Wall Mount Guide Member Segmentation for Display Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall mounts for displays are heavy, require complex alignment, and often degrade the display design, as they need to be stiff to securely attach large and varied-sized displays to walls, and lack efficient horizontal adjustment and inventory management solutions.
Innovation Solution
A wall mount design featuring flexible guide members made of lighter materials like polycarbonate, coupled with stiff fixing brackets, allows for easy installation and adjustment of displays of various sizes, using magnetic and adjustable mechanisms to securely attach displays to walls without degrading their design, and includes a handle for stable mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the wall mount is made of stiff material to securely attach displays, then the fixing reliability is improved, but the weight of the wall mount increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount is divided into two functional segments: guide members made of lightweight flexible material (polycarbonate) for positioning and alignment, and fixing brackets made of stiff material for secure attachment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, reducing overall weight while maintaining fixing reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the wall mount have different material properties tailored to their local requirements. The guide members use flexible lightweight material where flexibility and lightness are needed, while the fixing brackets use stiff material where structural strength is required. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction between weight and reliability.
2Shape
If the wall mount is integrated into the display apparatus, then the design is improved, but the alignment time during mounting increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide members are designed to automatically guide the display apparatus into proper alignment during mounting. The flexible guide members self-adjust to guide the display brackets into correct position without requiring manual alignment operations, thus maintaining good design integration while eliminating time-consuming alignment procedures.
3Reliability
If a groove is formed in the rear surface of the display to couple with wall mount, then the mounting stability is improved, but the design of the display is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling groove is extracted from the display apparatus and relocated to the wall mount's guide members. The display apparatus maintains its original design without grooves, while the wall mount incorporates the guiding and coupling features in its guide members. This extraction preserves display design quality while maintaining mounting stability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If wall mounts of various sizes are used for displays of various sizes, then the adaptability is improved, but the inventory management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount system uses universal guide members that can accommodate displays of various sizes through adjustable bracket positions and flexible guidance. The standardized guide member design with adjustable features allows a single wall mount model to serve multiple display sizes, improving adaptability while simplifying inventory management through product standardization.
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 solution enables efficient, cost-effective, and versatile display mounting that supports various display sizes, improves inventory management, and allows for easy horizontal adjustment, ensuring secure and design-preserving attachment to walls.
Implementation Method 1
using magnetic and adjustable mechanisms to securely attach displays to walls
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AI summary
A wall mount including a guide member. The guide member includes a first guide coupling portion positioned in one end portion of the guide member, a second guide coupling portion positioned in another end portion of the guide member, the second guide coupling portion being symmetrical to the first guide coupling portion, a third guide coupling portion positioned between the first guide coupling portion and a center of the guide member, and a fourth guide coupling portion positioned between the second guide coupling portion and the center of the guide member and being symmetrical to the third guide coupling portion; a first fixing bracket coupleable to the first guide coupling portion or the third guide coupling portion; and a second fixing bracket coupleable to the second guide coupling portion or the fourth guide coupling portion.