Slide Rail Mounting Bracket With Adjustable Rack Width Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing slide rail mounting systems face difficulties in installation due to mismatched distances between mounting brackets and racks, which are not manufactured to precise widths, leading to installation challenges and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A mounting apparatus comprising a post, a mounting bracket, a fixing plate, and fasteners, where the mounting bracket includes L-shaped hooks and transversely extending through holes, and the fixing plate has slots and holes that allow for adjustable alignment and secure locking of the slide rail, enabling flexible adjustment and secure mounting between racks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If fixed mounting brackets are used with precise distances, then alignment precision is improved, but adaptability to varying rack widths deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates adjustable components that allow the distance between mounting positions to be dynamically changed. The adjustable mounting plate can be repositioned along the bracket body, and the distance adjusting mechanism enables the bracket to adapt to different rack widths while maintaining precise alignment through selectable positioning holes and adjustable fasteners.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows changing the parameter of mounting distance by providing multiple positioning holes at different locations on the bracket and adjustable mounting plates. Users can select different hole combinations and adjustment positions to match varying rack widths, thereby maintaining alignment precision across different applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable mounting brackets are used, then adaptability to rack width variations is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into distinct functional segments: the bracket body with positioning holes, the adjustable mounting plate with its own positioning features, and the fastening mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall design while maintaining adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable mounting plate is nested within the bracket structure, with positioning holes in the plate aligning with positioning holes in the bracket body. This nested arrangement allows for compact design while maintaining multiple adjustment positions, reducing overall complexity compared to separate adjustable components.
3Manufacturing precision
If complex adjustment mechanisms are used, then ease of operation deteriorates, but manufacturing precision is improved
Solution Approach 1:
Positioning holes are pre-drilled at precise locations on both the bracket body and mounting plate during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures high positioning precision is built into the structure, while during installation, users simply need to align and insert fasteners through the predetermined holes, greatly simplifying the operation.
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AI summary
A mounting apparatus for a slide rail includes a post, a mounting bracket, a fixing plate, and two fasteners. The post longitudinally defines two positioning holes. The mounting bracket is capable of being connected to an end of the slide rail. An end plate is formed on an end of the mounting bracket, and two through holes are defined in the end plate. The fixing plate defines two fixing holes. The fasteners are respectively extended through the positioning holes of the post and the through holes of the end plate, and engaged in the fixing holes of the fixing plate, to allow the fixing plate to be locked to the post. The mounting bracket is transversely slidably coupled to the post and the fixing plate via the two fasteners.