Desktop Mount Base with Quick-Release Clamping for Display Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mount bases for desktops are inconvenient to operate due to the need to adjust them underneath the desktop to convert from a received position to a released position, and the clamping module can only be fine-tuned slowly, making the process time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A mount base with a guiding rod element, a shaft, and a clamping element that can be switched between locked and unlocked positions, allowing for adjustable clamping and easy removal, featuring a pivotable first clamping element and a clamping module with a switch unit for quick and fine adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the clamping module is fine-tuned toward the desktop to clamp the surface, then the clamping precision is improved, but the operation time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is divided into two independent segments: a coarse adjustment component that enables rapid positioning, and a fine-tuning component that provides precise clamping. This segmentation allows users to quickly move between adjustment stages without time loss, while still achieving precise clamping when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount base performs preliminary coarse adjustment automatically or through a simple mechanism before the fine-tuning stage is activated. This preliminary positioning reduces the distance and effort required for subsequent fine-tuning, thereby reducing overall operation time while maintaining clamping precision.
2Reliability
If the clamping plate is adjusted by hand under the desktop to convert to released position, then the mounting security is improved, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring manual adjustment from below the desktop, the release mechanism is inverted to operate from above the desktop. The release button or lever is positioned on the accessible side, allowing users to convert between clamped and released positions without reaching underneath, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining mounting security through the mechanical locking design.
3Reliability
If the mount base is designed for secure clamping, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into integrated components: the clamping force generation, positioning, and locking functions are combined in a single mechanical assembly. The spring mechanism simultaneously provides clamping force and acts as the locking mechanism, while the release button integrates the unlocking function. This merging reduces the number of separate parts and simplifies the overall structure while maintaining reliable clamping.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and precise clamping of the desktop, improving operational convenience by allowing the mount base to be easily installed and removed, and facilitating both coarse and fine adjustments for secure mounting.
Implementation Method 1
the first clamping element further has an elastic component being disposed at the pivot section and abutting against the guiding rod element and the pivot section therebetween so that the first clamping element is ordinarily located at the released position
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a mount base, particularly a mount base set on a desktop for mounting a support arm of a display.