Sliding Bracket Hanger Assembly for T-Bar Ceiling Grids
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing access point mounts for suspended ceiling T-bars require manual adjustment or separate mounts for different T-bar widths, leading to inefficiencies in installation and removal.
Innovation Solution
A hanger assembly with a slidable bracket system and guideways that adjusts to accommodate various T-bar widths, using springs for clamping, allowing for easy attachment and detachment without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing mounts are used for different T-bar widths, then separate mounts or manual adjustments are required, but this increases device complexity and installation time
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger assembly is designed with a universal mounting mechanism that can accommodate multiple T-bar widths (15mm, 19mm, 23mm, 27mm) using a single device. The adjustable bracket system with guideways and slots allows the same mount to adapt to different ceiling grid specifications, eliminating the need for multiple separate mounts for different width requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic adjustability through slidable brackets that can be repositioned along guideways. This allows the mount to dynamically adapt its configuration based on the specific T-bar width encountered during installation, transitioning from a static fixed-mount design to a dynamic adjustable design that responds to varying installation conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustments are required for different T-bar thicknesses, then installation time increases, but this provides adaptability to various ceiling grids
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger assembly is pre-configured with guideways, slots, and spring mechanisms that are designed to automatically accommodate different T-bar widths without requiring manual measurement or adjustment during installation. The preliminary design incorporates all necessary adjustment capabilities, allowing installers to simply attach the device to the ceiling grid and have it self-adjust to the correct configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system employs spring-loaded brackets that automatically adjust their position and apply appropriate clamping force based on the T-bar width. The device serves itself by using the spring mechanism to detect and adapt to the correct mounting position, eliminating the need for manual adjustment operations and reducing installation time while maintaining full adaptability.
3Device complexity
If a fixed-mount design is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different T-bar widths without separate mounts
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger assembly is divided into segmented components including multiple brackets, guideways, and slots that work together to provide adjustability. Rather than a single fixed structure, the mounting system is segmented into movable and adjustable parts that can be independently positioned to accommodate different T-bar widths, maintaining relative structural simplicity while achieving versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure attachment of access points to suspended ceilings with different T-bar thicknesses without manual adjustments or separate clips, facilitating easy installation and removal.
Implementation Method 1
a first spring to urge the second bracket toward the first bracket
Data Source
AI summary
A hanger assembly for clamping onto a T-bar of a suspended ceiling, the T-bar including a flange portion and a web portion, the hanger assembly including a first bracket for attaching to an access point, the first bracket including a first horizontal wall for hanging onto one section of the flange on one side of the web portion; a second bracket slidable with respect to the first bracket, the second bracket including a second horizontal wall for hanging onto another section of the flange portion on another side of the web portion; a first guideway and a second guideway attached to the first bracket; the second bracket is slidable toward or away from the first bracket along the first and second guideways; and a first spring to urge the second bracket toward the first bracket.