Insulation Frame Groove Enables Transient Deformation for Roof Window Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mounting insulation frames and windows in inclined roof structures is challenging due to mismatched dimensions and non-perpendicular angles between battens and counter battens, leading to difficulties or impossibility without damaging the insulation frame or requiring modifications.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating grooves on the insulation members made of resilient materials, allowing transient deformation during mounting to create space for the window frame, which re-expands to maintain a tight fit without damage, and using a combination of compressible and dimensionally stable materials for enhanced adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the insulation frame is made rigid to maintain structural stability and insulation properties, then the structural strength and insulation performance are improved, but the difficulty of mounting increases and damage occurs when the roof structure dimensions do not match
Solution Approach 1:
The insulation frame is divided into rigid portions (for structural strength) and resilient portions with grooves (for adaptability). The grooves segment the rigid structure, allowing localized deformation while maintaining overall structural integrity and insulation properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The insulation frame incorporates portions with changed physical parameters - specifically, regions with grooves that have different mechanical properties (resilient) compared to the solid rigid portions. This allows the frame to adapt to dimensional variations in roof structures while maintaining structural strength.
2Manufacturing precision
If the insulation frame dimensions are precisely matched to the roof structure, then the fit and insulation performance are improved, but the adaptability to manufacturing tolerances and structural variations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The insulation frame transitions from a completely static rigid structure to a dynamic structure with resilient portions that can deform. The grooves enable the frame to adapt dynamically to dimensional variations in the roof structure, accommodating manufacturing tolerances and structural deviations.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the insulation frame have different properties - rigid portions maintain precise dimensions for structural strength, while portions with grooves provide local adaptability. This local quality differentiation allows the frame to simultaneously achieve precision and adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If the insulation frame is made compressible to ease installation, then the ease of mounting is improved, but the insulation performance and structural stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The insulation frame is segmented into compressible portions (with grooves for ease of installation) and rigid insulated portions (for maintaining insulation performance). The grooves allow localized compression during installation while the solid rigid portions maintain their insulation properties and structural stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and damage-free installation of roof windows in inclined roof structures by providing a deformation zone that adapts to the roof structure, ensuring a tight fit and reducing the need for on-site modifications, while maintaining high insulation properties.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the insulation members is made of a resilient material
Implementation Method 2
the part of the insulation member immediately above said groove in direction of the exterior will re-expand and at least substantially regain its position from before the mounting
Implementation Method 3
The groove(s) allow(s) the insulation member to be compressed over the entire section where the groove(s) is/are provided more easily
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AI summary
The invention relates to an insulation frame for a roof window to be mounted in an inclined roof structure of a building and a related method and kit. The insulation frame comprising a top, a bottom and two side frame members each including an insulation member, said insulation frame defining an inner opening configured to surround a frame of the roof window, wherein at least one of the insulation members is made of a resilient material and at least one of the insulation members comprises at least one groove provided on the inner side or the outer side and/or the interior side of the at least one insulation member, and that said at least one groove constitutes a deformation zone allowing a transient deformation during mounting of the roof window or the insulating frame.