U-Shaped Section Bar Layout for Versatile Frame Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing frame structures have limited versatility and functionality due to single-point fixation of oblique crosspieces, restricting their adaptability and practicality in construction applications.
Innovation Solution
A section bar design with U-shaped configuration, featuring symmetrical side walls, raised portions, and strategically placed through openings, allowing for multiple connection points and angular displacement, enhancing versatility and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If oblique crosspieces are fixed to vertical uprights with a single fixing point, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but the versatility and adaptability of the frame structure is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls are segmented into multiple sections with through openings positioned at different heights, creating multiple discrete connection points along the vertical element. This segmentation allows the single continuous side wall to provide multiple separate fixation locations, resolving the contradiction between simple manufacture and high versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical uprights are designed with multiple through openings in their side walls, enabling them to serve multiple functions: supporting oblique crosspieces at different positions, accommodating various connection configurations, and providing adaptability for different structural requirements. This multi-functionality directly addresses the versatility limitation.
2Ease of manufacture
If section bars have a fixed configuration with one constraint position, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the functionality and adaptability for different construction purposes are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls are designed with through openings that enable angular displacement and rotation of the section bars relative to each other. This dynamic capability allows the rigid extruded profiles to accommodate various angles and positions, transforming a static fixed configuration into a dynamic adaptable structure while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The design adds a dimensional degree of freedom by allowing angular displacement between connected section bars. The through openings enable rotation and tilting movements, adding angular freedom to the previously fixed linear configuration, thus expanding functionality without complicating the extruded profile manufacturing.
3Ease of operation
If the frame structure uses standard section bars with limited constraint positions, then the construction process is straightforward, but the customization and spatial optimization capabilities are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the side walls with multiple through openings at different heights and positions, the structure gains multiple discrete constraint points. This segmentation enables customized configurations and spatial optimizations while maintaining the straightforward extruded profile construction process, as the openings are simply positioned during the extrusion rather than requiring complex post-processing.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a section bar usable in making a frame for walls as well as a frame structure comprising this section bar.