Insulated Glazing Memory Module Layout for Stable Blind Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insulated glazing units face issues with battery module removability causing inadvertent control associations and memory disconnection, leading to user inconvenience and inefficiency, especially when multiple units are installed, and the memory module is exposed to high temperatures and inaccessible for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
Integrate an active electronic circuit with the glazing unit's frame, storing control data and maintaining a unique association, while keeping the memory module outside the gap to avoid temperature exposure and facilitate maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the battery module is made removable for ease of replacement and recharging, then the ease of operation is improved, but the memory module becomes disconnected and loses control data association
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the system into two separate memory modules: a first memory module integrated with the battery module for storing control data, and a second memory module integrated with the frame for storing association data. This segmentation allows the battery module to be removed and replaced without losing the critical association data that links the control element to the insulated glazing unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the second memory module in the frame) that maintains the association data independently of the battery module's presence. This intermediary ensures that when the battery module is removed or replaced, the link between the control element and the insulated glazing unit is preserved through the frame-based memory module.
2Device complexity
If the memory module is placed inside the gap with the battery module for compactness, then the device complexity is reduced, but the memory module is exposed to high temperatures and becomes inaccessible for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the memory functionality into two separate modules located in different physical locations: the first memory module remains with the battery module inside the gap for compactness, while the second memory module is placed in the frame outside the gap to avoid temperature exposure and facilitate maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the critical association data storage function from the hot environment inside the gap by placing the second memory module in the frame. This extraction protects the memory module from harmful high temperatures while maintaining system functionality.
3Ease of manufacture
If the memory module is placed inside the gap for integration, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the memory module becomes inaccessible for maintenance and repair
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the memory system into two parts: a first memory module integrated inside the gap for ease of manufacture, and a second memory module placed in the frame for ease of access and maintenance. This segmentation allows both manufacturing simplicity and maintenance accessibility to be achieved.
Solution Approach 2:
The second memory module in the frame acts as an intermediary that preserves the association data and can be easily accessed for maintenance without requiring disassembly of the insulated glazing unit, thus improving ease of repair while maintaining integration benefits.
4Reliability
If multiple insulated glazing units use separate control elements with unique associations, then the reliability of control is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple memory modules
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the second memory module (in the frame) a universal component that can serve multiple insulated glazing units. This universal memory module stores association data that can be shared across multiple units, reducing the need for separate memory modules in each unit while maintaining reliable unique associations through the control element.
Data Source
AI summary
An insulated glazing unit may include: a frame; at least two panes associated with the frame to define a gap; a box inside the gap; screening means in the gap configured to alternate between at least retracted and deployed configurations; an actuator in the box, wherein the actuator may include an electric motor to move the screening means between the retracted and deployed configurations; a power supply including: a stationary portion, including a support external to the gap and an electrical cable to connect the support to the electric motor; and a moving portion, configured to electrically connect to/disconnect from the stationary portion; a control unit in signal communication with the electric motor, configured to switch on/off the electric motor; and an active electronic circuit in signal communication with the control unit and configured to store identification data. The active electronic circuit may be integrated in the support.