Custom Decorative Edge Profiles for Irregular Corner Fitting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating custom decorative articles for complex installation areas, such as rooms with irregular geometry, are inefficient due to the need for precise cuts and accurate communication of room dimensions, often resulting in waste and prolonged installation times, especially when dealing with corners that have non-standard angles.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for determining an edge profile of a custom decorative article using a device that receives coordinates of the installation area's corners, generates dimensional and geometric characteristics of the article's edges and opposed portions, and outputs these to cut or mark the article for on-site cutting, allowing for precise fitting without factory edges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If precise manual measurements and calculations are used for custom decorative articles in complex installation areas, then manufacturing precision is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual measurement and calculation methods with an automated computing system that receives coordinates of installation area corners and automatically generates edge profile data. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with computational processes maintains high precision while dramatically reducing the time required for determining custom decorative article dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital representation (copy) of the installation area by receiving coordinates of corners and generating an edge profile that replicates the exact geometry of the installation space. This digital copy allows for precise calculation and visualization of the custom decorative article dimensions without requiring time-consuming physical measurements and manual computations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom decorative articles are created for irregular geometry installation areas, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system performs multiple functions within a single integrated platform: it receives coordinate data, calculates edge profile dimensions, generates cutting instructions, and provides visualization. This multi-functional approach enables the system to handle various installation area geometries (regular and irregular) without requiring separate specialized tools for each task, thus improving adaptability while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a computing system as an intermediary between the installation area geometry and the custom decorative article manufacturing process. This intermediary receives simple coordinate inputs and transforms them into complex edge profile calculations and cutting instructions, simplifying the overall process while maintaining the ability to handle irregular geometries.
3Ease of manufacture
If standard factory edges are used for decorative articles, then ease of manufacture is improved, but manufacturing precision for custom fits deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the custom decorative article into defined portions based on the installation area geometry, with each segment having specific edge profile characteristics calculated to achieve precise fitting. This segmentation allows for customized edge profiles in critical areas while maintaining simplicity in other portions, balancing ease of manufacture with precision requirements.
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AI summary
A method for determining an edge profile of a custom decorative article to be installed in an installation area is disclosed, the installation area having a perimeter having a plurality of corners. A computing device receives data indicative of a plurality of coordinates corresponding to the plurality of corners of the perimeter of the installation area. Based on at least first, second, and third coordinates respectively corresponding to first, second, and third corners of the plurality of corners of the perimeter of the installation area, the computing device determines dimensional and/or geometric characteristics of a pair of opposed portions of the edge profile that, in an installed position, are configured to meet to form a corner of the custom decorative article when installed at the second corner of the perimeter of the installation area.