Angled Support Projections for Barn Floor Panel Elasticity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor covering panels for animal stalls lack sufficient elasticity under heavy loads due to limited deformation capabilities of their support projections, which are primarily designed for compression rather than lateral bending.
Innovation Solution
The floor covering panel features elastically deformable support projections that extend at an angle relative to the panel body, allowing for lateral bending and increased deformability, with plate-like designs and staggered arrangements to ensure even distribution and stability, and intermediate support projections to prevent excessive bending.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If support projections are designed for compression (perpendicular to panel body), then structural simplicity is achieved, but elasticity under heavy loads is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The support projections are changed from a perpendicular orientation to an inclined orientation relative to the panel body. This parameter change allows the projections to deform laterally under load rather than only compressing vertically, significantly increasing the elasticity and deformation volume of the floor covering panel under heavy loads while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Strength
If support projections are made longer to increase deformation volume, then elasticity is improved, but stability and resistance to lateral buckling worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The support projections are segmented into multiple shorter projections arranged in groups or rows, rather than using single long projections. This segmentation provides mutual support between adjacent projections, preventing lateral buckling while collectively providing sufficient deformation volume and elasticity under load.
Solution Approach 2:
The support projections are arranged in multiple rows with staggered positioning, creating a two-dimensional support structure. This dimensional arrangement distributes the load across multiple projections and provides lateral support to each individual projection, enhancing stability while maintaining elasticity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If support projections are arranged in a honeycomb pattern with connecting walls, then lateral buckling is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a honeycomb pattern with connecting walls, the support structure is segmented into discrete, independent support projections arranged in rows. This segmentation eliminates the need for connecting walls while maintaining stability through the mutual support and staggered arrangement of the projections.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design achieves a significant increase in elasticity and stability, allowing for greater deformation volume even under heavy loads, with support projections maintaining a distance from the panel body to enhance flexibility and prevent material damage.
Implementation Method 1
the support projections are not primarily subjected to compression or deformed in compression, but due to their inclined position they bend laterally and are thus deformed in the direction of the underside of the plate body. Because of the elasticity of the construction material for both the plate body and the support projections, these are much more deformable in a lateral bending movement than in compression.
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AI summary
A floor covering panel for an animal stable, comprising an elastic panel body (14) and on a bottom side (16) of the elastic panel body (14) to be positioned facing a substrate (28) a plurality of elastically deformable bearing projections (20) integrally formed on the panel body (14), with which the floor covering panel (10) is to be positioned resting on the substrate (20), is characterized in that the bearing projections (20) extend at an angle with respect to the panel body (14).