Method of installing mounting system with support bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional consumer product display fixtures lack flexibility to accommodate non-standard-sized products, requiring expensive and time-consuming retrofitting and resulting in wasted display space and reduced sales due to limited shelving options.
Innovation Solution
A modular mounting system with adjustable crossbars and vertical uprights, featuring engaging structures like teeth and J-shaped hooks, allows for customizable shelving configurations to fit various product display sizes, enabling easy installation and maximizing display space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed shelving fixtures are used, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but flexibility to accommodate non-standard-sized products is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture is divided into modular components including adjustable shelving units, vertical supports with multiple mounting positions, and interchangeable display elements. This segmentation allows individual components to be reconfigured for different product sizes without replacing the entire fixture system.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixture incorporates adjustable and movable elements such as height-adjustable shelves, repositionable vertical supports, and configurable display angles. These dynamic features enable the fixture to adapt to various product dimensions while maintaining structural integrity.
2Area of stationary object
If conventional fixed shelving locations are used, then device complexity is low, but display space utilization is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture design allows single structural elements to serve multiple functions and accommodate various shelving configurations. Vertical supports can host shelves at different heights, display panels at different angles, and accommodate different product categories, maximizing display space without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If expensive retrofitting is performed to install non-standard-sized shelves, then adaptability improves, but installation time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture is pre-configured with multiple mounting positions, adjustable mechanisms, and modular components during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex on-site retrofitting, as the fixture already contains the necessary flexibility to accommodate non-standard products upon installation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple standard fixture types are used to accommodate different products, then adaptability improves, but device complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal fixture design incorporates adjustable features that can accommodate multiple product types and sizes. Instead of maintaining separate fixture inventories for different products, the universal fixture can be reconfigured through adjustable shelves, supports, and display elements to suit various retail needs.
Data Source
AI summary
The method includes first connecting an upper portion of two or more vertical uprights to a first crossbar, second connecting a lower portion of the two or more vertical uprights to a second crossbar, inserting a projection of each of a pair of support brackets into a first cavity and a second cavity on respective ends of the first crossbar, the pair of support brackets each including a first engaging structure, and attaching the first engaging structure of each of the pair of support brackets to a first column and a second column of a consumer product display, respectively.