Roller Shade Mounting Brackets With Hidden Fastening Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current brackets and mounts for roller window shades are bulky and visible, detracting from the aesthetics of the shade system, particularly for motorized shades where a more discreet mounting solution is needed.
Innovation Solution
A system of fastening devices, including one-piece disk-shaped mounting brackets and two-piece 'invisible mount' fastening devices, which hide the mounting means within the bracket or shade tube, allowing for secure installation while maintaining a clean and aesthetically pleasing appearance. These devices include configurations for motorized shades, idler pins, and couplers, and can be made from materials like metals, ceramics, or plastics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional brackets and mounts are used for roller window shades, then secure mounting is achieved, but the brackets are bulky and visible, detracting from aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with a nested structure where the visible decorative ring contains the functional mounting components. The mounting plate is positioned within the bracket body, and the decorative ring encircles the entire assembly, creating a nested configuration where functional elements are hidden within aesthetic elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting functionality is extracted and positioned within the bracket body, separate from the visible decorative ring. The mounting plate and fastening mechanisms are contained within the bracket structure, allowing the decorative ring to be displayed independently while the functional components remain hidden inside.
2Reliability
If mounting means are made visible for secure installation, then mounting reliability is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate and fastening mechanisms are nested within the bracket body, which is itself enclosed by the decorative ring. This nested arrangement ensures that all mounting components are hidden from view while maintaining their structural integrity and mounting reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket body serves as an intermediary element between the visible decorative ring and the hidden mounting plate. It transmits the mounting function while shielding the ugly mounting components, acting as a mediator that separates aesthetic and functional requirements.
3Ease of operation
If traditional mounting brackets are used, then functional requirements are met, but the mounting components remain visible and bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate, bracket body, and decorative ring are arranged in a nested configuration where the smallest functional element (mounting plate) is contained within the intermediate structural element (bracket body), which is in turn enclosed by the outer aesthetic element (decorative ring). This ensures complete hiding of mounting components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is segmented into distinct functional and aesthetic zones. The mounting plate handles the functional requirement of secure attachment, the bracket body provides structural support and hides components, and the decorative ring provides the aesthetic finish. Each segment has a dedicated purpose and is positioned to optimize both function and appearance.
Data Source
AI summary
The present embodiments provide for a system of fastening devices, e.g., mounts, brackets, and assemblies for installing roller window shades. In one embodiment, the fastening device system comprises two one-piece, disk-shaped mounting brackets, one for each end of a shade tube, wherein the mounting brackets are configured such that, in use, the outer circumference of the brackets are visible; the mounting means being largely hidden within the bracket or by the shade. In a particular embodiment, the fastening system is designed for use with motorized shades, wherein one mounting bracket is configured to key the shade motor, and one mounting bracket is configured to receive the idler pin.