Modular Rail System for Stretched Fabric False Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing false wall systems with stretched fabric often feature visible attachment elements such as eyelet screws, hooks, or laces, which can be aesthetically unpleasing and complicate assembly and disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A modular rail system with a hooking profile and an accessory profile that allows attachment elements to be hidden, using a removable assembly mechanism with a groove and coupling means to secure the fabric, enabling reversible and invisible attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If attachment elements (eyelet screws, hooks, laces) are used to fix the canvas to the rail, then the canvas can be securely attached with significant tensile forces, but the attachment elements become visible and aesthetically unpleasing
Solution Approach 1:
The rail is divided into two separate profiles: an attachment profile that provides the mechanical fixing function with eyelet screws, hooks or laces, and an accessory profile that conceals these attachment elements. This segmentation allows each profile to specialize in one function while working together to resolve the contradiction between strength and aesthetics.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory profile acts as an intermediary element that is installed over the attachment profile. It mediates between the structural function of the attachment elements and the aesthetic requirement by hiding the visible attachment elements while preserving their mechanical function.
2Reliability
If a fixed rail system is used to attach the canvas, then the attachment is secure and stable, but assembly and disassembly become complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the rail into attachment and accessory profiles that can be independently assembled and disassembled, the system maintains stable attachment during use while enabling easy reconfiguration when needed. The modular design allows quick removal of the accessory profile to access the attachment mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail system transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic modular system where the accessory profile can be easily attached and detached. This dynamic capability allows the system to switch between stable installation mode and easy maintenance mode.
3Ease of operation
If a modular rail system with removable accessory profile is used, then the fastening elements can be concealed for better aesthetics and easier assembly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory profile integrates multiple functions: it conceals the attachment elements, provides a continuous aesthetic surface, and offers structural support. By merging these functions into a single component, the system reduces overall complexity despite the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory profile serves multiple purposes: aesthetic concealment, structural reinforcement, and facilitation of easy assembly/disassembly. This multi-functionality justifies the added modular component by delivering multiple benefits from a single element.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a rail (1) for the construction of a false wall with a stretched canvas, comprising a hook profile (2) for a canvas intended to be fixed on a wall, characterized in that the rail comprises an accessory profile (3) having a wing dimensioned to extend beyond hooking means used to fix the canvas to the hook profile (2) when said canvas is fixed stretched on said hook profile (2), the accessory profile (3) being assembled to the hook profile (2) in a removable manner by means of reciprocal association.