Adhesive Hanger Structure for Fast Barrier Sheet Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The use of duct tape to install temporary ducting and barrier sheets in buildings for drying and air management is time-consuming and laborious, delaying the application of drying airflow and air purification in flooded or construction areas.
Innovation Solution
A hanger structure with flexible adhesive panels that can be angularly separated for easy engagement with layflat ducting or barrier sheets, supported by suspension members from ceiling structures, allowing for quicker and more efficient installation of drying systems and air barriers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If duct tape is used to secure wire or rope sections to ducting, then the ducting can be suspended from ceiling supports, but the installation process becomes time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the adhesive function from the suspension system by providing adhesive panels integrated into the hanger structures. This eliminates the need for separate duct tape application, directly resolving the time-consuming and laborious installation process while maintaining the suspension function from ceiling supports
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the suspension function (wire or rope sections) with the adhesive function (adhesive panels) into an integrated hanger structure. This combination allows the ducting to be both suspended and securely attached without requiring separate duct tape application, thereby reducing installation time and labor
2Ease of operation
If duct tape is used to install temporary barrier sheets, then the barriers can be erected to block airflow, but the process becomes time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the adhesive function from the barrier installation process by providing adhesive panels integrated into the hanger structures. This eliminates the need for separate duct tape application, directly resolving the time-consuming and laborious barrier installation process while maintaining the airflow blocking function
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the suspension function (wire or rope sections) with the adhesive function (adhesive panels) into an integrated hanger structure. This combination allows the barrier sheets to be both suspended and securely attached without requiring separate duct tape application, thereby reducing barrier setup time and labor
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates rapid deployment of drying systems and air barriers, reducing labor and time required for setup, enabling quicker drying of flooded areas and improved air management in buildings.
Implementation Method 1
each of the adhesive panels having an adhesive on a respective inner surface thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A barrier assembly for blocking a potentially debris-carrying airflow includes an elongated, flexible barrier sheet extending from a ceiling to a floor and a plurality of hanger structures engaging an upper edge of the sheet in longitudinally spaced relation therealong. Each hanger structure includes a connector tab adapted for engagement with a suspension member and a pair of diverging adhesive panels for adhesive engagement with the sheet. The suspension members engage ceiling members to support the sheet from the ceiling.