Pivotable Wall-Mount Support Device for Electronic Housing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wall-mounting support devices for electronic device housings require disassembly for maintenance, complicate space usage, and hinder efficient maintenance due to fixed mounting and varying accessory orientations.

Innovation Solution

A support device with pivotable support and fixing legs that allow the electronic device housing to be wall-mounted and adjusted for maintenance, enabling secure workspace access without disassembly, reducing wall surface area usage and improving maintenance efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the electronic device is fixedly mounted to the wall surface, then the device is securely installed, but it is necessary to remove the electronic device each time when maintenance work is carried out

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure installationVSAvoidmaintenance accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The support device employs a pivotable mechanism that allows the electronic device housing to be rotated between a mounted position (for secure installation) and a maintenance position (for easy access). The housing can be pivoted outward from the wall surface to provide workspace for maintenance operations, then returned to the mounted position when maintenance is complete.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Area of stationary object

If the electronic device is wall-mounted to save space, then floor and table space is freed, but maintenance work requires disassembly and complex procedures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewall surface areaVSAvoidmaintenance procedure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pivotable support device allows the housing to be dynamically adjusted from a compact wall-mounted position to an extended maintenance position. This eliminates the need for disassembly while maintaining space-saving installation, as the housing can be temporarily extended outward for maintenance and then returned to its compact mounted state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If ancillary devices are mounted from different directions, then functional requirements are met, but maintenance work becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveancillary device mounting flexibilityVSAvoidmaintenance work simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pivotable support device provides a universal maintenance approach that works regardless of how ancillary devices are mounted. By pivoting the entire housing outward, maintenance personnel can access all sides of the device from a single direction (the front), eliminating the need to work from different directions for different components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP2978288B1Support device and support method
Publication Date: 2020.05.06 NEC PLATFROMS LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a technology capable of reducing a surface area taken up on a wall surface and improving maintenance workability. A support device of this invention includes: a pair of support legs configured to be mounted to a side surface of a housing to support the housing; a pair of fixing legs configured to be mounted to a mounting surface at which the housing is to be installed to fix the housing at a position at which the housing is to be installed; and a movable mechanism configured to pivotably couple the pair of support legs and the pair of fixing legs.