Wall-mounted, configurable storage system
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall-mounted storage systems face challenges in installation precision and load distribution due to the need for careful alignment and single-point mounting, which can lead to misalignment and instability, especially when accommodating varying component lengths and loads.
Innovation Solution
The use of individual cleats with preselected spatial relationships on the back of vertical standards allows for easy alignment and secure mounting to the wall, providing multiple support points and reducing the risk of bending or slippage, while also being partially hidden from view.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple standards are mounted to the wall using screws or clips, then the standards can be securely attached to the wall, but careful placement is required to ensure the standards are parallel and the bracket slots are aligned horizontally
Solution Approach 1:
A horizontal track is introduced as an intermediary element between the wall and the vertical standards. The track is mounted to the wall with screws, and the standards are then attached to the track using clips. This intermediary structure simplifies the alignment process because the track provides a reference surface that ensures the standards are parallel and horizontally aligned, eliminating the need for careful manual placement of multiple screw-mounted standards.
2Ease of operation
If a single horizontal track is used to hang multiple standards, then installation is simple and standards can be easily shifted laterally, but the track must be placed high enough to accommodate the longest standard
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into multiple independent vertical standards that can be individually adjusted in height along the horizontal track. Each standard can be positioned at different heights to accommodate varying component lengths, eliminating the need for the track to be placed at a height that accommodates the longest standard. This segmentation allows flexible configuration while maintaining installation simplicity.
3Reliability
If standards are mounted using individual cleats with multiple support points, then stability is enhanced and load distribution is improved, but the mounting structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cleats are combined into a single integrated horizontal track structure that spans across multiple wall mounting points. The track internally distributes loads across multiple cleats attached to the wall, providing the stability and load distribution benefits of multiple support points while presenting a simple, unified mounting structure to the installer. This merging eliminates the need to individually install and align multiple separate cleats.
Data Source
AI summary
In a wall-mounted shelving and/or storage system, vertical standards are mounted to a wall using a plurality of individual cleats arranged in vertical columns and horizontal rows. The width of each cleat is smaller than the width of the standard, so that it can be hidden within the standard when mounted. Formed on the back of each vertical standard are a plurality of transverse edges at predefined intervals, in known spatial relationships with bracket connection points, for cooperating with the cleats to properly position and orient the standards at the correct height with respect to each other.