Front-Access Slide Bracket Release for Dense Rack Dismounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slide brackets require removal from the side, making it inconvenient and tedious to dismount multiple brackets installed closely together, as users must create space for removal.
Innovation Solution
A slide bracket design featuring an end plate, retaining member, limiting member, and releasing member allows front access by inserting a releasing member through the front, enabling easier and faster removal with pivotally connected retaining members and resilient components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bracket is designed with side access for removal, then the locking mechanism is simple, but the dismounting process becomes inconvenient and tedious when multiple brackets are installed closely together
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the access direction from side access to front access by providing a releasing member that penetrates through the front of the bracket. This dimensional change allows users to dismount brackets from the front without needing to create side space, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of dismounting and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the releasing mechanism from the side access location and relocates it to the front of the bracket. The releasing member is designed to be inserted through the front slot, separating the releasing function from the side access requirement, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing overall structure complexity
2Area of stationary object
If multiple slides and brackets are installed closely together, then the space utilization is high, but the dismounting process requires removing adjacent brackets to create space
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the access direction to front access, the patent enables dismounting operations to be performed from the front of the bracket rather than from the side. This allows users to work on brackets that are closely installed vertically without needing to remove adjacent brackets, thus maintaining high space utilization while improving ease of dismounting
3Ease of operation
If the releasing member penetrates through the front of the bracket, then front access for dismounting is enabled, but the bracket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the bracket into distinct functional components: an end plate with a slot, a retaining member with a locating end, and a releasing member with a shank. This segmentation allows the releasing mechanism to be added as a modular front-access feature without completely redesigning the entire bracket structure, thereby limiting the increase in overall complexity
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
Facilitates direct and efficient removal of slide and bracket assemblies by allowing front access, reducing the complexity and space requirements for dismounting multiple closely installed brackets.
Implementation Method 1
connected with a resilient member for the retaining member to swing and rebound
Data Source
AI summary
A slide bracket allowing front access for dismounting includes an end plate disposed to the bracket, suspension blocks disposed on the end plate, and a retaining member provided on the bracket. The end plate has a front part and a rear part opposite to each other. The retaining member has a locating end facing in the direction of the rear part of the end plate to execute resilient motion. A limiting member is provided at the rear part of the end plate. A slot is disposed in the front part of the end plate to connect through the locating end of the retaining member. A releasing member passes through the slot to execute trigger operation against the locating end of the retaining member.