Modular Building Panels With Indexing Pin Assembly System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional building construction is time-consuming and cumbersome, requiring extensive planning, multiple materials, and many workers due to the need for precise measurement and assembly of various components in building structures.
Innovation Solution
Prefabricated modular structural insulated panels with an indexing system that allows for easy assembly into various configurations, using boreholes and indexing pins for mechanical and chemical fastening, enabling the construction of diverse building geometries with minimal tools and labor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional building construction methods are used, then structural strength and insulation properties are achieved, but the construction process becomes time-consuming and requires many workers
Solution Approach 1:
The building structure is divided into discrete modular panels that are pre-assembled off-site. Each panel contains complete wall assemblies with framing, insulation, and sheathing already integrated, allowing rapid on-site installation without requiring sequential assembly of individual components
Solution Approach 2:
Wall panels are pre-assembled and pre-insulated in a controlled manufacturing environment before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary preparation of insulation and structural components eliminates time-consuming on-site installation steps and ensures consistent quality
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional building construction is used, then necessary structural components are assembled, but the process requires extensive measurement and cutting of materials
Solution Approach 1:
Standardized panel dimensions and connection systems serve multiple functions: structural support, insulation installation, and weatherproofing. The universal panel design eliminates the need for custom measurement and cutting of individual components for each building project
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple building components (framing, insulation, sheathing, weather barriers) are merged into single integrated wall panels. This consolidation reduces the number of separate materials and tools needed on-site while simplifying the assembly process to basic panel placement and connection
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AI summary
A set of structurally insulated panels and method of building construction, the set of panels having an indexing system that allows for any one panel to be easily attached to any other panel via indexing pins placed in pre-arranged openings. The indexing system enables essentially any number of panels to be assembled in essentially any reasonable manner to construct a building structure.