Adjustable Floor Finishing Set with Segmented Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing finishing sets for floor coverings face challenges in accommodating varying thicknesses and widths of floor coverings and underlayments, as well as in providing versatile and aesthetically appealing transitions between different floor materials and edges.
Innovation Solution
A finishing set comprising a holder with an underlay portion and a stop-forming positioning portion, allowing for adjustable height and configuration to fit different thicknesses and widths, combined with a finishing profile that can be easily adapted as an end, transition, or expansion profile, using separable and combinable portions and a layer-shaped covering for universal applicability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a finishing set uses fixed holder and finishing profile configurations, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but it cannot accommodate varying thicknesses and widths of floor coverings and underlayments
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into a first portion and a second portion that can be separated from each other. The first portion includes an attachment portion for the finishing profile, while the second portion can be positioned underneath the floor covering. This segmentation allows the holder to adapt to different floor covering thicknesses by adjusting the position or separation of the portions, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with dynamic adjustability through the separable portions that can be repositioned relative to each other. The second portion can be moved between different positions (e.g., underneath the floor covering or in an extended position) to accommodate varying thicknesses and widths, providing dynamic adaptation without requiring multiple fixed configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the finishing profile is designed as a single fixed type, then manufacturing is simple, but it cannot provide versatile transitions between different floor materials and edges
Solution Approach 1:
The finishing profile is divided into multiple separable portions (first portion, second portion, and optionally a third portion) that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This allows the profile to be produced in modular segments that can be configured for different transition types (end profiles, transition profiles, expansion profiles) without requiring complex single-piece manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The separable portions are designed with universal attachment features that allow the same basic components to serve multiple functions. The first portion with its attachment portion can work with different second portions to create various profile types, enabling one set of basic components to provide versatile transitions between different floor materials and edges.
3Reliability
If multiple separate finishing sets are manufactured for different floor covering types, then each set is optimized for its specific application, but it increases logistical complexity and waste for manufacturers
Solution Approach 1:
A single finishing set with separable holder portions and separable finishing profile portions can be configured to suit multiple floor covering types and applications. The holder portions can be arranged differently to accommodate various thicknesses and widths, while the profile portions can be assembled in different configurations for different transition types, eliminating the need for multiple specialized sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The finishing set uses dynamic reconfigurability where portions can be separated, repositioned, and reassembled in different configurations. This dynamic adaptation allows one finishing set to serve multiple applications (end profiles, transition profiles, expansion profiles) and accommodate varying floor covering dimensions, reducing manufacturing variety and logistical complexity while maintaining application-specific optimization.
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AI summary
Finishing set for a floor covering, whereby this finishing set at least consists of, on the one hand, a finishing profile and, on the other hand, a holder with at least an attachment portion for attaching said finishing profile at the holder, characterized in that the holder comprises an underlay portion, which at choice can or cannot be provided underneath the remaining portion of the holder, as well as a stop-forming positioning portion.