Universal Mounting for Electronic Components on Window Frame Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing solutions for mounting electronic components on window or door frame profiles require a multitude of customized molded parts to adapt to various frame profiles, leading to complexity and difficulty in cable laying due to excessive material usage and assembly challenges, especially during retrofitting.
Innovation Solution
A molded part with columns extending as an extension of coupling pins, featuring a slim web for universal compatibility and reduced material usage, along with spring-elastic side faces and adjustable breaking points, allows for secure and easy mounting on different frame profiles while accommodating cable laying and tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If molded parts are used to adapt the bottom surface of the housing to the rebate surface of the frame profile, then the electronic assembly can be attached to various frame profiles, but a very large number of different molded parts have to be stored and managed separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single molded part with a standardized coupling pin interface that can adapt to multiple frame profile types. The molded part includes receiving recesses that accommodate coupling pins, and the housing can be mounted on different frame profiles using the same molded part design, eliminating the need for numerous specialized molded parts for different frame types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If molded parts largely cover the floor area of the housing, then the bottom surface can be adapted to the rebate surface, but it makes it difficult to lay cables in this area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the molded part into functional elements: coupling pins for attachment, receiving recesses for the coupling pins, and an open structure with columns. This segmented design creates spaces between the structural elements that allow cables to be routed through or alongside the molded part, solving the cable laying problem while maintaining adaptation capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If individual parts are only connected to one another during assembly on the rebate surface of the frame profile, then the locking plate arrangement can be adjusted, but assembly is very difficult, especially when retrofitting an installed window
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing the molded part with pre-formed receiving recesses and coupling pin interfaces that are designed to mate with standard coupling pins on the housing. This preliminary configuration allows the molded part to be attached to the frame profile in a single operation, eliminating the need for complex multi-step assembly procedures during retrofitting.
4Strength
If the profile bar is provided from at least approximately square solid material without contour tapering, then the required strength for a striking plate is achieved, but there is an excessive amount of material and it makes it more difficult to lay cables
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing the molded part with columns that have different cross-sectional areas at different locations. The columns have larger cross-sections at the base where strength is needed to support the housing and transmit loads to the frame profile, and smaller cross-sections in upper regions where less strength is required. This gradient design achieves the necessary strength while minimizing material usage and creating space for cable routing.
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AI summary
An arrangement of an electronic component (2) on a frame profile (1) of a window, door, or the like, comprising a housing (3) accommodating the electronic components (20) and receiving recesses (7) for coupling pins (8) of a molded part (9) for adapting the base surface (5) of the housing (3) to the different contours of the rebate surface (4) of the frame profile (1), wherein the molded part (9) is formed from columns (11) that extend as an extension of the coupling pins (8) towards the rebate surface (4) and have a connecting, slimmer web (10). The arrangement can thus be used as a cost-effective, universal mounting option for an electronic component on a wide variety of frame profiles.