Guide system for a piece of furniture to be translatably installed on a wall of a recreational vehicle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional guide systems for sliding furniture in leisure vehicles are too rigid, leading to noise and difficulty in accommodating variations in play between guide members and rails, which affects the smooth operation of the sliding mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A guide system comprising a rigid guide rail and a flexible guide shoe with deformable fins that adapt to clearance variations, reducing noise and maintaining pinching of the rail edges through elastic deformation, allowing for smoother sliding motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid guide system is used, then structural strength and stability are improved, but noise increases and adaptability to clearance variations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The guide shoe is constructed with a flexible material that allows it to deform and adapt to variations in clearance between the guide rail and the shoe itself. This flexibility absorbs clearance variations without generating noise, while the overall guide system maintains structural strength through the rigid guide rail and the supportive structure of the guide shoe.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide shoe's material properties are selected to provide appropriate flexibility, allowing it to change its physical state (deform) in response to clearance variations. This parameter change enables the guide shoe to adapt to different clearance conditions without producing noise, while maintaining effective guidance.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid guide system is used, then structural stability is improved, but smooth operation deteriorates due to difficulty in withstanding variations in play
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible guide shoe material allows the guide system to accommodate variations in play between the guide members and rails. The flexibility enables the guide shoe to deform and maintain contact with the guide rail despite clearance variations, ensuring smooth operation while the rigid guide rail maintains structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide shoe is designed to be dynamic in its response to clearance variations, deforming elastically to adapt to changing conditions during operation. This dynamic behavior allows the guide system to maintain smooth operation across different positions and loading conditions while preserving overall structural stability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If flexible material is used for guide shoe, then adaptability to clearance variations is improved, but structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The guide shoe utilizes flexible material that provides adaptability to clearance variations through elastic deformation. The flexible material is configured and dimensioned to provide sufficient adaptability while maintaining adequate structural strength for the guidance function.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide system employs a combination of rigid guide rail and flexible guide shoe, creating a composite structure that leverages the strengths of both materials. The rigid rail provides structural strength while the flexible shoe provides adaptability, achieving both requirements simultaneously.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The flexible guide shoe system reduces noise and maintains effective guidance of furniture by adapting to clearance variations, ensuring smooth operation and reducing the effort required for sliding, thus enhancing user experience and durability.
Implementation Method 1
the guide shoe being flexible so as to adapt to variations in clearance that may occur between the guide rail and the guide pad, when the guide pad slides along the guide rail
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AI summary
The invention relates to a guide system (10) for a piece of furniture (100) intended to be mounted on a wall of a leisure vehicle, said system comprising: - a guide rail (11) made of rigid material comprising a body ( 11a) generally tubular, hollow, extending along a longitudinal extension line (L), the body comprising a groove (12) extending along the longitudinal extension line and giving access to the interior of the body along a first transverse direction (T1), and - a guide shoe (13) made of flexible material comprising a first pair of fins (15a, 15b) designed to slide along a first longitudinal edge (18) of the groove of the rail guide, one fin (15a), called the inner fin, of the first pair being located inside the body of the guide rail, the other fin (15b), called the outer fin, of the first pair being located at the exterior of the body of the guide rail, the fins of the first pair being further adapted to deform elastically in the first transverse direction, when the guide pad is slidably mounted on the guide rail and it slides along said guide rail.