Synchronized Sliding Door Actuation Vertical Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing synchronized actuation systems for sliding doors require horizontal clearance for access to internal components, limiting compactness and ease of maintenance.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a connecting shoe joined to the pulling grip via screws, with modified suspension devices featuring a flange and holes, allows vertical access and assembly, eliminating the need for horizontal clearance and enhancing system compactness and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If access to internal components is carried out through a horizontal lid gallery, then the system provides adequate maintenance access, but the system requires excessive horizontal clearance and becomes less compact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the access direction from horizontal to vertical by reorienting the lid gallery structure. The connecting shoe and suspension device are configured to allow vertical access through the lid, eliminating the need for horizontal clearance while maintaining maintenance accessibility. This dimensional change resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and compactness.
2Area of stationary object
If the connecting shoe is joined to the pulling grip via screws with vertical access, then the system becomes more compact and versatile, but the assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the suspension device into modular components: the connecting shoe, the pulling grip with flange, and the screw fastening system. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently and assembled through standardized vertical screw connections, reducing overall assembly complexity while enabling compact vertical configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the suspension device is modified with a flange and holes for connecting shoe joining, then vertical access and compact installation are enabled, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flange with holes in the pulling grip serves multiple functions: it provides attachment points for the connecting shoe, enables vertical access configuration, and allows flexible installation in various locations. By designing this universal feature into the pulling grip, the patent achieves installation versatility without requiring multiple specialized components, thereby limiting the increase in manufacturing complexity.
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AI summary
A synchronized actuation system for sliding doors, of the type of those formed, in which the pulling grip (1) and the free grip (2) have flanges (12) and the belt (4) and free (2) and pulling (1) grips are joined by a connecting shoe (3). With this configuration it is possible to carry out assembly and maintenance operations vertically and therefore in situ.