Modular Room Structure with Grid Chassis and Spine Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular home systems are not easily disassembled, customizable, or transportable, limiting their size and weight due to transportation constraints, and lack integrated utility components.
Innovation Solution
A modular room structure with a rectangular floor space, skeletal framing, and a spine or support portion that allows for easy assembly and disassembly, using a grid-shaped hollow chassis system and lightweight materials, enabling open-sided designs and integration of utility and living modules, which can be connected and transported efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If modular home systems use traditional construction methods, then assembly speed is improved, but disassembly difficulty increases and weight becomes excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The home system is divided into modular components (walls, floors, utilities) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each module uses standardized connection points and interface elements that enable rapid assembly while maintaining ease of disassembly through reversible connection mechanisms.
2Manufacturing precision
If modular home systems are designed for one-time construction, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Utility components are designed with universal interfaces and standardized mounting systems that allow the same utility module to be installed in different locations and configurations. The system supports multiple connection patterns and adapter interfaces, enabling the same precision-manufactured components to adapt to various site requirements and future modifications.
3Loss of time
If modular homes are transported in assembled state, then assembly time is reduced, but transportation weight limitations are exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The home system is segmented into modular units that can be transported in a semi-assembled state on standard carriers. Each module is designed to be lightweight yet structurally sufficient when connected to others, allowing rapid on-site assembly without requiring excessive transportation weight or specialized heavy-duty transport equipment.
4Strength
If modular homes use heavy support construction, then structural strength is improved, but weight increases and open-sided designs are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The structure uses thin-walled but high-strength modular components with optimized structural geometry. The wall and floor modules incorporate reinforced frameworks and triangulated support structures that provide high strength-to-weight ratios, enabling the creation of open-sided designs without requiring heavy traditional support columns or beams.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is directed to a modular room with rectangular floor space, a roof and side walls of a skeletal framework construction with sections, which is designed in such a way that it can be easily assembled, disassembled and connected to other modular rooms. The floor space is formed of a foundation consisting of grid-shaped floor plates, which form partial floor sections of the foundation. Furthermore, the modular room exhibits a support or spine portion that is attached to the roof at its top end and is attached to the foundation at its bottom end.