Container Building Supply Shaft Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container buildings face challenges in efficiently and aesthetically routing and connecting energy, air, fuel, and water supply lines, which are often laid openly and manually, leading to safety concerns, high production costs, and lengthy construction times, especially in military and humanitarian field operations where quick setup and relocation are critical.
Innovation Solution
Integrating a central supply shaft within the inner wall cladding of the container, covered by a metal cover strip, to route and guide energy, air, fuel, and water lines, with accessible connections via a cover strip, allowing for flexible configuration and easy maintenance, while keeping the lines hidden from view and protected from damage or contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If supply lines are laid openly and manually on inner walls, then installation flexibility is improved, but safety and hygiene deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The supply lines are extracted from the visible interior space and routed through a shaft integrated into the wall structure. The shaft provides a dedicated pathway that separates the lines from the living space, eliminating safety hazards and hygiene issues while maintaining installation flexibility through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The supply lines are nested within the wall-integrated shaft structure. The shaft acts as a containing element that houses the lines, protecting them from exposure while allowing access for installation and maintenance through the wall integration.
2Productivity
If supply lines are laid openly, then installation speed is improved, but production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shaft structure merges the routing function with the wall structure itself. By integrating the shaft into the wall during manufacturing, the system combines structural support and line routing functions, reducing the need for separate routing components and lowering overall production costs while maintaining installation speed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If supply lines are routed individually and manually, then adaptability to customer requirements is improved, but construction time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shaft structure is prepared in advance during wall manufacturing, with openings and routing paths predetermined. This preliminary action allows for quick adaptation to customer requirements during installation, as the infrastructure is already in place and lines can be rapidly routed through the pre-prepared shaft system without time-consuming on-site construction.
4Adaptability or versatility
If openings are cut into outer shell for supply lines, then connection flexibility is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wall-integrated shaft serves multiple functions: it provides structural support as part of the wall assembly, routes supply lines, and maintains structural integrity. The shaft is designed as a universal solution that accommodates various line types and connection points without requiring separate penetrations that would compromise the outer shell strength.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a container building, comprising an interior space (39) having at least one container (12, 14), said interior space being delimited by a ceiling wall (28, 30), a bottom wall (32, 34) and a plurality of side walls (16, 18, 20, 22) which extend transversally to the ceiling wall (28, 30) and the bottom wall (32, 34). According to the invention, at least one of the side walls (16, 18, 20, 22) has an inner wall lining (44), in which a supply shaft (46) is integrated for receiving and mechanically guiding power supply lines, air supply lines, fuel lines and/or water lines, wherein the supply shaft (46) is covered with a cover strip (54) which separates the supply shaft (46) from the interior space (39) of the container building (10), and wherein at least one opening (56) for attaching connections to the power supply lines, air supply lines, fuel lines and/or water lines is provided in the cover strip (54).