Recessed Ceiling Suspension Mount for Invisible Cable Fixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional suspension systems for hanging objects from ceilings are aesthetically unpleasing due to visible ceiling-side receiving parts, especially when multiple suspension cables and fastening points are required, as they contradict the concept of optical lightness and inconspicuousness.
Innovation Solution
A suspension device with a ceiling-side receiving part designed as a screw-in part that can be lowered into the ceiling, allowing the suspension means to be inserted from below, creating a flush finish with the ceiling, and using connecting means such as threaded, magnetic, or latching connections to secure the suspension means, ensuring only the suspension cable is visible.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If surface mounting is used for ceiling brackets, then ease of installation is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting element is extracted from the visible ceiling surface and recessed into the ceiling structure. The receiving part is designed to be installed within the ceiling thickness, removing the visually disruptive component from the room-side surface while maintaining the suspension function.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting element is nested within the ceiling structure. The receiving part is recessed into the ceiling and surrounded by plaster or ceiling material, creating a flush finish where only the suspension cable is visible from below.
2Shape
If plaster-in elements are used, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but visibility of mounting element persists
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting element is completely extracted from the visible ceiling surface and recessed into the ceiling structure. The receiving part is designed to be fully embedded within the ceiling thickness, with plaster applied around it to create a flush finish, making the mounting element entirely invisible from below.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple ceiling-side fixing points are used, then suspension stability is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Each mounting element for multiple suspension cables is extracted from the visible ceiling surface and recessed into the ceiling structure. Multiple receiving parts are distributed within the ceiling thickness, maintaining structural stability while keeping all mounting elements invisible from below, preserving aesthetic appearance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a visually appealing suspension system where the ceiling-side receiving part is completely invisible, maintaining the aesthetic integrity of the ceiling while securely fastening the suspension means, enhancing the aesthetic appeal by hiding the fastening components.
Implementation Method 1
the screw-in part is provided with an external, at least partially helical structure which, when screwed in around an axis of rotation, causes the screw-in part to penetrate into the ceiling in the direction of the axis of rotation
Data Source
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AI summary
In a suspension device for suspending objects, such as lights, from a ceiling, comprising a ceiling-side receiving part and a suspension means (10) attachable to it, such as a suspension cable, the ceiling-side receiving part is designed as a screw-in part (1, 14, 23, 24) that can be recessed into the ceiling and has a downwardly open receptacle (4, 26), and the suspension means (10) has a fastening piece (12, 25) which can be inserted into the receptacle (4, 26) from below.