Gap Bridging Device Segmented Anchoring for Flooring Repair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gap bridging devices require complex and damaging processes to remove and replace top elements without damaging the flooring material, leading to substantial downtime and financial losses due to the direct adjacency of anchoring devices with the flooring material.
Innovation Solution
A gap bridging device with anchoring devices featuring a divider bar that allows for the removal of top elements without damaging the flooring material, utilizing a configuration where the divider bar is positioned to minimize contact with the flooring material, enabling easy disassembly and replacement without damaging the flooring or bridging device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the top element and base element are directly adjacent to the flooring material, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of repair deteriorates because the anchoring devices cannot be separated from the building elements without removing the adjacent flooring material
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is divided into a base element and a top element that can be separated from each other. The base element remains embedded in the flooring material while the top element can be removed independently, enabling repair without damaging the flooring material.
Solution Approach 2:
A divider bar is introduced as an intermediary component between the top element and the flooring material. This divider bar creates a separation zone that allows the top element to be removed without direct contact with and damage to the flooring material.
2Ease of repair
If the top element is removed by cutting and grinding, then the ease of repair is improved, but the object-generated harmful factors worsen due to noise and contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The top element is extracted or removed from the anchoring device without requiring destructive cutting and grinding of the flooring material. The design allows for non-destructive removal by separating the top element from the base element.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider bar serves as a mediator that prevents direct contact between the top element and the flooring material during removal, eliminating the need for noisy and contaminating cutting and grinding operations.
3Manufacturing precision
If the bridging members are inserted into the arcuate groove before installing the gap bridging device, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the device complexity increases making replacement considerably more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is segmented into separable base and top elements, allowing the bridging members to remain in the arcuate groove of the base element while only the top element needs to be removed for replacement, simplifying the overall process.
Solution Approach 2:
The bridging members are preliminarily inserted into the arcuate groove during initial installation, ensuring proper positioning. However, the separable design allows future replacements to focus only on the top element rather than the entire assembly.
4Ease of repair
If the top element and base element move relatively over their entire length for separation, then the ease of repair is improved, but the loss of time increases making removal hardly possible in practical application
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is segmented into base and top elements with a defined separation interface. This allows for quick separation without requiring the components to move relative to each other over their entire length, significantly reducing removal time.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider bar acts as a mediator that creates a natural separation point between the top element and the flooring material, enabling rapid removal without time-consuming manual separation processes.
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AI summary
A gap bridging device including two anchoring devices that anchor the gap bridging device at two building elements that are separated from each other by a gap; and a bridging device that is connected with one of the two anchoring devices respectively at longitudinal sides of the bridging device that are arranged opposite to each other, so that position changes of the building elements relative to each other are compensated by a shape-change of the bridging device, wherein the two anchoring devices respectively include a base element that is anchorable at one of the two building elements and a top element that is connected with the base element by a plurality of bolts in a force transferring manner and connected with the gap bridging device.