Foam Panel Wall Mounting Assembly With Sanitary Sealed Anchor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mounting systems in food and pharmaceutical processing facilities are difficult to inspect and clean, prone to contamination, and not suitable for laminated foam wall panels, posing risks to food and drug safety.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly featuring a fastener system with a washer assembly and anchor designed for secure attachment to laminated foam panels, including a helical thread anchor that grips the foam and a gasket for sealing, preventing contamination and facilitating easy inspection and cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional mounting systems are used to secure pipes and conduits to walls, then the mounting function is achieved, but the systems create hard-to-clean surfaces and gaps that harbor contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a wall mounting assembly with mounting brackets that attach to the wall surface, and separate pipe/conduit elements. This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed for cleanability, with smooth transitions and no hidden gaps between elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the problematic features of conventional mounting systems - specifically the horizontal surfaces, upward-facing channels, and gaps between mounting components and walls. By removing these contamination-prone features, the system achieves both mounting functionality and sanitation requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mounting systems are designed with gaps between components and walls, then flexibility in installation is improved, but contamination collection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting brackets are designed with specific local geometries that provide installation flexibility at critical locations while maintaining smooth, continuous surfaces elsewhere. The brackets can accommodate various pipe positions and orientations but eliminate horizontal surfaces and gaps where contamination would accumulate.
3Ease of manufacture
If standard wall mounting screws are used on laminated foam panels, then installation is simplified, but secure fastening cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting brackets serve as an intermediary element between the wall mounting screws and the pipes/conduits. The brackets are specifically designed to interface with the laminated foam panel structure, distributing loads appropriately and achieving secure fastening while maintaining installation simplicity.
4Strength
If mounting systems include exposed threaded surfaces and complex structures, then structural integrity is improved, but inspection and cleaning difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes exposed threaded surfaces and complex structural features from the mounting system. Instead, it uses smooth-walled mounting brackets with simple geometries that maintain structural integrity through optimized bracket design rather than through exposed threading or complex assemblies.
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
The solution provides a contamination-resistant, easy-to-clean mounting system suitable for food and pharmaceutical facilities, ensuring enhanced sanitation and secure fastening to laminated foam panels, thereby addressing the challenges of conventional systems.
Implementation Method 1
The helical thread anchor is configured to engage with and grip the foam interior of the wall panel
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments include a mounting assembly for securing a supported element to a wall structure having an internal thickness residing between opposing first and second sides of the wall structure. The assembly comprises a toggle anchor assembly configured to pass through a hole formed through the internal thickness; a washer configured for attachment to the hole adjacent to the first side of the wall structure, the washer comprising an open center configured to receive an extent of the toggle anchor assembly therethrough; an end assembly configured for coupling to an end portion of the toggle anchor assembly and for securing the toggle anchor assembly to the wall structure; and a receiving portion for securement of a strut assembly to the toggle anchor assembly, the strut assembly being coupled to the supported element.