Pivoting Spacer Support for Flush Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spacers for attaching objects to buildings require orthogonal hole alignment to ensure flat contact, which is often not achievable in construction site conditions, leading to gaps and potential moisture penetration due to tilted installations.
Innovation Solution
A spacer design featuring a pivotable support element relative to the connecting element, allowing compensation for inclination and ensuring flat contact and secure attachment of objects, even when installed at an angle, with a sealing element to maintain a planned seal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the spacer is installed using orthogonally drilled holes to ensure flat contact, then the object sits flush against the spacer, but this cannot always be guaranteed under construction site conditions leading to inclined installation
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is made pivotable relative to the connecting element, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation. This enables the support surface to automatically align with the object even when the spacer is installed at an inclination, resolving the contradiction between requiring precise orthogonal hole alignment and adapting to variable construction site conditions.
2Ease of operation
If the spacer is installed at an angle, then installation is easier under construction site conditions, but gaps form between the object and support surface compromising the seal
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable support element allows the system to accommodate inclined installation while maintaining seal integrity. The support surface can pivot to match the object's orientation, preventing gap formation even when the spacer is installed at an angle, thus maintaining both ease of installation and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The orientation parameter of the support element is made variable through pivoting capability. This allows the support surface to change its angular position relative to the connecting element, enabling it to compensate for installation angles and maintain proper sealing contact with the object.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a spacer 1 for fastening an object 2 to a building body 3, wherein the building body 3 has an anchoring base 4 and an insulating body 5 arranged thereon, and the spacer 1 is designed such that, in a mounted state, it extends along a longitudinal axis 6 through the insulating body 5 into the anchoring base 4. According to the invention, the spacer 1 comprises a support element 9, which has a bearing surface 8 for the planar support of the object 2 and which, for mounting the spacer 1, is pivotable relative to the connecting element 7 about a pivot axis 10 that runs transversely to the longitudinal axis 6.