Tool-Free Holding Seat With Pivot Handle And Connecting Rod
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current holding seats for electronic elements in server chassis require tools and significant effort to assemble and disassemble, limiting their application in various environments and making it difficult to connect electronic elements quickly and efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A chassis design with a holding seat featuring a pivotally connected handle, a connecting rod, and a base rail system that allows the holding seat to be easily moved and positioned on the chassis without tools, using a mechanism where the handle's rotation drives the connecting rod to move opposite to the direction of the handle's rotation, enabling easy assembly and adjustment of the electronic element's position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional holding seats are used in chassis, then electronic elements can be held and connected, but assembly and disassembly require tools and significant effort
Solution Approach 1:
The holding seat employs a dynamic linkage mechanism consisting of a connecting rod, handle, and rail system that converts rotational motion into linear movement. This dynamic structure allows the holding seat to be easily moved along the chassis rail and base rail without tools, transforming the static, tool-dependent traditional design into a dynamic, tool-free system that improves ease of operation while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized mechanical components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a connecting rod as an intermediary element that mediates between the handle (user input) and the holding seat (load). This intermediary mechanism translates user effort into controlled movement of the holding seat along the rails, enabling tool-free operation. The connecting rod acts as a mechanical mediator that simplifies the interaction between user and holding seat while managing the complexity through a well-defined kinematic chain
2Productivity
If holding seat is made movable for easy assembly, then assembly speed increases, but positioning precision may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The rail system provides geometric feedback constraints that guide the connecting rod and handle movement. The fixed rails establish precise paths that limit the holding seat to specific movement trajectories, ensuring accurate positioning. As the user moves the handle, the rail geometry automatically provides feedback constraints that maintain positioning precision while allowing rapid movement, thus achieving both high assembly speed and accurate positioning without requiring complex active control systems
Solution Approach 2:
The holding seat mechanism is designed to self-position along the rails through the inherent geometry of the rail-connecting rod-handle system. The rails themselves provide the positioning function without requiring additional actuators or control systems. The mechanism uses its own structural elements (connecting rod length, rail spacing, handle position) to automatically achieve precise positioning during movement, enabling fast assembly while maintaining positioning accuracy through passive geometric constraints
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and tool-free assembly and disassembly of electronic elements on the chassis, reducing effort and allowing for convenient connection of electronic elements, even in limited spaces, by adjusting the moving distance of the holding seat and electronic elements through the difference in lengths of the base and chassis rails.
Implementation Method 1
The handle is pivotally connected to the first base
Implementation Method 2
The second end is slidably disposed in the base rail and the chassis rail
Data Source
AI summary
A chassis adapted to receive a holding seat includes a bottom plate and the holding seat. The bottom plate has a chassis rail. The holding seat is adapted to be received in the chassis, and the holding seat includes a first base, a handle, and a connecting rod. The first base has a base rail. The handle is pivotally connected to the first base. A first end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the handle, and a second end of the connecting rod is slidably disposed in the base rail and the chassis rail.