Insulation Label Handle Design for Manual Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insulation elements for buildings are cumbersome and difficult to handle manually, especially when multiple elements need to be grasped simultaneously, which complicates handling and installation processes on construction or renovation sites.
Innovation Solution
A label with a built-in handle is designed for insulation elements, featuring longitudinal and transverse incisions that allow a portion of the support film to remain under the adhesive layer, creating a reinforced handle that does not adhere to the insulation element, facilitating easy grasping and handling without additional cost or complexity in production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If insulation elements are made lightweight for manual grasping, then ease of operation is improved, but handling efficiency deteriorates when multiple elements need to be grasped simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple insulation elements together using common packaging material that acts as a unified handling structure. This allows workers to grasp multiple elements simultaneously as a single unit, improving productivity while maintaining ease of operation through the integrated packaging design.
2Ease of operation
If a handle is added to the label to improve grasping, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the handle function with the existing label structure by forming the handle from the label's support film itself. This integration approach provides grasping capability without adding separate handle components, thereby improving ease of operation while minimizing increases in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The label's support film serves dual purposes: it provides structural support for the label and simultaneously forms the handle for grasping. This self-service approach allows the label structure to provide its own handling function without requiring additional components or complex assembly.
3Reliability
If lacquer is applied to kill the adhesive layer under the handle portion, then grasping reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the handle portion from the adhesive layer by creating a specific configuration where the support film forms a handle that does not require adhesive coverage. This is achieved through precise cutting patterns that separate the handle area from the adhesive application zones, eliminating the need for lacquer while maintaining grasping reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies adhesive material only in specific zones that do not interfere with the handle portion. By creating localized adhesive application areas and designing the handle from non-adhesive support film sections, the solution achieves reliable grasping without requiring lacquer to mask adhesive in the handle area, thereby simplifying manufacturing.
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AI summary
An insulation element includes a roll, or a panel, of insulating material, such as glass wool or rock wool, the insulation element further including at least one label including, on the one hand, an outer film having a top printed face and, on the other hand, a layer of adhesive material situated under the outer film, the label being applied against a surface of the insulation element and adhering to this surface by the layer of adhesive material, the label having a handle to manually grasp the insulation element, wherein the label includes at least two longitudinal incisions which both pass through the outer film and the layer of adhesive material over all of their respective thicknesses and a portion of support film which is situated on the one hand at least partly between the two longitudinal incisions and on the other hand under the layer of adhesive material.