Sensor Module Mounting With Latching Slide for Tool-Free Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor module mounting systems for storage or transport systems are complicated to handle and require tools, especially in limited installation spaces, due to the need for manual screw tightening and limited flexibility in accommodating different support dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A clamping device with a linearly displaceable slide and interlocking latching positions, guided by a T-shaped or dovetail-shaped guide, allows for tool-free mounting and flexible adaptation to various support dimensions, using spring elements for secure latching and tilting mechanisms for easy release.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a screw-based fixing bracket is used to clamp the mounting to the support, then the mounting can be securely fixed, but the handling becomes complicated and tool access is difficult in limited installation spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device is designed to be self-fixing through a spring mechanism that automatically engages latching teeth with the support structure. The spring-loaded slide moves linearly to engage and disengage latches without requiring manual screw tightening or tool intervention, making the system self-servicing while maintaining secure attachment.
2Device complexity
If a fixed-length fixing bracket is used, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability to supports of different dimensions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device incorporates a linearly displaceable slide that can move along the longitudinal axis to accommodate different support dimensions. The slide engages with latching teeth at multiple positions, allowing dynamic adjustment of the clamping length while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. This dynamic positioning capability enables adaptation to various support sizes without complicating the fundamental design.
3Reliability
If manual screw tightening is required for the fixing bracket, then the mounting can be securely attached, but the installation time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The traditional screw-based mechanical fastening system is replaced with a spring-loaded linear slide mechanism that uses elastic force instead of threaded fasteners. The spring mechanism provides automatic tensioning and securing through latching teeth engagement, eliminating the need for manual screw tightening operations and significantly reducing installation time while maintaining secure attachment.
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AI summary
A mounting of a sensor module for use in a storage or transport system, for securing the sensor module to a support of the storage or transport system. The mounting has a clamping device for clamping the mounting to the support, and the clamping device includes at least one slide which is guided in a linearly movable manner and latches in a plurality of latch positions.