Adjustable Sanitaryware Mounting Kit with Extension Pieces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sanitaryware mounting systems require modifications or specific product design for products with long mounting distances between holes on the upper surface and the wall, making them inefficient and labor-intensive, especially for hidden-mounting methods.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system utilizing a clamping piece, extension pieces, and an allen key with key pieces that allows for adjustable mounting without modifying the product, enabling secure attachment of sanitaryware products with varying z distances by extending the mounting area with additional pieces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mounting systems with fixed clamping pieces are used, then products with specific z distances can be mounted, but products with different z distances cannot be mounted without modification
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping piece is designed with detachable extension pieces that can be added or removed based on the z distance of the mounting holes. This dynamic configuration allows the same base clamping piece to adapt to different mounting distances without requiring product modifications, resolving the contradiction between versatility and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping piece is segmented into a base component and separate extension pieces. This segmentation allows flexible combination to match different z distances, enabling universal application across various sanitaryware products without requiring each product to be modified for specific mounting systems
2Shape
If hidden-mounting methods are used, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but assembly difficulty and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses intermediary elements (extension pieces and guide features) that facilitate the hidden-mounting process. These intermediaries enable precise alignment and straightforward assembly from the bottom of the product, maintaining aesthetic appearance while reducing assembly difficulty and time
3Shape
If mounting holes are positioned at the upper surface, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but mounting cannot be realized for products with long z distances
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping piece system dynamically adapts to different z distances through detachable extension pieces, allowing upper surface mounting holes to be used effectively regardless of their distance from the wall, thus maintaining aesthetic appearance while achieving universal mounting capability
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method of mounting a toilet bowl on a wall and a mounting kit used therefore. The kit comprises a mounting system and an alien key (5). The mounting system comprises a rear connecting piece (3) that is first mounted to the bowl and then the bowl with the mounting system is slid on a stud bolt (4) mounted on the wall. The mounting system further comprises a clamping piece (1) with an alien screw (7) to fix the mounting system on the bolt whereby the alien screw (7) is operated through a hole (11) in the bowl. Furthermore, the mounting system comprises a plurality of extension pieces (2) and a washer (8) mounted between the clamping piece (1) and the rear connecting piece (3), whereby the number of extension pieces (2) used depends on the distance (z) between where the rear connecting piece (3) is mounted to the bowl and the hole (11) in the bowl for the alien key to allow operating of the alien screw (7). This allows using of the kit with different bowls having different distances (z) between the hole in the bowl and where the rear connecting piece (3) is mounted.