Shade bracket with concealed wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current brackets and mounts for roller window shades are bulky and visible, detracting from the aesthetics of the shade system, and there is a need for improved assembly solutions for mounting motorized shades.
Innovation Solution
A system of fastening devices, including one-piece disk-shaped mounting brackets and two-piece 'invisible mount' fastening devices, that obscure electrical wiring and mounting plates from view, allowing for aesthetically pleasing installation of roller window shades and motorized systems by hiding the mounting components within the bracket or shade tube.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional brackets and mounts are used for roller window shades, then the mounting function is achieved, but the brackets are bulky and visible which detracts from the aesthetics of the shade system
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is nested within the bracket structure, with the bracket extending around and concealing the mounting plate. The electrical wiring passage is integrated within the bracket body, nesting the wiring path inside the visible structure rather than exposing it externally.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical wiring passage is extracted as a separate functional element within the bracket, allowing wiring to be routed through the bracket interior. The mounting plate is separated from the visible bracket exterior, with the bracket serving as a concealing cover that takes out the ugly mounting components from view.
2Reliability
If electrical wiring is routed through the bracket to power the motor, then the motor can be powered, but the wiring becomes visible and detracts from aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical wiring is nested within the bracket structure, with the bracket serving as a protective and concealing enclosure for the wiring path. The wiring passage is integrated inside the bracket body, nesting the electrical components within the visible structure.
3Shape
If the bracket is designed to obscure mounting plates and wiring, then aesthetics are improved, but the mounting and wiring installation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket combines multiple functions into a single component: it serves as the mounting structure, the concealing cover for the mounting plate, and the wiring conduit. This merging reduces the number of separate parts and simplifies the overall assembly process despite the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides structural support, conceals the mounting plate, and routes electrical wiring. This universal design consolidates multiple functions into one element, simplifying both manufacturing and installation.
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AI summary
A bracket is configured to be coupled to a support surface and configured to support a roller window shade assembly. The bracket comprises a side configured to bear against the support surface such that the bracket extends away from the support surface and is adjacent an end of the roller window shade assembly. A passage extends through the bracket from the side to an area of the bracket adjacent the roller window shade assembly. The passage is configured to receive electrical wiring therethrough such that the electrical wiring can pass from the support surface to the roller window shade assembly to power a motor of the roller window shade assembly, and the bracket is configured to obscure the electrical wiring when the bracket is coupled to the support surface and supports the roller window shade assembly.