Center Console Mirror Bracket for Stable Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mirror support brackets for watercraft often compromise stability when attempting to adjust the mirror's orientation, leading to potential movement during operation in rough waters.
Innovation Solution
A mirror bracket assembly that secures the mirror in a desired position while allowing for adjustment, featuring a mounting disc with elongate apertures and a central bore, a mounting base with aligned apertures, and fasteners that enable pivoting without loosening, ensuring stability and adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mirror is made adjustable to allow orientation changes, then the mirror can be positioned for different operator heights and viewing needs, but the mirror becomes unstable and may move or shift during operation in rough water
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting disc incorporates elongate apertures that allow the mirror to be positioned at multiple fixed angles (dynamic adjustability) while still being secured at each position. This enables the mirror to adapt to different operator needs while maintaining stability when locked in place
Solution Approach 2:
The aperture configuration changes the mounting parameters by providing specific angular positions through the elongate shape, allowing adjustment between fixed orientations while maintaining secure attachment at each position
2Stability of the object's composition
If the mirror is solidly mounted to prevent movement in rough water, then the mirror remains stable during operation, but the mirror cannot be adjusted to different orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a completely fixed mounting to a dynamically adjustable mounting with discrete positions, allowing the mirror to be secured stably while providing adjustment capability for different operational requirements
3Ease of operation
If the mirror is mounted to allow easy adjustment, then the mirror can be repositioned conveniently, but the mounting mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanism is segmented into the mounting base, mounting disc with elongate apertures, and fasteners, creating a modular system that is simple in each component but provides complex adjustment functionality when assembled
Data Source
AI summary
A mirror bracket assembly is providing for movably supporting a mirror on a surface. The mirror bracket assembly includes: a mirror mounted on a mirror base, a mounting disc arranged perpendicular to a width of the mirror, a first elongate aperture through the mounting disc, and a bore located through a center of the mounting disc; a mounting base including a projection, the mounting base including a first aperture at least partially aligned with the first elongate aperture of the mounting disc and a central aperture located through the mounting base and at least partially aligned with the bore located through the center of the mounting disc; a first fastener extending through the first aperture of the mounting base and the first elongate aperture of the mounting disc; and a central fastener extending through the central aperture of the mounting base and the bore located through the mounting disc.