Tubular Mounting Link for Rotatable Height-Adjustable Hardware Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting solutions for mobile devices like card terminals and tablets are either non-rotatable or have fixed heights, limiting user convenience and flexibility in operating positions.
Innovation Solution
A compact, modular mounting link system with a tubular design featuring snap lock mechanisms and adjustable height, allowing for rotation and varying heights, while preventing cable pinching through a lumen, enabling multiple operating positions and minimal slack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a box-shaped sleeve supported in a cube-shaped body is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the display cannot be rotatable
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting link is divided into multiple modular sections (first base unit, second base unit, body section) that can rotate relative to each other around a central vertical axis, enabling the display to be rotated between portrait and landscape orientations while maintaining structural stability through the modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting link incorporates rotatable joints between the modular sections, transforming the static box-shaped structure into a dynamic system that allows rotation while maintaining the compact form factor, enabling the display to change orientation without requiring a completely different structural design
2Adaptability or versatility
If the supporting arm is inserted into a positioning hole, then the supporting arm can rotate within a predetermined range, but the height of the display device is fixed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting link is segmented into multiple adjustable-height sections with snap lock mechanisms, allowing the height to be modified by detaching and reattaching sections at different positions, while maintaining ease of operation through the simple snap lock interface that requires minimal effort to adjust
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting link transitions from a fixed-height structure to an adjustable-height dynamic system through the incorporation of snap lock mechanisms that allow sections to be easily detached and repositioned, enabling height adaptation without complex adjustment procedures
3Volume of moving object
If a compact mounting link is designed, then the device size is reduced, but cable management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting link features a tubular design with a lumen (central cavity) that allows cables to pass through the interior space, enabling compact external dimensions while providing internal cable routing pathways that prevent pinching and allow easy cable management within the confined structure
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a mounting link (100) for supporting a piece of hardware. The mounting link (100) comprising a tubular base section (200), and a tubular body section (300), wherein the tubular base section (200) comprises a first part of a snap lock mechanism configured as a locking lip (210) and a first female/male component (220), the first female component (220) configured to removably receive a first male component (320) of the body section (300).