Fireproof cabinet body structure and fireproof safety cabinet

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Solution Overview

Problem

The use of gypsum boards in safety cabinets as a main body supporting frame is hindered by their insufficient load-bearing capacity, which affects the strength and fireproof/safety performance of the cabinet, and the higher production costs of gypsum boards with greater load-bearing capacity make mass production economically challenging.

Innovation Solution

A fireproof cabinet body structure is designed with a keel frame that has greater rigidity than the gypsum board, where the gypsum board is fixed to the outer vertical surface of the keel frame, and support legs penetrate through the gypsum board to be fixedly connected with the keel frame, allowing the keel frame to bear the load and the gypsum board to provide fireproofing without bearing weight.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If gypsum board is used as the main body supporting frame of the safety cabinet, then the fireproof performance is improved, but the load-bearing capacity and structural strength deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefireproof performanceVSAvoidload-bearing capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a composite structure combining gypsum board and metal keel frame. The gypsum board provides fireproof protection while the metal keel frame provides structural support and load-bearing capacity. This composite approach allows both materials to contribute their respective strengths without compromising either fireproof performance or structural strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Strength

If gypsum board with higher load-bearing capacity is used, then the structural strength is improved, but the production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveload-bearing capacityVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the functional requirements by dividing the cabinet body into two distinct components: the gypsum board for fireproofing and the metal keel frame for structural support. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, using standard, cost-effective gypsum board without needing expensive high-strength variants.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The metal keel frame acts as an intermediary structural element that bears the load, allowing the gypsum board to focus solely on fireproofing functions. This intermediary structure enables the use of economical gypsum board while maintaining overall structural strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If gypsum board is used as the main body supporting frame, then the fireproof performance is improved, but the structural stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefireproof performanceVSAvoidstructural stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The composite structure of gypsum board combined with metal keel frame ensures both fireproof performance and structural stability. The metal keel frame provides a rigid, stable framework that maintains the cabinet's structural integrity, while the gypsum board adheres to this stable framework to provide fireproof protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS12221825B2Fireproof cabinet body structure and fireproof safety cabinet
Publication Date: 2025.02.11 JUSTRITE SAFETY TECH WUXI CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a fireproof cabinet body structure and a fireproof safety cabinet. The fireproof cabinet body structure comprises a cabinet body, the cabinet body comprises an inner panel, a gypsum board and a keel frame, and the inner panel and the gypsum board are fixedly mounted on two sides of the keel frame. The fireproof safety cabinet comprises a cabinet body and a cabinet door, the cabinet body is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, ventilation fire-retardant valves are mounted at the air inlet and the air outlet, an inner side of the cabinet body is provided with an air supply opening corresponding to the air inlet and an air return opening corresponding to the air outlet, and the cabinet body is provided with electrostatic grounding bolts connected with the keel frame at the top part and/or side part of the cabinet body.