Adjustable Device Insert for Floor Covering Thickness Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device inserts for installation devices with covers have fixed recesses that limit flexibility in accommodating various floor covering thicknesses, requiring additional filling pieces for intermediate sizes and resulting in minimum installation depths that are not optimal for all floor types.
Innovation Solution
A device insert with a detachable base plate and frame, where spacers can be adjusted to accommodate different floor covering thicknesses, allowing the same cover to be used for various thicknesses and reducing the minimum installation height by providing additional space for cable and installation devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a fixed recess depth is used in the cover, then the manufacturing is simplified, but the adaptability to different floor covering thicknesses is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The recess depth adjustment is achieved by segmenting the base plate into multiple positionable configurations using detachable fastening elements. This allows the base plate to be positioned at different depths relative to the frame, enabling adaptation to various floor covering thicknesses while keeping the cover structure simple and easy to manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate is made dynamically adjustable rather than fixed, allowing it to be repositioned to different depths by detaching and reattaching the fastening elements. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the same cover to accommodate different floor covering thicknesses without requiring multiple custom-manufactured covers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional filling pieces are used for intermediate sizes, then the adaptability to different floor covering thicknesses is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable fastening elements serve multiple functions: they secure the base plate to the frame, enable depth adjustment of the base plate, and allow adaptation to various floor covering thicknesses. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate filling pieces, reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening elements are designed to be detachable and repositionable by the user without requiring additional tools or components. The base plate system is self-adjusting, allowing users to modify the recess depth themselves by simply repositioning the fastening elements, eliminating the need for separate filling pieces.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed minimum installation depth is required, then the structural stability is ensured, but the ease of installation in various floor types is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate depth is made dynamically adjustable to match different floor covering thicknesses. By repositioning the detachable fastening elements, the base plate can be set at the optimal depth for each installation scenario, ensuring structural stability is maintained while adapting to various floor types and thicknesses.
Solution Approach 2:
The installation depth parameter can be changed by adjusting the base plate position relative to the frame. The detachable fastening elements enable this parameter change without compromising structural stability, as the fastening elements provide secure attachment at each positioned depth.
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AI summary
The insert has a cover (16) with a circulating frame (30) for receiving a bottom covering portion. A base plate (20) of the cover is detachably inserted into the frame whose through-opening is closed by the base plate. Spacer disks (40, 46), disk-shaped protrusions and spacer strips are detachably arranged between the frame and the base plate. One of the spacer disks is integrally formed at the frame. The frame exhibits an L-shape in cross-section. A cable outlet flap (22) is inserted into a recess (31) in the frame. The frame is designed as a plastic injection molding part.