Korean underfloor heating block set
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional Korean underfloor heating systems using cement and petrochemical materials pose health risks and increase construction costs and time due to the toxicity of cement and the complexity of loess-based systems.
Innovation Solution
A Korean underfloor heating block set comprising lower and upper plate blocks made of loess and mineral materials, respectively, with U-shaped, curved, and linear pipe portions for easy assembly and XL-pipe insertion, reducing construction time and cost while providing a health-promoting and eco-friendly environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If cement is used in the floor plastering step, then the construction process is simple and familiar, but the toxicity of cement adversely affects the human body causing various diseases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from cement to loess, transforming the chemical composition while maintaining the functional role of floor plastering. Loess is a natural clayey material that provides the same structural function without the toxic properties of cement and caustic soda.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful effect of cement toxicity into a beneficial use of loess, which has natural health-promoting properties. Loess contains minerals that can benefit human health, thus transforming a harmful material into a beneficial one while maintaining construction simplicity.
2Temperature
If sand and gravel are applied to generate an Ondol effect, then the thermal insulation is improved, but the construction cost increases due to required workers and aggregates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the thermal insulation function with the floor structure itself by using loess blocks that contain the circulation pipes. This eliminates the need for separate sand and gravel layers, reducing construction complexity while maintaining thermal insulation through the inherent properties of loess and the integrated pipe arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite loess blocks that combine structural, insulating, and piping functions in a single material system. The loess material provides thermal insulation properties while the integrated circulation pipes enable heat distribution, creating a multi-functional composite structure.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional loess plates are used with square tile shape, then the material is eco-friendly, but the circulation pipe and tile-shaped loess plate cannot be assembled together by block assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the loess structure into modular blocks with standardized shapes and interfaces. These blocks are designed to accommodate circulation pipes in specific configurations, enabling systematic assembly while maintaining the eco-friendly loess material. The segmentation allows for pre-planned pipe integration paths.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs universal loess blocks that can accommodate different circulation pipe configurations through standardized interfaces and internal cavities. The blocks serve multiple functions: structural support, thermal insulation, and pipe housing, enabling easy assembly while maintaining eco-friendliness.
4Adaptability or versatility
If aerated concrete layer, circulation pipe arrangement, and mortar layer are constructed separately, then the loess plate can be attached, but the construction period is long and construction cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple construction steps into a single integrated process by using pre-formed loess blocks that already contain the circulation pipes. This eliminates the need for separate aerated concrete layer construction, pipe arrangement, and mortar layer application, significantly reducing construction time while maintaining the ability to integrate loess effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-integrating circulation pipes into the loess blocks during manufacturing. This allows the blocks to be ready for immediate installation without requiring on-site pipe arrangement and concrete work, thus shortening the construction period while ensuring proper integration.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a Korean underfloor heating block set, and more specifically, to a Korean underfloor heating block set which makes it possible to more easily and quickly construct a Korean underfloor heating system when constructing or repairing Korean underfloor heating system of a structure such as a building, an apartment, a general house, etc., as well as to create a more eco-friendly residential space while providing effects beneficial to a human body through loess, sericite, precious serpentine, and gelite. Through the present invention, provided is an effect that makes it possible to safely insert, without misalignment, an XL-pipe that is bent to be rounded at a corner or an edge, by forming a lower plate pipe (110) and an upper plate pipe (210) to include a U-shaped pipe portion, a curved branch type pipe portion, and a linear type pipe portion.