Universal Accessory Mount for Modular Storage Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular storage systems lack compatibility between different storage components and accessories, limiting users' ability to create customized organizational solutions without modifying existing mount interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A modular accessory system with a structure and accessory mount that engages various mount interfaces on different storage components, such as wall rails and toolboxes, allowing for seamless attachment without modification, using a range of geometrically diverse interfaces for universal compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular accessories are designed to engage multiple different storage components, then compatibility and versatility are improved, but the complexity of the accessory mount increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mount is designed with a universal interface that can engage multiple different storage components (wall rails, toolboxes, storage bins) through a single standardized mount interface design, allowing one accessory to serve multiple storage systems without requiring component-specific mounting solutions
Solution Approach 2:
The mount interface utilizes geometric parameter variations (different shapes, sizes, and configurations of engagement features) to accommodate multiple storage component types while maintaining a consistent basic mounting structure, enabling compatibility through parameter adaptation rather than structural redesign
2Ease of operation
If users can create customized storage solutions without modification, then ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mount is pre-configured with engagement features that align with standard mount interfaces on various storage components, allowing users to directly attach accessories without needing to modify or adapt the mounting surfaces, thereby simplifying installation while requiring precise manufacturing of the pre-designed interface features
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular accessories support multiple storage components, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mount employs a universal mounting structure that can interface with multiple storage component types (wall rails, toolboxes, bins) through a standardized engagement mechanism, enabling one accessory design to adapt to various storage systems without requiring multiple specialized mounting solutions
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is a modular accessory that is compatible with a first storage component that has first mount interfaces, and a second storage component that is different from the first storage component that has second mount interfaces. The modular accessory includes a structure and an accessory mount. The structure is configured to hold or support one or more objects. The accessory mount is coupled to the structure and defines an accessory mount interface. The accessory mount interface is configured to engage one or more first mount interfaces and one or more of the second mount interfaces.