Furring Strip Assembly for Spaced Panel Wall Forming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall forming systems require excessive concrete, leading to increased costs, limited insulation, and issues like blowouts and bowing due to high fluid pressures, resulting in poor quality finished products.
Innovation Solution
A wall forming system with panels positioned in spaced relation to form a cavity, using furring strip assemblies with retaining flanges and a retainer to hold the panels in place, reducing concrete usage while enhancing insulation and assembly ease.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pair of vertical panels are held in spaced relation by tie rail or furring strip assemblies to create a cavity, then the panels are supported and positioned, but the cavity requires more concrete which increases expense and fluid pressures
Solution Approach 1:
The furring strip assembly is segmented into multiple components: a furring strip with retaining flanges, a separate retainer component, and integration with ICF panels. This segmentation allows the retaining flanges to extend into the cavity and work with the retainer to reduce concrete requirements while maintaining panel positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The retainer component acts as an intermediary element that works in conjunction with the retaining flanges. The retainer is disposed within the furring strip assembly and contacts the panels to hold them in place, mediating between the furring strip structure and the panels to achieve stable positioning with reduced concrete.
2Reliability
If panels are held in spaced relation forming a cavity, then panel support is achieved, but insulation capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The furring strip assembly extends into the cavity space in a dimensional manner, with retaining flanges projecting into the cavity and the retainer component positioned within the assembly. This three-dimensional configuration maximizes the use of available space for insulation while maintaining structural support.
3Stability of the object's composition
If excess concrete is used to fill the cavity, then panel spacing is maintained, but fluid pressures increase causing blow outs, bowing and snaking
Solution Approach 1:
The design extracts the panel positioning function from the concrete itself. Instead of relying on concrete volume to maintain panel spacing, the furring strip assembly with retaining flanges and retainer components provides mechanical positioning, allowing concrete to be removed or reduced without compromising spacing stability.
4Reliability
If conventional furring strip assemblies are used, then panel holding is achieved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The furring strip assembly merges multiple functions into a single integrated structure: the furring strip provides spacing, the retaining flanges provide panel engagement, and the retainer component provides additional positioning support. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components and simplifies assembly while maintaining reliable panel holding.
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AI summary
A wall forming system that uses a pair of panels in combination with a furring strip assembly and retainer The pair of panels are placed in spaced relation using the combination of the furring strip assembly and the retainer wherein the furring strip assembly holds the exterior of the panels while the retainer is disposed between the panels to hold them at a predetermined distance. By holding the panels at a predetermined distance concrete is poured within the cavity formed between the panels to create a wall.