Embedded Concrete Profile for Off-Site Glass Panel Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing construction methods for installing panels, particularly glass balustrades, require on-site labor-intensive and time-consuming manual operations, lacking convenience and safety, and are unsuitable for off-site construction.
Innovation Solution
A prefabricated construction element in concrete with an embedded profile that includes a recessed groove for panel reception, allowing off-site installation and adjustment, using a blocking device for easy panel mounting on one side, and incorporating anchoring and drainage features for stability and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If on-site manual installation methods are used for glass balustrades, then installation flexibility is maintained, but installation time and labor intensity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The profile is pre-assembled with the blocking device integrated into its structure before being transported to the construction site. The recessed groove is pre-formed to receive the panel, and all necessary components are pre-positioned, eliminating the need for complex on-site assembly operations and significantly reducing installation time
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into modular components: the profile section with integrated blocking device, the panel, and the anchoring system. This segmentation allows for pre-fabrication of complex elements and simplifies on-site installation to basic assembly operations, resolving the contradiction between installation speed and process complexity
2Ease of operation
If adjustments are made on exposed sides of panels during on-site installation, then proper panel positioning is achieved, but worker safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking device is designed with asymmetric functionality, providing adjustment mechanisms on only one side of the panel through the integrated profile structure. This asymmetric design maintains full adjustment capability while eliminating the need for workers to access exposed sides, thereby resolving the contradiction between operational ease and worker safety
3Productivity
If prefabricated elements with embedded profiles are used, then on-site labor and time are reduced, but off-site manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The profile and blocking device are merged into a single integrated component that is embedded within the prefabricated concrete element. This consolidation reduces the number of separate manufacturing processes required and simplifies quality control, thereby resolving the contradiction between construction efficiency and fabrication complexity
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AI summary
The invention concerns a method for off-site construction of a prefabricated construction element (100) in poured concrete (600) comprising a profile (10) embedded therein, said profile (10) defining a recessed groove (120) intended to receive a blocking device (200) for the mounting of a glass panel (300), and further concerns such a profile (10) especially configured to be embedded in poured concrete (600) of a prefabricated construction element (100) obtained by off-site construction method.