Sign Assembly Mounting Bracket for Solar LED Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing yard signs lack the capability to effectively incorporate solar light units for illumination in dark environments, which hampers their marketing effectiveness in the real estate market.
Innovation Solution
A sign assembly with a mounting bracket system that securely attaches solar-powered LED lighting components to traditional metal frame yard signs, utilizing an L-shaped profile with flexing legs to create a stable and adjustable mounting mechanism for efficient light distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a mounting bracket is added to support lighting units on yard signs, then illumination capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate functional components: a base section for attachment to the frame, flexing legs for positioning, and channels for securing the lighting unit. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while keeping the overall design manageable and not overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary component between the yard sign frame and the lighting unit. It provides a stable interface that connects the existing sign structure to the new lighting functionality, enabling illumination capability without directly modifying the original sign design.
2Productivity
If solar-powered lighting units are integrated into yard signs, then marketing effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed to accommodate various types of lighting units, including solar-powered LEDs, without requiring custom manufacturing for each light type. The universal design with adjustable flexing legs and channel structures allows the same bracket to support different lighting configurations, simplifying manufacturing while enabling enhanced marketing effectiveness through illumination.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the mounting bracket uses fixed rigid connections, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability for different positions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates flexing legs that can dynamically adjust their position and orientation. These legs can be flexed to different angles and positions to accommodate various lighting unit configurations, then locked into place to provide stable support. This dynamic capability allows the bracket to adapt to different positions while maintaining structural stability when fixed.
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AI summary
A sign assembly includes a frame with first and second upright frame members and A lateral frame member interconnecting the first and second upright frame members, the lateral frame member comprises an L-shaped profile having a first leg and a second leg. A mounting bracket includes an elongated bracket body having a base section that sits atop the first leg of the lateral frame member. A channel structure is formed at a first side of the base section and captures a free end of the first leg. A flexing leg is formed at the second side of the base section and extends downward from the base section alongside the second leg, wherein a lower end of the flexing leg includes an upwardly facing channel capturing a free end of the second leg. A lighting component is connected on the bracket to shine downward over a face of the sign assembly.