Modular Glass Door Frame Assembly for Scalable Window Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional doors are inconvenient to assemble and lack flexibility in use due to their fixed configuration design, which restricts their scalability.
Innovation Solution
A modular glass door assembly comprising an inner frame hinged to a doorframe with convex portions and an outer frame with frame strips and covers, allowing for quick assembly and the addition of fixed windows for enhanced scalability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional door is pivotally connected with a doorframe using two hinges, then the door can be moved between open and closed positions, but the door is inconvenient to assemble and lacks flexibility in use
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is divided into separate modular components: an inner frame with convex portions and an outer frame with corresponding concave portions. This segmentation allows the components to be assembled independently and connected through simple engagement of the convex-concave interfaces, dramatically simplifying the assembly process compared to conventional hinge-based door installations.
Solution Approach 2:
The convex portions on the inner frame and concave portions on the outer frame serve as intermediary connection elements. These geometric features act as mechanical mediators that facilitate easy assembly by providing predetermined alignment and connection points, eliminating the need for complex hinge mechanisms and alignment procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional door uses a fixed configuration design, then the structure is simple, but the door lacks scalability and flexibility in use
Solution Approach 1:
The modular frame structure is segmented into inner and outer frames with standardized convex-concave connection interfaces. This segmentation enables the system to be configured in multiple ways by adding or removing frame sections, allowing scalability from simple single-door configurations to more complex multi-panel or integrated window-door assemblies without redesigning the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized convex portions and corresponding concave portions create universal connection interfaces that can accommodate various configurations. The same basic modular components can be used to create different door styles, sizes, and configurations, providing multi-functionality and scalability while maintaining relatively simple individual component designs.
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AI summary
A modular glass door assembly includes a door, an inner frame, and an outer frame. The door has a glass door leaf and a doorframe mounted to the outer periphery of the glass door leaf. The inner frame is attached to the outer periphery of the doorframe and connected to the doorframe by two hinges up and down. The outer frame has four frame strips arranged around the outer periphery of the inner frame and each provided with a concave portion engaged with one respective convex portion of the inner frame. By this way, the inner frame and the outer frame can be directly assembled with each other or a fixed window panel can be added between the inner frame and the outer frame. Thus, the modular glass door assembly of the present invention has advantages of easy assembly and high scalability.