C-Profile Mounting Bar with Nested Fastening for Unobstructed Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage arrangements, such as pegboards, face challenges in the fastening of individual boards and coupling multiple boards together, which affects their stability and usability.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bar with a C-profile structure and a fastening member that allows for secure fastening to objects without obstructing storage openings, enabling the use of all openings for storage members and allowing for easy coupling of multiple mounting bars without visible fasteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional fastening methods are used for pegboards, then the boards can be secured to walls, but the fastening mechanisms obstruct storage openings and reduce storage capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member is extracted from the front view of the mounting bar, placing it entirely within the inner space formed by the C-profile structure. This allows the fastening function to be separated from the storage surface, enabling all openings on the front plane to remain unobstructed and available for storage members.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening member is nested within the inner space of the C-profile mounting bar structure. The inner space acts as a container that holds the fastening mechanism, allowing the fastening function to be embedded within the structural framework rather than protruding from the storage surface.
2Reliability
If visible fasteners are used to secure mounting bars, then secure fastening is achieved, but the aesthetic appearance is compromised and storage openings are obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member is extracted from the visible front surface and positioned entirely within the inner space of the mounting bar. This extraction eliminates visual obstruction and maintains the clean aesthetic appearance of the front plane while preserving all storage openings for their intended use.
Solution Approach 2:
The C-profile structure with its inner space acts as an intermediary that houses the fastening mechanism. This intermediate structure allows the fastening function to be concealed within the profile, mediating between the need for secure attachment and the desire for an unobstructed, aesthetically pleasing storage surface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mounting bars are coupled together, then storage capacity is increased, but the coupling mechanisms add complexity and visible fasteners
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member is designed with universal functionality to perform both wall fastening and inter-bar coupling operations. The same fastening member can be inserted into the inner space of any mounting bar to secure it either to a wall or to another mounting bar, eliminating the need for separate coupling mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bar system is segmented into modular units with standardized C-profile structures and inner spaces. This segmentation allows identical fastening members to be used across all modules for both attachment and coupling functions, simplifying the overall system while enabling flexible expansion of storage capacity through multiple bars.
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AI summary
A mounting bar (100), a fastening member of the mounting bar (200) and a storage arrangement (300) comprising the at least one mounting bar (100) and the at least fastening member of the mounting bar (200). One fastening member (200) is configured to fasten one end of one mounting bar or ends of two separate mounting bars (100). The mounting bar is configured to receive one or more storage members.