for a sliding screen system comprises an elongate bar body for insertion in a recess of a board, the elongate bar body comprising a plurality of walls forming at least one open channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the slide rail, wherein the plurality of walls comprises a first wall and a second wall arranged opposite to each other and a third wall arranged between and connected to the first and second walls, at least one flange extending away from the open channel from a side of the elongate bar body, and at least one slide surface extending in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the slide rail, the slide surface being configured to receive a sliding member of the sliding arrangement of the sliding screen system.
1 . A slide rail for a sliding screen system, the slide rail comprising:
an elongate bar body for insertion in a recess of a board, the elongate bar body comprising a plurality of walls forming at least one open channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the slide rail, wherein the plurality of walls comprises a first wall and a second wall arranged opposite to each other and a third wall arranged between and connected to the first and second walls;
at least one flange extending away from the at least one open channel from a side of the elongate bar body; and
at least one slide surface extending along the slide rail in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the slide rail, wherein the slide surface is formed as a groove in the slide rail and disposed on a surface of the flange facing in a direction away from the third wall of the elongate bar body, the slide surface being configured to receive a sliding member of a sliding arrangement of the sliding screen system.
2 . The slide rail of claim 1 , wherein a second slide surface is disposed on a surface of the third wall of the elongate bar body adjacent to the channel.
3 . The slide rail of any claim 1 , wherein the at least one flange extends away from the at least one open channel from a side of the elongate bar body in a plane parallel to the third wall and/or in a plane perpendicular to the first and/or second wall.
4 . The slide rail of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flange is configured to support a vertical load applied to the slide rail,
wherein a support surface of the at least one flange facing in a direction towards the third wall of the elongate bar body is configured to interface with the board to support the vertical load.
5 . The slide rail of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flange comprises:
a first flange extending away from the first wall of the elongate bar body; and
a second flange extending away from the second wall of the elongate bar body in a direction opposite to the extension of the first flange.
6 . The slide rail of claim 1 , wherein the at least one slide surface is at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with lowered friction.
7 . The slide rail of claim 1 , wherein the open channel is configured to receive a guide component of the sliding arrangement, wherein:
an inner surface of the at least one flange comprises a blade element configured to engage a corresponding surface of the guide component; and/or
an inner surface of the at least one flange is configured to engage a corresponding blade element of the guide component.
8 . A sliding arrangement comprising:
a slide rail as defined in claim 1 ; and
at least one sliding member configured to contact the slide surface of the slide rail and slide along the slide surface in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the slide rail.
9 . The sliding arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the sliding member comprises at least one blade element extending parallel or perpendicular to the sliding direction and configured to provide the contact with the slide surface.
10 . The sliding arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the sliding member is arranged to slide on the slide surface arranged on at least one flange.
11 . The sliding arrangement of claim 8 , further comprising a guide component arranged to be received in the open channel of the slide rail,
wherein the sliding member is coupled to the guide component.
12 . A sliding screen system comprising:
at least one sliding arrangement as defined in claim 8 ; and
at least one sliding screen connected to the sliding member of the sliding arrangement.
13 . The sliding screen system of claim 12 , wherein: the slide rail and the sliding arrangement are arranged at a lower portion of the sliding screen system; and the flange of the slide rail is configured to bear a vertical load applied to the sliding screen system.
14 . The sliding screen system of claim 13 , wherein a lower surface of the flange is configured to interface with the board to support the vertical load.
15 . The sliding screen system of claim 13 , wherein the slide surface of the slide rail is disposed on an upper surface of a flange of the slide rail.
16 . The sliding screen system of claim 13 , wherein the sliding screen is coupled to a guide component of the sliding arrangement,
wherein the guide component is at least partly arranged in the channel of the slide rail.
17 . A sliding screen system comprising:
a first slide rail as defined in claim 1 arranged at a lower portion of the sliding screen system, wherein the at least one flange of the first slide rail is configured to bear a vertical load applied to the sliding screen system;
at least one first sliding member in contact with the slide surface of the first slide rail and configured to slide along the slide surface in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first slide rail;
a second slide rail arranged at an upper portion of the sliding screen system, wherein a slide surface of the second slide rail is disposed on a surface of a third wall of the elongate bar body of the second slide rail;
at least one second sliding member in contact with the slide surface of the second slide rail and configured to slide along the slide surface in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second slide rail; and
at least one sliding screen connected to the first and second sliding members.
18 . The sliding screen system of claim 17 , wherein a lower surface of the at least one flange of the first slide rail is configured to interface with a lower board to support the vertical load,
and/or wherein the first slide rail is arranged in the vertically opposite sense to the second slide rail.