Flexible Brick Plate Mesh With Segmented Rods For Standard Width

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing flexible brick plate meshes struggle to produce standard width plates due to variable corrugation pitches affected by rod hardness and manufacturing factors, and fail to securely fix bricks of varying sizes, leading to loose or fallen bricks.

Innovation Solution

A mesh design where the distance between reinforcing rods is set to match brick nominal size, with corrugation pitches determined by a specific mathematical formula to ensure standard width and secure brick fixation, allowing for accurate positioning and absorption of size differences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If the corrugation pitch is determined by the distance between support rods to enable insertion into bricks, then the mesh structure is stable, but the plate width cannot achieve standard dimensions due to variable corrugation pitches

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplate width precisionVSAvoidmesh structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mesh is segmented into three distinct rod types with specialized functions: support rods for structural stability, positioning rods for precise width control through corrugation pitch, and reinforcing rods for brick fixation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, achieving standard plate widths while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the critical parameter from corrugation pitch to the distance between intersecting rods (dl). By defining plate width based on the number and nominal size of bricks rather than corrugation pitch, the system achieves standard dimensions independent of manufacturing variations in corrugation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If the corrugation pitch is adjusted to approach standard width, then plate width modularity improves, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to inability to guarantee accurate corrugation pitch length

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplate width modularityVSAvoidcorrugation pitch accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The positioning rods act as intermediaries between the support rods and bricks. Their corrugated sections provide a mechanical interface that absorbs size variations in bricks while the distance between intersecting rods (dl) maintains precise control over plate width, decoupling width control from corrugation pitch accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention transitions from controlling plate width through corrugation pitch to controlling it through the distance between intersecting rods (dl). This parameter change enables standard plate widths to be achieved by adjusting the number and size of bricks rather than relying on precise corrugation pitch control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If the mesh uses fixed corrugation pitch to maintain support rod positioning, then structural stability is maintained, but bricks of varying sizes cannot be securely fixed, resulting in loose or fallen bricks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebrick fixation reliabilityVSAvoidaccommodation of brick size variation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The positioning rods incorporate corrugated sections that provide dynamic adjustment capability. The corrugations allow the rods to flex and adapt to bricks of varying sizes while maintaining the fixed distance (dl) between intersecting rods, ensuring reliable brick fixation across different brick dimensions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the fixation mechanism from relying on fixed corrugation pitch to relying on the distance between intersecting rods (dl). This allows the system to accommodate brick size variations while maintaining secure fixation, as the corrugated sections can adjust to different brick dimensions within the constrained distance framework.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2707560B1Flexible brick plate with a mesh and process for manufacturing a mesh for said flexible plate

Publication Date: 2017.06.21 TEJIDOS METALICOS ESTRUCH

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AI summary

Mesh (1) for forming a flexible brick plate (6) comprising a plurality of support rods (2) that can be inserted into slots (6a) formed in said bricks (6), said support rods (2) being interwoven with a plurality of positioning rods (4) of said bricks (6), said mesh (1) including a reinforcing rod (3) interwoven with said positioning rods (4) between every two support rods (2), said support (2), reinforcing (3) and positioning rods (4) which are corrugated in their intersecting sections. The mesh is characterised in that the distance between every two reinforcing rods (3) is a distance (d1) predetermined in accordance with the width of said plate, the value of said width being a standard value (A) determined based on the number and nominal size of the bricks (6) that must be included in said plate. It has the advantage of allowing plates of standard width to be obtained without losing robustness and firmness.