Movable Seat Rows With Leveled Guides and Flush Floor Covers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional solutions for movable seat installations in multi-purpose spaces are cumbersome, expensive, and struggle with maintaining a uniform ground surface due to difficulties in leveling and stabilizing sliding guides, leading to potential jams and discomfort.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves grooved profiles embedded in the ground with level extensions for stable cover plates and rolling supports that allow seats to be easily moved between spaced and grouped positions, incorporating adjustable screws for leveling and automatic cover plate actuation to maintain surface continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional chairs are arranged and removed manually, then the site can be adapted for different activities, but the task becomes very cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic seat arrangements that can automatically transition between configured positions. The movable installation allows seats to be dynamically repositioned along guides from a distributed arrangement suitable for events to a grouped arrangement that clears the space, eliminating manual arrangement and removal operations.
2Ease of operation
If sliding guides are embedded in grooves of the ground, then the seats can be moved between positions, but it becomes difficult to achieve proper leveling parallel with the ground plane
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary leveling mechanism consisting of adjustable support elements that mediate between the fixed ground and the sliding guides. These supports allow precise adjustment of the guides' position and orientation, enabling proper leveling parallel with the ground plane while maintaining the desired movability of seats.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional movable seat installations are implemented, then seats can be moved between positions, but the system becomes complicated and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the seat installation system into independent, modular components: individual seats, sliding guides, support structures, and leveling mechanisms. Each component can be independently manufactured, installed, and adjusted, simplifying the overall system while maintaining full adaptability and movability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If sliding guides are used for movable seats, then the seats can be positioned flexibly, but maintaining a uniform ground surface becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs cover plates as intermediary elements that bridge the sliding guides and the ground surface. These plates are designed to blend with the surrounding flooring, concealing the guides while maintaining a uniform, continuous ground surface appearance, thus preserving both positioning flexibility and surface uniformity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides a comfortable, efficient, and cost-effective way to adapt spaces by ensuring smooth seat movement and maintaining a uniform surface, facilitating both storage and use positions while allowing for power-driven mobility and adaptable configurations.
Implementation Method 1
The support bars of the rows of seats are supported in the guides with rolling means incorporated in independent carriages or on characteristic formations of the bars
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a movable installation comprising rows of seats. The inventive installation is formed by guides (1) which are housed in the ground and on which the rows of seats (2) are slidably mounted such that they can slide between a position in which they are grouped together and a position in which they are spaced apart. The aforementioned guides (1) define (i) upper extensions which provide a ground leveling reference during the assembly of the installation and (ii) a housing for the insertion of cover plates (10) which are level with the ground.