Profiled Upright With Segmented Complementary Extension For Rabbeted Door Fixation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing door holding devices with electromagnetic attraction struggle to maintain proper spacing between the profiled support and upright when a door leaf has a rabbet, preventing effective fixation and cooperation between holding parts.

Innovation Solution

A profiled upright with a main profile and a complementary profile that can be assembled rigidly to extend laterally, allowing for adjustable fixing on the door leaf and frame, ensuring effective mechanical rigidity and cooperation between holding parts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If a rabbet is made in the edge of the free lateral side of the leaf to cover the frame, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the spacing between the profiled upright and support is compromised, preventing effective fixation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaesthetic appearanceVSAvoidfixation effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The profiled upright is divided into a main profile and a complementary profile that can be assembled together. The complementary profile acts as an extension that compensates for the rabbet indentation, allowing the upright to be fixed at the correct position despite the aesthetic rabbet feature on the leaf edge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The complementary profile serves as an intermediary element between the main profile and the rabbet structure. It bridges the gap created by the rabbet, enabling proper spacing and fixation while preserving the aesthetic rabbet design on the leaf.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If the profiled upright is fixed close to the free lateral side of the leaf, then the device complexity is reduced, but the spacing requirement for holding part cooperation is not met when a rabbet is present

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefixing structure simplicityVSAvoidspacing accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the upright into main and complementary profiles, the invention maintains simple fixing to the leaf while the assembled structure achieves the required spacing precision. The complementary profile adds the necessary extension without complicating the overall device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If the profiled support is offset towards the leaf to compensate for a rabbet, then the spacing is adjusted, but the mechanical resistance and fixation strength are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespacing adjustmentVSAvoidmechanical resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The complementary profile provides a dedicated structural extension that maintains mechanical resistance while achieving the required spacing adjustment. Instead of offsetting the entire support structure, only the necessary complementary portion is added, preserving the strength of the main fixation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables secure fixation and cooperation between electromagnetic holding parts, effectively blocking the door in the closed position even with a rabbet, maintaining mechanical resistance and ensuring proper alignment between the profiled upright and support.

Implementation Method 1

holding devices are already known which are specially designed to hold a pivoting leaf in the closed position of the door in a fixed frame by attraction, generally electromagnetic

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic attraction: Electromagnet

Implementation Method 2

one in relation to the other. Such a holding device generally comprises, on the one hand, a support profile intended to be fixed on the frame and being capable of supporting a first holding part by attraction, of the electromagnet type, respectively of the counterplate type made of ferromagnetic material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFerromagnetism: Ferromagnetism

Data Source

PatentEP2407620B1Profiled upright for supporting a device which retains a pivoting door leaf by attraction and attraction supporting device including said upright
Publication Date: 2013.05.01 SEWOSY
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AI summary

The jamb has a main section (5) comprising a base plate (5') provided with a main fixation and support surface (6) allowing fixation of the jamb on a body of a revolving door leaf (1), where the jamb supports an electromagnet (3) or a back plate (4) made from ferromagnetic material. A complementary section (8) is provided with a complementary fixation and support surface (9), and rigidly assembled with the base plate in a removable manner so as to prolong and laterally extend the main fixation and support surface of the base plate using the complementary fixation and support surface. An independent claim is also included for a revolving door leaf maintaining device comprising a sectioned jamb.