Modular Wall Leveler With Trimmable Floor Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular wall systems face challenges in leveling and interfacing with uneven floors, leading to unsightly gaps and installation issues due to the difficulty in adjusting panels to match perfectly level floors or ceilings.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a leveler within the wall module with a floor interfacing member that can be adjusted and trimmed to maintain an aesthetically pleasing transition, allowing for leveling across uneven surfaces while ensuring consistent gaps and secure installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular wall panels are adjusted to compensate for uneven floors or ceilings, then the wall system can be installed on non-level surfaces, but panels may separate leaving unsightly gaps between panels
Solution Approach 1:
The wall module is divided into separate components: a rigid wall panel portion and an independent floor interfacing member portion. The floor interfacing member can be independently adjusted to compensate for uneven floors, while the wall panel maintains its structural integrity and position, preventing gaps between panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor interfacing member acts as an intermediary component between the uneven floor and the wall panel. It absorbs the irregularities of the floor surface through its adjustable base and trimmable structure, providing a level mounting surface for the wall panel without requiring the panel itself to be deformed or separated.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modular wall panels are adjusted to compensate for uneven floors or ceilings, then the wall system can be installed on non-level surfaces, but there may not be sufficient room to install panels at the top and bottom of the modular system
Solution Approach 1:
The floor interfacing member is separated from the main wall panel structure, allowing the adjustment function to be localized at the floor level only. This enables the wall panel to maintain its full height and proper installation clearances at both top and bottom, while the floor interfacing member handles the unevenness compensation independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment mechanism is confined to the vertical dimension at the floor interface level, allowing the wall panel to extend fully in the vertical dimension without compromise. The floor interfacing member provides adjustment capability in the vertical dimension without affecting the horizontal or upper vertical clearances needed for proper panel installation.
3Shape
If the floor interfacing member is secured to the leveler, then the leveler can be adjusted to maintain an aesthetically pleasing transition, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The floor interfacing member is designed as a simple, segmented structure consisting of a base portion and a visible portion, connected through a straightforward attachment to the leveler. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function simply: the leveler provides adjustment, the base provides attachment, and the visible portion provides the aesthetic transition, without requiring complex integrated mechanisms.
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AI summary
A modular wall system includes a leveler disposed within a wall module. The leveler includes a base to which floor interfacing members of the modular wall system connect. As the leveler adjusts the height of the wall module, the base to which the floor interfacing members attach remain stationary. During installation, the bottom edges of the floor interfacing members can be trimmed to form a consistent gap below the floor interfacing members.