Arrangement for attachment of devices to a surface and method for attaching an arrangement to a surface
An arrangement for attachment of devices to a surface, such as a wall, comprises at least one device, and for each device, at least two mounting brackets. Each device has a rear side provided with a recess for each mounting bracket, wherein each mounting bracket has a male connector end and a female connector end, the male connector end being configured to be received by the female connector end of an adjoining mounting bracket associated to a neighbouring device. Each male connector end is provided with a through hole for receiving an attachment means, such as a screw. Each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the male connector end extends beyond a periphery of the device, and each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the female connector end is accessible from the periphery of the device.
1 . An arrangement for attachment of a device to a surface, the arrangement comprising
a device, and
at least two mounting brackets,
wherein the device has a rear side provided with a recess for each mounting bracket associated to the device,
wherein each mounting bracket has a male connector end,
wherein each male connector end is provided with at least one through hole for receiving an attachment means,
wherein each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the male connector end extends beyond a periphery of the device,
wherein each mounting bracket further has a female connector end, the male connector end being configured to be received by the female connector end of an adjoining mounting bracket associated to a neighbouring device, and
wherein each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the female connector end is accessible from the periphery of the device.
2 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , in which the male connector end of each mounting bracket is provided with a male connector engagement surface and the female connector end of each mounting bracket is provided with a female connector engagement surface, wherein the male connector engagement surface of the male connector end of each mounting bracket is configured to engage the female connector engagement surface of the female connector end of the adjoining mounting bracket associated to the neighbouring device such that movement of the neighbouring device is restricted when the male connector end is received by the female connector end of the adjoining mounting bracket.
3 . The arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the female connector engagement surface and the male connector engagement surface are chamfered.
4 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with a snap fit.
5 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each mounting bracket is provided with at least one abutment surface configured to engage its associated device in response to attaching the device to the surface by the attachment means, extending through the at least one through hole of the male connector end of the mounting bracket such that the device is pressed against the surface or in response to the male end connector of the adjoining mounting bracket of the neighbouring device being received by the female connector end of the mounting bracket such that the device is pressed against the surface.
6 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each recess of the device has an opening facing the periphery of the device such that the mounting bracket associated to the recess is slidingly insertable into the recess from a lateral side of the device.
7 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the recesses of the device form at least one pair of oppositely arranged recesses.
8 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the device is rectangular in shape and has a first major surface; an opposing second major surface forming said rear side of the device; and four side edges forming said periphery of the device and extending between the first and second major surface.
9 . The arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the recesses provided in the rear surface of the device comprise a first recess arranged in a rear surface portion adjoining a first side edge of said four side edges of the device; and a second recess arranged in a rear surface portion adjoining a second side edge of said four side edges of the device, said second side edge being opposite to the first side edge.
10 . The arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the recesses provided in the rear surface of the device further comprise a third recess arranged in a rear surface portion adjoining a third side edge of said four side edges of the device; and a fourth recess arranged in a rear surface portion adjoining a fourth side edge of said four side edges of the device, said third side edge being opposite to the fourth side edge.
11 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a device in the form of an electronic unit.
12 . A method for attaching an arrangement to a surface, the method comprising:
providing an arrangement comprising
a device, and
at least two mounting brackets,
wherein the device has a rear side provided with a recess for each mounting bracket associated to the device,
wherein each mounting bracket has a male connector end,
wherein each male connector end is provided with at least one through hole for receiving an attachment means,
wherein each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the male connector end extends beyond a periphery of the device,
wherein each mounting bracket further has a female connector end, the male connector end being configured to be received by the female connector end of an adjoining mounting bracket associated to a neighbouring device, and
wherein each mounting bracket is insertable into its associated recess with an orientation in which the female connector end is accessible from the periphery of the device,
inserting mounting brackets into the associated recesses of a first device of said device with the orientation in which the male connector end of each mounting bracket extends beyond the periphery of the first device, and
attaching the first device to the surface by an attachment means extending through the at least one through hole of the male connector end of each mounting bracket.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising
inserting mounting brackets into the associated recesses of a second device of said device, wherein a first of the mounting brackets is inserted into its associated recess with the orientation in which the female connector end is accessible from the periphery of the second device and wherein a second of the mounting brackets is inserted into its associated recess with the orientation in which the male connector end extends beyond the periphery of the second device,
arranging the second device next to the first device such that the male connector end of one of the mounting brackets of the first device is received by the female connector end of the first of the mounting brackets of the second device, and
attaching the second device to the surface by an attachment means such as a screw, extending through the at least one through hole of the male connector end of the second of the mounting brackets of the second device.