Sanitary Mount With Bottom-Accessible Locking Screw
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing process for sanitary facilities with suspended basin bodies is complex and costly due to the need for additional holes and perforations on the side walls, which complicates assembly and production.
Innovation Solution
A sanitary facility design featuring a crossbar holder with ends protruding into horizontally formed bores in the side walls, allowing the locking screw to be accessible from below, eliminating the need for holes on the side walls and enabling simpler assembly and production by using closed bores and spring elements for centering and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If holes are provided on the side walls of the pool body to access locking screws, then the sanitary facility can be assembled, but the manufacturing process becomes complicated and costly with additional perforated surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The locking screw accessibility is moved from the horizontal side wall dimension to the vertical bottom dimension. The threaded hole is arranged perpendicular to the transverse opening, allowing the locking screw to be accessed from below rather than through the side wall, thereby eliminating the need for additional side wall perforations while maintaining assembly capability
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the locking screw accessible through the side wall as in conventional designs, the invention inverts the approach by making it accessible from the bottom. This inversion eliminates the need for complex side wall perforations and hand-shaped features, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining assembly functionality
2Ease of operation
If the locking screw is accessible from the side wall, then assembly can proceed, but visible holes remain on the side walls which are optically disadvantageous
Solution Approach 1:
The access point for the locking screw is relocated from the side wall to the bottom of the sanitary facility. This dimensional change allows the locking mechanism to remain accessible for assembly while eliminating visible holes on the side walls, thus resolving the aesthetic disadvantage without compromising operational accessibility
3Ease of manufacture
If additional perforated surfaces are hand-shaped on the back of the pool body, then the mounting holes can be created, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting hole creation is shifted from the side wall dimension to the bottom dimension. By providing the threaded hole perpendicular to the transverse opening and accessible from below, the invention eliminates the need for hand-shaped perforated surfaces on the back of the pool body, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining mounting capability
Solution Approach 2:
The threaded hole is pre-formed in the holder during the molding process, accessible from the bottom. This preliminary action eliminates the need for subsequent hand-shaping operations on the pool body, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while ensuring proper mounting hole creation
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AI summary
The sanitary device has a hanging pool shell to be fastened and two bolt-like wall holders for fastening. A holder is provided which has a transverse through hole in longitudinal direction of the wall holders for receiving one of the wall holder and a threaded relative to the mounting position. The threaded hole is arranged perpendicular to transverse through hole for receiving a locking screw and is accessible from below in the mounting position. : An independent claim is also included for a holder for fastening a sanitary device with a pool shell to a wall. USE : Sanitary device. ADVANTAGE : The sanitary device has a hanging pool shell to be fastened and two bolt-like wall holders for fastening and a holder is provided which has a transverse through hole in longitudinal direction of the wall holders for receiving one of the wall holder and a threaded relative to the mounting position, and hence ensures improved and effective sanitary device with easy installation. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : The drawing shows a perspective view of a water closet. 1 : Water closet 2 : Cross stud 3 : Wall 4 : Hanger bolts 10 : Side wall.