Adjustable Bollard Holder for Concrete Formwork Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction contractors face challenges in efficiently supporting bollards into concrete, as existing methods require significant time and labor to build proper formwork, leading to potential aesthetic issues and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A bollard holder with an encircling portion and adjustable members is temporarily secured to a concrete form, allowing for the secure holding of bollards during concrete pouring and finishing, thereby reducing labor costs and ensuring proper alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional formwork supports are used to hold bollards, then the bollards can be securely positioned, but the construction time and labor cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential function of formwork support by using a simple collar-shaped holder that attaches directly to the concrete form. This collar holder eliminates the need for complex traditional formwork supports while maintaining bollard positioning stability during concrete pouring.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar holder is pre-attached to the concrete form before concrete pouring begins. This preliminary positioning action ensures the bollard is securely held in place from the start, eliminating the need for additional formwork construction during the pouring process.
2Reliability
If traditional formwork supports are used to hold bollards, then the bollards can be securely positioned, but the labor cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the need for expensive traditional formwork supports by using a simple collar-shaped holder that can be easily attached to concrete forms. This reduces material costs and labor requirements while maintaining positioning reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar holder is designed as a simple, inexpensive component that can be easily attached and removed. It serves its purpose during the concrete pouring process and can be discarded or reused, significantly reducing labor and material costs compared to traditional formwork supports.
3Productivity
If simple support structures are used, then labor cost and time are reduced, but the bollards may become out of plumb causing aesthetic issues
Solution Approach 1:
The collar holder incorporates adjustable features that allow dynamic adjustment of the bollard position during concrete pouring. This ensures the bollard remains perfectly plumb and aligned, preventing aesthetic issues while maintaining construction efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar holder provides visual and physical feedback to ensure proper bollard alignment. The structure allows workers to easily check and adjust the bollard position to maintain plumb alignment, ensuring aesthetic quality without requiring complex formwork.
4Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable members are added to the collar holder, then the versatility and adaptability improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collar holder includes adjustable members that can be easily modified to accommodate different bollard sizes. These adjustable features are integrated into the simple collar structure, allowing versatility without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar holder uses adjustable parameters such as the position and size of adjustable members to accommodate various bollard dimensions. This allows the same basic collar structure to adapt to different applications without requiring multiple specialized designs.
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AI summary
A bollard holder is provided to hold a bollard to a concrete form. The bollard holder has an encircling portion for encircling a portion of the bollard. The bollard holder has an adjustable member coupled to the encircling portion and for contacting the bollard, where the adjustable member is adjustable relative to the encircling portion to adjust an orientation of the encircling portion relative to the bollard. The bollard holder has an arm extending from the encircling portion to attach the encircling portion to the concrete form.