Sliding Hanging Rack with Latching Mechanism for Thin Display Housings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices with thin housings lack sufficient space for accommodating additional accessories, leading to challenges in assembly and cost inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A hanging rack system with a supporting member and latching member that extends outward from the housing, utilizing a sliding mechanism and elastic force to buckle and release a hook for hanging objects, reducing the need for complex assembly and minimizing space occupation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the housing thickness is reduced to meet display requirements, then the overall device becomes thinner, but the internal space becomes insufficient for accommodating accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging rack extends from the rear surface of the housing into the external space, utilizing the third dimension (depth) rather than consuming internal volume. This allows the thin housing to maintain its compact internal space while still providing accessory mounting capability through the rearward extension of the supporting member.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging rack structure is extracted from the internal housing space and positioned externally at the rear of the device. The supporting member extends outward from the housing rear surface, separating the accessory mounting function from the internal volume constraints of the thin housing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional accessory mounting methods are used, then accessories can be accommodated, but the assembly complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging rack is divided into distinct functional components: the supporting member with hook for accessory attachment, the latching member for securing/releasing, and the elastic member for providing operating force. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function with simple geometry, reducing overall assembly complexity while maintaining accessory accommodation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member automatically provides the force needed to move the latching member between locked and unlocked positions. When the supporting member is inserted or removed, the elastic member's deformation and recovery automatically engage or disengage the latching mechanism without requiring additional actuators, motors, or complex control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a cost-effective and space-efficient solution for hanging accessories within limited display device housings, enhancing usability and reducing assembly complexity.
Implementation Method 1
the latching member is acted by elastic force and a tip of the latching member protrudes from the cavity
Data Source
AI summary
A hanging rack is used for a device with a housing, and the hanging rack includes a supporting member and a latching member. One end of the supporting member has a latching slot, and the other end of the supporting member has a hook. The supporting member can slide inside the device with the housing, and the hook can extend outward from the inside of the device with the housing. The latching member is movably arranged in a cavity inside the device with the housing and acted by elastic force, and a tip of the latching member protrudes from the cavity, and the tip is buckled with the latching slot when the latching member is pressed by the supporting member, or the tip is released from the latching slot when the latching member is pressed again by the supporting member.