Modular Building Panels with Pre-installed Gaskets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for attaching modular building interior and exterior material units to walls require sealant work to achieve water tightness, air tightness, and heat insulation, which increases construction costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
The modular building interior and exterior material units feature gaskets that are tightly combined to each other without the need for sealant work, using a clip system to connect neighboring units, ensuring water tightness, air tightness, and heat insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sealant work is performed to achieve water tightness and air tightness, then sealing performance is improved, but construction complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gasket is pre-installed on the frame during manufacturing, so that the sealing function is prepared in advance. When panels are assembled, the pre-installed gaskets automatically provide sealing without requiring additional sealant work at the construction site, thus improving water tightness while reducing construction complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The gasket serves as an intermediary element between the frame and panels, providing a dedicated sealing interface. This intermediary component handles the sealing function separately, allowing the main structural assembly to proceed without complex sealant application procedures, thereby reducing construction complexity while maintaining reliable water tightness
2Reliability
If sealant work is performed to achieve air tightness, then sealing performance is improved, but construction time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gasket is pre-installed on the frame during manufacturing, so that the sealing function is prepared in advance. When panels are assembled, the pre-installed gaskets automatically provide sealing without requiring additional sealant work at the construction site, thus improving air tightness while reducing construction time
Solution Approach 2:
The gasket structure is designed to automatically seal the joint between panels through its elastic deformation and geometric configuration, without requiring external sealant application. The system serves itself by incorporating the sealing function into the basic assembly process, eliminating the need for separate sealant work and reducing construction time
3Strength
If steel frame structure is installed to attach panels, then structural strength is improved, but corrosion and deformation risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces permanent steel frame structures with a panel attachment system that uses shorter-lived, corrosion-resistant materials. The panels are designed to be attached directly to the wall or to a non-corrosive support structure, eliminating the need for steel frames that are prone to corrosion and deformation over time, thus improving long-term reliability
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
This solution eliminates the need for sealant work, reducing construction costs and complexity while maintaining improved water tightness, air tightness, and heat insulation properties.
Implementation Method 1
gaskets which are protruded in a longitudinal direction along each side of the pair of vertical frames, combined to the seating grooves, and are formed of an elastic material
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AI summary
Provided is a modular building interior and exterior material unit which is combined to neighboring modular building interior and exterior material units to be used as an interior and exterior material in a building. The modular building interior and exterior material unit includes a pair of vertical frames which are symmetric, spaced apart from each other, and include seating frames at the side thereof which are protruded in a longitudinal direction, wherein the seating frames comprise seating grooves formed therein, at least one panel attached to the outside of the pair of vertical frames, at least one clip including one end combined to the side of the vertical frame and the other end inserted into a through hole formed on the vertical frame of the other neighboring modular building interior and exterior material unit, and gaskets which are protruded in a longitudinal direction along each side of the pair of vertical frames, combined to the seating grooves, and are formed of an elastic material. When the neighboring modular building interior and exterior material units are connected to each other by using the clip, the gaskets combined to each modular building interior and exterior material unit may tightly contact each other and seal the space between the neighboring modular building interior and exterior material units.