Interface for mounting interchangable components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016348361-A1
Application number	US-201515026566-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 13, 2015
Priority date	Feb 20, 2014
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An interface for mounting interchangeable components and systems and methods implementing the same, including reconfigurable modular wall systems having a plurality of different types of interchangeable wall modules with different types of compatible connection components, each connection component being configured to align with another connection component at an interface to form an interface connection for securing the connection components together with one or more universal connection interface members. The interface is configured for on-demand reconfiguration without laborious alteration to aspects of the walls system, modules, and components thereof. Reconfiguration of modules is facilitated by removing the universal connection interface member from the interface connection, thereby releasing the attachment mechanism and allowing rearrangement of the module(s). Replacement of the universal connection interface member secures the reconfigured modules in place in the rearranged wall system.

First claim

1 - 23 . (canceled)

24 . A modular connection component configured to be reversibly secured to one or more additional modular connection components at an attachment interface to form a modular structure, the modular connection component comprising:
at least one interface element configured to be aligned with a corresponding interface element of a second modular connection component, the aligned interface element being adapted to receive at least one connection interface component configured to reversibly secure the modular connection component and the second modular connection components together at the attachment interface.

25 . The modular connection component of claim 24 , wherein the modular connection component comprises a first end and an opposing second end, the aligned interface element forming at least one channel extending longitudinally at least partially between the first end and the opposing second end.

26 . The modular connection component of claim 24 wherein the modular connection component comprises a first end and an opposing second end and an elongated support member extending longitudinally at least partially between the first end and the opposing second end, the support member having a rigid or semi-rigid configuration, the at least one interface element being disposed on a first side of the support member.

27 . The modular connection component of claim 26 , wherein the at least one interface element comprises opposing first and second interface elements, each of the opposing first and second interface elements being configured to be aligned with a corresponding interface element of at least a second connection component and adapted to receive at least one connection interface component configured to reversibly secure the first connection component and at least the second connection component together at the attachment interface.

28 . The modular connection component of claim 27 , wherein the aligned first and second interface elements each form a channel extending longitudinally at least partially between the first end and the opposing second end.

29 . The modular connection component of claim 26 , wherein the elongated support member further comprises at least one channel member extending longitudinally at least partially between the first end and the opposing second end, the at least one channel member being configured to be aligned with a corresponding channel member of the second connection component to form at least one receiving channel at the attachment interface when the modular connection component is attached to the second connection component.

30 . The modular connection component of claim 29 , wherein the at least one receiving channel comprises an opening disposed between the respective channel members of the attached modular connection component and second connection components and extending longitudinally at least partially across an outer side edge of the attached modular connection component and second connection component.

31 . The modular connection component of claim 30 , wherein the receiving channel is adapted for receiving at least one insert.

32 . The modular connection component of claim 31 , wherein the insert is selected from the group consisting of a cantilever, a sealing element, and a lighting element.

33 . The modular connection component of claim 26 , wherein the elongated support member has a substantially uniform cross-sectional design between the first end and the opposing second end.

34 . The modular connection component of claim 26 , wherein the elongated support member further comprises at least one tile receiving element.

35 . The modular connection component of claim 34 , wherein the at least one tile receiving element comprises a channel.

36 . The modular connection component of claim 35 , wherein the channel is recessed into a surface of the elongated support member.

37 . The modular connection component of claim 35 , wherein the channel extends from a surface of the elongated support member, the surface comprising one or more protruding channel members extending therefrom.

38 . The modular connection component of claim 34 , wherein the at least one tile receiving element comprises a protruding element extending from the elongated support member.

39 . A set of modular connection components, comprising:
the modular connection component of claim 24 , the modular connection component of claim 1 comprising a first connection component; and at least a second connection component configured to be reversibly secured to the first connection component at an attachment interface to form a modular structure, the first and second connection components each having at least one interface element, the at least one interface element of the first connection component being configured to be aligned with the at least one interface element of the second connection component to form at least one interface connection element adapted to receive at least one connection interface component configured to reversibly secure the first and second connection components together at the attachment interface.

40 . The set of modular connection components of claim 39 , wherein each of the connection components is universally compatible with and attachable to every other connection component of the set of modular connection components at the attachment interface.

41 . The set of modular connection components of claim 39 , wherein the at least one interface element of the first component and the at least one interface element of the second component align at the interface to form an interface channel configured to receive the at least one connection interface component to reversibly secure the first component to the second component.

42 . An interface for mounting variable brackets forming a shared cantilever channel, comprising:
a plurality of components attached at an interface, the plurality of components including at least a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises a channel element configured to be aligned with a corresponding channel element of the second component; and an interface attachment element configured to connect the first component to the second component such that the channel element of the first component and the channel element of the second component form a channel at the interface.

43 . An attachment interface for mounting interchangeable modular components comprising:
opposing first and second interface channels of a first component configured to be aligned with corresponding opposing first and second interface channels of a second component, wherein the aligned interface channels form an attachment interface channel configured to receive an interface attachment element adapted for reversibly securing the first and second components together.

Assignees

• Dirtt Environmental Solutions

Inventors

• Gosling Geoff
• Smed Mogens F
• Harris Patrick John

Classifications

• E04B2/76

  with framework or posts of metal {(details of connections, thresholds or skirtings E04B2/82)} · CPC title

• E04B2/7425 Primary

  Details of connection of panels (E04B2/7427 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04B2/7424

  Glazing details · CPC title

• E04B2/7451

  with false tongue joints · CPC title

• E04B1/6162

  the connection made by an additional locking key · CPC title