Assemblable Cross-Profile for Garden Fence Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Garden fence manufacturers do not use standard dimensions, leading to consumers purchasing cross-profiles with incorrect dimensions for their garden fences, resulting in inadequate clamping and visual issues.
Innovation Solution
An assemblable cross-profile system comprising a base profile and an aspect profile, connected by spacing elements with resistance elements, allowing for easy adjustment to fit varying fence dimensions, manufactured from thermoplastic materials like PVC for flexibility and ease of assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cross-profiles are manufactured with fixed dimensions to match specific fence manufacturers' standards, then the clamping performance for that specific manufacturer is optimized, but the product cannot be used with fences from other manufacturers with different dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The cross-profile is divided into two separate components: a base profile and an aspect profile. These segments can be assembled together to form the complete cross-profile structure. The base profile contains spacing elements with resistance elements, while the aspect profile contains complementary resistance elements, allowing modular assembly and adaptation to different dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The resistance elements are designed to be movable rather than fixed. The round cross-section resistance elements can slide within their respective profiles along the longitudinal axis, allowing the spacing between the base profile and aspect profile to be adjusted dynamically to match different fence wire spacings.
2Ease of operation
If consumers purchase pre-manufactured cross-profiles without knowing the exact fence dimensions, then the purchasing process is simplified, but consumers often purchase incorrect dimensions resulting in inadequate clamping
Solution Approach 1:
The product includes measurement tools and instructions that enable consumers to measure their own fence dimensions and select the appropriate cross-profile size. The packaging contains a measuring device and step-by-step instructions, allowing customers to self-determine the correct product specification without needing expert knowledge or prior measurements.
3Strength
If the cross-profile structure is made robust to ensure sufficient mechanical strength for clamping, then the clamping performance improves, but the assembly complexity and difficulty of adjustment increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance elements utilize elastic deformation rather than rigid mechanical interference. The round cross-section elements are made of elastic material that deforms elastically during insertion and locking, providing both the necessary mechanical strength for robust clamping and enabling easy assembly through simple insertion without complex tools or procedures.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an assemblage cross-profile for a garden fence comprising a base profile and an aspect profile, both provided with spacing elements to affix said base profile and said aspect profile at two or more distances from each other. This offers as an advantage that the cross-profile can be adapted according to the dimensions of the garden fence.