Window Blind Bracket With Buckling Portions And Guiding Sheet
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional method of attaching an upper beam of window blinds is cumbersome, requiring multiple brackets and posing difficulties in positioning and handling heavy, wide beams, especially for single-person installation.
Innovation Solution
A bracket design featuring a supporting plate with a buckling portion and a guiding sheet, along with an abutting plate, allows for easier engagement and positioning of the upper beam's linked portions, reducing installation effort and improving weight-bearing capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the traditional bracket design is used, then the upper beam can be attached to the wall, but the attachment process is difficult and requires multiple people due to the heavy and wide beam
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into two separate functional parts: a supporting plate for initial engagement and weight-bearing, and an abutting plate for final securing. This segmentation allows the installation process to be broken into manageable steps, enabling single-person installation of heavy beams.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting plate with buckling portion is designed to engage with the linked portion of the upper beam first, providing preliminary support and positioning. This preliminary action stabilizes the heavy beam before the final securing step, making the entire process manageable for one person.
2Manufacturing precision
If the traditional bracket design is used, then the upper beam can be fixed, but positioning the upper beam with the bracket is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding sheet acts as an intermediary element between the supporting plate and the upper beam. It provides a smooth surface that guides the linked portion of the upper beam into proper alignment with the buckling portion, ensuring accurate positioning without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding sheet extends in a direction perpendicular to the main mounting surface, creating a third dimensional element that protrudes to meet the upper beam. This additional dimensional element provides automatic alignment and positioning in the horizontal direction, complementing the vertical mounting process.
3Strength
If the traditional bracket design is used, then the bracket can support the upper beam, but the bracket structure is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting plate and abutting plate are merged into a single integrated bracket assembly that shares common mounting holes and works together as a unified structure. This merging provides both support and securing functions through one installed component, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining strength.
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket, which is adapted for attachment of an upper beam of a window blind having opposite first and second walls provided with first and second linked portions respectively, includes a supporting plate and an abutting plate connected thereto. The supporting plate has a first buckling portion and a guiding sheet separate therefrom. The abutting plate has a second buckling portion. When the upper beam is attached to the bracket, the first linked portion of the upper beam is abutted on the guiding sheet of the supporting plate and embedded in the first buckling portion of the supporting plate, the second wall of the upper beam is abutted on the abutting plate, and the second linked portion of the upper beam is embedded in the second buckling portion of the abutting plate. Besides, the present invention provides a method of attaching the upper beam to the bracket.