Wall Cupboard Suspension with Split Height and Depth Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing suspension groups for wall cupboards are cumbersome due to integrated regulation organs that interfere with internal space, particularly in cupboards with drawers or hinged doors, and lack independent vertical and horizontal regulation, making precise positioning difficult and assembly lengthy.

Innovation Solution

Separating vertical and horizontal regulation organs, with one associated with the hanging bracket device and the other with the wall support, reducing encumbrance and allowing independent adjustments for enhanced flexibility and simplicity in assembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If regulation organs are integrated into the hanging bracket device, then vertical and horizontal regulation functions are provided, but the device becomes cumbersome and occupies excessive internal space

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregulation functionVSAvoidinternal space occupation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the regulation system into two separate parts: a hanging bracket device for horizontal regulation and a wall support for vertical regulation. This segmentation eliminates the need for integrated regulation organs within the hanging bracket, thereby reducing the volume occupied inside the cupboard while maintaining both vertical and horizontal regulation capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The vertical regulation organ is extracted from the hanging bracket device and relocated to the wall support. This extraction removes the cumbersome regulation mechanism from the internal space of the cupboard, allowing the hanging bracket to remain compact and simple while the wall support handles vertical positioning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Adaptability or versatility

If integrated regulation organs are used in the hanging bracket device, then both vertical and horizontal regulation are possible, but assembly becomes lengthy due to interdependent adjustments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveposition regulation capabilityVSAvoidassembly time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By separating the regulation functions into independent components (hanging bracket for horizontal, wall support for vertical), the patent enables independent adjustment of each position without affecting the other. This eliminates the need for iterative, interdependent adjustments that characterize integrated systems, thereby significantly reducing assembly time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The wall support is pre-installed on the wall with its vertical regulation mechanism in place before the hanging bracket is attached. This preliminary action allows the vertical position to be set in advance, so that when the hanging bracket is subsequently installed for horizontal regulation, no iterative adjustments are needed, streamlining the overall assembly process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Volume of moving object

If the hanging bracket device is made compact to reduce encumbrance, then internal space is freed, but regulation precision may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compactnessVSAvoidpositioning precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent assigns different regulation functions to different components: the hanging bracket device handles horizontal regulation with simplified mechanics, while the wall support handles vertical regulation with a dedicated mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, maintaining positioning precision without requiring a large integrated mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The wall support acts as an intermediary that provides the vertical regulation function externally, allowing the hanging bracket device to remain compact while still achieving precise overall positioning. The wall support's regulation mechanism serves as a mediator that complements the simplified hanging bracket without compromising total system precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP2468137B1Suspension arrangement for wall cupboards
Publication Date: 2013.11.13 LEONARDO
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a suspension group (20) for wall cupboards (M) of the type comprising a hanging bracket device (21) and a wall support (22,22',22") destined for being fixed to a vertical wall and cooperating with said hanging bracket device (21) for the support of said cupboard (M), said group (20) being equipped with a first and second regulation organ for the regulation in depth and in height, respectively, according to two directions perpendicular to each other of said cupboard, wherein one of said first and said second regulation organs is associated with said hanging bracket device (21) and the other regulation organ is associated with said wall support (22,22',22").