Modular Mounting System for Pedal Boards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Typical pedal boards are not customizable to accommodate various numbers or shapes of pedals, requiring users to either stop using their current board or purchase a larger one when adding more pedals, and they do not allow for adjustable slopes or effective cable management.
Innovation Solution
A modular mounting system comprising interlocking parts made from cut and bent sheet metal, allowing for customizable configurations in length, depth, height, and slope, with integrated cable routing features for efficient cable management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid pedal board design is used, then structural strength is improved, but stress on mounted equipment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pedal board is divided into multiple modular sections that can be independently configured and assembled. Each module can be adjusted or removed without affecting the entire structure, allowing stress to be distributed and managed locally rather than transmitted across a rigid full-size board.
Solution Approach 2:
The pedal board incorporates adjustable and movable elements that allow the structure to adapt dynamically to different configurations and load distributions. This dynamic capability enables the board to flex and absorb stress rather than transmitting it rigidly to mounted equipment.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed-size pedal board is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different equipment configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The board is constructed from standardized modular sections that can be manufactured using simple, repeatable processes. These modules are then assembled in various configurations to accommodate different numbers and types of pedals, achieving both manufacturing simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Each module is designed with universal coupling mechanisms and standardized interfaces that allow them to function in multiple positions and configurations. This universality enables a single set of simple-to-manufacture modules to serve many different pedal board arrangements.
3Ease of operation
If additional hardware is added for cable management, then cable organization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Cable management features are integrated directly into the modular board structure itself rather than being separate add-on components. The modules include built-in cable routing paths and management elements that combine structural support with cable organization functions, improving ease of operation without significantly increasing overall complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If a non-modular pedal board is used, then structural rigidity is improved, but customization capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The board structure is segmented into rigid modular sections that maintain structural integrity within each module while allowing flexibility in overall configuration. Each module provides localized rigidity, and the modular assembly provides global adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Smaller functional modules are nested within or coupled to larger structural modules, creating a hierarchical structure where rigid support elements contain and organize more flexible, customizable components. This nesting allows the system to maintain overall structural rigidity while enabling customization at the module level.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular mounting system may include multiple parts couplable together to form a customizable assembly of parts. The parts may have a variety of lengths, depths, and heights and a rectangular prism shape or a rectangular wedge shape. A first part may have a first set of coupling holes on a first side surface for aligning with a second set of coupling holes on a second side surface of a second part. The first part may have a first cable routing opening for aligning with a second cable routing opening of the second part. The second part may couple to the first part at a front position and a third part may couple to the first part in a rear position and adjacent to the second part. Additional parts (e.g., a fourth part, a fifth part, etc.) may couple to the first part, the second part, and/or the third part.