Slide Rail Mounting Bracket With Latch Pins for Fast Rack Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slide rail mounting systems are inconvenient and time-consuming due to the use of multiple screws, making installation and removal of the outer slide rail from the bracket cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus comprising a supporting bracket, an actuating member, and a latch member that utilizes inserting pins and latch arms to securely attach and detach the slide rail from rack posts, allowing for easy installation and removal by sliding and tilting mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple screws are used for mounting the outer slide rail to the bracket, then the mounting is secure and stable, but the installation and uninstalling process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is divided into distinct functional components: a supporting bracket with positioning protrusions, inserting pins with positioning holes, and latch members with latch arms. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, enabling quick connection and disconnection while maintaining secure mounting through the coordinated interaction of these segmented parts
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a static screw-based connection to a dynamic latch-based connection. The latch members can be easily actuated to engage or disengage from the inserting pins, allowing the mounting state to change dynamically between locked and unlocked positions. This dynamic mechanism enables rapid installation and uninstalling without requiring multiple screws to be tightened or loosened
2Reliability
If multiple screws are used for mounting the outer slide rail to the bracket, then the connection is firm and reliable, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning protrusions on the supporting bracket automatically align with the positioning holes on the inserting pins during the insertion process. This self-aligning mechanism guides the components into the correct position without requiring precise manual alignment or complex adjustment operations, thereby improving ease of operation while ensuring reliable connection
Solution Approach 2:
The latch members act as intermediary elements between the inserting pins and the supporting bracket. The latch arms engage with the inserting pins to secure the connection, providing a simple lever-based mechanism that is easy to operate. This intermediary latch mechanism transforms the complex multi-screw tightening operation into a simple single-action latching operation
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AI summary
A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a slide rail to a rack post defining a plurality of through holes. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting bracket slidably mounted to the slide rail, and a resilient latch member. The supporting bracket includes an end plate at the front end with two inserting pins extending from a front surface of the end plate and engaged in corresponding through holes of the rack post. The latch member includes a middle plate retained to the supporting bracket, and a latch arm extending forwards. The latch member is operable to be deformed to make the latch arm abut a front surface of the rack post, to prevent the inserting pin from retracting from corresponding through holes.