Dispenser Mounting Bracket with Ramp Extensions for Fast Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and maintenance of multiple product dispensers in commercial washrooms are time-consuming and costly, leading to tenant dissatisfaction and diversion of maintenance resources from other tasks.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser design featuring a backplate with bracket mating areas and a mounting bracket with angled and parallel ramp extensions, allowing secure attachment to a mounting surface in various orientations, along with a locking component and leveling devices for easy and accurate installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional dispenser installation methods are used, then the dispenser can be securely mounted to the wall, but the installation process is time-consuming and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate components including a bracket body, mounting plate, and leveling devices that can be independently assembled and adjusted, enabling faster and easier installation without requiring complex alignment procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket mating areas are pre-configured with angled and parallel ramp extensions that guide the dispenser into proper alignment during installation, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual alignment and adjustment after mounting
2Reliability
If multiple dispensers are installed in commercial washrooms, then product availability is ensured, but installation time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket design with multiple bracket mating areas and adjustable ramp extensions can accommodate various dispenser types and orientations (horizontal or vertical), allowing a single bracket design to serve multiple installation scenarios across different washrooms, thereby reducing overall installation time and costs
3Ease of operation
If dispensers are installed without proper alignment tools, then installation is simpler, but the dispensers may be displaced from the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The leveling devices are integrated directly into the mounting bracket, enabling the bracket to self-level and self-align during installation without requiring external alignment tools or complex adjustment procedures, thus maintaining installation simplicity while ensuring mounting stability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates rapid, efficient, and flexible installation of dispensers in multiple orientations, reducing installation time and costs while minimizing maintenance disruptions and tenant complaints.
Implementation Method 1
The angled ramp extensions and parallel ramp extensions are configured to frictionally engage the one or more bracket mating areas to secure the backplate of the dispenser to the mounting bracket
Data Source
AI summary
A dispenser for dispensing materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a backplate, a cover, and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket allows for level mounting of the dispenser to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The mounting bracket can be a rectangular mounting bracket having one or more ramp members and one or more ramp extensions. The mounting bracket can also be a circular mounting bracket. The dispenser includes a bracket engagement area configured to secure the dispenser to the mounting bracket.