Suspension system and method for mounting a piece of furniture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing furniture suspension systems face stability issues when subjected to high loads, particularly in lightweight construction walls where fastening means are spaced apart from cabinet hangers, leading to potential detachment and instability.
Innovation Solution
A suspension system with a rail and fastening element that includes a hook-shaped holding section and an upper horizontal web, allowing for secure attachment of furniture bodies to the rail, limiting movement and enhancing stability by fixing the furniture body to the wall through multiple points, even when fastening means are distant from the cabinet hangers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If fastening means are arranged at a distance from cabinet hangers in lightweight construction walls, then ease of installation is improved, but stability under high loads deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension system is divided into separate functional elements: cabinet hangers for hanging, fastening means for wall attachment, and a fastening element for additional stabilization. This segmentation allows each element to be optimized independently and positioned at optimal locations to resolve the contradiction between installation ease and load stability
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening element extends the stabilization function into a new spatial dimension by connecting the cabinet hanger area to the rail at a different location. This additional dimensional connection provides stability under high loads without requiring the fastening means to be positioned close to the cabinet hangers, thus maintaining ease of installation
2Adaptability or versatility
If rail fasteners are spaced apart from cabinet hangers, then adaptability to wall structures is improved, but stability under high loads deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the wall attachment function (rail fasteners) from the cabinet hanging function (cabinet hangers), allowing independent optimization. The fastening element bridges this separation, providing stability without constraining the spacing between fasteners and hangers, thus enabling adaptability to various wall structures while maintaining load stability
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening element acts as an intermediary component that connects the cabinet hanger assembly to the rail at a different location. This intermediary provides the necessary mechanical linkage for stability under high loads while allowing the fasteners to be positioned at optimal locations for adapting to different wall structures
3Reliability
If multiple fastening points are used to stabilize furniture, then stability under high loads is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening element combines multiple functions into a single component: it connects the cabinet hanger to the rail, provides stabilization under high loads, and enables flexible positioning. This merging reduces the number of separate fastening components needed while maintaining enhanced stability, thus improving reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity
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AI summary
A suspension system for furniture includes a rail fixable to a wall and having a holding section. The system also includes a furniture body with an top, a bottom, and two side walls connecting the top to the bottom, as well as at least two cabinet hangers fixed to the furniture body, each of which is suspended by a mounting hook from the holding section of the rails, and a fastening element arranged on a top side of the furniture body connected to the rail or formed integrally with the rail. The fastening element is fixed to the furniture body via at least one fastening mechanism.