Composite Frame Profile with Internal Receiving Area for Glazing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing composite frame systems for doors and glazing require numerous frame elements, leading to complex and time-consuming installation processes, especially for transparent partitions and composite glass elements, which lack a visually appealing and efficient design.
Innovation Solution
A modular composite frame system featuring a basic frame profile with parallel mounting surfaces and internal receiving areas for insert elements, allowing for the integration of hygroscopic stabilization, lighting, and cable accommodation, while maintaining a sleek and attractive design through a symmetrical and offset fastening section, enabling easy assembly and air exchange.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional composite frame systems use numerous frame elements to achieve functional requirements, then the functional completeness is improved, but the device complexity and assembly time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple frame elements into a single integrated profile structure that incorporates mounting surfaces, receiving areas for insert elements, and fastening sections. This merging reduces the total number of separate components while maintaining all necessary functions for door and glazing construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame profile is designed as a universal component that can accommodate various insert elements (desiccants, lighting, cables) and serve multiple functions including structural support, mounting for glass panes, and integration of additional functional elements through its receiving areas.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional frame systems use multiple separate components to achieve functional requirements, then the functional versatility is improved, but the assembly time and labor effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame profile is pre-configured with integrated receiving areas, mounting surfaces, and fastening sections during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows insert elements to be directly installed into pre-formed receptacles without requiring separate mounting operations, significantly reducing assembly time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If insert elements are integrated into the frame structure, then the functional capabilities are improved, but the visual appearance may be compromised due to visible components
Solution Approach 1:
The frame profile incorporates specific local features such as recessed receiving areas and cover strips at defined locations. These localized structural variations allow insert elements to be hidden within specific zones while maintaining the overall sleek appearance of the frame from external viewing angles.
4Ease of operation
If the frame structure is simplified to reduce assembly complexity, then the ease of assembly is improved, but the adaptability for different insert elements may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The frame profile is segmented into distinct functional zones including mounting surfaces for glass panes, receiving areas for insert elements, and fastening sections. This segmentation allows each zone to be independently designed for its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity and simplifying the assembly process for each component type.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The modular system simplifies the construction of composite elements by reducing the number of frame elements, enhancing aesthetic appeal, and facilitating assembly with a reduced assembly effort, while ensuring effective air exchange and humidity control, resulting in a more efficient and visually attractive solution.
Implementation Method 1
DE 10 2007 005 411 A1 relates to an edge spacer that separates two glass panes of a glass building element. The spacer has two narrow sides facing away from each other and designed to be mirror images of each other, which serve as mounting surfaces for the glass panes. Each narrow side has a groove for a sealing or adhesive cord, which defines an open end for a sealant facing the interior of the glass building element. On the side of the spacer facing the interior of the glass building element, a visible profile filled with desiccant and having openings to the interior can be attached to keep the interior dry.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a composite frame system with a frame base profile (110) which has two mounting surfaces (113, 114) facing away from each other and parallel to each other for translucent panes or panels, at least one receiving area (119) for insert elements (25) located inside the finished frame and a fastening section (116) located outside the finished frame, wherein the receiving area (119) for the insert elements (25) is covered on the inside of the frame by a cover plate (123) extending transversely to the mounting surfaces (113, 114), so that the insert elements (25) are not visible when looking into a space between the panes of a laminated glass element and yet air exchange between the space between the panes and the receiving area (119) is ensured, for example to enable hygroscopic stabilization and to prevent the formation of condensation on the inner pane surface.