Interface Card Quick Release Mechanism for Slot Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current slot connectors require manual rotation of a push buckle to secure interface cards, making it difficult and inefficient to remove or replace cards, especially in narrow spaces or when multiple cards are installed together.
Innovation Solution
A quick release device with a housing, release link, and release button that allows for manual or electrical operation to push the interface card upward, eliminating the need for direct contact and facilitating easy removal from the slot connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a push buckle is used to fix the interface card by rotation, then the interface card is securely fixed in the slot connector, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming to remove or replace the interface card
Solution Approach 1:
The push buckle is transformed from a static rotational locking mechanism to a dynamic spring-loaded push-button mechanism. The spring provides continuous elastic force that automatically engages the locking structure when the button is pressed, enabling secure fixation without manual rotation while allowing quick release through simple button depression.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded mechanism provides self-service by automatically maintaining the locked state through elastic force. When the release button is pressed, the spring automatically drives the push buckle to disengage from the interface card's locking structure, eliminating the need for manual rotation operations and enabling one-handed quick release.
2Reliability
If manual rotation of the push buckle is required, then secure fixation is achieved, but operation becomes complex and difficult especially in narrow spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The complex rotational mechanical operation is substituted with a simple linear push-button action. The spring-loaded mechanism converts the rotational locking motion into a linear pressing motion, which is much easier to perform with one hand and can be accomplished in confined spaces where rotational movement is restricted.
Solution Approach 2:
The static rotational mechanism is replaced with a dynamic spring-loaded system that automatically engages and disengages through linear motion. This dynamic mechanism reduces the operational complexity from requiring precise rotational control to simply pressing a button in any direction with sufficient force to compress the spring.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple interface cards are installed together, then system functionality is enhanced, but access to individual cards becomes difficult for replacement or repair
Solution Approach 1:
The release mechanism is extracted and positioned externally on the slot connector housing, allowing operation from the outside without needing to access the interface card directly. This enables users to release any card in a multi-card configuration by simply pressing the corresponding release button, regardless of how many cards are installed or their physical accessibility.
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
Enhances the efficiency and quality of interface card replacement or repair by allowing convenient removal without requiring manual lifting, especially in confined spaces or when multiple cards are installed.
Implementation Method 1
the spring is disposed between the release button and the pillar to reset the release button
Implementation Method 2
the first slope of the release button contacts the second slope of the release link to move the release link
Data Source
AI summary
An interface card quick release device includes a housing, a release device and a release link. The release link is arranged in the housing. In addition, the housing includes an ejector, and a first end of the release link is movably coupled to the ejector. In addition, the release device controls the release link to push up an interface card.