Universal Mounting Bracket With Adjustable Clamps for Module Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing process requires multiple specific mounting brackets for different electronic systems, leading to increased design and production costs due to the need for custom brackets for each system, which cannot accommodate various sizes and shapes of electronic device modules efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A universal mounting bracket with adjustable clamp assemblies and movable slats that can secure electronic device modules of varying thicknesses and heights, utilizing adhesive-backed reclosable fasteners for additional stability, allowing for flexible mounting of different sized and shaped modules on a single bracket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple specific mounting brackets are designed for different electronic systems, then each system can be securely mounted, but design and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with adjustable clamps and movable slats that can be positioned at multiple locations, enabling a single bracket design to securely mount various electronic device modules of different sizes and shapes across multiple electronic systems, thereby eliminating the need for multiple specific bracket designs
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom mounting brackets are designed for each electronic system, then specific mounting requirements are met, but design time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates adjustable clamps with movable parts that can be positioned at different locations and secured in place, along with movable slats that can be repositioned along the mounting plate, providing dynamic adaptability to accommodate various module configurations without requiring multiple custom static designs
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is divided into independent functional components including adjustable clamps with fixed and movable parts, and separate movable slats, each capable of independent adjustment and positioning, allowing flexible configuration for different mounting requirements while simplifying the overall design
3Ease of manufacture
If a single universal mounting bracket is used for various electronic device modules, then production costs are reduced, but the bracket must accommodate various sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket utilizes adjustable clamps where the movable part can be positioned at any location within a preset range, and movable slats that can be repositioned along the mounting plate, allowing the physical parameters of the bracket configuration to be changed to accommodate electronic device modules of various sizes and shapes
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The universal mounting bracket significantly reduces production costs by enabling the use of a single bracket for multiple electronic systems, accommodating various module sizes and shapes, and ensuring secure mounting without the need for custom designs.
Implementation Method 1
a first adhesive-backed reclosable fastener piece affixed to a surface of the first movable part facing the mounting plate, the first adhesive-backed reclosable fastener piece being configured to adhere to another adhesive-backed reclosable fastener piece disposed on a surface of the first electronic device module
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AI summary
A mounting bracket holds electronic device modules having various sizes and shapes. The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate. An adjustable clamp includes a fixed part attached to the mounting plate, and a movable part that is movable to any spacing from the mounting plate within a preset range and is securable anywhere within the preset range. The adjustable clamp holds an electronic device module against the mounting plate. A movable slat moves along the mounting plate to any distance from the fixed part within a fixed range and is securable to the mounting plate anywhere within the fixed range. The movable slat holds the electronic device module against the fixed part. The mounting bracket therefore holds electronic device modules of various sizes and shapes upon the electronic device module having a thickness within a range of thicknesses and a height within a range of heights.