US-20260129274-A1 - SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AND REGISTRATION OF A SENSOR TO SURFACES

Abstract

A system for mounting an image sensor to a surface including: a sensor block having a housing defining a front face and a rear face and a set of engagement features; an image sensor arranged in the housing, facing outwardly from the front face, and a receptacle arranged on the rear face configured to receive an electrical cable. The system also includes a universal bracket defining a mounting plate including: a cutaway feature arranged on the universal bracket configured to pass the electrical cable to the receptacle; a set of latches; a mounting bore configured to receive a mounting rod; a set of through-holes configured to receive a set of fasteners to mount the universal bracket; a set of standoffs extending below the mounting plate; and a set of retention features arranged on the set of standoffs configured to transiently engage and retain the engagement features of the housing.

Inventors

• Yuri Pisarevich

Assignees

• VergeSense, Inc.

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20251027

Claims (1)

1. 1 . A system comprising: a sensor block comprising: a housing defining a set of engagement features; a sensor arranged in the housing; and a receptacle: arranged on the housing; and configured to receive an electrical cable; and a kit of mounts comprising: a universal bracket defining: a first mounting plate comprising: a cutaway feature arranged on an edge of the universal bracket and configured to pass the electrical cable to the receptacle; and a set of latches; a first mounting bore configured to receive a mounting rod suspended from a ceiling surface; a first set of through-holes arranged about the first mounting bore and configured to receive a set of fasteners to mount the universal bracket to the ceiling surface; a first set of standoffs extending below the first mounting plate, arranged about the first mounting bore, and configured to offset the housing below the first mounting plate; and a first set of retention features arranged on the set of standoffs and configured to transiently engage and retain the set of engagement features of the housing; and a junction mount comprising a second mounting plate: a set of latch retainers configured to receive and retain the set of latches of the universal bracket; a second set of through-holes arranged about the set of latch retainers and configured to couple the junction mount to an electrical junction box; and a port configured to pass the electrical cable to the receptacle.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/737,629, filed on 5 May 2022, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/102,357, filed on 23 Nov. 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/939,549, filed on 22 Nov. 2019, each of which is incorporated in its entirety by this reference. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to the field of ceiling and wall mounting hardware and more specifically to a new and useful method for mounting a sensor to surfaces in the field of ceiling and wall mounting hardware. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a first system; FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 7 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of one variation of the first system; FIG. 10 is a schematic representation of a second system; FIG. 11 is a schematic representation of one variation of the second system; FIG. 12 is a schematic representation of one variation of the second system; FIG. 13 is a schematic representation of one variation of the second system; FIG. 14 is a schematic representation of one variation of the second system; and FIG. 15 is a schematic representation of one variation of the second system. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The following description of embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments but rather to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use this invention. Variations, configurations, implementations, example implementations, and examples described herein are optional and are not exclusive to the variations, configurations, implementations, example implementations, and examples they describe. The invention described herein can include any and all permutations of these variations, configurations, implementations, example implementations, and examples. 1. First System As shown FIG. 1, a mounting system 100 (hereinafter “the first system 100”) for repeatably mounting a ceiling fixture to a grid ceiling, including a set of ceiling tiles supported by an assembly of grid segments, includes a mounting member 110 defining an upper face 112 and a lower face 114 opposite the upper face 112. The system 100 also includes a first magnet 122: fixed to the upper face 112; characterized by a first height greater than a protrusion distance of the outer surface of a ceiling tile in the set of ceiling tiles below a grid segment in the assembly of grid segments; and characterized by a first width less than an exposed width of the grid segment. The system 100 additionally includes a second magnet 124 fixed to the upper face 112 and characterized by the first height. The system 100 further includes a registration feature 130: arranged on the upper face 112; configured to align with the assembly of grid segments while the first magnet 122 and the second magnet 124 are magnetically coupled to the assembly of grid segments; characterized by a second height less than the first height; and characterized by a second width less than the exposed width of the grid segment. As shown in FIG. 9, one variation of the system 100 includes: a mounting member 110 defining an upper face 112. This variation of the system 100 also includes a first magnet 122: fixed to the upper face 112; characterized by a first height greater than a protrusion distance of the outer surface of a ceiling tile in the set of ceiling tiles below a grid segment in the assembly of grid segments; and characterized by a first width less than an exposed width of the grid segment. This variation of the system 100 additionally includes a second magnet 124: fixed to the upper face 112; and characterized by the first height. This variation of the system 100 further includes a detachable registration feature 132: transiently coupled to the mounting member 110; characterized by a second width less than the exposed width of the grid segment; configured to align with the assembly of grid segments while the first magnet 122 and the second magnet 124 are magnetically coupled to the assembly of grid segments; configured to adhere to the assembly of grid segments while the first magnet 122 and the second magnet 124 are magnetically coupled to the assembly of grid segments; and configured to detach from the upper face 112 and remain adhered to the assembly of grid segments in response to vertical displacement of the upper face 112 away from the assembly of grid segments