Adaptable Suspension Mount for Ceiling Structures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional suspension mounts are limited in their ability to be used on various types of ceiling structures, as they are specifically designed for T-bar ceilings and cannot accommodate different metal supporter shapes, leading to installation challenges for electronic devices like wireless routers.
Innovation Solution
A suspension mount with a mount body, first clip member, and second clip member, featuring adjustable connection units and abutting portions, allowing it to adapt to different ceiling structures by modifying the height of the abutting portions relative to the mount body, enabling secure attachment to ceiling structures with varying thicknesses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional suspension mount is designed for T-bar ceilings, then it can securely attach to metal supporters, but it cannot accommodate different metal supporter shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension mount is divided into multiple independent components: a mount body and multiple clip members (first clip member, second clip member). Each clip member can be selectively connected to the mount body through connection units, allowing different configurations for different ceiling structures without redesigning the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount body is designed with multiple body connection units that can accommodate different types of clip members. The clip members feature adjustable connection portions that can adapt to various metal supporter shapes (T-bars, flat bars, etc.), making a single suspension mount design universally applicable to different ceiling structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the clip member connection portions are fixed in position, then the manufacturing is simple, but the suspension mount cannot adapt to ceiling structures with different thicknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The clip members incorporate adjustable connection portions that can change their position relative to the abutting portion. This dynamic adjustability allows the distance between the abutting portion and mount body to be modified, enabling adaptation to ceiling structures of different thicknesses while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The distance parameter between the abutting portion and mount body can be changed by reconfiguring the connection between connection portions and body connection units. This parameter adjustment enables the same suspension mount to work with ceiling structures of varying thicknesses without requiring multiple specialized designs.
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AI summary
A suspension mount is provided, which is adapted to selectively suspend an electronic device on at least one first ceiling structure or at least one second ceiling structure. The suspension mount includes a mount body, a first clip member and a second clip member. The mount body includes a first body connection unit and a second body connection unit, wherein the first body connection unit is located on one side of the mount body, and the second body connection unit is located on another side of the mount body. The first clip member includes a plurality of first member connection portions, a plurality of second member connection portions and a first abutting portion abutting the ceiling structures. The second clip member includes a plurality of third member connection portions, a plurality of fourth member connection portions and a second abutting portion abutting the ceiling structures.