Triangular Frame Assembly for Sheet Material Impact Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing panel structures in civil construction, such as windows and walls, face challenges with fragility, weight, installation complexity, and resistance to impact forces, leading to deficiencies in quality, strength, durability, and air/water-tightness, which increase manufacturing and installation costs.
Innovation Solution
A frame assembly for sheet material with a triangular inner frame section and matching outer frame sections, featuring serrated surfaces, tongues, and grooves, along with a lip mechanism to enhance friction and prevent vertical movement, allowing for improved resistance to impact forces and easier installation, while accommodating varying glass thickness and panel configurations without replacing the outer frames.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional frame assemblies are used for sheet material, then installation is straightforward, but resistance to impact forces and attempts to remove sheet material is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The frame assembly is divided into outer frame sections and inner frame sections that can be independently installed and function. The inner frame sections are positioned within the outer frame sections and can be independently secured, allowing the system to achieve high strength through layered construction without requiring the entire frame to be overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly combines multiple materials and structural elements - outer frame sections, inner frame sections, sealing material, and bonding material - to create a composite structure that achieves superior strength and impact resistance while maintaining reasonable complexity through the functional integration of these components.
2Reliability
If sheet material is securely fixed in frame assemblies, then strength and durability are improved, but installation complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing function and bonding function are merged into a single integrated system. The sealing material is positioned between the inner frame sections and sheet material, while bonding material is applied to the outer frame sections, creating a unified sealing and bonding system that achieves reliable air/water-tightness without requiring separate complex installation steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner frame sections are pre-positioned within the outer frame sections before the sheet material is installed. This preliminary positioning of the inner frames within the outer frames creates a prepared configuration that simplifies the subsequent installation of sheet material and sealing, reducing overall installation complexity while ensuring reliable sealing.
3Strength
If heavy and fragile sheet material is used in panel structures, then strength is improved, but handling and installation become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The inner frame sections act as intermediary elements between the outer frame sections and the sheet material. These inner frames provide additional support and distribution points for handling and installing the sheet material, making it easier to manage heavy and fragile materials during installation while maintaining the overall strength of the panel structure.
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
The frame assembly reduces installation complexity and cost, enhances resistance to impact forces, and provides long-term flexibility for panel changes, ensuring improved strength and durability while maintaining air and water tightness.
Implementation Method 1
there may be roughened or serrated surfaces on abutting faces of the inner frame sections and inner/outer frames
Data Source
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AI summary
The application describes a frame assembly for sheet material comprises a plurality of inner frame sections having at least one recess for receiving the sheet material, whereby the inner frame sections can be fitted around at least part of the periphery of the sheet material. A first outer frame for receiving the sheet material with the inner frame sections fitted thereon is provided, together with a second outer frame to be applied to the sheet material with the inner frame sections fitted thereon. Means to connect the first and second external frames together are provided, with the inner frame sections therebetween. The first and second outer frames together define a space whose shape corresponds to that of the outer cross-sectional shape of the inner frame sections. Thus, the first and second outer frames capture the sheet material with the inner frame sections fitted thereon. Means to hold the inner frame section in place are included.