Angled-Pin Wall Mount for Thin-Wall Electronic Device Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional attachment devices struggle to securely attach electronic devices to thin walls without penetrating them, requiring additional support from pillars, and alignment in a horizontal direction is challenging without specialized tools.

Innovation Solution

An attachment device with a base featuring pin holes arranged at a predetermined angle, secured by pins that distribute the load over a wider area, and a sheet with symmetric openings for aligning and securing multiple devices horizontally, allowing for easy attachment and alignment without needing a level.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional attachment devices are used to attach electronic devices to thin walls, then additional support from pillars is required, but this increases device complexity and installation difficulty

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment securityVSAvoidinstallation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The base is divided into multiple pin holes arranged at different angles, allowing pins to be distributed across different locations and orientations. This segmentation enables the attachment device to securely attach to thin walls without requiring additional pillar support, as the multiple pinned connections collectively provide sufficient structural reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If conventional attachment devices are used without alignment tools, then horizontal alignment is difficult to achieve, but using specialized tools increases device complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehorizontal alignment precisionVSAvoidalignment tool complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The base incorporates a symmetry axis and symmetrically arranged pin holes that enable self-alignment during installation. The symmetric structure allows the base to naturally align horizontally when mounted, eliminating the need for external alignment tools like levels while maintaining high horizontal alignment precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

While the overall structure is symmetric, the pin holes are arranged at specific asymmetric angles relative to the symmetry axis. This controlled asymmetry in hole positioning, combined with the symmetric layout, provides both self-alignment capability and precise horizontal orientation without requiring additional alignment tools.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

3Area of stationary object

If pins are inserted perpendicular to the wall surface, then the attachment area is limited, but increasing the pin insertion angle reduces attachment stability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment areaVSAvoidattachment stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

Different pin holes are designed with different orientation angles relative to the wall surface. This local variation in pin angle allows some pins to penetrate deeper into the wall structure for enhanced stability, while others provide broader distribution across the attachment area. Each pin's orientation is optimized for its specific location, achieving both extended attachment area and maintained stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11181225B2Attachment device, electronic device, attachment device securing method, and sheet
Publication Date: 2021.11.23 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

An attachment device is an attachment device for attaching an electronic device body to a wall surface, and includes a base having a plurality of pin holes, a plurality of pins that are respectively inserted in the pin holes, and secure the base to the wall surface, and a locking part that is secured to the base, and on which the electronic device body is to be hung and locked. The base includes a securing surface that is a surface to be secured to the wall surface, and the pin holes are arranged outwardly from the base at a predetermined angle with respect to the securing surface.