Quick-Release Mounting Assembly With Wing-Restraint Under Load
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting systems for portable devices often struggle to remain securely engaged under substantial forces, particularly in harsh or unstable environments, and can be difficult to align and reengage.
Innovation Solution
A reinforced load mounting system that includes a channel with overarching wings and a mounting assembly with an inner and outer mounting plate, which slidably engages the channel and constrains the wings from bending outwardly, ensuring secure coupling even under large forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a simple detachable mounting system is used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability under substantial force deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a mounting assembly with retainer and a support system with channel and wings. This segmentation allows easy detachment while maintaining secure engagement when connected. The retainer can be independently actuated to release the mounting assembly from the support system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static permanent affixation to a dynamic detachable connection. The retainer mechanism allows the mounting assembly to move between engaged and disengaged states, providing both ease of operation and reliable engagement during use through controlled mechanical interaction between the retainer, wings, and channel.
2Reliability
If a permanent affixation system is used, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static permanent affixation to a dynamic detachable connection. The retainer mechanism allows the mounting assembly to move between engaged and disengaged states, providing both ease of operation and reliable engagement during use through controlled mechanical interaction between the retainer, wings, and channel.
Solution Approach 2:
The retainer mechanism is designed to be actuated by the user without requiring additional tools or complex procedures. The user can easily engage and disengage the mounting assembly by operating the retainer, which automatically secures or releases the connection through the mechanical interaction with the wings and channel.
3Reliability
If overarching wings are used to constrain the mounting assembly, then reliability under force is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a mounting assembly with retainer and a support system with channel and wings. This segmentation allows easy detachment while maintaining secure engagement when connected. The retainer can be independently actuated to release the mounting assembly from the support system.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel and wings are combined into a single integrated support system component. The wings extend from the channel and work together as a unified structure to constrain the mounting assembly, providing reliable force resistance without requiring separate complex components.
4Reliability
If the mounting assembly is designed to withstand substantial forces, then reliability is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a mounting assembly with retainer and a support system with channel and wings. This segmentation allows easy detachment while maintaining secure engagement when connected. The retainer can be independently actuated to release the mounting assembly from the support system.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel and wings are combined into a single integrated support system component. The wings extend from the channel and work together as a unified structure to constrain the mounting assembly, providing reliable force resistance without requiring separate complex components.
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AI summary
A reinforced load mounting system that is releasably coupled and decoupled from a portable device with a supporting system having a channel to slidably engage a mounting system. The channel further an overarching wing on both sides of the channel under which an inner mounting plate of the mounting assembly can be constrained in the channel in at least an outward second direction. The mounting assembly further includes an outer mounting plate that overlaps the overarching wings on both sides of the channel. The wings are thus slidably engaged with the mounting assembly but restrained in a wing opening between the inner and outer mounting plates. A large force that would otherwise bend the wing outwardly is countered by a resulting force from the overarching outer mounting plate of the mounting assembly to keep the portable device coupled with the mounting system.