Shower Glass Partition Lining With Lateral Adjustment and Easy Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower partition wall fittings lack a combination of high resilience, ease of assembly, and ease of cleaning, with existing designs often compromising on these aspects due to complex mechanics and additional gaps between components.
Innovation Solution
A shower partition wall fitting featuring a one-piece, disk-shaped body with lateral horizontal displacement capabilities, equipped with anchoring and clamping means that include magnetic attachments and adjustable heads, allowing for secure and flexible attachment to walls while minimizing gaps and facilitating cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a multi-part body is used for the fitting, then assembly flexibility is improved, but cleaning difficulty increases due to gaps between components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple parts into a single-piece body (1) that integrates the mounting function, adjustment mechanism, and pane attachment features. This eliminates gaps between components that would otherwise trap dirt and water, making the fitting easier to clean while maintaining assembly flexibility through integrated design features.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex mechanics are used in the fitting, then adjustment capabilities are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates adjustable elements within the single-piece body, including height-adjustable mounting positions and angle-adjustable pane attachment mechanisms. These dynamic features allow adaptation to different installation requirements while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that avoids excessive complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional components are added to the fitting, then functionality is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional components into a single-piece body, integrating the mounting bracket, adjustment mechanisms, and pane attachment features into one manufacturable unit. This reduces the number of separate components that would need to be produced, assembled, and inventoried, thereby simplifying manufacturing while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
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
The solution provides a resilient, easily assembled, and easily cleaned shower partition wall fitting that compensates for tolerance issues and can be securely attached to various wall structures, including stone and corners, ensuring high load-bearing capacity and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
the anchoring means of the fitting form an active pair of magnet and magnetic body or as an active pair of two magnets
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AI summary
The lining (1) has a body (4) comprising a pane contact surface (10) that is aligned parallel to a pane surface (11) of a pane (3). The body has a wall contact surface (14) that is aligned parallel to a wall surface (15) of a wall (2). The body is designed as a single-piece pane-shaped body, and an adjusting unit (9) moves the body rightward and leftward in a horizontal direction relative to the wall. A damping element is arranged between the pane and the pane contact surface. An anchoring unit (7) has two sections, where one of the sections is anchored in the body.