Multi-Feature Mounting Bracket for Wireless Temperature Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless temperature sensors often lack the necessary features to be mounted at ideal or preferred locations in various installations, limiting their effectiveness and versatility.
Innovation Solution
The development of mounting brackets with multiple features, such as magnets for attaching to flat surfaces and hanging holes for suspending from fixtures, allows temperature sensors to be securely mounted at different locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wireless temperature sensors are designed without integrated mounting features, then the sensor design remains simple and cost-effective, but the sensors cannot be mounted at ideal or preferred locations in different installations
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting functionality is segmented from the temperature sensor itself and placed in a separate bracket. The bracket contains multiple mounting features (magnet, hanging hole, adhesive surface) while the sensor remains a simple wireless device that can be mounted on the bracket.
Solution Approach 2:
A mounting bracket serves as an intermediary component between the temperature sensor and the mounting surface. This bracket provides the mounting features (magnet, hanging hole, adhesive surface) that the sensor itself lacks, enabling flexible installation without modifying the sensor design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mounting features are integrated into the bracket, then the bracket can enable mounting at various locations, but the bracket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple mounting features (magnet, hanging hole, adhesive surface) are merged into a single bracket structure. This allows the bracket to provide diverse mounting options while maintaining a unified, simple component design.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed with multi-functionality, incorporating a magnet for magnetic mounting, a hanging hole for suspension, and an adhesive surface for glue mounting. This universal design allows the same bracket to support multiple mounting methods without requiring separate components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables wireless temperature sensors to be mounted in optimal positions, away from obstructions and hazards, ensuring accurate temperature readings and improved installation flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
The mounting brackets are configured with multiple mounting features that enable temperature sensors to be mounted at different locations
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of mounting brackets or clips for temperature sensors. The mounting brackets are configured with multiple mounting features that enable temperature sensors to be mounted at different locations. In an exemplary embodiment, a mounting bracket includes first and second mounting features or means configured for selectively attaching the mounting bracket and temperature sensor to a surface via the first mounting feature, or hanging the mounting bracket and temperature sensor from a fixture via the second mounting feature.