Modular Composite Panels for Custom Water Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for water containment structures like swimming pools and fountains are limited by standardized prefabricated panels made of polymeric materials, which complicate installation, lack aesthetic customization, and are costly, failing to provide perfect integration with the environment.
Innovation Solution
Modular panels made of composite materials that can be shaped and sized according to design requirements, featuring water-repellent properties and anchoring means for secure assembly, allowing for customizable shapes, colors, and finishes without additional waterproofing, and enabling easy installation with reduced costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional ceramic tiles are used to line the walls, then aesthetic integration and tactile feeling are improved, but installation complexity and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the water containment structure into modular panels that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each panel is pre-formed with integrated waterproofing and aesthetic finishes, allowing complex shapes to be achieved through simple assembly of standardized modules rather than complex on-site construction
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite materials that combine structural integrity with integrated waterproofing and aesthetic properties in a single panel. This eliminates the need for separate layers of tiles, adhesives, and waterproofing membranes, achieving aesthetic integration without proportional increase in installation complexity
2Ease of operation
If prefabricated panels with polymeric sheath are used, then installation is simplified, but aesthetic customization and tactile quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The panels utilize composite materials that provide both the structural framework and the aesthetic surface finish in a single integrated component. This allows for varied colors, textures, and finishes to be incorporated during manufacturing without adding assembly steps, maintaining installation simplicity while enabling aesthetic customization
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for parameter changes in panel dimensions, colors, and surface finishes through manufacturing variations rather than on-site modifications. This enables aesthetic customization to be achieved during production with simple assembly procedures remaining unchanged
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized prefabricated panels are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different shapes and sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the structure into modular panels with standardized connection interfaces, the system achieves manufacturing simplicity through repeated production of identical components while enabling shape customization through different arrangements and configurations of these modules
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed with universal connection mechanisms that allow the same standardized component to be used in various configurations and orientations. This multi-functionality enables a single panel design to adapt to different pool shapes, sizes, and architectural requirements without requiring custom manufacturing
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 provides a versatile, aesthetically customizable, and cost-effective water containment system that simplifies installation and ensures watertight integrity, meeting design and safety requirements while reducing labor and material costs.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of said panels is made at least partly of composite material which is substantially water-repellent
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AI summary
A set of modular panels for providing water containment tanks and adjacent structures. The set comprises at least one panel, which is made at least partly of composite material which is substantially water-repellent and has any shape and size depending on design requirements, the perimetric walls of each panel being provided with watertight anchoring to the contiguous panels.