Quick-Release Lock Fixing Mechanism for Tool-Free Booth Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional lock fixing mechanisms for booths and shelves require complex assembly and disassembly processes, often necessitating additional tools and professional expertise, leading to time and labor inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A lock fixing mechanism with quick assembly and disassembly capabilities, featuring a main body with a front end and boss, a position lock block, an elastic device, and a lock fixing connector with position lock bars and grooves, allowing for easy connection and disconnection without additional tools by rotating the connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional lap joints or screws are used to connect pipes, then the connection is stable and reliable, but the assembly method is complicated and requires additional tools
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is divided into separate components: a lock fixing mechanism main body with a chamber and position lock block, and a lock fixing connector with a position lock bar. This segmentation allows each component to have a specific function, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock fixing connector is sleeved onto the lock fixing mechanism main body, with the position lock bar inserted into the chamber. The position lock block is nested within the chamber, and the elastic device is disposed at one side of the position lock block. This nested structure enables compact integration of multiple components without requiring additional tools for assembly.
2Ease of operation
If traditional screws or lap joints are used, then the connection is secure, but disassembly is complicated and requires professional operation
Solution Approach 1:
The position lock block is designed to be movable within the chamber, capable of moving between a first position (locked state) and a second position (unlocked state). The elastic device provides restoring force to automatically return the position lock block to the first position after disassembly. This dynamic design enables quick disassembly by simply applying force to move the position lock block, without requiring professional operation or special tools.
3Productivity
If a simple connection method is used, then assembly is fast and easy, but the connection stability and reliability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The position lock block is pre-configured within the chamber with the elastic device already disposed at one side. The lock fixing connector is designed with the position lock bar that corresponds to the chamber dimensions. This preliminary configuration ensures that when the lock fixing connector is sleeved onto the main body, the position lock block automatically engages with the position lock bar, providing immediate stable connection without requiring additional fastening steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic device automatically pushes the position lock block to the first position when the lock fixing connector is assembled, achieving self-locking without external intervention. The position lock block automatically engages with the position lock bar, and the elastic device maintains the locked state. This self-service mechanism ensures connection stability while maintaining assembly speed.
4Reliability
If additional tools are used for assembly, then the connection can be secured, but the assembly process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The lock fixing mechanism achieves self-securing through the interaction between the position lock block and the position lock bar. The elastic device automatically pushes the position lock block into the engaged position, creating a secure connection without requiring additional tools. This self-service mechanism maintains connection security while dramatically improving assembly efficiency by eliminating the need for external fastening tools.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and stable assembly and disassembly of lateral and longitudinal pipes without professional assistance, ensuring convenience and reliability through the use of a rhombus-shaped main body and rectangle-shaped connector, with grooves and guiding devices for secure locking.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic device, the elastic device is disposed at one side of the position lock block near the front end portion
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is provided with a lock fixing mechanism with quick assembly and disassembly, with a position lock block coupled to a position lock bar, the position lock block is contacted with the side surface of the position lock bar, by rotating, the position lock block squeezes the position lock bar. Under the action of the pressure, the spring connected to the position lock block deforms that the position lock bar moves towards the deforming direction of the spring, therefore the position lock bar is locked between the position lock block. The entire device doesn't need additional components nor need professional to operate that it has well applicability. The present invention further provides with a booth applied with the lock fixing mechanism with quick assembly and disassembly.