Modular Wall Panel System with Adjustable Height Clamps

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional wall panel systems are inefficient and costly due to their fixed nature, requiring extensive manual labor and time for installation, and often result in poor soundproofing, lightproofing, and vibrationproofing, with components needing to be permanently affixed to infrastructure, making them difficult to reconfigure or move.

Innovation Solution

A modular, frameless wall panel system that includes prefabricated panels with adjustable height mechanisms and connecting plates, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly without permanent fixation, enabling quick and cost-effective reconfiguration of office spaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If fixed wall systems are used, then structural stability is improved, but installation time and labor cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidinstallation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The wall system is divided into modular panels that can be pre-assembled and then quickly installed by connecting multiple segments together. Each panel is a self-contained unit with standardized connection interfaces, allowing parallel installation and significantly reducing on-site assembly time while maintaining overall structural stability through the modular configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Wall panels are pre-assembled and pre-configured off-site before installation. The modular components are prepared in advance with connection elements already attached, eliminating the need for complex on-site assembly operations and reducing installation time to simple connection steps that maintain structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If fixed wall systems are used, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability and reconfigurability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidreconfigurability

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The wall system transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic reconfigurable system. Modular panels with standardized connection interfaces allow walls to be easily disassembled, moved, and reconfigured into different layouts. The connection mechanisms provide sufficient structural stability when assembled while enabling quick disassembly and reconfiguration when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The modular panels are designed with universal connection interfaces that can be used in various configurations and locations. The same panel type can serve multiple functions and be installed in different arrangements, providing both structural stability and adaptability for changing space requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If moveable wall systems are used, then reconfigurability is improved, but soundproofing and vibrationproofing deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovereconfigurabilityVSAvoidsoundproofing and vibrationproofing

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The wall panels utilize composite construction with multiple layers and materials that provide both acoustic and vibration isolation properties. The modular design incorporates damping materials and isolated connection points that reduce sound transmission and vibration while maintaining the reconfigurability of the overall system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The connection interfaces between modular panels incorporate intermediary elements such as isolation mounts and damping connectors that reduce sound and vibration transmission between panels while allowing the panels to remain movable and reconfigurable. These intermediaries act as mediators that maintain acoustic performance without sacrificing adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Stability of the object's composition

If conventional wall systems are used, then installation stability is improved, but ease of operation and reconfiguration deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation stabilityVSAvoidease of reconfiguration

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The wall system is segmented into standardized modular panels with consistent connection interfaces. This segmentation allows for simple, tool-free or minimal-tool connection mechanisms that are easy to operate while maintaining stable installations. Each segment is designed for quick attachment and detachment, making reconfiguration straightforward without compromising installation stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11725382B2Modular wall system

Publication Date: 2023.08.15 ALLSTEEL LLC

AI summary

A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room. The wall panel includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms.