R&D: Lakhta
walls and elevator lobby.

Testing of the system of hinging panels with a small (from 20 mm) offset from the wall and the system of panel hooks connecting each other.

The following comments and suggestions were made based on the results of the sample hinge and panel connection inspection:

To reduce the labor intensity of manufacturing the composite hat profile (solved by a new set of tools)

1.

To finalize the manufacturability of the rear horizontal panel mounting assembly

2.

To change the design of the front horizontal panel mounting hook (an option for that is to make it as a separate part)

3.

To fix 90° in the design of the panel subframe (to ensure the rigidity of the panel and compliance with the angle of 90° between the planes)

4.

To properly align the subframe elements using the bracket (a rigid element in the subframe construction)

5.

To indicate the step at the corners of the panel in stage П

6.

To rivet one edge of the 2mm stainless steel connecting plate in the workshop (2 holes), to apply threaded clip/threaded rivet on the other edge

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To clarify the sequence of panel assembly (to not tear off 1 mm tape all over the panels)

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To use thin nuts to mount the base plates on the wall

9.

To shorten the long base plate (extending the positioning offset range)

10.

To produce the base plates using 2 mm stainless steel

11.

Below is an example of a physical sample created as a part of our R&D activities to test a low-relative-to-wall panel hinging system. It also serves to demonstrate the design of the panel hooks that connect each other.

As a result, a number of comments and suggestions for finalizing the design and manufacturing technology were issued.