Rotatable Balcony Glazing Holding Device for Tolerance Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing balcony glazing arrangements face challenges in easy and efficient mounting, particularly when dealing with dimensional tolerances between slabs, requiring complex adjustments and tools.
Innovation Solution
A holding device with a rotatable engagement part and adjustable support member that allows for tool-free mounting and adjustment, enabling easy alignment and secure engagement of balcony glazing between slabs, accommodating dimensional variations and supporting multiple balcony glazings on adjacent floors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional holding devices with fixed positioning are used, then structural stability is ensured, but mounting complexity and time increase due to dimensional tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device incorporates a rotatable engagement part that can be positioned at different angles (0° for mounting, 90° for engagement) and a displaceable engagement part that can be adjusted horizontally along the attachment part. These dynamic features allow the device to adapt to dimensional tolerances while maintaining structural stability, resolving the contradiction between mounting ease and device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable holding members with elongated holes are used, then dimensional tolerances can be accommodated, but tool requirements and mounting time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is pre-configured with an engagement part that can be quickly rotated and displaced to the required position before final engagement. This preliminary positioning capability allows the mounting operation to be completed without requiring multiple adjustment iterations or specialized tools, thereby reducing mounting time while maintaining adaptability to dimensional tolerances.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for holding and supporting, then functional versatility is achieved, but device complexity and assembly time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device combines the holding function (engagement part that engages with the upper frame member) and the support function (support member that supports the lower frame member) into a single integrated device. This merged design provides both holding and support functionalities while reducing the number of separate components and simplifying the overall assembly process.
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AI summary
A holding device for holding of an upper frame member (17) of a balcony glazing (9), said balcony glazing (9) being mounted between a lower slab (1) and an upper slab (2) located there above. The holding device (3) comprises an attachment part (5) adapted for attachment of the holding device (3) to the upper slab (2), and an engagement part (6) that is arranged on the attachment part (5) and is rotatable around a horizontal axis between a mounting position in which the engagement part (6) allows mounting of the balcony glazing (9), and an operative position in which the engagement part (6) engages with said upper frame member (17) for holding the balcony glazing (9).