Synchronizing and locking mechanism of server slide rail
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server slide rail structures lack a bi-directional synchronization and locking mechanism, leading to unsmooth sliding movements and potential user safety risks due to the lack of locking functionality when fully extended, which increases manufacturing and assembly costs and complicates operation.
Innovation Solution
A synchronizing and locking mechanism for server slide rails, featuring a middle rail installing structure, an operating plate with elastic plates, an outer rail locking structure, and an inner rail synchronous locking structure, allowing for bi-directional synchronization and locking through a mechanism of locking holes, hooks, and stop points, enabling smooth operation and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a synchronous mechanism is designed to enable sequential movement of inner and middle rails, then the sliding movement becomes smooth and controlled, but the structure becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the synchronous mechanism and locking mechanism into a single integrated structure. The first elastic plate serves dual functions: it connects the middle rail to the inner rail for synchronous movement, and simultaneously provides locking capability through the locking stop point engaging with the locking hole. This merging eliminates the need for separate synchronous and locking mechanisms, reducing structural complexity while maintaining smooth controlled movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The first elastic plate is designed as a multi-functional component that performs both synchronous connection and locking functions. The locking stop point on the first elastic plate engages with the locking hole to provide locking, while the same component maintains the synchronous relationship between rails. This multi-functionality reduces the number of parts and simplifies the overall structure.
2Reliability
If locking functionality is added to prevent user pinching and rail damage, then safety and reliability improve, but manufacturing and assembly cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is merged with the synchronous mechanism structure. The locking hole is formed on the middle rail, and the locking stop point is formed on the first elastic plate as part of the same structural assembly. This integration allows the locking function to be achieved without adding separate locking components, thereby reducing manufacturing and assembly costs while improving safety and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism operates automatically through the elastic deformation of the first elastic plate. When the rails are pushed or pulled, the first elastic plate deforms and the locking stop point automatically engages with or disengages from the locking hole, providing self-service locking without requiring additional actuators or complex control systems.
3Reliability
If separate synchronous and locking mechanisms are used, then locking function is provided, but the structure becomes more complex and assembly more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the synchronous connection function and locking function into a single integrated structure consisting of the first elastic plate, locking stop point, and locking hole. This eliminates the need for separate synchronous and locking mechanisms, reducing the number of components while maintaining both functions. The second elastic plate similarly integrates synchronous connection (through the synchronous stop point) and the jack-up function.
Solution Approach 2:
The first elastic plate is designed as a universal component that simultaneously provides synchronous connection between rails and locking capability. The locking stop point on this single component engages with the locking hole to provide locking, while the same component maintains the synchronous relationship, thereby reducing component count and simplifying assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The mechanism simplifies the structure, reduces manufacturing and assembly costs, and enhances operational convenience by providing a bi-directional synchronization function and locking capability, preventing user pinching and rail damage during use.
Implementation Method 1
the first elastic plate has a middle/outer rail locking stop point, an inner rail releasing outer rail locking hook and a pull operation part, and the second elastic plate has an inner/middle rail synchronous stop point and a jack-up part
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AI summary
A synchronizing and locking mechanism of a server slide rail includes a middle rail installing structure, an operating plate, an outer rail locking structure and an inner rail synchronous locking structure. The middle rail installing structure is formed on the middle rail and includes an installing part and a through hole. The operating plate is installed to the installing part and has first and second elastic plates, and the first elastic plate has a middle/outer rail locking stop point, an inner rail releasing outer rail locking hook and a pull operation part, and the second elastic plate has an inner/middle rail synchronous stop point and a jack-up part. The outer rail locking structure is installed to the outer rail and includes an outer rail locking hole. The inner rail synchronous locking structure is installed to the inner rail and includes an inner rail locking hole and a synchronous hook.