Rotating Base Retaining Element for Façade Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing roof, wall, or façade renovation systems are often complex, prone to defective or untidy installations, and require numerous parts, leading to potential leaks, failures, and aesthetically unsatisfactory results.
Innovation Solution
A kit of parts comprising retaining elements with elongate head sections, supporting rails with rotatable base sections, and mounting elements with ball-and-socket joints, allowing for easy alignment and secure fixation of building sheets, minimizing the number of parts needed and facilitating quick, reproducible, and tidy installations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional cladding systems with multiple parts are used, then the system can be adapted to existing building structures, but the installation becomes complex and prone to defects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (support bracket, retention bracket, and alignment features) into an integrated retaining element with a single L-shaped body. This merging eliminates the need for separate mounting brackets and simplifies the installation process while maintaining adaptability to existing building structures through the L-shaped configuration that can accommodate various wall and roof geometries.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining element is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, retains the cladding panel, and ensures proper alignment. The L-shaped configuration allows it to interface with both vertical walls and inclined roofs, making it a universal component that can be used in various renovation scenarios without requiring different specialized parts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different parts are used in the renovation system, then the system can accommodate various building geometries, but the number of parts increases and installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges support, retention, and alignment functions into a single L-shaped retaining element, eliminating the need for multiple separate parts. This reduces the number of components that need to be handled, transported, and assembled, thereby increasing installation speed while still accommodating various building geometries through the flexible L-shaped design.
Solution Approach 2:
While reducing the total number of parts, the retaining element is segmented into functional zones: the vertical leg for wall mounting, the horizontal leg for panel retention, and integrated alignment features. This segmentation of functions within a single component maintains adaptability to different geometries without requiring multiple separate parts.
3Ease of operation
If traditional mounting methods are used, then the system can be installed on existing structures, but the installation quality becomes inconsistent and defective
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining element incorporates pre-formed alignment features and a standardized L-shaped configuration that guides proper installation. The alignment protrusions and recesses are built into the component design, ensuring that installers automatically achieve correct positioning and orientation, thereby improving installation quality consistency while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The L-shaped retaining element is designed to self-align and self-position during installation through its integrated alignment features. The component's geometry automatically ensures proper orientation relative to the wall and cladding panel, reducing the skill level required for installation and ensuring consistent quality without requiring highly skilled labor or complex adjustment procedures.
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AI summary
This invention relates to a roof, wall or façade structure, to a kit of parts for constructing for constructing said structure and a method for its constructiion, the structure essentially comprising a retaining element (A) having a head section (1) for engaging and holding at least one building sheet and a base section (3); a supporting rail (C) comprising a first profile section (4) for detachably receiving and holding the base section (3) of the retaining element (A) and a second profile section (5), wherein the base section (3), when positioned in the first profile section (4) is rotatable relative to the supporting rail (C) around the axis perpendicular to the supporting rail between a first position at which the base section (3) is freely detachable from the first profile section (4) of the supporting rail (C) and a second position at which the base section (3) is secured in the first profile section (4) of the supporting rail (C); and a mounting element (D) comprising a head portion (6) for receiving and holding the second profile section (5) of the supporting rail (4), a foot portion (7) spaced from the head portion (6) for mounting the mounting element (D) on a roof, wall or façade substructure (E).