Door Jamb Home Automation Panel to Eliminate Masonry Work
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home automation systems require costly masonry works for installation within existing structures, making integration into architectural layouts inefficient and economically unfeasible.
Innovation Solution
An integrated panel for home automation that houses electrical components and control means, featuring a container for wiring and user-operable commands, integrated into the door jamb, eliminating the need for complex masonry works by allowing the panel and its wiring to be mounted as part of the door installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the integrated panel is installed inside an existing masonry structure, then the panel can be integrated into the architectural layout, but costly masonry works are required
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is pre-integrated into the door jamb during door manufacturing, before the door is installed in the final location. This preliminary action eliminates the need for post-installation masonry work, as the panel is already positioned and integrated when the door is hung, resolving the contradiction between architectural integration and installation complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The door jamb serves as an intermediary structure that houses the integrated panel. Instead of directly embedding the panel into masonry, the door jamb acts as a mediator that already contains the panel, simplifying installation while maintaining architectural integration
2Reliability
If complex masonry works are performed to create a seat for the integrated panel, then the panel can be properly installed, but installation costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated panel is merged with the door jamb as a single integrated unit. The panel, wiring container, and door jamb are combined into one assembly, eliminating the need for separate masonry work to create a mounting seat, thus reducing installation complexity while ensuring proper installation
3Ease of manufacture
If the panel is integrated into the door jamb, then masonry works are eliminated, but the panel must be pre-integrated during door manufacturing
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is segmented into functional modules: the door jamb, the integrated panel, and the wiring container. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and prepared separately before final assembly, reducing the complexity burden on door manufacturing while still achieving elimination of masonry works
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AI summary
The invention concerns an integrated panel for home automation. The panel is adapted to house electrical components for home or professional use, in particular for applications for automating or controlling the operation of electrical loads. The panel comprises a container configured to enclose wiring that can be combined with the aforesaid electrical loads and comprises surfaces facing inwards and/or outwards of a room for home or professional use, which is accessed through a door, said surfaces having a plurality of user-operable commands in order to act as control means on the aforesaid electrical loads, said surfaces further comprising audible and/or light indicators, which is characterised in that the aforesaid panel is integrated into the jamb of the aforesaid door.