Slide Rail Quick-Release Assembly Using Resilient Retainers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slide rail devices for industrial computers require tools for assembly and disassembly, making the process time-consuming and laborious.
Innovation Solution
A tool-free rapid assembly/disassembly slide rail device with bent positioning portions and slots for resilient retaining elements, allowing for quick attachment and detachment without tools, adaptable to both rectangular and circular positioning holes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional slide rails are fixed using screws and nuts, then the connection is secure and reliable, but the assembly and disassembly process becomes time-consuming and requires tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-nut mechanical fastening system with a resilient retaining element that uses elastic deformation and friction to secure the slide rail to the post. The resilient element is inserted into a slot and deforms to engage with the positioning block, eliminating the need for screws, nuts, and tools while maintaining secure connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the retaining element from rigid to resilient, allowing it to deform elastically during assembly and disassembly. This parameter change enables the element to be inserted easily and then lock securely through elastic recovery, providing both ease of operation and reliable connection without requiring tools.
2Productivity
If slide rails are designed for quick release mechanisms, then assembly speed improves, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the fastening function into separate components: a positioning element with positioning blocks for location accuracy, and a resilient retaining element for secure attachment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function simply, achieving quick assembly without excessive overall structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient retaining element serves multiple functions: it acts as a spring for elastic deformation, a fastener for securing the slide rail, and a retention mechanism through friction engagement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components, maintaining structural simplicity while enabling rapid assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and tool-free assembly and disassembly of slide rail devices, enhancing efficiency and reducing labor in handling industrial computer equipment.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient retaining element... The rectangular or circular flange positioning blocks are inserted in positioning holes on slide rail posts of a chassis and retained in place by the resilient retaining element
Data Source
AI summary
A tool-free rapid assembly/disassembly slide rail device is characterized in that each of a front slide rail and a rear slide rail has an end inserted by rectangular or circular flange positioning blocks of a positioning element and is detachably assembled with a resilient retaining element, wherein the positioning element is retained by the resilient retaining element to allow rapid assembly and disassembly of the slide rail device.