Modular Window Sill Clamp Design for Tool-Free Decorative Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for securing and decorating window sills are complex, expensive, and limited in design possibilities, particularly difficult for modern insulating facades, and cannot adapt to various window sill thicknesses and drip noses, restricting their use to flower boxes rather than decorative designs.
Innovation Solution
A modular decorative mounting device with L-shaped supports, cross-connection elements, and compensating elements that adjust to window sill angles and cross-sections, allowing easy installation without drilling, and enabling attachment of fence elements for decorative design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If classic wrought iron grilles or flower box holders are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but installation becomes complex and expensive requiring drilling into the facade
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a clamp as an intermediary device that attaches to the window sill rather than drilling into the facade. The clamp serves as a mediator between the decorative grille and the building structure, allowing secure attachment without damaging the facade or requiring complex installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp is designed to be self-adjusting with compensating elements that automatically adapt to different window sill thicknesses and drip nose configurations. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for precise measurements and custom fabrication, simplifying installation while maintaining secure attachment.
2Stability of the object's composition
If scissor lattice fences are attached by screwing to the side window reveal, then structural stability is improved, but design possibilities are limited and attachment to modern insulating facades becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is designed as a universal attachment device that can be used with various decorative elements (grilles, flower boxes, planters) and adapts to different window sill types including modern insulating facades. The standardized clamp design with adjustable compensating elements provides multi-functionality across different applications while maintaining structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp incorporates dynamic compensating elements that can adjust their position to accommodate different window sill thicknesses and drip nose configurations. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the same clamp design to work with various window types and decorative elements, enhancing both adaptability and structural stability.
3Ease of operation
If simple clamping supports are used that can be mounted from above the window sill, then ease of installation is improved, but adaptability to various window sill thicknesses and drip noses is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp incorporates dynamic compensating elements including wedge-shaped components that can adjust their position to accommodate different window sill thicknesses and drip nose configurations. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the same clamp design to work with various window types while maintaining ease of installation from above the window sill.
Solution Approach 2:
The compensating elements in the clamp are designed to change their geometric parameters (position, angle, depth) to adapt to different window sill configurations. By incorporating adjustable parameters into the clamp design, the system maintains both installation ease and adaptability to various window sill types.
4Shape
If fixed decorative elements are attached to window sills, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but the ability to change seasonal decorations is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the decorative assembly into separate, modular components: the clamp attached to the window sill, the decorative grille or fence elements, and optional additional decorations. This segmentation allows the decorative elements to be easily removed and replaced while leaving the clamp in place, facilitating seasonal decoration changes without requiring removal of the entire assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed to dynamic decoration attachment, where decorative elements can be easily added, removed, or changed. The clamp provides a stable base while allowing flexible reconfiguration of decorative components, enabling seasonal changes and personalization without permanent attachment of decorative elements.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a decorative mounting device for window sills, comprising at least two supports (1), each support (1) having an essentially L-shaped first support element (2) with a vertical leg (3) and a horizontal leg (3) which can be arranged on the upper side of a window sill ( 4), and a second support element (5) which can be displaced in relation to the first support element (2) in the direction of the vertical leg (3) and has a clamping projection (6) arranged on the lower free end section, and wherein the first and second support elements (2, 5 ) can be fixed in their position relative to each other by a fixing device (7), the fixing device (7) having an actuating section (8) which is above the horizontal leg (4) of the first support element (2) and thus in the assembled state above the window sill level lies. Fastening grooves and/or projections are provided on the first support element (2) to accommodate cross-connection elements (9) that can be arranged between two supports (1). On the underside (10) of the horizontal leg (4) of the first support element (2) and/or on the lower free end section of the second support element (5) there are compensation elements (11, 12) for adjustment to the angle of inclination and/or the cross section of the respective window sill provided.