Adjustable Computer Case Mount With Top-Side Edge Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer case mounts often require cumbersome installation from underneath the worksurface, limiting ease of use and flexibility in mounting configurations.
Innovation Solution
A computer case mount featuring an adjustable frame with height and width adjustment mechanisms, coupled with a clamp mechanism that attaches over the edge of a worksurface from the upper side, allowing for secure and versatile mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clamp mechanism is used to attach from underneath the worksurface, then secure mounting is achieved, but installation complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp mechanism is inverted from the conventional design where the clamping action occurs from underneath the worksurface. Instead, the clamp now approaches and clamps onto the worksurface edge from above, reversing the direction of the clamping force application. This inversion simplifies installation by allowing users to easily position and tighten the clamp from the accessible upper side, while still achieving secure mounting through the same edge-clamping mechanism.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed-size mounting frame is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to different computer case sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting frame transitions from a fixed, rigid structure to a dynamic, adjustable structure. The frame incorporates telescoping sides with adjustment mechanisms that allow users to modify the frame's dimensions to match different computer case sizes. This dynamic capability enables a single frame design to accommodate multiple case sizes while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular, standardized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame's physical parameters (length and width) are made variable through integration of adjustment mechanisms. These mechanisms allow the frame dimensions to be changed according to the specific computer case being mounted, transforming a static parameter into a可调 parameter. This enables the same frame to adapt to different case sizes without requiring multiple specialized frame designs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If an adjustable frame with multiple mechanisms is used, then versatility and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment system is segmented into independent, modular components rather than a single complex mechanism. Each side of the frame has its own adjustment mechanism that operates independently, allowing for simplified design and assembly. This segmentation enables the frame to achieve full adjustability while keeping each individual mechanism relatively simple and easy to manufacture.
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AI summary
A computer case mount includes an adjustable frame configured to receive a computer case, The frame includes a width adjustment mechanism providing a selectable width adjustment range for the computer case. The computer case mount further includes a clamp connected to the adjustable frame and configured to attach over an edge of a worksurface.