Modular Home Bladder Tank Support Assembly for Compact Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current modular housing manufacturers face challenges in transporting modular homes to their final destination due to the need for separate trailers and cranes, which are costly and labor-intensive, and often violate local traffic laws with oversized loads.
Innovation Solution
A system that divides modular homes into unique portions, allowing them to be transported on a single trailer bed, where robotic crawlers and rotating mechanisms enable assembly and placement without cranes, adhering to traffic regulations and reducing manual labor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If modular homes are transported as complete units, then transportation is simpler, but the homes become oversized loads violating traffic laws and require expensive cranes for installation
Solution Approach 1:
The modular home is divided into multiple sections that can be transported separately on standard-sized trailers, avoiding oversized load regulations. The sections are then assembled at the destination using a rotating mechanism, combining transportation simplicity with compliance to size restrictions.
2Length of moving object
If modular homes are divided into portions for transportation, then size restrictions are met, but assembly becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple housing portions are combined into a single assembled home using a rotating mechanism mounted on the trailer. The mechanism rotates one portion relative to another to form the final home configuration, simplifying the assembly process despite the divided transportation approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating mechanism enables self-assembly of the modular home at the destination without requiring external cranes or complex installation equipment. The system performs its own assembly function through automated or manual rotation of the housing portions into place.
3Productivity
If cranes are used for installation, then placement is faster, but labor costs and equipment costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional crane-based mechanical lifting system with a rotating mechanism that assembles the modular home through rotation rather than vertical lifting. This substitution eliminates the need for expensive cranes while maintaining installation efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating mechanism serves multiple functions: it transports the housing portions, positions them at the destination, and assembles them into the final home configuration. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate crane equipment dedicated solely to installation.
4Length of moving object
If separate trailers are used for each module, then each module fits regulations, but transportation cost and coordination increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple housing portions that would traditionally require separate trailers are merged into a single trailer configuration with a rotating mechanism. This allows all portions to be transported together on one trailer, reducing transportation coordination complexity while maintaining compliance with size restrictions.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular home includes a space inside the modular home. The modular home includes a floor assembly including a frame comprising a plurality of floor joists, at least one upper plate coupled to a top of the frame; and at least one lower plate coupled to a bottom of the frame. The modular home includes a bladder tank support assembly coupled to the floor assembly. The bladder tank support assembly includes a support platform configured to be lowered from an upper position in which the support platform is received within the opening to a lower position below the floor assembly. The modular home includes an inflatable bladder tank positioned on the support platform, the inflatable bladder tank structured to fit between the support platform and the floor of the space when the inflatable bladder tank is deflated and the support platform is in the upper position.