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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular floor tiles lack efficient cushioning and impact distribution across their upper surface, require the use of rubber foam rolls as sub-bases for assembly, and have limitations in assembly speed, maintenance, and humidity management.
Innovation Solution
A modular floor tile design featuring a detachable base with upright holes and protrusions/concavities, eliminating the need for rubber foam rolls, providing air box cushioning, rapid assembly, efficient drainage, and self-levelling capabilities, while acting as an anti-humidity/vapor barrier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If rubber foam rolls are used as sub-base between modules, then cushioning is provided, but assembly speed decreases and joint ruptures occur
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable base is divided into multiple independent modules, each with its own cushioning elements. This segmentation eliminates the need for continuous rubber foam rolls, allowing faster assembly without compromising cushioning performance across the entire flooring surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the rubber foam roll component from the system, replacing it with integrated detachable bases that provide cushioning functionality. This removal of the problematic rubber foam rolls prevents joint ruptures while maintaining assembly speed.
2Strength
If rubber foam rolls are used as sub-base, then cushioning is achieved, but future joint ruptures occur
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the rubber foam roll component that causes joint ruptures, replacing it with detachable bases that maintain cushioning functionality without the reliability issues of foam roll joints.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable bases are designed as replaceable components that can be easily swapped out if damaged, eliminating the long-term reliability problems associated with permanent rubber foam installations.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional modular floor tiles are used, then assembly is possible, but maintenance and replacement are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The flooring system is segmented into modular detachable bases that can be independently accessed and replaced. This segmentation enables easy maintenance and replacement of individual components without affecting the entire flooring installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable bases incorporate movable and adjustable elements that facilitate easy assembly, disassembly, and replacement, making maintenance operations simple while preserving the structural integrity of the overall flooring system.
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
Enables faster assembly and maintenance, uniform impact cushioning, and improved drainage, reducing material usage and preventing joint ruptures, while maintaining the structural integrity and ease of replacement.
Implementation Method 1
cushioning with air box effect thanks to the undulating shape of the rubber base which is in contact with the existing base
Implementation Method 2
rapid water drainage
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AI summary
The present invention refers to a modular floor tile consisting of a set of modules encased sequentially into each other, wherein each module of the modular floor tile (1) comprises 2 components, specifically 1 section of the interior or exterior modular floor tile (2) and 1 detachable base (3), and this detachable base (3) is encased into and fixed on the bottom part of the section of the interior or exterior modular floor tile (2). The detachable base (3) of each module of the modular floor tile (1) comprises at least 1 upright fastening spigot (4) which is fixed on the top face of the detachable base (3), the upright fastening spigot (4) serving for encasement into and fastening onto the section of the interior or exterior modular floor tile (2). The detachable base (3) of each module of the modular floor tile (1) comprises upright holes (5) distributed across the length of the detachable base (3) .