Unitary Mount Composite Structure for Corrosion-Resistant Support
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounts for constructional components suffer from corrosion, wear, complex coupling arrangements, limited endurance, and are not adaptable to various weight classes or climates, often damaging finished flooring and posing safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A unitary mount design featuring a vertical receptacle, flanges, and support-chutes, made of durable materials like polymeric compounds, allowing for customizable strength and aesthetic appeal, with integrated bolt-holes and support-chutes for secure and versatile attachment to vertical and horizontal surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If metal mounts are used for supporting constructional components, then strength and weight carrying capabilities are improved, but corrosion and wear occur over time
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is constructed using composite materials specifically designed to resist corrosion and wear while maintaining structural strength. The material composition combines properties to achieve both high weight carrying capability and long-term durability in various environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount design incorporates parameter changes in material selection and structural configuration to optimize the balance between strength and corrosion resistance. Different material properties are selected based on specific application requirements and environmental conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular design with multiple components is used, then ease of assembly and adaptability are improved, but system failure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mount integrates multiple functional components into a single unified structure. The vertical receptacle, flanges, support-chutes, and coupling mechanisms are merged into one piece, eliminating the risks associated with multiple separate components while maintaining adaptability through design features that accommodate various constructional elements.
3Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate parts are used in the mount, then ease of manufacture and customization are improved, but manufacturing time and testing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is manufactured as a single integrated piece, consolidating multiple components into one manufacturing process. This reduces assembly time and eliminates the need for extensive testing of multiple separate parts while maintaining customization capability through mold design and material selection.
4Strength
If metal-on-wood contact is used in the mount, then structural support is improved, but protective paint chips off and corrosion occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The mount uses composite materials that provide structural support without the metal-on-wood contact that causes paint chipping and corrosion. The material composition maintains strength while eliminating the harmful interaction between metal and wood surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The design converts the potential harm of metal-to-surface contact into a benefit by using composite materials that naturally resist corrosion and wear, eliminating the need for protective coatings that would otherwise chip and fail.
5Ease of operation
If existing floor mount guardrail mounts are used, then initial installation is possible, but they damage finished flooring during reinstallation
Solution Approach 1:
The mount design incorporates parameter changes in the coupling mechanism to enable safe removal and reinstallation without damaging finished flooring. The structural parameters are optimized to distribute forces and prevent concentration stresses that would cause flooring damage.
Data Source
AI summary
A unitary mount/support that comprises, at least one vertical receptacle, at least one flange and a vertical support-chute which is disposed, between the vertical receptacle and the flange which is facing in a vertical plane. Further, the unitary mount/support comprises, a second flange, wherein amongst the two flanges of the mount/support, first flange is a vertical-facing flange and the second flange is a horizontal-facing flange. Furthermore, the mount has a horizontal receptacle, wherein the horizontal receptacle shares a common wall-portion with the vertical receptacle. Moreover, the any of the support-chute has a posterior-end, which is utilised as a receptacle for receiving an insert.