Modular Tracking Device Mounting for Diverse Object Geometries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional trackers are limited in their ability to be attached to objects with different physical configurations, lacking versatility in fastening options.
Innovation Solution
A tracking system with a housing that includes fastening clearances for various fastening elements and a holding bracket with adaptable connection contours, allowing secure attachment to diverse objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional trackers use a single fastening method, then the device structure remains simple, but the tracker cannot be attached to objects with different physical configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The tracker housing incorporates multiple types of fastening elements (screws, clips, adhesive pads, cables) and corresponding fastening clearances, enabling a single device to attach to various object types including hard surfaces, soft materials, and irregular shapes. This multi-functional fastening system resolves the contradiction by providing universal attachment capability without requiring multiple separate tracker devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening system is divided into independent fastening elements (screws, clips, adhesive pads, cables) that can be selectively used based on the object type. Each fastening element can be independently attached or removed from the housing, allowing flexible configuration. This segmentation enables adaptability to different objects while keeping the base housing structure relatively simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tracker housing includes multiple fastening clearances for different fastening elements, then attachment versatility improves, but the housing structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple fastening clearances for different fastening element types are integrated into a single housing structure. The housing combines screw clearances, clip clearances, adhesive pad surfaces, and cable routing paths within one unified design, eliminating the need for multiple separate attachment devices and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is designed as a universal mounting platform that accommodates various fastening methods simultaneously. By integrating multiple fastening clearances and attachment surfaces into one housing, the design achieves versatility in fastening options while maintaining a unified, manageable structure rather than requiring multiple specialized components.
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AI summary
A tracking system for wirelessly locating a connected object includes a tracking device having a housing for receiving a transmission installation for wireless transmission of location data to an external apparatus, wherein the housing of the tracking device has at least one fastening clearance for releasably receiving a fastening element; and at least one holding bracket, wherein the holding bracket is releasably connectable to the housing of the tracking device and has a connection contour which is configured to establish a form-fitting connection to a mating contour of an object to be connected to the tracking system in such a manner that the tracking device of the tracking system for wirelessly locating the connected object is configured to be releasably fastened to the object to be located by means of the holding bracket or by means of a fastening element.