Tile Profile System Corner Connecting Piece Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing profile systems for terminating installed tiles at external angles where three room surfaces meet often result in visually unconvincing joints, even with good workmanship, due to the need for mitred and aligned profiles.
Innovation Solution
A profile system with elongate, L-shaped profiles and corner connecting pieces that allow for easy alignment and secure fastening of three profiles at a corner, using connecting elements to ensure flush and visually appealing joint areas, with the corner connecting piece designed to match the contours of the profiles for a uniform appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional mitred profiles are used to terminate tiles at external angles, then the joint areas can be formed, but the visual appearance becomes unconvincing and the alignment is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The profile system is divided into separate components: L-shaped profiles for terminating tiles and corner connecting pieces for joining them. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the L-shaped profiles provide clean termination edges while the corner connecting pieces handle the joining function, resulting in better visual appearance and easier alignment compared to traditional mitred profiles that require complex single-piece construction
Solution Approach 2:
Corner connecting pieces serve as intermediary elements that connect the L-shaped profiles at external angles. These connecting pieces act as mediators that simplify the assembly process by providing pre-formed connection interfaces, eliminating the need for complex mitring and alignment operations while ensuring flush, visually appealing joints
2Shape
If corner connecting pieces are introduced to improve joint appearance, then the visual appeal increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The corner connecting pieces are designed to connect multiple L-shaped profiles simultaneously at external angles, serving as multi-functional elements that simplify the overall system. Rather than requiring custom solutions for each corner configuration, the universal corner connecting pieces can be applied to various external angle scenarios, reducing complexity through standardization while maintaining visual appeal
Data Source
AI summary
A profile system includes elongate profiles (2) for terminating installed tiles with a uniform, substantially L-shaped cross-section comprising a fastening leg (5) for fastening to a substrate and forming a bearing surface. An adjoining, substantially perpendicular, boundary leg (6) forms a contact surface for the tiles and each of the front ends (12) of the boundary leg forms a contact surface provided with a receiving opening (13) for receiving a connecting element (4). At least one corner connecting piece (3) is configured to visually connect the front ends (12) of the boundary legs of three profiles (2). At least two connecting elements (4) are configured so that one exposed end is inserted into the receiving opening (13) of a profile (2) for terminating installed tiles and an other exposed end is inserted into the receiving recess (24) of a corner connecting piece (3).