Museum Display Case Assembly Using Pre-Glued Glass Wall Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
The construction of museum display cases is complex and time-consuming, particularly when assembling large cases with glass walls, as it requires a solid load-bearing frame and precise gluing of glass panels, which can be challenging on-site.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the pre-gluing of metal beams to glass panes to form wall units, which are then assembled using corner joints and additional metal beams to create a load-bearing structure, simplifying the assembly process and reducing on-site gluing requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a solid load-bearing frame is used to support glass walls, then the structural strength and stability are improved, but the device complexity and construction time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display case is divided into modular wall units, each comprising a glass pane with integrated metal beams. These standardized modules can be manufactured separately and assembled on-site, reducing the complexity of the overall frame structure while maintaining load-bearing capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines glass panes with metal beams to create composite wall units. The metal beams are integrated directly onto the glass panes, creating a hybrid structure that provides both the transparency of glass and the structural strength of metal, eliminating the need for separate complex framing systems.
2Manufacturing precision
If glass panels are glued to the load-bearing frame on-site, then the manufacturing precision can be maintained, but the construction time and labor specialization requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The metal beams are pre-glued to the glass panes during factory manufacturing, creating pre-assembled wall units. This preliminary action ensures precise alignment and bonding conditions are met in the controlled factory environment, while on-site assembly only requires connecting the pre-prepared modules, significantly reducing construction time and skill requirements.
3Reliability
If traditional construction methods are used with separate frame and glass assembly, then the structural integrity is ensured, but the productivity and cost-effectiveness decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the glass pane and metal beam components into integrated wall units, where the metal beams are directly attached to the glass panes. This combination maintains structural integrity through the integrated design while dramatically improving productivity by reducing the number of assembly steps and operations required on-site.
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 method facilitates faster and more cost-effective assembly of museum display cases, allowing for non-specialized labor and minimizing on-site gluing, while maintaining the quality and integrity of the display case.
Implementation Method 1
applying first metal beams to the glass panes beforehand by gluing, forming wall units
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AI summary
A method for construction of a museum display case is presented. The museum display case has a platform and a case above the platform, the case having at least one opening door. The method includes: providing glass panes, applying first metal beams to the glass panes beforehand by gluing, forming wall units, providing second metal beams at the opening door, forming the case by assembling the wall units together by means of the first and second metal beams, so that the first and second metal beams form a load-bearing structure only when the wall units have been assembled, and fixing the load-bearing structure of the case to the platform. With this method, the load-bearing structure of the display case is not formed by a frame to which the fixed and opening walls are then applied, but by the first and second metal beams, the former being already pre-glued to the glass panes of the fixed walls of the display case. This method makes the assembly of the display case easier and faster.