Modular Data Cartridge Structure for Vibration Damping and Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data cartridges for computer equipment are prone to damage due to vibrations within the outer housing, and their large side walls occupy excessive space, leading to reduced lifetime and inefficient use of storage space.
Innovation Solution
A data cartridge device with arc-shape spring leaves and hooks on the side walls that provide a shock-proof and damping effect, allowing for reduced side widths and smooth sliding, and a modular design that eliminates the need for internal rail support, enabling flexible application across different housing heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional data cartridges are equipped with large side walls for structural support, then structural strength is improved, but the entire size of the cartridge increases and occupies excessive space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs thin film structures combined with arc-shaped spring leaves to provide structural support. The spring leaves act as flexible shock-absorbing elements that replace the need for thick rigid side walls, maintaining structural integrity while minimizing the cartridge's overall volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the structural parameters by introducing arc-shaped spring leaves with specific curvature radii and thickness variations. These parameter optimizations allow the side walls to achieve sufficient strength with reduced thickness, thereby decreasing the cartridge's overall size.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional data cartridges are equipped with large side walls, then structural stability is improved, but shock resistance deteriorates due to vibration damage from long-term operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates arc-shaped spring leaves that serve as pre-configured shock-absorbing elements. These spring leaves are designed to deform elastically under vibration and impact loads, providing beforehand cushioning that protects internal components from shock damage while maintaining structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite construction combining rigid side wall materials with elastic spring leaf materials. This composite approach allows the structure to simultaneously achieve stability from the rigid components and shock resistance from the elastic components, resolving the contradiction between stability and reliability.
3Strength
If partition plates and support beams are installed in the outer housing to support multiple cartridges, then structural support is improved, but manufacturing cost increases and internal space utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the data cartridge itself to be self-supporting through its reinforced side walls and internal spring leaf structure. The cartridge's own structure provides the necessary support for stacking multiple units vertically, eliminating the need for additional partition plates and support beams in the outer housing, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and maximizing space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional support approach (partition plates within the housing) to a three-dimensional self-supporting structure. The reinforced side walls and internal spring leaves create a self-contained support system that enables vertical stacking without requiring horizontal support structures, optimizing space utilization.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively absorbs vibrations, reduces wear on internal components, and optimizes storage space by allowing for seamless stacking and reduced manufacturing costs, while maintaining smooth insertion and extraction.
Implementation Method 1
arc-shape spring leaves and hooks on the side walls that provide a shock-proof and damping effect
Implementation Method 2
arc-shape spring leaves and hooks on the side walls that provide a shock-proof and damping effect
Data Source
AI summary
A data cartridge device for computer equipment includes a data cartridge which is assembled in an interior of an outer cover, so to be provided with a shock-proof effect. Widths of two side walls of the data cartridge are effectively decreased to reduce entire size of the data cartridge, and an upper and a lower layer of the outer covers are stacked with each other to effectively utilize a storage space. By the modularized design of the outer covers and the data cartridges, the present invention can be flexibly applied to outer housings with various heights (such as an industrial computer cabinet, or a server cabinet).