Adjustable Pedestal for Partition with Segmented Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional partition pedestals face issues with bending moments causing deflection due to weak threaded rods and difficulty in height adjustment, which leads to misalignment and dirt accumulation.
Innovation Solution
The proposed pedestal design includes a base with a peripheral outer surface, a body with adjustable height, and a bracket system that allows for precise alignment and secure mounting to the floor, featuring a pin for alignment and a cap with a threaded inner surface for height adjustment, enhancing stability and reducing dirt accumulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a thin threaded rod is used to support the partition, then the pedestal structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the threaded rod deflects under bending moments causing instability
Solution Approach 1:
The pedestal is divided into multiple components: a base mounted to the floor, a main body that threads onto the base, and a cap that threads onto the main body. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the base provides stable floor mounting, the main body provides structural support with sufficient diameter to resist bending, and the cap provides height adjustment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the support function and height adjustment function into a single integrated pedestal structure. The threaded connection between the base, main body, and cap serves dual purposes: providing structural support while enabling height adjustment, eliminating the need for separate support rods and adjustment mechanisms.
2Ease of manufacture
If the main body is threaded onto a thin threaded rod, then the pedestal is easy to assemble, but the joint deflects due to the weak threaded rod
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the critical parameter of the support element from thin diameter to sufficiently large diameter. The main body has a diameter large enough to resist bending moments while maintaining the threaded connection mechanism for ease of assembly. This parameter change resolves the contradiction between assembly ease and joint strength.
3Ease of operation
If height is adjusted by threading the body on the base, then the pedestal is easy to adjust, but the outer cylinder forms a gap with the floor that collects dirt
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the height adjustment functionality from the base-main body connection and relocates it to the cap-main body connection. The cap threads onto the main body, allowing height adjustment without creating a gap between the main body and the floor, thus preventing dirt accumulation while maintaining ease of adjustment.
4Ease of manufacture
If the pedestal components are cylindrical, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but the pedestal is difficult to align with laser markings
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by adding alignment features (such as protrusions or markings) to specific locations on the cylindrical components, particularly on the base and main body. These localized features do not change the overall cylindrical shape for manufacturing simplicity but provide precise alignment references for laser markings during installation.
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AI summary
A pedestal for supporting a partition and a method for a partition. The pedestal includes a base for mounting onto a floor, the base having a peripheral outer surface. The pedestal also includes a body having a first end opposite a second end and an inner surface proximate the first end interfacing with the base peripheral outer surface. A cap is coupled to the body proximate the second end, and a bracket is coupled to the cap for coupling with a partition. The method includes connecting a base to a floor, coupling a body of to the base, coupling a sleeve to the base on which is coupled a bracket, and coupling the partition to the bracket.