Wall Mounting Apparatus with Nested Bracket for Brittle Materials
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for mounting shelves and ledges, particularly those made from brittle materials, often result in uneven orientation and poor flush engagement with the wall, and are not effective for materials other than wood or similar materials.
Innovation Solution
A wall mounting apparatus comprising an article with a recess, a mounting component with a flange and mounting channel, and a mounting bracket, where the mounting component is bonded to the article within the recess and engaged with the bracket via a sliding mechanism, ensuring secure and even attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional mounting methods with visible fasteners are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible fasteners
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting component is extracted from the visible front surface and embedded within a recess in the rear surface of the article. Only a flange portion protrudes slightly, while the main mounting body is hidden, eliminating visible fasteners from the aesthetic view while maintaining secure attachment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting component is nested within a recess in the article's rear surface. The mounting bracket is in turn nested within the mounting channel of the mounting component, creating a layered hidden structure that secures the article to the wall without visible hardware from the front.
2Ease of manufacture
If brittle materials are mounted using traditional methods, then mounting is achieved, but mounting reliability deteriorates due to uneven orientation and poor flush engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting component is pre-positioned within a recess in the article before final mounting to the wall. This preliminary positioning ensures proper alignment and flush engagement are established beforehand, preventing orientation issues during the actual mounting process and ensuring reliable attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The recess is specifically designed with particular dimensions and geometry at the rear surface of the article to accommodate the mounting component. This localized structural feature provides precise positioning and support for brittle materials, ensuring uniform contact and reliable mounting without compromising the overall article integrity.
3Shape
If mounting components are embedded in recesses, then aesthetic appearance is improved by hiding fasteners, but device complexity increases due to additional components and bonding requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting component serves multiple functions: it provides structural attachment to the wall, ensures proper positioning within the recess, facilitates bonding through its peripheral surface, and enables the sliding engagement mechanism. This multi-functionality consolidates several requirements into a single component, reducing overall system complexity despite the recess embedding approach.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a robust and simple method for mounting brittle materials to walls, ensuring consistent alignment and secure attachment without visible fasteners, suitable for a variety of materials including solid surface, glass, and metal.
Implementation Method 1
bonded to the article with a bonding agent disposed between the peripheral surface of the mounting component and the sidewall of the recess of the article
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AI summary
A wall mounting apparatus and a method of manufacturing portions thereof. The wall mounting apparatus includes a wall-mountable assembly and a mounting bracket. The wall-mountable assembly includes an article and a mounting channel. The mounting channel of the wall-mountable assembly and the mounting bracket have angled surfaces that engage each other to achieve a tight fit therebetween when coupled together. The mounting bracket may be coupled to a wall, and then the wall-mountable assembly mounted to the mounting bracket so that the mounting bracket nests within the mounting channel of the wall-mountable assembly. The surfaces of the mounting bracket and the mounting channel that engage one another may be canted or beveled in addition to being angled, thereby forming a tight fit engagement therebetween.