Hypocaust forming mold and method of manufacturing hypocaust body using same

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional hypocaust construction is complex, costly, and inefficient, requiring skilled labor and generating harmful substances, while traditional heating systems using hot water circulation pipes reduce thermal efficiency and increase fuel expenses.

Innovation Solution

A hypocaust forming mold that simplifies the construction process by molding a hypocaust body using concrete and allowing easy installation of hypocaust stones, followed by finishing with red clay, improving constructability and thermal efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If conventional hypocaust construction methods are used, then thermal efficiency is maintained, but construction complexity and cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvethermal efficiencyVSAvoidconstruction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The hypocaust body is divided into multiple standardized modules that can be pre-manufactured and then assembled on-site. Each module contains integrated heating passages and support structures, allowing complex thermal functionality to be achieved through simple assembly of standardized components rather than complex monolithic construction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The heating passages and structural elements are pre-formed within the mold before concrete casting. The mold includes pre-installed positioning structures and passage forms that automatically create the required thermal pathways during a single casting operation, eliminating the need for complex post-construction assembly work

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If multiple concrete hypocaust stones are connected, then a complete hypocaust structure is formed, but additional connection work and construction time are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural completenessVSAvoidconstruction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple hypocaust modules are merged into a single integrated concrete structure through continuous casting. The mold design allows adjacent modules to be formed as one unified piece, eliminating the need for separate connection operations while maintaining structural integrity and thermal continuity across the entire hypocaust system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mold includes pre-formed connection interfaces and positioning features that ensure modules align and connect automatically during casting. This preliminary preparation of connection geometry eliminates the need for post-casting alignment and bonding work

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of manufacture

If hot water circulation pipes are used for heating, then construction is simpler, but thermal efficiency and thermal conductivity decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveconstructabilityVSAvoidthermal efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The hypocaust body uses a composite structure combining concrete with high thermal conductivity additives or layered materials. This composite construction maintains the ease of concrete casting while significantly improving thermal conductivity to match or exceed traditional stone hypocaust performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

4Ease of manufacture

If conventional concrete flooring is used, then construction is simple, but harmful substances are generated

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveconstructabilityVSAvoidharmful substance emission
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The concrete mixture parameters are modified by adding eco-friendly admixtures, industrial byproducts like fly ash or slag, and chemical additives that reduce cement content and eliminate harmful emissions. These parameter changes maintain workability and strength while making the material environmentally safe

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3372365B1Hypocaust forming mold and method of manufacturing hypocaust body using same
Publication Date: 2022.05.04 KANG CHUN HONG
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a hypocaust forming mold and a method of manufacturing a hypocaust body using the same. The hypocaust forming mold includes: a body having a front side wall, a rear side wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall; a connection surface extended from the bottoms of the side walls of the body, and an inner side wall part positioned to face the side walls by being vertically connected from the connection surface; a receiving part positioned between the side walls of the body and the inner side wall part, and in which placed concrete is received; a forming body disposed on an upper part of the inner side wall part; and a furnace insertion space disposed on the front side wall of the body, and a furnace inserted into the furnace insertion space.