Telescopic Wall Levelling Device with Adjustable Feet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing levelling devices for walls and vertical surfaces are complex and require specialized knowledge, making them difficult to use effectively during construction and renovation.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a telescopic bar with a connection and guide mechanism, including rollers and a threaded shaft, allows for easy adjustment and locking to achieve precise levelling, and a system of multiple devices can form a vertical plane between a floor and ceiling for efficient use of levelling tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing levelling devices are used, then levelling function is achieved, but device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components: a telescopic bar with adjustable length, separate feet with connection mechanisms, and independent adjustment systems. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function simply, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic bar features dynamic adjustability through sliding sections and rotation mechanisms, allowing the device to adapt to various wall heights and angles. This dynamic capability enables easy operation across different scenarios without requiring multiple fixed-configuration devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If telescopic bar with adjustment mechanism is used, then adaptability to irregular surfaces improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes parameter changes through the threaded shaft mechanism, where rotational movement is converted to linear displacement. This allows continuous adjustment of the telescopic bar angle and position, providing adaptability to irregular surfaces through simple parameter variation rather than complex mechanical systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection and guide mechanism replaces complex mechanical linkages with a simpler system combining rollers for movement and a threaded shaft for angular adjustment. This substitution reduces device complexity while maintaining versatility in accommodating floor and ceiling irregularities.
3Measurement precision
If multiple devices form a system, then levelling precision improves, but setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each device in the system is designed as a universal module that can function independently or in combination with others. The standardized connection mechanisms and identical structural design allow multiple devices to be quickly assembled into a coordinated system, achieving high levelling precision without proportionally increasing setup time.
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
The device enables fast and easy setup for constructing levelled surfaces, accommodating irregularities and simplifying the levelling process without requiring extensive knowledge, ensuring a satisfactory levelled wall.
Implementation Method 1
The foot bar comprises a threaded hole which is made for a threaded shaft that rotatably connected to the telescopic bar and also engaged with same threaded hole of the foot bar so that rotational movement of the threaded shaft through the engagement of the threaded hole of the foot bar is transferred into linear motion of the telescopic bar along the foot
Implementation Method 2
The connection and guide mechanism comprises at least two rollers rotatably connected to the end portion of the telescopic bar so that rollers can roll along the foot. The rollers also supporting the telescopic bar against the feet.
Implementation Method 3
The adjusting and locking device is a rack and pinion mechanism. The rack is rotatably installed in one tube of the telescopic bar and the pinion is fixed to another tube of the telescoping bar so that a rotation of the rack provides interrelated linear movement between the tubes of the telescopic bar.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device a device, a system and a method for levelling a wall or similar vertical surface. The device (1) comprises a telescopic bar (2) and two feet (10) wherein each foot (10) is connected to the respective end of the telescopic bar (2). each foot (10) comprises a connection and guide mechanism (20) slidably connecting each foot (10) to respective the first end portion (5) and the second end portion (6) of the telescopic bar (2) so that the telescopic bar (2) is able to move in relation to the foot (10). Adjustment of the telescopic bar (2) allows to set a virtual plane adjacent to the wall or any other vertical surface to be processed or built. The device (1) allows fast and easy set up a work environment for constructing or building levelled surfaces.