Interlocking Device for Modular Formwork Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional modular building formwork assemblies often experience misalignment and uneven mold surfaces due to the use of fasteners, which can lead to inaccuracies in the formwork assembly.
Innovation Solution
An interlocking device comprising a housing unit, rotation transferring unit, transmitting unit, and locking member with a threaded portion that aligns and locks modular building formworks via aligning and locking holes, ensuring precise alignment and even mold surfaces, and facilitating easy locking and unlocking operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If fasteners are used to secure the connecting hornbeam block to the formwork walls, then the formwork walls can be connected, but misalignment of the formwork walls occurs and the mold surfaces become uneven
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting hornbeam block is divided into multiple segments that can independently adjust their positions. Each segment contains adjustment holes at different locations, allowing the formwork walls to be connected at precise alignment points while maintaining strong connections through distributed fastening points.
Solution Approach 2:
The position parameters of the connection points are made variable through the segmented design with multiple adjustment holes. By selecting different hole combinations, the alignment precision can be optimized without compromising connection strength, as the fasteners can be positioned at optimal locations for both strength and alignment.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional fastening methods are used, then the formwork assembly can be constructed, but the assembly process requires complex fastening operations and time-consuming adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment holes are pre-positioned at optimal locations during manufacturing, eliminating the need for现场 measurements and adjustments. The segmented connecting block comes ready-configured with hole patterns that facilitate quick alignment and fastening, significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining ease of construction.
3Strength
If multiple fasteners are used to secure the connecting hornbeam block, then the connection strength is sufficient, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented connecting hornbeam block serves multiple functions: it provides structural connection, enables precise alignment through selectable hole positions, and allows for easy assembly/disassembly. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate alignment devices and complex fastening mechanisms, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining connection strength.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The interlocking device ensures precise alignment and evenness of mold surfaces in modular building formworks, improving the accuracy and efficiency of the assembly process while making it easier to lock and unlock the formworks.
Implementation Method 1
a threaded portion which extends from the positioning portion along the second axis and away from the head portion. The locking member is insertable into the aligning hole of one of the frames to have the head portion abutting against the one frame, and the threaded portion is matingly engageable in the locking hole of the other one of the frames
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AI summary
An interlocking device is adapted to lock two modular building formworks. Each formwork includes a wall plate and a frame. Each frame has aligning and locking holes. The interlocking device includes a housing unit secured to the frame, a rotation transferring unit having intersecting input and output shafts, a transmitting unit movably coupled with the output shaft, and a locking member having a head portion, a positioning portion and a threaded portion. The locking member is insertable into the aligning hole of one frame to have the head portion abutting against the frame, and the threaded portion is matingly engageable in the locking hole of the other frame so as to lock the two formworks.