Removable Screen Mount With Tooth Locking and Angular Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing attachment systems for electronic devices, particularly in the medical field, are cumbersome and pose risks during mounting and dismounting, often requiring complex alignment and increasing the likelihood of device damage.
Innovation Solution
A removable joining system comprising a male part with radially extending bearing teeth and a female part with radially extending retaining teeth, allowing for easy attachment and detachment with a single hand, featuring an angular locking device for secure immobilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a screw attachment system with sliders is used to attach the display screen to the intravenous pole, then the screen can be suspended and positioned, but the mounting and removal operations are difficult and require perfect alignment, increasing the risk of dropping and damaging the screen
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into distinct functional elements: a male part with bearing teeth on the support and a female part with retaining teeth on the device. This segmentation allows each component to have a specific function (engagement, locking, positioning) that works together to achieve reliable yet easy attachment and detachment without requiring complex alignment procedures
2Reliability
If a locking member with protruding tabs is used to secure the device, then the attachment can be locked, but the design becomes complex and cumbersome with multiple moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
The locking function is merged into the basic tooth engagement mechanism. The bearing teeth and retaining teeth work together as a unified locking system where the interaction between corresponding teeth provides both the locking action and the structural connection, eliminating the need for separate locking members, tabs, or complex actuating mechanisms
3Reliability
If the attachment system requires precise alignment of sliders, then the locking mechanism can engage properly, but the operation becomes time-consuming and difficult to perform correctly
Solution Approach 1:
The male and female parts have asymmetric tooth configurations where the bearing teeth and retaining teeth are shaped and positioned to guide engagement automatically. This asymmetric design creates a natural alignment path that guides the parts into proper engagement without requiring precise manual alignment, reducing both time and difficulty of operation while maintaining reliable locking
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to a removable system for joining a device to a support, using a male part interacting with a female part;the male part including an arm having a free end provided with a series of bearing teeth extending radially;the female part including at least one locking plate in which is arranged an opening delimiting retaining teeth able to come face-to-face with a bearing tooth to prevent the disengagement between the male and female parts;the female part and the male part including an angular locking device able to angularly lock the female and male parts, the angular locking device including a latch mounted radially movable on the back face of the locking plate.