Adjustable Mounting Bracket for Substrate Edge Bonding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adhesive attachment systems for substrates lack adjustable and quick mounting solutions that can accommodate a range of edge wall thicknesses for secure bonding of structures like tubing and wire bundles without requiring holes in the substrate.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable mounting bracket with slidably interfitting L-shaped bracket members and separable clamp jaw plates, retained by a resilient fixture pin that applies a positive force for bonding and can be easily removed after curing, allowing for secure attachment to exposed substrate edges with varying thicknesses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed mounting bracket design is used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but it cannot accommodate a range of different edge wall thicknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into two separate L-shaped bracket members that can slide relative to each other. This segmentation allows the bracket to adapt to different edge wall thicknesses while keeping each individual member relatively simple in design. The first bracket member has a first mounting plate and the second bracket member has a second mounting plate, creating modular adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket members are designed with sliding capability, transforming the static fixed bracket into a dynamic adjustable structure. The resilient fixture pin enables the bracket members to slide along each other, allowing the clamp jaw plates to be positioned at different separations to match various edge wall thicknesses.
2Reliability
If adhesive attachment is used without hole penetration, then the substrate integrity is maintained, but secure bonding requires sufficient bonding time
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient fixture pin is actuated before the bonding agent fully cures to apply a positive force that urges the clamp jaw plates into intimate seated engagement with the substrate edge. This preliminary action ensures optimal bonding conditions are established early in the curing process, enhancing bond strength without requiring extended cure time.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient fixture pin acts as an intermediary mechanism that applies controlled force during the bonding process. It mediates between the bracket structure and the substrate edge, ensuring proper contact and pressure distribution while the bonding agent cures.
3Reliability
If a resilient fixture pin is used to apply positive force during bonding, then bond strength is optimized, but the fixture must be forcibly removed after curing
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient fixture pin is designed as a temporary, single-use component that is forcibly removed after serving its purpose during bonding. It is not intended to remain with the final assembly, making it a disposable element that facilitates the bonding process but is discarded afterward.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the clamp jaw plates are held in fixed position, then the bracket structure is simple, but it cannot be adjusted for different substrate edge positions
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is segmented into movable and stationary components, with the first and second bracket members capable of sliding relative to each other. This segmentation enables adjustment for different substrate edge positions while keeping the overall mechanism relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding mechanism provides multi-functionality, allowing the same bracket structure to accommodate various substrate edge positions and thicknesses. The resilient fixture pin enables the bracket members to slide, creating a universal mounting solution that works with different configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, stable, and adjustable adhesive bonding of structures to substrates with varying edge thicknesses, ensuring a strong bond without damaging the substrate and facilitating easy assembly of subsequent structures like tubing and wire bundles.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient fixture pin which can be actuated to apply a positive force urging the clamp jaw plates into intimate seated engagement with the opposed substrate edges
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AI summary
An adjustable mounting bracket for secure adhesive mounting onto an exposed edge of a substrate, wherein the mounting bracket is adapted for subsequently supporting a selected structure such as tubing, wire bundles, etc., relative to the substrate. The mounting bracket includes slidably interfitting, generally L-shaped bracket members which cooperatively define a slidably overlying pair of mounting plates and an associated pair of slidably separable clamp jaw plates having inboard faces carrying a selected bonding agent and adapted to seat firmly against opposed substrate edge surfaces. A resilient fixture pin is carried by the mounting plates and can be actuated to apply a positive force urging the clamp jaw plates against the opposed surfaces of the substrate edge of the duration of a bonding agent cure time, after which the fixture pin can be forcibly removed from the mounting bracket.