Modular Plumbing Assembly Installation for Commercial Restrooms
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of wall-hung toilets in commercial restrooms is delayed due to the need for extensive plumbing setup, which requires anchoring multiple carrier assemblies to the floor, causing significant construction delays.
Innovation Solution
A modular plumbing assembly that can be transported and installed as a complete unit, with fewer attachment points to the floor, allowing for earlier wall construction and later attachment of fixtures, utilizing base rails and carrier mounts to secure plumbing lines and fixtures efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple carrier assemblies are anchored directly to the floor, then each carrier is securely supported, but the installation process creates substantial delays during construction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple carrier assemblies into a single integrated modular plumbing assembly that is anchored to the floor as one unit rather than multiple separate units. This merging reduces the number of anchoring operations and allows the entire plumbing assembly to be installed before wall construction, significantly reducing construction delays while maintaining secure support for all carriers
2Productivity
If plumbing is installed before wall construction, then wall construction can proceed earlier, but the plumbing assembly requires multiple attachment points to the floor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the plumbing assembly into a modular design with base rails and carrier mounts that can be assembled together as a complete unit before installation. This segmentation allows the plumbing assembly to be manufactured and prepared in advance, then installed as a single integrated unit requiring fewer attachment points to the floor compared to installing each carrier separately
3Strength
If carriers are attached directly to the floor, then secure anchoring is achieved, but the process requires more attachment points and time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple carrier assemblies into a single modular plumbing assembly that is anchored to the floor as one unit. This combining maintains secure anchoring strength for all carriers while reducing the total installation time by eliminating the need to separately anchor each carrier individually
Data Source
AI summary
A modular plumbing system having one or more carriers each attached to a carrier mount that may be joined to one or more base rails. The modular plumbing system may be transported to a construction site fully assembled and ready to be installed by anchoring the plumbing system to a floor and connecting plumbing lines within the plumbing system to existing plumbing lines.