Installation for fitting out the inside of a cellar

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Solution Overview

Problem

Cellars in urban areas with high population density are often unusable for storage due to humidity and salubrity issues, requiring costly rehabilitation to make them safe for storing fragile materials.

Innovation Solution

An interior installation system using oriented strand board (OSB) panels and adjustable feet, profiled rails, and suspension hooks to create a sealed environment that isolates contents from the damp room, allowing for efficient storage and adaptation to different spaces with reduced humidity levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional rehabilitation methods are used to make cellars suitable for storage, then the salubrity and humidity conditions are improved, but the costs and complexity of the work increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesalubrity conditionsVSAvoidrehabilitation work complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the cellar space into two distinct zones: an outer zone containing the original damp structure and an inner zone forming a protected storage environment. This segmentation allows the storage space to be isolated from humidity sources without requiring comprehensive rehabilitation of the entire cellar structure, thereby reducing work complexity while maintaining salubrity conditions in the storage area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts the storage function from the damp cellar environment by creating a separate inner installation that houses stored objects. This inner installation is positioned away from the base of the feet and rails, effectively removing the stored items from direct contact with harmful humidity sources while avoiding the need to rehabilitate the entire cellar space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional rehabilitation methods are used to make cellars suitable for storage, then the humidity conditions are improved, but the costs and time required for work increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehumidity levelVSAvoidrehabilitation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the cellar into an outer damp zone and an inner protected zone, the invention creates effective humidity isolation without requiring time-consuming rehabilitation of the entire space. The inner installation can be assembled relatively quickly using modular components, significantly reducing the time investment compared to traditional comprehensive rehabilitation methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention employs pre-fabricated components for the inner installation, including pre-assembled racks, shelves, and structural elements. These components are manufactured off-site and can be rapidly installed in the cellar, reducing on-site construction time while still achieving effective humidity protection for stored items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Volume of moving object

If the floor is positioned close to the base of the feet and rails, then the storage space is maximized, but the humidity protection and isolation from harmful factors are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage space volumeVSAvoidhumidity exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies local quality by creating a zone of enhanced protection around the stored objects through the inner installation. The floor of the inner installation is positioned at a specific distance from the base of the feet and rails, creating a local buffer zone that provides humidity protection. This localized approach to spacing ensures adequate protection while maximizing the overall storage volume within the constraints of the cellar space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3239433B1Installation for fitting out the inside of a cellar
Publication Date: 2020.09.16 SINNESAL DANIEL
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AI summary

Interior fittings installation for an enclosure, in particular a cellar, which comprises: - a floor (101) including at least one plate (103) made from oriented wooden slats with a length greater than 20 millimeters, resting on a plurality of feet (105) of adjustable height, the floor (101) being remote from the base of the feet (105), - rails (3) received on the floor (101) and extending along at least part of the perimeter of the floor (101), - a plurality of side walls (107) each being formed of at least one plate based on oriented slats of wood of lengths greater than 20 millimeters, and being housed in at least one rail (3) , the side walls (107) supporting at least one profiled rail (5) comprising a suspension hook (61), - a console (200) comprising a plate (201) and two side uprights (203) fixed to the plate (201) , as well as at least one suspension hook arranged to cooperate with the suspension hook of the smooth (5) d e way to retain the console (200).