klips
DESCRIPTION
Klips is a clamp that is easy to install without making holes into the material and is very easy to install.Team: Andres Labi, Juliya Vorobyova, Ksenya Lebedeva, Tinatin DzirkvadzeCompany: R-FixTRANSCRIPT
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KLIPS
KLIPSFirst steps
I ntroduc t ion
It is all about fixing...
KLIPS is a clamp for hanging rigid panels or banners.It’s easy to install without making holes into the material.
As well it’s can be widely used for outdoor fixing. KLIPS is suitable for different types of material as: heavy textile, panels, glass.
There is a growing need for easily handling room dividers.
Work with the company
R-FIX is involved in production and sales of glass
fittings, tension rod systems and other architectural
fixings.
Their fixings have been used in:
• Glassbalustrades,stairboundaries
• Glassfacades
• Glasscanopies
• Glasspartitionwalls
• Frenchcanopies
• Noisebarrierwalls
In product development process they use 3D
design software and carry out strength calculations
or tests according to your requirements. They offer
standardized fittings as well as fittings according to
the project requirements.
Production capabilities
In our production they use:
• CNC-turningandCNC-milling
• lasercutting
• bending
• welding
Point Fixing
Concerning materials they use mainly stainless
steel but also various plastics, aluminum and other
steel grades. They buy raw material from known
European suppliers.
R-FIX helps you to carry out your construction
projects in offering cost effective and high-quality
architectural fixings.
KLIPSWork with the company
Task
Research in architecture: screens, interior and
exterior walls, light structures, new materials …
Concept
•definingdevelopmentdirections
•conceptsketchesDevelopment
Our task was to find new directions for development
of Radius Fixings in order to offer new possibilities
and solutions in contemporary architecture.
With the background in glass fixings R-Fix wants
to look further and find possibilities to use the
knowledge and skills learnt in other areas, with
other possible materials and technologies.
Project structure:
Background
•gettingacquaintedwiththepartnercompany
•understandingthearea
•Overviewofmarket
Aim of the project
Additional Products for Point Fixings
Who where part of process?
Students:
Tinatin Dzirkvadze
I year D&E studentBA in Architecture
Kseniya Lebedeva
I year D&E studentBAinCivilEngineering
Andres Labi
I year D&E studenteducation: Estonian Academy of Arts, BA in interior designworking as interior designer / Ruumilabor Ltd
Iuliia Vorobiova
I year D&E studentBSCinComputationalEngineering
Martin Eerme
Tallinn University of Technology
Martin Pärn
Estonian Academy of Arts
Sven Sõrmus
Estonian Academy of Arts
Tutors:
“I learned how to cooperate with company, how to understand them and their way of thinking. “
“I am really glad that had opportunity to work in cooperation with the company. And I am happy with the result which we got out of it.”
“I like the meetings of brainstorming. The result is always unpredictable. The best example is this project.”
“ In example of this project I saw how just idea can turn on real product.on something which can be really useful”
Maarjus Kirs
Tallinn University of Technology
Henry Lend
Tallinn University of Technology
Priit Kello
R-Fix
KLIPSBackground
Who where part of process?
Find new nische for the company
Our work we started with company visit, which
is situated a bit outside of Tallinn. We were on
production aria and people who work there
explained us what kind of goods they can produce,
on what they have already worked. Mostly they
produce the glass fixing out of steel, the main
problem of which that :
“ The producers from
Chinacanmakethesame
goods for the cheaper
price in a shorter term. “
And the line of products it’s not so unique, so the
one way for them it’s to find new direction with the
new ideas. That task seemed a bit complicated and
also responsible at some point, because they were
hoping to get some real help for father developing.
They showed photos of the university which is
buildingcurrentlyinNarva,whereisusedsome
new way of glass fixing, which is really simple, but
works in a optimal way. Out of that we started to
think about using glass in contractions.
KLIPSResearch
Find new nische for the company
Researchingthe“WORLDOFFIXINGS”
Before going to company visit we made small
research and found all the fixings that existed and
all the areas we could work on.
Surprisingly we found very wide choice of every
kind of fixings beginning from glass fixing for
facades to the stainless still fixings for stair rails.
Our focus were::
Architecture – Provide smart solution for facades.
Wooden Architecture – Focusing on existing
problem of wooden buildings.
Boats – There are lots of stainless still details which
could be redesigned or reinvented.
We have overviewed modern architecture, finding
and understanding new trends and demands. Also
had consultation with architects asking them:
What is missing in”afixing world” and what can be
improved?
We made comparison matrix to understand which materials, functions and production methods
we preferred.
Deeper research of some fields
KLIPS
Deeper research of some fields
Research
Joints Varia
Boats Architecture Facade
Joints for stair rails and fixings for glass stair rails.
Solution for wooden conservations. Adjustable joints from still.
KLIPSResearch
Joints for stair rails and fixings for glass stair rails.
Solution for wooden conservations. Adjustable joints from still.
Our selling point has to be “EASY”.After introductory weeks while we explored every
field where we could develop or invent a fixing
we defined few interesting spheres and continued
searching for the solution. We had few ideas which
seemed to be interesting to work on. To decide what
direction we choose we met Priit Kello once again
and presented fiends in which we could develop
the product.
We found lots of ideas and few of them were
developed.
After that market research took place and finding
weaknesses in our solutions.
Ideating process gave us complete view on existing
products.
We found main idea how to develop product for
R-fix.
“KLIPS” is a clamp for hanging rigid panels or banners.It’s easy to install without making holes into the material.
