Rotating Access Structure for Hard Disk and PCB Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional rotating structures for accessing hard disks or circuit boards are limited by short displacement capabilities due to rack partitions and adjacent devices, making it difficult and inconvenient for users to access these components.
Innovation Solution
A rotating structure comprising a rotating part with a lateral perforation and a fixing piece that allows for movable combination with objects, enabling rotation or movement of the object while generating forces like pull, thrust, or abutting forces, and incorporating features like elastic elements and anti-loosening substances for secure assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional offload mechanism is used to separate hard disks or circuit boards from ports, then the components can be detached, but the displacement distance is limited due to rack partitions and adjacent devices, making access difficult and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the traditional linear offload mechanism into a rotating mechanism. The rotating part can rotate around a rotation axis, dynamically changing the position and orientation of the hard disk or circuit board. This rotational motion allows the component to move from an initial position where it is connected to the port to a rotated position where it is detached and accessible, overcoming the limited linear displacement constraint.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dimensionality change by introducing rotational movement around an axis perpendicular to the traditional linear offload direction. Instead of moving only along a straight line (one dimension), the component now moves in a circular arc path (adding angular dimension), enabling it to clear rack partitions and adjacent devices more effectively. This multi-dimensional movement significantly increases the effective displacement distance and improves access convenience.
2Ease of operation
If the offload mechanism is designed to displace components by a longer distance, then access convenience improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional mechanisms required
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating mechanism serves multiple functions: it acts as both the detachment mechanism (separating the component from the port) and the positioning mechanism (rotating the component to an accessible position). This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate linear offload mechanisms and additional positioning devices, reducing overall device complexity while achieving long-distance displacement and improved access convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the offload function and the positioning function into a single rotating mechanism. The rotation axis serves as the pivot for both detaching the component from the port and rotating it to the desired position. By combining these functions into one mechanism rather than using separate mechanisms, the overall device complexity is reduced while still achieving the required displacement distance for convenient access.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution simplifies operation, saves labor, and enhances convenience by allowing for easy and efficient movement of objects like printed circuit boards or chassis within a defined range, facilitating access and disengagement of connectors.
Implementation Method 1
the rotating structure further comprises an elastic element, one end of the elastic element abuts against the rotating part, the other end of the elastic element abuts against the fixing piece
Data Source
AI summary
A rotating structure includes a rotating part and a fixing piece. The rotating part has a lateral perforation part, the lateral perforation part is for perforating an object; the fixing piece is combined to the lateral perforation part and the object, so that the rotating part is movably combined with the object for making the rotating part rotate or move the object. Accordingly, the rotating structure of the present disclosure has the effects of simplicity of operation, saving labor and convenience.