Sanitary Item Mounting Structure With Self-Aligning Connection Lugs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting devices for sanitary items are complex to produce, which complicates manufacturing and assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device comprising two spaced-apart supports connected by a crossbeam element with inclined connection lugs that allow for simple alignment and connection, enabling a welded, hollow structure with enhanced stability and accessibility for welding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional mounting devices are used, then stability and support function are achieved, but production complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbeam element is divided into two separate support parts (front support part and rear support part) that can be manufactured independently and then connected. This segmentation allows each part to be produced using simpler, more efficient manufacturing processes while maintaining the overall structural integrity when assembled together through connection lugs.
Solution Approach 2:
Connection lugs serve as intermediary elements that bridge the front support part and rear support part. These lugs provide a standardized interface for joining the two support parts, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures and enabling straightforward assembly while ensuring mechanical stability.
2Productivity
If complex alignment procedures are used, then connection precision is improved, but assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection lugs are pre-formed with specific geometries and dimensions during the manufacturing of the support parts. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the support parts are assembled, they automatically align correctly without requiring complex alignment procedures, thereby reducing assembly time while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection lugs are designed to self-align and self-secure the two support parts together. The geometric design of the lugs allows them to automatically position themselves correctly during assembly, eliminating the need for external alignment tools or procedures and significantly speeding up the assembly process.
3Strength
If solid crossbeam structure is used, then mechanical strength is maximized, but material usage and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbeam element is designed as a hollow structure with nested support parts that form a cavity. This nested design allows the support parts to be positioned closely together while maintaining structural integrity, reducing material consumption and weight while preserving the necessary mechanical strength through the connection lugs and support wall configuration.
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 production by eliminating complex alignment steps and ensures high stability through a mechanically integral connection, allowing for efficient assembly and increased mechanical strength.
Implementation Method 1
The connection is particularly preferably a welded connection
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting device for fastening at least one sanitary item having two supports which extend at a distance from each other along a central axis, and a crossbeam-element which is placed between the supports, connects the two supports and includes at least one fastening element, the crossbeam-element being formed by a front supporting piece with a supporting wall on which a sanitary item can be supported, and a rear supporting piece with a rear wall, the front supporting piece and/or the rear supporting piece being provided with at least one connection flange which projects at a right angle from the supporting wall and/or from the rear wall and which allows the two supporting pieces to be fixedly connected to one another such that in the connected state, the supporting wall is at a distance from the rear wall.