Memory Storage Clamping Apparatus with Elastic Holding Arm
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional removable apparatus for memory storage units, such as hard disk drives, face challenges in thinning without increasing thickness or compromising assembly convenience, as they occupy excessive volume and fail to achieve size reduction effectively.
Innovation Solution
A carrying apparatus with a flexible clamping mechanism using a base part, fixed arm, and holding arm, incorporating an elastic element to provide sufficient clamping force on the side edges of the memory storage unit, allowing for a thinned design without size increase, suitable for units with a thickness below 7 mm.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional removable apparatus is used for memory storage unit, then assembly convenience is maintained, but the apparatus occupies excessive volume and cannot be thinned
Solution Approach 1:
The removable apparatus is divided into a base part and a carrying assembly that can be separated. The carrying assembly includes a fixed arm and a holding arm that can be independently positioned, allowing the apparatus to adapt to different memory storage unit sizes while maintaining a compact form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding arm is designed to be movable relative to the base part, enabling dynamic adjustment of the clamping position and force. This dynamic structure allows the apparatus to maintain adequate clamping force on thinned memory storage units while keeping the overall volume reduced.
2Length of moving object
If memory storage unit is thinned without increasing thickness, then modern 3C component trend is met, but excessive volume of traditional removable apparatus prevents effective thinning
Solution Approach 1:
The holding arm is nested within the base part when not in use, and the carrying assembly can be folded or retracted into a compact configuration. This nesting approach minimizes the volume of the removable apparatus while still providing full clamping functionality for thinned memory storage units.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus transitions from a bulky three-dimensional structure to a more planar, two-dimensional profile when not in use. The carrying assembly can be flattened against the base part, reducing the overall thickness and volume occupation while maintaining the capability to clamp thinned memory storage units.
3Force
If clamping force is increased to secure memory storage unit, then operational stability is improved, but mechanical components size must increase
Solution Approach 1:
An elastic element is introduced as an intermediary between the holding arm and the base part. This elastic element acts as a force amplifier, generating sufficient clamping force through its elastic recovery without requiring large mechanical components. The elastic element stores and releases energy to maintain adequate clamping force on thinned memory storage units.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus utilizes the elastic properties of the elastic element to change the force parameter dynamically. As the holding arm moves toward the memory storage unit, the elastic element compresses and stores energy, then releases this energy to provide strong clamping force. This parameter change allows small components to generate large forces.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively clamps and secures memory storage units of reduced thickness, ensuring assembly convenience and ease of installation and removal while facilitating heat dissipation and maintaining operational stability.
Implementation Method 1
The base part is provided with a working space in which an elastic element is disposed. The holding arm is provided with a stop end extending into the working space. In this working space, the elastic element exerts a force on the stop end such that the holding arm moves toward and clamps the third side edge of the memory storage unit.
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AI summary
A carrying apparatus for clamping the side edges of a memory storage unit includes a base part, a fixed arm, and a holding arm. The base part is disposed corresponding to a first side edge of the memory storage unit and has a fixed end and a pivot end. The fixed arm extends from the fixed end of the base part. The holding arm is pivoted on the pivot end of the base part and spaced with the fixed arm. The base part has a working space in which an elastic element is disposed. The holding arm has a stop end extending into the working space. Thus, the elastic element exerts a force on the stop end such that the holding arm moves toward and clamps the third side edge of the memory storage unit.