Interlocking Mortar-Less Building Blocks for Structural Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional building block structures require corner blocks for constructing transverse walls and lack efficient interlocking mechanisms for enhanced resistance to forces, wind, earthquakes, and termite damage, while also being costly and time-consuming to construct.
Innovation Solution
A mortar-less building block system with interlocking design featuring longitudinal and transverse recesses and protrusions, bores for alignment rods, joist hangers, truss brackets, and thermal encapsulation for enhanced structural integrity and resistance, allowing for self-aligning, dry-stacked or cement-sealed construction without corner blocks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional mortar-less block applications are used, then construction simplicity is improved, but structural resistance to forces and environmental factors deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The block is divided into multiple functional segments including interlocking protrusions and recesses, bores for reinforcement, and integrated hangers. This segmentation allows each part to serve a specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity without requiring mortar
Solution Approach 2:
The block integrates multiple materials and functions into a single composite structure, combining structural concrete with integrated metal hangers, bores for rebar, and interlocking geometries to achieve both ease of construction and structural reliability
2Stability of the object's composition
If corner blocks are required for transverse walls, then structural completeness is improved, but device complexity and construction time worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The block design is universally applicable for all wall configurations including corners, transverse walls, and longitudinal walls. The standardized block with its specific interlocking geometry can be used in any position without requiring special corner blocks or additional block types
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring different blocks for different positions (traditional approach), the invention inverts the logic by making all blocks identical and using the interlocking geometry itself to create the necessary structural variations for corners and transverse walls
3Ease of operation
If traditional interlocking mechanisms are used, then ease of assembly is improved, but resistance to wind and earthquakes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The block includes pre-formed bores for alignment rods and rebar, as well as integrated hangers and anchors positioned in advance. These preliminary features enable quick assembly while ensuring proper alignment and structural connection for wind and earthquake resistance
Solution Approach 2:
Alignment rods and rebar serve as intermediary elements that pass through the bores to connect multiple blocks together. These intermediaries provide the necessary tensile and shear strength to resist wind and earthquake forces while maintaining ease of assembly
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AI summary
A mortar-less building block system including interlocking building blocks, joist hangers, truss brackets, and insulation member disposed exterior to the block; the block having a front face and a back face, a top face and a bottom face, and a protrusion side face and a recess side face all connected to form the building block; the front face and the back face each have a pair of longitudinal recesses aligned with the longitudinal recesses of the front face and the back face, and the top face further having a transverse recess centrally located on the top face transversely intersecting the pair of longitudinal recesses, creating intersection points; the recess side face having a transverse recess aligned with the transverse recess of the top face, and the protrusion side face having a transverse protrusion designed to mate with the transverse recess of an other of the building block; the bottom face having at least one transverse protrusion for mating with the recess of a top face of an other of the building block, the transverse protrusion aligned with the recess of the recess side face, and aligned with the protrusion of the protrusion side face; the mortar-less building block having a pair of bores allowing a user to place a rod within the bore to lock multiple blocks together.