Wire Tray Mounting Insert Assembly for Quick Stud-Mounted Removal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wire tray attachment methods require unscrewing mounting inserts from studs to remove the wire tray from a substrate, which is inefficient and cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a wire tray with mounts and inserts that utilize a snap-fit connection and threaded receivers to allow the wire tray to be removed from the substrate without unscrewing the insert from the stud, using cantilever lugs and stops for secure attachment and easy detachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a threaded mounting insert is used to attach the wire tray to the substrate, then the attachment strength is improved, but the removal process becomes complex requiring unscrewing the insert first

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment strengthVSAvoidremoval process

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system is divided into three separate components: the wire tray, the mounting insert, and the mounting stud. This segmentation allows the insert to remain threaded onto the stud while the wire tray itself can be independently removed or repositioned, simplifying the removal process while maintaining secure attachment through the threaded connection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If the mounting insert is permanently fixed to the substrate, then the attachment reliability is improved, but the wire tray replacement becomes time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment reliabilityVSAvoidwire tray replacement time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system provides dynamic functionality where the wire tray can be quickly detached and reattached to the mounting insert, while the insert itself remains dynamically secured to the substrate via the threaded stud. This allows for rapid wire tray replacement without compromising the reliability of the overall mounting system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If a simple attachment method is used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the secure attachment to substrate is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment processVSAvoidsecure attachment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting insert acts as an intermediary component between the wire tray and the mounting stud. It provides a threaded interface that secures the wire tray to the substrate while allowing for tool-free attachment and detachment operations, thus maintaining both ease of operation and secure attachment through its intermediate function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12119627B2Wire tray and mounting insert assemblies

Publication Date: 2024.10.15 HELLERMANNTYTON CORP

AI summary

This publication describes techniques and apparatuses for releasably attaching an object (e.g., a wire tray) to a substrate. Current apparatuses generally do not enable the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate. The disclosed techniques and apparatuses are configured to permit the removal of an attached wire tray from a substrate without first removing an insert from a mounting stud extending from the substrate.