System for mounting wall cladding panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for assembling wall panels, particularly those with vertical development, face challenges such as requiring precise placement, visibility of installation holes, and inability to handle non-vertical or irregularly shaped walls, limiting their adaptability and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing uprights with adjustable slots and levelling groups that allow for vertical and horizontal alignment, depth adjustment, and hidden screw placement, enabling precise positioning and alignment of panels on non-perfectly vertical or irregular surfaces without visible holes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable anchoring devices with access windows are used, then adjustment capability is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible holes
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the adjustment mechanism from the visible front surface and relocates it to the rear surface of the panel. The access window is positioned on the rear side, allowing adjustments to be made without creating visible holes on the aesthetic front surface. This resolves the contradiction by separating the functional adjustment access from the aesthetic display surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an intermediary rear access panel or cover that provides access to the adjustment screws and mechanisms. This intermediary element allows the adjustment function to be accessed while keeping the front aesthetic surface intact and hole-free, mediating between the need for adjustment and the desire for aesthetic appearance.
2Ease of operation
If simple wall supporting bars with hooks are used, then installation simplicity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to adjust or accommodate irregular walls
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces fixed, static support bars with dynamic adjustable uprights that can move and adapt to different wall conditions. The uprights incorporate adjustment mechanisms that allow them to be positioned at different heights and angles, providing adaptability to irregular walls while maintaining relative simplicity through standardized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal mounting system where the same upright and panel assembly can be used on various wall types (vertical, non-vertical, irregular) through adjustment mechanisms. This multi-functional design allows a single system to accommodate different installation scenarios without requiring completely different solutions for each case.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise placement is required for hooks on rear wall, then positioning accuracy is improved, but installation time deteriorates due to measuring and testing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The invention incorporates pre-marked positioning indicators and pre-configured upright templates that guide correct placement before final installation. The uprights include built-in reference marks and alignment features that eliminate the need for extensive measuring and testing during installation, providing both accuracy and speed through preliminary preparation of the mounting components.
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AI summary
A system for the assembly of wall panels, in particular panels with a vertical development, comprising at least two uprights (12) spaced apart from each other and at least one panel with a vertical development (11), wherein : - each of the uprights (12) provides slots (13) having narrow extensions or slits (14, 14') in a vertical direction, spaced apart from each other, fixing elements (19, 20) of the upright to a vertical wall (PV) and a lower levelling group (GLM) of the upright ( 12 ), - the at least one panel with a vertical development (11) provides, on its rear surface (26), facing the uprights (12) and the vertical wall (PV), a series of supporting pins (25, 25'), protruding from said rear surface (26) and which are inserted in slots (13) and/or narrow extensions or slits (14, 14') of the uprights (12), and, at one of its lower ends, levelling groups of the panel (GLP) which allow an adjustment of the position of the panel (11) in a vertical direction and a stable housing of the supporting pins (25, 25') in narrow extensions or slits (14, 14') of the uprights (12).