Furniture bracket assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional furniture bracket assemblies often require permanent attachment methods, such as screws or nails, which cause damage when the table top and leg support system are uncoupled, limiting modularity and ease of interchangeability.
Innovation Solution
A bracket assembly featuring a flat plate bracket with two sets of fastening elements: a first set for permanent or selective attachment to table top boards and a second set of releasable fasteners for modular connection to a support structure, allowing for easy attachment and detachment without damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If permanent attachment methods (screws or nails) are used to connect table top and leg support system, then the connection strength is improved, but the damage to components upon disassembly increases and modularity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into two distinct surfaces: a first surface with fastening elements for permanent attachment to the table top, and a second surface with releasable fasteners for modular connection to the leg support system. This segmentation allows different attachment characteristics on different sides of the same component, resolving the contradiction between strong connection and modularity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the bracket have different attachment properties: the first surface provides permanent, damage-causing attachment for structural integrity, while the second surface provides releasable, non-damaging attachment for modularity. This local differentiation of attachment quality resolves the contradiction.
2Stability of the object's composition
If permanent attachment methods are used, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of interchangeability of support systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket separates attachment functions into two surfaces: the first surface provides permanent attachment for structural stability, while the second surface provides easily releasable attachment for interchangeability. This functional segmentation resolves the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket system transitions from a static permanent connection to a dynamic system where the leg support system can be easily attached and detached via the releasable fasteners on the second surface, while maintaining structural stability through the permanent attachment on the first surface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If releasable fasteners are used on both surfaces, then the modularity is improved, but the connection strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket applies different attachment qualities to different surfaces: the first surface uses permanent fastening elements for strong connection, while the second surface uses releasable fasteners for modularity. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction between strength and modularity.
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket assembly includes a bracket, such as a flat plate bracket, including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a number of apertures through the bracket extending from the first surface to the second surface. The first surface engages at least one table top board. The bracket assembly also includes a number of studs protruding from the second surface of the bracket, the studs to selectively attach the bracket to a second bracket structure, such as a leg support system. The bracket assembly can be used in furniture assemblies to secure table tops, shelves, or other structures to a support structure.