Insulated Furring Channel Clip Assembly for Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing furring channel clip systems face challenges in accommodating utilities due to lack of space and transmit vibrations and noise from walls or ceilings to cladding, which prior solutions like thicker furring channels or underlays only partially address.
Innovation Solution
A clip assembly with a substantially planar bed portion and projections, made from elastic materials like rubber, that attaches to the clip and support structure, providing insulation to inhibit vibrations and noise transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a furring channel of greater thickness is provided to accommodate utilities, then the utility accommodation space is improved, but the device complexity and material usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a third dimension by adding protrusions that extend from the bed portion of the insulation member. These protrusions create additional utility accommodation space without increasing the overall thickness of the furring channel, effectively utilizing vertical space in the assembly direction to solve the space constraint problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The insulation member with integrated protrusions nests multiple functional elements within a single component. The bed portion provides the base insulation layer while the protrusions extend into the space between the furring channel and cladding, creating nested utility pathways that maximize space utilization without adding external thickness.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If underlays are provided between the clip and wall/ceiling to mitigate vibration transmission, then the vibration isolation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the insulation function and vibration dampening function into a single integrated insulation member. The bed portion provides thermal/acoustic insulation while the protrusions provide vibration dampening by breaking vibration pathways, eliminating the need for separate underlay components and simplifying the overall assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The insulation member is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides thermal insulation, acoustic insulation, and vibration dampening. This universal component replaces multiple specialized components, reducing device complexity while maintaining or improving performance across multiple parameters.
3Ease of operation
If clips are secured directly to the wall or ceiling without insulation, then the installation simplicity is maintained, but vibration and noise transmission worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The insulation member acts as an intermediary component between the clip assembly and the wall/ceiling structure. It mediates the connection by providing both insulation and vibration isolation, preventing direct rigid contact that would transmit noise while maintaining the structural connection necessary for support.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameters of the connection interface by introducing an elastic insulation material with specific damping properties. This parameter change transforms the rigid direct connection into a compliant isolated connection, reducing noise transmission while maintaining installation simplicity through the integrated design.
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
Effectively reduces vibrations and noise transmission by using elastic materials to isolate the clip from the support structure, enhancing the utility space and stability of the furring channel system.
Implementation Method 1
The insulation member preferably includes elastic material to inhibit or reduce vibrations from passing therethrough
Implementation Method 2
The insulation member preferably includes resilient material to inhibit or reduce vibrations from passing therethrough
Implementation Method 3
The insulation member preferably includes a rubber or plastic material to inhibit or reduce vibrations from passing therethrough
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AI summary
A clip assembly for mounting a furring channel to a support structure, the clip assembly having a clip having a body portion attachable relative to the support structure, and at least one connection portion extending transversely from the body portion, each of the at least one connection portion has two opposed connection positions adapted to connect to the furring channel, and a clip insulation locatable between the clip and the support structure, the clip insulation having a substantially planar bed portion having two opposed ends, the bed portion adapted to at least cover a portion of an outer surface of the clip, a plurality of projections extending from the bed portion, and two opposed skirt portions, each skirt portion extending from an end of the bed portion, each skirt portion adapted to attach to an end of the clip.