Construction Assembly Aligning Concrete Blocks
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual laying of concrete construction blocks in building construction often results in misalignment due to human error, increasing construction costs and time.
Innovation Solution
A construction assembly and method using frame modules and connector beams to align and position blocks precisely, with adjustable mechanisms to ensure accurate placement and alignment, allowing for the use of cement-based mixtures to set and solidify the columns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual block laying is used, then construction flexibility is maintained, but alignment precision deteriorates due to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces frame modules as intermediary structures that contact the columns and connector beams as mediators that span between frame modules. These intermediaries provide precise alignment references for block placement, eliminating the need for manual measurement and positioning while maintaining construction flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame modules and connector beams are assembled and positioned before block laying begins. This preliminary action establishes a precise alignment framework that guides subsequent block placement, ensuring alignment precision is achieved before the actual block laying process starts.
2Manufacturing precision
If hand laying with precise positioning is required, then block alignment improves, but construction time increases due to measurement and adjustment activities
Solution Approach 1:
The connector beams serve as pre-established intermediaries that provide ready-made alignment surfaces. Blocks are simply placed against these surfaces without requiring measurement or adjustment, thereby maintaining high precision while significantly improving laying speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame modules and connector beams are designed to self-align with the columns and each other through their geometric features and contact surfaces. This self-alignment eliminates the need for manual measurement and adjustment, allowing workers to focus solely on placing blocks, thus improving productivity while maintaining precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable attachment mechanisms are used, then adaptability to different column positions improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanisms incorporate adjustable features that allow the frame modules to adapt to different column positions. The adjustability is built into the basic design of the attachment components, enabling them to dynamically accommodate variations in column location while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A construction assembly includes two frame members. A segment of one frame member contacts a surface of a contour of a first column. A segment of the other frame member contacts a surface of a contour of a second column. The surface of the contour of the second column aligns with the surface of the contour of the first column. A connector beam has a planar surface substantially perpendicular to a base surface from which the first and second columns extend. A first end portion of the connector beam couples to one frame member, and a second end portion of the connector beam couples to the other frame member. When coupled to the frame members, the connector beam substantially aligns with, and extends laterally between, the frame members. The connector beam receives blocks such that the planar surface is at a direct abutment with a planar surface of each block.