Sequential Movable Panel System Balancing Installation and Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glass balcony systems face challenges with difficult installation, measurement errors leading to unbalanced panel movement, safety risks due to weight distribution, and inadequate heat insulation, particularly in varying climates and weather conditions.
Innovation Solution
A sequential movable panel system with adjustable side profiles and interchangeable chain/belt systems, integrated with a tubular motor and counterweights, allowing for easy installation, balanced panel movement, enhanced safety features, and improved heat insulation using foam-reinforced seals and bristle brushes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If screw-nut connection is used to join side vertical profiles, then connection strength is improved, but installation difficulty increases and profile rectangularity is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The side vertical profile is divided into separate segments that can be assembled without requiring the entire profile to be held in position. The profile consists of multiple parts that can be connected sequentially, eliminating the need for complex holding mechanisms during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
A connection element acts as an intermediary between profile segments, enabling joining without requiring the profile to maintain its position through manual or tool-based holding. The connection element facilitates the joining process while preserving profile rectangularity.
2Strength
If side vertical profile is made as a single piece, then connection strength is improved, but installation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The single side vertical profile is segmented into multiple sections that can be assembled separately and then connected. This segmentation allows for easier handling and installation while maintaining the overall structural integrity and strength of the complete profile.
3Ease of operation
If chain or belt length is not precisely adjusted during installation, then installation ease is improved, but panel movement balance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The chain or belt is pre-adjusted to a standardized length during manufacturing or pre-installation preparation. This preliminary action ensures that the correct length is established before final installation, eliminating the need for precise on-site adjustment while maintaining panel movement balance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates self-adjusting features that automatically compensate for minor length variations in the chain or belt. The panel movement mechanism itself helps to equalize any small discrepancies, reducing the need for manual precision adjustment during installation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If pulleys or chain gears are mounted on octagonal pipe with spacing, then installation flexibility is improved, but alignment precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure utilizes the asymmetric geometry of the octagonal pipe to provide inherent alignment features. The asymmetric shape creates natural reference points that ensure proper pulley alignment while still allowing for installation flexibility through the modular mounting design.
5Ease of operation
If silicon is used to fix side frame to glass profiles, then installation ease is improved, but connection reliability deteriorates over time
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system merges mechanical fastening elements with the side frame and glass profiles, creating a hybrid connection that combines the installation ease of adhesive methods with the long-term reliability of mechanical fastening. The mechanical elements provide durable attachment that does not degrade over time like silicon alone.
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AI summary
The present invention is a sequential movable panel system that operates perpendicularly with a motor or manually, that can be used with a chain or a belt, and can be gathered at the bottom or the top, that is easy to install, that has a movable railing, that can be configured as 2, 3 or 4 panels, that has improved heat insulation, that can be used as single glazing or double glazing and that tolerates cutting and manufacturing errors.