Formwork Plate With Angled Tabs For Wall Construction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing formwork systems for building construction are cumbersome, difficult to enlarge laterally, and require significant dimensions due to integral girts, making them inefficient for forming variable shapes and requiring excessive material for filling.
Innovation Solution
A formwork plate design featuring a flat central body with alternating series of flat and angled tabs that allow for easy assembly and reduced overall dimensions, enabling efficient stacking and stabilization with minimal material usage by creating defined zones for filling, which can be filled sequentially with hardenable materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If formwork plates are made integral with girts extending perpendicularly to panels, then structural strength is improved, but overall dimensions increase and stacking becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The formwork plate is segmented into a panel and separate girts that can be assembled together, rather than being made as a single integral piece. This allows the girts to be positioned efficiently and reduces the overall dimensions when not in use, while maintaining structural strength through the interconnected design.
Solution Approach 2:
The girts are designed to nest within or alongside the panels, allowing the formwork components to be compacted to minimum dimensions for storage and transportation. The perpendicular girts can be positioned to interlock with the panel structure, creating a compact configuration that reduces volume.
2Stability of the object's composition
If formwork plates are made integral with perpendicular girts, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to other plates deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panel and girts are designed with standardized connection features that allow them to be universally assembled in various configurations. The perpendicular girts can connect to multiple panels, enabling the formwork to be adapted to different shapes and sizes while maintaining structural stability through the same fundamental connection mechanism.
3Strength
If formwork plates are assembled with significant dimensions due to perpendicular girts, then structural integrity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the formwork into separate panel and girt components with standardized connections, the assembly process becomes simpler and more intuitive. The perpendicular girts can be easily attached to panels using the designed connection features, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining structural integrity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a formwork plate comprising a flat rectangular central body extended in a first direction by a first series of flat tabs and in a second opposing direction by a second series of flat tabs, the tabs extending in the plane of the body while leaving a spacing between tabs of the same series, the plate having first and second sets of angled tabs, with each angled tab extending into the spacing between two flat tabs respectively from the first or second series, the tabs being angled while extending the body each having an angled portion and a flat distal end portion extending parallel to the flat tabs. The invention also relates to a formwork made from several plates.