Hinged Wall Mount Bracket for Tilt-Free Panel Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall mounting devices are inefficient in optimizing space utilization and require multiple installation steps, making it difficult for a single person to install them easily.
Innovation Solution
A wall mounting assembly comprising brackets with hinged frame members and angled panels that allow for easy engagement and disengagement without tilting, featuring T-slots and rotatable hooks for secure locking and hanging items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional wall mounting devices use standard panel engagement methods, then the structure is simple, but multiple installation steps are required and tilting is needed for engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The panel edges are designed with asymmetric angled configurations that allow one panel to engage another at an angle without requiring tilting during installation. The angled edges create a self-aligning mechanism where the panels naturally fit together in a specific orientation, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates a rotatable hook that can be rotated between engaged and disengaged positions relative to the panel slot. This dynamic element allows the installer to easily engage or disengage the bracket from the panel by simply rotating the hook, eliminating the need for multiple installation steps or complex manipulation procedures.
2Reliability
If wall mounting devices require multiple installation steps, then secure locking is achieved, but installation becomes difficult for a single person
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is pre-configured with the hook in a ready-to-engage position, and the panel slot is pre-positioned to receive the hook. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the bracket is brought to the panel, the locking action occurs naturally through the rotatable hook mechanism, providing secure locking with minimal installation steps that can be easily performed by a single person.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional brackets use fixed hooks, then manufacturing is simple, but reconfiguration and adjustment are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The hook is designed as a rotatable element that can be easily repositioned between engaged and disengaged states, as well as adjusted to different angular positions. This dynamic design provides high adaptability for reconfiguration and adjustment while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing requirements, as the rotation mechanism can be achieved through basic hinge or pivot joint fabrication.
Data Source
AI summary
Wall mounting assemblies and methods whereby the assembly includes a bracket that has two frame members coupled at a hinge. Each frame member has a hook for engaging a recess or slot on a panel. The assembly further includes a panel that has edges that are configured to engage the edges of adjacent panels, without the need for tilting the panel to engage. Each panel has two slots for receiving the bracket. Bending the two frame members on the bracket causes the bracket's hooks to lock into the slots on the panel.