Angular support device adapted to support a wall cabinet on a wall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing angular support devices for wall cabinets are complex and expensive to produce, making them costly and difficult to assemble, while also risking breakage under high loads due to their single-piece construction.
Innovation Solution
The angular support device is composed of distinct metal support and mounting plates that can be easily assembled through sliding or rotational movements, guided by shaped guide means and retained by movable teeth, allowing for robust and stable attachment to the wall without requiring complex manufacturing processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If angular support devices are made of a single piece of polymeric material with embedded metal hooking plate, then structural reinforcement and resistance to bending are improved, but manufacturing complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is divided into separate components: a metal support body and a separate metal mounting plate, which are assembled together rather than being made as a single integrated piece. This segmentation simplifies manufacturing of each individual component while maintaining overall structural strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite construction by combining metal support body with metal mounting plate, utilizing the advantageous properties of each component material to achieve both strength and manufacturability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If angular support devices are made of a single piece, then structural integrity is improved, but production cost and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into manufacturable components that can be produced using standard metalworking processes, then assembled through simple operations, reducing production cost while maintaining integrity through proper connection design.
Solution Approach 2:
Separate components are merged through assembly to form the complete support device, achieving both manufacturing ease and structural integrity through the combination of independently optimized parts.
3Strength
If the support device uses a single-piece construction, then structural reinforcement is achieved, but ease of assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is segmented into components that can be independently handled and assembled, making installation easier while maintaining structural reinforcement through the engineered connection between parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plate incorporates movable retaining teeth that can transition between neutral and retaining positions, allowing dynamic assembly where components are easily inserted then locked into place, simplifying the assembly process while ensuring structural strength.
4Force
If angular support devices are made as single-piece units, then resistance to high loads is improved, but device complexity and production expense increase
Solution Approach 1:
The load-bearing structure is segmented into metal support body and mounting plate components, each optimized for its specific function, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining capacity to resist high loads through the combined strength of parts.
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AI summary
Angular support device (1) adapted to support a wall cabinet on a wall, said device (1) comprising:- hooking means (3) adapted to cooperate with engagement means wall-fixed to support the piece of furniture, and- a mounting body (2) comprising a support plate (10) whereon said hooking means (3) can be mounted, and a mounting plate (20) which can be integrally constrained to the inner surface of the side of a piece of furniture, said support plate (10) and said mounting plate (20) being arranged, in use, on mutually perpendicular planes so that said mounting body (2) is dihedral-shaped, characterised in that said support plate (10) and said mounting plate (20) are made of respectively distinct and separate pieces, guide means (40) being provided on said mounting plate (20) to allow the coupling with said support plate (10) during assembly, said mounting plate (20) further comprising retaining means (44) movable between a neutral position and a retaining position during assembly for maintaining the assembly of said mounting body (2).