Profiled Cladding Tray with Compressed Expandable Seal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual gluing process for sealing cladding trays during construction is time-consuming, prone to non-linearities, and can result in imperfect sealing, leading to defects in thermal and acoustic insulation.
Innovation Solution
A profiled cladding tray with an expandable seal held in a compressed state by a compression film, which is applied and maintained automatically during the manufacturing process, ensuring consistent airtightness and ease of assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual gluing of sealing gasket is performed on site, then sealing can be applied to cladding panels, but installation time increases and sealing homogeneity cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing gasket is pre-applied to the cladding panels in a compressed state during manufacturing, before installation on site. This preliminary action ensures homogeneous sealing while reducing installation time, as the gasket is already in position and only needs to be activated during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing gasket is designed to change its physical state from compressed to expanded. During manufacturing, it is kept in a compressed state for easy handling and application. During installation, the compression film is removed, allowing the gasket to expand and create the sealing effect, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of application and sealing effectiveness.
2Reliability
If manual gluing of sealing gasket is performed, then sealing can be applied, but sealant overconsumption occurs due to non-linearities
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing gasket is pre-applied in a controlled manufacturing environment where precise application is possible, eliminating the non-linearities and overconsumption associated with manual on-site application. The gasket is applied with exact positioning and uniform distribution, ensuring sealing effectiveness while minimizing material waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a compression film that is removed during installation, allowing the sealing gasket to expand. This disposable compression film approach ensures precise control over sealant application and prevents overconsumption, as the film acts as a temporary constraint that is deliberately removed to activate the sealing function.
3Reliability
If expandable sealing joint is used, then airtightness can be ensured, but the seal must be held in compressed state during transport and installation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses a thin compression film to hold the expandable sealing gasket in a compressed state during transport and installation. This flexible film provides a simple yet effective constraint mechanism that maintains the gasket's compressed state without adding significant complexity. The film is easily applied and removed, activating the sealing function when needed.
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
This solution reduces installation time, minimizes seal overconsumption, and guarantees homogeneous sealing, enhancing the thermal and acoustic insulation performance of cladding systems by maintaining the seal in a compressed state until installation, ensuring airtightness between cladding plates.
Implementation Method 1
removable means for holding said sealing joint in a compressed state... a compression film covering the sealing joint completely and held taut against said sealing joint by attachment to the cladding panel
Implementation Method 2
expandable sealing joint... ensuring consistent airtightness and ease of assembly... guarantees homogeneous sealing, enhancing the thermal and acoustic insulation performance
Implementation Method 3
the compression film has an adhesive layer ensuring its attachment to the tray and keeping it taut against the sealing gasket
Implementation Method 4
A layer of insulation is placed between the two skins, providing thermal and acoustic insulation for the cladding
Implementation Method 5
A layer of insulation is placed between the two skins, providing thermal and acoustic insulation for the cladding
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AI summary
The invention relates mainly to a profiled cladding panel (1j) of general U shape, comprising a central main part (5), a first edge (6) folded around a first fold line (6a) and having an outer face (3) on the outside of said panel (1j), and a second edge (7) opposite to the first edge (6) and folded around a first fold line (7a), which cladding panel (1j) comprises an expandable seal (10) extending over at least part of the length of the outer face (3) of the first folded edge (6), and removable means (13) for retaining said seal (10) in a compressed state. Advantageously, the removable means (13) for retaining the seal in its compressed state comprise a compression film (13) entirely covering the seal (10) and held taut against said seal (10) by being secured to the cladding panel (1j) on either side of said seal (10).