Stapling Mechanism for Pre-Assembling Water Channel Layer and Lath
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for attaching a drainage material to lath in stucco and stone veneer applications are inefficient, leading to potential water ingress issues due to individual assembly and increased construction costs.
Innovation Solution
Combining the water channel layer with the lath before installation, using a stapling mechanism to secure them together, resulting in a pre-assembled stock material that simplifies and speeds up the installation process while reducing the risk of water penetration points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If lath and drainage material are attached separately during installation, then installation flexibility is maintained, but installation time increases and water entry points increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the drainage material and lath into a single integrated assembly before installation. The drainage material is attached to the lath using a stapling mechanism, creating a pre-assembled unit that reduces installation steps, minimizes penetrations through the assembly, and prevents water entry points while maintaining installation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The drainage material is attached to the lath in advance during manufacturing, creating a pre-assembled product. This preliminary action eliminates the need for separate attachment during installation, reducing installation time and minimizing the number of penetrations required through the final assembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If lath and drainage material are attached separately, then material selection flexibility is maintained, but construction cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the drainage material and lath into a single manufactured assembly, reducing construction costs by eliminating separate attachment operations during installation. The stapling mechanism permanently secures the drainage material to the lath, creating a cost-effective solution that maintains material selection flexibility through proper component selection during manufacturing.
3Ease of operation
If multiple penetrations are made during separate assembly, then installation access is improved, but water entry points increase
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage material is attached to the lath before installation, creating a pre-assembled unit with minimal penetrations. This preliminary attachment eliminates the need for multiple separate penetrations during installation, reducing water entry points while maintaining adequate installation access through the design of the integrated assembly.
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
This approach enhances the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of building construction by minimizing water entry points and simplifying the installation of the lath and water channel layer combination, thereby improving the overall integrity of the wall structure.
Implementation Method 1
a stapling mechanism is employed to attach the water channel layer to the lath
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AI summary
A cost-effective and expeditious method for attaching a water channel layer to lath pre-installation, for subsequent application to an inner wall structure, increasing the efficiency and decreasing the cost of building construction, and also encompasses the stock material made thereby. In one form, there is a stapling frame equipped to be placed in juxtaposition to a water channel layer atop a layer of lath on and adjacent surface. A plurality of staplers mounted to the frame then combine the water channel layer and lath to form an integrated stock material that can then be used in a wall structure.