Adjustable Roller Shade Bracket for Misalignment Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Misaligned shade mounting brackets lead to improper orientation of the roller tube, causing stress on the roller tube and shade motor, resulting in incorrect winding or unwinding of the shade material, which can lead to a crooked, wrinkled, or damaged shade.
Innovation Solution
A roller shade mounting bracket system that is adjustable in four directions, comprising a main bracket with elongated openings, a first sub-bracket movable along a second axis, and a second sub-bracket movable along a third axis and rotatable about the first axis, allowing for precise alignment and adjustment using guide pins, threaded pins, and locking mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If remounting one or both shade mounting brackets is performed to fix misalignment, then alignment precision is improved, but device complexity and installation time increase due to drilling new mounting screw holes and spackling
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates movable sub-brackets that can be adjusted along multiple axes (second axis for vertical adjustment, third axis for horizontal adjustment, and rotation about the first axis) to achieve proper alignment. This dynamic adjustment capability eliminates the need for remounting and allows alignment corrections after initial installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is divided into multiple independent components: a main bracket and at least one sub-bracket that can move relative to the main bracket. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component to achieve precise alignment without affecting the entire mounting structure.
2Manufacturing precision
If remounting one or both shade mounting brackets is performed to fix misalignment, then alignment precision is improved, but loss of time increases due to drilling new mounting screw holes and spackling
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable sub-brackets enable alignment corrections to be made quickly after initial installation by simply moving the sub-brackets along their respective axes and tightening locking mechanisms, rather than requiring time-consuming remounting operations.
3Device complexity
If fixed mounting brackets are used, then device complexity is reduced, but alignment precision deteriorates leading to misaligned roller tube orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates movable sub-brackets that can be adjusted along multiple axes (second axis for vertical adjustment, third axis for horizontal adjustment, and rotation about the first axis) to achieve proper alignment. This dynamic adjustment capability eliminates the need for remounting and allows alignment corrections after initial installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket allows for changes in positional parameters (along second and third axes) and rotational parameters (about the first axis) to achieve proper alignment of the roller tube, transforming a fixed-parameter system into an adjustable-parameter system.
4Loss of time
If misaligned mounting brackets are installed, then installation time is reduced, but reliability deteriorates due to stress on roller tube and shade motor
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable sub-brackets enable alignment corrections to be made quickly after initial installation by simply moving the sub-brackets along their respective axes and tightening locking mechanisms, rather than requiring time-consuming remounting operations.
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AI summary
Presented is a roller shade mounting bracket. The bracket includes a main bracket that includes a top member defining a plurality of elongated openings extending therethrough, where each elongated opening is dimensioned and arranged for receiving a mounting screw and enabling movement along a first axis. The bracket further includes a first sub-bracket movably coupleable to the main bracket, where the first sub-bracket is movable along a second axis. The bracket further includes a second sub-bracket movably coupleable to the first sub-bracket and coupleable to a roller shade motor or a roller shade idler, where the second sub-bracket is movable along a third axis and rotatable about the first axis.