Universal Mounting Bracket for Variable Aircraft Hole Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting systems require exact matching of device hole patterns with structural environments, limiting flexibility and adaptability, especially in space-constrained environments like aircraft lavatories, where different classes often have different hole patterns, necessitating customized devices for each structure.
Innovation Solution
A universal fixing system, such as a universal mounting bracket, allows devices to be installed in various structures without adapters, featuring a bracket with adjustable first fixing means that can be fixed from the front or back, integrating supply connections, and requiring only a single screw for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a device is designed with a fixed hole pattern to match a specific structure, then the device can be securely mounted to that structure, but the device cannot be adapted to structures with different hole patterns
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed as a universal mounting component that can accommodate multiple hole patterns through its adjustable fixing means. The bracket body includes multiple mounting holes arranged in different patterns, allowing it to be adapted to various structural environments without requiring different device designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing means incorporate adjustable elements that can be repositioned along the bracket body to match different hole patterns. This dynamic adjustability allows the same bracket design to work with multiple structural configurations, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple screws are used to fix the bracket to match different hole patterns, then the device can be securely mounted, but the installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is pre-designed with multiple mounting holes and adjustment features built into its structure before installation. This preliminary preparation allows installers to quickly adapt the bracket to different hole patterns without requiring complex assembly procedures or multiple separate components during installation.
3Reliability
If the fixing means are visible after installation, then the mounting is secure, but the aesthetic appearance of the device is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing means are extracted from the visible front view of the device and repositioned to the back side of the bracket. This allows the mounting hardware to remain accessible for secure installation while being hidden from the aesthetic perspective, resolving the contradiction between mounting security and visual appearance.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a fixing system to connect, install, mount and/or fix a device or an equipment to a structure or a structural environment such as, for example, an aircraft structure, through at least one first fixing means and at least one second fixing means. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for using such a fixing system in a method for connecting, installing, mounting and/or fixing a device or an equipment to a structure or a structural environment such as, for example, an aircraft structure to a structure of the aircraft and to a device. The fixing system can be a bracket (100). The fixing system comprises at least one first fixing means to connect a structure or a structural environment to the fixing system and at least one second fixing means to connect a device or an equipment to the fixing system.