Adjustable Ground Anchor for Leveling Small-Building Subframes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ground anchoring solutions for small-buildings do not provide means to anchor the building stationarily to the ground, nor allow for height adjustment or even ground surface adaptation.
Innovation Solution
A ground anchoring element comprising a bracket, bracket nut, threaded rod, and support plate, which can be adjusted to anchor a small-building's subframe to uneven ground and level it, using a tie to secure the support plate on the rod for movement during height adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a threaded rod is inserted into the ground to anchor the building, then the building is anchored to the ground, but the height of the building cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded rod is designed to be movable relative to the support plate, allowing the rod to be adjusted in position along its length. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the building height to be changed while maintaining ground anchoring, resolving the contradiction between fixed anchoring and adjustable height.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchoring system is divided into separate functional components: the support plate that remains stationary on the ground, and the threaded rod that can move independently. This segmentation allows the anchoring function to be maintained while the height adjustment function is exercised through rod movement.
2Reliability
If a fixed foundation is used to anchor the building, then the building is stable on the ground, but the foundation cannot adapt to uneven or angled ground surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded rod can be moved along its length to adjust the position of the support plate relative to the ground surface. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to adapt to uneven, angled, or sloped ground conditions while maintaining building stability through proper anchoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows change in the positional parameter of the threaded rod along its length, which in turn adjusts the height and position of the support plate. This parameter adjustment enables adaptation to various ground conditions while maintaining stable building anchoring.
3Ease of manufacture
If a threaded rod is made thinner at the bottom for ground insertion, then the rod can be inserted into the ground, but the rod cannot provide height adjustment capability
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded rod is designed with dynamic movement capability relative to the support plate, allowing the rod to be adjusted in position. This dynamic design enables both ground insertion (through the tapered bottom) and height adjustment (through rod movement), resolving the contradiction between insertion capability and adjustability.
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AI summary
A ground anchoring element for a small-building's subframe allowing the small-building to be stationarily attached to the ground, the anchoring element comprising a bracket, a bracket nut, a threaded rod, adjustment nuts, a support plate with an opening, the threaded rod going through the opening and a tie for the support plate. One end of the threaded rod is in the bracket nut and the other in the ground. The bracket fastened to the subframe of a small-building can be an angled-joint bracket or a straight-joint bracket.