Furnishings mounting apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional furniture mounting methods, such as using brackets or furniture legs, are either too secure for easy rearrangement or too cumbersome to detach, failing to provide both stability and ease of movement.
Innovation Solution
A docking structure with a spring clip mechanism, comprising a base plate, cover plate, and insert, where the insert is secured by a spring clip that can be released by rotating the cover plate to spread the clip open, allowing easy detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If brackets or furniture legs are secured to the surface using screws or nails, then the furniture is firmly fixed and stable, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming to detach or move the furniture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a spring clip mechanism that can dynamically transition between a closed secured state and an open released state. The spring clip is biased to automatically engage with the furniture leg, providing stable mounting, but can be easily opened by applying force to release tabs, allowing quick detachment. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction between firm fixation and easy movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a base plate with mounting holes, a spring clip with engagement arms, and release tabs. This segmentation allows the system to provide both secure mounting (through the spring clip's elastic engagement) and easy release (through the independently operable tabs), resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
2Reliability
If traditional fastening methods are used to secure furniture, then the furniture is reliably fixed in place, but it cannot be easily rearranged or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The spring clip provides reliable fixation through its elastic engagement mechanism that automatically maintains contact force, yet allows rapid repositioning when release tabs are actuated. This dynamic behavior enables the system to be both reliable for fixed positioning and adaptable for rearrangement, resolving the contradiction between reliability and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring clip automatically maintains secure engagement through its elastic bias, requiring no additional fastening actions. For repositioning, the user simply needs to actuate the release tabs, and the spring clip self-releases. This self-service mechanism provides both reliable fixation and easy adaptability without complex operations.
3Stability of the object's composition
If furniture legs are secured to the surface, then the furniture is stable and stationary, but it requires significant time and effort to detach or take apart the furniture for moving
Solution Approach 1:
The spring clip mechanism provides stable positioning through continuous elastic engagement, but detachment is achieved instantly by actuating the release tabs which rapidly open the clip. This dynamic transition from engaged to disengaged state eliminates the time-consuming process of traditional fastening removal, resolving the contradiction between stability and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring clip is pre-configured in a biased engaged state that automatically secures the furniture leg upon insertion. The release tabs are pre-positioned to allow immediate release when actuated. This preliminary configuration eliminates the need for sequential fastening/removal operations, reducing detachment time while maintaining stability during use.
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 docking structure securely mounts furniture while enabling easy rearrangement by allowing quick release of the insert without tools, providing a stable yet flexible mounting solution.
Implementation Method 1
a spring clip secured within the first groove of the base plate and having first and second wings extending into the first groove of the base plate... upon insertion into the opening of the cover plate, the chamfered end of the cylindrical insert spreads the spring clip, and upon further insertion the spring clip springs into a position at least partially within the second groove releasably engaging the cylindrical insert
Data Source
AI summary
In some implementations, a furnishing mounting device may include a base having a first mounting structure extending from a portion of the base, a first groove within the first mounting structure, and a first release structure disposed within the first mounting structure; a cover mounted to the base may include an opening, a second mounting structure extending from a portion of the cover, and a second release structure extending from the second mounting structure. In addition, the device may include a spring clip secured within the first groove and having wings extending into the first groove. The device may include an insert member of a geometry to fit within the opening of the cover and having a chamfered end and second groove around at least a portion of its outer periphery.