Surface Mount Anchor Compression for Hollow Object Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surface mount technologies for hollow objects, such as fence posts, fail to effectively restrain movement between the mount and the object, leading to connection failures.
Innovation Solution
A surface mount design featuring a base with movable anchors that compress hollow objects between the anchor and the base wall, using a fastener to secure the object as the anchor moves inward, ensuring retention through both the fastener and compressive force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fastener is passed through the wall and hollow object into a fixed anchor, then the hollow object is secured to the surface, but the hollow object can still move within the mount causing connection failure
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to advance toward the hollow object when the fastener is tightened. This dynamic adjustment enables the anchor to reach and compress the object, eliminating movement and ensuring reliable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount structure is divided into separate components: a base, a movable anchor, and a fastener system. This segmentation allows the anchor to move independently to achieve proper compression of the hollow object while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Reliability
If the anchor is advanced to compress the hollow object between the anchor and wall, then movement is restrained and connection reliability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor mechanism is self-actuating through the fastener tightening process. As the fastener is tightened, it automatically advances the anchor toward the hollow object, eliminating the need for separate actuation mechanisms and reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchor is pre-positioned within the base in a retracted state, ready to advance when needed. This preliminary positioning allows the compression action to occur naturally during the fastening process without requiring additional steps or complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
A surface mount includes a base for receiving a hollow object that is to be secured with the mount to another surface. The interior area includes a movable anchor than can be advanced toward the wall that defines a hollow object receiving area, so that a hollow object is pinched or compressed between the anchor and its respective wall.