Movable Hook Bracket for Adaptable Rack Post Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bracket devices struggle to accommodate racks of different specifications, as they are often designed for specific sizes and shapes of openings, limiting their adaptability and versatility in mounting slide rails.
Innovation Solution
A bracket device featuring a movably connected hook with a longitudinal guiding feature and elastic member, allowing it to adjust between positions to fit various post hole sizes, combined with mounting members of varying sizes to securely attach slide rails to rack posts with different hole configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bracket device is designed for specific sizes and shapes of openings, then it can provide stable mounting for that specific configuration, but it cannot accommodate racks of different specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is designed to be movable relative to the bracket body, transitioning between an extended position (for engaging with rack openings) and a retracted position (for allowing passage through the opening). This dynamic configuration enables the same bracket structure to adapt to different rack specifications without requiring multiple fixed designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is divided into distinct functional components: a fixed bracket body and a movable hook. This segmentation allows the hook to independently adjust its position to accommodate different opening sizes and shapes while the bracket body remains stable, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
2Reliability
If a hook is extended to engage with rack openings, then secure mounting is achieved, but the hook cannot pass through smaller openings
Solution Approach 1:
The hook's ability to transition between extended and retracted states allows it to first pass through smaller openings in a retracted state, then extend to the engaged position for secure mounting. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction between needing to pass through various sized openings and needing to engage securely once mounted.
Solution Approach 2:
The hook is retracted in advance before insertion to allow passage through the opening, then extended after insertion to achieve secure engagement. This preliminary action sequence enables the hook to accommodate different opening sizes while ensuring reliable mounting.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure and adaptable mounting of slide rails to rack posts of diverse specifications, ensuring compatibility with different hole sizes and shapes, facilitating easy installation and removal while maintaining stability.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic member is configured to apply an elastic force to the hook to maintain the hook at the first position
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AI summary
A bracket device (32) includes a bracket (36), at least one mounting member (38), and a hook (40). The bracket (36) has an end plate (44). The at least one mounting member (38) is mounted on the end plate (44) of the bracket (36). The hook (40) is movably connected to the bracket (36) in order to be at either one of a first position (P1) and a second position (P2) with respect to the bracket (36). The hook (40) is extended with respect to the end plate (44) of the bracket (36) when at the first position (P1) and is retracted with respect to the end plate (44) of the bracket (36) when at the second position (P2).