Modular Glass Door Frame Assembly for Scalable Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional doors are inconvenient to assemble and lack flexibility in use due to their fixed configuration, making them difficult to integrate with doorframes and limiting 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, enhancing structural integrity and 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 assembly process becomes inconvenient and lacks flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is divided into modular components: an inner frame attached to the door, an outer frame with frame strips, and detachable covers. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled, greatly simplifying the assembly process compared to conventional integrated door designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame strips serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable mounting to the building wall via counterbored holes, facilitate assembly through engagement with convex portions, and allow for the attachment of covers for aesthetic purposes. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional door uses a fixed configuration, then the structure is simple, but the scalability and flexibility in use are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly transitions from a fixed configuration to a dynamic, adaptable system. The detachable covers and modular frame strips allow the configuration to be changed, added to, or removed from the basic door structure, enabling scalability while maintaining a relatively simple base design.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner frame is nested within the outer frame structure, with the door positioned within the inner frame. This nested arrangement allows for compact assembly while maintaining the ability to access and modify individual components, supporting both simplicity and scalability.
3Strength
If the frame strips have counterbored holes for mounting, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the holes expose the internal structure and reduce aesthetic appearance
Solution Approach 1:
Covers are introduced as intermediary components that conceal the counterbored holes and internal structure while allowing the frame strips to maintain their mounting function. The covers serve as a mediator between the structural requirements (exposed holes for bolts) and aesthetic requirements (hidden holes for smooth appearance).
Solution Approach 2:
The covers are designed to match the aesthetic requirements by concealing the holes, effectively changing the visual appearance from exposed structural holes to a smooth, finished surface, while the structural function remains intact.
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AI summary
A modular glass door assembly (10) includes a door (20), an inner frame (30), and an outer frame (40). The door (20) has a glass door leaf (22) and a doorframe (24) mounted to the outer periphery of the glass door leaf (22). The inner frame (30) is attached to the outer periphery of the doorframe (24) and connected to the doorframe (24) by two hinges (26) up and down. The outer frame (40) has four frame strips (41) arranged around the outer periphery of the inner frame (30) and each provided with a concave portion (42) engaged with one respective convex portion of the inner frame (30). By this way, the inner frame (30) and the outer frame (40) can be directly assembled with each other or a fixed window (60) panel can be added between the inner frame (30) and the outer frame (40). Thus, the modular glass door assembly (10) of the present invention has advantages of easy assembly and high scalability.