Plumbing Fixture Mounting Frame With Standardized Cross-Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting devices for sanitary fixtures are complex to manufacture, which is undesirable from a manufacturer's perspective.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device design featuring supports and cross-members with identical cross-sections, allowing for simplified manufacturing and optimized storage, and enabling efficient load distribution through differentiated cross-member configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mounting devices are designed with complex structures to achieve good mounting results, then mounting reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into modular components (supports with cross-sections, cross-members with cross-sections, connection elements) that can be manufactured separately and assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while simplifying the overall manufacturing process compared to monolithic complex structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The supports and cross-members are designed with universal connection interfaces that can accommodate various sanitary fixtures. The standardized cross-sections and connection elements provide multi-functionality, allowing the same mounting device structure to support different types of fixtures (toilets, sinks, faucets, etc.) without requiring custom manufacturing for each application.
2Strength
If multiple different cross-sections are used for supports and cross-members, then structural optimization is improved, but manufacturing efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention maintains consistent cross-sectional parameters (shape, size, material properties) across supports and cross-members while optimizing the structural configuration through geometric arrangement and connection design. This parameter consistency enables use of standardized components in manufacturing processes, improving efficiency while the geometric optimization ensures structural integrity.
3Ease of manufacture
If cross-members and supports with identical cross-sections are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but structural stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
While cross-sections are standardized, the invention introduces asymmetry in the spatial arrangement and configuration of components. The cross-members are positioned at specific distances and orientations relative to supports, and connection elements are strategically placed to create asymmetric load distribution patterns that enhance structural stability without requiring different cross-sectional designs.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises: two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M2) and each of which has a cross section (Q2): a first cross-member (3) which extends along a central axis (M3), has a first cross-section (Q3), is fixedly connected to the supports (2) and connects the two supports (2) to one another and is located at a distance from the first cross-member (3) above the first cross-member (3) when viewed in the mounted position; the cross-section (Q3, Q4) of at least one of the cross members (3, 4) is substantially equal to the cross-section (Q2) of the supports.