Modular Security Wall Interlocking Frame Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current security walls are cumbersome to build, require multiple people to assemble, and have non-interchangeable parts, limiting their configurability and ease of assembly under field conditions.

Innovation Solution

A modular security wall system using interlocking parallel horizontal beams and vertical posts with stabilizing tie rods, allowing for easy assembly by one or two people and enabling various configurations through interchangeable components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If current security walls use multiple non-interchangeable panels with connecting rods, then the wall structure is stable and secure, but the assembly requires 4-6 people and is cumbersome

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of assemblyVSAvoidnumber of parts

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a single standardized panel type that can be used in multiple positions and orientations throughout the wall structure. The panels feature standardized corner pockets that accept connecting rods in various configurations, allowing the same panel design to serve as end panels, side panels, or intermediate panels depending on its position in the wall assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the wall into modular panels that can be independently assembled and connected. Each panel is a discrete unit with standardized connection points, allowing the wall to be built by assembling individual segments rather than handling large, heavy monolithic structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Strength

If current security walls use heavy panels and partial walls, then the wall provides adequate structural strength, but assembly requires multiple people and lifting equipment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural strengthVSAvoidease of assembly

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the wall into lighter individual panels that can be manually handled by one or two people. Each panel is designed as a manageable unit with standardized connection mechanisms, eliminating the need to lift and position heavy partial wall sections that require multiple workers and equipment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces connecting rods as intermediary elements that join panels together. These connecting rods serve as mediators that transfer and distribute structural loads between panels, allowing the wall to achieve its required structural strength through the cumulative effect of multiple connected panels rather than relying on the weight of individual panels.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If current security walls use non-interchangeable panels with specific orientations, then the wall maintains structural integrity, but the wall cannot be easily configured for different field conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconfigurabilityVSAvoidnumber of different parts

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by designing a wall system that can be dynamically configured for different field conditions. The standardized panels and connecting rods can be assembled in various patterns and orientations to create walls of different sizes, shapes, and strengths, allowing the structure to adapt to different security requirements and terrain conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Productivity

If current security walls use connecting rods that thread through misaligned holes, then the panels can be connected, but assembly is slow and requires mallets or sledgehammers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveassembly speedVSAvoidhole alignment

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces connecting rods with standardized connection mechanisms that serve as intermediaries between panels. The connecting rods feature connection elements that can be easily inserted into the standardized corner pockets of panels, providing self-aligning capability that eliminates the need for precise hole alignment and the use of mallets or sledgehammers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the connection interface between panels and connecting rods. Instead of requiring precise alignment of holes, the connection mechanism is designed to accommodate a range of positions and orientations, changing the alignment parameter from a precise requirement to a more flexible tolerance range that speeds up assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS7464509B1Security wall

Publication Date: 2008.12.16 SPIRIT OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

The security wall of the invention is easy to assemble under field conditions to protect buildings and other objects from explosions, vehicle ramming and artillery projectiles. The security wall has a frame made from interlocking parallel horizontal beams and vertical posts. Tie rods or other stabilizing means can be used to stabilize the frame. After assembling the frame, panels are fastened to the frame. The paneled frame is then filled with fill material and an optional roof paneling can be added to the top of the paneled frame.