Automatic Sliding Door Kit With Modular Preassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current automatic sliding door manufacturing processes involve numerous individual parts that require significant assembly effort and additional processing steps, making the production process complex and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A construction kit comprising a door assembly, drive assembly, and motor assembly, divided into packages for easy shipment and assembly, with components like door profiles, seals, and drive elements, allowing for simplified production of automatic sliding doors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If numerous individual parts are used to manufacture automatic sliding doors, then the door can be assembled with standard components, but the assembly effort and processing steps increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual parts into pre-assembled modules: door assemblies include door profiles and seals as integrated units, drive assemblies group drive components together, and motor assemblies bundle motor units with carriages. This merging reduces the total number of separate components and assembly steps while maintaining standard component compatibility within each module.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the automatic sliding door system into distinct functional modules: door assemblies, drive assemblies, and motor assemblies. Each module is designed as a self-contained unit that can be manufactured and shipped separately, then assembled together. This segmentation reduces overall assembly complexity by breaking down the complex door system into manageable, standardized sections.
2Adaptability or versatility
If numerous individual parts are used in automatic sliding door manufacturing, then component flexibility is maintained, but production efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling door profiles with seals, pre-configuring drive components, and pre-bundling motor units with carriages before shipment. These preliminary assemblies are prepared in advance with all necessary connections and alignments already established, so that during final production, the installer only needs to connect the pre-assembled modules rather than assembling individual components from scratch, significantly improving production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging multiple components into pre-assembled modules (door profiles with seals, drive components grouped together, motor units with carriages), the patent reduces the number of separate manufacturing and assembly operations required. This combining approach maintains component flexibility within each module while streamlining the overall production process and improving productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If individual parts are shipped separately, then packaging flexibility is improved, but shipping complexity and packaging material increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual parts into consolidated modules: door assemblies combine door profiles and seals into single shipping units, drive assemblies group drive components together, and motor assemblies bundle motor units with carriages. This merging reduces the total number of separate packages needed, simplifies shipping logistics, and reduces packaging material requirements while maintaining packaging flexibility for each module.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the automatic sliding door system into distinct functional modules that can be shipped separately as complete units. This segmentation approach, combined with merging components within each module, creates an optimized shipping structure that reduces overall shipping complexity and packaging needs compared to shipping every individual component separately.
4Reliability
If multiple assembly steps are required, then thorough assembly can be achieved, but production time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling door profiles with seals, pre-configuring drive components, and pre-bundling motor units with carriages before shipment. These preliminary assemblies are prepared in advance with all necessary connections and alignments already established, so that during final production, the installer only needs to connect the pre-assembled modules rather than assembling individual components from scratch, significantly reducing production time while maintaining assembly thoroughness through proper pre-assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the automatic sliding door system into distinct functional modules (door assemblies, drive assemblies, motor assemblies), the patent reduces the number of sequential assembly steps required. Each module is designed as a self-contained unit that can be installed independently, which streamlines the production process and reduces overall assembly time while maintaining thoroughness through standardized module interfaces and connection procedures.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a construction kit (9) for producing an automatic sliding door (1) for a building, comprising at least the following assemblies: at least one door assembly (4) with a plurality of door assembly elements (11, 21) for at least one sliding door leaf (2), a drive assembly (5) with a plurality of drive assembly elements (31, 41), a motor assembly with a plurality of motor assembly elements, wherein the construction kit (9) is divided into a plurality of packages (10, 20, 30, 40, 70).