Multifunctional Mounting Bracket for Variable Device Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting solutions for electrical devices, such as wireless access points, require multiple holders for various mounting angles and positions, leading to increased production costs, material waste, and environmental hazards due to unused materials.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional mounting bracket with distinct areas of contact for different mounting angles, allowing the same bracket to be used on various supports like walls, ceilings, and tripods, eliminating the need for multiple holders and incorporating integrated fastening and connecting means for easy installation and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple holders are provided for various mounting angles and positions, then the electrical device can be mounted in various positions, but production costs increase and material waste occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with multiple contact areas (first contact area, second contact area, third contact area) that can interface with different support surfaces (wall, ceiling, tripod). The bracket can be oriented in different configurations to achieve various mounting angles and positions, allowing a single universal component to replace multiple specialized holders, thereby eliminating material waste from unused holders while maintaining full mounting versatility
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple holders are provided for various mounting angles and positions, then the electrical device can be mounted in various positions, but production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of multiple separate holders into a single integrated mounting bracket. The bracket incorporates multiple contact areas and fastening mechanisms that can accommodate different mounting scenarios (wall mounting, ceiling mounting, tripod mounting) within one component structure. This merging reduces the total number of parts that need to be manufactured, inventoried, and assembled, thereby lowering production costs while maintaining the ability to mount at various angles and positions
3Loss of substance
If a single mounting bracket is used for various supports, then material waste is reduced, but the bracket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is segmented into distinct functional zones: a first contact area for wall support, a second contact area for ceiling support, and a third contact area for tripod support. Each contact area is optimized for its specific mounting scenario. This segmentation allows the bracket to handle multiple mounting types through modular design elements rather than requiring a completely complex monolithic structure, making the complexity manageable and the manufacturing feasible
Data Source
AI summary
In the daily live electrical devices are used in connection with a plurality of applications like telephone systems, computer systems and so on. These electrical devices should be mounted to a support to keep order within such electrical or electronic systems and thus achieve systems comprising electrical devices with a reproducible output and which are reliable and easy to maintain. A multifunctional mounting bracket 1 for an electrical device 25 is proposed comprising means for mounting 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 the electrical device 25 on a first support whereby a first mounting angle between the electrical device 25 and the first support is defined and for mounting the electrical device 25 on an alternative second support whereby a second mounting angle between the electrical device and the second support is defined, and whereby the second mounting angle is different from the first mounting angle.