T-Bar Mounting Bracket With Adjustable Clip For Recessed Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current luminaire mounting systems for recessed fixtures in T-grid ceiling systems require multiple tools and complex connections, making installation difficult and unsafe, especially when working above the ceiling level.
Innovation Solution
A T-bar mounting system with a bracket and clip assembly that allows tool-free installation, featuring a bracket with an adjustment aperture, a releasable clip, and a fastener for secure attachment to the T-grid, providing three points of contact for stability and preventing ceiling tile float.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional mounting systems are used to attach hanger bars to inverted T-grid, then structural support is provided, but multiple tools and complex connections are required making installation difficult and unsafe
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a bar engagement portion that attaches to the T-bar grid, a fixture support portion that holds the luminaire, and an adjustment mechanism with aperture and positioning features. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while simplifying the overall installation process through modular assembly without requiring multiple tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket acts as an intermediary component between the T-bar grid and the luminaire fixture. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies the connection process by eliminating the need for complex direct attachments or multiple specialized tools, thereby reducing installation complexity while maintaining structural support.
2Reliability
If multiple connections are used to secure the fixture, then stability is improved, but installation time increases and safety decreases when working above ceiling level
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is pre-configured with aperture positions, locator tabs, and adjustment features during manufacturing. These preliminary actions allow the installer to quickly achieve proper positioning and secure connections without requiring multiple adjustment steps or tools during installation, thereby reducing installation time while maintaining fixture stability through pre-engineered connection points.
3Manufacturing precision
If adjustment mechanisms are added to the mounting system, then positioning precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism utilizes a vertical aperture dimension within the bracket to enable positioning adjustments. By incorporating multiple aperture positions along the vertical axis, the system achieves precise positioning capability without requiring complex lateral adjustment mechanisms or additional components, thereby maintaining simplicity while improving positioning precision.
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AI summary
A T-bar mounting bracket assembly for a luminaire fixture frame having a bracket, a clip vertically adjustable relative to the bracket, the clip extending through an opening in the bracket, a fastener extending through the bracket and the clip and, the fastener spaced from a location where the clip passes through the opening.