Patent ID: 8196353

Claim:
A guiding mechanism for sliding-action arrangements comprising: a running-rail profile having a longitudinal axis and being mounted for movement on a plurality of rollers or sliding elements; a stationary roller carrier for mounting at least a part of the plurality of the rollers or sliding elements, whereby the at least a part of the plurality of rollers or sliding elements is carried by the stationary roller carrier; and at least one movable roller carrier for mounting at least another part of the plurality of rollers and sliding elements, the at least one movable roller carrier having a longitudinal axis disposed in an identical plane as the longitudinal axis of the running rail-profile, and being movable and essentially free of load moments along a direction of the longitudinal axis of the running rail profile during movement into an operating end position by moving with the running-rail profile until reaching the operating end position and uncoupling from the running-rail profile in the operating end position thereby supporting the running rail-profile during further movement.