Adapter Frame Opening Renovation for Deformed Building Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Renovation of building openings is time-consuming and costly due to the need for on-site work by skilled professionals, and existing methods do not efficiently address the challenge of varying opening spaces in deformed walls.
Innovation Solution
The method involves manufacturing new opening assemblies in a workshop, using adapter frames that fit onto the original lintels, allowing for efficient installation without on-site construction, and accommodating slight wall deformations through tiered structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional on-site renovation methods are used, then historical accuracy and craftsmanship quality are maintained, but renovation time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter frame is pre-manufactured in a workshop with precise historical replicas of the original lintel profile, allowing new opening assemblies to be produced off-site in advance. This preliminary preparation eliminates time-consuming on-site craftsmanship while maintaining historical accuracy through precise factory manufacturing of the adapter frame that interfaces with the original structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The renovation system is divided into separate components: the existing lintel, the pre-fabricated adapter frame, and the new opening assembly. This segmentation allows the adapter frame to be manufactured separately with historical accuracy in a workshop, then installed quickly on-site to connect the new assembly to the original lintel, resolving the contradiction between precision and time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom on-site construction is used, then adaptability to varying opening spaces is achieved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter frame is designed as a universal component with a standardized interface system featuring tiered surfaces that can adapt to various lintel configurations. The universal design includes multiple tier levels that accommodate different opening assembly sizes and wall deformation scenarios, eliminating the need for complex custom fabrication while maintaining adaptability across different building openings.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter frame incorporates variable parameters through its tiered structure, allowing adjustment to different opening dimensions and wall conditions. The tiered surfaces provide multiple positioning options that accommodate varying opening spaces and deformations without requiring complex custom construction, thus maintaining adaptability while reducing device complexity.
3Reliability
If skilled professionals perform on-site renovation, then quality is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter frame is designed to be self-aligning and self-positioning through its tiered surface geometry, which automatically guides the new opening assembly into the correct position during installation. This self-service mechanism ensures consistent installation quality without requiring highly skilled craftsmen, thereby maintaining reliability while significantly improving productivity through simpler, faster installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter frame serves as an intermediary component between the existing lintel and the new opening assembly, providing a standardized interface that simplifies the connection process. This intermediary element transfers the precision requirements from the complex on-site joining process to the pre-fabricated adapter frame, ensuring consistent quality while enabling faster installation by professional workers rather than requiring master craftsmen.
4Stability of the object's composition
If traditional renovation methods are used, then structural integrity is carefully maintained, but loss of time and increased cost occur
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter frame is pre-manufactured with precise structural connections and reinforcement elements in a workshop setting, allowing thorough quality control and structural verification before installation. This preliminary preparation ensures structural integrity is maintained while eliminating time-consuming on-site structural work, thereby improving renovation efficiency without compromising the stability of the building opening.
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AI summary
A method for renovating an opening of a building, the method including the steps of, in a workshop, producing an adapter frame of the opening, in accordance with a lintel of the opening, producing a new opening assembly in accordance with the adapter frame, and in a site of the building, shipping the new opening assembly and the adapter frame from the workshop to the building site, removing an opening assembly from a wall thereof, except of a lintel thereof, installing the adapter frame into the lintel, and installing the new opening assembly into the lintel adapter frame. An opening assembly including an original lintel of the opening, an adapter frame, installed on the original lintel, and a renovated opening assembly, whose dimensions correspond to dimensions of the adapter frame.