Anchor Plate Leveling Adapter for Top-Side Fastener Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for leveling fastening elements, such as anchor plates, in substrates are time-consuming and cumbersome, requiring manual adjustment from below, which is difficult and unwieldy, and can be further complicated by issues with chemical anchoring and mortar interference.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows for the adjustment of a height-adjustable adjustment element from above using a leveling adapter, which interlocks with the adjustment element to simplify the leveling process, and includes features like a pipe portion to protect the anchor from mortar and ensure torque transmission to the anchor's lower rod portion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If adjustment elements are arranged underneath the anchor plate for leveling, then the anchor plate can be leveled, but the adjustment process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome requiring manual adjustment from below
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by moving the adjustment element from underneath the anchor plate to above it. The adjustment element is now arranged on the upper side of the anchor plate, allowing adjusters to level the plate from above rather than from below. This inversion makes the adjustment process more accessible and less cumbersome, directly resolving the technical contradiction between ease of operation and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary component - a leveling adapter or template - that facilitates the adjustment process. This intermediary tool allows multiple adjusters to simultaneously work on multiple adjustment elements from above the anchor plate, converting a sequential manual adjustment process into a more efficient simultaneous operation, thereby reducing leveling time while improving ease of operation.
2Manufacturing precision
If adjustment elements are arranged underneath the anchor plate, then leveling is possible, but the process becomes unwieldy and difficult to perform
Solution Approach 1:
By inverting the position of adjustment elements from below to above the anchor plate, the patent makes the leveling operation more accessible and easier to perform. Adjusters can now easily reach and operate adjustment elements from the upper side of the plate, eliminating the unwieldy and difficult manual adjustment from below while maintaining the same alignment precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The leveling adapter serves as an intermediary tool that spans across the anchor plate and provides access points for adjusters to operate adjustment elements from above. This intermediary mechanism maintains precise alignment control while dramatically improving the ease of operation by allowing adjusters to work from a convenient position rather than reaching underneath the plate.
3Strength
If chemical anchoring with injection mortar is used, then strong anchoring is achieved, but mortar can get into anchor threads and impair function
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective sleeve or coating as an intermediary barrier between the injection mortar and the anchor threads. This protective layer allows the mortar to be injected for strong anchoring while preventing it from contaminating the anchor threads, thereby maintaining both anchoring strength and anchor function reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts or removes the harmful factor (mortar) from contact with critical anchor components by using protective measures such as sleeves or coatings on the anchor threads. This extraction of the harmful interaction allows chemical anchoring to proceed with full mortar injection for strength while preserving the functional reliability of the anchor threads.
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AI summary
A method can be used for leveling a fastening element to be anchored in a substrate, with fastening element used, for example, for mounting a parapet or glazing. The method involves installing an anchor in the substrate; attaching an adjustment element that is height-adjustable along the anchor to the anchor; and arranging the fastening element on the adjustment element or the anchor in another position defined by the adjustment element. The method further involves leveling the fastening element by adjusting the adjustment element from above using a leveling adapter, which is arranged at least in part above the fastening element and can be gripped and operated from above, in particular by the adjustment element and the leveling adapter interlocking or being releasably interconnected through the fastening element. The method then involves removing the leveling adapter and/or fixing the fastening element to the anchor in the position adjusted in this manner.