Drawer Wall Assembly With Tongue-Locked Support for Compact Guide Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of wall components for drawers, particularly hollow chamber frames, is costly and labor-intensive due to the need for various design variants and guide units, which complicates the manufacturing process and requires additional space.
Innovation Solution
A wall component design featuring a frame body with a base part and a covering element, where a tongue-like flat section of a support part is fixed between the base part and the covering element, creating a stable multi-layer connection that allows for different attachment options and accommodates various guide units, enhancing stability and assembly efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If hollow chamber frames are made with metal and/or plastic material to accommodate drawer guide systems, then the overall height can be reduced compared to solid side walls, but the production cost and complexity increase due to various design variants and guide units
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow chamber frame is divided into separate components: a base part and a covering element that can be assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using standardized processes, reducing production complexity while maintaining the space-saving height advantage.
Solution Approach 2:
The base part is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate different types of drawer guide systems and attach various wall component variants. This multi-functional design reduces the number of different components needed, lowering production cost and complexity while preserving the reduced overall height benefit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple design variants of wall components are produced to accommodate different guide units, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing expenditure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base part serves as a universal component that can accommodate multiple types of drawer guide systems and support different wall component designs. This universality allows a single base part design to work with various guide units, reducing the need to manufacture multiple specialized components and thereby lowering manufacturing expenditure while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functional requirements of different wall component variants into a single standardized base part design. By combining the common structural and functional features into one universal base part, the manufacturing process is simplified and expenditure is reduced, while the covering element can still be varied to achieve different design outcomes.
3Strength
If a stable connection is created between base part and covering element using a support part with tongue-like flat section, then mechanical stability is improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is segmented into the base part, covering element, and support part with tongue-like flat section. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using standardized processes, reducing production complexity while maintaining the mechanical stability provided by the tongue-like connection feature.
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AI summary
A wall construction element of a drawer is proposed, wherein the wall construction element has a frame body, having a base part which provides a cavity for receiving a drawer guide system, and having a casing element for casing the base part, wherein in a covering portion of the frame body a material layer of the casing element covers a material layer of the base part. According to the invention, a support part which upwardly projects in the fashion of a column is present on the frame body, wherein for attaching the support part in an end-side end region of the frame body a tongue-like flat portion of the support part is secured between the base part and the casing element.