Architectural Panel Bracket Layout for Faster, Tolerance-Tolerant Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing architectural panel support systems face challenges with non-uniform installation, requiring high skill levels and struggling to adapt to dimensional variations, leading to inefficiencies, increased costs, and suboptimal performance in providing shade, air passage, and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
The development of support brackets with through holes and elongated center holes, along with methods for installing architectural panel systems that include attaching panels to brackets and brackets to a structure using specific fasteners, allowing for easier, quicker, and more adaptable installations that can handle extreme conditions and maintain aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional panel support systems are used, then panels can be attached to support structures, but installation is complicated and requires high skill levels
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is divided into separate components: support structures with integrated brackets and panels with matching mounting features. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the installation process while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Mounting brackets serve as intermediary elements between the support structure and panels. These brackets provide standardized attachment points that facilitate easy installation without requiring high skill levels, while still ensuring secure attachment and proper positioning.
2Productivity
If traditional panel support systems are used, then panels can be attached to support structures, but installation time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Brackets and mounting features are pre-positioned and integrated into the support structures during manufacturing. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex field measurements and adjustments, significantly reducing installation time and increasing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system incorporates adjustable and adaptable mounting mechanisms that can accommodate dimensional variations in the support structures. This dynamic capability allows installers to quickly adapt to different conditions without time-consuming adjustments or custom fabrication.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional panel support systems are used, then panels can be attached to support structures, but the system does not adapt well to dimensional variations
Solution Approach 1:
The support structures incorporate adjustable parameters such as variable bracket positions and flexible mounting configurations. These parameter changes enable the system to adapt to dimensional variations in support structures while maintaining consistent and reliable panel attachment through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is designed with universal brackets and attachment features that can accommodate multiple support structure configurations and dimensional variations. This multi-functionality ensures reliable and consistent installation across different applications without requiring custom solutions.
4Ease of manufacture
If traditional panel support systems are used, then panels can be attached to support structures, but additional expenses are incurred due to skill requirements and rework
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is designed to be self-aligning and self-adjusting through integrated guides and tolerance-compensating features. This self-service capability eliminates the need for highly skilled labor and costly rework, reducing overall installation expenses while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses standardized, pre-fabricated brackets and mounting components that can be easily replaced if needed. These affordable, off-the-shelf components reduce expenses by eliminating the need for custom-made parts and specialized installation services.
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AI summary
Methods of installing architectural panels on support structures and architectural panel systems. Architectural panel systems can include support brackets attaching architectural panels to a support structure, first fasteners attaching the support brackets to the architectural panels, and second fasteners attaching the support brackets to the support structure. Methods of installing an architectural panel system can include attaching architectural panels to support brackets with first fasteners, positioning the support brackets on a support structure, and attaching the support brackets to the support structure with second fasteners, for example, that extend through the support brackets. Architectural panels can include interior cutouts that pass sunlight to form aesthetic patterns of sunlight and shade in an occupied space. Support brackets can include opposite sides, four quadrants, through holes, a plate hole or center hole, or a combination thereof.