Spring-Base Twist Mount for Fast Rotatable Strong Fixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mounting systems face a trade-off between strength, speed of installation, rotational adjustability, and economy, where a strong mount is often costly, requires more time to install, or compromises on rotational adjustability due to multiple substrate-penetrating elements.
Innovation Solution
The Twist-Base Mount combines a single-screw, self-boring substrate-penetrating element with a flexible, concave base element that acts as a spring, providing additional strength through downward pressure around its circumference, allowing quick installation and 360-degree rotation while maintaining uniform pressure, and is economical due to its insert-molded construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If multiple substrate-penetrating elements are used to increase mounting strength, then the mount becomes stronger, but the installation time increases and the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base element is divided into multiple circumferential regions that independently engage with the substrate, allowing the single penetrating element to distribute mounting strength across multiple contact points around the circumference, thereby achieving strong mounting without requiring multiple penetrating elements
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-point penetration approach to a circumferential engagement approach, distributing the mounting function across the entire circumference of the base element rather than relying on multiple discrete penetrating elements, thus reducing installation complexity and time while maintaining strength
2Strength
If multiple substrate-penetrating elements are used to increase mounting strength, then the mount becomes stronger, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functions of multiple substrate-penetrating elements into a single integrated base element with circumferential engagement features, combining what would traditionally require multiple separate components into one unified structure, thereby reducing device complexity and cost while maintaining mounting strength
Solution Approach 2:
The single substrate-penetrating element is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides the primary anchoring function while simultaneously enabling circumferential engagement of the base element with the substrate, replacing what would traditionally require multiple specialized components
3Strength
If a rigid base element is used to maintain structural strength, then the mount remains strong, but rotational adjustability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base element incorporates circumferential engagement features that allow dynamic rotation around the substrate-penetrating element while maintaining continuous contact with the substrate, enabling the mount to be rotated to various positions without compromising mounting strength, thus providing both strength and rotational adjustability
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
The Twist-Base Mount achieves strong, quick, and rotatable mounting with uniform pressure distribution, balancing strength, speed, and economy by using a single-screw, self-boring mechanism and a spring-like concave base element formed through plastic-injection molding.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible, concave base element that, once installed, acts as a spring, exerting a downward force upon the substrate around its circumference
Implementation Method 2
a single-screw, self-boring, substrate-penetrating element
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AI summary
The Twist-Base Mount couples a single-screw, substrate-penetrating element with an elastically-deformable, concave base element that, once installed, acts as a spring, exerting a downward force upon the substrate around its circumference. Because the base element is rigidly attached to the substrate-penetrating element, a force applied to the Mount parallel to the plane of the substrate is offset by the pressure of the perimeter of the base element against the substrate, resulting in additional strength. The Mount's single-screw, self-boring element allows quick and easy installation. The spring-like base-element permits 360-degree rotation of the Mount while maintaining uniform pressure against the substrate, thereby preserving strength regardless of rotational positioning. The mount remains economical in relation to mounts of similar strength and rotational adjustability due to its insert-molded construction.