Two Zone Siding with Distinct Face and Edge Coatings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional building siding lacks versatility and aesthetic appeal, as it primarily offers a solid color appearance, failing to meet the growing demand for superior design and versatility in siding aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
The development of two-zone siding, where an elongated panel features a front face with a face coating defining a first zone and an exposed edge with an edge coating defining a second zone, utilizing CIELAB values to create distinct and visually appealing designs, with the second zone having a different CIELAB value than the first zone, enhancing the appearance and adding versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional solid color siding is used, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but aesthetic appeal and design versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The siding panel is divided into two distinct coating zones: a face coating zone covering the front surface and an edge coating zone covering the exposed edges. This segmentation allows each zone to have different CIELAB color values, creating aesthetic versatility while maintaining a manageable two-zone structure that balances complexity with design flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the siding panel are assigned different color properties through the face and edge coatings with distinct CIELAB values. The face zone and edge zone each have localized color characteristics, allowing the siding to achieve superior aesthetic design by treating different spatial locations with different visual properties.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multi-color siding designs are implemented, then aesthetic appeal improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coating system is segmented into exactly two zones (face and edge), which is sufficient to create aesthetically pleasing multi-color effects without overwhelming manufacturing complexity. This limited segmentation maintains ease of manufacture while achieving the desired design versatility through strategic color differentiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention controls color variation by adjusting CIELAB parameters (L*, a*, b*) for the face and edge coatings. By systematically varying these color parameters within a two-zone framework, the siding achieves diverse aesthetic designs while maintaining manageable manufacturing processes that don't require complex multi-color application systems.
3Illumination intensity
If uniform color coating is applied to entire panel, then manufacturing is straightforward, but visual interest and 3D effect are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The siding panel is segmented into face and edge coating zones with different CIELAB values, creating visual depth and 3D effects. This segmentation highlights the panel thickness and creates shadow effects that enhance visual depth perception without requiring complex multi-layer or gradient coating systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Different visual properties are assigned to local regions (face vs. edge zones) to create the 3D visual effect. The edge zone's different color from the face zone emphasizes the panel's thickness and creates shadow effects, providing visual depth through localized color differentiation rather than uniform coating.
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AI summary
A two zone siding for a wall of a building including an elongated panel including a front face and a back face separated from each other by a thickness of the elongated panel, the front face being covered by a face coating defining a first zone. The thickness of the elongated panel forming an exposed edge, the exposed edge being covered by an edge coating defining a second zone. The first zone having at least one or two CIELAB values, with one of the CIELAB values covering more surface area of the first zone than any other of the other CIELAB values covering the first zone. The second zone having a third CIELAB value, wherein the third CIELAB value is different than at least one of the CIELAB values covering more surface area of the first zone.