Integrated Interface Module for Roof Window Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing top member arrangements for roof windows are cumbersome and time-consuming to install, and they could benefit from improved climate regulation properties.
Innovation Solution
A unified interface module with integrally formed lips and end parts, including a resilient element and rib element, which is made of thermoplastic materials and can be injection-molded in one piece, providing enhanced sealing and installation efficiency by fitting exactly with the top cover and sash profile, and incorporating features like blades and a guide element for precise mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate elements (sealing strips, insulation elements, support elements, holding elements, foam blocks) are used in the top member arrangement, then the sealing and climate regulation functions are achieved, but the installation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate elements (sealing strips, insulation elements, support elements, holding elements, and foam blocks) into a single integrated top member arrangement. This merging of components into one unified structure maintains all necessary sealing and climate regulation functions while dramatically simplifying the installation process, reducing it from assembling multiple parts to installing a single pre-assembled unit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate elements of different materials are produced and assembled, then the specific functions of each element are optimized, but the production process becomes complex and the assembly requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The top member arrangement is designed as a universal multi-functional component that integrates sealing, insulation, support, and holding functions within a single structure. This multi-functionality approach allows the single top member to replace multiple specialized elements, maintaining functional versatility while reducing the number of parts and simplifying both production and assembly processes.
3Reliability
If separate sealing strips and insulation elements are used, then the climate regulation properties are improved, but the top member arrangement requires more components and becomes harder to install
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges sealing strips, insulation elements, and other functional components into a single integrated top member arrangement. This combination maintains all necessary climate regulation properties while dramatically improving ease of installation, as the pre-assembled unit requires only single-step installation rather than assembling multiple separate components on-site.
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AI summary
Top member arrangement (200) for a roof window comprising an interface module (11) comprising at least one climate regulating device including three lips (15) each having a distal free top and a bottom end, which lips extending along the length of an elongate base part (16) and with the distal free tops extending diverging from the elongate base part (16). An inner side of two of the lips (15a, 15b) are adapted to sealing engagement with a sash profile (30) of the roof window in a closed position.