Spring-Leg Node Mounting Bracket for Easy Chamber Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Nodes in monitoring systems installed within fluid piping systems are difficult to access and remove once installed.
Innovation Solution
A node mounting bracket with a spring leg configured to frictionally engage the inner chamber surface of an access chamber and a handle for easy installation and removal, supporting the monitoring node within the chamber.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If nodes are installed within fluid piping systems, then monitoring capability is provided, but the nodes become difficult to access and remove once installed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate functional components: a support portion for holding the node, spring legs for engagement, and a handle for manipulation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, enabling easy installation and removal while maintaining secure mounting during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The spring legs provide dynamic engagement with the chamber walls, allowing the bracket to adapt to slight variations in chamber dimensions while maintaining firm frictional contact. This dynamic mechanism enables the node to be securely held during monitoring operations yet easily removed when needed by simply pulling on the handle
2Object-affected harmful factors
If nodes are securely mounted within access chambers, then protection from external factors is provided, but accessibility for installation and removal becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary device between the node and the chamber walls. It provides the protective function by securing the node within the enclosed chamber space, while simultaneously serving as a manipulation tool through its integrated handle, thus resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design features asymmetric elements: the spring legs extend outward to engage the chamber walls for secure mounting, while the handle extends in the opposite direction for easy access and manipulation. This asymmetric configuration allows the node to be protected within the chamber while maintaining ease of installation and removal
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy installation and removal of monitoring nodes in fluid piping systems, protecting them from external factors while maintaining signal integrity.
Implementation Method 1
a spring leg extending substantially outward from the node support portion and configured to frictionally engage an inner chamber surface of the access chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A node mounting bracket for mounting a monitoring node within an access chamber includes a node support portion configured to engage and support the monitoring node; a spring leg extending substantially outward from the node support portion and configured to frictionally engage an inner chamber surface of the access chamber; and a handle extending substantially upward from the node support portion.