Invisible Roller Shade Mounting Brackets for Secure Aesthetics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current brackets and mounts for roller window shades are bulky and visible, detracting from the aesthetics of the shade system, and there is a need for improved mounting solutions, especially for motorized shades.
Innovation Solution
The development of a system using two-piece and one-piece disk-shaped mounting brackets and 'invisible mount' fastening devices that hide the mounting means within the bracket or shade tube, allowing for secure and aesthetically pleasing installation of roller window shades, including motorized shades.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional brackets and mounts are used for roller window shades, then secure mounting is achieved, but the brackets are bulky and visible which detracts from aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate with a bracket that receives and surrounds the mounting plate, with the bracket configured to obscure the mounting plate from view. This nesting arrangement allows the functional mounting components to be hidden within the aesthetic outer bracket, resolving the contradiction between secure mounting and visual appeal.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system separates the functional mounting plate (which provides secure attachment) from the visible bracket component. The mounting plate is extracted and positioned inside the bracket, allowing the bracket to serve purely as an aesthetic cover while the mounting plate handles the structural mounting function.
2Reliability
If mounting means are made visible for secure installation, then installation reliability is improved, but aesthetic appeal of the shade system deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is nested within the bracket structure, with the bracket configured to surround and obscure the mounting plate. This arrangement hides the functional mounting means (screws, fasteners on the mounting plate) within the aesthetic bracket, eliminating the visual harm while preserving installation reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If a one-piece disk-shaped bracket is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different mounting configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into two distinct components: a mounting plate for secure attachment and a bracket for aesthetic coverage and configuration adaptability. This segmentation allows the bracket to be designed with various features (openings for shade tubes, key projections for motorization, idler pin reception) while the mounting plate handles the fundamental mounting function, achieving both manufacturing simplicity and configurational versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
The present embodiments provide for a system of fastening devices, e.g., mounts, brackets, and assemblies for installing roller window shades. In one embodiment, the fastening device system comprises two one-piece, disk-shaped mounting brackets, one for each end of a shade tube, wherein the mounting brackets are configured such that, in use, the outer circumference of the brackets are visible; the mounting means being largely hidden within the bracket or by the shade. In a particular embodiment, the fastening system is designed for use with motorized shades, wherein one mounting bracket is configured to key the shade motor, and one mounting bracket is configured to receive the idler pin.