Building Profile System With Adjustable Casing Length
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing building profile systems require a large variety of different profiles for producing exact plaster finishes and base edges of varying thicknesses, leading to increased storage and production costs due to the need for multiple carrier parts and casings.
Innovation Solution
A building profile system with a uniform carrier part and adaptable casings made of lower-cost materials like plastic or composite materials, where the casing's length is adjusted to match the desired plaster or cladding thickness, reducing the need for multiple profile bodies and minimizing storage space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of different construction profiles with different bent profile leg widths are used to produce exact terminations for different plaster thicknesses, then the adaptability to different plaster thicknesses is improved, but the production costs and storage costs are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single standardized profile body that can serve multiple functions for different plaster thicknesses. Instead of creating different profile bodies for each thickness, the same profile body is used with casings of varying lengths, making the profile body universal and reducing the total number of components needed in the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the construction profile into two independent functional parts: a standardized profile body (carrier part) and variable-length casings. This segmentation allows the profile body to remain constant while only the casing length needs to be adjusted to accommodate different plaster thicknesses, simplifying manufacturing and inventory management.
2Manufacturing precision
If a large number of different construction profiles are used to accommodate different plaster thicknesses, then the precision of plaster thickness control is improved, but the storage space required is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized profile body serves as a universal component that can be used with casings of different lengths to achieve various plaster thicknesses. This universality reduces the inventory volume needed, as only one profile body design needs to be stored rather than multiple different profile bodies for different thicknesses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of casing length while keeping the profile body constant. By varying only the casing length parameter rather than the entire profile body geometry, the system maintains manufacturing precision for different thicknesses while significantly reducing the storage space required for profile inventory.
3Manufacturing precision
If different carrier parts are produced for different plaster thicknesses, then the exact fit for each thickness is improved, but the production costs are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The profile body is designed as a universal component that does not need to be customized for each plaster thickness. This universality simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces production costs by eliminating the need to manufacture different profile body designs, while still achieving exact fit through the variable-length casings.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the profile into a standardized body and variable casings, the patent separates the manufacturing complexity. The profile body can be mass-produced once and reused, while only the casings need to be manufactured in different lengths, significantly reducing overall production costs while maintaining exact fit for various thicknesses.
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AI summary
The construction profile has an elongated profile body (1) that forms a support part (2) and having a contact area (3) and a profile shank (4), which is connected with a sheathing in certain areas. The sheathing has a reinforced section, which together with the profile shank form an edge closure for a plaster layer to be applied on the construction profile or a planking and whose dimensions are adapted to the thickness of the plaster layer or of the planking. The sheathing is made of plastic, particularly polyvinylchloride, wood-based material or composite material.