Nested Engagement Mounting Assembly to Reduce Recess Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting assemblies require additional space for engagement and have a larger recess size due to their design, which is aesthetically unappealing and inefficient, and lack self-adjusting capabilities for secure mounting on surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly with a first part and a second part extending in a longitudinal direction, featuring engagement and locking means that reduce the space needed for engagement, allowing for integration into surface recesses and providing self-adjusting capabilities through a guiding assembly, enabling secure and compact mounting of devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the engagement means are designed to extend beyond the top wall for secure engagement, then the engagement reliability is improved, but the space required for engagement increases and the aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement means are nested within the inside compartment of the mounting assembly. The first engagement means extends from the top wall into the inside compartment, and the second engagement means is positioned within the inside compartment, allowing secure engagement without requiring additional external space.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement means transition from a horizontal arrangement (extending beyond the top wall) to a vertical arrangement (extending into the inside compartment). This dimensional change allows the engagement functionality to be achieved within the existing footprint of the mounting assembly.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the engagement means extend beyond the top wall for secure mounting, then the mounting stability is improved, but the recess size increases and the aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement means are nested within the inside compartment, allowing the mounting assembly to be integrated into a recess that matches the external dimensions of the first and second parts without requiring additional space for engagement mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement functionality is merged with the inside compartment structure. The first engagement means and second engagement means are positioned such that their engagement occurs within the existing internal volume of the mounting assembly, combining the engagement function with the structural design.
3Ease of operation
If the engagement means are positioned externally for easy assembly, then the ease of operation is improved, but the space required increases and the compactness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement means are segmented into two distinct components: the first engagement means on the top wall and the second engagement means on the second part. This segmentation allows for simple insertion and engagement operations while maintaining a compact overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The first engagement means is pre-positioned on the top wall extending into the inside compartment, and the second engagement means is pre-positioned on the second part. This preliminary positioning allows for straightforward assembly by simply bringing the two parts together, achieving ease of operation without increasing compactness.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a mounting assembly for mounting devices on a surface, the mounting assembly (100) including a first part (110) and a corresponding second part (120) extending in a longitudinal direction (L); the first part (110) comprising a back wall (111) from which a top wall (112) and a bottom wall (113) extend in a forward direction (F) to form an inside compartment (117) together with the back wall (111), the second part (120) comprising a top section (121), a middle section (122) and a bottom section (123), and the second part (120) further comprising at least one mounting means (124) located in the middle section (122) for mounting devices (300) on the second part (120), wherein the top wall (111) has first engagement means (116) for engagement with corresponding second engagement means (125) of the top section (121), wherein the bottom wall (113) has first locking means (115a) for locking engagement with corresponding second locking means (115b) on the bottom section (123); and wherein the first engagement means (116) extends from the top wall (112) into the inside compartment (117) for engagement wife the second engagement means (125) so as to secure the second 120 art to the first (110) part.