Glazing Panel Fixing Frame for Stable In-Situ Decoating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glazing panel modification systems, such as those described in WO 2015/050762, suffer from instability due to their weight and motor movement, leading to precision issues and inefficiencies in modifying interfaces, particularly affecting electromagnetic transmission and RF signal penetration.
Innovation Solution
A detachable apparatus with a fixing frame, suction means, and rigid pushing means, ensuring stability and precise positioning, combined with a functional device capable of modifying glazing panel interfaces, including a decoating system to improve electromagnetic and RF signal transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the apparatus is mounted on suction pads to secure it on the glazing panel, then the apparatus can be detachably fixed, but the apparatus becomes unstable due to its own weight and motor movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines suction pads and rigid pushing means into a single fixing system. The suction pads provide detachable fixation while the rigid pushing means (comprising a pushing member and pushing arm) provide stable support against the glazing panel, merging the benefits of both detachability and stability in one apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The rigid pushing means acts as an intermediary element between the apparatus and the glazing panel. The pushing member, positioned at a first position, and the pushing arm, extending to a second position, mediate the interaction by providing continuous contact and stable support while allowing the suction pads to maintain detachable fixation.
2Productivity
If the apparatus uses motors to move the laser along rails for modifying the coating system, then the laser can scribe a grid shape to improve electromagnetic transmission, but the precision of the modification is not enough due to instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the motor-driven laser positioning system with the rigid pushing means that provides stable support. The pushing means counteracts the instability caused by motor movement, enabling the laser to achieve precise grid patterning on the coating system while maintaining the benefits of motorized positioning for productivity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the apparatus is designed to be detachably fixed for in-situ modification of mounted glazing panels, then no replacement of the whole glazing panel is needed, but the apparatus itself becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the apparatus into distinct functional modules: suction pads for detachable fixation, rigid pushing means for stable support, motor-driven laser positioning for precise modification, and control systems for coordination. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while maintaining overall manageability despite the complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is designed as a universal system that can modify different types of glazing panels (single-glazed, multi-glazed, with or without coatings) through a single integrated platform. The combination of suction pads, pushing means, and motorized laser positioning provides multi-functional capability for various modification tasks without requiring separate devices.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus provides stable and precise modification of glazing panel interfaces, enhancing electromagnetic and RF signal transmission without degrading the panel, while maintaining the integrity of existing coating systems.
Implementation Method 1
at least N suction means, wherein N is a positive integer (N>0), comprising a suction end, detachably fixed to said glazing panel
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AI summary
An apparatus detachably fixed on a glazing panel mounted on a stationary or mobile object, the apparatus includes a fixing frame having a fixing frame plane, FFplane, a functional device, a first motor to move the functional device in a first direction, and a second motor to move the functional device in a second direction. The apparatus has at least N suction devices, including a suction end, detachably fixed to the glazing panel, defining a resting distance, Drest, between the FFplane and the suction end, and defining a working distance, Dwork, between the FFplane and the suction end, and at least M rigid pushing devices, including a pushing end defining a pushing distance, Dpush, between the FFplane and the pushing end, where the sum of the positive integers M and N is equal to or greater than 3 and where Dpush is equal to or greater than Dwork.