Modular Building Components with Rod-Based Dimensions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern building designs are not optimally compatible with sustainable community models due to wasted space within and around buildings, and current building techniques are inefficient and prone to weather-related delays, lacking precision and efficiency in space utilization.
Innovation Solution
Modular building components with rod-based dimensions, comprising prismatic box structures that can be manufactured off-site and quickly assembled on-site, utilizing automatic lifting devices to optimize space and facilitate efficient construction and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If standardized building materials measured in feet are used to fill an entire acre lot, then space utilization improves, but awkward trimming occurs due to measurement incompatibility between acres and feet
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the measurement parameter from feet to rods for building component dimensions. Since one acre equals 160 square rods and a rod equals 16.5 feet, building components with rod-based dimensions (e.g., 10 feet by 33 feet = 2 rods by 1 rod) can precisely fill acre lots without awkward trimming, resolving the measurement incompatibility issue.
2Manufacturing precision
If building components are manufactured off-site in a controlled environment, then construction precision and quality improve, but transportation and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the building into modular prismatic box structures that can be independently manufactured off-site with high precision in controlled environments. Each module is segmented into standardized components that can be transported efficiently and assembled systematically, managing the complexity through standardization and modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Building components are pre-manufactured off-site with all necessary preparations completed before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action includes precise fabrication, quality control, and staging of components, which simplifies on-site assembly despite the increased logistics complexity.
3Productivity
If modular building segments are manufactured off-site and transported to the building site, then construction time is reduced, but transportation costs and logistical requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The building is segmented into modular prismatic boxes that can be manufactured separately and transported efficiently. This segmentation allows for optimized transportation planning and reduces the overall time required for on-site assembly, as multiple modules can be prepared and delivered in parallel rather than constructing the entire building sequentially on-site.
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AI summary
The invention is a modular building component with rod-based dimensions. The modular building component comprises a prismatic box structure. A number of the prismatic box structures are placed side by side horizontally to create a ceiling and a floor with rod-based dimensions. The ceiling and the floor function as components of a building with rod-based dimensions. The building may also have walls that are also prismatic box structures with rod-based dimensions. Two or more of the buildings can be placed side by side to fill equal portions of an entire width of a perfect-acre lot. The buildings that fill an entire perfect-acre lot lead to a sustainable community design, given that no space is wasted. The rod-based building components are properly dimensioned for quickly assembling these optimally sustainable buildings.