Profiled Sections With Inclined Protuberances For Seamless Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing profile assembly methods require excessive dexterity, are time-consuming, and involve cutting assembly strips, making them impractical for installation on uneven surfaces and ceilings, while also compromising aesthetic appearance due to visible junctions and potential imperfections.
Innovation Solution
Profiled elements with inclined protuberances that allow for simple contact-based assembly without additional strips, enabling easy installation on any surface and maintaining aesthetic appeal by hiding imperfections and allowing for expansion and contraction without disfigurement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If assembly strips are used to join profiles, then the profiles can be attached side-by-side, but the assembly process becomes complex requiring cutting, alignment, and excessive dexterity
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the assembly function from a separate component (assembly strip) and integrates it directly into the profile structure through protuberances and recesses. This eliminates the need for separate assembly strips and their associated complex installation procedures including cutting and alignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The assembly means are merged with the profile structure itself. The protuberances and recesses are formed as integral parts of the profiles during manufacturing, combining the structural and assembly functions into a single integrated system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If profiles are placed on uneven surfaces or ceilings, then coverage is achieved, but installation becomes impractical requiring great dexterity and time
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly means are pre-formed during profile manufacturing with built-in tolerance for misalignment. The protuberances and recesses are designed to accommodate surface irregularities without requiring precise alignment during installation, performing the alignment function in advance through design rather than during installation.
3Productivity
If assembly strips are used for transverse edges, then profiles can be joined, but cutting and precise width adjustment are required increasing time and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the reusable but complex assembly strip with simple, pre-formed protuberances and recesses that require no additional processing. The assembly means are built-in from the start, eliminating the need for cutting, measuring, and adjusting separate components during installation.
4Ease of operation
If profiles are assembled with visible junctions, then assembly is straightforward, but aesthetic appearance is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies different qualities to different parts of the profile: the front surfaces maintain smooth, continuous lines for aesthetic appearance, while the rear edges incorporate protuberances and recesses for assembly functionality. This local differentiation allows both aesthetic and functional requirements to be satisfied simultaneously.
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AI summary
The invention concerns an assembly of profiled sections for covering a planar surface comprising at least first (I), second (II) and third (III) elements, wherein each element includes at least first (1), second (2), third (3) and fourth (4) edges, said first edge (1) is provided with first assembling means (5), said third edge (3) is provided with first coupling means (7) and said fourth edge (4) is equipped with second coupling means (8). A second assembling means (6) is provided at the height of said second edge (2). Said first coupling means (7) enables the first element (I) to be coupled to the second element (II) via the second coupling means (8). Said first assembling means (5) enables said first element (I) to be contacted with the third element (III) via the second assembling means (6).