Rotary Latching Bracket for Tool-Free Fluid Distributor Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support structure mounts for fluid distributors, such as water distributors in heating circuits, require complex assembly processes due to loose parts and tools, leading to increased complexity and potential errors during installation.
Innovation Solution
A support structure mount with a rotary fastening body that can be rotated from a fixing position to a locking position, featuring both flexible and rigid latching elements, allowing for secure attachment and detachment of the fluid distributor without tools, and featuring a snap connection mechanism for simplified assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate locking body with screw is used to secure the fluid distributor, then the structural integrity and reliability of the mounting is improved, but the device complexity and assembly complexity increase due to multiple loose parts and tools required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the locking body and the screw into a single integrated rotary fastening body. This merging eliminates the need for separate loose parts and tools, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the structural integrity provided by the locking mechanism. The rotary fastening body integrates both the locking function and the fastening function into one component.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary fastening body serves multiple functions: it acts as both the locking body and the screw, and its rotation enables transition between fixing and locking positions. This multi-functionality reduces the number of components needed while maintaining reliable structural attachment.
2Reliability
If a separate locking body with screw is used to secure the fluid distributor, then the structural integrity and reliability of the mounting is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requirement of tools for assembly
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the locking body and screw into one rotary fastening body, the patent eliminates the need for external tools during assembly. The integrated design allows the fluid distributor to be secured using only the rotary motion of the fastening body itself, improving ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary fastening body is designed to perform its own fastening function without requiring external tools. The rotation mechanism itself provides the fastening action, making the system self-sufficient and easier to operate.
3Ease of operation
If the wall part with upper latching element is made flexible to accommodate the latching process, then the ease of operation is improved, but the structural integrity deteriorates due to reduced rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the wall part with the upper latching element flexible, allowing it to move and adapt during the latching process. This dynamic flexibility enables easier accommodation of the fluid distributor during assembly, while the overall structure maintains sufficient strength through the rigid mounting base body and the integrated rotary fastening body.
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 simplifies the assembly process by enabling secure fastening and locking of the fluid distributor without the need for tools, reducing assembly errors and increasing the structural integrity of the mounting system.
Implementation Method 1
The respective upper latching element is part of a comparatively thin wall part of the mounting base body, this wall part also being provided with an expansion element designed as an expansion joint. As a result, a certain flexibility is given to the upper latching element.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a support structure mount (25) for a fluid distributor (31), comprising a support base body (26) which has a support structure contact surface (34) for contact with a support structure and a receiving area (32) for receiving the fluid distributor (31). The receiving area (32) has at least one first latching element (36) and at least one second latching element (37). A rotary fastening body (40) is provided on the mounting base body (26) for detachably fastening the fluid distributor (31) on the mounting base body (26), which is fixed to the mounting base body (26) relative to the latter about an axis of rotation (41) from a first rotary position (99) in a second rotational position (100), and vice versa, is rotatably mounted. The rotary fastener body (40) comprises a flexible locking element part (62) and a rigid locking element part (63), of which, depending on the aforementioned rotational positions (99, 100) of the rotary fastener body (40), either the flexible The locking element part (62) or the rigid locking element part (63) can be brought into engagement with a locking receptacle (38) of the fluid distributor (31).