Modular Sound Insulation Element with Grooved Rail Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing soundproofing elements are difficult to construct and assemble, requiring complex individual attachment to a base body, which complicates their installation and transportation.

Innovation Solution

A modular soundproofing system comprising prefabricated sound absorbers with continuous grooves and a rail that connects them, allowing for easy assembly and attachment to a base body, enabling quick and efficient construction and transportation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If sound absorbers are individually attached to the base body, then secure fastening is achieved, but installation time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefastening securityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple sound absorbers are merged into a single modular unit by connecting them to a common rail structure. This allows the entire group of sound absorbers to be attached to the base body as one unit rather than individually, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining secure fastening through the rail's attachment mechanism

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The soundproofing system is segmented into modular units (sound absorbers + rail combinations) that can be pre-assembled and then quickly installed. This segmentation allows for standardized attachment points on the rail that simplify the fastening process to the base body while maintaining reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If sound absorbers are preassembled with rails in factory, then installation speed increases, but transportation space efficiency may worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation speedVSAvoidtransportation space
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Sound absorbers are nested within or alongside the rail structure in a compact arrangement. The modular design allows components to be tightly integrated, reducing the overall volume occupied during transportation while maintaining the preassembled configuration for quick installation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The modular units are designed to stack or arrange in three-dimensional configurations that optimize transportation space. By considering spatial arrangement in multiple dimensions, the system achieves compact packaging for transport while maintaining the preassembled rail-sound absorber configuration for rapid installation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Reliability

If complex individual attachment is used, then secure mounting is achieved, but assembly complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemounting securityVSAvoidassembly complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rail structure serves multiple functions: it mechanically connects multiple sound absorbers together, provides a standardized attachment interface to the base body, and simplifies the fastening process. This multi-functionality reduces assembly complexity while maintaining mounting security through the rail's integrated design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The rail acts as an intermediary component between the sound absorbers and the base body. It simplifies the attachment process by providing standardized connection points and mechanisms, reducing the complexity of directly attaching each sound absorber to the base body while ensuring secure mounting through the rail's fastening system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4477802A1Sound insulation element
Publication Date: 2024.12.18 DELTA BLOC INT GMBH
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AI summary

A soundproofing element (1) comprising a plurality of sound absorbers (2) arranged in series and at least one rail (3) is provided, wherein each sound absorber (2) has at least one continuous groove (5) on a first side (4), wherein the at least one rail (3) is arranged in the grooves (5) of the sound absorbers (2), which connects the sound absorbers (2) arranged in series.