Architectural-panel attachment-system adjustable in three dimensions

Abstract

An attachment system for attaching architectural facade panels to a wall, the attachment system having an elongated base rail, a Z-adjustment clip, an X-Y adjustment clip, and architectural panel. The base rail is configured to fasten to the wall. The Z-adjustment clip is configured to couple to the base rail. One or both of the fastening holes of the base rail or the fastening hole of the Z-adjustment clip are slots. The X-Y adjustment clip is configured to couple to the Z-adjustment clip. One or both of the fastening hole of the Z-adjustment clip or the fastening holes of the X-Y adjustment clip are slots. The architectural panel is configured to be secured to and supported by the X-Y adjustment clip. The slots allow for adjustment in each of the X, Y, and Z directions.

I (or we) claim: 
     
         1 . An attachment system for attaching architectural facade panels to a wall, the attachment system comprising:
 an elongated base rail, the base rail configured to fasten to a wall, the base rail having a first part configured to be substantially flush to the wall, the base rail having a second part, an angle between the first part of the base rail and the second part of the base rail being less than 180 degrees, the second part of the base rail having a plurality of fastening holes;   a Z-adjustment clip configured to couple to the base rail, the Z-adjustment clip having a first part configured to overlap the second part of the base rail, an angle between the first part of the Z-adjustment clip and the second part of the Z-adjustment clip being less than 180 degrees, each of the first part of the Z-adjustment clip and the second part of the Z-adjustment clip having a fastening hole, in which one or both of the plurality of fastening holes of the second part of the base rail and the fastening hole of the first part of the Z-adjustment clip are slots;   an X-Y adjustment clip configured to couple to the Z-adjustment clip, the X-Y adjustment clip having a first part configured to overlap the second part of the Z-adjustment clip, the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip having a plurality of fastening holes, a second part of the X-Y adjustment clip extending away from the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip and including a first panel bracket portion, in which one or both of the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment clip and the plurality of fastening holes of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip are slots; and   a first architectural panel configured to be secured to and supported by the first panel bracket portion of the X-Y adjustment clip.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , in which the first architectural panel is one or more of a structural reinforcement architectural panel, a sound mitigation architectural panel, a decorative facade, a rain screen, or a sunshade. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , the X-Y adjustment clip further comprising a second panel bracket portion, the attachment system further comprising a second architectural panel configured to be secured to and supported by the second panel bracket portion of the X-Y adjustment clip. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , in which the first part of the base rail is substantially perpendicular to the second part of the base rail, and in which the first part of the Z-adjustment clip is substantially perpendicular to the second part of the Z-adjustment clip. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , in which each of the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment clip and the plurality of fastening holes of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip are slots, with the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment clip and the plurality of fastening holes of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip being substantially perpendicular. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , in which the base rail is configured to fasten to a substantially flat wall. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , in which the base rail is configured to fasten to a curved wall, the first part of the base rail being arcuate along a length of the base rail. 
     
     
         8 . An attachment system for attaching architectural facade panels to a wall, the attachment system comprising:
 a Z-adjustment base configured to fasten to a wall mullion, the Z-adjustment base having a first part configured to overlap the wall mullion, the Z-adjustment base having a second part substantially perpendicular to the first part of the Z-adjustment base, each of the first part of the Z-adjustment base and the second part of the Z-adjustment base having a fastening hole;   an X-Y-adjustment clip configured to couple to the Z-adjustment base, the X-Y adjustment clip having a first part configured to overlap the second part of the Z-adjustment base, the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip having a fastening hole, a second part of the X-Y adjustment clip extending away from the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip, in which one or both of the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment base and the fastening hole of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip are slots;   a first architectural panel configured to be secured to the second part of the Z-adjustment base.   
     
     
         9 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , in which the first architectural panel is one or more of a structural reinforcement architectural panel, a sound mitigation architectural panel, a decorative facade, a rain screen, or a sunshade. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , in which the first part of the Z-adjustment base comprises two substantially parallel portions, each of the two substantially parallel portions configured to overlap a knife plate of the wall mullion, and each of the two substantially parallel portions having fastening slots. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , in which each of the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment base and the fastening hole of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip are slots, with the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment base and the fastening hole of the first part of the X-Y adjustment clip being substantially perpendicular. 
     
     
         12 . An attachment system for attaching architectural facade panels to a wall, the attachment system comprising:
 an outrigger having a first part configured to fasten to a wall, the outrigger having a second part substantially perpendicular to the first part of the outrigger, each of the first part of the outrigger and the second part of the outrigger having a fastening hole, in which the fastening hole of the first part of the outrigger is a slot;   a Z-adjustment base having a first part configured to overlap the second part of the outrigger, the Z-adjustment base having a second part substantially perpendicular to the first part of the Z-adjustment base, each of the first part of the Z-adjustment base and the second part of the Z-adjustment base having a fastening hole, in which the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment base is a slot, in which one or both of the fastening hole of the first part of the Z-adjustment base and the fastening hole of the second part of the outrigger are slots, the fastening hole of the first part of the outrigger being substantially perpendicular to the fastening hole of the second part of the outrigger or to the fastening hole of the first part of the Z-adjustment base, the fastening hole of the first part of the outrigger being substantially perpendicular to the fastening hole of the second part of the Z-adjustment base; and   a first architectural panel configured to be secured to the second part of the Z-adjustment base.   
     
     
         13 . The attachment system of  claim 12 , in which the first architectural panel is one or more of a structural reinforcement architectural panel, a sound mitigation architectural panel, a decorative facade, a rain screen, or a sunshade. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment system of  claim 12 , in which the first part of the Z-adjustment base comprises two substantially parallel portions, each of the two substantially parallel portions configured to overlap the second part of the outrigger, and each of the two substantially parallel portions having fastening holes.