Slope Compensation Device With Gripping Member Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slope compensation devices for construction surfaces are prone to position changes during placement, leading to inefficiencies and increased time and cost due to inadequate locking mechanisms between the first and second slope compensation elements.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a fixing foot with a gripping member and series of windows on each element, allowing the gripping member to engage and temporarily block the elements' rotation, along with a locking member for secure positioning, ensuring the established value remains fixed during placement and maintaining the elements in the chosen position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a wedge and notched segment are used to block the slope compensation elements, then the elements are blocked in the determined position, but the blocking is insufficient and the position can still change during placement
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking function is segmented into multiple components: the wedge provides initial blocking, the notched segment provides geometric constraint, and the gripping member provides additional securing. This segmentation allows each component to contribute to position stability without interfering with the ease of positioning during adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping member acts as an intermediary element that engages with the sloped surface to provide enhanced blocking. It mediates between the slope compensation elements and the sloped surface, ensuring that the established position remains fixed during placement without complicating the positioning process.
2Reliability
If the wedge and notched segment are made to strongly block the elements, then position stability improves, but the rotation of elements with respect to each other becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking mechanism is designed to be dynamic: during the positioning phase, the wedge and notched segment allow easy rotation; once positioned, the gripping member engages to provide strong blocking. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction between ease of rotation and position stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping member is designed to engage preliminarily during positioning and then provide strong blocking afterward. This preliminary action allows the elements to be easily rotated into position while ensuring that once positioned, the blocking is sufficient to prevent position changes.
3Reliability
If the blocking mechanism is made stronger to prevent position changes, then reliability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking functions are merged into a integrated mechanism where the wedge, notched segment, and gripping member work together as a unified system. This merging provides strong position stability without requiring separate complex blocking mechanisms for each element.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping member serves multiple functions: it blocks the elements during placement, engages with the sloped surface, and maintains position stability. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while improving reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
Set comprising a device for slope compensation of a construction surface and a fixing foot having a gripping member, which device comprises a first and second slope compensation element mounted as to rotate with respect to each other, each element presents a range having a predetermined number of positions where each position corresponds to a slope compensation value, the first and second element comprising a first, respectively a second, series of windows applied each time on each of the elements, the windows of said first and second series of windows being arranged such that for each of the positions, where slope compensation value of the first and second slope compensation element corresponds, at least one of the windows of each of the slope compensation elements being positioned such as to be opposite to each other, the windows when positioned opposite to each other serve to engage the gripping member.