Inclinable concealed shelf support bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional concealed shelf support brackets often fail to accommodate imprecision in wall mounting, leading to misalignment issues and inability to achieve a perfectly horizontal shelf configuration, especially when heavy loads are applied or when the wall is not perfectly vertical.
Innovation Solution
A concealed shelf support bracket with a pin that can be inclined relative to the plate, featuring a curved surface and a support adapter to allow adjustable angle orientation, enabling compensation for mounting imprecision and providing preload or downward inclination as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional concealed shelf support brackets are used with fixed pin orientation, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the shelf cannot be properly aligned when wall mounting has imprecision or when heavy loads are applied
Solution Approach 1:
The pin is made rotatable relative to the plate through a curved surface interface, allowing the bracket to dynamically adjust its orientation. The curved surface of the pin engages with the curved surface of the plate, enabling the pin to rotate and incline at different angles to compensate for wall mounting imprecision and achieve proper shelf alignment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pin is fixed perpendicular to the wall, then the mounting process is simple, but the shelf cannot compensate for wall imprecision or provide preload for heavy loads
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable pin design allows the installer to adjust the pin angle during mounting to compensate for wall imprecision. The curved surface engagement enables smooth rotation and inclination adjustment, making the bracket adaptable to various wall conditions while maintaining a relatively simple mounting process.
3Reliability
If multiple support brackets are used to cover the shelf length, then the shelf can be supported adequately, but the probability of alignment errors increases due to cumulative mounting imprecision
Solution Approach 1:
Each bracket equipped with a rotatable pin can independently adjust its orientation to compensate for local wall imprecision. This dynamic adjustment capability prevents cumulative alignment errors when multiple brackets are used, as each bracket can be optimized individually rather than propagating errors from previous brackets.
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AI summary
A concealed shelf support bracket (1) comprising a plate (2) configured to be fixed to a wall and a pin (3) projecting from the plate is described, wherein the pin (3) is removably fastened to the plate (2), wherein the plate comprises a first curved surface (221) which is convex or concave. wherein the pin comprises a second curved surface (52) having a curvature substantially matching the curvature of the first curved surface, and wherein a relative movement of the first curved surface and the second curved surface allows an angle orientation of the pin with respect to the plate.