Double Window Flower Box With Adjustable Railing Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window flower boxes lack adaptability to various supporting structures, such as railings and parapets of different shapes and sizes, which limits their versatility and stability.
Innovation Solution
A double window flower box design featuring adjustable abutment elements and an elastic adjustment system with toothing and sliding seating, along with elongated rods for connecting pots, allows for secure attachment to diverse supporting structures while maintaining pot orientation, and includes a safety locking mechanism for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed abutment elements are used in traditional window flower boxes, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability to different supporting structures is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The abutment elements are made adjustable through a mechanism involving a driving flap with toothing, a stop pawl, and elastic means. The elastic means can engage with the toothing at different positions, allowing the abutment elements to be positioned at various distances from the pot. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the flower box to adapt to supporting structures of different shapes and sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable abutment elements with elastic means are added, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic means automatically engage with the toothing on the driving flap through its own elastic force, without requiring external actuation or complex control mechanisms. The stop pawl engages with the toothing to lock the abutment element in position, and the elastic means can disengage and re-engage automatically when the abutment element is moved. This self-service mechanism reduces the need for additional actuators, sensors, or control systems, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
3Reliability
If the abutment elements are made adjustable, then the stability on various supports improves, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism replaces complex multi-component mechanical systems with a simplified elastic engagement system. The elastic means, driven by its own elastic force, automatically engages and disengages from the toothing on the driving flap, eliminating the need for threads, gears, or cam mechanisms that would require multiple steps to adjust. This allows users to easily adjust the abutment element position by simply moving it, while the elastic means and stop pawl automatically lock it in place, ensuring stability on various supporting structures without compromising ease of operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design enables the window flower box to be securely and adjustably attached to different shapes and sizes of supporting structures, ensuring stability and preventing accidental detachment, while allowing for easy stacking and storage.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic adjustment system comprising a toothing, each pot comprising elastic means adapted to engage with the toothing
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AI summary
A window flower box comprising pots (3) for plants or flowers connected to a supporting structure (S) by mutual connection and linking elements (21); the pots being arranged so that when the window flower box is leant on said supporting structure they are disposed on opposite sides of the supporting structure itself.