Mounting interface and mounting profile for mounting a mounting bracket of a screen to a surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting interfaces for window coverings lack flexibility and security in positioning and fastening within mounting profiles, particularly in retrofitting scenarios where precise alignment and high load-bearing capacity are required.
Innovation Solution
A mounting interface with coupling means for universal attachment to mounting brackets, featuring first fastening means for translation and locking within a mounting profile, including an eccentric locking element for secure positioning, and a mounting profile with guide channels for automatic alignment and cable management, made from materials like plastic and aluminum.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting interface is designed for universal compatibility with different window covering types, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for versatile coupling mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting interface is designed with a universal coupling mechanism that can accommodate different window covering types through a standardized interface. The coupling means includes a receptacle that can receive various mounting bracket configurations, allowing one mounting interface to serve multiple functions and work with different screen types without requiring separate mounting solutions for each window covering type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting interface allows translation to any position in the mounting profile, then positioning flexibility is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase to ensure accurate alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting interface incorporates self-aligning features through the interaction between the coupling means and the mounting profile. The profile includes guide elements that automatically align the mounting interface as it is inserted, eliminating the need for high-precision manual positioning. The coupling mechanism itself provides alignment guidance, allowing the user to simply insert the interface without requiring precise positioning skills or tools.
3Reliability
If locking means are provided to secure the mounting interface in any selected position, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional locking components
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting interface uses an intermediary locking mechanism that engages between the mounting interface and the mounting profile to secure the position. This intermediate element provides the locking function without requiring complex multi-component systems. The locking means acts as a mediator that translates simple user action into a secure locked state, maintaining reliability while minimizing complexity.
4Ease of operation
If the mounting profile includes guide channels for automatic alignment, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing complexity of the profile increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting profile is segmented into distinct functional zones, with guide channels separated from the main profile structure. This segmentation allows the guide channels to be manufactured as separate components or as distinct extrusion sections, simplifying the overall manufacturing process. The guide channels are designed as simple geometric features within the profile cross-section, enabling standard extrusion or molding processes to produce them without requiring complex multi-step manufacturing operations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mounting interface (10) for mounting a mounting bracket (100) of a screen on a surface, comprising coupling means for coupling to the mounting bracket and first fastening means for releasable fastening in a mounting profile mounted on or in the surface. The first fastening means are arranged for translation of the mounting interface into the mounting profile. The mounting interface comprises locking means (15) for locking the mounting interface in the mounting profile. The invention also relates to a mounting profile (20) intended for cooperation with the mounting interface, which is generally elongate and has first guide means for receiving the first fastening means of the mounting interface. The first guide means comprise a first channel (21) which is provided on both sides with raised edges (22) which delimit a space for receiving and guiding the mounting plate (101) of a mounting bracket coupled to the mounting interface. The invention also relates to a system of such a mounting interface and such a mounting profile.