Facade Spacer Plate for Adjustable Insulation Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facade systems for thermal insulation composite facades require a multitude of tie rod shapes and lengths to accommodate various installation situations, making them difficult to set up quickly and efficiently, and the tie rods are often visible.
Innovation Solution
The use of a spacer plate attached to the facade panel-side bracket, which transitions into a U-shaped receptacle on the building wall-side bracket, allowing for adjustable and concealed tie rods, and the use of OSB boards that can be cut to size for precise spacing between facade panels and the building wall, enabling quick and easy setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional tie rods are used to attach facade panels to building walls, then the facade system can accommodate various installation situations, but a multitude of tie rod shapes and lengths are required making the system complex and difficult to assemble quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single standardized tie rod configuration that can accommodate various installation situations through the adjustable spacer plate mechanism. The spacer plate can be cut to different lengths and positioned at various locations, allowing one tie rod design to serve multiple installation scenarios that previously required multiple specialized tie rod types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the spacer plate adjustable and modifiable on-site. The spacer plate can be cut to different lengths depending on the specific installation requirements, transforming a static, fixed-length tie rod system into a dynamic, adaptable system that can be customized during installation without requiring multiple pre-manufactured variants.
2Strength
If traditional tie rods are used for facade panel attachment, then structural connection is achieved, but the tie rods remain visible from the visible side which is aesthetically undesirable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by separating the structural function from the visible surface. The tie rod and spacer plate assembly is positioned on the reverse side of the facade panel, extracting the structural connection function away from the visible aesthetic surface. This allows the structural elements to perform their load-bearing function while remaining hidden from view.
Solution Approach 2:
The spacer plate serves as an intermediary element that mediates between the tie rod and the facade panel. It provides the structural connection function while being positioned to conceal the tie rod from view, acting as a mediator that satisfies both structural and aesthetic requirements simultaneously.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed-length spacers are used in facade systems, then simple manufacturing is achieved, but the system cannot accommodate varying insulation thicknesses or different facade configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing spacers that can be easily modified on-site through cutting. The spacers are manufactured in standard lengths for ease of production, but their design allows for simple post-manufacturing adjustment by cutting to the required length, enabling both easy manufacture and adaptability to varying insulation thicknesses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by allowing the spacer length parameter to be varied on-site through cutting. This transforms the spacer from a fixed-parameter component manufactured in specific lengths into a variable-parameter component that can be adjusted to any required length during installation, accommodating different insulation thicknesses while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
4Reliability
If facade systems use multiple specialized components for different installation situations, then specific installation requirements are met, but assembly time and installation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by using standardized, modular components (brackets, spacer plates, tie rods) that can be combined in various configurations to meet different installation requirements. This universal component set eliminates the need for multiple specialized components, allowing installers to quickly assemble appropriate configurations for any situation without searching for or switching between specialized parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the facade system into independent, modular components that can be assembled in different configurations. The spacer plate, brackets, and tie rods are separate modular elements that can be quickly combined as needed, reducing assembly time compared to integrated or specialized components that require custom selection and installation procedures.
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AI summary
A facade system for forming a thermal insulation composite facade (1) is proposed, comprising a plurality of facade panels (2) which can be attached to a building wall (4) via spacers (3), wherein the facade panels (2) have grooves (7) on at least two of their four mutually opposing end faces (6) into which a spring-like retaining projection (9) belonging to the facade panel-side spacer end of a spacer (3) engages.To create advantageous structural conditions, it is proposed that a spacer plate (12) be attached to the web (10) of a facade panel-side facade holder (11) of the spacer (8), which in the area of the end face facing away from the facade panel (2) is attached to a web (13) of a building wall-side facade holder (14), wherein the facade holders (11, 14) each have a U-shaped receptacle (15) into which the spacer plate (12) is inserted, secured with at least one connecting element (17) connecting the two parallel webs (16) of the U-shaped receptacle (15) and the spacer plate (12).