Inspiration Workshop
Interior design office
Owr next step was decision to make a work shop
all together with our group and brain storm ideas,
as a place for it we choose one interior design office,
which had very appropriate atmosphere for it.
Because there were so much details in decoration
of the work space, mostly previous projects.
That was rather interesting to look around and try
to think about each project may be it has
something in common with our work.
here was definitely a lot of fixing of different
materials.
The work space was quite big and was good idea
to divide the room on two parts by putting on
the middle of the room carton. That was heavy
material, which could give the feeling of two rooms.
Looking on that carton in the office and
thinking about material fixing we came with the
idea that we need to create something which
would hold the material in a way not damaging it
by stamping.
KLIPSInspiration Workshop
CASESTUDY2
Office space
(EstonianCentreofArchitecture)
Desks and conference room are
separated by curtain
The height of the room: 3,5 m
Materialofthecurtains:PVC
lamellae(2–4mm)
CASESTUDY1
Office space
(Ruumilabor)
Desks and conference room are
separated by curtain
The height of the room: 3 m
Material of the curtains: felt
combined with the leather
(3–4mm)
Research
PROBLEM SET
Process
September
If the material is thick, it can be fixed from the edge
of the panel. But if the material is thin, the hole must
be made into the material.
How to hang up thin panels without
making holes and damaging the
material?
SHEET METAL
GLASSPANELS
WOODPANELS
PLYWOOD LAMELLAES
PLASTICSHEETS
LEATHERANDTEXTILE
TemporarilyEasy to hang up and easy toremove
KLIPSPROBLEM SET
Process
Different clamps and brackets
Usually simple clamps are notstrong enough to hold heavymaterials
Neverthelesstherearethetools,that can hold a very big weightswithout damaging the material.
After making research on material fixings we set a goal:
“To combine the grab mechanism with the slid-ing track.”
Research:
Research
Process
Track roller
Simple curtain track roller is notstrong enough to hold big weights
Heavier weight requires strongertrack system
The idea is to use a standard trackroller fitting
However, how to fix the panels?What kind of clamp mechanism toprefere?
KLIPS
Process
Grabbing
Free load principle
+ simple construction+ the heavier is the weight, thestronger is the grip- too many details- construction with widedimensions
Material rubs itself detained
+ simple construction+ the heavier is the weight, thestronger is the grip- requires a rough surface- construction with widedimensions
SOLUTIONS
Research
ANCHORDOWEL
Screw mechanism+ simple construction- turn off manually- requires specific development
DRILLCHUCKSOLUTION
Fixing manually+ easy to manage+ strong grap- turn off manually- too complicated construction insmaller scale
Process
SKETCHES
SOLUTION1
Standard track rollersManual turn offElement rotates 360 degreesMaindisadvantageisusageof4rollerwheels(highercost)
Knife chuck
Fixing manually+ simple construction+ little details- turn off manually
KLIPS
Process
SKETCHES
SOLUTION2Standard track rollersManual turn offElement rotates 360 degrees
One of the ideas . . .
The idea of the fitting is inspired by the knife chuck mechanism
After what we have to work on:
Exact technical solutionMaterial and final appearanceOpimal dimensionsProductfamily(variations)Calculations(max.weighte.t.c.)Mock-upPrototype
Research
Process
how it should work . . .
Prototyping
KLIPS
Process
Solut ion
final drawing of the KLIPS. . .
Why our product is importent ?!
Indoor Application:
Easily handling room dividers
Fabrics are used the most
But rigid panels become more and more in use
Different materials need different fitting
KLIPSWhy our product is importent ?!
Solut ionOutdoor Application
Advertising banners are everywhere around the city
They are easy to install using holes on the edge of the fabric
But very often this kind of methodwill damage the material
PaintingsinthePhilipJohnsonGlassHousePaintingGallery,Photo©HarfZimmermann.
KLIPS its a perfect tool for fixing, hanging decorations, paintings. It is essential tool which would make an installation of the exhibition much more easy and also reliable. Especially if we speak about valuable art works, which cannot be adjusted just by plastic clip. KLIPS has modern design and different colour range.
Gallerydecoration
KLIPS3D model How it works?
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KLIPSKlipsSolut ion
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Engineering DesignFORMULAFORCALCULATINGCLAMPINGFORCE
Fs=Fs1+Fs2=F/µ*So
Fs–clampingforce(N)F–forceactingofjaws(N)µ–coefficientoffrictionbetweentheworkpieceandjaws(µ<1)So–safetyfactor(between2and4)
WHATISTHEMAXIMUMWEIGHTTHAT„KLIPS“(ONEPIECE)CANHOLD?
Fs=F*So/µ
F–370+370(jaws)=740Nµ–0,5(coefficientoffrictionfrictionbetweensteelandrubber)So–2(normaluse)
Fs=740*0,5/1,5=246N=25kg
„KLIPS“ISCAPABLETOHOLDTHESHEETMETALWITHTHEWEIGHTOF25KG
Engineering Design
Cost
Detail / EUR Preparation / EUR Pricenut 2,26 0,32 2,58trackelement5,03 1,28 6,31clamp 16,91 2,56 19,47 TOTAL28,36 change amount amount 100
KLIPS
High quality fixing with modern design and smart mechanism
material: stain steelsize:29x117canhandleweight:25kgthinknessofamaterial:5/10mmcolour: anyany other detailes
Canbeused:interiordecorating,office/ room dividers, for hanging decoration, paintings in a gallery and outdoor application.
Price:28,36evro
Produc t
KLIPSThe End
Tallinn University of Technology / Estonian Academy of Arts 2012