Adjustable Blind Clamp Plates for Wind Noise and Cleaning Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vertical blinds are limited in their application as they either bang against each other from wind when windows are opened, creating noise and potential damage, and they can obstruct cleaning and maintenance tasks, with no existing devices effectively addressing these issues.
Innovation Solution
A vertical blinds support device comprising a pair of opposing plates with extending posts and apertures that slidably interlock to securely sandwich and adjust the blinds, allowing them to be held together or fanned out for cleaning and maintenance, with adjustable distance and optional transparent or opaque designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If vertical blinds are left fully opened when windows are open, then wind damage and noise are avoided, but the blinds create obstacles to opening windows, vacuuming, or cleaning the floor and baseboards
Solution Approach 1:
The blind assembly is divided into multiple vertical slats that can be independently positioned. The support device allows selective fanning of individual slats away from the window, enabling cleaning access to the floor and baseboards while maintaining window protection for slats that remain in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device provides adjustable and reconfigurable positioning of vertical blinds. Users can dynamically adjust the blind configuration between closed, partially opened, and fanned positions, allowing the system to adapt to different operational needs such as cleaning, window opening, or wind protection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If vertical blinds are left closed to avoid wind noise, then noise and potential damage are prevented, but the blinds obstruct cleaning and maintenance tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The blind system is segmented into individual slats that can be independently positioned. The support device enables specific slats to be fanned away from the window while others remain closed, allowing cleaning access to areas previously blocked by closed blinds while maintaining noise reduction where blinds remain in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device enables dynamic reconfiguration of the blind system from a fully closed static position to a partially fanned configuration. This allows users to transition between noise protection mode and cleaning access mode by adjusting slat positions rather than completely opening or closing all blinds.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a device is added to support vertical blinds in fanned position, then cleaning access and wind protection are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support device itself is divided into multiple independent support structures, one for each vertical blind slat. Each support structure is a simple component that can be independently attached and adjusted, avoiding the need for a complex integrated mechanism while providing flexible positioning for multiple slats.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device is designed for easy self-installation and adjustment by the user without requiring complex tools or mechanisms. The adjustable support structures can be independently positioned and secured, allowing users to configure the device themselves based on their specific cleaning and protection needs.
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AI summary
A vertical blinds support device having a pair of opposing plates wherein a first plate has two extending posts spaced at a predetermined distance from each other, each post having opposite surfaces with rails projecting from the surfaces of the posts, and a second plate having two apertures corresponding to the two posts with each of the apertures having interior ridges extending inward for receiving the posts, respectively, such that the rails slidably engage and releasably interlock with the interior ridges of corresponding apertures to join the two plates thereby sandwiching a plurality of vertical blinds therebetween. The distance between the plates may be adjusted by pushing or pulling the posts further into or out of the apertures. The vertical blind support device may be raised and lowered on the blinds to a desired position for separating the upper ends of the blinds to create a fanned appearance. The plates may be transparent or translucent to show the blinds being secured or have an opaque color to accent the color of the blinds.