Modular Sliding Architectural Element Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sliding architectural elements require integration into a wall for functionality, limiting versatility and necessitating invasive installation and removal processes, making them unsuitable for adaptability and economic competitiveness.
Innovation Solution
A modular structure for sliding architectural elements featuring a self-standing in-wall frame with adjustable vertical posts and pre-cutting incisions, allowing for configuration in various settings and easy assembly/disassembly, enabling sliding elements to operate without wall constraints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sliding architectural elements are integrated into a wall, then they can function as sliding doors or partitions, but they require invasive masonry interventions and are not versatile
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is divided into separate modular components: a self-standing frame, sliding bodies, and guide mechanisms. This segmentation allows the sliding element to be installed independently of wall integration, eliminating the need for invasive masonry work while maintaining functional reliability through the self-contained design.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding architectural element is extracted from the wall integration requirement. The frame and sliding bodies form a self-standing structure that can be positioned without being embedded in masonry, thereby removing the constraint of wall integration while preserving the sliding function.
2Stability of the object's composition
If sliding architectural elements are integrated into a wall, then they provide stable support, but installation and removal require expensive masonry interventions
Solution Approach 1:
The structure uses segmented, modular components that can be independently assembled. The frame, sliding bodies, and guide mechanisms are separate elements that can be installed without damaging existing masonry, thereby maintaining structural stability while greatly simplifying installation compared to traditional wall-integrated solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The self-standing frame acts as an intermediary structure between the sliding bodies and the support surface. This intermediary frame provides the necessary structural stability without requiring direct integration with walls, allowing for easy installation and removal without masonry interventions.
3Reliability
If sliding architectural elements are designed for specific shapes and sizes, then they optimize performance for that element type, but they are not adaptable to different requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate various sliding bodies of different shapes, sizes, and functions. The standardized guide mechanisms and mounting interfaces allow the same frame to support doors, partitions, shelves, or other architectural elements, thereby achieving both performance optimization and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The structure incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow adaptation to different requirements. The guide mechanisms and mounting points can be positioned or adjusted to accommodate varying sliding body dimensions and configurations, enabling the system to optimize performance for different element types while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
Structure (1) for sliding architectural elements comprising: an in-wall frame (2) which comprises a first (11) and a second (12) vertical main faces parallel and opposite to each other, an open passage face (13), an upper face (14) and a lower base (15), the main faces (11, 12) comprising a plurality of vertical posts (20, 30, 23, 24). A sliding body (3) slides inside the in-wall frame (2) along a horizontal sliding axis (X), between a retracted position and an extracted position. The vertical posts (22, 30, 23, 24) comprise: at least a first asymmetrical vertical post (20) which can be fixed in a removable way on the first main face (11), having a protruding tab (22) which projects transversely with respect to the main planar wall (21); a first symmetrical vertical post (30) which can be fixed in a removable way on said first main face (11) of the in-wall frame (2). The first main face (11) of the in-wall frame (2) can be configured at least: in a configuration for plasterboard in which said first asymmetrical vertical post (20) is fixed on said first main face (11) along an edge of the open face (13), with the protruding tab (22) projecting towards the outside of the in-wall frame (2), and in which said first symmetrical vertical post (30) is fixed on the main face (11) at an end distal with respect to the open face (13), so as to house a plasterboard panel or the like; and in a configuration for boiserie in which the asymmetrical vertical post (20) is fixed to the end of the first main face (21) which is distal to the open face (13), with the protruding tab (22) projecting towards the sliding axis (X), so that the main face (11) is configured to house a boiserie panel or the like.