Insulation Support Layer With Dynamic Carriers for Floor Loads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insulation materials for boundary surfaces, particularly floors, often compromise between acoustic and thermal insulation, requiring thick materials that necessitate structural adaptations, leading to poorer insulation and user discomfort.
Innovation Solution
A support layer comprising a base layer with resilient primary and auxiliary carriers that adjust contact area based on load, using primary carriers for normal loads and auxiliary carriers for excessive loads, maintaining minimal contact area for improved insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the insulation material is made very thick to achieve better acoustic and thermal insulation, then the insulation performance is improved, but structural adaptations to frames and doors are required which lead to poorer insulation and user discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The support layer is segmented into multiple discrete carriers (primary and auxiliary) rather than a continuous thick material. These carriers are distributed across the base layer, providing insulation through their collective arrangement rather than requiring uniform thickness throughout the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The carriers have varying lengths with primary carriers being longer than auxiliary carriers, creating local variations in insulation depth. This allows optimal insulation at carrier locations while maintaining structural feasibility, eliminating the need for uniform thick material that would require extensive structural adaptations.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the insulation material is made very thick to reduce contact noises and improve acoustic insulation, then the acoustic insulation is improved, but the structural complexity increases and user comfort decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The support layer dynamically adapts to applied loads through the interaction between primary and auxiliary carriers. When load is applied, primary carriers compress and auxiliary carriers engage, automatically adjusting the contact area and insulation characteristics based on the magnitude of the load, thereby maintaining comfort across different usage conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes its effective insulation parameters (contact area, compression depth) in response to varying load conditions. Under light loads, primary carriers provide insulation with minimal compression; under heavy loads, auxiliary carriers engage to maintain insulation performance, effectively adapting the insulation characteristics to match the operational requirements.
3Temperature
If the insulation material is made very thick to achieve better thermal insulation, then the thermal insulation is improved, but structural adaptations are required leading to poorer insulation
Solution Approach 1:
The carriers act as intermediary elements between the boundary surface and the interior space, providing thermal insulation through their distributed arrangement. Rather than requiring a continuous thick barrier that would interfere with structural components, the carriers serve as discrete intermediary points that collectively achieve the desired thermal insulation performance.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The support layer provides enhanced acoustic and thermal insulation by dynamically adjusting contact area, reducing noise and heat transfer while maintaining structural integrity without requiring significant structural changes.
Implementation Method 1
said primary carriers are resilient and extend a first distance from at least one of the first side and the second side of the base layer
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a support layer configured to provide acoustic and/or thermal insulation, comprising: —a base layer comprising a first side configured to be placed against a boundary surface of a space, and a second side configured to face away from said boundary surface and to be directed towards a cover layer; —a set of primary carriers configured to carry the cover layer, wherein said primary carriers are resilient and extend a first distance from at least one of the first side and the second side of the base layer; and —a set of auxiliary carriers configured to additionally carry the cover layer when the primary carriers are compressed due to a load being exerted on the cover layer, wherein said auxiliary carriers extend a second distance, that is smaller than the first distance, from the same at least one of the first side and the second side of the base layer.