Building Panel Covering Assemblies with Porous Acoustic Layers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building systems require skilled labor and specialty hardware for installation, increasing costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A building system comprising non-porous and porous building panels secured with adhesives and mechanical fasteners, allowing for installation without specialized labor or hardware, with the porous panels providing acoustic benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specialty building hardware and skilled labor are used, then structural stability and aesthetic quality are improved, but installation cost and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple building panels into integrated assemblies where facing panels are pre-attached to backing panels using adhesive and mechanical fasteners. This merging of components into pre-assembled units eliminates the need for complex specialty hardware and skilled labor during installation, while maintaining structural stability through the combined strength of adhesive bonding and mechanical fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs preliminary assembly of building panel systems where facing panels are attached to backing panels before installation. The offset pattern is pre-established, and mechanical fasteners are pre-positioned, allowing for simplified on-site installation without requiring complex adjustments or specialized skills during the actual building assembly process.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If porous building panels are used, then acoustic performance is improved, but material complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by using porous facing panels specifically in the visible facing layer where acoustic performance is needed, while the backing panels can use different materials optimized for structural support. This localized application of porous materials provides acoustic benefits without requiring the entire building system to be made of complex porous structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material systems combining porous facing panels with backing panels of different materials. The facing panels provide acoustic performance through their porous structure, while the backing panels provide structural support, creating a composite assembly that achieves multiple functions without requiring each individual component to be overly complex.
3Shape
If offset pattern arrangement is used, then aesthetic quality is improved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the time-aesthetic contradiction by pre-establishing the offset pattern during manufacturing or pre-assembly. The facing panels are attached to backing panels in the desired offset configuration before installation, so that during on-site assembly, the aesthetic pattern is already in place and requires no complex positioning or adjustment, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining aesthetic quality.
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
Facilitates cost-effective installation and enhances acoustic performance by reducing reflected sound and improving sound attenuation.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of facing building panels secured to the plurality of backing building panels by an adhesive
Implementation Method 2
each of the plurality of the second building panels comprising a porous body
Implementation Method 3
each of the plurality of the second building panels comprising a porous body
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a building system comprising: a plurality of support members each comprising a support surface, a plurality of first building panels secured to the support surface of the plurality of support members, each of the plurality of first building panels comprising a non-porous body, a plurality of second building panels secured to the plurality of first building panels by an adhesive and a first plurality of mechanical fasteners, each of the plurality of the second building panels comprising a porous body.