Sanitary Mounting Frame Crossbar Layout for Extra Installation Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting devices for sanitary articles are not flexible in their application and do not provide sufficient space for additional components due to their design.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with a crossbar element having a lower web, a front web, and an upper web, connected to supports via welded joints, allowing for a low-profile installation that frees up space for additional components and enables flexible use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional mounting device design is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the application flexibility is limited and insufficient space is available for additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbar element is divided into multiple webs (front web, lower web, upper web) that can be independently designed and positioned. This segmentation allows each web to serve specific functions - the front web provides mounting surface, the lower and upper webs create vertical spacing - thereby increasing application flexibility while maintaining reasonable structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces vertical dimensionality by adding upper and lower webs that extend perpendicular to the front web. This creates three-dimensional space above and below the mounting plane, enabling installation of additional components like odor extraction fans and electrical boxes without increasing the horizontal footprint, thus improving adaptability
2Volume of moving object
If the crossbar element has a high profile, then structural stability is maintained, but space for additional components above the crossbeam is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbar is segmented into front web, lower web, and upper web portions. The lower web extends downward from the front web while the upper web extends upward, creating a distributed structural configuration. This segmentation allows the front web to remain low-profile for component installation while the side webs provide structural reinforcement and stability
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the crossbar element have different functional qualities - the front web provides a low profile for component access, while the lower and upper webs provide structural support and spacing. This local differentiation allows the structure to achieve both low profile appearance and adequate stability through strategically positioned web elements
3Strength
If welded connections are used to connect webs to supports, then mechanical integrity and stability are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbar element and supports are designed as integrated components that can be manufactured as a single unit or pre-assembled units. The welded connections between webs and supports create a unified structural system that achieves high mechanical integrity. This merging approach, while increasing manufacturing complexity, ensures optimal strength and stability for the mounting device
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 design provides additional space for installation of components like sanitary fixtures, electrical boxes, and odor extraction fans, enhancing flexibility and stability while maintaining mechanical integrity.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one fastening element is accessible through at least one opening in the front web. At least one of the webs is connected at each end to the supports by a welded connection
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AI summary
A mounting device (1) for fastening at least one plumbing appliance comprises two supports (2) which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis (M), and a transverse element (3) which is placed between the supports (2), connects the two supports (2) and includes at least one fastening element (4), the transverse element (3) having a lower connecting piece (34), a front connecting piece (35) and an upper connecting piece (36); the lower connecting piece (34) projects from a lower edge (37) of the front connecting piece (35) at an angle (α), the upper connecting piece (36) projects from an upper edge (38) of the front connecting piece (35) at an angle (β), the at least one fastening element (4) is accessible through at least one opening (39) in the front connecting piece (35), and the ends of at least one of the connecting pieces are connected to the supports (2) by means of a welded joint.