Slide Bracket Assembly With Elastic Hook Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bracket positioning structures for slides lack a user-operable mechanism to facilitate convenient assembly and disassembly on supports, making the process cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A manually-operable bracket assembly featuring a bracket with an inserting member, a first arm, a second arm, and an elastic member, where the arms are pivotally connected and an operation member is used to drive the hook portions to clamp onto the rack using elastic force, allowing easy assembly and secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a bracket positioning structure uses a tooth sliding along an edge to hook and secure the support, then the bracket can be firmly positioned on the support, but the convenience in assembling and disassembling the bracket is insufficient due to lack of an operation member
Solution Approach 1:
The arm is designed to be movable relative to the bracket body, allowing it to transition between a released state (for easy assembly/disassembly) and a hooked state (for firm positioning). The operation member enables dynamic control of the arm's position, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability of positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member provides self-service by automatically urging the arm toward the hooked position, maintaining firm positioning without continuous user intervention. Once assembled, the system self-maintains its positioned state through the elastic force, while still allowing easy disassembly when the operation member is actuated.
2Reliability
If the bracket structure includes multiple arms and elastic members for secure attachment, then the stability and reliability of the bracket on the rack are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is segmented into distinct functional components: the bracket body, multiple arms, elastic members, and operation members. Each segment performs a specific function (positioning, urging, hooking, or actuating), which allows for modular assembly and maintenance while achieving reliable secure attachment through the coordinated operation of these segmented parts.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables straightforward assembly and secure attachment of the bracket to the rack by utilizing elastic force to drive the hook portions into place, enhancing user convenience and stability.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic member is configured to urge the first hook portion of the first arm towards the bracket... the elastic member is disposed on the bracket and includes a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion... the first contact portion abutting against the first elastic portion of the elastic member
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AI summary
A bracket assembly includes a bracket, an inserting member, an elastic member disposed on the bracket, first and second arms oppositely and pivotally connected to the bracket, and an operation member. The elastic member includes first and second elastic portions correspondingly disposed. The first and second arms each include a first portion having a contact portion abutting against the respective first or second elastic portion and a second portion having a hook portion and a connecting portion oppositely disposed. The operation member is connected between the connecting portions of the first and second arms.