Adjustable Interior Wall Rail Assembly for Precise Panel Leveling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interior wall systems face challenges in achieving precise leveling and adaptability to varying floor-to-ceiling dimensions, which can lead to installation inefficiencies and aesthetic issues.
Innovation Solution
A leveling assembly for the bottom edge of wall panels, comprising an elongate floor channel, a floor rail, and levelers with telescoping components, and a top assembly with a ceiling channel, ceiling bracket, and adjustable spacers, allowing for horizontal leveling and flexible installation configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed floor and ceiling assemblies are used, then installation is simple, but adaptability to varying floor and ceiling dimensions is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The floor assembly incorporates adjustable levelers with threaded rods and nuts that allow dynamic adjustment of the floor rail height and horizontal positioning. The ceiling assembly includes adjustable brackets that can be repositioned along the ceiling channel to accommodate varying ceiling heights. This dynamic adjustability enables the system to adapt to different floor and ceiling dimensions while maintaining a relatively simple overall assembly structure.
2Measurement precision
If precise leveling mechanisms are added, then leveling precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The leveling function is segmented into multiple independent components: adjustable levelers at each floor rail position, adjustable brackets at ceiling rail positions, and intermediate supports for panel alignment. Each component handles a specific aspect of positioning, allowing precise leveling to be achieved through simple, modular adjustments rather than a single complex mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If more parts are used to achieve adjustability, then adaptability is improved, but ease of assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The floor assembly merges the floor channel, floor rail, levelers, and intermediate supports into an integrated unit that is pre-assembled and then installed as a complete module. Similarly, the ceiling assembly combines the ceiling channel, ceiling rail, and adjustable brackets. This merging reduces the number of separate parts that need to be assembled on-site while maintaining full adjustability through the integrated components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise leveling and adaptable installation of glass wall panels across varying floor-to-ceiling dimensions, improving installation efficiency and aesthetic appeal while reducing the number of required parts and facilitating easy assembly and disassembly for reuse.
Implementation Method 1
a threaded rod projecting upwardly from the base; an outer threaded sleeve adapted to threadably engage the threaded rod, wherein the threaded sleeve is adapted for telescoping movement over the threaded rod
Data Source
AI summary
A leveling assembly for an interior wall system includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail longitudinally disposed within the floor channel for supporting the wall panel, and levelers positioned along the floor channel. The levelers each include a base resting on the floor channel, a threaded rod projecting upwardly from the base, an outer threaded sleeve capable of telescoping movement over the threaded rod, and a threaded nut secured in an opening defined in a bottom surface of the floor rail. The threaded nut supports the floor rail. The levelers vertically space apart the floor rail from the floor channel.