Satellite Dish Pole Mount Bracket with Movable Tab
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pole mounts for satellite dishes require two separate designs for mid-pole and pole-end mounting configurations, leading to increased overhead and costs due to the need for multiple products and inventory.
Innovation Solution
A single apparatus with a movable tab member and U-bolts allows for both mid-pole and pole-end mounting configurations, utilizing a single bracket that can be adjusted between the two positions using an elevation adjustment bolt and azimuth adjustment bolt, with a curved plate that sits flush along the pole's perimeter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If two separate pole mount designs are used for mid-pole and pole-end mounting configurations, then each configuration can be optimized for its specific mounting position, but inventory costs and production complexity increase due to maintaining multiple products
Solution Approach 1:
The pole mount apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions by accommodating both mid-pole and pole-end mounting configurations through a single device. The bracket includes a movable tab member that can be positioned in different locations along the bracket body, allowing the same apparatus to be used for different mounting positions on the pole, thereby eliminating the need for separate dedicated mount designs for each configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates a movable tab member that can be repositioned along the bracket body to adapt to different mounting requirements. This dynamic element allows the bracket to change its configuration between mid-pole and pole-end mounting modes, providing flexibility without requiring multiple static designs
2Reliability
If two separate pole mount designs are maintained in inventory, then each design can be optimized for its specific function, but overhead costs and inventory management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal bracket that can serve both mid-pole and pole-end mounting configurations, the invention reduces the quantity of different mount products that need to be maintained in inventory. The single multi-functional bracket replaces what would otherwise require two separate dedicated brackets, thereby reducing inventory overhead while maintaining the ability to optimize for different mounting positions
3Ease of manufacture
If a single apparatus is used for both mid-pole and pole-end mounting, then inventory and production costs are reduced, but the device complexity increases due to the need for adjustable components
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates a movable tab member that can be repositioned along the bracket body to adapt to different mounting requirements. This dynamic element allows the bracket to change its configuration between mid-pole and pole-end mounting modes, providing flexibility without requiring multiple static designs
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is divided into distinct functional elements including the bracket body, the movable tab member, and the pole engagement components. This segmentation allows the movable tab to be independently positioned and secured at different locations, enabling configuration changes without redesigning the entire bracket structure
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AI summary
In one example an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing for coupling a satellite dish, an elevation adjustment bolt to perform an elevation adjustment on the satellite dish, an azimuth adjustment bolt to perform an azimuth adjustment on the satellite dish, a plate for coupling one or more U-bolts coupled to the housing, the plate comprising a curved portion that sits flush along a perimeter of a pole and a movable tab member coupled to the plate to allow for a plurality of different pole mounting configurations.