Adjustable Support Bracket Structure for Accurate Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in accurately mounting modular articles like display units on walls made of bricks or concrete, where drill deviations and uneven surfaces complicate the precise alignment of holes, requiring time-consuming adjustments and additional costly components to achieve proper alignment.
Innovation Solution
A support structure featuring a support bracket with an oversized opening and a support element with a non-uniform fixing hole, allowing for adjustable positioning and direct support, which compensates for drilling inaccuracies and uneven surfaces, enabling secure and accurate mounting of multiple brackets without direct interconnection of articles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If drill holes are formed in the wall to mount support brackets, then the support structure can be securely attached to the wall, but the drill bit may deviate from the predetermined position due to hand-held drilling inaccuracy and wall composition variations
Solution Approach 1:
The opening dimensions are changed from being precisely matched to the fixing size to being larger than the fixing size, enabling positional adjustment. This parameter change allows the support bracket to compensate for drilling inaccuracies while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bracket is designed with movable/adjustable characteristics through the oversized opening, allowing the position to be modified during installation. This dynamic feature enables the installer to adjust the bracket position to accommodate drilled hole deviations.
2Strength
If multiple holes are drilled in an array to support heavy modular articles, then the support structure can bear the required load, but the requirement for precise alignment of all holes is significantly exacerbated
Solution Approach 1:
The opening size parameter is increased beyond the minimum required for fixing accommodation, creating a tolerance zone that absorbs alignment errors. This allows multiple brackets in an array to be installed with acceptable precision while maintaining structural strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable position feature allows each support bracket in the array to be independently positioned to achieve proper alignment, compensating for cumulative drilling errors across multiple holes while maintaining the required load-bearing capacity.
3Manufacturing precision
If modular articles are mounted in an array requiring accurate relative positioning, then proper image alignment is achieved, but the support brackets must be precisely mounted on an uneven wall surface
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable opening allows the support bracket to be positioned and aligned after installation on the uneven wall surface, eliminating the need for precise pre-drilling and complex adjustment mechanisms. This simplifies the mounting operation while achieving accurate article positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The oversized opening is designed in advance to accommodate potential positioning errors, allowing the installer to achieve proper alignment without requiring high-precision drilling or complex adjustment procedures during installation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If openings in brackets are made larger than fixings to allow adjustment, then wrongly positioned drilled holes can be compensated for, but the support structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The opening size parameter is increased to provide adjustment capability, but no additional components or mechanisms are added. This simple parameter change provides adaptability without increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bracket itself provides the adjustment capability through its design features (oversized opening and support element geometry) without requiring external adjustment mechanisms or additional components, thereby avoiding increased complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a support structure for an article. In particular, the invention relates to a support structure for mounting modular articles such as display units and the like upon a wall. The support structure comprises a support bracket (1), the support bracket having at least one opening (15), the opening being sized to accommodate a fixing (4) by which the support bracket may be secured to a wall (3), the opening being larger than the fixing whereby the position of the support bracket (1) may be adjusted relative to the fixing (4). The support structure also comprises a support element (2), the support element having a dimension (d) which is larger than the opening (15), the support element having a fixing hole (14) therethrough, the distance between the fixing hole (14) and the periphery of the support element (2) being non-uniform. The support bracket (1) has a support surface (12) adapted for engagement by the periphery of the support element (2). The invention also provides a method of mounting the support structure, and a support bracket for use in the structure and method.