Floating Mounting Clip for Composite Wood Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting systems for composite wood panels are complex to produce, prone to clip failure due to bending, and inflexible, limiting the selection of substructures and allowing for minimal movement with panel expansion and contraction.
Innovation Solution
A mounting clip with a base board featuring a receiving portion, distancing piece, contacting piece, and a long slot for floating mounting, along with a bead for pressure buffering, allowing for movement and secure fastening, and designed for universal usability with composite wood panels and various locking profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a mounting system with rail and mounting clips is used for composite wood panels, then floating mounting is achieved, but the system is complex to produce and the clips are prone to failing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the mounting function from the complex rail-clip system and integrates it directly into the panel edge through the locking profile. The mounting clip alone replaces the entire rail system, eliminating unnecessary components and simplifying the mounting structure while maintaining floating mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting clip combines multiple functions into a single component: it serves as both the mounting element and the interface for the locking profile. The base board integrates the receiving portion and distancing piece, merging what were previously separate elements into one unified structure that reduces complexity.
2Ease of operation
If tabs protrude from the base board for engaging the rail, then the clips can be inserted, but the tabs often bend and must be bent back during mounting
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having tabs protrude from the base board that need to be bent back, the invention uses a receiving portion that is formed in one piece with the base board. The locking profile engages with this receiving portion in a way that naturally guides insertion without requiring deformation of the mounting clip, eliminating the bending issue entirely.
3Reliability
If both the rail and clips are specified as obligatory for mounting, then the system is complete, but the system is inflexible and free selection of substructure is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting clip is designed with a universal base board that can be fastened to various substructures using different fastening means (screws, nails, adhesives). The slot in the base board allows adaptation to different substructure types and positions, making the mounting clip versatile and compatible with multiple substructure options while maintaining complete mounting functionality.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the receiving portion and slot are designed for floating mounting, then panel movement is enabled, but the slot must be particularly long (1.5 to 4 cm) to allow sufficient movement
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving portion is designed with a distancing piece that is perpendicular to the plane of the base board, creating a three-dimensional engagement structure. This vertical dimension allows the locking profile to engage deeply while the slot provides horizontal movement freedom, enabling sufficient panel movement without requiring an excessively long slot.
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AI summary
A mounting clip (1) for the floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels consisting of composite wood materials, said panels being connected to one another without adhesive by corresponding locking profiles to form a wall or ceiling covering and being fastened to a substructure. The mounting clip has a base board (2), a receiving portion (4) formed in one piece with the base board and intended for engaging in a locking profile of a panel, wherein the receiving portion has a distancing piece (5) arranged as far as possible perpendicularly to the plane of the base board, and a contacting piece (6), which adjoins the distancing piece and is arranged as far as possible parallel to the plane of the base board, and a slot (8) is provided in the base board for fastening the mounting clip to a fastening means on the substructure the slot can be at least 1.5-4 cm long and extend transversely with respect to the contacting piece.