Jalousie Window Insert Mounting via Concealed Adapters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional jalousie window installations often require fasteners, which can compromise the aesthetic and structural integrity of the window frame, and fail to provide a seamless integration of the window insert with the frame.
Innovation Solution
A jalousie window design that uses adapters, such as head, sill, and jamb adapters secured by snap fits and weather seals, to mount the window insert within the frame without visible fasteners, ensuring a secure and watertight seal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If fasteners are used to mount the window insert, then the structural integrity is improved, but the aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible fasteners compromising the seamless integration
Solution Approach 1:
The fasteners are extracted from the visible exterior and relocated to the interior of the window frame. The adapters receive fasteners internally while presenting a clean exterior surface, separating the structural function from the aesthetic function.
Solution Approach 2:
Adapters serve as intermediary components between the window insert and the frame. These adapters provide mounting surfaces for fasteners while concealing them from external view, mediating between structural requirements and aesthetic requirements.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional mounting methods are used, then the installation process is simplified, but the weather sealing performance deteriorates due to lack of integrated sealing mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter integrates multiple functions into a single component: mechanical mounting, weather sealing, and fastener reception. This merging eliminates the need for separate sealing components while maintaining installation simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves multiple purposes simultaneously: it provides a mounting surface for fasteners, creates weather seals against the frame, and conceals the mounting hardware. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between simple installation and effective sealing.
3Shape
If adapters are used to conceal fasteners, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional adapter components
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter combines mounting, sealing, and concealment functions into a single integrated component. Rather than adding multiple separate parts, the design merges functions to minimize overall complexity while achieving aesthetic goals.
Data Source
AI summary
A jalousie window in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a jalousie window insert having parallel side rails and a plurality of window louvers extending between the side rails for simultaneous rotation around parallel horizontal axes, a window frame including a frame head, a frame sill, and a pair of spaced frame jambs interconnected with the frame head and the frame sill in a rectangular frame geometry. The window also includes a head adapter having an outer portion secured to the frame head, a sill adapter having an outer portion secured to the frame sill, and a pair of opposed jamb adapters including outer portions respectively secured to the frame jambs and inner portions having legs that receive outer edges of the side rails so that the side rails conceal the jamb adapters and to secure the jalousie window insert within the window frame.