Quick-Release Pump Bracket for Stable Tool-Free Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pump mounting systems require more time or effort to assemble or disassemble, which can lead to instability, or they may provide quick and easy connections but at the cost of reduced stability.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release pump mounting bracket system that includes a base plate, a docking portion with a handle connected by a hinge, a canted surface, a support shelf, and a footer, allowing for secure and easy mounting and dismounting of a pump on various surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stable connection between the pump and supporting structure is required, then more time or effort is needed to assemble or disassemble, but this reduces productivity and ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates a movable handle that can be positioned in different states (engaged/disengaged) to dynamically change the connection status. The handle moves along a canted surface to transition between locked and unlocked positions, enabling quick assembly and disassembly while maintaining stable connection when engaged.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a base plate with stabilizer tabs, a movable handle, and a canted surface. This segmentation allows the handle to be independently manipulated to engage or disengage the pump from the supporting structure, providing both stability when connected and ease of operation when disconnecting.
2Ease of operation
If a quick and easy connection between the device and supporting structure is provided, then productivity and ease of operation improve, but stability or reliability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The canted surface is configured with a curved or angled geometry that guides the handle through a smooth arc-shaped path during engagement and disengagement. This curved path ensures the handle naturally follows the correct motion trajectory, making the operation intuitive and easy while maintaining secure connection when engaged.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle acts as an intermediary mechanism between the user and the pump mounting system. By manipulating the handle along the canted surface, the user indirectly controls the engagement and disengagement of the stabilizer tabs with the pump, providing ease of operation while ensuring stable connection through the mechanical advantage of the lever-like handle motion.
3Productivity
If a quick-release mechanism is used to enable easy mounting and dismounting, then productivity improves, but the complexity of the device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket combines multiple functions into a single integrated structure: the base plate provides mounting surface and stability, the stabilizer tabs provide secure attachment, the canted surface provides guiding motion, and the handle provides actuation all in one component system. This merging reduces overall system complexity while enabling quick-release functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is designed as a universal quick-release mechanism that can be applied to various pump types and supporting structures. The standardized base plate with stabilizer tabs and canted surface handle mechanism provides multi-functional capability for both mounting and dismounting operations, reducing the need for specialized tools or complex procedures while maintaining simplicity.
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AI summary
A quick mounting bracket for a pump is provided. The bracket includes a flexible handle that moves relative to stabilizer tabs. The bracket has ramped surfaces that guide a portion of the pump housing into a receiving slot of the bracket. A hinge of the handle biases the handle away from the pump such that the handle is driven to overlap the portion of the pump housing that seats into the receiving slot, thereby locking the pump onto the bracket until the handle is move to clear receiving slot and allow the pump to be removed from the bracket.