Sliding Jaw Bracing Accessory for Membrane Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall lining methods pierce insulation membranes, compromising their sealing integrity and create challenges for installing and accessing cables or pipes behind the lining, especially during maintenance or upgrades.
Innovation Solution
A spacer device with sliding jaws that hold the membrane in place without piercing, allowing for membrane integrity and easy access for cables or pipes, featuring coupling means with sliding grooves and protruding lines to secure the membrane between jaws.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the membrane is placed on the inside of the lining frame, then the membrane integrity is improved, but the access to cables and pipes is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the wall structure into distinct functional zones: the membrane remains intact on one side while the lining frame creates a separate accessible space on the other side. This segmentation allows the membrane to maintain its sealing function while cables and pipes can be accessed through the open space created by the lining frame, eliminating the need to pierce or remove the membrane.
2Ease of operation
If the membrane is placed in front of the lining frame, then the access to cables and pipes is improved, but the membrane integrity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of placing the membrane in front of the lining frame where it would be exposed to damage, the invention inverts the arrangement by placing the membrane behind the lining frame. This inversion protects the membrane from mechanical damage while the lining frame itself provides the accessible space needed for cable and pipe installation and maintenance.
3Strength
If spacer accessories pierce the membrane for fastening, then the fastening strength is improved, but the membrane integrity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces the lining frame as an intermediary element between the membrane and the external environment. The membrane is fastened to the lining frame using traditional piercing methods, but since the lining frame is a rigid structural element, this piercing does not compromise the membrane's sealing function. The lining frame acts as a mediator that absorbs the mechanical stress of fastening while protecting the membrane's integrity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bracing device for fixing a lining frame to a structure to be lined, said device comprising - a main portion (11) extending along an axial direction, one end of which is provided with a fixing plate to the structure to be lined and the other end of which is provided with a membrane retaining piece, said membrane retaining piece comprising a first jaw (15) and a second jaw (17), said jaws being coupled by coupling means (16), characterized in that said coupling means comprise sliding means (160) allowing the second jaw to slide in the first jaw to hold said membrane between the two jaws.