Door Coordinator Bracket With Recessed Accessory Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing door coordinator assemblies face challenges in mounting accessories due to limited options for securing fasteners, particularly when retrofitted into various soffit widths and depths, leading to the need for multiple bracket sizes and unsightly aesthetic issues.
Innovation Solution
An accessory mounting bracket with a body featuring opposed steps defining a channel and a recess, along with bores for secure fastening, designed to accommodate door coordinators of different sizes, allowing for secure mounting without interfering with the internal workings and providing an aesthetically pleasing solution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If accessory mounting brackets are used to mount door accessories to door coordinators, then accessories can be securely mounted without interfering with internal workings, but the brackets result in an unsightly appearance due to cantilevered mounting position
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket extends backward from the front face to engage the rear surface of the door coordinator, utilizing the depth dimension to create a recessed mounting position. This eliminates the cantilevered appearance by positioning the bracket in a recess rather than protruding forward, while still providing secure mounting capability through the extended structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If door coordinator assemblies are retrofitted into various soffit widths and depths, then compatibility with different door frames is achieved, but the limited options for securing fasteners arise
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into distinct functional segments: a front face for accessory attachment, a body portion for structural support, and a rear engagement portion for securing to the door coordinator. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized independently, enabling the bracket to adapt to various soffit dimensions while providing multiple fastener locations throughout its structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is designed as a universal component that can be installed on door coordinators with various soffit widths and depths. It provides multiple functions: mounting accessories to the front face, securing to the door coordinator rear surface, and accommodating different fastener types through multiple bore locations in its body.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple bracket sizes are used to accommodate different soffit sizes, then proper fitting is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed as a universal, one-size-fits-all component that can accommodate door coordinators with various soffit widths and depths. The bracket's body portion is dimensioned to engage rear surfaces of different sizes, eliminating the need for multiple bracket sizes while maintaining proper fitting for all applications.
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AI summary
An accessory mounting bracket for securing door accessories to a door coordinator. The accessory mounting bracket has stepped portions that define a channel that is sized to receive a door coordinator. A recess is disposed below the channel and provides an offset for fasteners that mount the door coordinator to a door frame and may protrude from the door coordinator. A set of bores are used to attach the accessory mounting bracket to the door coordinator and a soffit of the door, while a second bores, which are threaded, allows for attachment of a door accessory to the accessory mounting bracket. The second bores are formed in the accessory mounting bracket so as to be spaced apart from the door coordinator.