Universal Seat Plate Mounting Bracket for Varying Cladding Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing seat plate mounting brackets face delays in construction due to the need for custom dimensions matching the exterior wall cladding thickness, leading to stock availability issues and delayed on-site use.
Innovation Solution
A universal seat plate mounting bracket assembly with a back plate, knife plate, and repositionable seat pad, allowing for adjustable attachment at various transverse distances, along with a kit of components for assembly, enabling flexible accommodation of different cladding thicknesses and facilitating immediate on-site use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If seat plate mounting brackets are custom-dimensioned to match specific exterior wall cladding thickness, then the brackets can properly accommodate the cladding thickness, but construction delays occur when brackets are not in stock and must be ordered from remote locations
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with an adjustable mechanism that allows a single bracket design to accommodate multiple cladding thicknesses. The bracket includes an adjustable arm or positioning mechanism that can be set to different distances from the wall surface, enabling one universal bracket to replace multiple custom-dimensioned brackets for different cladding thicknesses.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates movable or adjustable components that allow the mounting position to be dynamically changed on-site. This adjustability enables the bracket to adapt to varying cladding thicknesses without requiring custom manufacturing, allowing immediate use during construction regardless of the specific cladding thickness encountered.
2Adaptability or versatility
If seat plate mounting brackets are designed to accommodate varying cladding thicknesses, then pre-ordering becomes possible and on-site availability improves, but the bracket design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into separate modular components, such as a fixed mounting plate attached to the stud and an adjustable arm or positioning mechanism that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows the bracket to accommodate varying cladding thicknesses through simple component adjustment rather than complex custom design, maintaining simplicity while achieving versatility.
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AI summary
A universal seat plate mounting bracket assembly that includes a mounting bracket having a back plate and a knife plate, and a seat pad. The back plate has transversely z spaced first and second major surfaces. The knife plate has laterally y spaced first and second major surfaces and a proximal transverse z end affixed to the first major surface of the back plate. The seat pad is configured and arranged for repositionable fixed attachment atop the upper longitudinal x edge of the knife plate at one of a plurality of selective transverse z distances from the back plate. The seat pad includes a seat plate with first and second major surfaces longitudinally x spaced from one another when the seat pad is attached atop the upper edge of the knife plate.