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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall mounts for sanitary articles are complex to assemble and handle, particularly during factory assembly and installation, due to difficulties in storing and receiving the insert on the securing part.
Innovation Solution
A wall mount design featuring an anchor element with a fastening section, a receiving section, a clamping element with a bearing section and a clamping tab that can move from a coarse adjustment position to a fine adjustment position, allowing for easy and secure mounting, with a spring-elastic or plastically deformable clamping tab that automatically returns to the coarse adjustment position when not held in the fine adjustment position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a traditional insert with threaded section is used for wall mount assembly, then the mounting can be secured to the wall, but the factory assembly becomes very complex and handling is not straightforward for the plumber
Solution Approach 1:
The wall mount assembly is divided into separate functional components: an anchor element for wall attachment, a threaded rod for adjustment, and a clamping element with bearing section for securing the sanitary article. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and assembled independently, simplifying both factory assembly and on-site installation by the plumber.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed mounting position is used, then the assembly is simple, but no adjustment is possible for different installation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic adjustability through a threaded rod that can be rotated to change the mounting position. The clamping element with its bearing section allows the threaded rod to be secured at different positions along the anchor element, providing continuous adjustment capability while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
3Measurement precision
If a single adjustment mechanism is used, then the structure is simple, but both coarse and fine adjustment cannot be achieved simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment function is segmented into two distinct stages: coarse adjustment achieved by moving the clamping element along the anchor element to select the general mounting position, and fine adjustment achieved by rotating the threaded rod to precisely set the position. This segmentation of adjustment functions allows both coarse and fine adjustment capabilities while keeping each individual adjustment mechanism relatively simple.
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AI summary
A wall bracket (1) comprises an anchor element (2) with a fastening section (3) for fastening the anchor element (2) to a building and with a receiving section (4) adjoining the fastening section (3) and extending along a central axis (M) with a receiving space (5) extending along the central axis (M), a threaded rod (6) movably mounted in the receiving space (5) with an external thread (7), a clamping element (8) with a bearing section (9) by which the clamping element (8) is mounted at a bearing point (10) on the receiving section (4), and with a clamping tab (11) projecting from the bearing section (10) which is movable from a coarse adjustment position (G) to a fine adjustment position (F), and an internal threaded section (12) arranged in the receiving space (5) and/or on the clamping tab (11).and an actuating element (13) movable from a starting position to an end position for moving the clamping tab (11) from the coarse adjustment position (G) to the fine adjustment position (F), wherein in the coarse adjustment position (G) the clamping tab (11) is positioned such that the external thread (7) of the threaded rod (6) is not engaged with the internal thread section (12), so that the threaded rod (6) is displaceable in the receiving space (5) in the direction of the central axis (M), and wherein in the fine adjustment position (F) the clamping section (11) is positioned such that the external thread (7) of the threaded rod (6) is engaged with the internal thread section (12), such that by rotating the threaded rod (6) the threaded rod (6) is advanced in the direction of the central axis (M).