Suspendable Assembly Torsion Spring Server Bracket Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server fixing devices are costly, difficult to assemble, and lack stability.
Innovation Solution
A suspendable assembly comprising a housing, a shaft, a torsion spring, a limiting frame, and a handle, which allows for easy installation and stable fixation of a terminal device on a bracket using a hook member, with the torsion spring providing elasticity for secure engagement and disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing two-portion fixing devices are used to hold the server, then the server can be fixed on the chassis, but the device is high in cost, difficult to assemble, and poor in stability
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing device is divided into two functional portions: a suspendable assembly with a first hook that engages with the server, and a second hook that engages with the chassis. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized independently, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The suspendable assembly incorporates a torsion spring that automatically engages the first hook with the server when the assembly is installed on the chassis. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for complex manual assembly operations, reducing assembly difficulty while ensuring reliable engagement.
2Reliability
If existing two-portion fixing devices are used to hold the server, then the server can be fixed on the chassis, but the device is high in cost
Solution Approach 1:
The suspendable assembly uses simple, inexpensive components such as hooks and a torsion spring instead of complex mechanical structures. These components can be manufactured at low cost using standard processes, significantly reducing the overall device cost while maintaining adequate stability for server fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a complex rigid fixing mechanism, the invention inverts the approach by using a simple elastic torsion spring to provide the fixing function. This inversion from complex-rigid to simple-elastic reduces manufacturing cost while achieving the required stability through the spring's inherent elastic properties.
3Ease of operation
If a torsion spring is used to provide elasticity for secure engagement, then the assembly becomes easy to assemble and cost-effective, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The torsion spring is merged with the hook structure to form an integrated suspendable assembly. This combination eliminates the need for separate assembly steps for the spring and hook, simplifying the overall structure despite the added elastic functionality. The merged design maintains ease of assembly while providing secure engagement.
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 provides a cost-effective, stable, and easy-to-assemble method for fixing terminal devices, such as servers, by using a torsion spring and limiting frame to securely engage and disengage the device from the bracket with minimal external force.
Implementation Method 1
a torsion spring, provided that at least one end of the torsion spring is connected to the housing and the other end of the torsion spring is connected to the handle, wherein the torsion spring is configured to provide an elastic force
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AI summary
A suspendable assembly for fixing and holding a server includes a housing, a torsion spring, a limiting frame, a handle, and a shaft. The housing includes a first through hole. The torsion spring is fixed on the housing. The limiting frame clamps the torsion spring. The handle is fixed with the limiting frame, the handle comprising a first hook. The shaft penetrates through the housing, the torsion spring, the handle, and the limiting frame. The first hook is configured to engaged with a second hook to limit the suspendable assembly.