Toolless Mount Bracket Structure for One-Person Slide Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mount brackets for slide assemblies are complex and require two assemblers for installation, making the process time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially when only one assembler is available.
Innovation Solution
A toolless mount bracket design that allows single-assembler installation, featuring a fixing frame, movable member, positioning member, and release member, which enables secure attachment and detachment from a post without tools, using a unique path and hole configuration to facilitate one-person assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional mount brackets are used, then the mounting structure is stable, but the installation requires two assemblers and takes too much time and labor
Solution Approach 1:
The mount bracket is divided into a fixing frame and a movable member that can move relative to each other. The movable member contains the installation unit that engages with the post holes, while the fixing frame provides structural support. This segmentation allows one assembler to operate the release member to automatically disengage and remove the bracket, eliminating the need for two assemblers while maintaining structural stability during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount bracket incorporates a movable member that can transition between engaged and disengaged states relative to the fixing frame. When the release member is actuated, the movable member moves to disengage from the post holes, enabling quick removal by a single assembler. This dynamic mechanism transforms a static two-person installation process into a dynamic one-person operation.
2Ease of operation
If conventional mount brackets are used, then the mounting structure is stable, but the installation process is time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The mount bracket incorporates a release member that enables the bracket to be easily disassembled and removed by the same assembler who installed it. The movable member's engagement with the post holes and the release member's ability to disengage it create a self-service mechanism where one person can complete both installation and removal operations, significantly improving ease of operation and reducing time loss.
3Productivity
If a toolless design is used, then the installation is faster and easier, but the securing mechanism must be simplified
Solution Approach 1:
The securing mechanism is segmented into a fixing frame providing structural stability and a movable member containing the installation unit. This segmentation allows the toolless design to achieve fast installation while maintaining reliability, as the movable member can be securely engaged with the post holes without tools, and the fixing frame ensures structural integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic relationship between the fixing frame and movable member, controlled by the release member, enables a toolless design that maintains securing reliability. The movable member's ability to transition between engaged and disengaged states provides both quick installation/removal and reliable securing when engaged, resolving the contradiction between speed and reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and efficient installation of the mount bracket to a slide assembly post by a single assembler, reducing installation time and labor, while maintaining secure attachment and easy removal without the need for tools.
Implementation Method 1
The resilient arm is connected between the fixing portion and the activation portion. When pushing the release member, the push block of the release member contacts the activation portion of the positioning member. The resilient arm of the positioning member is lifted relative to the movable member.
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AI summary
A mount bracket (10) includes a fixing frame (12), an installation unit (14), a movable member (16), a positioning member (18) and a release member (20). The fixing frame (12) is connected to a slide assembly (84) and includes a side wall (24) and an end wall (26) to which the installation unit (14) is connected. The movable member (16) has a first board (48) movably connected to the side wall (24) and a second board (50). The first board (48) includes an engaging hole (62) and a contact portion (58). The second board (50) is located corresponding to the installation unit (14). The positioning member (18) is fixed to the side wall (24) and has an engaging portion (72). The movable member (16) is movably connected to the first board (48). When in assembling, the contact portion (58) of the movable member (16) and the second board (50) contact the inside (87a) and outside (87b) of a post (86) of a rack. The installation unit (14) is located corresponding to the holes (88) of the post (86). The fixing frame (12) is pushed toward the post (86) to insert the installation unit (14) into the holes (88) of the post (86). The engaging portion (72) of the positioning member (18) is engaged with the engaging hole (62) of the movable member (16) to connect the movable member (16) to the fixing frame (12).