SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC MOUNTING AND REGISTRATION OF SENSORS TO GRID CEILINGS
A system for repeatably mounting an image sensor to a grid ceiling comprising: a mounting member defining an upper face; a magnetic element fixed to the upper face and characterized by a height greater than a protrusion distance of the outer surface of a ceiling tile of the grid ceiling below a grid segment of the grid ceiling; a detachable registration feature transiently coupled to the mounting member, configured to align with the grid ceiling while the set of magnetics are magnetically coupled to the grid ceiling, configured to adhere to the grid ceiling while the magnetic element are magnetically coupled to the grid ceiling, and configured to detach from the upper face and remain adhered to the grid ceiling in response to vertical displacement of the mounting member away from the grid ceiling.
1 . A system comprising:
a detachable registration element:
configured to couple to a grid segment of a grid ceiling; and
comprising an engagement surface; and
a mounting member:
comprising:
an upper face;
an engagement feature; and
a magnetic element extending above the upper face by a first height greater than a protrusion distance between a grid segment of the grid ceiling and an outer surface of a ceiling tile extending below the grid segment; and
operable in:
an installed configuration with the detachable registration element located on the grid ceiling, the engagement feature coupled to the engagement surface to orient the mounting member on the grid ceiling, and the magnetic element magnetically coupled to the grid ceiling to retain the mounting member on the grid ceiling in the installed configuration; and
a service configuration with the detachable registration element located on the grid ceiling, the engagement feature decoupled from the engagement surface, and the magnetic element magnetically decoupled from the grid ceiling.