Vertical Shading Housing with Engaging Projection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vertical shading systems for conservatories and pergolas cause stress and potential damage to frames and glass surfaces due to direct screw attachment, requiring high assembly costs and precise work, and can be impeded by door handles in their extension path.
Innovation Solution
A vertical shading system with a housing that has a projection engaging over or behind a fastening element, allowing for easy attachment by hanging on a conservatory or pergola, using the eaves gutter as a fastening point, and featuring a clamping device or self-weight fixation, with a contoured housing that adapts to the conservatory profile and includes guide elements for flexible positioning and reduced friction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If vertical shading is mounted directly on the frame of the conservatory using screw connection, then the shading is securely fixed, but stresses are induced in the frame which may lead to leaks, glass breakage, and high assembly costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary fastening system consisting of fastening elements integrated into the conservatory frame's eaves gutter, which mediate between the vertical shading housing and the conservatory frame. The housing has a projection that engages over or behind these fastening elements, providing secure attachment without direct screw connection to the frame, thereby eliminating stress-induced leaks and glass breakage while maintaining fixing strength.
2Ease of operation
If vertical shading is mounted directly on the frame, then the installation is straightforward, but door handles can protrude into the extension path and impede the shading operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates the attachment point from the vertical frame surface to the horizontal eaves gutter area, effectively moving the mounting plane to a different spatial dimension. This dimensional shift positions the vertical shading at a greater distance from the vertical pane surface, creating clearance that prevents door handles from obstructing the extension path while maintaining installation simplicity through the engaging projection.
3Ease of manufacture
If vertical shading is mounted directly on the frame, then the attachment is simple, but precise work is required to avoid optical impairments and high assembly costs are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the fastening function from the vertical frame surface and relocates it to the horizontal eaves gutter area. The fastening elements are integrated into the gutter structure, and the housing projection engages with these elements through simple hanging or clamping actions. This extraction eliminates the need for precise drilling and screw fastening operations on the frame, significantly reducing assembly effort and eliminating optical impairments while maintaining secure attachment.
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AI summary
Vertical shading for attachment to a conservatory (1) or pergola, wherein the vertical shading has a fabric roller (11) rotatably mounted in a housing (2), from which a shading element or fabric (3) or a fly screen, a transparent curtain, a roller blind or fabric or the like can be unwound, wherein the front end of the shading element or fabric (3) is attached to an extendable, in particular downward extendable, extension profile (4), wherein the housing (2) has a projection (9, 10) which overlaps or engages behind a fastening element (8).