Honeycomb Furniture Board With Integrated Utility Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing panel-shaped components for supply purposes lack the ability to integrate lines and channels, requiring external attachments for supply lines, which limits their functionality and stability.
Innovation Solution
A panel-shaped component with a core layer of honeycomb material and frame elements that serve as both reinforcing structures and channel-forming elements, allowing for the integration of lines and connections within the panel, enhancing stability and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a frame element is provided to reinforce the core layer, then the stability of the building board is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional structural components
Solution Approach 1:
The frame element is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it reinforces the core layer to improve stability while also forming an integrated channel for supplying lines (water, electricity, air). This eliminates the need for separate external channel attachments, thereby reducing overall device complexity despite adding structural reinforcement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If external channels are attached to the outside of the building board for line integration, then the functionality is improved, but the device complexity and structural integrity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The channel for supplying lines is merged directly into the frame element itself, which is already an integral part of the building board structure. This integration eliminates the need for separate external channel attachments, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining full line integration functionality for water, electricity, and air supply.
3Stability of the object's composition
If solid wood frame elements are used for reinforcement, then the stability is improved, but the manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame element material is changed from solid wood to extrudable plastic, which allows for more economical manufacturing through extrusion processes. This material substitution maintains the structural stability and channel-forming functionality while significantly reducing manufacturing complexity and cost.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the frame element forms a channel for line integration, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By using extrudable plastic material, the channel formation process benefits from the inherent precision of extrusion molding. The plastic can be shaped into the required channel geometry during extrusion, achieving the necessary manufacturing precision more easily than with solid wood, which would require complex carving or routing operations.
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a building board, especially a furniture board, which comprises a core layer (4) that is at least partially produced from a honey-comb material and that comprises an upper cover plate (6), a lower cover plate (8) and at least one frame element (10) reinforcing the core layer (4). The aim of the invention is to provide a building board into which conduits can be integrated. For this purpose, at least one frame element (10) comprises a hollow chamber profile and defines in its interior a channel (12).