Layered Building Component with Integrated Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building finishing solutions lack versatility and ease of integration with existing structures for adding decorative elements, particularly in modifying existing finishes to accommodate unique applications like bathtubs and laptop covers, while also requiring complex assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A building component with a layered design comprising a bottom layer (2-18 mm thick), an intermediate light-forwarding layer (3-18 mm thick), and a top layer (1-18 mm thick), incorporating LED diodes, optical fibers, or halogen lamps, made from materials like wood, ceramics, or glass, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and adjustable sizes to fit various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex assembly processes are used for building finishing solutions, then the structural integrity and durability are improved, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The building component is divided into multiple independent layers (bottom layer, intermediate layer, top layer) that can be assembled and disassembled separately. Each layer serves a specific function and can be attached using simple mechanical connections rather than complex assembly processes, thereby maintaining structural integrity while improving ease of assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate layer is positioned between the bottom and top layers, creating a nested three-layer structure. This nested design allows for straightforward stacking and assembly of layers without requiring complex interlocking mechanisms, thus preserving reliability while enhancing ease of assembly and disassembly.
2Productivity
If standardized building components are used, then the manufacturing efficiency is improved, but the adaptability to diverse applications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The building component is designed with universal characteristics through its modular three-layer structure, which can be configured for various applications including bathtubs, laptop covers, and other decorative elements. The standardized layers can be adapted to different shapes and functions without requiring custom manufacturing, thus maintaining manufacturing efficiency while achieving versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The component allows for dynamic adaptation to different applications by adjusting the configuration and dimensions of the standardized layers. The modular design enables the same basic structure to be customized for diverse uses through simple modifications rather than complete redesign, preserving productivity while enhancing adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing structures are modified to add decorative elements, then the design versatility is improved, but the complexity of integration deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative element is designed as a separate, segmented three-layer component that can be independently manufactured and then integrated into existing structures. This segmentation simplifies the integration process by avoiding the need to modify existing structures, thus reducing integration complexity while maintaining design versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The building component is pre-assembled as a complete three-layer unit with all necessary layers and connections prepared in advance. This preliminary assembly eliminates the need for complex on-site integration work, reducing the complexity of integrating decorative elements into existing structures while preserving design flexibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution simplifies the addition of decorative elements to existing constructions, offering ease of assembly and disassembly, adaptability to diverse applications, and enhances interior design with adjustable sizes and versatile material options, suitable for both new and existing structures.
Implementation Method 1
The building component incorporates a top layer (1), made out of wood, and the layer, where the key elements 2 of the design are located. This layer shall be a light transmitting layer (3)... The light sources used 4 may be LED diodes, as well as LED diode sets
Implementation Method 2
The light sources are LED diodes and/or LED diode sets, and/or optical fibers, and/or halogen lamps
Implementation Method 3
The light sources are LED diodes and/or LED diode sets, and/or optical fibers, and/or halogen lamps
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AI summary
The presented invention facilitates creation of floors and other utilitarian spaces incorporating supplementary, illuminated decorations. It may be utilized in house and public facilities building-oriented branches of construction industry, and in the furniture joinery industry. It can also be incorporated into already finished spaces.The building component is characteristic due to the fact that it is based on utilization of the bottom layer (7), the satisfactory thickness of which shall oscillate around 2÷18 mm, intermediate light forwarding layer (3), the thickness of which shall range from 3 to 18 mm (the additional elements of the design, such as indents, and/or engraves, and/or channels, in which light elements (4) are situated, and/or light mat (8), and top layer (1), the thickness of which shall oscillate around 1÷18 mm, and in which the elements of the design, such as decorative indents, shall be also incorporated (2). The aforementioned elements shall be filled with a special material, such as resin, and/or glass, and/or adhesive substances, and/or transparent substances. The utilized light sources (4) are LED diodes and/or LED diode sets, and/or optical fibers, and/or halogen lamps, and/or cold cathodes, and/or light mat. The aforementioned light sources (4) are located in a circular manner, and/or separate fashion, and/or between the bottom layer (7) and the top layer (1). The building component may incorporate a heating mat (6) situated below the light mat, as well as an additional layer (9), preferably of the thickness of 1÷12 mm and supplementary elements of the design (10), preferably of the thickness of 1÷12 mm.