Wall Mounting Assembly for Cladding Panels and Suspended Furniture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for mounting cladding panels require precise drilling and multiple adjustments, are time-consuming, and struggle with uneven support walls, complicating the formation of a uniform cladding wall.

Innovation Solution

A mounting assembly comprising uprights with flanges and adjustable mounting devices that allow panels to be quickly anchored to a wall with minimal drilling, enabling precise and flexible positioning using adjustable anchoring elements and thrust elements to maintain panel stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional drilling and anchoring methods are used to mount panels on support walls, then reliable panel fixation is achieved, but installation time increases and precision requirements become excessive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepanel fixation reliabilityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting assembly is divided into separate functional components: uprights that provide structural support, mounting brackets that enable panel attachment, and adjustment screws that allow position modification. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates quicker assembly compared to conventional monolithic drilling and anchoring methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The uprights are pre-fixed to the support wall at predetermined positions, and the mounting brackets are pre-attached to the uprights with built-in adjustment mechanisms. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for precise on-site drilling and panel adjustments, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining reliable fixation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If multiple adjustment operations are performed to achieve correct panel positioning, then precise panel positioning is achieved, but installation complexity and time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepanel positioning precisionVSAvoidadjustment operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting brackets incorporate adjustment screws that enable dynamic modification of panel positions after initial mounting. This dynamic adjustment capability allows installers to achieve precise positioning through simple rotational movements rather than complex multi-step alignment procedures, reducing both complexity and time requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustment screws act as intermediary elements between the mounting brackets and the panels, providing a controlled mechanism for position modification. This intermediary mechanism translates simple rotational input into precise positional adjustments, eliminating the need for multiple trial-and-error mounting operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If conventional drilling methods are used on uneven support walls, then panel mounting is achieved, but the formation of a uniform cladding wall becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecladding wall uniformityVSAvoidmounting procedure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting assembly incorporates adjustable parameters through the adjustment screws, allowing the vertical position of each panel to be modified independently. This parameter adjustment capability compensates for variations in support wall unevenness, enabling the formation of a uniform cladding wall without complex mounting procedures or precise drilling operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4636192A1Wall mounting assembly for cladding panels and/or suspended furniture
Publication Date: 2025.10.22 FERRAMENTA LIVENZA SRL
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AI summary

The present invention relates to an assembly (1) for mounting cladding panels (P) and/or suspended furniture on a support structure (W) which comprises at least one pair of uprights (10, 10') extending along an axis vertical in use and which can be constrained to said support structure (W) spaced apart from each other to allow the mounting of at least one panel (P) between them, a plurality of mounting devices (30) which can be constrained to a first surface (P1) of said panel (P) facing, in use, towards said support structure (W), each comprising an anchoring element (32), and a plurality of support elements (20), which can be fixed on said uprights (10, 10') and adapted to cooperate at least with said mounting devices (30) to mount said panel (P) on said uprights (10, 10'). In particular, each of said uprights (10, 10') comprise a fixing portion (11) lying on a first plane and adapted to be fixed to said support structure (W) through first fixing means (111), and at least one support flange (12), protruding laterally from said fixing portion (11) and lying on a second plane parallel to said first plane, to define a first undercut (14) forming in use, a first gap (G1) with the support structure (W), each of said support elements (20) comprising a body portion (21) adapted to be received in said first gap (G1) and constrained to said flange (12) through second fixing means (112) extending along axes essentially orthogonal to said support structure (W), and a support portion (22) protruding laterally from said body portion (21) and defining at least one first engagement seat (23, 23') adapted to be engaged by an anchoring element (32) of a corresponding mounting device (30) and comprising at least a first support surface (23A, 23A') lying, in use, on a plane essentially orthogonal to said support structure (W).