Snap-Fastened Surface-Mounted Light and Camera for Hygienic Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surface-mounted lights and cameras for machine process chambers face challenges with complex assembly and maintenance, dirt accumulation, and unsuitability for the food industry due to screw connections, which can loosen under vibrations and provide gaps for germ accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A surface-mounted lamp and camera system with a tool-free, snap-fastening mechanism using a U-shaped fastening means with a beveled trap and undercut design, allowing secure attachment and easy detachment without tools, and a connecting pin system that forms a secure, gap-free connection, suitable for use in the food industry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screw connections are used for mounting surface-mounted lights and cameras, then the mounting is secure and reliable, but the assembly and disassembly become complex and time-consuming, and dirt accumulation occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw connection system with a spring-loaded clamp mechanism. The spring element provides continuous clamping force to secure the mounting, while the clamp can be quickly opened and closed without tools. This substitution eliminates the need for threaded fasteners while maintaining secure attachment and enabling tool-free assembly and disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded clamp mechanism is designed to maintain its clamping force automatically through the spring's elastic properties. The mounting system serves itself by using the spring's inherent elasticity to provide continuous pressure, ensuring secure attachment without requiring additional locking mechanisms or complex assembly procedures.
2Reliability
If screw connections are used for mounting surface-mounted lights and cameras, then the mounting is secure, but maintenance becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces screw connections with a spring-loaded clamp that can be quickly opened and closed by hand. This allows maintenance personnel to remove and replace lighting or camera components without tools, significantly reducing maintenance time and complexity while maintaining secure mounting through the spring's continuous clamping force.
3Reliability
If screw connections are used for mounting surface-mounted lights and cameras, then the mounting is secure, but dirt accumulation and germ accumulation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces screw connections with a spring-loaded clamp mechanism that features smooth surfaces and enclosed structures. This design eliminates the threads, gaps, and pockets inherent in screw connections where dirt and germs can accumulate. The clamp's simple, smooth geometry prevents contamination while maintaining secure mounting through elastic clamping force.
4Reliability
If screw connections are used for mounting surface-mounted lights and cameras, then the mounting is secure, but the connections can loosen under vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces screw connections with a spring-loaded clamp that uses elastic clamping force to secure the mounting. The spring continuously applies pressure to maintain contact between the clamp and the mounting surface, compensating for any movement or vibration. This elastic connection remains stable under vibrational conditions where screw connections would loosen, as the spring automatically adjusts to maintain clamping force.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick, tool-free installation and secure attachment of surface-mounted lights and cameras, preventing dirt accumulation and ensuring stability under vibrations, while being suitable for the food industry by eliminating screw connections and providing a secure, sanitary mounting solution.
Implementation Method 1
The latch is configured to perform an elastic evasive movement when a connecting pin is inserted and to engage in the connecting pin in the manner of a snapper
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a surface-mounted light and/or camera (1) for mounting on a wall (5), in particular an inner wall of a machine, comprising a housing (10) with a front area (12), a rear area (14), and side walls (13), at least one light source (50) and/or at least one camera (60), wherein at least one recess (20) is provided in the rear area (14) in which at least one fastening element (30) is arranged, the fastening element (30) forming a trap in the recess (20) that is beveled towards the rear area (14). The present invention further relates to a connecting pin (2) for fastening the surface-mounted light and/or camera (1) to a wall (5) and a surface-mounted light and/or camera mounting system (3).