Wall Cupboard Anchoring Bracket With Top-Access Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring groups for wall cupboards often have complex structures and require perforation of the cupboard lining for adjustment, which is undesirable as it leaves visible holes, especially in aesthetically valuable or partially transparent cupboards.
Innovation Solution
An anchoring group with a hanging bracket device featuring a flange and a cursor that can move linearly for vertical regulation, and actuation screws with parallel axes to allow horizontal and vertical adjustments without perforating the cupboard lining, using regulation screws accessible from above to simplify the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If regulation holes are made in the lining for adjustment, then the cupboard can be regulated in height and depth, but the lining is damaged with visible holes
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful effect (holes in lining) is eliminated by extracting the regulation function from the lining area. The patent moves the regulation mechanism to the top of the cupboard, where holes are not visible, while maintaining full regulation capability through the cursor and screw mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary structure (the top of the cupboard) that mediates between the regulation function and the aesthetic requirement. Regulation holes are made in the top rather than the lining, and the top serves as an intermediary element that hides the regulation mechanism from view.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex anchoring groups with double regulation are used, then height and depth regulation are achieved, but the structure becomes complex and actuation becomes non-intuitive
Solution Approach 1:
The cursor serves multiple functions: it provides both vertical regulation (through linear movement along the flange) and horizontal regulation (through the integrated horizontal adjustment mechanism). This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate complex mechanisms for each direction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the vertical and horizontal regulation functions into a single integrated cursor component. The cursor combines the vertical sliding mechanism with the horizontal adjustment mechanism, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining double regulation capability.
3Ease of operation
If regulation holes are made in the lining, then tool access for adjustment is enabled, but aesthetic integrity is compromised especially in transparent or glass-fronted cupboards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the spatial dimension for regulation access from the front face (lining) to the top dimension. Regulation holes are made in the top of the cupboard, changing the location from a visible aesthetic surface to a non-visible structural surface, while maintaining full tool access capability.
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AI summary
An adjustable anchoring group (100A, 100B, 100C, 100D) for the wall assembly (M) of wall cupboards (P) comprises a hanging bracket device (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) equipped with at least one anchoring flange (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) to a wall cupboard (P) and a hook (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D). Said group also comprises an anchoring plaque (101A, 101B, 101C, 101D) to a wall (M). According to the invention, said hanging bracket device (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) comprises a slide (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) which slides linearly with respect to said flange (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) in a first direction, said hook (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) being at least partly associated with said slide (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) and being movable with respect to the latter in at least a second direction substantially perpendicular with respect to said first direction, regulation means and actuation means, both accessible from above, being associated with said slide and said hook, respectively.