Pivoting Fixture Support Assembly for Secure Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting and entertainment equipment supports lack secure and adjustable attachment methods, leading to potential instability and design strength issues in positioning lighting fixtures at various locations.
Innovation Solution
A fixture support assembly featuring a base plate with adjustment plates and a pivot member that allows for adjustable attachment to a support bar, enabling secure and angular positioning of lighting fixtures through elongated slots and mounting openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed supports are used, then structural strength is maintained, but adaptability and adjustability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly incorporates a pivot member that can rotate about an axis, allowing the mounting opening to change position dynamically. This enables the fixture to be adjusted to various angles and positions while maintaining structural integrity through the rigid base plate and support bar connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The support assembly is divided into distinct functional components: a base plate for attachment to the support bar, adjustment plates with elongated slots for positioning, a pivot member for angular adjustment, and a mounting opening for fixture attachment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while contributing to overall adjustability.
2Ease of operation
If fixed positioning is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ease of operation and adjustability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot member enables dynamic positioning of the mounting opening relative to the base plate. Users can easily adjust the fixture to different angles by rotating the pivot member, while the elongated slots provide guided movement paths that simplify the adjustment operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated slots act as intermediaries between the fixed base plate and the movable pivot member. These slots guide the movement of the pivot member and provide a simple mechanical interface that facilitates easy adjustment without complex mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adjustment mechanisms are added, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate serves multiple functions: it provides a secure attachment point to the support bar, establishes the reference axis for adjustment, and supports the pivot member mechanism. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components and maintains simplicity while achieving positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated slots are positioned at different distances from the axis, creating adjustment in multiple dimensions. The pivot member can be positioned at different locations along the slots, providing both angular and positional adjustment capabilities through a single integrated mechanism.
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AI summary
An equipment support assembly includes a base member that can connect to conventional clamps. The clamps may attach to conventional support structure of a building, such as an entertainment venue. Two substantially parallel pivot member adjustment plates can extend from a bottom side of the base member. A pivot member can pivotably move between the two pivot member adjustment plates, where one or more bolts inserted through the pivot member adjustment plates and the pivot member can fix the pivot member at a desired angle relative to the base member. An equipment support can be attached at the bottom of the pivot member for attachment of the desired equipment, such as lighting fixtures. Accordingly, the lighting fixtures can be hung at a desired angle through adjustment of the equipment support assembly.