L-Shaped Wood Cladding Profile for Stable Aluminium Frame Bonding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies struggle to provide large, minimalist aluminium frames with wooden cladding that maintains seamless visibility and adhesion without altering the original design, especially for frames like casement systems, while ensuring durability and stability.
Innovation Solution
A wooden cladding profile with perpendicular 'L'-shaped faces and cavities filled with MS polymer adhesive ensures robust adhesion to aluminium frames, maintaining a minimalist aesthetic and continuous material visibility, even in large dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If wooden cladding is applied to large aluminium frames to achieve continuous material visibility and minimalist aesthetic, then the aesthetic quality and material continuity are improved, but the adhesion reliability and structural stability deteriorate due to the thin profile (3-4mm thickness)
Solution Approach 1:
The wooden cladding profile is segmented into multiple flat faces (first flat face and second flat face) that can be independently configured to cover different portions of the frame. This segmentation allows the thin profile to maintain structural integrity while achieving continuous material visibility across the frame assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution uses composite construction by combining wooden cladding with aluminium frames through adhesive bonding. The wooden profile with its specific geometric configuration (L-shape, T-shape, or cross shape) creates a composite structure that maintains both aesthetic continuity and adhesion reliability despite the thin 3-4mm thickness.
2Weight of moving object
If the cladding thickness is reduced to 3-4 mm to maintain minimalist aesthetic and lightweight properties, then the weight and visual bulk are reduced, but the mechanical strength and resistance to damage deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wooden cladding profile features localized geometric configurations (L-shape, T-shape, or cross shape) that concentrate structural strength at critical locations while maintaining thin overall thickness. The profile includes specific geometric features like perpendicular flat faces and strategically positioned adhesive application surfaces that provide enhanced local strength and damage resistance despite the 3-4mm thickness.
Solution Approach 2:
The thin wooden cladding is bonded to the aluminium frame through adhesive application on specific surfaces, creating a composite structure where the aluminium substrate provides structural support and the thin wooden profile provides aesthetic coverage. This composite construction allows the use of lightweight thin wood while maintaining overall structural durability.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional adhesion methods are used to attach wooden cladding to aluminium frames, then the adhesion process is simple, but the bonding strength and long-term stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wooden profile includes specifically designed surfaces (first adhesive application surface and second adhesive application surface) that are optimized for adhesive bonding to the aluminium frame. These localized adhesive application areas provide enhanced bonding strength and long-term stability while maintaining the simplicity of the adhesion process through direct application on defined surfaces.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stable, durable, and non-toxic wooden cladding that adheres effectively to aluminium frames, maintaining seamless material continuity and visibility, promoting the use of lighter materials without altering the frame's assembly process.
Implementation Method 1
an adherent element (3) (not shown) which guarantees proper adhesion to the aluminium
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AI summary
The present invention concerns a profile (1) for wooden coverings to be applied to large aluminum frames, said large aluminum frames comprise fixed frames (5) in buildings (8), and sashes (6) with perimeter frames (7). The present invention covers the perimeter frames (7) of the sashes (6), and/or the fixed frames (5), as it comprises two flat faces (4a) (4b) perpendicular to each other, in the shape of an “L”, each of the flat faces (4a) (4b) comprising a longitudinal cavity (2) along its entire length to be filled by an adherent element. The profile (1) is made of modified wood, increasing its stability for application in frames.