Display Clamping Mechanism for Variable-Size Secure Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display fixing mechanisms lack flexibility and are not suitable for displays of various sizes, as they are designed for specific sizes only.
Innovation Solution
A fixing mechanism comprising a housing with a clamping component, a driving component, and an elastic component that provides elastic force to clamp displays in both horizontal and perpendicular directions, allowing for adjustable clamping of displays of different sizes through oblique forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional display fixing mechanisms are designed for specific sizes, then they can securely clamp displays of those sizes, but they lack flexibility and cannot accommodate displays of various sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping component is designed with movable elements that can adjust their position along the mounting surface. The driving component enables dynamic repositioning of the clamping component to accommodate different display sizes, while the elastic component provides continuous adaptive clamping force. This dynamic structure allows the mechanism to securely clamp displays of various sizes without requiring multiple fixed-size mechanisms.
2Reliability
If the clamping component applies force in only one direction, then the structure is simple, but it cannot securely clamp displays that may shift in multiple directions
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic component is configured to simultaneously apply clamping forces in multiple directions (horizontal and perpendicular directions) through its elastic deformation. This merging of multi-directional clamping functions into a single elastic component achieves secure display fixation without requiring separate clamping mechanisms for each direction, thereby maintaining structural simplicity while ensuring reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the driving component moves in the same direction as the elastic force, then the mechanism is simple, but it cannot achieve effective clamping through oblique forces
Solution Approach 1:
The driving component is designed to move in a direction that is different from the direction of the elastic force generated by the elastic component. This dimensional differentiation allows the driving component to convert its linear motion into oblique clamping forces through the geometric relationship between the driving component's movement path and the elastic component's force vector, achieving effective multi-directional clamping without complex force transformation mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible fixing of displays of various sizes by applying adjustable oblique elastic forces, ensuring secure clamping and accommodating different widths, thus overcoming the limitations of traditional mechanisms.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic component installed inside the housing and connected to the driving component for providing an elastic force to the driving component
Data Source
AI summary
A fixing mechanism includes a housing, a clamping component installed on the housing for clamping a display, a driving component connected to the clamping component for driving the clamping component in a first direction, and an elastic component installed inside the housing and connected to the driving component for providing an elastic force to the driving component in a second direction so that the clamping component is capable of clamping the display in a horizontal direction and a perpendicular direction. The first direction and the second direction are different from the horizontal direction and the perpendicular direction.