Facade Panel Mounting Base Extrusion with Resilient Flanges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing panel mounting systems on building façades are progressive, requiring the removal of multiple panels to access a single panel, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A non-progressive panel mounting apparatus using a base extrusion with resilient flanges and a fastener system that allows panels to be mounted independently, with adjustable depth and reveal options, and includes features for water resistance and structural support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If progressive panel mounting systems are used, then panels can be installed systematically, but removal of a single panel requires removing multiple adjacent panels
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into independent modular units, each consisting of a base extrusion and a panel. The fastening mechanism is designed so that each panel can be independently attached and detached from the base extrusion without affecting adjacent panels. This segmentation allows individual panel access while maintaining systematic installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening mechanism is extracted from the panel itself and placed in the base extrusion. The resilient legs and contact surfaces are positioned in the base extrusion rather than being integrated into the panel, allowing the panel to be freely removed once the fastening element is disengaged, without requiring removal of adjacent panels.
2Ease of operation
If panels are mounted in a non-progressive manner, then individual panels can be accessed easily, but the mounting apparatus becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base extrusion is designed as a universal mounting component that can accommodate multiple panels along its length. The resilient legs and contact surfaces are positioned to provide independent fastening points for each panel, allowing the same base extrusion structure to serve multiple panels simultaneously while enabling individual access to each panel.
3Strength
If resilient legs are used in the base extrusion, then panels can be firmly held, but the structure requires more components
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient legs are merged with the base extrusion as an integrated feature rather than separate components. The resilient legs are formed as part of the base extrusion structure itself, eliminating the need for additional separate fastening components while providing firm holding force through the resilient contact between the legs and the panel contact surfaces.
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
Enables quick, efficient, and durable panel installation with adjustable depth and reveal options, allowing for easy access to individual panels without disturbing others, while providing structural integrity and water resistance.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the first and second flanges is formed with a resilient leg that extends inwardly toward the channel
Implementation Method 2
The pair of inclined surfaces of the basal portion of the fastener is dimensioned to slide on a pair of resilient legs of the flanges extending from the plate of the base
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AI summary
An improved apparatus for mounting first and second panels to a façade utilizing a base fixed to the façade. The base member mates with a fastener and holds a pair of supports outwardly from the base member. The first and second panels mount to the pair of supports and also hold a reveal strip located beneath a gap between the first and second panels.