Plumbing Fixture Mounting Bracket and Brace System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Plumbing fixture fittings with extended heights, such as floor-mounted tub fillers, are difficult to mount rigidly and can suffer from stability issues during installation.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system comprising a bracket and a brace, where the bracket includes a base and flange connected to a vertical mounting surface, and the brace extends through the bracket base to a separate vertical mounting surface, allowing for rigid connection between the plumbing fixture and the mounting surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a plumbing fixture fitting with extended height is mounted using conventional methods, then the installation can be completed, but the mounting stability and rigidity are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a bracket for initial positioning and attachment, and a brace for providing rigid structural support. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while collectively solving the stability problem without requiring an overly complex integrated structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a single-plane attachment to a three-dimensional rigid structure by adding the brace that extends perpendicular to the bracket. This dimensional addition provides rigidity in multiple directions, preventing movement and instability that would occur with conventional single-plane mounting methods.
2Strength
If a bracket and brace mounting system is used, then rigid mounting is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket and brace are designed to work together as an integrated mounting assembly, where the bracket provides attachment functionality and the brace provides structural rigidity. By merging these two simple components into a coordinated system, the patent achieves mounting rigidity without requiring a single complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket serves as an intermediary component that connects the plumbing fixture to the mounting surface, while the brace acts as a mediator that reinforces this connection. This intermediary approach allows the system to achieve rigidity through coordinated action of multiple simple components rather than one complex component.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a mounting system for a plumbing fixture fitting that provides a rigid mounting even when the plumbing fixture fitting has an extended height.