Universal Storage Device Carrier with Dual Mounting Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage device carriers require different configurations for mounting storage devices with or without screws, leading to the need for multiple carriers to accommodate varying customer demands.
Innovation Solution
A storage device carrier design featuring a first frame and a second frame with guiding rails, hooks, and latching mechanisms that allow for both screw-based and screw-less mounting using unthreaded fasteners, enabling flexible installation options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different storage device carriers are designed for screw-based and screw-less mounting, then mounting requirements for different customers are met, but device complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device carrier is designed with a universal mounting structure that can accommodate both screw-based and screw-less mounting methods. The carrier includes a mounting structure with positioning features and receiving spaces that work with both threaded fasteners and unthreaded fasteners, allowing a single carrier design to serve multiple mounting requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure incorporates movable or adjustable components that can adapt their configuration based on the mounting method used. The receiving spaces and positioning features are designed to flexibly accommodate different fastener types, enabling the same carrier to dynamically adjust to either screw or unthreaded fastener mounting approaches.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single storage device carrier supports both screw-based and screw-less mounting, then versatility is improved, but the structural complexity of the carrier increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into distinct functional segments: positioning features for alignment, receiving spaces for fastener accommodation, and support surfaces for the storage device. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while working together as a unified system that supports both mounting methods.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the mounting structure are optimized for specific functions: positioning features provide precise alignment, receiving spaces accommodate different fastener types, and support surfaces ensure stable mounting. This local optimization allows the overall structure to remain relatively simple while providing sophisticated mounting capabilities through specialized local features.
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AI summary
A storage device carrier includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes two opposite sidewalls. Two through holes are defined in each of the sidewalls, for allowing screws to extend therethrough. The second frame is detachably mounted in the first frame. The second frame includes two opposite side plates. Each side plate defines two through slots for allowing screws and unthreaded fasteners to extend therethrough. When the second frame is mounted in the first frame, the side plates of the second frame respectively abut against the sidewalls of the first frame, and the through slots of the side plates respectively align with the through holes of the sidewalls. A mounting apparatus having the storage device is also provided.