Accessory Bracket for Display Cabinet Multi-Function Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display cabinets face challenges in mounting multiple accessories due to space and structural limitations, which affects the performance and effectiveness of these accessories.
Innovation Solution
An accessory bracket with an outer frame, curtain mounting portion, and lighting unit mounting portion is designed to be integrated and fixed to the panel of a display cabinet, allowing for easy mounting of curtains and lighting units, and optionally includes an air deflector to manage airflow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are mounted in the display cabinet, then the performance and functionality of the display cabinet is improved, but the space and structural limitations make it difficult to mount accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory bracket is nested within the panel structure of the display cabinet, with the outer frame positioned inside the panel thickness. Multiple accessories (curtain, lighting unit, air deflector) are mounted on different portions of the bracket, effectively nesting multiple functions within the limited panel volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the thickness dimension of the panel by positioning the outer frame inside the panel, rather than only using the front surface. This three-dimensional utilization of space allows multiple accessories to be mounted without increasing the cabinet's external dimensions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessories are mounted in the display cabinet, then the functionality is enhanced, but the structural limitations of the display cabinet affect the mounting and use effects
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple accessory mounting functions (curtain mounting, lighting unit mounting, air deflector mounting) are merged into a single integrated accessory bracket structure. The outer frame, curtain mounting portion, and lighting unit mounting portion are integrally connected, simplifying the overall mounting structure while enabling multiple accessories to be installed.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory bracket is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate multiple types of accessories simultaneously. The bracket provides standardized mounting portions for curtains, lighting units, and air deflectors, making it a multi-functional solution that enhances versatility without requiring separate mounting structures for each accessory.
3Ease of operation
If the accessory bracket includes multiple mounting portions, then the ease of mounting accessories is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory bracket is segmented into distinct functional portions: an outer frame for structural support, a curtain mounting portion for curtain installation, a lighting unit mounting portion for lighting attachment, and an air deflector mounting portion for airflow control. Each portion is designed independently but integrally connected, allowing easy mounting of different accessories while maintaining overall structural coherence.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides an accessory bracket and a display cabinet. The accessory bracket is to be used in conjunction with a display cabinet including a panel, the accessory bracket including: an outer frame; a curtain mounting portion; and a lighting unit mounting portion. The outer frame includes a fixing portion configured to fix the accessory bracket to the panel of the display cabinet. The curtain mounting portion is disposed on the outer frame and configured to mount a curtain capable of being coiled or unfolded. The lighting unit mounting portion is disposed on an end portion of the outer frame away from the panel. The outer frame, the curtain mounting portion, and the lighting unit mounting portion are integrally connected