Insulating Wall Crimped Hoisting Slings
Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing process for insulating walls with permanent formwork is inefficient due to the need to transport and store heavy structural reinforcements and connection means at remote stations, complicating the installation of insulating panels and increasing the difficulty of handling these components.
Innovation Solution
The process involves embedding connection means with slings in separate skins of the insulating wall, allowing for secure fastening and facilitating the connection to a handling machine, which can be done within the traditional production line or after removal, eliminating the need for remote installation and storage of structural reinforcements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If structural reinforcement and connection means are made and stored near the production line or fed via traditional conveying means, then the installation station can be located remote from the production line, but this constitutes a tedious task due to the weight and dimensions of the structural reinforcement and increases handling complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the structural reinforcement with the formwork elements (skins) by integrating connection means directly into the formwork structure. The connection means are embedded in the concrete skins during casting, eliminating the need for separate handling and installation of structural reinforcements at remote stations. This integration resolves the contradiction by making the structure itself part of the formwork, thereby easing operation while reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection means are prepared and positioned in advance during the concrete casting process. The slings and fastening means are installed in the formwork before concrete is poured, so that when the wall is completed, the connection means are already in place and ready for use. This preliminary action eliminates the need for subsequent handling and installation operations at remote stations.
2Reliability
If connection means are embedded in separate skins and fastened together with crimped slings, then secure connection between skins is achieved, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connection means utilize the concrete skins themselves as part of the fastening mechanism. The slings are embedded in the concrete and the concrete structure provides the anchoring function, eliminating the need for separate anchoring components. This self-service approach maintains reliable connection strength while simplifying the manufacturing process by reducing the number of distinct components that must be manufactured and assembled.
3Productivity
If the manufacturing process uses traditional production line for conventional walls, then existing infrastructure can be utilized, but the process cannot accommodate insulating panels and requires additional remote installation steps
Solution Approach 1:
The formwork system is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as the mold for casting concrete skins, provides structural support during casting, and incorporates the connection means for assembling insulating walls. The skins themselves become both the formwork and the structural component of the final wall, eliminating the need for separate formwork removal and additional installation steps.
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 method simplifies the manufacturing of insulating walls by allowing for direct production within the traditional production line, reducing the complexity and effort required for handling and installation, and improving the efficiency of the process.
Implementation Method 1
at least one fastening means for fixedly fastening the second end portion of the first sling and the second end portion of the second sling
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AI summary
The invention relates to an insulating wall with lost formwork (1) comprising a first skin (4), a second skin (5), a first structural reinforcement, a second structural reinforcement, an insulating panel (10), a means of connecting (11, 11'; 12, 12') the wall (1) to a handling device, such a means of connecting (11, 11'; 12, 12') comprising a first internal part embedded inside the first skin (4), a second internal part embedded inside the second skin (5) and an external part (112; 122), interposed between the two internal parts.This insulating wall (1) is characterized in that the connecting means (11, 11'; 12, 12') comprise a first sling (15) and a second sling (16), and in that the first internal part of such a connecting means (11, 11'; 12, 12') is constituted by a first end portion of the first sling (15), the second internal part of such a connecting means (11, 11'; 12, 12') is constituted by a first end portion of the second sling (16), the external part (112; 122) of such a connecting means (11, 11'; 12, 12') comprises a second end portion (151) of the first sling (15), a second end portion (161) of the second sling (16), and at least one fastening means (17) to securely join the second end portion (151) of the first sling (15) and the second end portion (161) of the second sling (16).The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an insulating wall (1).