Blank Dummy Structure with Rotating Members for Rack Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing blank rack plates struggle to accommodate both U positions with and without slide rails simultaneously, limiting their versatility and effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A blank dummy structure with a main plate, buckles, rotating members, and fasteners that can adapt to both scenarios by using snap components, rotating members, and fasteners to limit or avoid interference with slide rails, allowing for secure mounting on racks with or without slide rails.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the blank plate is designed with fixed structure, then it can be manufactured simply, but it cannot adapt to both U positions with and without slide rails
Solution Approach 1:
The blank plate incorporates rotatable members that can change their orientation between a first position (limiting movement in the second direction) and a second position (avoiding interference with slide rails). This dynamic adjustment capability allows the same blank plate structure to adapt to both rack configurations with and without slide rails, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The blank plate is designed with multi-functional components, particularly the rotatable members that can serve different purposes based on their orientation. When rotated to the first position, they provide movement limitation; when rotated to the second position, they avoid interfering with slide rails. This universal design allows a single blank plate structure to fulfill multiple adaptation requirements.
2Ease of manufacture
If the blank plate structure is simplified, then manufacturing is easier, but it loses the ability to limit movement in both directions
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than using complex fixed structures, the invention employs simple rotatable members that can be manufactured easily but provide reliable movement limitation when positioned correctly. The rotatable members maintain reliability by offering two distinct positions: one for limiting movement in the second direction and another for avoiding slide rail interference, all while keeping the overall structure simple for easy manufacturing.
3Ease of operation
If the blank plate uses a fixed configuration, then installation is straightforward, but it cannot avoid interfering with slide rails
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable members provide a simple operational solution: they can be rotated to the second position to avoid interfering with slide rails during installation, or to the first position to provide movement limitation when needed. This dynamic positioning capability maintains installation simplicity while significantly improving adaptability to different rack configurations.
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AI summary
A blank dummy structure adaptable for slide rails and absence of slide rails, the blank dummy structure includes a main plate, two buckles, two rotating members, and two fasteners. The buckle comprises a snap component, the snap component is connected with the main plate to slide between first and second positions on the main plate. The rotating member and the snap component are arranged on the same side of the main plate, the rotating member on the main plate, comprises a limiting component. the rotating member being rotatably connected with the main plate to rotate the rotating member between a limit position and an avoidance position. The fastener configured to cooperate with the rack when the rotating member is in the avoidance position. The buckle, the rotating member, and the fastener are mounted on the main plate. A rack is also disclosed.