Support bracket for furniture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional right-angled brackets for attaching desk items to walls or screen walls lack adjustability, leading to instability when non-right angle attachments are required, necessitating intermediate parts that compromise stability.
Innovation Solution
A support bracket with a first mounting portion angled between 91-110 degrees and a second mounting portion angled between 160-179 degrees, allowing for adjustable attachment to a second furniture member with different fastening strengths, enabling tilt and vertical alignment adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional right-angled bracket is used to attach a desk item to a wall, then the attachment is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate non-right angle attachments requiring intermediate parts
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into multiple segments (first mounting portion, second mounting portion, and intermediate portion) that can be independently positioned and fastened. This segmentation allows each portion to be adjusted to different angles while maintaining overall structural integrity, enabling both right-angle and non-right-angle attachments without requiring completely different bracket designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket transitions from a static, fixed-angle structure to a dynamic, adjustable structure. The intermediate portion can be positioned at different locations along the first and second mounting portions, and the fastening means allow for angular adjustment during installation. This dynamic capability enables the bracket to adapt to various attachment angles while maintaining stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If intermediate parts are inserted between the bracket and furniture member to achieve non-right angle attachment, then angle adaptability is improved, but the stability of the attachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate portion is integrated as part of the single bracket structure rather than being a separate intermediate component. This merging eliminates the need for additional loose parts that could compromise stability, while still providing angle adjustment capability through the integrated design of the first, second, and intermediate mounting portions working together as one unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed with pre-configured mounting portions at specific angles (first angle between 91-110 degrees, second angle between 160-179 degrees) that are optimized for stable attachment. The intermediate portion can be positioned at predetermined locations along these mounting portions, allowing for stable non-right angle attachments without requiring additional intermediate parts that would compromise structural integrity.
3Ease of operation
If a fixed right-angled bracket is used, then manufacturing is simple, but adjustability of the furniture member arrangement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates variable geometric parameters (first angle between 91-110 degrees, second angle between 160-179 degrees) that can be adjusted within specified ranges to achieve different attachment configurations. This parameter-based design allows for adjustability while maintaining manufacturing feasibility, as the angle ranges are defined by standard manufacturing tolerances and can be produced using conventional fabrication methods.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a support bracket (10) comprising a support portion (11) configured to be attached to, when in use, a first furniture member (30). The support bracket further comprises a first mounting portion (12) and a section mounting portion (13), which mounting portions are configured to, when in use, be attached to a second furniture member (20) by fastening means (14, 15). Further, the first mounting portion extends from the support portion with a first angle (A1) being between 91-110 degrees, and the second mounting portion (A2) extends from the first mounting portion with a second angle being between 160-179 degrees. The invention further relates to a furniture arrangement (100) comprising a support bracket.