Polygonal Panel Mounting Structure for Deforming Wall Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall panel mounting structures require multiple workers for installation and cannot adapt to deformation of the mounting surface due to events like earthquakes or strong winds, leading to panel distortion.
Innovation Solution
A polygonal panel mounting structure that allows single-worker installation and accommodates deformation of the mounting surface through a design featuring furring strip base frames, swingable fitting receivers, and elastic gaskets, ensuring panels remain secure during surface shifts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a male member and female portion structure is used for firm fitting, then durability is improved, but adaptability to wall deformation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fitting receiver is designed to rotate about a rotation axis, transforming the static rigid connection into a dynamic adjustable connection. This allows the panel to adapt to wall deformations while maintaining secure attachment, resolving the contradiction between firm fitting and deformation adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation angle of the fitting receiver changes in response to wall deformation, allowing the connection parameters to adapt dynamically. This parameter change enables the system to maintain both durability and adaptability under varying conditions
2Stability of the object's composition
If two workers are used for mounting, then mounting stability is improved, but labor efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panel's weight and the self-aligning fitting structure enable a single worker to perform the mounting operation independently. The design eliminates the need for assistance while maintaining mounting stability through the self-contained fitting mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The complex multi-person manual lifting and positioning system is replaced by a simplified single-person operation using the fitting receiver mechanism, improving productivity while maintaining stability through mechanical design
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
Facilitates easy and secure mounting of panels on walls, roofs, or ceilings by a single worker, preventing distortion even when the mounting surface deforms due to natural events.
Implementation Method 1
elastic gaskets, ensuring panels remain secure during surface shifts
Implementation Method 2
swingable fitting receivers
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AI summary
There is provided a polygonal panel mounting structure that significantly facilitates mounting work, enables a single worker to perform the mounting work, and can adapt to the deformation of a mounting surface of a wall, a roof, a ceiling, or the like even when the mounting surface is slightly deformed due to an earthquake, a strong wind, or the like, thus preventing the distortion of the mounted panel. A fitting portion 11 of a fitting frame 10 provided on a one side portion 1a of a polygonal panel 1 is loosely fitted into a fitting groove 21 provided on one of furring strip base frames 20 that are fixed parallel to each other on mounting surface 2 of the polygonal panel 1, and a fitting cap 12 provided at a corner 1b facing the one side portion 1a of the polygonal panel 1 is fitted into a fitting receiver 22 provided on the other of the furring strip base frames 20 so as to be swingable.