Guide Rail Assembly Tool With Angled Contact and Spring Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing assembly tools for guide rails on panel-shaped furniture parts, particularly those installed on the underside, face difficulties in secure positioning and handling due to the need to release the guide rail for fixing, which complicates the installation process.
Innovation Solution
An assembly tool with a shaped body featuring receptacles for fixing guide rails, an angled contact section for secure positioning, and a spring element for clamping fixation, allowing flexible use across different profile cross-sections and furniture thicknesses, enabling easy handling and secure attachment of guide rails on both upper and underside surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a guide rail is positioned using contact aids during installation, then the guide rail can be placed at a predetermined distance from the end edge, but it is necessary to release the guide rail to secure it to the furniture component, which complicates installation especially on the underside
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the positioning function and the clamping function into a single integrated assembly tool. The L-shaped contact section provides positioning while the spring element provides clamping, eliminating the need to switch between separate positioning aids and clamping tools, thus simplifying the installation process while maintaining positioning accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The spring element automatically clamps the assembly tool to the furniture component when positioned, and automatically releases when removed. This self-activating mechanism eliminates the need for manual operation to engage or disengage the clamping function, making the tool easy to use while maintaining precise positioning
2Reliability
If an assembly tool is designed for specific profile cross-sections, then it can securely fix that type of guide rail, but it cannot be used flexibly with different profile cross-sections or furniture thicknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly tool is designed with an L-shaped contact section and an adjustable spring element that can adapt to different furniture component thicknesses. The spring element can be positioned at different locations along the longitudinal axis to accommodate various thicknesses, while the receptacle can hold different types of guide rails, making the tool universally applicable across multiple applications while maintaining reliable fixation
Solution Approach 2:
The spring element provides dynamic adjustment capability, allowing the assembly tool to adapt to different furniture thicknesses by repositioning the spring element along the longitudinal axis. This dynamic configuration enables the same tool to work reliably with various profile cross-sections and thicknesses without compromising fixation reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and secure positioning and attachment of guide rails on panel-shaped furniture parts, allowing for flexible use across various profiles and thicknesses, simplifying the installation process and enabling precise alignment and fixing without manual handling challenges.
Implementation Method 1
a spring element (20) is provided for clamping the molded body (11) to a panel-shaped furniture component (5)
Implementation Method 2
US 2005/0102816 A1 discloses an assembly tool for mounting a metallic rail, wherein the assembly tool includes a magnet for holding the rail
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AI summary
Assembly tool (10) for assembling a guide rail (30, 40) on a panel-shaped furniture part (5), with a shaped body (11) with at least one receptacle (12, 13) for fixing a guide rail (30, 40) and an angled contact section ( 14), which can be placed against a front edge and a surface of the panel-shaped furniture part (5). This makes it easy to mount the guide rail. In addition, a method for mounting a guide rail on a panel-shaped furniture part is provided.