Adjustable Microwave Mounting Mechanism for Accessible Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing microwave oven mounting devices are limited to stationary positions, making them difficult to access, especially for users of varying heights, and lack universal compatibility with different brands and sizes, with potential for collision with obstacles during vertical and horizontal movement.
Innovation Solution
A universal and adjustable mechanism for mounting a microwave oven that allows vertical and horizontal movement, controlled by a wireless remote device, featuring motorized actuators and linkage mechanisms to avoid obstacles, and adaptable to various oven sizes and brands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a microwave oven is mounted in a stationary position above or below a stove or cabinet, then the mounting structure is simple, but the microwave oven becomes difficult to access for users of varying heights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the stationary mounting structure into a movable one. The microwave oven mounting device includes motorized actuators that enable the microwave to move vertically and horizontally, allowing users to access it at convenient heights while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through automated movement mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If an adjustable mounting apparatus with extending/retracting segments is used to allow vertical and horizontal movement, then microwave accessibility is improved, but the possibility of colliding into obstacles increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by incorporating sensors that detect obstacles in the movement path of the microwave oven. The control system receives information from these sensors and automatically adjusts the movement to avoid collisions, ensuring safe operation while maintaining accessibility benefits.
3Ease of manufacture
If a mounting device is designed for specific microwave oven brands or types, then the mounting process is simplified for that brand, but universal compatibility is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a mounting device with adjustable mounting plates and configurable parameters that can accommodate various microwave oven brands, sizes, and types. The system includes programmable settings and adaptive features that allow the same device to be configured for different microwave models, achieving both manufacturing simplicity and broad compatibility.
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AI summary
The present subject matter pertains to a mechanism for mounting a microwave oven, suitable to secure a microwave oven to a wall or a support surface, while enabling vertical and horizontal movement of a microwave oven via user-operated devices. The present disclosure comprises four main segments: a microwave oven mounting segment, an extending/retracting segment, a supporting plate segment, and a wall mounting segment. The microwave oven mounting segment, consisting of mounting brackets and a mounting plate configured to connect a microwave oven to the mounting mechanism. The extending/retracting segment, which consists of a horizontal mechanism and a vertical mechanism that allows at least vertical and horizontal movement. The supporting plate segment includes three vertical support plates configured to support the components of the extending/retracting segment, thereby enabling a microwave oven to be lifted and/or lowered. Finally, the wall mounting segment secures the mechanism to a wall or a support surface.