Modular Shower Room Assembly to Simplify Installation and Reduce Labor

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing shower room installation process is complex and difficult due to the need for step-by-step attachment of components to the wall, requiring specialized personnel and increased installation time and cost.

Innovation Solution

The shower room is assembled into modular components, including a shower tray, top and bottom borders, and glass plate assemblies, which are pre-assembled into three modules for easier transportation and installation, reducing the need for specialized labor and simplifying the installation process by allowing self-assembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the shower room is assembled into modular components (shower tray, top and bottom borders, glass plate assemblies) for easier transportation and installation, then the installation process is simplified and self-assembly becomes feasible, but the manufacturing and pre-assembly complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation processVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The shower room is divided into distinct modular components including shower tray, top border, bottom border, and glass plate assemblies. Each module can be manufactured separately and pre-assembled into three main modules for transportation, then easily installed by users through simple connection mechanisms without requiring specialized personnel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Stability of the object's composition

If the shower tray is attached to the wall corner and components are installed step by step, then the structural stability is ensured, but the installation steps become complicated and installation difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidinstallation steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The modular components are pre-assembled into three complete modules at the manufacturing stage before transportation to the installation site. This preliminary assembly includes pre-attaching the shower tray to the bottom border, pre-installing glass plate assemblies between borders, and pre-securing top border components, so that on-site installation only requires positioning and simple connection of these pre-assembled modules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3738488B1Assembled shower room
Publication Date: 2021.03.03 NINGBO OBETTER SANITARY WARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to an assembled shower room, and the shower room comprises a shower tray, a top border, a bottom border fixedly arranged on the shower tray and a glass plate assembly arranged between the top border and the bottom border, wherein the glass plate assembly comprises a function plate, first fixed glass plates connected to two sides of the function plate, second fixed glass plates connected to the other sides of the first fixed glass plates, and a movable glass door; the function plate, the first fixed glass plates, the second fixed glass plates and the movable glass door are connected end to end to form a shower area. The assembled shower room of the present invention has the beneficial effect of being able to be installed in a modular way, so that the shower room is simplified in installation steps and reduced in installation difficulty.