Appliance Bracket With Spring-Biased Rods For Thin TV Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flat panel television mounting systems are cumbersome due to thick mounting hardware profiles, which offset the TV from the wall, and require awkward handling of large pieces during installation.
Innovation Solution
A bracket design featuring a base with upstanding flanges and notches that accommodate spring-biased rods for secure mounting, allowing for a thinner profile and easier installation by adjusting the position of rods to fit within notches, reducing the need for large, cumbersome hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If conventional mounting brackets are used to secure the television to the wall, then the television is firmly mounted, but the mounting hardware creates a thick profile that offsets the television significantly from the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a base mounting plate that attaches to the wall, and an adapter assembly that attaches to the television. The adapter contains movable rods that can be independently positioned and locked into notches on the base, allowing the TV to be securely mounted while maintaining a thin profile when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket incorporates movable rods that can shift between retracted and extended positions. During installation, the rods extend to engage with wall anchors; during normal use, the rods retract to minimize the profile thickness, thus resolving the contradiction between mounting security and thin profile.
2Ease of operation
If swing arm style mounts are used to allow access to both wall and television during installation, then access is improved, but large awkward pieces must be held against the wall during the process
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the mounting functions into distinct components: the base plate with notches for rod engagement, and the adapter with movable rods. This segmentation allows each component to be simpler and easier to handle during installation, eliminating the need for large awkward swing arm pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable rods are designed to be self-positioning through spring biasing and notch engagement. During installation, the rods automatically engage with the notches on the base plate, reducing the need for complex alignment procedures and large holding pieces, thus simplifying the installation process.
3Strength
If screws are driven into both the wall and television to secure the mounting, then firm attachment is achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome requiring thick hardware for access
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses movable rods that can extend during installation to engage wall anchors and then retract to minimize profile thickness. This dynamic mechanism maintains strong attachment strength while reducing the hardware profile to a thin form factor during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter assembly acts as an intermediary between the base mounting plate and the television. It contains the movable rods that engage with the base plate's notches, providing a mechanical connection that maintains attachment strength while allowing the overall hardware profile to remain thin when the rods are retracted.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables a more streamlined and simpler mounting system that reduces the offset of the TV from the wall, improving installation ease and stability, while maintaining secure attachment to both the wall and the TV.
Implementation Method 1
The first member is biased laterally by a spring to a fully outward position
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket having a base having a mounting plate with upstanding flanges on opposite sides. The flanges each include an upper notch and a lower notch oppositely located therefrom. The lower notches are adapted for receiving a second member. An adapter has a second mounting plate and upstanding flanges extending from opposite sides of the second mounting plate. The flanges carry the first and second members. The first member is biased laterally by a spring to a fully outward position. The first member is movable between the fully outward position and an inward position. The second member is fixed laterally with respect to the flanges on the adapter. The upper and lower notches are positioned so their respective openings are closer than the outermost portions of the first and second members when the first member is in its fully outward position.