Pivoting Wall-Mount Support With Hidden Cable Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall-mount supports do not provide a hiding space to accommodate cables of electronic devices, limiting their versatility in supporting devices of varying sizes.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mount support design featuring a wall bracket with a vertical track, a slidably mounted carrier, and arcuate cover plates that pivot to create an accommodating space between the cover plate and the wall bracket, allowing for cable management and adjustment of the supporting arms for different device sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the wall-mount support structure is simplified without additional components, then the device complexity is reduced, but the cable management capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cover plate (originally just a protective component) with cable accommodation functionality by creating an enclosed space between the cover plate and wall bracket. This merging of protective and cable management functions into a single structural element adds versatility without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover plate is designed to serve multiple functions: it protects internal components, provides structural support, and creates an enclosed space for cable management. This multi-functionality approach allows the wall-mount support to handle both device support and cable organization without requiring separate dedicated components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cover plate is made fixed to fully enclose the space, then the cable hiding capability is improved, but the adjustability for different device sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cover plate is designed with rotational movement capability around a pivot axis, transitioning between opened and closed positions. This dynamic design allows the cover plate to be opened for adjusting supporting arms to different device sizes, then closed to provide cable hiding capability, thus maintaining both adaptability and cable management functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot mechanism is pre-configured to allow easy rotation of the cover plate between opened and closed states. This preliminary preparation of the rotation mechanism enables users to quickly switch between adjustment mode (opened) and cable hiding mode (closed) without complex operations.
3Ease of operation
If the cover plate is made movable to allow adjustment, then the ease of operation is improved, but the cable hiding capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cover plate incorporates a pivot mechanism that enables controlled movement between opened and closed positions. This dynamic design allows the cover plate to be opened during adjustment operations for easy access to supporting arms, then securely closed to restore cable hiding capability, thus maintaining both operational ease and cable management functionality.
4Adaptability or versatility
If additional components are added to provide cable management, then the cable hiding capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cable management function with the existing cover plate structure by utilizing the enclosed space between the cover plate and wall bracket. This approach avoids adding separate cable management components, thus improving cable hiding capability while minimizing increases in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover plate is designed to serve multiple functions including component protection, structural support, and cable accommodation. By making the cover plate multi-functional, the patent achieves cable hiding capability without requiring additional dedicated components, thus avoiding significant complexity increases.
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AI summary
A wall-mount support includes: a wall bracket adapted to be mounted on a wall, defining a vertical track, and having front and rear connecting ends disposed outwardly of the vertical track; a carrier mounted slidably on the vertical track; a supporting unit connected to the carrier and adapted to support an electronic device thereon; and an arcuate cover plate having front and rear ends. The front and rear ends of the arcuate cover plate are respectively connected to the front and rear connecting ends of the wall bracket to define an accommodating space between the cover plate and the wall bracket. The arcuate cover plate is pivoted to one of the front and rear connecting ends of the wall bracket so as to be rotatable relative to the wall bracket about an axis parallel to the vertical track between opened and closed positions.