Quick Release Bracket Assembly Vertical Dismounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional quick release bracket designs for computer server sliding rails are complicated and inconvenient for vertical dismounting, requiring disassembly from the front side.
Innovation Solution
A quick release bracket assembly with a positioning plate and locking device that allows movement between locking and unlocking positions, utilizing a spring member for easy mounting and dismounting, and featuring a position-limit slot with protrusions and grooves for secure locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional front-side dismounting design is used, then the bracket can be securely attached to the housing, but the dismounting operation becomes complicated and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is segmented into a bracket body and a detachable positioning plate. The positioning plate can be independently removed from the front side by simply pulling it away from the locating device, while the bracket body remains securely attached. This segmentation allows the dismounting operation to be simplified to a single pulling motion without requiring complex procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring the entire bracket to be removed from the front side, the invention inverts the approach by allowing only the positioning plate to be removed from the front. The bracket body maintains its secure attachment through the locating device engagement, reversing the conventional approach where the whole assembly would need to be detached.
2Ease of operation
If the positioning plate is allowed to move freely, then quick mounting and dismounting is facilitated, but secure locking and stable engagement cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning plate is pre-loaded with a spring member that automatically engages with the locating device when the plate is inserted. This preliminary action ensures that as soon as the plate reaches its engaged position, the spring automatically locks it in place, providing both quick mounting and secure locking without requiring additional manual operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring member and locating device work together to automatically lock and unlock the positioning plate without requiring external intervention. When the plate is pushed toward the locating device, the spring automatically engages the locking mechanism. When pulled away, the spring automatically releases it, making the system self-servicing and ensuring reliable locking during normal operation.
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
Facilitates simple and efficient mounting and dismounting of sliding rails by allowing vertical detachment, enhancing usability and stability through secure engagement mechanisms.
Implementation Method 1
a locking device movably mounted at the positioning plate and providing a spring member for pulling the positioning plate in direction toward said locating device
Data Source
AI summary
A quick release bracket assembly includes a bracket, a locating device affixed to one end of the bracket, a positioning plate slidably coupled to the bracket and movable toward or away from the locating device, and a locking device movably mounted at the positioning plate and providing a spring member for pulling the positioning plate in direction toward said locating device. In installation in a rack, pull the positioning plate away from the locating device, and then attach the locating device to the rack, and then release the hand from the positioning plate for enabling the positioning plate to be pulled back by the spring member into engagement with the locating device.