Motorised Gate Reinforcement Profile with T-Groove
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motorization methods for swing gates require pre-determined reinforcement during manufacturing, making it difficult to adjust or change the motorization assembly without remanufacturing the gate, and can lead to aesthetic issues and safety risks due to incorrect positioning or force distribution.
Innovation Solution
A motorization reinforcement system featuring an exterior profile with a T-shaped groove and adjustable clamping system that can be attached to the gate after manufacturing, allowing for flexible positioning and force distribution, enabling on-site adjustments and motor changes without affecting the gate's aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If motorization reinforcement is integrated during gate manufacturing, then the gate structure is strengthened, but the gate cannot be adjusted or modified without remanufacturing
Solution Approach 1:
The motorization reinforcement is divided into separate modular components: a reinforcement element with T-shaped groove, an actuating arm, and fixing means. These segments can be independently positioned and assembled at different locations on the gate leaf, enabling adjustment without remanufacturing while maintaining structural strength through proper distribution of forces across multiple attachment points.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a fixed, static reinforcement integrated during manufacturing to a dynamic, adjustable configuration where the reinforcement elements and actuating arm can be repositioned along the gate leaf. The T-shaped groove design allows the actuating arm to be moved to different positions and securely fixed, providing adaptability while maintaining strength at each position.
2Adaptability or versatility
If motorization reinforcement is added after manufacturing, then adjustability is improved, but force distribution and structural integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement element is designed with a T-shaped groove that concentrates structural strength at the specific location where the actuating arm attaches to the gate leaf. This local reinforcement provides the necessary force distribution capability exactly where needed, rather than requiring uniform reinforcement across the entire gate structure. The fixing means secure the actuating arm to this locally strengthened area, ensuring proper force distribution while maintaining overall gate integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement element acts as an intermediary component between the gate leaf and the actuating arm. It transfers and distributes the forces from the actuating arm across a larger area of the gate leaf, preventing stress concentration that would occur with direct attachment. This intermediary structure enables post-manufacturing installation while maintaining force distribution capability through its design that spreads loads across multiple attachment points.
3Ease of manufacture
If actuating arm is fixed at predetermined position, then manufacturing is simplified, but on-site positioning errors cannot be corrected
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement elements and T-shaped grooves are pre-integrated into the gate leaf during manufacturing, simplifying the production process. However, the system is designed to allow post-manufacturing adjustment where the actuating arm can be positioned at different locations along the groove and securely fixed. This preliminary preparation combined with later adjustability allows correction of positioning errors on-site while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement element serves multiple functions: it provides structural strengthening, creates the T-shaped groove for positioning, and acts as the mounting surface for the actuating arm. This multi-functional design allows the same component to enable both simplified manufacturing (through integration) and positioning flexibility (through the adjustable groove system), resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and positioning precision.
4Adaptability or versatility
If motorization assembly is changed, then system upgrades are possible, but aesthetic appearance is degraded due to visible modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The actuating arm and motorization components are extracted as separate, removable elements from the gate structure. The reinforcement element with T-shaped groove remains integrated into the gate leaf, but the actuating arm can be detached and repositioned or replaced. This extraction allows motorization changes without permanent visible modifications to the gate's aesthetic appearance, as the mounting infrastructure is hidden or minimally visible while providing full change capability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for motorizing a swing gate leaf, using a motorization assembly comprising an actuating arm (12). An external reinforcing profile (14) is fixed to the front face (15) of the leaf by a plurality of fixing screws (18), said profile having a front face provided with a longitudinal T-groove (20). A clamping system is provided, which system is configured, on the one hand, to be inserted and to slide inside the T-groove of the external reinforcing profile and to be locked by clamping within said groove, and on the other hand, to receive fixings (36) from a distal end (12b) of the actuating arm. The position of the profile and that of the clamping system can be adjusted on site, respectively vertically and laterally, according to the actual location of the distal end of the arm to adjust the leaf for closing.