Computer Component Holding Device with Rotating Strap Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional holding devices for computer components are complex and inconvenient to adjust, making it difficult to securely suspend computers under a work surface while freeing up workspace.
Innovation Solution
A holding device featuring a rotating rod with a flexible strap and an adjusting unit comprising a retaining ring, coupling rotary disc, and biasing member, allowing for one-handed adjustment of the strap's length to securely suspend computer components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a perimeter frame structure is used to support computer components, then the computer component can be securely suspended under the work surface, but the structure becomes complicated and adjustment becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is divided into separate functional modules: a mounting bracket for attachment to the work surface, a rotating rod for strap winding, and a flexible strap for component securing. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining secure suspension capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential function of securing the computer component from the complex perimeter frame structure, isolating it into a simple flexible strap system that can be adjusted and secured independently. This removes unnecessary structural elements while preserving the core holding function.
2Reliability
If a perimeter frame structure is used to support computer components, then the computer component can be securely suspended under the work surface, but adjustment of the frame becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible strap is designed to be dynamically adjustable through the rotating rod mechanism, allowing the strap length to be easily changed by rotating the rod. This dynamic adjustment capability replaces the static, difficult-to-adjust perimeter frame structure, enabling convenient adaptation to different computer component sizes and positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating rod mechanism allows the user to easily adjust the strap length by simple rotation, and the biasing member automatically maintains engagement of the coupling teeth with retaining teeth during adjustment. This self-serving mechanism eliminates the need for complex tools or procedures, making adjustment convenient and intuitive.
3Ease of operation
If the coupling rotary disc is designed to rotate freely, then adjustment of the flexible strap is easy, but the rotating rod cannot be retained at adjusted positions
Solution Approach 1:
The biasing member provides continuous mechanical feedback by exerting a biasing force on the coupling rotary disc, ensuring that the coupling teeth remain engaged with the retaining teeth. This feedback mechanism automatically maintains the locked position during and after adjustment, preventing accidental disengagement while preserving ease of intentional adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The biasing member acts as a counteracting force mechanism that opposes the tendency of the coupling teeth to disengage. By providing a continuous biasing force in the engagement direction, it counterbalances any forces that might cause the rotating rod to shift from its adjusted position, ensuring reliable position retention.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a compact and user-friendly solution for adjusting the strap's length, enabling convenient and safe operation to suspend computer components under a work surface, improving workspace utilization.
Implementation Method 1
a biasing member disposed on the holding seat and arranged along the axis. The retaining ring is formed on the holding seat adjacent to an end of the rotating rod, and has a plurality of retaining teeth which are angularly disposed about the axis. The coupling rotary disc is in non-rotatable engagement with the rotating rod to be movable relative to the rotating rod along the axis and to rotate the rotating rod, and has a plurality of coupling teeth which are angularly disposed about the axis and which are meshable with the retaining teeth. The biasing member is sleeved around the rotating rod to bias the coupling rotary disc toward the retaining ring so as to bring the coupling teeth to mesh with the retaining teeth.
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AI summary
A holding device for supporting and suspending a computer component below a support surface includes a holding seat, a rotating rod rotatably mounted on the holding seat about an axis, a flexible strap connected with the holding seat and the rotating rod and having a bracing section for looping and bracing the computer component, and an adjusting unit disposed on the holding seat. The adjusting unit includes a retaining ring, a coupling rotary disc and a biasing member disposed on the holding seat and arranged along the axis. With the coupling rotary disc being operated to rotate the rotating rod for reeling or unreeling the flexible strap, and with the biasing member biasing the coupling rotary disc to engage with the retaining ring for retaining the rotating rod, the adjustment of the flexible strap is convenient and safe to conduct.