Configurable Component Receptacle for Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information handling systems require adaptable component configurations to accommodate varying user needs and hardware options, but existing solutions often necessitate multiple, specifically designed receptacles, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A configurable component receptacle integrated into the frame of an information handling system, featuring a holder portion and a flexible portion made from a single piece of material, allowing for horizontal and pivoted configurations, enabling attachment to the system's frame and supporting multiple component options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specifically designed receptacles are used to accommodate varying user needs and hardware options, then the system can support different component configurations, but the device complexity and manufacturing efficiency deteriorate due to the need for multiple separate components
Solution Approach 1:
The receptacle is designed as a single universal structure that can accommodate multiple different component configurations. The holder portion can be positioned in various locations (first position for first component type, second position for second component type) within the same receptacle structure, eliminating the need for multiple specialized receptacles and thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The receptacle incorporates a movable holder portion that can be dynamically repositioned between different locations. This dynamic capability allows the same receptacle structure to adapt to different component configurations, resolving the contradiction by providing versatility through movement rather than through multiple static structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specifically designed receptacles are used to support different component configurations, then hardware versatility is improved, but manufacturing efficiency and assembly simplicity worsen due to the need for multiple separate receptacles
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple receptacle functions are merged into a single integrated receptacle structure. The holder portion, flexible portion, and attachment portion are combined into one component that can serve multiple component configuration needs, thereby simplifying manufacturing and assembly processes while maintaining hardware versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The single receptacle structure is designed to perform multiple functions by accommodating different component types in different positions. This universal design eliminates the need to manufacture and assemble multiple separate receptacles, directly improving ease of manufacture while preserving hardware configuration flexibility.
3Device complexity
If a single configurable receptacle is used to reduce the number of components, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to accommodate varying user needs and hardware options may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holder portion's ability to move between different positions provides the adaptability needed to accommodate various component options. This dynamic feature ensures that a single simplified receptacle structure does not compromise versatility, as the holder can be repositioned to suit different hardware configurations and user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible portion of the receptacle allows the holder to be repositioned and adjusted. This flexibility enables the simplified single-structure receptacle to adapt to different component configurations, ensuring that reducing device complexity does not come at the cost of adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for flexible configuration of information handling systems with various component options, enhancing efficiency and reducing the need for multiple receptacles, thereby addressing the variability in user requirements and hardware configurations.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible portion, the flexible portion enabling the holder portion of the configurable component receptacle to be in a horizontal configuration and a pivoted configuration
Data Source
AI summary
A configurable component receptacle which includes a holder portion and a flexible portion, the flexible portion enabling the holder portion of the configurable component receptacle to be in a horizontal configuration and a pivoted configuration, the holder portion and the flexible portion being configured from a single piece of material. The configurable component receptacle is attached to a frame of an information handling system, the configurable component receptable enabling configuration of the information handling system with a plurality of component options.