Set of panel-shaped elements for a composed element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional furniture assembly systems require additional connecting pieces that increase cost and instability, and are inefficient in assembly and disassembly, particularly when forming intermediate walls with perpendicular elements.
Innovation Solution
A set of panel-shaped elements with recesses and profiled portions that engage in a locking mechanism, allowing for stable assembly and disassembly without additional components, using angled motion to secure the panels in a composed element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If additional connecting pieces are used to form intermediate walls with perpendicular elements, then the structural stability is improved, but the device complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple separate components (panel and connecting piece) into a single integrated panel element. The intermediate wall element incorporates locking members directly in its profiled portions, eliminating the need for separate connecting pieces while maintaining structural stability through the integrated locking mechanism.
2Stability of the object's composition
If additional connecting pieces are used to form intermediate walls, then the structural stability is improved, but the manufacturing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the panel and connecting piece functions into one element, the manufacturing process is simplified. The intermediate wall element is produced as a single component with integrated locking members, reducing the number of manufacturing steps and assembly operations required.
3Reliability
If conventional mechanical locking systems with separate connecting pieces are used, then the assembly is secure, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is segmented into distributed locking members integrated into the panel profiles themselves, rather than requiring separate connecting pieces. This allows individual panels to be easily engaged and disengaged while maintaining secure locking through the distributed locking members along the panel edges.
4Reliability
If separate connecting pieces are used for assembly, then the locking engagement is secure, but the quantity of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the panel and connecting piece into a single intermediate wall element that contains integrated locking members. This eliminates the need for separate connecting pieces while maintaining secure locking engagement through the locking members that are built into the panel profiles.
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AI summary
A set of panel-shaped elements includes a first panel-shaped element, a second panel-shaped element, and a third panel-shaped element. The first panel-shaped element includes at least one recess that extends through the first panel-shaped element from a first side to a second side. The second panel-shaped element includes a first profiled portion, which is configured to extend into the recess from the first side of the first panel-shaped element. The third panel-shaped element includes a second profiled portion, which is configured to extend into the recess from the second side of the first panel-shaped element and for locking engagement with the first profiled portion. The set of panel-shaped elements can be assembled using a method where the third element is moved into locking engagement with the first and second elements.