Furniture Support Column Clamp for Stable Corner Shelf Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing attachment devices for support elements on furniture support columns are costly to produce and lack stability, especially when trying to utilize hard-to-reach areas as storage space in corner areas.
Innovation Solution
A cost-effective attachment device with locking means featuring a base body with receiving sections and a clamping body that securely clamps the support column, allowing for non-positive engagement and easy assembly, using materials like metal or plastic, and allowing for rotational and perpendicular movement to optimize friction-locked connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If existing attachment devices are used to attach support elements on support columns, then the support element can be fixed on the support column, but the production cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment device is divided into separate functional components: a base body with receiving section and a separate clamping body. This segmentation allows for simpler, more cost-effective manufacturing of individual parts while maintaining the overall stability function when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping body is designed as a simple, inexpensive component that can be easily replaced if needed. The design uses basic geometric forms and common materials that reduce production costs while providing sufficient functionality for the application.
2Reliability
If the clamping body is made displaceable and rotatable on the base body, then the friction-locked connection is optimized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping body is designed to be displaceable and rotatable relative to the base body, creating a dynamic mounting mechanism. This allows the clamping body to self-align and optimize the friction-locked connection during assembly and operation, improving reliability without requiring complex control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The displaceable and rotatable design allows the clamping body to automatically optimize its position for friction locking without external intervention. The mechanism self-adjusts during assembly, reducing the need for complex adjustment mechanisms or skilled installation procedures.
3Ease of operation
If the support element is made rotatable on the support column, then hard-to-reach corner areas become accessible, but the attachment device becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is designed to be rotatable on the support column through the attachment device, enabling dynamic repositioning. This allows users to rotate the support element to access hard-to-reach corner storage areas, improving ease of operation while the modular attachment device keeps the added complexity manageable.
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 solution provides increased stability and cost-effectiveness by allowing for automated assembly, preventing clamping body detachment during transport, and enabling easy tool-free operation, making it suitable for mass production and efficient use in corner cabinets.
Implementation Method 1
The clamping body acts on the support column, for example between two contact areas, and can be pressed with the support device against the support column in contact with the contact area of the receiving section in such a way that the support column is clamped between the contact area and the clamping body
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AI summary
Mounting device (1) for a support element (3) on a support column (2) of a piece of furniture (25), with locking means with which the support element (3) can be fixed on the upstanding support column (2). The locking means have a base body (33) on which a receiving section (7,8) is provided, the receiving section (7,8) being designed in such a way that the support column (2) can be attached to a contact area (23) in an arranged state. on the receiving section (7.8). The locking means comprise a clamping body (17) and a support device formed on the base body (33). The clamping body (17) acts e.g. between two contact areas on the support column (2) and can be pressed with the support device on the support column (2) lying against the contact areas of the receiving section (7, 8) in such a way that the support column (2) between the contact areas and is clamped in the clamping body (17) and can be arranged in a non-positive manner and the clamping body (17) is arranged with its longitudinal axis (A) parallel or essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis (B) of the support column (2).