Ventilated Facade Cladding Sliding Bracket Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional ventilated facade cladding systems are time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the need for individual alignment and adjustment of brackets and profiles, especially in wooden structures, where finding carrier studs at the back prolongs the construction process and increases the risk of plumbing errors.
Innovation Solution
The ST-HHS system employs a continuous horizontal bracket with a sliding installation mechanism and corner fitting profiles, allowing for surface-to-surface mounting, reduced screw usage, and automatic alignment, suitable for various building materials, eliminating the need for back carrier studs and enabling easier thermal expansion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional individual bracket alignment method is used, then vertical and horizontal alignment can be achieved, but the construction process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-alignment through the sliding mechanism where profiles automatically align vertically as they slide on the horizontal bracket, eliminating the need for manual alignment adjustments by workers
Solution Approach 2:
The horizontal bracket is designed as a continuous movable element that allows profiles to slide into position dynamically, replacing the static individual bracket alignment process
2Ease of manufacture
If wooden carrier studs are used in wooden structures, then brackets can be screwed to the facade, but the construction process is prolonged due to the need to locate carrier studs
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the wooden carrier stud component from the system, replacing it with a direct mounting approach where the horizontal bracket is screwed directly to the facade surface without requiring back carrier studs
Solution Approach 2:
The horizontal bracket serves multiple functions: it provides the mounting surface for profiles, acts as the structural connector to the facade, and enables the sliding alignment mechanism, replacing the need for separate carrier studs
3Ease of manufacture
If T and L profiles are screwed to individual brackets, then the cladding structure can be assembled, but each profile must be adjusted individually for alignment increasing labor time
Solution Approach 1:
Profiles automatically align themselves vertically through the sliding mechanism on the horizontal bracket, eliminating the need for individual manual adjustment of each profile
4Reliability
If multiple screws and anchors are used to secure brackets and profiles, then structural reliability is improved, but the number of penetrations on the facade increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple fastening points are merged into a single horizontal bracket element that spans across the facade, reducing the number of separate penetration points while maintaining structural reliability through the continuous bracket design
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a ventilated facade cladding system having horizontal tracks mounted to a wall gradually. Hanging clips are placed on the horizontal tracks and can be slid on them. Brackets are placed between the hanging clips, fixed in the space between the extension profile and the hanging clip. Bracket clips are attached to the bracket sliding through a clip gap. Mullion profiles having T-shape form are provided, wherein the vertical part is positioned in a desired depth and fixed between the bracket and the bracket clip, wherein the tile is bonded with the horizontal part.