Mounting Aid for Awning Box Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of roof-mounted awnings is challenging due to the heavy weight of the awning, which requires significant effort and poses safety risks for installers, especially when aligning and holding the awning box at heights above 3-4 meters and dealing with varying roof angles.
Innovation Solution
A mounting aid comprising a base element for temporary fastening to the roofing device's infill or rafter and an adapter element with a contour adapted to the awning box, allowing secure support and alignment of the awning box during installation, thereby reducing installer effort and enhancing safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the awning box is manually aligned and held freehand at roof height, then the awning can be installed on the roofing structure, but the installer experiences enormous effort and safety risks due to the heavy weight (60-100 kg) and height (3-4 meters)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mounting aid as an intermediary device between the installer and the heavy awning box. This mounting aid provides mechanical support and alignment features that enable safe and easy installation at height without requiring the installer to manually hold the heavy box freehand.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting aid is installed on the roofing structure beforehand, creating pre-positioned support points and alignment references. This preliminary action eliminates the need for difficult freehand alignment during the actual awning box installation.
2Productivity
If the guide rails are firmly mounted first, then the heavy awning box can be threaded into the rail, but very precise alignment of the awning box is required to prevent jamming
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting aid acts as a mediator that provides alignment features (such as guide edges or positioning surfaces) to ensure the awning box is correctly aligned with the guide rails before threading. This intermediary device absorbs the alignment precision requirement, making the installation process more tolerant and efficient.
3Ease of operation
If ground-mounting the awning box is attempted with guide rails, then a crane would be required, but torsional displacement during transport makes installation particularly difficult and dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting aid is installed on the roofing structure before the awning box is positioned. This preliminary mounting creates stable reference points and support structures that prevent torsional displacement and ensure structural stability during the entire installation process, eliminating the need for crane-based ground mounting.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a mounting aid (1) for mounting an awning box (2) on a roofing device, in particular for an awning above a roofing device (3), comprising a base element (5) which is designed for temporary fastening to an infill (6) of the roofing device and/or to a rafter (7) and comprising an adapter element (8) which is fixed to the base element (5) and has a contact side (9) for supporting the awning box (2), wherein the contact side (9) has a contour adapted to the awning box (2). The present invention further relates to a method for mounting an awning box (2) using this mounting aid (1).