Z-Shaped Profile Soft Closing Damper Mounting Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing soft closing damper fittings for sliding doors are complex to mount, lacking a straightforward method for adjusting finger protection spacing and ensuring proper alignment for right-hand or left-hand closing configurations.
Innovation Solution
A Z-shaped profiled sheet with 90° angled outer legs and central leg fastening holes and markings allows for easy adjustment and alignment of the soft closing damper on the internal door leaf, enabling precise finger protection spacing and simplified mounting, with an activator bracket for cooperation with the soft closing damper.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a conventional soft closing damper fitting is used, then the door closing function is achieved, but the mounting process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The profiled sheet is divided into multiple legs (central leg and outer legs) with distinct functions: the central leg provides fastening holes for the soft closing damper, while the outer legs provide markings for alignment. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific purpose efficiently, simplifying the overall mounting process.
Solution Approach 2:
The profiled sheet includes pre-marked positions (first and second markings) that indicate the correct alignment with door markings before fastening. This preliminary marking system guides the installer to the correct position in advance, eliminating the need for complex measurements and adjustments during installation.
2Manufacturing precision
If the soft closing damper is fastened without precise alignment markings, then installation is quicker, but the finger protection spacing cannot be properly adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The profiled sheet acts as an intermediary tool between the soft closing damper and the door leaf. It includes markings that align with door markings to ensure precise positioning, and provides fastening holes that secure the damper at the correct location. This intermediary element simplifies the alignment process while ensuring precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex mechanical measurement and adjustment systems with a simple visual alignment system using markings on the profiled sheet and door markings. Instead of requiring precise mechanical measurements, the installer simply aligns the markings visually, which is then secured through fastening holes.
3Ease of operation
If the soft closing damper fitting does not include integrated markings, then the device is simpler, but the adjustment of finger protection spacing becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The profiled sheet combines multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support for mounting, includes alignment markings for precise positioning, and offers fastening holes for securing the soft closing damper. By merging these functions into one integrated element, the invention simplifies the overall system while maintaining adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The profiled sheet serves multiple purposes: it acts as a mounting template with markings, a positioning guide for alignment, and a fastening structure with holes. This multi-functionality allows a single component to handle both the precision alignment and the physical mounting, improving ease of operation without requiring multiple separate tools or devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A soft closing damper fitting includes a soft closing damper fastenable to an internal door leaf of a multi-leaf sliding door and can be used for right-hand or left-hand closing. A Z-shaped profiled sheet has a central leg and with two outer legs angled in each case by 90° in opposing directions. For fastening the soft closing damper for right-hand closing the central leg comprises first fastening holes and a first marking for its fastening position on the internal door leaf. For fastening the soft closing damper for left-hand closing the central leg comprises second fastening holes and a second marking for its fastening position on the internal door leaf. The first fastening holes are spaced apart from the second fastening holes and the first marking is spaced apart from the second marking in each case by the same distance A in the longitudinal direction of the profile.