Wall Assembly Device Vertical Regulation Screw Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wall assembly devices for coating panels with vertical regulation systems are costly due to the use of complex mechanisms involving intermediary components, such as slides and screws, which increase production costs without optimizing functionality.

Innovation Solution

A wall assembly device featuring a metallic base with a central vertical section housing a regulation screw that directly acts on a riser of a wall plate, eliminating the need for intermediary components and allowing vertical and horizontal adjustment of coating panels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a slide mechanism with screw is used for vertical regulation, then the panel height can be regulated, but the production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevertical regulation capabilityVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the slide mechanism from the system, keeping only the essential screw regulation function. The base now directly houses the regulation screw that acts on the wall plate without intermediary sliding components, extracting the costly slide while preserving the height adjustment capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The base is designed with an asymmetric structure where the central vertical section is lowered or raised relative to the side sections, creating an opening that provides direct access for the regulation screw to act on the wall plate, eliminating the need for symmetric slide mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

2Reliability

If a slide intermediary component is used, then the regulation mechanism functions, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregulation mechanism functionalityVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The slide intermediary component is completely removed from the system. The regulation screw now acts directly on the wall plate through the opening in the base, reducing the number of components from multiple parts (screw, slide, plate) to essential parts only (screw, base, plate)

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The base and regulation screw are merged into a more integrated structure where the screw is housed directly in the base and acts directly on the wall plate, eliminating the separate slide component and simplifying the overall mechanism

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP2666928B1Wall assembly device of coating panels
Publication Date: 2017.07.19 LEONARDO
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AI summary

A wall assembly device (37) of coating panels (P) comprises, in combination: a base (21) suitable for being fixed to said panel (P) and a plate (33) suitable for being fixed to said wall (37), wherein between said base (21) and said plate (33) there are regulation means for regulating said panel (P) in height (vertical). According to the invention, said regulation means consist of a screw (27) housed on the base (21), said screw (27) reacting directly against the plate (33), without the intervention of another moving component.