Integrated Wall-Cabinet Frame Assembly for Faster Drywall Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dry construction wall systems require labor-intensive and costly adaptation of built-in elements, such as shelves and cabinets, due to the need for individual customization to structural conditions, and separate cladding of open areas between cabinets and walls.
Innovation Solution
A wall/cabinet arrangement that integrates the functions of a stand profile within a dry construction wall and a cabinet side wall, allowing for simple assembly by pivoting the side wall element between frame profiles, using commercially available profiles without adaptation, and enhancing stability with a thicker stand profile and laterally extended upright profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If built-in elements are individually adapted to structural conditions, then stability and proper fitting are improved, but assembly time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall element is designed with an integrated stand profile that serves dual functions: as the structural stand profile for the dry construction wall and as the side wall of the cabinet. This universal element eliminates the need for separate adaptation of built-in elements to structural conditions, providing both stability and standardized assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the stand profile and side wall element into a single integrated component. The side wall element comprises a stand part that adjoins the stand profile and a cabinet part, combining functions that were previously separate into one element that can be installed as a single unit.
2Area of stationary object
If separate structures and panels are used to clad open areas, then complete coverage is achieved, but device complexity and assembly steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall element serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the structural stand profile, forms the side wall of the cabinet, and when two elements are spaced apart, they delimit the cabinet interior while the drywall panel provides the rear wall. This unified approach achieves complete coverage without requiring separate cladding structures.
3Ease of manufacture
If commercially available frame profiles are used without adaptation, then cost and manufacturing time are reduced, but adaptability to side wall elements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The stand profile is designed to serve as both the structural connection element between frame profiles and the side wall structure. This allows commercially available standardized frame profiles to be used without adaptation, while the stand profile itself provides the necessary adaptability through its integrated design with the side wall element.
Solution Approach 2:
The side wall element is segmented into a stand part and a cabinet part, with the stand part adjoining the stand profile. This segmentation allows the stand profile to interface with standardized frame profiles while the cabinet part provides the necessary adaptability for different cabinet configurations.
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AI summary
The arrangement (2) has a frame construction (1), particularly a dry construction wall, with horizontal frame profile (3o,3u), particularly standardized UW-profiles, and vertical stand profile (6), particularly standardized CW-profiles, and connected side panel elements (7). The stand profile and the side panel element are combined into a construction unit. The side panel element has a stand part and a cabinet part. The stand part follows the stand profile.