Modular Funerary Structure for Wall-Mounted Space Utilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cemeteries face inefficiencies in utilizing space due to thin and closely spaced dividing walls that cannot accommodate traditional containment structures for funerary objects, resulting in unused space.
Innovation Solution
A funerary structure with a base frame composed of profiled elements that can be fixed to a supporting wall, creating recesses for funerary objects, allowing for efficient space utilization by providing a modular and aesthetically integrated solution that can be easily assembled and adapted to different requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If traditional containment structures are used in cemeteries with dividing walls, then the walls can provide structural support, but the thin and closely spaced dividing walls cannot accommodate the containment structures, resulting in unused space
Solution Approach 1:
The funerary structure is divided into modular components: a base frame with vertical and horizontal profiled elements that create multiple recesses, and separate containment elements (urns, vases, photograph holders) that can be independently placed in each recess. This segmentation allows the structure to adapt to the limited space between dividing walls by distributing funerary objects across multiple small compartments rather than requiring a single large containment structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional horizontal placement of funerary objects to a vertical arrangement by fixing the base frame to the dividing wall and creating recesses at different heights. The profiled elements extend vertically and horizontally to define three-dimensional recesses that utilize the wall surface area and the depth space between the wall and the front face of the structure, effectively converting two-dimensional wall space into three-dimensional containment volume.
2Quantity of substance
If thin dividing walls are used to create more recesses, then more funerary objects can be accommodated, but the walls are too close to allow placement of traditional boxlike containment structures
Solution Approach 1:
The containment elements (urns, vases, photograph holders) are nested within the recesses defined by the profiled elements. The recesses act as protective frames that hold the containment elements in place, allowing the use of smaller, more numerous containment objects that fit within the limited depth available between the dividing wall and the front face of the structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the dimensional parameters of the containment system by creating shallow recesses with sufficient depth for small funerary objects but not requiring the depth needed for traditional boxlike structures. The profiled elements are positioned to define recesses with optimized depth, width, and height parameters that match the available space between dividing walls, enabling accommodation of multiple small objects rather than fewer large ones.
3Area of stationary object
If modular funerary structures are designed to fit in limited space, then space utilization improves, but the assembly and installation process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base frame is segmented into vertical profiled elements that can be individually fixed to the dividing wall at predetermined positions, and horizontal profiled elements that connect the vertical elements. This segmentation allows for simplified installation by enabling sequential assembly: first fixing vertical elements, then adding horizontal elements, and finally placing containment objects in the created recesses, rather than installing a single complex pre-assembled unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The profiled elements serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the entire funerary structure, define the boundaries of multiple recesses simultaneously, and offer attachment points for both the vertical and horizontal elements of the base frame. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed and simplifies the overall assembly process while maintaining the ability to create customized configurations.
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AI summary
A funerary structure for containing funerary objects, which comprises a base framework provided with a plurality of profiled elements which are arranged along at least two directions and can be fixed to a supporting wall. The profiled elements delimit laterally at least one containment recess for funerary objects. There is at least one slab for closing the recess, which can be fixed, by virtue of fixing elements, to the base framework on the opposite side with respect to the supporting wall. At least one anchoring plate is provided for the fixing of the funerary structure to the supporting wall.