Resilient Arm Floating Wall Component Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information handling system component mounting mechanisms face challenges in accommodating dimensional variations, leading to structural support issues and increased costs due to complex designs or oversized components, which affect the efficiency and space utilization in chassis.
Innovation Solution
A component mounting apparatus featuring a support surface with a fixed wall and a floating wall coupled by resilient arms, allowing for adjustable width variability to securely mount components of varying sizes without excessive volume usage or complex adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a conventional carrier with fixed side walls is used, then structural support is provided, but width variability cannot be accommodated causing the support surface to bow away and increase volume usage
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall is transformed from a fixed rigid structure to a dynamic structure with resilient arms that can deflect and adapt to different component widths. The resilient arms allow the support surface to remain stable while accommodating width variations without bowing away, thus maintaining structural support while reducing volume usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier design changes the physical state of the side wall from rigid to flexible through the introduction of resilient arms. This parameter change allows the side wall to adapt its shape and position based on the component being mounted, enabling width variability accommodation without increasing overall volume.
2Strength
If a conventional carrier with fixed side walls is used, then structural support is provided, but width variability cannot be accommodated causing side walls to bow out and become difficult to secure
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall is transformed from a fixed rigid structure to a dynamic structure with resilient arms that can deflect and adapt to different component widths. This dynamic capability allows the side wall to flex outward when needed and return to its secured position, making it easy to mount and secure components of varying sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient arms provide self-adjusting capability, automatically deflecting outward to accommodate larger components and returning to their original position to secure the component. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for complex adjustment procedures, improving ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the carrier is sized very large to accommodate all components, then all components can be mounted, but volume in the chassis is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of designing a carrier sized for the largest possible component, the resilient arms enable a compact carrier design that dynamically adapts to accommodate components of various sizes. The arms deflect outward to accommodate larger components and remain compact for smaller ones, providing universal adaptability without wasting chassis volume.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a complex design with adjustable side walls is used, then width variability can be accommodated, but the number of parts increases cost and failure rate
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient arms are integrated directly into the side wall structure, merging the adjustment mechanism with the structural element itself. This integration eliminates the need for separate adjustment mechanisms and multiple parts, reducing complexity and failure points while maintaining width variability accommodation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The side wall's physical property is changed from rigid to flexible through the resilient arms, allowing a single-part design to achieve adjustability. This parameter change eliminates the need for complex multi-part adjustment mechanisms, reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus enables secure mounting of components of different sizes within the information handling system chassis, optimizing space utilization and reducing costs by providing a simple, effective, and adaptable mounting solution.
Implementation Method 1
a floating wall coupled to the support surface by a plurality of resilient arms extending between the support surface and the floating wall
Data Source
AI summary
A component mounting apparatus includes a support surface. A fixed wall extends from the support surface. A floating wall is coupled to the support surface by a plurality of resilient arms extending between the support surface and the floating wall. A component may be positioned on the support surface between the fixed wall and the floating wall, whereby the plurality of resilient arms adjust the position of the floating wall to allow the component to be easy secured to or removed from the component mounting apparatus.