Ceiling Panel Corner Slot for Reusable Tensioned Textile Fitting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building panels face challenges in smoothly fitting and easily removing and refitting tensioned textiles or foils at corners, especially when dealing with varying thicknesses, which often require cutting and gluing, making reusability after washing difficult.
Innovation Solution
The building panel incorporates a resilient member attached to the corner, forming an internal cavity that retains excess textile or foil at either side of the slot, allowing for smooth fitting and easy removal by pinching or channeling, with optional cover plates for enhanced holding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If excess textile is inserted into a groove at the corner and retained by a resilient member, then the textile can be easily removed and refitted after washing, but the corner structure becomes more complex requiring additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The corner structure is divided into separate functional components: a groove for receiving excess textile, a resilient member for retaining the textile, and an optional cover plate for finishing. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, making the overall system easier to manufacture and assemble while providing the desired ease of removal and refitting
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient member provides dynamic retention capability, allowing the textile to be easily inserted and removed by deforming the resilient member temporarily. This dynamic characteristic enables repeated use and refitting after washing without permanent damage or complex disassembly procedures
2Shape
If the textile is cut to fit exactly at the corner, then the appearance is neat and smooth, but the textile cannot be remounted after washing
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of cutting the textile to fit exactly at the corner, the invention intentionally leaves excess textile that extends into the corner groove. This excessive action ensures that the textile can be removed, washed, and refitted multiple times while still maintaining a neat appearance when properly installed, thus prioritizing reusability while achieving acceptable aesthetic results
3Ease of operation
If a resilient member is added to retain excess textile in the groove, then the textile can be temporarily held during fitting, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient member is designed to be self-retaining within the corner structure, utilizing the groove geometry and its own elastic properties to hold the textile in place during fitting operations. This self-service characteristic reduces the need for additional fastening operations or complex assembly procedures, thereby minimizing the impact on manufacturing complexity while significantly improving ease of fitting
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
Ensures a smooth finish and easy removal and refitting of tensioned textiles or foils, accommodating varying sizes and allowing for washing without reattachment issues.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient member is arranged to, at least temporarily, retain the excess textile
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AI summary
A textile or foil is extended between frame profile members (6) and edges thereof are fixed to a building-facing side of the frame profile members. Neighbouring frame profile members are connected at corners of the panel (1). Each corner has a slot (13) formed between opposed parts of the corner and extending at an oblique angle in relation to each one of the neighbouring frame profile members. Each corner forms an internal cavity extending laterally from either side of the slot of the corner behind opposed wall parts (18, 19) of the corner arranged at either side of the slot. A resilient member (16) is attached to the corner and extends at either side of the slot in the internal cavity of the corner of the panel, and the resilient member is adapted to retain excess textile at either side of the slot in the internal cavity of the corner.