L-Shaped Bracket Mounting Assembly for Toilet Flange Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional toilet mounting assemblies fail to provide secure and comfortable fixation due to forward or backward offsetting of the toilet, leading to inadequate contact with the floor, and the L-shaped supporting members tend to deform over time, compromising the locking mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly featuring L-shaped brackets with internally and externally raised portions, arcuate slots, and a locating groove that securely lock onto a toilet flange, enhancing lateral and forward support forces while allowing for deformation to prevent stress damage, ensuring stable and long-lasting fixation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If L-shaped supporting members are used to fix the toilet, then the toilet can be mounted on the toilet flange, but the supporting members deform over time causing suspension portion to bend and fixation becomes insecure
Solution Approach 1:
The L-shaped bracket is divided into two separate components: a first bracket portion that contacts the toilet flange and a second bracket portion that contacts the toilet. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized independently and prevents deformation by distributing mechanical stresses across separate elements rather than a single continuous L-shaped member.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a vertical dimension to the bracket structure by stacking the first and second bracket portions vertically. The first bracket portion is positioned at a first height and the second bracket portion at a second height, creating a three-dimensional configuration that enhances structural rigidity and resistance to deformation compared to a conventional planar L-shaped design.
2Ease of manufacture
If the corner of connection area of horizontal extension and longitudinal portion is perpendicular, then manufacturing is simplified, but the lateral locking force deforms the longitudinal portion reducing support function
Solution Approach 1:
The connection area between the horizontal extension and longitudinal portion employs an asymmetric design where the corner is not perpendicular. Instead, it features a rounded or filleted transition that distributes lateral locking forces more evenly across the connection zone, preventing concentration of stress at a single point and reducing deformation of the longitudinal portion while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.
3Reliability
If second bolt is screwed tightly to secure the toilet, then the toilet is fixed firmly, but the supporting member loosens the toilet easily due to lateral locking force
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is segmented into first and second portions that can independently accommodate and distribute the lateral locking forces generated by the second bolt. This segmentation prevents force concentration that would otherwise cause the supporting member to loosen over time, while still achieving firm fixation through the combined action of both bracket portions and the bolt.
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AI summary
A mounting assembly is used to fix a toilet on a toilet flange and contains two L-shaped brackets fixed on the toilet flange and each having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The horizontal portion has an internally raised portion, an externally raised portion, and a locating groove. The internally raised portion is retained in each arcuate slot of the toilet flange, and the locating groove is horizontally formed on the peripheral fence. The horizontal portion further has a recess for inserting an extension of the second bolt, so that the extension screws with a nut. The vertical portion has a plurality of openings defined thereon, so that the first bolt inserts into the through hole of each longitudinal fence to screw with one of the plurality of openings, such that the toilet is positioned on the toilet flange by ways of the mounting assembly.