Acoustic Tile Mounting System with Access Door
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for mounting wall or ceiling tiles, such as sound-absorbing tiles, often result in visible fasteners or hardware, making them aesthetically unpleasing and difficult to install, especially when multiple tiles need to be mounted in close proximity.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a tile with a façade panel and a door providing access to a mounting structure, allowing for the insertion of fasteners through the façade panel, which can be secured using a living hinge and adhesive, enabling easy installation and hiding the fasteners for a clean appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fasteners are driven through the tile or adhesive is used to mount tiles to the surface, then the tiles can be securely mounted, but the fasteners become visible and the appearance is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is extracted from the front view of the tile by creating a cavity that recesses the mounting components behind the façade panel. The fasteners are mounted on the rear surface within the cavity, making them invisible from the front while maintaining secure attachment to the wall or ceiling surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure is nested within the cavity formed between the façade panel and the mounting surface. The cavity acts as a hidden space that contains the mounting hardware, allowing the tile to maintain its aesthetic appearance while providing functional mounting capability.
2Shape
If hangers on the back of tiles are used for mounting, then the fasteners are hidden, but the installation becomes difficult when mounting multiple tiles in close proximity
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing access to mounting hardware from the back of the tile, the invention inverts the approach by providing access from the front through the façade panel. The mounting structure includes openings or access points on the front surface that allow installers to manipulate fasteners and mounting components without removing tiles or working from behind them.
3Ease of manufacture
If adhesive is used to mount tiles to the wall or ceiling surface, then the mounting is simple, but the tiles cannot be easily moved after installation
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into separate components: the façade panel, the mounting structure, and the fasteners. This segmentation allows the tile to be mounted using mechanical fasteners rather than permanent adhesive, enabling easy removal and repositioning while maintaining a simple mounting process. The façade panel can be detached from the mounting structure for reinstallation elsewhere.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for easy and efficient installation of multiple tiles in close proximity while maintaining a clean, aesthetically pleasing appearance by providing access to the mounting hardware through the façade panel, reducing the visibility of fasteners and simplifying the installation process.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one door is cut into the felt and comprises a living hinge
Implementation Method 2
at least one mounting structure secured to the façade panel
Data Source
AI summary
A system for mounting objects, such as acoustic panels to a surface is provided. The system includes a door in a façade panel for accessing a mounting structure adapted to receive a fastener that mounts the panel to the surface. The door can include a tab for identifying and opening the door. Methods for mounting objects with an access door and methods for manufacturing tiles are also provided.