Slide Rail Locking Bracket for Quick Rack Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slide rail mounting systems are inconvenient and time-consuming due to the complexity of installing and removing the outer slide rail from a bracket, as screws require significant effort and time.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus comprising a supporting bracket, a locking member, a holding mechanism, a button, and a resilient member that allows for easy installation and removal of the slide rail by sliding and locking mechanisms, enabling quick attachment and detachment from a rack post.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screws are used to mount the outer slide rail to the bracket, then the mounting is secure and stable, but the installation and removal process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a bracket fixed to the desk, an outer slide rail with mounting apparatus, and an intermediate slide rail. The mounting apparatus itself is segmented into a supporting bracket, locking member, holding mechanism, button, and resilient member, allowing independent manipulation of mounting and release functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a static screw-based connection to a dynamic locking mechanism. The locking member can slide between locked and unlocked positions, the holding mechanism can engage and disengage, and the resilient member provides dynamic tension to maintain the locked state. This dynamic system allows quick transition between mounted and removed states while maintaining secure mounting when engaged.
2Strength
If screws are used to mount the outer slide rail, then the connection is strong and reliable, but the removal process requires significant effort and time
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient member is pre-loaded to automatically engage the holding mechanism with the locking member when the outer slide rail is inserted into the bracket. The button is pre-positioned to control the release sequence. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for manual screw tightening and ensures immediate secure mounting upon insertion.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is self-actuating through the resilient member that automatically engages the locking mechanism when components are assembled. The button-controlled release allows the system to return to its locked state automatically after release, eliminating the need for manual intervention in both mounting and securing operations.
3Ease of operation
If a simple mounting mechanism is used, then installation is quick and easy, but the security and reliability of the mounting is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional elements are merged into a compact mounting apparatus: the supporting bracket provides structural support, the locking member provides positional restraint, the holding mechanism provides engagement, the button provides control, and the resilient member provides maintaining force. These combined elements achieve both ease of operation and mounting security in a single integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding mechanism acts as an intermediary between the locking member and the resilient member. It translates the linear motion of the locking member into engagement/disengagement states and transmits the force from the resilient member to maintain the locked position, thereby coordinating multiple functions while maintaining reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus simplifies the installation and removal process by using sliding and locking mechanisms, reducing the time and effort required, while ensuring secure mounting and easy detachment of the slide rail.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient member (7) having two ends correspondingly engaged with the engaging tab (18) of the supporting bracket and the engaging tab (26) of the sliding bracket, the resilient member pressing the sliding bracket to slide relative to the supporting bracket
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting apparatus includes a supporting bracket, a locking member, and a holding mechanism. The supporting bracket is fixed to a slide rail and includes two inserting pins extending through the two corresponding through holes of a rack post. The locking member is slidably mounted to the supporting bracket. When the locking member slides to abut against a front surface of the rack post, the slide rail is prevented from moving backwards to make the inserting pins disengage from the through holes. When the locking member slides to space away from the rack post, the slide rail is enable to move backwards to make the inserting pins disengage from the through holes. The holding mechanism abuts against the locking member to prevent the locking member from sliding. The holding mechanism is operable to move away from the locking member.