Modular Partition Wall Panel with Integrated Pipe Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional partition wall structures are difficult to construct, time-consuming, expensive, and challenging to integrate with pipes and maintenance, requiring specialized training and materials.
Innovation Solution
A combined wall panel system comprising rectangular main body boards with intersecting longitudinal and transverse grooves for pipe channels, allowing for simple assembly and embedding of pipes, reducing waste, and facilitating maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional brick wall structure or C channel steel system is used, then structural strength is achieved, but construction complexity and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The wall structure is segmented into standardized modular panels that can be pre-fabricated and assembled like LEGO blocks. Each panel is a self-contained unit with integrated features, eliminating the need for complex on-site construction processes while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
All construction features including pipe channels, reinforcement elements, and connection points are pre-formed during panel manufacturing. This preliminary action transfers complexity from the construction phase to the manufacturing phase, allowing simple on-site assembly without requiring skilled labor for complex operations.
2Ease of operation
If pipes are laid through damaging wall after completion, then pipe installation is achieved, but construction time and quality are affected
Solution Approach 1:
Pipe channels are pre-formed within the panel structure during manufacturing, with through-holes positioned to align when panels are assembled. This allows pipes to be installed through the completed wall without damaging it, as the channels were prepared in advance during panel fabrication.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel structure itself provides the pipe installation pathway through its integrated channel system. The wall structure serves its own pipe installation need without requiring external intervention or damage, as the channels are built-in features of the panels.
3Manufacturing precision
If specialized operators with long-term training are employed, then construction quality is improved, but operational cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The construction system is segmented into standardized panels with consistent features and connection methods. This standardization reduces the skill level required for assembly, as workers need only learn to connect identical modules rather than master complex variable techniques, thereby reducing training costs and operational expenses.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the complexity parameter from the construction process to the manufacturing process. Panels are manufactured with precise features in a controlled factory environment where precision is economically feasible, while on-site assembly uses simplified processes that require minimal skill and training.
4Ease of repair
If conventional partition wall structures are used, then spatial division is achieved, but maintenance and renewal become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The wall is segmented into modular panels that can be independently accessed and replaced. The standardized connection system allows individual panels to be removed and replaced without affecting the entire wall structure, facilitating easy maintenance and renewal of specific sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular panel design with standardized connections enables the wall structure to serve its own maintenance needs. Damaged or outdated panels can be easily removed and replaced with new ones using the same connection system, allowing the structure to be maintained through simple module replacement rather than complex repairs.
Data Source
AI summary
A combined wall panel is composed of a plurality of main body boards. The specific base angle on said main body board wherein longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided at equal distance so as to form a protruding square brace block; a first longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided respectively from said base angle at a translational distance of a second unit length, the last longitudinal and transverse grooves is positioned at a distance of a third unit length to said second long and short sides, while remanding longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided successively at an equal interval of a first unit length between the first longitudinal and transverse grooves and the last longitudinal and transverse grooves; wherein said main body board is provided further from said base angle with longitudinal and transverse splicing joining faces having a fourth unit width, and wherein said main body board is provided further on part of said brace blocks as well as longitudinal and transverse joining faces with through holes penetrating through the thickness of said main body board.