Elastic-Locking Bracket for Secure Slide Rail Assembly Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bracket devices for mounting slide rails to racks lack a secure and efficient mechanism to lock the slide rail assembly to the rack post, especially when the second rail is retracted, leading to instability and difficulty in securely engaging and disengaging objects within the rack.
Innovation Solution
A bracket device featuring a sidewall, base, mounting members, an elastic member, and a fastening member with an engaging structure that can switch between locking and unlocking states, utilizing elastic force to secure the slide rail assembly to the rack post and engage/disengage objects, ensuring stable mounting and easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional bracket device without elastic locking mechanism is used, then the structure is simple, but the slide rail assembly cannot be securely locked to the rack post, leading to instability
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic member automatically engages with the mounting member to lock the fastening member in place without requiring additional locking operations. The system serves itself by using the elastic force to maintain the locked state, eliminating the need for separate locking mechanisms or operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening member is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to switch between locked and unlocked states. The elastic member provides dynamic force to maintain engagement, enabling the bracket to adapt between different operational states (locked/unlocked) while maintaining reliability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a secure locking mechanism is added to the bracket device, then the stability of the slide rail assembly is improved, but the ease of operation for engaging and disengaging objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket device is divided into distinct functional components: the fastening member for locking, the elastic member for providing force, and the mounting member for engagement. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, maintaining stability while enabling easy operation through the simple pivoting motion of the fastening member.
3Reliability
If the fastening member is always in the locked state, then the slide rail assembly is securely mounted, but the ability to easily disengage objects from the rack deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member changes its positional parameter between two states: locked (adjacent to mounting member) and unlocked (away from mounting member). The elastic member maintains the locked state through elastic force, but the fastening member can be manually pivoted to change its position, allowing easy disengagement when needed while maintaining security during normal operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The bracket device provides a secure and efficient method for mounting and demounting slide rail assemblies to rack posts, ensuring the stability of objects within the rack and facilitating easy movement by utilizing elastic force for locking and unlocking mechanisms.
Implementation Method 1
can stay in a first state responsive to the elastic force provided by the elastic member
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket device includes a sidewall, at least one mounting member, an elastic member, and a fastening member is adjacent to the sidewall. The at least one mounting member is connected to the base. The fastening member is movably mounted on the sidewall, includes an engaging structure, can stay in a first state responsive to the elastic force provided by the elastic member, and can be switched from the first state to a second state by operation. The engaging structure of the fastening member is configured to engage with or be mounted to a target member.