Adapter Profile Fastening for Roller Shutter Box Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fastening systems for top-mounted roller shutter boxes with internal static brackets are difficult to install, requiring multiple work steps and increased effort, especially when connecting to frame profiles and reinforcement profiles.
Innovation Solution
A fastening device featuring an adapter profile with an additional metallic reinforcement profile and a fastening pin with a thickened portion, allowing for tool-free installation by sliding the roller shutter box onto the pin, which automatically locks the structural bracket to the frame profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fastening systems with multiple work steps are used to connect roller shutter boxes to frame profiles, then reliable connection is achieved, but installation time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter profile is pre-assembled with the roller shutter box during manufacturing, including pre-positioned fastening elements and reinforcement profiles. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex on-site assembly operations, reducing installation time while maintaining connection reliability through factory-controlled precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening system is designed to automatically engage and lock the roller shutter box to the frame profile through self-aligning features and snap-in mechanisms. The system performs its own fastening function without requiring additional manual operations or specialized tools, thereby reducing installation effort while ensuring reliable connection.
2Reliability
If traditional fastening systems requiring multiple securing steps are used, then secure connection is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple fastening functions are merged into a single integrated adapter profile that combines mounting, reinforcement, and locking features. The adapter profile integrates fastening elements, reinforcement profiles, and alignment features into one component, reducing the number of separate parts and assembly steps while maintaining secure connection through the combined functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter profile serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural reinforcement, enables fastening to the frame profile, ensures proper alignment, and facilitates tool-free installation. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for separate components for each function while maintaining fastening security through the integrated design.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional fastening methods with multiple work steps are used, then stable connection is achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter profile and fastening elements are pre-assembled and pre-positioned during manufacturing, ensuring proper alignment and stable connection geometry before installation. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site adjustments and multiple securing steps, thereby increasing installation speed while maintaining connection stability through factory-controlled precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening system automatically performs alignment and locking functions through self-aligning features and snap-in mechanisms, eliminating the need for manual positioning and multiple securing operations. This self-service capability significantly increases installation speed while ensuring stable connection through the automatic engagement of precision-matched components.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fastening device (100) for fastening a top-mounted roller shutter box (20) having at least one static bracket (10) in its interior to an upper frame profile (30) of a window or door, comprising an adapter profile (32) which can be fastened to an upper frame profile (30) of a window or door and to which a lower base element (33) of a top-mounted roller shutter box (20) can be fastened by latching, wherein at least one additional reinforcement profile (34), preferably a metallic additional reinforcement profile (34), is arranged on the adapter profile (32), in particular in an upper-side recess (32a) of the adapter profile (32), wherein the at least one additional reinforcement profile (34) has at least one fastening pin (102) extending upwards from the additional reinforcement profile (34), the free end of which has a thickened portion (103).The invention also relates to a window or a door with a top-mounted roller shutter box (20) and a method for assembly.