Building structure comprising a space demarcation assembly and method for producing same

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions for space delimitation structures in buildings face challenges such as complex assembly, reduced heat flow efficiency, high weight, and aesthetically unappealing designs, while also requiring significant installation effort and materials for heat exchange systems.

Innovation Solution

A building structure with heat exchange surfaces made from coherent metallic flat material, featuring passage openings and an air-permeable plaster layer, which simplifies assembly, enhances heat transfer, and provides sound insulation and visual appeal by eliminating contact transitions and using expanded sheet metal or perforated plates for efficient heat exchange.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If pipe systems are arranged behind visible surfaces in suspended ceilings, then heat exchange efficiency is improved, but installation time and complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat exchange efficiencyVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the heat exchange function with the ceiling panel structure itself by integrating pipe registers directly into the ceiling elements. This merging eliminates separate installation steps for mounting pipe systems behind surfaces, reducing installation time while maintaining efficient heat exchange through direct radiation to the room.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The ceiling panels are designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: structural support, aesthetic covering, and heat exchange. By making the ceiling elements themselves capable of heat exchange through integrated pipe registers, the system eliminates the need for separate heat exchange components, reducing both installation complexity and time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of energy

If pipe systems are glued to plaster surfaces and covered with plaster layers, then heat exchange efficiency is improved, but material usage and installation effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat exchange efficiencyVSAvoidplaster material
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the pipe system from behind the ceiling surface and positions it at the visible surface level. This extraction eliminates the need for additional plaster layers to cover the pipes, reducing plaster material consumption while maintaining effective heat exchange through direct radiation to the room.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Device complexity

If panels with inserted lines are used, then installation complexity is reduced, but heat flow efficiency decreases due to reduced heat flow between interior and heat exchanger ducts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation complexityVSAvoidheat flow efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from two-dimensional panel-mounted heat exchangers to three-dimensional ceiling elements with pipe registers that protrude into the room space. This dimensional change increases the effective heat exchange surface area and improves heat flow efficiency by allowing direct radiation and convection to the room, while the modular nature maintains installation simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Loss of energy

If sandwich construction with cooling tube register between two drywall panels is used, then heat exchange function is achieved, but weight and assembly complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat exchange functionVSAvoidceiling element weight
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the pipe system from the interior of sandwich panels and positions it at the visible surface. This eliminates the need for heavy drywall panels and internal mounting structures, significantly reducing weight while maintaining heat exchange function through direct surface radiation. The simpler single-panel construction also reduces assembly complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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

The solution achieves efficient heat flow, improved acoustic insulation, and a visually appealing design with reduced installation complexity and material usage, optimizing both heat transfer and sound absorption across a wide frequency range.

Implementation Method 1

The side of the ceiling elements facing the room can radiate heat or absorb heat radiation depending on the prevailing temperature distribution

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal radiation: Thermal Radiation

Implementation Method 2

a heating or cooling medium, preferably a liquid, but optionally also a gas, is conveyed through the line system

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Implementation Method 3

optimizing both heat transfer and sound absorption across a wide frequency range

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAcoustic absorption: Acoustic Absorption

Data Source

PatentEP2705307B1Building structure comprising a space demarcation assembly and method for producing same
Publication Date: 2020.01.15 HDS TECH AG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a space demarcation assembly (1) on a base (4) of a building structure (2), comprising metal sheet material (7) having contact faces (10) toward the base (4), web faces (11) leading away from the base (4) and heat-exchange faces (12), wherein folding regions (9) are formed between said sub-faces of the sheet material (7). The heat-exchange faces (12) are provided with a plaster layer (13, 14). The heat flow between the base (4) and the heat-exchange faces (12) is especially efficient because it takes place in the continuous metal sheet material (7). Through-openings (8) in the heat-exchange faces (12), together with the use of a suitable plaster layer (13, 14) on the heat-exchange faces (12), allow for the acoustic insulating effect and optical appearance to be optimized.