Integrated Adhesive Mount With Push-Through Reservoir Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for attaching objects to walls, such as fittings in sanitary facilities, require drilling holes and often necessitate additional installation sets, which can be visually unappealing and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A device with a reservoir containing an adhesive agent and a push-button mechanism that creates a through-hole in the reservoir's wall, allowing the adhesive to flow onto the contact surface, forming an adhesive bond between the object and support without separate units or tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive components are stored separately in an installation set, then the adhesive can be mixed only when needed, but the installation set becomes an additional unit that must be carried along and increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the reservoir containing adhesive components directly into the object to be mounted, merging the previously separate installation set with the object itself. This eliminates the need for a separate installation set while maintaining the functionality of controlled adhesive mixing and application.
Solution Approach 2:
The object becomes self-sufficient by incorporating its own adhesive reservoir and application mechanism. The push-button mechanism allows the user to activate adhesive release directly from the object, eliminating dependency on external installation tools.
2Strength
If traditional screw and dowel fastening is used, then strong mechanical attachment is achieved, but drill holes are created that damage the visual appearance of tiled walls
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical screw-and-dowel fastening system with a chemical adhesive bonding system. The adhesive is released through a controlled breakable wall in the reservoir, forming an adhesive layer that bonds the object to the support without requiring drill holes in the wall surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive acts as an intermediary substance between the object and the support surface. Instead of direct mechanical penetration of the wall, the adhesive mediates the bonding process, allowing attachment while preserving the wall's visual appearance.
3Ease of manufacture
If a separate installation set is used for adhesive application, then adhesive components can be stored separately, but the assembly process becomes more complex and requires additional tools
Solution Approach 1:
The reservoir for storing adhesive components is merged with the object structure itself, integrating storage and application functions into a single unit. This eliminates the need for separate installation sets and simplifies the assembly process to merely actuating the push-button mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The object serves multiple functions: it is both the item to be mounted and the container for the adhesive. The push-button mechanism provides universal functionality for both sealing and releasing the adhesive, simplifying the overall system.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a device and a method for forming an adhesive connection between an object and a support. The object has a reservoir (4) with an adhesive agent that adjoins, at one contact surface, a wall (2) having a predetermined breaking point. The object has a button (7) with a push-through unit assigned to it; when the button (7) is actuated, the push-through unit creates a through-hole in the wall (2) of the reservoir (4), an adhesive agent is guided from the reservoir (4) through the hole onto the contact surface, and an adhesive layer (11) is formed to fasten the object to the support.