Insulating Frame Guide Members for Roof Window Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Installing a roof window in an inclined roof structure is challenging, particularly in adverse weather conditions, leading to improper assembly of insulating frames and associated components, which affects insulation performance and installation efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An insulating frame with bendable guide members and frame connector brackets allows for partial assembly during packaging, facilitating compact storage and transport, and easy on-site assembly by bending sections to achieve correct engagement and reduce thermal bridges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If insulating frame members are packaged completely assembled, then assembly time is minimized, but packaging volume increases and transport efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating frame is divided into separate members (top, bottom, side members) that can be packaged individually in a compact arrangement. These segmented members are then quickly assembled on-site using the guide member system, reducing packaging volume while maintaining fast assembly through pre-prepared connection elements.
Solution Approach 2:
Connector brackets are pre-attached to insulating frame members during manufacturing, and guide members are pre-positioned to indicate correct assembly orientation. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid on-site assembly without requiring complete pre-assembly, optimizing both packaging efficiency and installation speed.
2Volume of moving object
If insulating frame members are packaged in parallel arrangement, then packaging compactness improves, but assembly complexity increases due to positioning requirements
Solution Approach 1:
Guide members act as intermediary elements that simplify the assembly process despite the compact parallel packaging arrangement. These guide members provide physical guidance and alignment features that automatically position connector brackets and insulating frame members correctly during assembly, reducing the perceived complexity for the installer.
Solution Approach 2:
Visual indicators (such as color-coded markings or contrasting colors) are applied to guide members and connector brackets to indicate correct assembly orientation and matching pairs. This visual guidance system simplifies the assembly process by making it intuitive, allowing workers to quickly identify correct connections without complex instructions despite the compact packaging arrangement.
3Manufacturing precision
If guide members are made rigid for structural stability, then engagement precision improves, but adaptability to assembly variations decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member system incorporates both rigid and flexible elements. The main body of the guide member provides rigid structural support for precise positioning, while specific portions (such as bending sections or resilient parts) provide flexibility to accommodate minor assembly variations and tolerances. This dynamic design maintains engagement precision while adapting to real-world assembly conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide members are designed with varying degrees of rigidity along their length, with different sections having different stiffness parameters. This allows the guide member to maintain precise positioning where needed while providing flexibility in areas that require adaptation to assembly variations, optimizing both precision and adaptability through parameter differentiation.
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AI summary
An insulating frame for a roof window mounted in an inclined roof structure of a building, comprising top, bottom and side frame members is disclosed. Each frame member includes an insulating member and a support member, and a plurality of frame connector brackets, where a first leg of at least one frame connector bracket, which extends in a direction substantially parallel to the outer side of an insulating frame member, or a guide member attached thereto comprises a bending section, which is bendable by essentially 90 degrees by hand during installation, as well as a method for making the insulating frame. A method for making an insulating frame is also disclosed.