Faucet Fixing Assembly With Pipe-Routing Holes for Stable Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Faucets tend to loosen over time from countertops, leading to unstable mounting and poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A fixing assembly with a fixing member featuring a first through hole and via holes allows the water pipe assembly to pass through, secured by a retaining member against the countertop, enhancing stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple mounting sleeve is used to install the faucet, then the installation process is simple, but the faucet becomes loose over time and mounting stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into multiple components: a fixing member with through holes for water pipes, a mounting sleeve, and a retaining member. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the fixing member provides structural support and pipe routing, the mounting sleeve enables installation, and the retaining member ensures long-term stability, thus resolving the contradiction between simple installation and stable mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting sleeve is inserted through the fixing member, and the retaining member is positioned within the fixing member structure. This nested arrangement allows the components to work together compactly, maintaining installation simplicity while achieving stable mounting through the cooperative action of nested components.
2Device complexity
If the water pipe assembly passes through the mounting sleeve directly, then the structure is simple, but the water pipe assembly cannot be securely retained and may become loose
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member acts as an intermediary component between the water pipe assembly and the mounting structure. It provides through holes that guide and secure the water pipes, preventing them from becoming loose while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The fixing member mediates the connection without requiring complex retention mechanisms.
3Reliability
If multiple through holes are added to retain water pipes, then pipe retention is improved, but the fixing member becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member is designed with multiple through holes that serve multiple functions: they guide the water pipe assembly during installation, secure the pipes in position, and allow the retaining member to engage with the mounting structure. This multi-functionality achieves reliable pipe retention without significantly increasing structural complexity, as the same component performs multiple retention tasks.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a fixing assembly, configured to mount a faucet with a countertop, the faucet includes a mounting sleeve passed through the countertop and configured to mount a water pipe assembly, the fixing assembly includes a fixing member including a first through hole and at least one via hole communicated with the first through hole, the first through hole and the via hole are configured to facilitate the water pipe assembly to pass through the fixing member, and the fixing member is sleeved on the mounting sleeve and retained against the countertop, to mount the faucet with the countertop. The present disclosure provides a faucet. The fixing assembly can secure the faucet with the countertop.