Sliding Power Module Bracket for Fast Exchange in Tight Enclosures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic apparatuses with power modules require complex disassembly and reassembly processes, often necessitating the removal of multiple screws and disassembly of adjacent components, especially in confined spaces, making power module exchanges cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A fixing structure utilizing a slide mechanism with a detachable bracket and mounting base, allowing for the power module to be inserted and removed through a sliding slot system, reducing the need for screws and minimizing the disassembly of other components during exchange operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If power modules are fixed immovably using screws, then the power module is securely mounted, but the exchange operation becomes complicated requiring detachment and reinstallation of multiple screws
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing structure is divided into a mounting base fixed to the apparatus casing and a detachable bracket that can be separated from the power module. This segmentation allows the power module to be quickly removed by detaching only the bracket rather than multiple screws, while the mounting base remains securely fixed to maintain structural reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing structure transitions from a static screwed connection to a dynamic slide-based connection. The detachable bracket can slide along the mounting base and be quickly positioned or removed, enabling rapid exchange operations while maintaining secure mounting when engaged.
2Area of stationary object
If the fixing structure is disposed close to other components in limited internal space, then space utilization is improved, but the fixing structure cannot be disassembled independently requiring disassembly of adjacent components
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing structure is segmented into a mounting base that can be fixed to the apparatus casing and a separate detachable bracket. This segmentation allows the detachable bracket to be independently removed from the power module without requiring disassembly of adjacent components, even when space is limited.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable bracket is extracted as a separate component that can be independently manipulated. This extraction allows the bracket to be removed from the power module without affecting other components in the confined space, enabling independent disassembly operations.
3Reliability
If multiple screws are used to fix the power module, then the mounting is secure, but the exchange operation becomes time-consuming and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing structure is divided into a mounting base and a detachable bracket, reducing the number of fastening points. This segmentation allows secure mounting through the bracket's engagement with the mounting base while enabling rapid exchange by detaching only the bracket without multiple screw operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The static screwed connection is replaced with a dynamic slide-based connection that can be quickly engaged or disengaged. The detachable bracket slides along the mounting base, allowing rapid exchange operations while maintaining secure mounting when engaged, significantly reducing exchange time.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus casing and a fixing structure disposed in the apparatus casing. The fixing structure includes a mounting base, close to a main board inside the apparatus casing and thereon forming a sliding slot, and a detachable bracket, including a frame and a guiding part connected to the frame fixedly. The guiding part is capable of being slid into the sliding slot so as to mount the detachable bracket on the mounting base. The frame forms an accommodating space in the apparatus casing. The opening of the accommodating space is toward the opening of the apparatus casing; a removable power module is capable of being inserted into the accommodating space through the openings. Thereby, the invention can reduce the installation complexity of a conventional fixing structure for removable power module efficiently.