Sliding Door Connector With Two-Axis Plate Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connecting devices for sliding doors in wardrobes require complex designs and are expensive, making it difficult to adjust the doors for precise alignment and appearance without requiring additional adjustments post-installation.
Innovation Solution
A connecting device comprising a mounting plate, a connecting plate, and a coupling plate, connected via screws and flange elements, allowing horizontal, vertical, and inclinal adjustments without the need for releasing fixing mechanisms, thus enabling easy alignment and space-efficient design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If complex carriage devices with built-in adjustment options are used, then sliding door adjustment capability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device is divided into three separate plates (mounting plate, connecting plate, coupling plate) that can be independently adjusted. Each plate serves a specific function and can be positioned separately using adjustment screws, allowing complex adjustment capabilities without requiring a monolithic complex device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting plate acts as an intermediary element between the mounting plate (attached to sliding door) and the coupling plate (attached to carriage device). This intermediate component enables adjustment capabilities while keeping the carriage device itself simple, as the adjustment function is isolated to the connecting device assembly.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable devices with movable parts are used, then sliding door position flexibility is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of operation increase due to mutual fixing mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device provides dynamic adjustability through three adjustment screws that allow the plates to be shifted relative to each other in different directions. The device transitions from a fixed state (when screws are tightened) to an adjustable state (when screws are loosened), enabling flexible positioning without complex mutual fixing mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment mechanism changes the positional parameters of the plates relative to each other by small, controlled amounts using the adjustment screws. This allows precise modification of the sliding door position without requiring complete disassembly or complex releasing mechanisms, as each screw independently controls a specific degree of freedom.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple adjustment directions are provided, then sliding door alignment precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device provides adjustment in multiple dimensions through the three plates arranged in sequence. The mounting plate connects to the sliding door, the connecting plate provides intermediate positioning with adjustment in one direction, and the coupling plate provides final connection with adjustment in another direction, achieving multi-dimensional alignment precision through a linear arrangement rather than a complex multi-axial mechanism.
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AI summary
The connecting device includes a mounting plate, which are connectable to a sliding door by means of mounting screws and which is connectable to a carriage device. A connecting plate is provided that is arranged between the mounting plate and a coupling plate, which is connectable to the carriage device. The connecting plate is connected, shiftable in a first direction, to the mounting plate by first connecting elements and is held shiftable to a selected first shift position by a first adjustment screw that is connected to the mounting plate. The coupling plate is connected, shiftable in a second direction, to the connecting plate by second connecting elements, and is held shiftable to a selected second shift position by a second adjustment screw that is connected to the connecting plate.