Structure of closing panels to be fastened to walls of modular structures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for covering panels in modular structures, such as automatic warehouses, are laborious to install, remove, or replace due to complex joining mechanisms and lack of modularity, making maintenance and aesthetic modifications difficult.
Innovation Solution
The structure features shaped section bars with hanging hooks and locking tongues on panels, allowing independent coupling and uncoupling through slots and pre-coupling hooks that secure into seats on the section bars using screws, enabling quick and safe attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional covering panels with brackets and uprights are used, then the structure provides coverage and sealing, but the installation and removal operations become laborious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The covering structure is divided into independent modular panels that can be individually installed and removed. Each panel is a self-contained unit with integrated coupling mechanisms, eliminating the need for complex bracket assemblies and upright structures. This segmentation allows rapid deployment and removal while maintaining sealing effectiveness through the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the intermediate bracket and upright components from the traditional covering system. The panels directly couple to the wall structure using integrated hooks and locking mechanisms, removing unnecessary structural elements and simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining structural integrity and sealing.
2Stability of the object's composition
If panels are firmly fixed to ensure stability and sealing, then maintenance and replacement operations become difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism transitions from a static permanent fixation to a dynamic reversible connection. The locking tongues engage with seats to provide stable fixation during normal operation, but can be easily disengaged by simple manual manipulation through accessible slots, enabling rapid panel removal for maintenance without compromising stability during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking tongues and seats act as intermediary elements that mediate between the panel and the wall structure. These intermediaries provide firm engagement for stability while allowing controlled disengagement for maintenance, bridging the contradiction between secure fixation and easy removal through their reversible coupling mechanism.
3Reliability
If complex coupling mechanisms are used to ensure secure panel attachment, then the device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling function is segmented into distinct simple components: hooks for initial attachment, locking tongues for security, and accessible slots for operation. Each component has a single dedicated function, avoiding complex integrated mechanisms while achieving secure attachment through the coordinated action of these simple segmented elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is designed to be self-servicing through the accessible slots that allow direct manual manipulation of the locking tongues. The system requires no special tools, complex alignment procedures, or additional assistance mechanisms - the simple geometric features enable self-contained installation and removal operations.
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AI summary
A structure of closing panels (33) to be fastened to walls of a modular structure having a substantially parallelepiped shape comprising four walls, supported by respective vertical uprights (31), comprises a series of horizontal cross bars, whereby each horizontal cross bar connects a pair of said vertical uprights (31). The structure comprises at least one section bar (32) joining a wall of the modular structure (30) to a panel (33), said at least one section bar being associated with a respective horizontal cross bar of the structure, whereby said at least one section bar (32) has a substantially (omega) Ω-shaped section, and comprises notches (39) and seats (38) for inserting respective coupling (46) and fastening (45) means for respectively coupling and fastening a panel (33).