Anchor Platform Assembly with Blind Bore for Waterproof Roof Fastening
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional anchoring systems for roof accessory structures fail to provide reliable waterproof protection, especially under heavy loads and movement, leading to water infiltration and leaks due to cracks in adhesives and glues.
Innovation Solution
A novel anchor platform assembly featuring a stainless steel anchor baseplate with a threaded blind bore and ancillary through holes, combined with mechanical fastening members and a cylindrical post for secure attachment to roofs, ensuring a watertight connection by preventing water penetration through the anchor point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional anchoring systems use adhesive and glue to seal the conduit, then waterproof protection is attempted, but over time cracks develop due to roof movement and settling, leading to water infiltration
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the adhesive/glue sealing component from the anchoring system entirely. Instead of relying on chemical sealants that crack over time, the system uses a mechanical flashing assembly with integrated sealing features that physically blocks water infiltration paths without requiring flexible materials that degrade under thermal and structural stress.
Solution Approach 2:
The flashing assembly acts as an intermediary element between the anchor conduit and the roof membrane. This intermediate component provides a positive mechanical seal through its geometry and interaction with the roof membrane, eliminating the need for adhesive intermediaries that fail under repeated stress cycles.
2Strength
If heavy roof structures are mounted with anchors bolted through the roof, then anchoring strength is achieved, but they create conduits for water penetration
Solution Approach 1:
The flashing assembly incorporates a roof membrane component that acts as a flexible barrier. This thin film element conforms to the roof surface and creates a continuous waterproof layer that integrates with the rigid anchor structure, blocking water infiltration paths while maintaining anchoring strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution addresses water infiltration by adding a dimensional element - the flashing assembly extends the sealing function from a simple point seal to a multi-dimensional barrier that includes horizontal and vertical sealing surfaces, preventing water ingress from multiple directions.
3Ease of operation
If anchor baseplate is made with through holes for fastening, then ease of installation is improved, but water penetration paths are created
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating open through holes that allow water passage, the invention inverts the approach by using blind bores that terminate before penetrating completely through the baseplate. This reversal of the hole configuration maintains installation simplicity while eliminating the direct water infiltration path.
Solution Approach 2:
The roof membrane component of the flashing assembly seals around the anchor conduit, creating a flexible barrier that prevents water penetration at the installation opening while allowing the mechanical fastening function to proceed through the flashing assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
An anchor platform assembly for anchoring an object to a raised, generally flat roof-like structure, has an anchor baseplate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and an internally threaded blindbore extending at least partially from the top surface generally towards the bottom surface and fasteners for fastening an object to the anchor baseplate via its blindbore, and for fastening the anchor baseplate to a top surface of a roof-like structure. The assembly is especially intended for supporting, e.g., glass railings on balconies, terraces and flat roofs and for mounted solar panels on both flat and pitched roofs which provides strength and affords watertight performance.