Masonry Elements With Integrated Protective Tubes for Wire Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing masonry solutions require significant additional work for cable installation, including cutting channels in walls, which is time-consuming and often necessitates post-installation repairs or modifications, limiting the flexibility and aesthetics of the finished wall surface.
Innovation Solution
A masonry element with integrated vertical and horizontal channels and junction boxes, allowing cables and wires to be routed in any direction and height, eliminating the need for post-installation repairs and providing a prefabricated protective tube system for electrical wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional masonry methods are used without integrated cable channels, then the wall structure is simple and construction is straightforward, but significant additional work is required to cut channels in walls for cable installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming cable channels and positioning elements directly into the masonry blocks during manufacturing. This allows cable routing paths to be prepared in advance, eliminating the need for post-construction cutting and chiseling of channels, thereby significantly easing cable installation while the blocks are laid.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single masonry block: structural support, cable channel formation, and cable positioning. The positioning elements (protrusions) and grooves are integrated directly into the block structure, combining the functions of structural assembly and electrical conduit installation into one unified component.
2Productivity
If channels are cut in walls after construction, then the basic wall structure is maintained, but the wall surface requires repair and the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming cable channels and positioning elements directly into the masonry blocks during manufacturing. This allows cable routing paths to be prepared in advance, eliminating the need for post-construction cutting and chiseling of channels, thereby significantly easing cable installation while the blocks are laid.
3Manufacturing precision
If positioning elements and grooves are integrated into the masonry block, then cable positioning is precise and channels align automatically, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single masonry block: structural support, cable channel formation, and cable positioning. The positioning elements (protrusions) and grooves are integrated directly into the block structure, combining the functions of structural assembly and electrical conduit installation into one unified component.
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AI summary
Masonry element with in-wall wire nests having a prismatic body with positioning element(s) formed on its upper panel and a groove or grooves on its lower panel. The nests of the masonry element (1) are channels (10) with the same cross-section, formed perpendicular to each other, in which protective tubes (11) having the same cross-section are fixed. The cross-section of the vertical channels (13) formed at the corners of the masonry element (1) and the cross-section of the horizontal channels (12) formed along the longitudinal edge (7) is chosen to be the half of the cross-section of the protective tubes of the same cross-section. That is, the same cross-section is achieved by assembling the sides of the end panel (8), the upper panel and the lower panel of two adjacent masonry element (1). The horizontal channels (12) and the vertical channels (13) intersect each other forming a common internal space within the masonry element (1).