Spring Loaded Friction Cover for Rapid Hardware Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hardware control boxes and device housings secured with semi-permanent fasteners require excessive time to remove and reattach, hindering quick access to internal components for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A housing apparatus featuring a front cover with spring-loaded friction inducing side arms that engage with a rear cover's receiving plates, providing a secure, screw-less attachment and detachment mechanism for easy access to internal components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If semi-permanent fasteners (screws) are used to secure the cover, then the housing provides stable protection for internal components, but the time required to remove and reattach the cover increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by replacing static screw fasteners with a dynamic spring-loaded friction fit mechanism. The spring-loaded arms automatically engage and disengage based on applied force, allowing the cover to be quickly attached and detached while maintaining secure protection during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the traditional mechanical screw-fastening system with a spring-loaded friction fit mechanism. This replacement eliminates the need for threaded holes, screws, and fastening tools, enabling rapid cover removal and reattachment while maintaining adequate protection stability.
2Loss of time
If spring loaded friction fitting is used instead of screws, then the cover can be quickly removed and reattached, but the complexity of the attachment mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the attachment mechanism into separate spring-loaded arms that can independently engage with the housing. Each arm functions as an independent unit, simplifying the overall design while enabling quick attachment and detachment through coordinated movement of these segmented components.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded friction fit mechanism is self-servicing, automatically engaging and disengaging based on applied force without requiring external tools or complex control systems. The spring mechanism inherently provides the necessary force and positioning, eliminating the need for additional fastening components or alignment procedures.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and secure access to internal components without the need for screws, enhancing maintenance efficiency while protecting components from foreign objects and electromagnetic interference.
Implementation Method 1
at least two spring loaded friction inducing side arms extending from a faceplate portion of the front cover portion
Implementation Method 2
spring loaded friction inducing side arms... provides a planar surface for the at least two spring loaded friction inducing side arms to rest
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a hard-framed housing that provides a cover for electronic hardware components. According to one example, the housing may include a front cover portion that includes at least two spring loaded friction inducing side arms extending from a faceplate portion of the front cover portion at approximately a 90 degree angle. The housing may also include a rear cover portion that includes at least two receiving plates which provide a planar surface for the at least two spring loaded friction inducing side arms to rest when the front cover portion is engaged with the rear cover portion.