Window Frame Architrave Assembly Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing window frame installation process is labor-intensive and costly due to the need for multiple steps to hide unsightly finishes and achieve an aesthetic finish, including the use of construction putty and painting, which increases labor costs and project duration.
Innovation Solution
A window frame assembly comprising a first frame and a second frame that engage from opposite sides of a window opening, where the first frame has a recess for the second frame's abutment members, allowing the second frame to cover the fixing screws and unsightly finishes upon engagement, thereby simplifying the installation and post-installation processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional window frame installation methods are used, then the window frame can be securely fixed to the support structure, but multiple additional steps (putty, sanding, painting, architrave installation) are required to achieve an aesthetic finish, increasing labor costs and project duration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the window frame and architrave into a single integrated assembly where the architrave is pre-attached to the frame. This merging eliminates the need for separate installation steps for the architrave and removes the requirement for putty, sanding, and painting operations, thereby reducing both labor costs and project duration while maintaining secure fixation to the support structure
Solution Approach 2:
The architrave is pre-installed and pre-finished on the window frame assembly during manufacturing, before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action ensures the aesthetic finish is already in place, eliminating post-installation steps such as painting and architrave installation, thus reducing on-site labor time and project duration
2Strength
If traditional window frame installation methods are used, then the window frame can be securely fixed to the support structure, but the number of labor-intensive steps (putty application, sanding, painting, architrave installation) increases labor costs
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the architrave with the window frame into a single pre-assembled unit reduces the number of on-site installation steps required. This merging maintains the secure fixation capability while eliminating labor-intensive operations such as putty application, sanding, and separate architrave installation, thereby reducing overall labor costs
3Ease of operation
If the window frame is installed early in construction, then subsequent modifications can be made easily, but the window frame is more susceptible to damage during construction
Solution Approach 1:
The window frame assembly is manufactured with the architrave pre-attached and pre-finished before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action allows the frame to be installed early in construction when modifications are still needed, while the robust pre-attached architrave protection reduces the risk of damage to the finish during subsequent construction activities
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AI summary
A window frame assembly for attachment to a window opening in a support structure, the assembly includes a first frame and a second frame that engage each other from opposite sides of the window opening, wherein the first frame includes a window and at least one abutment member adapted to be fixed to the support structure. The second frame includes at least one abutment member, such as a jamb, a head or a sill. The first frame includes a recess between the at least one abutment member and the window such that, upon engagement of the first frame and the second frame from opposite sides of the window opening, the at least one abutment member of the second frame is received by the recess of the first frame.