Floating Sink With Spring-Assisted Fasteners and Detachable Drain
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of wall-mounted and floating sinks is costly and difficult, often requiring professional assistance, and existing sink structures do not allow for easy removal and replacement of drainage and overflow components for maintenance, necessitating the entire sink to be reinstalled.
Innovation Solution
A sink installation system featuring integrated spring-assisted fasteners and a detachable drain assembly with an attachment mechanism, allowing for adjustable attachment to the wall and easy disconnection of components like the drain pan and overflow assembly for maintenance without uninstalling the sink.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If solid fasteners are used to attach the sink to the wall, then the attachment strength is improved, but the adaptability to settling is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by replacing static solid fasteners with dynamic spring-assisted fasteners. The spring mechanism allows the fastener to flex and adjust as the building settles, maintaining attachment strength while adapting to positional changes. The spring can compress or extend to accommodate settling movements without compromising the secure attachment of the sink to the wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by utilizing the elastic properties of springs to change the mechanical parameters of the fastening system. The spring's ability to change its compression state allows the fastener to maintain optimal attachment force while accommodating variations in wall position due to settling, thus resolving the contradiction between strength and adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the sink is installed with integrated drainage and overflow components, then the structural integrity is improved, but the ease of repair is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the sink system into separable modules: the sink body, drainage assembly, and overflow assembly. While these components are integrated during installation to maintain structural integrity, they are designed with connection mechanisms that allow individual components to be removed and replaced independently for repair purposes, eliminating the need to uninstall the entire sink.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the extraction principle by enabling the removal of specific components (drainage assembly, overflow assembly) from the sink body. This allows maintenance personnel to extract and replace only the defective component while leaving the sink body and other functional components in place, thus improving ease of repair without compromising the overall structural integrity of the installed sink system.
3Reliability
If professional installation methods are used, then the installation reliability is improved, but the device complexity and cost are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the self-service principle by designing the sink installation system with self-aligning and self-adjusting features. The spring-assisted fasteners automatically adjust to wall irregularities and settling, while the modular components are designed for tool-free or minimal-tool assembly. This reduces the skill level and equipment needed for installation, improving accessibility while maintaining reliability through the inherent adaptability of the spring mechanism and modular design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easier and more cost-effective installation of sinks with adjustable fasteners that accommodate settling, and allows for individual replacement of drainage and overflow components without reinstalling the sink, improving installation efficiency and maintenance accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
a first spring assisted fastener comprising a first spring and a first hanger bolt; and a second spring assisted fastener comprising a second spring and a second hanger bolt
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for installing a floating sink. The systems may comprise a sink, the sink having an integrated bracket configured to attach to a wall and two spring assisted fasteners configured to attach the sink to the wall through the integrated bracket. Systems may include a drain plate integrated into a base of the sink, a drain pan configured to be attached to a drain pipe, and an attachment mechanism configured to temporarily attach the drain pan to the drain plate, wherein the drain pan can be connected and disconnected from the drain pan at the attachment mechanism. Systems may include an overflow assembly for the sink, including an overflow backplate attached to a backside of the ramp sink, an overflow collar attached to a drain pipe, and tubing connecting the overflow backplate to the overflow collar.