Magnetic Wall Mount for Electronic Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall mounts for electronic components do not provide adequate aesthetic appeal, secure concealment, and easy access while protecting against unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A wall mount design utilizing holding magnets and mounting elements with a detachable part that can be securely attached and removed using a stronger release magnet tool, ensuring only authorized access and maintaining aesthetic appeal by preventing unauthorized removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional wall mounts are used to secure electronic components, then the components are protected against unauthorized access, but the aesthetic appeal is compromised and access for technicians is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount is divided into a stationary part (mounting frame) and a detachable part (cover plate with electronic components). This segmentation allows the cover plate to be easily removed by technicians using a release tool while remaining securely attached during normal use, thus maintaining both security and ease of access.
Solution Approach 2:
Magnetic coupling serves as an intermediary mechanism between the stationary and detachable parts. The magnetic force provides secure attachment during normal operation but can be easily overcome by a specialized release tool, enabling both protection and easy access without mechanical fasteners.
2Reliability
If the detachable part is securely attached to prevent unauthorized removal, then protection is improved, but the complexity of the attachment mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical attachment system (screws, clips, or latches) is replaced with a magnetic coupling system. This substitution simplifies the attachment mechanism while maintaining secure attachment during normal use. The magnetic force provides sufficient holding strength without requiring complex mechanical interlocking structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic coupling strength is optimized to provide adequate security during normal operation while remaining easily overcome by a specialized release tool. By controlling the magnetic field parameters and using a tool with stronger magnetic attraction, the system achieves secure attachment without complex mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If magnetic coupling is used to attach the detachable part, then ease of access is improved, but the risk of unauthorized removal increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic coupling acts as an intermediary that provides different levels of access control. During normal use, the magnetic force securely attaches the cover plate. During maintenance, a specialized release tool with stronger magnetic attraction easily overcomes this coupling. This intermediary mechanism enables both security and ease of access without increasing vulnerability to unauthorized removal.
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 solution effectively conceals and protects electronic components while allowing easy access for technicians, preventing unauthorized access and maintaining a sleek appearance by using magnetic forces to securely attach and detach the detachable part.
Implementation Method 1
The detachable part is held on the stationary part by the force of attraction between the holding magnets and mounting elements
Implementation Method 2
an assembly tool with release magnets that interacts more strongly with the holding magnets than the assembly elements
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a wall mount (1) for an electronic component comprising a stationary part (2), a receiving area (5) for the electronic component, and a removable part (3) which has a cover plate (6) that rests detachably on the stationary part (3) and covers the receiving area (5) when resting on it, wherein the removable part (3) has at least one holding magnet (9) and the stationary part (2) has at least one magnetic or magnetizable mounting element (4) to attract the holding magnets (9), and wherein the holding magnets (9) are movably mounted in the removable part (3) such that their distance to the mounting elements (4) can be changed while the removable part (3) rests on the stationary part (2).