Rack Mounting Kit with Movable Handle for Two-Hand Detachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rack mounting systems require users to support the slide rail kit with one hand while disengaging the mounting member with the other, lacking operational convenience.
Innovation Solution
A rack mounting kit with a handle that moves between locking and unlocking states, allowing the handle to be held by the user in the unlocking state for easy detachment, and featuring a resilient member or elastic member to facilitate this movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the mounting member is designed to be disengaged by operating the resilient member with one hand, then the mounting operation can be simplified, but the user must support the slide rail kit with the other hand to prevent it from falling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mounting member and handle into a single integrated component. The handle serves dual functions: it acts as the mounting member for engagement with the rack and simultaneously serves as a user grip for supporting and manipulating the slide rail kit. This merging eliminates the need for separate support operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the mounting member that engages with the rack's positioning feature and as a ergonomic grip for the user. This universal design allows the same component to perform both the mounting function and the support function, resolving the contradiction between simplified operation and operational complexity.
2Reliability
If the handle is designed to face the mounting direction in locking state, then the mounting feature and positioning feature can cooperatively restrain detachment, but the handle cannot be easily held by the user for detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed to be rotatable relative to the frame, allowing it to dynamically change its orientation. In the locking state, the handle faces the mounting direction to ensure reliable restraint. When detachment is needed, the handle can be rotated to face the operating direction, making it easily accessible to the user's hand while maintaining the reliability of the mounting feature engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is preliminarily positioned in the locking orientation during installation, ensuring that the mounting feature and positioning feature are properly aligned for reliable restraint. Before detachment is needed, the handle can be preliminarily rotated to the unlocking orientation, preparing it for easy user engagement without requiring forceful manipulation during the actual detachment operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances operational convenience and safety by enabling the rack mounting kit to be easily moved or lifted with two hands, improving mounting and detachment operations.
Implementation Method 1
The mounting member is configured to be mounted on the second predetermined portion in response to a resilient force generated by the resilient member
Implementation Method 2
A rack mounting kit with a handle that moves between locking and unlocking states, allowing the handle to be held by the user in the unlocking state for easy detachment, and featuring a resilient member or elastic member to facilitate this movement
Data Source
AI summary
A rack mounting kit is provided and includes a frame and a handle. The frame includes a mounting feature. The handle is movably mounted on the frame and includes a positioning feature. When the handle is in a locking state, both of the positioning feature of the handle and the mounting feature of the frame face toward a mounting direction for allowing the rack mounting kit to be mounted on a rack. When the handle moves from the locking state to an unlocking state, the positioning feature of the handle faces toward an operating direction different from the mounting direction for allowing the handle to be held by a user.