Quick-Release Rail Bracket Mounting for Protected Device Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices and systems fail to effectively protect devices from impact and moisture exposure while also providing secure and quick mounting solutions, often interfering with device operability and requiring additional adapters for compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system comprising a rail and a bracket that can be selectively secured to the rail, automatically locked, and easily removed using actuators and safety actuators, providing protection from impact and moisture while enabling secure and quick mounting and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a device is protected from impact and moisture exposure using protective cases or mounts, then the device's reliability is improved, but the device's ease of operation deteriorates due to bulk and interference with operability
Solution Approach 1:
The protective system is divided into separate functional components: a protective case for impact and moisture protection, and a separate mounting system with quick-release mechanism. This allows the device to be protected when needed but easily accessible when operation is required, resolving the contradiction between protection and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates a dynamic quick-release mechanism that transitions between locked and unlocked states. The actuator-based release system allows the mount to be securely fixed during transport (protection mode) but easily released during use (operation mode), enabling the system to adapt between protective and operational states.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a mounting system provides secure attachment of devices to bases, then the device's stability is improved, but the time required to attach and remove the device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses spring-loaded actuators that are pre-loaded to automatically engage locking mechanisms when the device is inserted. This preliminary action ensures secure attachment without requiring manual tightening or complex fastening steps, reducing attachment time while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The quick-release mechanism is designed to be actuated by a simple user input (pressing the release button) that triggers the spring-loaded actuators to automatically disengage the locking mechanisms. This self-service design eliminates the need for tools or complex manual operations, enabling rapid removal while maintaining secure attachment during use.
3Ease of operation
If a mounting system is designed for quick removal and reattachment of devices, then the ease of operation is improved, but the mounting security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system introduces an intermediary safety mechanism (safety actuator or interlock) that must be deliberately activated to enable release. This intermediary layer prevents accidental disengagement while maintaining the quick-release capability, ensuring that the simple actuation required for ease of operation does not compromise mounting security.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mounting systems are used to provide compatibility with different devices and bases, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple adapters and systems
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed with universal mounting interfaces and standardized attachment points that can accommodate various device types and base configurations. The rail-mounted design with standardized engagement points allows a single mounting system to provide compatibility across multiple applications, eliminating the need for multiple specialized adapters and reducing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present specification discloses systems, devices, and methods provide a mounting system which includes rail and a bracket which is selectively secured to the rail. The bracket is selectively and/or automatically locked to the rail when positioned on the rail, and may be removed from the rail by activating one or more buttons or actuators. The disclosed mounting systems, devices, and methods enable a device to be protected from impact and moisture exposure, enable a device to be securely mounted on a base, and/or enable a device to be quickly secured and removed from a base.