Sliding Middle Sheet Panel for Adjustable Light Impairing Zones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing through-vision panels lack improved arrangements for opaque strips and mechanical elements, limiting their through-vision capability and adaptability to different applications, shapes, and transparency or blurring requirements.
Innovation Solution
A multi-sheet through-vision panel design featuring sliding mechanisms and light impairing zones on multiple surfaces, allowing for adjustable opacity and transparency by moving a middle sheet between outer sheets with complementary light impairing zones, and utilizing a bolt and cam system for operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If opaque strips are arranged on sheets to provide through-vision capability, then transparency control is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple sheets and moving mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is divided into multiple sheets (first outer sheet, second outer sheet, and middle sheet) with light impairing zones on each. This segmentation allows independent control of transparency regions through the sliding mechanism while maintaining structural organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The middle sheet is made movable via a sliding mechanism that allows it to slide between outer sheets. This dynamic arrangement enables the light impairing zones to transition between superposed (blocking light) and staggered (allowing through-vision) positions, providing adjustable transparency control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a sliding mechanism is used to move the middle sheet, then transparency adjustment is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex mechanical elements
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding mechanism is nested within the panel structure, with the middle sheet sliding between the outer sheets in a confined space. The mechanism includes interconnected elements (bolt, cam, sliding ring) that work together in a compact arrangement, reducing operational complexity despite multiple components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex multi-sheet mechanical systems with a simplified sliding mechanism featuring a bolt, cam, and sliding ring. This substitution reduces the number of mechanical elements required while maintaining the transparency adjustment functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If light impairing zones are arranged on multiple surfaces, then through-vision capability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Light impairing zones are applied locally on specific surfaces of the sheets (first inner surface, second inner surface, and outer surfaces of the middle sheet) rather than uniformly across all surfaces. This local application allows precise control of transparency in specific regions while simplifying manufacturing compared to full-surface treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The light impairing zones are pre-positioned on the sheets during manufacturing, and the sliding mechanism is designed to align these zones in superposed or staggered arrangements. This preliminary positioning reduces the precision requirements during final assembly, as the zones are already prepared in their correct configurations.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the panel design is optimized for specific applications and shapes, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases for accommodating different configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding mechanism is designed with universal components (bolt, cam, sliding ring) that can accommodate different panel sizes, shapes, and application requirements. The mechanism can be configured for various geometries without requiring fundamentally different mechanical designs, enabling multi-functionality across diverse applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows for parameter changes in the panel design (size, shape, number of light impairing zones, their positions and dimensions) while maintaining the same fundamental sliding mechanism structure. This enables optimization for specific applications through parameter adjustment rather than redesigning the entire mechanical system.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-sheet through-vision panel includes a first outer sheet, a second outer sheet, and a middle sheet located between the first and second outer sheets. The first and second outer sheets are superposed with one another. At least one light impairing zone is disposed on at least one of the first and second sheets, as well as the middle sheet. A sliding mechanism slides the middle sheet with respect to the first and second outer sheets so that the light impairing zones are moved between a first and second position. The light impairing zones are superposed with one another when the middle sheet is in the first position, but are in a staggered arrangement when the middle sheet is in the second position.