Suction Cup Reveal Installation Tool
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing auxiliary tools for installing window reveals are either time-consuming due to the need for manual holding during foam curing or require drilling and subsequent hole concealment, and they often fail to ensure the reveal is perfectly perpendicular to the window.
Innovation Solution
An auxiliary tool with a suction cup for quick attachment to the window glass, featuring perpendicular mounting and support legs, and movable fingers for precise positioning, allowing the reveal to be securely held in place without drilling and ensuring perpendicular alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If foam is used to adhere the sheet material to the wall, then installation speed is improved, but the sheet material cannot move during curing and requires manual holding or auxiliary tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an auxiliary tool as an intermediary device between the sheet material and the wall. This tool includes a support surface for the sheet material and a mounting mechanism that attaches to the wall, eliminating the need for manual holding during foam curing while maintaining installation speed benefits
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional blocks are used to compensate for wall imperfections, then the sheet material can be placed perfectly perpendicular to the window, but the installation process becomes very time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of traditional wooden blocks (providing perpendicular alignment) and integrates it into a single auxiliary tool with a support surface. This eliminates the need for multiple separate blocks and significantly reduces installation time while maintaining precise perpendicular alignment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the alignment function of traditional blocks with a mounting mechanism and support surface into one integrated auxiliary tool. This merging of functions reduces the number of components needed and streamlines the installation process while preserving precision
3Ease of operation
If auxiliary tools are screwed onto the wall for support, then the reveal can be held in position, but the holes in the wall must be repaired or concealed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an auxiliary tool as an intermediary that attaches to the wall without requiring permanent fastenings. The tool provides position holding capability while avoiding the need to create or conceal wall holes, thus maintaining ease of operation without the drawback of wall modification
4Ease of manufacture
If the auxiliary tool is removed after use, then the wall holes can be concealed, but the tool cannot be used to support the reveal during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the auxiliary tool to be attached to the wall before the reveal installation process begins. This preliminary attachment ensures the tool is available to provide support capability throughout the installation, while the tool can be easily removed afterward for hole concealment
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
This solution significantly reduces installation time by eliminating the need for manual holding and hole concealment, while ensuring the reveal is accurately positioned perpendicular to the window, facilitating faster and more precise installation.
Implementation Method 1
The suction cup is particularly advantageous for quickly releasably attaching the auxiliary tool to a glass surface of the window
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool for installing a reveal, comprising a mounting leg and a support leg as a support surface for a reveal, wherein the mounting leg extends in a first direction and the support leg extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the mounting leg comprises a suction cup for releasably attaching the auxiliary tool on the window, wherein the suction cup extends transversely to a plane formed by the mounting leg and the support leg. The invention also relates to a method for placing the reveal, comprising placing at least one auxiliary tool on a reference plane, wherein the auxiliary tool comprises a support surface for the reveal of the window, placing sheet material against the support surface to form the reveal, and securing the sheet material, wherein the reference plane is a glass surface of the window, wherein the auxiliary tool is placed releasably on the glass surface.