Modular Building Transport Frame for Pile-Based Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for installing modular buildings and mobile homes on-site face challenges such as costly and time-consuming concrete foundation preparation, difficulty in winter conditions, and inadequate anchoring in flood-prone areas, as well as inefficiencies in maneuvering structures onto piles.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising frame members, wheel assemblies, and telescopic cross-members for moving building modules, along with a lifting assembly and support beam system, allowing for adjustable positioning and secure placement on various foundations, including piles, to facilitate efficient and secure on-site installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If modular buildings are installed on poured concrete foundations, then the buildings are securely anchored, but the installation process becomes time-consuming and costly due to excavation, levelling, and concrete drying time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the anchoring function from the concrete foundation system and implements it through separate pile elements that can be installed independently. The piles are driven into the ground to provide secure anchoring without requiring the time-consuming concrete pouring and drying process, thus separating the anchoring function from the foundation preparation steps
Solution Approach 2:
The piles are pre-installed into the ground before the modular building modules are delivered and assembled. This preliminary action allows the anchoring structure to be ready in advance, eliminating the need to wait for concrete to dry and enabling immediate placement of building modules upon module arrival
2Reliability
If modular buildings are installed on poured concrete foundations, then the buildings are securely anchored, but the installation cannot proceed during winter months when ground freezes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the installation method from concrete pouring (which requires unfrozen ground) to pile driving (which can penetrate frozen ground). This parameter change in the anchoring technique enables installation operations to proceed regardless of ground freeze conditions, providing weather independence
3Ease of manufacture
If mobile homes are placed on concrete blocks without sufficient anchoring, then installation is simple and quick, but the homes are vulnerable to flood damage and can be moved by flood waters
Solution Approach 1:
The piles are installed in advance into the ground at the flood-prone location, creating a pre-prepared anchoring structure. This preliminary action ensures that when building modules are placed on the piles, they are immediately secured against flood forces, combining simple installation with reliable flood protection
Solution Approach 2:
The piles provide preliminary anti-action against the harmful forces of flooding by creating a secure anchoring system before flood events occur. This preemptive anchoring counteracts the potential harmful effects of flood waters attempting to move or damage the building modules
4Ease of manufacture
If traditional transport means are used to move building modules to pile locations, then transportation is straightforward, but maneuvering the structures onto piles is inconvenient and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable and telescopic components in the positioning device that allow dynamic adaptation to different building module sizes and pile configurations. This dynamic capability enables efficient maneuvering of modules onto piles, transforming the static and inconvenient traditional process into a flexible and adaptable operation
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AI summary
A device for moving a building module along the ground, the device includes: a first frame member and a second frame member, spaced apart from the first frame member. The device also includes a first wheel assembly having at least one first wheel, the first wheel assembly being operatively coupled to the first frame member, and a second wheel assembly includes at least one second wheel, the second wheel assembly being spaced apart from the first wheel assembly and operatively coupled to the second frame member. The device further includes at least one cross-member having a first end removably secured to the first frame member and a second end removably secured to the second frame member.