Adjustable Bracket Assembly With 360° Rotation and Vertical Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current adjustable bracket assemblies are complex, labor-intensive, and require multiple components and tools for assembly, making them difficult to install and transport, often necessitating full replacement when a single part is damaged, and they do not easily adapt to various applications.
Innovation Solution
A universal adjustable bracket assembly featuring a cylindrical base, core, and cap system with internally threaded and slotted components that allow for easy positional adjustment and secure attachment to elongated support members, minimizing the number of components and tools needed, and enabling easy retrofitting and customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional bracket assemblies are designed with multiple components to satisfy dimensions, load factors, and code requirements, then the assembly achieves adequate strength and reliability, but the device complexity increases and requires more tools and labor for assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple bracket components into a single integrated bracket assembly that includes a mounting surface, support surface, and connecting elements as one unit. This merging reduces the number of separate parts from multiple components to a unified structure, simplifying assembly while maintaining the required strength and load-bearing capabilities through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly is designed with universal features including adjustable mounting surfaces, reconfigurable support structures, and standardized connection interfaces that can accommodate various shelf types, loads, and installation scenarios. This multi-functionality allows a single bracket design to satisfy diverse dimensional, load factor, and code requirements without requiring multiple specialized components.
2Reliability
If bracket assemblies are designed with many component parts to meet code requirements and load factors, then the assembly achieves adequate reliability, but the ease of manufacture decreases and labor intensity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functional components into a single manufactured unit, reducing the number of separate parts that require individual manufacturing and assembly. This merging simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining reliability through integrated design that ensures proper alignment and connection of mounting surfaces, support structures, and connecting elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly is designed with modular segments including adjustable mounting portions, reconfigurable support sections, and standardized connection interfaces. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing of individual modules that can be easily assembled into complete bracket assemblies, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining structural integrity and reliability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If bracket assemblies are transported fully assembled to ensure proper configuration, then the assembly maintains correct positioning, but the volume of cargo increases and transportation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is designed as a compact, foldable structure with collapsible support surfaces and adjustable mounting components that can be folded or retracted into a space-efficient configuration for transportation. This segmented design allows the bracket to maintain structural integrity while reducing its volume during shipping and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly features nested or telescoping components where support surfaces, mounting arms, and connecting elements can be folded or retracted into each other, creating a compact package for transportation. This nesting capability allows the bracket to transition between a compact transport state and a fully extended functional state, reducing cargo volume while maintaining configuration stability during installation.
4Reliability
If traditional bracket assemblies require multiple tools and several people for assembly, then the assembly achieves proper installation, but the productivity decreases and installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple installation functions into a single integrated bracket assembly that requires fewer separate components to be assembled. This merging reduces the number of assembly steps and eliminates the need for multiple specialized tools, allowing proper installation to be achieved by a single installer with basic tools, thereby increasing productivity while maintaining installation quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly incorporates self-aligning features, self-locking mechanisms, and tool-free adjustment capabilities that allow the bracket to self-assemble or self-adjust during installation. These self-service features reduce the skill level and number of installers required while ensuring proper installation, thereby increasing productivity without compromising installation quality.
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AI summary
A bracket assembly for adjustably and releasably affixing bracket elements to an adjustable elongated support member includes a cylindrical base, at least one cylindrical core having an orthogonal arm, and a cylindrical cap. The bracket assembly provides adjustable vertical bracket positioning by the adjustable elongated support member. Abutting bracket assembly cylindrical cores provide a range of orthogonal arm positions 180 degrees or less, one to the other. The orthogonal arm provides additional 360 degree adjustable positioning for any element attached to the arm outward end.