Modular Mounting Plate System for Door Actuator Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing door operator mounting systems require custom, long mounting plates for different door systems, leading to increased costs, complexity in installation, and stability issues, especially in retrofitting, due to the need for specialized plates and labor-intensive alignment processes.
Innovation Solution
A modular mounting plate system with interchangeable connecting parts that allow for alignment and attachment of door operators and additional components, such as smoke detectors, using fastening sections with through-openings and screws, enabling easy adaptation and reduced waste by reusing existing mounting plates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a continuous mounting plate is used to accommodate door operators and additional components, then all components can be mounted on a single plate, but the mounting plate becomes excessively long, leading to stability issues against bending and increased transportation costs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is divided into multiple separate mounting plates, each with a standard length that maintains stability. These segmented plates are connected via connecting parts to form an extended mounting structure, eliminating the need for a single long mounting plate while maintaining the ability to accommodate multiple components.
Solution Approach 2:
Connecting parts with receiving spaces allow mounting plates to be nested or interconnected in a compact manner. The connecting parts bridge the gaps between segmented mounting plates, creating a unified structure that behaves like a single continuous plate while actually consisting of stable, shorter segments.
2Manufacturing precision
If custom mounting plates are manufactured for each door system configuration, then exact fit and alignment are achieved, but manufacturing costs increase and inventory complexity rises
Solution Approach 1:
A universal mounting plate with standard dimensions and features is designed to work with multiple door operator types and configurations. Instead of manufacturing custom plates for each application, the same standardized mounting plate can be used across different door systems by adjusting the number and position of connecting parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system becomes dynamically configurable through the use of multiple connecting parts that can be positioned at different locations. This allows the same standardized mounting plate to be adapted to various door operator spacings and configurations without requiring custom manufacturing, achieving precision through assembly rather than production.
3Ease of operation
If additional components are attached next to door operators on the base body, then installation is simple, but the appearance is optically disadvantageous and connecting lines become visible and hazardous
Solution Approach 1:
Additional components are mounted on the same mounting plate structure as the door operators, merging them into a unified, organized assembly. This consolidates all components onto a single structured platform rather than scattering them on the base body, eliminating visible connecting lines and creating a cleaner appearance while maintaining installation simplicity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If long mounting plates are used to cover double-leaf door systems, then continuous cover panels can be installed, but transportation space requirements increase and stability suffers
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is segmented into multiple standard-length plates that can be transported separately in compact spaces. When assembled on-site using connecting parts, these segments form an extended structure sufficient to support continuous cover panels across double-leaf door systems, eliminating the need to transport a single large mounting plate.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mounting plate (10, 20) for a door actuator, configured to move a door leaf in at least one direction. The mounting plate (10, 20) is designed to be attached to a base body and has fastening devices (3, 12, 22) for attaching the door actuator to the mounting plate (10, 20). It has at least at one end a fastening section (13, 17, 23, 26) which serves to attach a connecting part (40) to the mounting plate (10, 20) with a first subsection facing the mounting plate (10, 20). A system for mounting such a door actuator comprises a first such mounting plate (10, 20) and an additional mounting plate (20, 30). The additional mounting plate (20, 30) has at least one fastening section (23, 26, 32) for fastening a second subsection of the connecting part (40) facing the additional mounting plate (20, 30).It further comprises at least one such connecting part (40) which has at each of its ends a section according to the above embodiment, each designed as a fastening section (41, 42, 43, 46). The connecting part (40) can be attached to a facing fastening section (13, 18, 23, 27, 32) of one of two mounting plates (10, 20, 30) such that the two mounting plates (10, 20, 30) attached to the connecting part (40) are held aligned with each other according to predetermined specifications. A related process comprises a step of attaching (S2, S3) each connecting part (40) to the mounting plates (10, 20, 30) to be aligned with each other via their fastening sections (13, 17, 23, 26, 32) by means of fastening means (2) and a step of placing and fastening (S4) the unit thus formed to said base body.