Device for drying constructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building drying methods, such as air drying devices, are inefficient in drying walls, especially in areas like the corner between the floor and wall, where moisture concentration is high, leading to increased mold formation risks.
Innovation Solution
A device with a floor heating surface and a wall heating surface arranged at an angle, emitting infrared radiation, and delimited by brushes to create subclimatic zones, allowing for targeted and controlled heat input and air flow to enhance drying efficiency in corners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If air drying devices are used to circulate air in the room, then air moisture is removed, but the walls dry inefficiently and mold formation risk increases in corner areas
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the drying function by separating air drying from wall drying operations. The infrared heating elements are divided into floor-mounted and wall-mounted components that directly heat and dry wall surfaces, while air drying continues separately. This segmentation allows simultaneous targeted wall drying and air circulation without relying solely on air-based moisture removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical air circulation system with an infrared thermal radiation system for wall drying. Instead of relying on air flow to remove moisture from walls, infrared heating elements directly radiate thermal energy to evaporate moisture from wall surfaces, particularly in corner areas where mold risk is highest.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If infrared panels are placed near the wall without regulation, then some wall drying occurs, but critical corner areas remain undried due to insufficient thermal radiation
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies local quality by positioning infrared heating elements in specific locations (floor-mounted near corners and wall-mounted) to target areas with highest mold risk. The floor-mounted elements specifically address corner areas where wall and floor meet, providing localized thermal radiation where moisture accumulation and mold formation are most problematic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to infrared heating by introducing floor-mounted heating elements in addition to wall-mounted panels. This creates a three-dimensional infrared radiation field that envelops corner areas from multiple directions (floor level and wall level), ensuring complete coverage of critical zones that single-dimension panels cannot reach.
3Productivity
If multiple heating surfaces are used to dry corners, then drying effectiveness improves, but device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device merges multiple drying functions into a single integrated system. The floor-mounted infrared heating elements and wall-mounted panels work together as a coordinated unit, with both components contributing to corner drying simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need for separate air drying devices and multiple independent heating panels, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high drying effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The infrared heating elements provide self-service by directly heating and drying wall and floor surfaces without requiring external air circulation or additional mechanical systems. The thermal radiation from the heating elements automatically evaporates moisture from surfaces, and the evaporated moisture is naturally removed through existing ventilation or evaporation processes, eliminating the need for energy-intensive forced air systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables faster and more efficient drying of critical areas with lower energy consumption, preventing mold formation and ensuring effective moisture removal from walls and floors.
Implementation Method 1
a floor heating surface for emitting infrared radiation onto a floor of the structure
Implementation Method 2
a wall heating surface for emitting infrared radiation onto a wall of the structure adjoining the floor
Implementation Method 3
The device is designed to generate a targeted convection of air heated by the floor heating surface from the first subclimate zone into the second subclimate zone
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (100, 200) for drying constructions, having a base heating surface (101) for emitting infrared radiation onto the base (201) of a construction and a wall heating surface (102) for emitting infrared radiation onto a construction wall (202) which adjoins the base (201), wherein the base heating surface (101) is arranged in the device (100) at an angle relative to the wall heating surface (102), and the base heating surface (101) adjoins the wall heating surface (102) directly or substantially directly. The device (100, 200) is designed to generate a controlled flow of air heated by the base heating surface (101) along the base heating surface (101) to the wall heating surface (102). The base heating surface (101) laterally has one or more spacers (107) in order to produce a spacing between the base heating surface (101, 204) and the base (201), whereby the base heating surface (101, 204) and the spacers thereof define a first temperature-controlled sub-zone (209, 210), and the wall heating surface (102) laterally has one or more spacers (106) in order to produce a spacing between the wall heating surface (102, 205) and the wall (202), whereby the wall heating surface (102, 205) and the spacers thereof define a second temperature-controlled sub-zone (209, 210).