Video Server Set with Hooked Joint Member for Rack Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for securing multiple video servers to a rack housing are cumbersome and prone to instability due to the need for numerous fixing members, leading to potential disconnection from external impacts and irregular jointing.
Innovation Solution
A video server set design featuring a joint member with chute and hook portions that securely connect multiple video servers in series, allowing for stable attachment to a rack housing with reduced hardware requirements, and a fixing member that integrates with a support plate for enhanced stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple video servers are fixed one by one to the rack housing using numerous fixing members, then each video server can be securely attached, but the installation process becomes cumbersome and the risk of disconnection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple video servers into a series connection where the output interface of one video server directly connects to the input interface of the next video server. This merging approach reduces the number of separate fixing members needed, as the series configuration allows for fewer attachment points to the rack housing while maintaining secure installation of all servers.
2Ease of operation
If video servers are connected in series to reduce the number of fixing members, then installation becomes easier, but the connection stability decreases due to smaller jointing area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested connection structure where video servers are arranged in a series configuration with each server nested into the rack housing position. The output interface of one server is nested within the input interface area of the next server, creating a compact series arrangement that maintains stability while simplifying installation.
3Device complexity
If a joint member is used to connect video servers in series, then the number of fixing members is reduced, but the jointing area becomes smaller making the connection unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional attachment approach to a three-dimensional series configuration. Video servers are arranged in a vertical or horizontal series where connection strength is distributed across multiple dimensions - the series arrangement itself provides structural reinforcement that compensates for the reduced jointing area at each individual connection point.
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AI summary
A server set includes a first video server, a second video server and a joint member. A first surface of the first video server has a first fastening groove, and the first fastening groove has a first chute portion and a first intermediate portion. The second video server has a second surface, in which the second surface has a second fastening groove, and the second fastening groove has a second chute portion and a second intermediate portion. A main body portion of the joint member corresponds to and is accommodated in the first intermediate portion and the second intermediate portion. A first hook portion and a second hook portion are accommodated in and hooked with the first chute portion and the second chute portion respectively, so that the first video server is connected with the second video server through the joint member.