Server Bracket Assembly with Adjustable Columns and Sliding Protrusions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server transportation systems require costly modifications to the pressing sheet to accommodate different server types, increasing costs and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A bracket assembly with adjustable cabinet columns and protrusions that clamp the server's ends, preventing tilting and shaking during transport, using a sliding groove mechanism that adapts to various server sizes without additional fixing steps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the pressing sheet is modified to adapt to different servers, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is designed with adjustable cabinet columns and protrusions that can accommodate different server types and sizes through a universal structure. The cabinet columns can be adjusted to different positions, and the protrusions can be repositioned along the sliding grooves to fit various server configurations, eliminating the need for multiple specialized pressing sheets for different server types.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly incorporates adjustable and movable components rather than fixed structures. The cabinet columns can be adjusted to different heights and positions, and the protrusions can slide along the grooves to adapt to different server dimensions. This dynamic adjustability allows a single bracket assembly to serve multiple server types without requiring modification for each specific server model.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pressing sheet is modified for different servers, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is divided into modular components including cabinet columns, brackets, and protrusions that can be independently adjusted and positioned. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity. The modular design enables easy adjustment without requiring complex reconfiguration of the entire assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The design uses adjustable cabinet columns and movable protrusions with sliding mechanisms rather than complex fixed structures. The sliding grooves provide simple guide paths for the protrusions, and the adjustable columns offer straightforward height modification. This dynamic but simple mechanism achieves versatility without introducing excessive complexity to the assembly process.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional pressing sheets are used without adjustment, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the adaptability to different servers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly serves as a universal fixing solution for multiple server types through its adjustable cabinet columns and repositionable protrusions. The standardized design with adjustable features allows a single bracket assembly model to accommodate different server dimensions and configurations, replacing the need for multiple specialized pressing sheets while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly enables parameter adjustment through movable protrusions that can be positioned at different locations along the sliding grooves and cabinet columns that can be set to different heights. This parameter adjustability allows the same bracket assembly to adapt to various server sizes and types without requiring physical modification or replacement of the entire assembly, achieving versatility at low cost.
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AI summary
A bracket assembly for a server to prevent tilting during transportation includes at least two cabinet columns and two brackets. The two brackets are spaced apart from each other. The at least two cabinet columns fixed on the two brackets. Each bracket includes a fixing portion, a supporting portion, and at least one protrusion. The supporting portion extends from an edge of the fixing portion toward the other bracket, the protrusion from the fixing portion is spaced apart from the supporting portion. The supporting portion and protrusion are disposed on a same side of the fixing portion. A bracket structure and server assembly includes the bracket assembly and a housing, each of two parallel sidewalls of the housing has a sliding groove to clamp the protrusions.