Dry Building Envelope System with Adjustable Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building cladding systems, particularly in the civil and architectural fields, face challenges in terms of efficiency, rapid installation, cost-effectiveness, and aesthetic quality, with limited solutions available to address these issues.
Innovation Solution
A dry or mechanical building envelope system comprising a bracket, a section bar component, a sandwich panel, and an interface element, which allows for rapid installation, improved aesthetic quality, and adjustment for coplanarity and thermal breaks, while preventing galvanic bridges and ensuring breathability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional wet building envelope systems are used, then installation involves liquid or pasty compounds (glue, cement), but installation time is extended and complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces wet chemical bonding systems (glue, cement) with a mechanical fastening system using brackets, section bar components, and sandwich panels with integrated connection elements. This substitution eliminates the need for liquid or pasty compounds, enabling rapid assembly through mechanical connections alone, thus reducing installation time while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The building envelope is divided into modular sandwich panels with integrated connection elements (brackets, section bars). These segmented components can be pre-assembled and then rapidly installed in place through mechanical connections, significantly reducing on-site installation time and complexity compared to traditional monolithic wet systems
2Productivity
If existing cladding systems are used in civil or architectural field, then installation time is extended, but aesthetic quality and effectiveness are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The sandwich panels incorporate locally optimized features including integrated connection elements at specific locations, surface treatments for aesthetic quality, and localized insulation layers. This allows rapid installation while maintaining high aesthetic standards and effectiveness for civil and architectural applications
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple functions into integrated components: sandwich panels combine insulation, cladding, and connection elements; brackets integrate mounting and adjustment functions; section bars combine structural support and aesthetic finishing. This merging enables rapid installation of complete functional assemblies while maintaining aesthetic quality
3Ease of operation
If sandwich panels are installed without adjustment mechanisms, then installation is rapid, but coplanarity and displanarity tolerances cannot be managed
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system incorporates adjustable brackets and section bar components that can be dynamically positioned and secured at different angles and positions. This allows installers to easily adjust panel orientation and achieve precise coplanarity while maintaining rapid installation through simple mechanical adjustments rather than complex procedures
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables rapid and efficient installation, enhances aesthetic appeal by minimizing shadow projections, and provides effective thermal insulation and protection from atmospheric agents, while maintaining cost-effectiveness and reducing installation time compared to traditional methods.
Implementation Method 1
allows the tilting to be adjusted, so as to manage the coplanarity of respective sandwich panels of the new wall or envelope or cladding with respect to the existing one
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for obtaining a dry or mechanical building envelope or a building wall cladding comprising: - at least one bracket (2) that can be secured or connected to a component of a wall (W) of a building, - at least one section bar component (3) that can be fastened or connected to said at least one bracket (2), and - at least one sandwich panel (4).