Modular Pivot Shower Door Assembly for Multi-Configuration Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower door systems require different components for various bathroom layouts, leading to increased production costs and waste due to the need for separate products for each configuration.
Innovation Solution
A modular shower door system with a wall assembly that includes a fixed panel, a pivot door assembly, and an overlap jamb, allowing the door panel to pivot between open and closed positions, and enabling the system to be configured for left or right entry and center or wall pivot orientations using common components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different shower door configurations are sold as separate individual assemblies, then each configuration can be optimized for its specific layout, but production costs increase and manufacturing waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shower door assembly is designed with universal components that can be configured for multiple bathroom layouts. The pivot assembly can be positioned at different locations (center or wall), and the door panel can pivot in different directions (left or right entry), allowing a single assembly design to serve multiple configurations without requiring separate product lines.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates a movable pivot assembly that can be repositioned along the door panel or frame structure. This dynamic positioning capability allows the same physical components to adapt to different spatial requirements, transforming a static design into a flexible system that responds to various installation scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different shower door configurations are sold as separate individual assemblies, then each configuration can be optimized for its specific layout, but manufacturing waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal shower door assembly that can be configured for multiple layouts, the system eliminates the need to manufacture separate components for each configuration. This reduces material waste from producing unused variants and minimizes inventory overhead, as the same components serve multiple purposes across different installations.
3Ease of manufacture
If a shower door system uses a fixed wall assembly, then installation is simplified, but adaptability to different bathroom layouts is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The wall assembly incorporates adjustable mounting positions and reconfigurable connection points that allow the same physical structure to accommodate different pivot locations and door configurations. This dynamic adaptability maintains installation simplicity while providing layout flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall assembly is divided into modular sections with standardized connection interfaces. This segmentation allows different components to be arranged in various configurations to match different bathroom layouts, while maintaining simple assembly through standardized connections.
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AI summary
A shower door system includes a wall assembly configured fixedly couple the shower door system to walls of a showering enclosure. The shower door system includes a fixed panel coupled to the wall assembly and a door panel pivotably coupled to the wall assembly by a pivot assembly defining a pivot axis. The door panel is configured to pivot about the pivot axis between an open position and a closed position. An overlap jamb is coupled to the wall assembly adjacent a pivoting end of the door panel, the overlap jamb defining a coupling surface that is couplable to the showering enclosure, in a first configuration, and couplable to the fixed panel, in a second configuration.