Quick-Release Rail Mounting Bracket With Secure Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices and systems fail to effectively protect electronic devices from impact and moisture exposure while also providing secure and quick mounting solutions, often compromising on security or usability due to compatibility issues with other systems.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system comprising a rail and a bracket that can be selectively secured and automatically locked, allowing for easy attachment and detachment using actuators and safety actuators, providing protection from impact and moisture while enabling secure and quick mounting on various bases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a device is protected from impact and moisture exposure, then device reliability is improved, but device complexity and portability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The protective system is divided into separate functional modules: a waterproof case for moisture protection, a mounting bracket for secure attachment, and a rail system for positioning. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall reliability without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket and rail system serve multiple functions: they provide secure mechanical attachment, enable quick release for portability, offer positioning adjustment, and maintain waterproof sealing. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a mounting system provides secure attachment, then device stability is improved, but ease of operation is worsened due to difficulty in quick removal
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a static secure attachment to a dynamic quick-release mechanism. The actuator enables the bracket to switch between locked and unlocked states, providing both stability during operation and ease of removal when needed, thus resolving the contradiction between secure attachment and operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded actuator mechanism provides automatic engagement and disengagement functionality. When the actuator is released, the spring automatically returns the locking components to their engaged position, ensuring secure attachment without requiring manual adjustment, while still allowing quick release when activated.
3Ease of operation
If a mounting system enables quick removal, then ease of operation is improved, but device reliability is worsened due to potential unintended removal
Solution Approach 1:
The safety actuator requires a deliberate two-step action to release the mounting bracket. The first action disengages the primary lock, and the second action releases the safety mechanism. This preliminary anti-action prevents unintended removal while still allowing quick intentional removal, thus maintaining both ease of operation and attachment reliability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting system is compatible with multiple bases, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The rail interface is designed with universal mounting features that can attach to various base types (tripods, vehicles, helmets, etc.) through standardized engagement points. This universal design enables compatibility with multiple bases without requiring multiple specialized components, thereby improving adaptability while minimizing system complexity.
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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.