Building Wall Panel Grid Layout for Window Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vacuum insulation and air conditioning panels used in building construction cannot be easily cut or manufactured in various sizes, leading to inefficiencies and reduced comfort due to odd portions around windows, which decreases the effective use of standard-sized panels.
Innovation Solution
A building design that utilizes standard-sized panel members connected in a plane direction, with strategically placed window portions to maximize the use of panel members, including vacuum insulation, heat pipe, and cooling panels, allowing for efficient arrangement and utilization of panels without cutting, and incorporating air conditioning systems for improved comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If standard-sized vacuum insulation panels and air conditioning panels are used on building walls, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but odd portions are generated around windows reducing the effective utilization area
Solution Approach 1:
The wall surface is divided into a grid system with vertical and horizontal lines. Window portions are positioned at intersections of these lines, allowing standard-sized panels to be arranged in modular segments around windows. This segmentation enables the wall to be constructed using integer multiples of panel widths while accommodating window openings without generating odd portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The grid-based layout system serves multiple functions: it standardizes panel arrangement, determines optimal window positions, and ensures full utilization of panel areas. This universal approach can be applied to walls of various sizes and window configurations, making the construction method adaptable while maintaining high panel utilization.
2Reliability
If vacuum insulation panels with vacuum portions are used, then insulation performance is improved, but the panels cannot be cut to fit odd portions
Solution Approach 1:
Window positions are determined in advance based on the grid system before panel installation. This preliminary planning ensures that walls are designed with dimensions that are integer multiples of panel widths, eliminating odd portions before construction begins. The grid-based design allows all necessary measurements and arrangements to be finalized beforehand, accommodating windows without requiring panel cutting.
3Ease of operation
If air conditioning panels are used to provide cooling function, then building comfort is improved, but standard sizes must be used reducing flexibility in wall configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The problem is solved by transitioning from considering only horizontal wall dimensions to incorporating a two-dimensional grid system. By establishing both vertical and horizontal lines that form intersections, the design accommodates windows and panels in multiple dimensions. This allows standard-sized panels to be arranged flexibly on walls of various sizes while maintaining integer multiple relationships, effectively resolving the conflict between standardization and configurational flexibility.
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 design increases the utilization rate of panel members, reduces the number of window portions, and enhances comfort by efficiently distributing air-conditioned air throughout the building, while preventing the need for cutting panels and minimizing odd portions.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum insulation panel having a vacuum layer therein
Implementation Method 2
a heat pipe panel that allows heat transmission from one surface side to the other surface side
Implementation Method 3
a cooling panel that exhibits a refrigerating function by absorption or adsorption
Implementation Method 4
a cooling panel that exhibits a refrigerating function by absorption or adsorption
Data Source
AI summary
A building includes a wall part formed by connecting panel members configured with a standard size having a height and a width. A surface of the wall part includes, when the width thereof is N times (N is an integer of 2 or more) the width, (N−α (α is an integer not less than 0 and less than N)) panel members arranged in a width direction, and a window portion corresponding to an area of α panel members. A surface of the wall part includes, when the width thereof has a remainder with respect to M times (M is an integer of 2 or more) the width, (M−β (β is an integer not less than 0 and less than M)) panel members arranged in the width direction, and a window portion corresponding to an area of β panel members+the remainder.