Recessed Low Voltage Mounting Bracket with Rotating Face Plate

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional low voltage wiring mounting brackets struggle to accommodate clusters of wires of varying sizes and directions without excessive bending or disarray, lacking flexibility and secure positioning.

Innovation Solution

A recessed low voltage mounting bracket with a rectangular body, orthogonal peripheral flange, and removable snap-in knockouts, along with a rotating face plate mechanism for secure and adaptable installation in new or old construction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional low voltage mounting brackets are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the bracket cannot accommodate wiring bundles of varying sizes from different directions without excessive bending or disarray

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to varying wire sizes and directionsVSAvoidbracket structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting bracket is divided into multiple functional segments: a recessed body for wire accommodation, a peripheral flange for mounting, and a face plate for cable management. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining overall adaptability to various wiring configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket utilizes three-dimensional space effectively with the recessed body providing depth for wire bundles, the flange extending perpendicular to the mounting surface for secure attachment, and the face plate creating a second plane for cable organization. This multi-dimensional structure accommodates wires from multiple directions without excessive bending.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the bracket structure is made more complex to accommodate various wire configurations, then adaptability improves, but the device becomes more difficult to manufacture and install

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in wire receiptVSAvoidmanufacturing and installation ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting bracket serves multiple functions within a single integrated structure: it provides mounting attachment via the flange, wire bundle accommodation through the recessed body, and cable management through the face plate. This multi-functionality achieves versatility without proportionally increasing manufacturing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The face plate and peripheral flange are nested within the overall bracket structure, with the face plate mounted on the front surface of the recessed body and the flange extending from the rear. This nested arrangement consolidates multiple components into a compact unit that is easier to manufacture and install as a single assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Adaptability or versatility

If wires are allowed to approach from different directions, then adaptability improves, but wires become disordered and require excessive bending to engage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveacceptance of wires from different directionsVSAvoidwire order and arrangement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The recessed body acts as an intermediary space between the mounting surface and the wire bundles. It provides a transition zone where wires from different directions can be received and organized before entering the bracket, preventing disarray and excessive bending through its open-front design that accommodates various approach angles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The open-front recessed body creates a flexible receiving space that can accommodate wire bundles of varying sizes and configurations. The lack of rigid confinement at the open front allows wires to be inserted from different directions while maintaining order, then secured within the recessed volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS8292105B1Recessed low voltage mounting bracket

Publication Date: 2012.10.23 ARLINGTON IND INC

AI summary

A recessed low voltage mounting bracket including: a) generally rectangular body having opposing sides, a top and a bottom, an open front and a rear wall including a rear wall opening that is smaller than the open front; b) an orthogonal peripheral flange about the rear wall opening having top and bottom portions; and c) at least one removable snap-in knockout that engages at least one of the top or bottom portions. The mounting bracket may include rotating flags attached to bolts that are rotatably located in apertures in the peripheries of the open front and the face plate such that rotation of the bolts causes the flags to rotate from a position parallel to the orthogonal peripheral flange to a position generally orthogonal thereto to engage a wall into which the mounting bracket is mounted.