Strut Mounting Bracket Assembly for Adjustable Secure Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing strut mounting brackets struggle to accommodate varying strut lengths and distances between opposite surfaces, leading to installation challenges and instability.
Innovation Solution
A strut mounting bracket design featuring a securing portion and an extending portion with protrusions that frictionally engage the strut, allowing for adjustable length support and enhanced stability by resisting movement in one direction more than the other.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional rigid mounting brackets are used, then structural strength is improved, but adaptability to varying strut lengths and distances is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates a telescoping mechanism with movable sections that can extend and retract to accommodate different strut lengths and distances between opposite surfaces. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the bracket to adapt to varying installation requirements while maintaining structural integrity through controlled mechanical movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design allows for adjustment of key dimensional parameters including the length of extending portions and the distance between mounting surfaces. By enabling continuous or discrete adjustment of these parameters, the bracket can be configured to match specific strut lengths and spacing requirements while preserving structural strength through optimized material distribution and joint design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable length support is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but structural stability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping mechanism includes locking features such as detents, cam locks, or friction-based retention systems that secure the bracket at selected extension positions. These locking mechanisms prevent unintended movement or collapse of the adjustable sections, ensuring structural stability is maintained during operation even though the bracket can be reconfigured for different lengths.
3Ease of operation
If protrusions with deflection capability are used, then ease of installation is improved, but resistance to longitudinal movement is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The protrusions are strategically positioned and dimensioned to provide localized friction engagement with the strut surface. By optimizing the location, size, and material properties of these protrusions, the design achieves sufficient grip to resist longitudinal movement while maintaining enough flexibility to allow smooth insertion during installation. The protrusions may vary in shape or material hardness to balance these competing requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design accommodates varying strut lengths and distances, facilitating easy installation and secure fixation of struts, ensuring stability and adjustability.
Implementation Method 1
the plurality of protrusions are configured to frictionally contact an inside surface of the strut
Implementation Method 2
the plurality of protrusions are configured to deflect inwards when the extending portion slidingly receives the strut
Data Source
AI summary
An improved strut mounting bracket and its components are disclosed. The strut mounting bracket includes a securing portion and an extending portion. The securing portion may be configured to couple to a surface. The extending portion is coupled to the securing portion and extends substantially perpendicularly from the securing portion. The extending portion is configured to slidingly receive a strut over the extending portion. The extending portion includes a plurality of protrusions configured to frictionally contact inside surfaces of the strut. The plurality of protrusions cause the strut to resist movement towards the securing portion, locking the strut in place when strut mounting brackets are used on both ends of the strut. The extending portion may include one or more openings configured to receive screws or any other clamping mechanism to further lock the strut mounting bracket to the strut.