Storage Latch Assembly With Elastic Hooks for Secure Snap-Fit Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage devices face challenges in achieving efficient attachment and detachment performance, which affects their usability in various electronic devices such as desktop PCs, tablets, laptops, automobiles, drones, and aircraft, where multiple storage devices may need to be easily connected and disconnected.
Innovation Solution
A storage device assembly with a latch assembly that includes a hook with elastic distal ends, which are bent away from the body and fit into corresponding fixing holes in the storage device enclosure, allowing for secure snap-fit attachment and easy detachment, improving the reliability and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a latch assembly with elastic hooks is used to join the storage device, then attachment reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The latch assembly is divided into separate components: a body portion and elastic hook portions that extend from it. This segmentation allows the hooks to be independently elastic while the body remains stable, improving attachment reliability without requiring the entire assembly to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic hooks automatically engage with the enclosure through their inherent elasticity, without requiring additional fastening mechanisms or complex assembly procedures. The hooks self-adjust to fit the fixing holes, simplifying the overall device while maintaining reliable attachment.
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple fixing holes are provided in the enclosure, then attachment stability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing holes are distributed at multiple discrete locations on the enclosure rather than requiring a complex continuous fastening structure. This segmentation allows each hole to be independently formed using simple punching or drilling processes, maintaining manufacturing ease while achieving stable attachment through multiple connection points.
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 solution enhances the attachment and detachment performance of storage devices, ensuring reliable joining and easy disconnection, thus improving the usability and reliability of storage devices in diverse electronic applications.
Implementation Method 1
a hook on the upper face of the second part and having elasticity, the hook including a first joining part that is bent away from the upper face of the second part at a first end of the hook
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AI summary
A storage device assembly is provided. The storage device assembly includes a latch assembly having a body and a hook mounted on the body, the hook having elasticity and having distal ends thereof bend away from the body; and a storage device to be joined to the latch assembly. The storage device includes a memory module including a memory connector, and a first enclosure and a second enclosure that encase the memory module except for an opening through which the memory connector is accessible. The first enclosure includes fixing holes corresponding to the distal ends of the hook and configured to accommodate the distal ends of the hook in a configuration in which the storage device is joined to the latch assembly.