Slotted Holding Bracket With Fin Locking for Stable Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing holding and support devices lack reliability and versatility in securely attaching and configuring various items for storage, as they often fail to provide stable attachment across different thicknesses and are prone to accidental removal.
Innovation Solution
A support device with elongated slot openings and a holding device featuring a unique attachment part with perpendicular and obliquely extending legs, along with a projection that snaps into adjacent openings, ensures secure attachment and prevents sideways swinging, allowing for versatile configuration across different support device thicknesses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple attachment part is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but reliability of attachment is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment part is divided into multiple functional elements: a stem for insertion, a fin for lateral constraint, and legs with a projection for securing. This segmentation allows each element to perform a specific function, improving overall reliability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The fin is integrated into the stem structure, and the projection is formed as part of the leg assembly. This nesting reduces the number of separate components, maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving reliable multi-point attachment through the combined functionality of the integrated elements
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed attachment configuration is used, then stability of the object is improved, but adaptability to different thicknesses is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment part is designed with flexible geometry where the legs can bend and the projection can engage at different positions along the elongated slots. This dynamic design allows the same attachment part to adapt to various support device thicknesses while maintaining stable attachment through the constraining fin and securing projection
3Ease of operation
If an attachment part without lateral constraint is used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability is worsened due to sideways swinging
Solution Approach 1:
The fin acts as an intermediary element between the stem and the support device. It extends laterally into the support device to prevent sideways swinging, while the stem and legs provide the primary attachment function. This intermediary fin resolves the contradiction by adding lateral constraint without complicating the main attachment operation
Data Source
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a combination of a support device (1, 33) and a holding device (7), the support device comprising an attachment sur¬ face having rows (5) with elongated slot openings (3, 3'), and the holding device comprising an attachment part (9) and a carrier part (11). The attachment part is intended to be attached to the support device by being partly inserted into a first slot (3), such that the holding device can take up a load directed in the plane of attachment surface, and the carrier part (11) being capable of supporting an item to be stored. A stem part (13) interconnects the attachment part and the carrier part and the stem part includes a fin (15) that fits into a second slot (3') which is located under said first slot (3). This provides a more reliable connection to the support device. A holding device suitable for this combination is also considered.