Modular Baseboard with Keder Profile for Carpet Tile Wall Termination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skirting boards are not suitable for carpet tiles or modules as they lack long strips of carpet and have low mechanical resilience, leading to an uncontinuous and unattractive wall finish.
Innovation Solution
A skirting board with a strip-shaped base body featuring a keder profile on its upper side, covered with matching floor covering material, and a receiving area for strip-shaped elements, allowing for a continuous and visually appealing installation, with a one-piece piping profile for enhanced mechanical strength and ease of production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If carpet tiles or modules are used instead of long carpet strips, then installation flexibility and availability of materials are improved, but the mechanical resilience and visual continuity of the wall finish deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The skirting board is divided into modular sections that can be easily assembled and disassembled. Each section contains a base body with a receiving area that accepts individual carpet tiles or modules, allowing flexible installation while maintaining overall structural integrity and visual continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The skirting board combines different materials - a rigid base body (made from materials like PVC, wood, or metal) with flexible covering elements that match the floor covering material. This composite structure provides both mechanical strength for reliability and adaptability for working with carpet tiles.
2Ease of manufacture
If the base body and piping profile are produced separately, then manufacturing flexibility is improved, but the mechanical strength and production simplicity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The base body and piping profile are merged into a single integrated component produced as one piece. This eliminates weak points at joints, simplifies the manufacturing process, and reduces assembly steps while maintaining the flexibility needed for different installation scenarios.
3Shape
If multiple separate components are used to create a continuous appearance, then visual appeal is improved, but the complexity of installation and structural integrity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The skirting board is designed as modular sections that can be easily assembled to achieve continuous wall coverage. Each module contains integrated components that simplify assembly while maintaining the visual continuity of the finished installation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a baseboard (12) for laying floor-covering base strips as a wall termination, comprising a strip-shaped main body (10), which can be arranged parallel to the wall (30) and which has a bead profiled element (16) on the top side (14) of the main body facing away from the floor (28), which bead profiled element (16) is provided with a casing (20) that matches the floor material and the main body (10) has a holding region (38) for strip-shaped floor-covering elements (36) on the front side (18) of the main body between the bead profiled element (16) and the floor (28). The invention further relates to a method for producing a baseboard, wherein a main body (10) having a bead profiled element (16) is provided, the bead profiled element (16) is provided with a casing (20) that matches the floor material (34), strip-shaped floor material sections (36) are attached to a front side (18) of the main body (10), and the main body (10) is fastened to a wall (30).