Vision Light System with Adjustable Reinforcement for Barrier Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional door systems with vision lights are limited by fixed thickness, which restricts their ability to meet varying protection requirements against elements such as projectiles and fire, as increasing the thickness of the vision light does not necessarily enhance safety ratings without changing the material.
Innovation Solution
A customizable vision light system that allows for interchangeable and adjustable components, including reinforcement and restraining members, enabling vision lights of different thicknesses to be installed, with a securing mechanism that couples these components to the door system, allowing the vision light to extend past the door faces for enhanced protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the thickness of the vision light is increased to enhance protection, then the resistance to projectiles and fire is improved, but the device complexity increases and material changes are required
Solution Approach 1:
The vision light system is divided into separate modular components: the vision light element, reinforcement members, and restraining members. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and assembled in different configurations to achieve varying protection levels without requiring complete material changes throughout the entire assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs adjustable and interchangeable components that can be dynamically reconfigured. The reinforcement members and restraining members can be adjusted or replaced to accommodate different vision light thicknesses and protection requirements, enabling the system to adapt to different safety ratings without permanent structural changes.
2Reliability
If the vision light thickness is increased to provide varying levels of protection, then the safety ratings are improved, but the adaptability to different protection requirements is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement members and restraining members are designed as universal components that can work with vision lights of various thicknesses and material types. These multi-functional components can be adjusted or interchanged to accommodate different protection requirements, allowing a single base system to serve multiple safety rating configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for parameter changes by enabling the interchange of vision light elements with different thicknesses and the adjustment of reinforcement and restraining members. This flexibility permits the same structural framework to achieve different safety ratings by modifying component parameters rather than redesigning the entire system.
3Device complexity
If fixed thickness vision lights are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to meet varying protection requirements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a fixed configuration to a dynamic, adjustable configuration. The reinforcement members and restraining members can be adjusted or replaced to accommodate different vision light thicknesses, enabling the system to adapt to varying protection requirements while maintaining a relatively simple base structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables parameter changes by allowing the interchange of components with different specifications. The reinforcement members and restraining members can be modified to work with vision lights of varying thicknesses, providing adaptability without requiring complete system redesign for each protection level.
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AI summary
Door systems having a vision light system that provides resistance to and protection from the elements, such as but not limited to physical impacts (e.g., penetration from projectiles), protection from fire, protection from fluid penetration, or the like. The vision light systems may be customizable in order to provide different protection rating levels depending on the requirements of the structures in which vision light systems will be used. The vision light systems allow for the use of vision lights that extends past the envelope of the door. The vision light systems may utilize one or more interchangeable and/or adjustable components, such as one or more reinforcement members, one or more restraining members, one or more trim members, or the like may be utilized to secure different vision lights within the vision light system in order to provide the desired level of protection.