Panel Mounting Clip With Resilient Washer And Baffle
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall panel mounting systems face issues with stability, security, aesthetics, mounting convenience, and accuracy, leading to poor decorative effects and high installation costs due to inadequate clip design and multiple mounting steps.
Innovation Solution
A clip with upper and lower flanges, a baffle, and a resilient washer, combined with a C-shaped sub-frame and spacer, allows for secure, versatile, and aesthetically pleasing mounting of panels in both horizontal and vertical orientations with reduced clip exposure and simplified installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mounting systems use simple clips, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability of panel mounting is insufficient and clips cannot absorb impulsive forces
Solution Approach 1:
The clip is divided into multiple functional segments: positioning means for locating the rail, upper flanges for panel support, lower flanges for mounting, and a baffle for structural reinforcement. Each segment performs a specific function, allowing the clip to absorb impulsive forces and maintain panel stability while keeping the overall design manageable through functional decomposition
Solution Approach 2:
The clip combines multiple material properties within a single component: rigid sections for structural support (upper and lower flanges), flexible elements for absorbing impulsive forces, and positioning features for precise rail alignment. This composite approach enhances reliability without proportionally increasing complexity
2Reliability
If multiple clips are used to ensure panel stability, then the reliability improves, but the quantity of components and mounting steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clip is designed as a universal mounting component that can be used in various panel applications and orientations. The integrated design with positioning means, support flanges, and mounting features allows a single clip type to replace multiple specialized components, reducing both the quantity of clips needed and the complexity of mounting procedures while maintaining panel stability
3Reliability
If clips are mounted close to panel edges for secure attachment, then the reliability improves, but clips become exposed and aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clip design nests the functional mounting components within the panel structure itself. The positioning means engage with the rail system, while the upper and lower flanges are positioned to be concealed by or integrated with the panel edges, creating a nested arrangement where the mounting hardware is hidden within the overall assembly, maintaining both security and aesthetics
4Manufacturing precision
If positioning accuracy of clips is increased for precise panel alignment, then manufacturing precision improves, but the device complexity and positioning mechanism complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning means are designed to automatically locate and align with corresponding features on the rail system through self-centering or snap-fit mechanisms. This self-positioning capability achieves high positioning accuracy without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms, external alignment tools, or multiple positioning components, thereby maintaining simplicity while ensuring precise panel alignment
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
The solution provides high stability and security, ensures accurate positioning, and enhances aesthetic appeal by allowing easy installation and detachment of panels, reducing the number of required clips and steps, while maintaining panel stability against impulsive forces.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient washer for mounting system of a panel formed by two substantial O-shaped cross-sections
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a mounting system for a panel, comprising: a clip, a sub-frame, a spacer and a resilient washer, wherein the clip and sub-frame are secured by a screw going through a round hole of the clip, the wing and a hole of the sub-frame. The mounting clip has the following characteristics: reducing the number of clips because clips may be used for both horizontal and vertical mountings of the ceramic panel; the clips are not exposed; the resilient contact between the clips and panels; panels are not vulnerable to come off; the clips can satisfy the separate mounting and removal for panels.