Partition Wall Fitting With Rotatable T-Nut for Variable Glass Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing partition wall systems, particularly those for glass partitions, face challenges in accommodating different glass thicknesses without drilling and require complex height adjustments, often resulting in gaps or improper sealing due to limited adjustability.
Innovation Solution
A sliding block system with four adjustable installation positions allows for the secure fastening of glass partitions of varying thicknesses within a uniform profile groove, ensuring proper sealing and easy height adjustment without the need for drilling, by utilizing an eccentric screw hole and countersink mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If glass partitions of different thicknesses are mounted using fixed drilling positions, then assembly is simplified, but adaptability to different glass thicknesses is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs sliding blocks that can dynamically adjust their position within the profile groove to accommodate different glass thicknesses. The sliding blocks are not fixed at predetermined positions but can be moved along the groove to achieve proper alignment and sealing for various glass thicknesses (10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 19mm), thereby combining assembly simplicity with adaptability.
2Manufacturing precision
If height adjustment is made complex to achieve precise positioning, then positioning precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The profile grooves are designed to be extendable in the vertical direction, allowing the sliding blocks to be positioned at different heights dynamically. This dynamic vertical extension capability enables precise positioning for different door leaf heights without complex adjustment mechanisms, maintaining both precision and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile frame is segmented into modular components with extendable grooves, allowing independent adjustment of vertical positions. The sliding blocks can be positioned at different vertical locations along the extended groove segments, enabling precise height adjustment through simple modular configuration rather than complex mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple drilling positions are provided for different glass thicknesses, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The profile groove serves multiple functions: it provides guidance for sliding blocks, accommodates different glass thicknesses through block positioning, enables vertical adjustment, and ensures proper sealing. This universal groove design eliminates the need for multiple specialized drilling positions, achieving adaptability without increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fitting (7) with at least one T-nut (5, 6) for a partition wall system, wherein the partition wall system comprises partition walls and profile frames (2), and each of the profile frames (2) has at least one longitudinal profile groove (3) extending in a vertical direction, wherein the at least one T-nut (5, 6) has a screw hole (22) for fastening the fitting (7) in the longitudinal profile groove (3), wherein the T-nut (5, 6) can be inserted into the longitudinal profile groove (3) in four different installation positions and can be fixed therein by rotation, and that, depending on the installation position of the T-nut (5, 6), the fitting (7) mounted with the T-nut (5, 6) can be fixed in different installation positions and/or for receiving partition walls of different thicknesses on the profile frame (2).