Trim Profile Covering Fixture With Clamp-In Side Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trim profile covering fixtures for movable furniture components, such as drawers, require additional processing steps and increased production costs due to the need for drilled holes for attaching trim fasteners, and also lack a cost-effective method for attaching side covering elements.
Innovation Solution
A trim profile covering fixture with a side covering element featuring a mounting projection and clamping jaw that can be manually or actuator-assisted to secure into a mounting location on the trim profile, eliminating the need for drilled holes and allowing for the attachment of a trim fastener, thereby simplifying the mounting process and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If drilled holes are made to attach trim fasteners to core profiles, then the trim profile can be securely fastened to the furniture component, but the production cost increases and an additional processing step is required
Solution Approach 1:
The trim profile is divided into a core profile and separate side covering elements. The side covering elements are attached to the core profile using mounting projections that fit into mounting locations, eliminating the need for drilled holes through the entire profile while maintaining secure fastening capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting projection is inserted into the mounting location on the core profile, with the clamping jaw bracing against the inner surface. This nested arrangement allows the side covering element to be securely attached without penetrating through the core profile, avoiding the need for drilled holes.
2Reliability
If drilled holes are made to attach trim fasteners, then the trim profile can be mounted to the furniture component, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into mounting locations on the core profile and corresponding mounting projections on the side covering elements. This segmentation allows attachment without drilling through the core profile, reducing processing steps while maintaining mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting locations are pre-formed on the core profile during manufacturing, and the mounting projections are pre-formed on the side covering elements. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for drilling holes during assembly, simplifying the manufacturing process while ensuring reliable mounting.
3Shape
If side covering elements are attached to trim profiles, then the trim profile can be clad at the side, but a cost-effective attachment method is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting projection fits into the mounting location on the core profile, with the clamping jaw bracing against the inner surface. This nested attachment method provides cost-effective side cladding without requiring expensive drilling and fastening operations through the entire profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping jaw automatically braces against the inner surface of the mounting location when the mounting projection is inserted, creating a self-securing mechanism that reduces attachment costs while achieving proper side cladding.
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AI summary
There is provided a trim profile covering fixture with at least one side covering element with a longitudinal axis, for a trim profile of a movable furniture component, in particular a drawer, wherein the side covering element has at least one mounting projection which may be inserted into an assigned mounting location on the trim profile and is held there in the inserted state, wherein the mounting projection has at least one clamping jaw which may be braced by an inner surface of the mounting location.