Panel Fixing System With Inclination Adjustment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for installing panels on building elements face challenges due to dimensional and planarity defects in the installation surfaces, leading to complex installations, safety risks, and aesthetically unsatisfactory results.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a support profile with a U-shaped section and an adjustment assembly that allows for the quick adjustment of panel inclination, compensating for dimensional and planarity defects, and enabling safe and easy installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional metal profiles with complex shapes are used to adjust panel inclination, then the ability to compensate for dimensional defects is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is divided into separate modular components: a support profile with U-shaped section, adjustment assemblies with threaded rods, and inclination adjustment mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately with standard shapes, avoiding the need for complex monolithic profiles while achieving the same functional result of compensating for dimensional defects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces adjustable and movable components (threaded rods, adjustment assemblies) that allow the support profile to adapt dynamically to dimensional variations in the installation surface. Instead of requiring a complex pre-shaped profile, the system can be adjusted in situ to compensate for defects, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If fitting works and adjustments are performed to compensate for dimensional defects, then the panel positioning accuracy is improved, but the installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment assemblies are pre-configured with threaded rods and adjustment mechanisms that enable quick inclination changes during installation. This preliminary preparation of adjustment components allows installers to rapidly compensate for dimensional defects without performing time-consuming fitting works, thus maintaining positioning accuracy while reducing installation time.
3Ease of operation
If installers work from outside the building component using aerial platforms or ladders, then access to installation positions is improved, but the safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional installation approach by designing the support profile and adjustment mechanisms to be accessible from the inside of the building component rather than requiring external access. The U-shaped support profile can be installed from within, and panels can be adjusted from the interior side, eliminating the need for installers to work on aerial platforms or ladders and thereby improving safety while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an apparatus for the connection of one or more panels to a building element, the apparatus including: a support profile, provided with an anchor base fixed to an installation surface of the building element, a first and a second wing and a cavity, which acts as a seat for at least a portion or edge of the panel; a system designed to adjust the laying set-up of the panel with respect to the support profile, so as to adjust the inclination of the panel with respect to the building element or to panels adjacent thereto. The laying set-up adjustment system of the panel provides an adjustment assembly, capable of providing the edge of the panel with a controllable rotation around a fulcrum and of adjusting the inclination of said panel.