Direct Mount Wall Screen Panel Interlocking Tabs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for attaching garage screens to building structures are time-consuming, expensive, and can cause stress to attachment joints due to differential movement between adjacent floors.
Innovation Solution
A building panel system featuring interlocking tabs and slots, along with mounting plates, allows for direct attachment to a building structure, enabling efficient and stress-reduced assembly of wall screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screens are attached to a building structure using traditional brackets and embedded members, then the attachment is secure and stable, but the installation process becomes time-consuming and expensive requiring scaffolding and exterior work
Solution Approach 1:
The wall screen system is divided into modular panels with standardized flanges and mounting interfaces. Each panel can be independently manufactured and installed, allowing for efficient assembly without requiring complex bracket systems or embedded members. The segmentation enables interior installation while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate mounting flanges and connecting elements that mediate between the wall screen panels and the building structure. These flanges provide a standardized interface that simplifies attachment while maintaining security, eliminating the need for traditional brackets and scaffolding.
2Stability of the object's composition
If screens are rigidly attached to the building structure, then the attachment is stable, but stress accumulates in the attachment joints due to differential movement between adjacent floors
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates flexible connections and adjustable flanges that allow for dynamic movement and accommodation of differential floor movement. The connecting elements can flex and adjust, preventing stress accumulation while maintaining attachment stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs mounting elements with variable geometric parameters that can accommodate movement. The flanges and connectors are designed with specific geometries that allow for controlled deformation and adjustment, changing the mechanical parameters of the connection to reduce stress.
3Reliability
If traditional mounting methods with brackets and embedded members are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mounting functions into integrated flange assemblies that are part of the wall screen panels themselves. The flanges incorporate both mounting and connecting functions, eliminating the need for separate brackets, embedded members, and other complex components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting flanges are designed as universal components that serve multiple functions: attachment to the building structure, connection between panels, and accommodation of movement. This multi-functionality reduces the number of different components needed, simplifying the overall system.
Data Source
AI summary
A building panel configured to couple with a building structure to form at least a portion of a wall includes a monolithic sheet defining a sheet body, a top edge defining at least one tab and at least one flanged portion, a bottom edge opposed from the top edge defining a flanged portion having at least one slot configured to receive a tab from an adjacent building panel, a first side edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge defining a flanged portion, a second side edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge defining a flanged portion, a first mounting plate defined by the first side edge extending perpendicular to the first side edge toward the second side edge, and a second mounting plate defined by the second side edge extending perpendicular to the second side edge toward the first side edge.