Pivoting T-Shaped Seat Row Template for Curved Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Positioning and fastening permanent seating in large spaces is challenging due to the need for precise placement of anchoring fasteners, which can lead to costly misalignment issues when errors occur, especially when creating curved rows for aesthetic or utilitarian purposes.
Innovation Solution
A planar, T-shaped template member with a linear leg section and cross bar section, allowing for pivotal connection and adjustment to create straight or curved lines of seating, ensuring precise alignment of fastening points for multiple seating units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional individual positioning methods are used for each seating unit, then flexibility in placement is maintained, but positioning precision and alignment consistency deteriorate due to cumulative errors
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning system is segmented into multiple identical template members, each representing a seating unit position. Each template member is an independent copy with the same structural features, allowing modular assembly while maintaining consistent positioning precision across all seating units in the row
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses identical copy templates for each seating unit position. By creating and connecting multiple copies of the same template member, the system ensures that all positioning points are derived from the same reference geometry, eliminating cumulative errors and maintaining consistent alignment throughout the entire row
2Adaptability or versatility
If rigid fixed positioning is used for straight rows, then alignment precision is improved, but adaptability for curved arrangements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The template members incorporate rotatable connections that allow dynamic adjustment of the template orientation. This enables the same rigid template structure to adapt to different arrangements (straight or curved) while maintaining precise alignment through controlled rotation at connection points
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the angular parameter at connection points to achieve different arrangements. By adjusting the rotation angle of each template member relative to its neighbors, the system can create straight lines (0° angle) or curved arrangements (variable angles) while maintaining precise positioning through the template's geometric constraints
3Productivity
If multiple separate positioning operations are performed for each seating unit, then individual precision is maintained, but overall time consumption and error accumulation increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple template members are connected together to form a single integrated positioning system for the entire row. This merging allows all positioning operations to be performed simultaneously as one unified process, dramatically improving productivity while the interconnected geometry ensures consistent alignment across all seating units
Solution Approach 2:
The template members are designed with pre-established geometric relationships and connection features that define all positioning points in advance. By preparing the complete template assembly before installation, all positioning actions are predetermined, eliminating on-site measurement errors and ensuring consistent alignment throughout the row
Data Source
AI summary
A planar, T-shaped template member has a linear leg section with a first end thereof intersecting a cross bar section at a center thereof. The cross bar section has opposed ends, each end having a feature at a selected location therein. The cross bar section also has a circular aperture there through positioned opposite the leg section, with the circular aperture connected to an access channel extending to an edge of the cross bar section opposite the linear leg section. The linear leg section has a protrusion at a second end thereof opposite the cross bar section. The protrusion is sized to pivotally fit into the circular aperture and access channel of an identical T-shaped planar template member, thereby allowing pivotal movement between connected planar T-shaped template members. A large number of such templates can be connected together in a line.