Flexible Sign Mounting Member With Hinged Spring Cover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sign mounting systems for flexible material signs lack impact resistance, protection for mounting components, and ease of installation and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A sign mounting system featuring elongated base members, mounting springs, and cover members that provide structural support, impact resistance, and ease of access for installation and maintenance, with the cover members being flexibly hinged to protect the springs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mounting springs are exposed for easy access during installation and maintenance, then ease of operation is improved, but impact resistance and protection for mounting components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional segments: the base member mounted to the sign structure, the mounting springs for tensioning the sign, and the removable cover member for protection. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while being accessible when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover member acts as an intermediary element between the external environment and the mounting springs. It provides impact protection and environmental shielding while allowing access to the springs when installation or maintenance is required, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a protective cover member is added to protect mounting springs, then impact resistance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cover member combines multiple functions into a single component: it provides impact protection, environmental shielding, and aesthetic coverage for the mounting springs. By merging these functions, the design avoids adding separate protective structures, brackets, or housings that would increase complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover member is designed as a thin-walled structural element that provides adequate protection without requiring thick or complex construction. This approach delivers the necessary impact resistance and environmental protection while maintaining a simple, lightweight design that doesn't significantly increase device complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the cover member is permanently secured to protect the springs, then impact resistance is improved, but ease of repair and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover member transitions from a static, permanently fixed state to a dynamic, removable state. It is designed to be easily detached and reattached, allowing the mounting springs to be accessed for installation, adjustment, or maintenance while providing continuous protection during normal operation. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between permanent protection and maintenance accessibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system offers improved impact resistance, maintains the sign in a taut condition, and facilitates easy installation and maintenance by allowing access to mounting components without complete disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
at least one mounting spring for tautly mounting the flexible material sign to the base member. The at least one mounting spring has a first end secured to the base member and a second end secured to the flexible material sign
Data Source
AI summary
A sign mounting system for tautly mounting a flexible material sign to an associated sign structure includes a plurality of elongated sign mounting member assemblies adapted to be mounted to the associated sign structure to define a perimeter for the flexible material sign. At least one of the plurality of elongated sign mounting member assemblies includes an elongated base member adapted to be mounted to the associated sign structure, at least one mounting spring for tautly mounting the flexible material sign to the base member, the at least one mounting spring having a first end secured to the base member and a second end secured to the flexible material sign, and an elongated cover member complementarily and removably secured to the elongated base member for covering the at least one mounting spring. The elongated cover member is flexibly hinged to the elongated base member for allowing access to the at least one mounting spring.