Building Clip System for Stud-Track Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connection arrangements between building components, such as tracks and studs, fail to provide adequate acoustic insulation and allow for thermal transfer, leading to issues with vibrations and heat damage, and existing fastening devices are difficult to position and adjust securely.
Innovation Solution
A clip system with a connecting portion that provides a frictional fit between a track and a stud, using a fastening means with a recess or slit to secure the components, allowing for adjustable positioning and reduced thermal and acoustic transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a direct connection arrangement is used between track and stud, then structural stability is improved, but acoustic insulation deteriorates and thermal transfer increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a connection arrangement comprising a clip and fastening device as an intermediary between the track and stud. This intermediary component provides mechanical connection while incorporating features to reduce acoustic transfer and thermal conduction, thus resolving the contradiction between structural stability and acoustic insulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection arrangement is segmented into distinct functional components: a clip for mechanical engagement and a fastening device for secure attachment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the clip for structural stability and the fastening device for reduced acoustic and thermal transfer.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a direct connection arrangement is used between track and stud, then structural stability is improved, but thermal insulation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection arrangement acts as a thermal intermediary, breaking the direct thermal path between track and stud. The clip and fastening device incorporate materials or design features that reduce thermal conduction while maintaining mechanical connection, thus reducing heat transfer during fire risks or heat damage scenarios.
3Strength
If existing fastening devices are used to secure stud to track, then secure connection is achieved, but positioning and adjustment difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clip is designed to be pre-positioned on the track before the stud is installed. This preliminary action allows for easy alignment and positioning, while the subsequent fastening device provides the secure connection strength, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and connection strength.
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
The clip system effectively reduces vibrations and thermal transfer at the stud-track interface, providing a stable and adjustable connection that enhances acoustic insulation and prevents heat damage.
Implementation Method 1
The first member and second member adapted for engagement with said portion of the leg of said second component... frictionally engages against a surface of a flange of the first component... provides a frictional fit to retain the first and second components in an interference engagement
Data Source
AI summary
A clip (2) for fitting between a first component (6) and a second component (4) in a building structure, the clip including a first member (8), a second member (10) and a connecting portion (12) connecting the first member (8) to the second member (10); the first member (8), the second member (10) and the connecting portion (12) forming a space (38) in which a portion of a leg (18) of the second component (4) is adapted to reside; the first member (8) and the second member (10) adapted for engagement with the portion of the leg (18) of the second component (4).