Wall-mounting device

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wall mounting devices lack simplicity and practicality in depth adjustment for mounting elements on or in vertical building walls, particularly when dealing with varying wall thicknesses and the need for fine adjustments during installation.

Innovation Solution

A wall mounting device featuring a form-fitting mechanism with a projection and receptacle that allows for depth adjustment through displacement and subsequent clamping, utilizing a height-structured contact surface for secure positioning, and a clamping device that secures the projection and receptacle against each other, enabling precise alignment and fixing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional mounting frame is used with fixed mounting positions, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot accommodate varying wall thicknesses and requires complex adjustments during installation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to varying wall thicknessesVSAvoidcomplexity of depth adjustment mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting device incorporates a dynamic depth adjustment mechanism where the mounting position can be moved along the insertion direction to different stopping positions. This dynamic capability allows the device to adapt to varying wall thicknesses while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting device is divided into separable components including a mounting position that can be independently adjusted along the insertion direction. This segmentation allows for flexible positioning without requiring a completely complex reconfiguration of the entire mounting frame structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple adjustment mechanisms are added to achieve precise depth adjustment, then mounting precision is improved, but the device becomes more complex and difficult to operate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of depth positioningVSAvoidease of depth adjustment during installation
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting position is designed to be movable along the insertion direction by the installer themselves during installation. This self-service approach allows precise positioning without requiring complex external adjustment mechanisms, maintaining ease of operation while achieving mounting precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting position can be pre-adjusted to appropriate stopping positions before final assembly. This preliminary action allows the installer to plan and set the exact depth positioning in advance, simplifying the actual installation process while ensuring precise mounting depth.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the mounting position is fixed during manufacturing, then manufacturing is simpler and faster, but field adjustment capability is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing efficiencyVSAvoidfield adjustability for different wall thicknesses
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting position is designed with movable capability along the insertion direction, allowing it to be adjusted in the field to different stopping positions. This dynamic design enables field adaptability for different wall thicknesses while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes compared to fully adjustable mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3540136B1Wall-mounting device
Publication Date: 2020.11.25 GEBERIT INT AG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a wall mounting device with a positive locking device, which has a receptacle (19) and an associated projection (20), wherein by inserting the projection (20) into the receptacle (19) an element (18) to be mounted in the wall can be adjusted in depth and then fixed by a positive locking and a clamping.