Adjustable motor mount for HVAC system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional motor mounts for HVAC systems are often configured to align with specific orientations of mounting points, requiring multiple manufacturing variants to accommodate different HVAC system configurations, which increases installation costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable motor mount with adjustable legs that can align with mounting points arranged in various orientations, allowing a single mount to be used across different HVAC systems, and accommodating varying fan motor sizes by adjusting the distance between the motor and the structural support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional motor mounts are configured to align with specific orientations of mounting points, then the mounting structure provides stable support, but multiple manufacturing variants are required to accommodate different HVAC system configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount incorporates adjustable legs with threaded adjustment mechanisms that allow the mounting structure to be dynamically reconfigured to match different mounting point orientations. This dynamic adjustability eliminates the need for multiple fixed-configuration mount variants.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor mount is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate various HVAC system configurations through its adjustable components. A single universal design replaces multiple specialized variants, each designed for specific mounting point arrangements.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple motor mount variants are manufactured to accommodate different HVAC system configurations, then each variant is optimized for its specific configuration, but manufacturing and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount employs a universal design with standardized components that can be used across all HVAC system configurations. This eliminates the need to manufacture and maintain inventory of multiple different mount variants, reducing both manufacturing complexity and inventory requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functionality of multiple specialized motor mount variants into a single adjustable mounting structure. By combining adjustment mechanisms with a standardized base design, it consolidates what would otherwise require separate products for different configurations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable legs are incorporated into the motor mount, then adaptability to different mounting point orientations is achieved, but the structural complexity of the mount increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount is segmented into distinct functional components: a standardized base structure and separate adjustable legs. This segmentation allows the complex adjustment functionality to be isolated to specific components while maintaining a simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable legs incorporate threaded adjustment mechanisms that provide controlled dynamic reconfigurability. This allows the structure to adapt to different orientations while maintaining structural integrity, balancing adjustability with structural simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The adjustable motor mount reduces manufacturing and installation costs by enabling a single motor mount to be used across multiple HVAC systems with different mounting point orientations, simplifying the installation process and accommodating various fan motor sizes without the need for multiple mount variants.
Implementation Method 1
an adjustment sleeve configured to threadably engage with the first leg portion, and a second leg portion configured to threadably engage with the adjustment sleeve
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable mounting assembly for a fan motor includes a frame defining a space configured to receive the fan motor and a plurality of mounting legs configured to mount the frame to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit. A length of each mounting leg of the plurality of mounting legs is adjustable.