Adjustable Shelf Mounting With Stud-Lock Engaging Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shelving and cabinet systems lack adjustability, making it tedious and complex to remove or reposition components as storage needs change.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system with universal panels and engaging openings that allow for near limitless adjustment and removal of shelves, bins, and drawers, using studs that securely lock into channels for easy reinstallation at different positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If prior shelving systems use fixed mounting components, then the structure is simple and stable, but the system lacks adjustability and cannot adapt to changing storage needs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: supports with engaging openings and adjustable members with engagement elements. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component while maintaining overall system stability, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement elements can move between locked and unlocked states within the engaging openings, enabling dynamic adjustment of shelf positions. This dynamic capability provides adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple structural design when in fixed positions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If prior systems allow adjustment, then adaptability improves, but the adjustment process becomes tedious and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is designed to be self-aligning, where the engagement elements automatically guide themselves into the engaging openings during adjustment. This self-service feature simplifies the adjustment operation while maintaining full adaptability of the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging openings act as intermediaries that facilitate the adjustment process by providing a guided path for the engagement elements. This intermediary structure makes adjustment easier while preserving the ability to achieve various positions.
3Reliability
If the mounting system uses secure locking mechanisms, then reliability improves, but the ease of removal and repositioning decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing it to transition easily between locked and unlocked states. The engagement elements can be quickly released from the engaging openings for removal, yet provide secure mounting when engaged, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
A mounting system is described that may be used to removably and adjustably engage or affix shelves, bins, drawers, drawer-slides, etc. to shelving systems, cabinets, closets, walls, etc. The mounting system includes supports, which define engaging openings. The shelves, bins, drawers, drawer-slides, etc. are fitted with studs that secure to the engaging openings to hold the shelves, bins, drawers, drawer-slides, etc. in place with respect to the supports.