Spring-Loaded Tabs for Screwless Display Housing Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional device housings, such as display monitor housings, require numerous screws for assembly and maintenance, which is time-consuming and prone to screw loss.
Innovation Solution
A form-fitted enclosure design utilizing spring-loaded securing tabs and receiving slots that securely affix the display housing and mounting bracket without the need for screws, allowing for easy setup, maintenance, and secure locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If numerous screws are used to affix housing components, then the housing structure is secure and reliable, but the assembly and maintenance process becomes time-consuming and screws may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the fastening function from traditional screws and integrates it into the housing structure itself through form-fitted configurations. The receiving bracket with receiving slots and the mounting bracket with securing tabs create an integrated fastening system that eliminates the need for separate screw components, thereby reducing assembly time while maintaining structural security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the fastening function with the structural components by integrating securing tabs directly into the mounting bracket and receiving slots into the receiving bracket. This consolidation combines multiple functions (structural support and fastening) into unified components, eliminating the need for separate screws and reducing the number of parts involved in assembly.
2Reliability
If numerous screws are used to affix housing components, then the housing structure is secure and reliable, but the assembly process becomes complex and screws may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the separate screw components from the system and extracts their fastening function into the bracket structures themselves. The securing tabs and receiving slots serve both structural and fastening purposes, reducing the total component count while maintaining reliable connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the structural support function and the fastening function into unified components. The mounting bracket with securing tabs and the receiving bracket with receiving slots perform both support and attachment functions simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate screw fasteners and simplifying the overall device structure.
3Productivity
If a form-fitted enclosure design with spring-loaded securing tabs is used, then assembly is rapid and easy, but the locking mechanism must provide sufficient security
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs spring-loaded securing tabs that provide dynamic fastening. The springs allow the tabs to be easily inserted into receiving slots during assembly (rapid assembly) while automatically providing continuous contact pressure to maintain a secure locked position (reliable security). The dynamic nature of the spring mechanism enables both ease of assembly and secure locking.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded tabs provide self-service fastening by automatically maintaining contact pressure once inserted. The springs self-adjust to provide sufficient locking force without requiring additional fasteners or complex adjustment mechanisms, enabling rapid assembly while ensuring secure locking through the self-regulating spring pressure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates rapid and secure assembly and disassembly of the display housing, reducing the risk of lost screws and simplifying maintenance while maintaining a secure locking position.
Implementation Method 1
at least two spring loaded securing tabs
Data Source
AI summary
A display device housing and corresponding receiving bracket may provide a snap-in or screwless configuration to place a monitor into a wall bracket or self-standing display housing. In one example the apparatus includes a display housing that includes an electronic display affixed to a mounting bracket which rests along the perimeter of the electronic display and which comprises at least two spring loaded securing tabs, and a receiving bracket configured to house the display housing and the mounting bracket in a secure position with at least two receiving slots form-fitted to receive the at least two spring loaded securing tabs and provide a secure spring loaded locking position that maintains the display device housing and the mounting bracket in a locked position.