Drywall Built-In Element Clamping Assembly for Flush Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for installing built-in elements in drywall construction are labor-intensive, costly, and unstable due to the need for complex constructions and alignment challenges, especially with the reduced material thickness of standard upright profiles, leading to difficulties in achieving flushness and stability during assembly.
Innovation Solution
A clamping fastening system using c-shaped stand profiles with holding parts that engage behind the web of the built-in elements, allowing for simple installation and reinstallation without altering the upright profiles, and featuring grooves for alignment and attachment that maintain the profile's stability and allow for flush integration with drywall panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If built-in elements are screwed to stand profiles using existing screw holes, then alignment is possible, but repositioning becomes impossible and screw holes create nuisances
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is divided into a fixed component (holding part with clamping element) and a movable component (built-in element). The clamping element creates a new attachment interface that allows the built-in element to be positioned and secured without permanent modifications to the stand profile, enabling both alignment and repositioning.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of fixing the built-in element to the stand profile directly through screws in the profile, the holding part is fixed to the built-in element and then clamps onto the stand profile. This inversion allows the built-in element to be removed and repositioned while leaving the stand profile intact.
2Ease of manufacture
If standard upright profiles with reduced material thickness are used, then cost and standardization are improved, but stability and structural integrity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holding part extends perpendicular to the stand profile, utilizing the depth dimension rather than relying solely on the thin web of the C-profile. The clamping element engages behind the web, distributing loads across multiple points and reducing stress concentration on the thin profile material.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding part acts as an intermediary between the built-in element and the stand profile. It transfers and distributes mechanical loads from the built-in element across a larger area of the stand profile, reducing point loads and preventing deformation of the thin-walled profile.
3Quantity of substance
If built-in elements are installed away from the floor and made heavy, then storage capacity is improved, but assembly difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding part is pre-attached to the built-in element before installation. This preliminary action allows the built-in element to be handled as a complete assembly unit, simplifying the installation process even for heavy elements located away from the floor.
4Manufacturing precision
If complex constructions are used to achieve flushness of front edges, then alignment precision is improved, but device complexity and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding part is designed with a geometry that naturally guides the built-in element into proper alignment with the stand profile. The front edge of the built-in element automatically achieves flushness with the drywall surface through the inherent design of the clamping mechanism, eliminating the need for additional alignment tools or complex adjustment procedures.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an arrangement for storing objects with built-in elements (4) in a drywall partition, comprising a frame construction (1) with vertical stud profiles (2), in particular standardized CW profiles, to which the built-in elements (4) are attached, and a method for attaching built-in elements (4) in a drywall partition within an arrangement for storing objects.