Planar display assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing planar display assembly mounting systems, such as mirror installations, face challenges in providing adjustable and secure attachment to upright support surfaces while minimizing visibility and optimizing adhesive usage.
Innovation Solution
A planar display assembly with an array of fasteners on its rear surface, utilizing a metal bracket with a cleat for lateral adjustment and a polygon-shaped mounting plate for improved adhesive surface area, allowing for linear and lateral adjustment with minimal tool requirement and secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional cleat assembly is used for mounting, then the mirror assembly can be attached to the upright support surface, but the mounting system lacks adjustability and requires visible hardware
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: mounting plates with adhesive backing for attachment to the pane, fasteners for securing the plates, and a bracket assembly with cleats for wall mounting and adjustment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and provides flexibility in installation configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable elements including the bracket position on the wall and the positioning of mounting plates on the pane. The fasteners allow for positional adjustments during installation, and the system can accommodate different wall surfaces and pane sizes, providing dynamic adaptability rather than a fixed rigid structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If mounting plates are positioned with axes parallel to the mirror, then installation is simplified, but adhesive surface area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plates are oriented at an angle (45 degrees) relative to the horizontal and vertical axes of the mirror, introducing a rotational dimension to the mounting configuration. This angular orientation increases the effective adhesive surface area on the pane while still maintaining alignment with the fastener holes for simplified installation. The plates extend toward sequential fasteners, optimizing both adhesive coverage and mechanical attachment.
3Reliability
If multiple fasteners are used for secure attachment, then the mounting reliability is improved, but the device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses a standardized fastener design that serves multiple functions: securing the mounting plate to the pane, providing adjustment capability, and enabling tool-free or minimal-tool installation. The same fastener type is used throughout the system, allowing installers to become familiar with a single component interface. The bracket assembly similarly provides both structural support and adjustment functions, reducing the need for separate components.
4Ease of manufacture
If the mounting hardware is made visible, then installation is simplified, but the aesthetic appearance is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system extracts the hardware visibility issue by positioning mounting plates on the rear surface of the pane and using adhesive attachment to minimize protrusion. The bracket is mounted to the wall in a way that conceals fasteners, and the overall design allows the mirror or display surface to be the primary visual element rather than the mounting hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plates serve as intermediaries between the pane and the bracket assembly, providing a hidden attachment interface. The adhesive bonding creates a concealed connection that eliminates the need for visible external fasteners on the front surface, while still providing secure mechanical attachment through the fasteners engaged with the mounting plates.
Data Source
AI summary
A planar display assembly is provided with a pane with a front reflective surface and a rear surface. An array of mounting plates is provided, each with a first fastener, and a polygonal mounting plate adhered to the rear surface by an adhesive. A plurality of second fasteners is each engaged with one of the array of first fasteners for linear adjustment relative to the pane in a direction generally perpendicular to the pane to support the planar display assembly upon an upright support surface. Each mounting plate is oriented upon the pane rear surface such that at least one vertex extends away from the corresponding first fastener in a direction toward another sequential first fastener within the array of first fasteners. A metal bracket is adapted to be mounted to the upright support surface. The bracket has at least one enclosed cleat to receive two of the second fasteners.