Telescopic Pane Mounting Assembly for Adjustable Frame Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interim closures and partitions are expensive, require on-site construction, and lack adjustability, causing damage to surfaces and failing to prevent unauthorized access or provide insulation.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable mounting assembly with telescopic components and simple fastening mechanisms allows for easy attachment and repositioning of panes or plates to structural elements, ensuring the pane remains centered during dimension adjustments, and can be customized for different openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pane is secured to a frame at the corners with fixed connections, then the frame provides structural stability, but the frame and pane must be dismantled when dimensions are changed, making adjustment time-consuming and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly incorporates a telescopic mechanism that allows the distance between the first and second mounting units to be dynamically adjusted. The adjustable mounting unit can be extended or retracted along the frame member, enabling continuous dimension changes without disassembly. This dynamic adjustment capability directly resolves the contradiction by making the frame adaptable while eliminating the time-consuming dismantling process.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: fixed frame members, adjustable mounting units, and connector elements. The adjustable mounting unit acts as an independent segment that can be modified without affecting the entire frame structure. This segmentation allows dimension changes while maintaining the stability of the overall frame, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and time loss.
2Ease of manufacture
If interim closures are constructed with simple wood frames and plastic sheets, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but they are expensive to manufacture when individual construction is required for each opening, and they do not prevent unauthorized access or provide insulation
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is designed as a universal system that can be applied to various frame types and opening dimensions. The telescopic mechanism and standardized mounting units allow the same basic assembly to adapt to different sizes without requiring custom construction for each opening. This universality resolves the contradiction by maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving high adaptability across different applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dimensional parameters to be changed by adjusting the telescopic mechanism rather than changing the entire structure. By varying the extension length of the adjustable mounting units, the same basic assembly can fit different opening sizes. This parameter-based adjustment resolves the contradiction between ease of manufacture and adaptability to different dimensions.
3Ease of operation
If tape or adhesive is used to attach curtains to walls and ceilings, then installation is simple, but paint chips are pulled off with the tape or adhesive residue is left behind, causing surface damage
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly introduces intermediate mounting units that connect the pane to the frame without requiring direct attachment to the wall or ceiling surfaces. These mounting units act as mediators, distributing mechanical loads through the frame structure rather than concentrating forces on the wall/ceiling surfaces. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining installation simplicity while eliminating surface damage through the intermediary mounting mechanism.
4Reliability
If a solid pane is used in a frame to provide isolation and prevent unauthorized access, then security and insulation are improved, but the frame and pane must be completely dismantled when dimensions are changed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly incorporates a telescopic mechanism that allows the distance between mounting units to be dynamically adjusted while maintaining the pane's secure attachment. The adjustable mounting unit can be extended or retracted along the frame member, enabling continuous dimension changes without disassembly. This dynamic adjustment capability directly resolves the contradiction by maintaining security and insulation while eliminating the need for complete dismantling.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting units are pre-configured with telescopic mechanisms and adjustment capabilities before installation. This preliminary preparation allows for quick dimension adjustments by simply moving the adjustable mounting units to new positions and locking them in place, rather than requiring complex disassembly and reassembly procedures. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliability while reducing adjustment complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an adjustable mounting (1) arranged for attaching a pane (30) to a structural element (29), wherein said adjustable mounting (1) comprises a first mounting unit (2) arranged for being attached to the pane (30), a second mounting unit (3) arranged for being releasable attached to the structural element (29), and a connector assembly (5) arranged for telescopically connecting the first and second mounting unit (2, 3). The adjustable mounting (1) according to the invention can be used in a large number of different constructions and/or structures, in which a pane (30) and/or plate are connected to a structural element such as a mounting profile in an exhibition stand, a structural frame (42), a guardrail, etc.