Cover Plate Dowel for Insulation Recess Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fastening systems for insulating materials to substrates require special tools and compromise insulation properties due to necessary openings in the insulating material.
Innovation Solution
A fastening system with a dowel sleeve and expanding element, featuring a cover plate connected to the expanding element that can be arranged in a recess in the insulating material, allowing for easy assembly without special tools and maintaining optimal insulation properties by sealing the recess.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a special assembly tool is used to arrange the insulating disc in the recess, then the assembly process can be completed, but the insulating property is significantly reduced due to the opening required in the insulating material disc
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the assembly tool and the insulating disc into a single integrated component. The insulating disc is formed as an integral part of the assembly tool, eliminating the need for separate tools and avoiding openings in the insulating material. This merging resolves the contradiction by achieving ease of operation without compromising insulating properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The assembly tool is designed to be self-contained with the insulating disc already attached, allowing it to perform both the assembly function and maintain insulation without requiring additional components or creating openings. The tool serves multiple functions independently, resolving the contradiction between operational ease and insulation integrity.
2Ease of manufacture
If the insulating material is cut or compressed to form a recess for the plate, then the plate can be installed recessed, but the insulating material's integrity and insulation properties are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating disc is pre-formed as an integral part of the assembly tool before the assembly process begins. This preliminary formation of the insulating component eliminates the need to cut or compress the insulating material during installation, thereby maintaining the insulating material's integrity and insulation properties while still enabling recessed plate installation.
3Reliability
If manual arrangement of cover plate is performed after assembly, then the recess can be filled, but the process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The cover plate function is merged into the assembly tool itself by forming the insulating disc as an integral part of the tool. This eliminates the need for separate manual cover plate arrangement after assembly, reducing process complexity and time while ensuring reliable recess coverage through the pre-formed insulating disc.
Data Source
AI summary
The mounting system (1) has a dowel sleeve (4) that includes an expanding portion (5) for holding the dowel sleeve in an opening (6) in a base (3), and a retainer (7) for holding an insulating material (2). A spreading element is arranged at an end of expanding element (8) e.g. screw for spreading the expanding portion of dowel sleeve. A cover plate (10) is arranged at an opposite end of the expanding element. The cover plate is positioned such that the retainer of dowel sleeve is located in a recess of the insulation material after the system assembly. An independent claim is included for a method for fastening of insulating material on base.