Filigree ceiling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ventilation systems in buildings, particularly in single and multi-family houses, face challenges in providing a favorable on-site assembly and high functionality due to the lack of a prefabricated component that integrates a ceiling valve adapter effectively within a filigree ceiling system, which is essential for efficient ventilation network setup.
Innovation Solution
A prefabricated filigree ceiling component with a firmly anchored ceiling valve adapter, designed as a concrete block with connection openings and a socket for valve absorption, is manufactured using a fiber or lightweight concrete block, integrated into a modular system including concrete and plastic tube components, allowing for efficient on-site assembly and connection of ventilation network components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the ceiling valve adapter is assembled on-site, then the on-site assembly flexibility is maintained, but the assembly complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling valve adapter is pre-assembled with the filigree ceiling component in the factory before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action includes anchoring the adapter to the component and positioning it in its final location, which eliminates on-site assembly complexity and reduces installation time while maintaining the ability to make adjustments if needed.
2Productivity
If the ceiling valve adapter is pre-assembled in the factory, then the on-site assembly time is reduced, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling valve adapter is merged with the filigree ceiling component into a single integrated unit during factory manufacturing. The adapter is firmly anchored to the component using anchoring elements that are part of the manufacturing process, combining two separate assembly steps into one unified production process. This merging reduces on-site assembly complexity while the standardized anchoring mechanisms keep factory manufacturing manageable.
3Reliability
If the ceiling valve adapter is firmly anchored in the factory, then the functional integration is improved, but the adaptability for on-site adjustments is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring of the ceiling valve adapter to the filigree ceiling component uses localized anchoring points rather than complete rigid fixation. The anchoring elements are positioned at specific locations that provide sufficient structural stability and functional integration while leaving other areas flexible. This allows the adapter to be firmly integrated for reliable operation while still permitting minor on-site adjustments if installation conditions require them.
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AI summary
A filigree slab is described as a prefabricated component for the construction of a building. It is essential that a ceiling valve adapter (4) of a ventilation network for a building with its concrete block (4b) in the filigree concrete slab (20f) and/or the lower reinforcement (20fu) and/or the upper reinforcement (20fo) is firmly anchored and pre-positioned during the manufacture of the prefabricated component, such that the at least one connection opening and/or the multiple connection openings of the ceiling valve adapter (4) and/or the concrete block (4b) for connecting the pipe (9) of the transverse distribution is/are arranged to protrude over the top of the filigree concrete slab (20f) and/or over the upper reinforcement (20fo), and the spigot for receiving the valve is arranged to pass through the filigree slab (20) and/or through the filigree concrete slab (20f) and/or through the lower reinforcement and is cast into the filigree concrete slab (20f).