Wall-Mount Support With Blind Guide for Heavy Battery Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Residential energy storage systems, being heavy, pose challenges in secure and accurate wall installation, risking misalignment or falling due to their weight, especially during seismic events, and lack standardized mounting solutions.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounting apparatus featuring a support with a load-bearing surface and a blind guide that aligns and secures a device's tab, preventing horizontal movement and providing vertical support, along with a locking mechanism to ensure secure attachment to the wall, facilitating easy and safe installation of heavy devices like energy storage systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If heavy energy storage systems are mounted on wall structures, then energy storage capability is improved, but installation security and alignment accuracy deteriorate due to weight
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is divided into distinct functional components: a support structure for wall attachment, a load bearing feature for vertical support, and a blind guide for alignment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, enabling secure mounting of heavy devices without compromising installation accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The blind guide feature extends in a direction perpendicular to the mounting plane, creating a three-dimensional alignment mechanism. This vertical extension of the guide feature allows it to constrain horizontal movement of the device while the load bearing feature handles vertical support, effectively separating alignment and support functions across different spatial dimensions
2Quantity of substance
If heavy energy storage systems are mounted on wall structures, then energy storage capability is improved, but alignment accuracy deteriorates during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The blind guide feature is pre-formed on the mounting apparatus during manufacturing, creating a predetermined alignment path. This preliminary action eliminates the need for field adjustments or complex alignment procedures during installation, ensuring consistent alignment accuracy regardless of device weight
Solution Approach 2:
The blind guide acts as an intermediary element between the mounting apparatus and the device. It provides a physical constraint that guides the device into proper alignment during installation, mediating the interaction between the installer and the heavy device to achieve accurate positioning
3Ease of operation
If standardized wall mounting solutions are implemented, then installation ease is improved, but device security may deteriorate without proper load bearing features
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus merges multiple critical functions into a single integrated component: the support structure provides wall attachment, the load bearing feature ensures vertical support capacity for heavy devices, and the blind guide enables simple alignment. This merging allows standardized installation procedures without compromising security, as all necessary functions are embodied in one apparatus
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AI summary
Illustrative examples of an apparatus may be directed to a mounting apparatus for a device. The apparatus may include a support comprising a plurality of mounting apertures aligned on a mounting plane. The support may be configured to be mounted to a wall member such that the mounting plane is parallel and adjacent to the wall member. The support may also include a load bearing feature extending away from the mounting plane to support the device. The support may further include a blind guide configured to guide a device tab extending downward into a receiving space defined by the blind guide.