Modular Wall Sections With Integrated Utility Connectors

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current construction methods are labor-intensive and costly due to the need for manual installation of electrical and plumbing connections, which slows down the building process and increases construction time and costs.

Innovation Solution

Modular wall sections with tapered dovetail connections for easy assembly, pre-fabricated with electrical and plumbing pathways, using exothermic chemical reactions for instant connections, and integrated earthquake or hurricane hold-downs, GPS for precise placement, and tool-free locking mechanisms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional construction methods are used with manual installation of electrical and plumbing connections, then customization and adaptability are improved, but construction time and labor costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovecustomizationVSAvoidconstruction speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Electrical conduits and plumbing pipes are pre-installed within the modular wall sections during manufacturing, eliminating the need for manual installation during construction. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by maintaining customization options while dramatically accelerating construction speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The building structure is divided into modular wall sections that can be independently manufactured and then assembled on-site. This segmentation allows for standardized production with integrated utilities, improving productivity while preserving adaptability through modular configuration options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional construction methods with cutting and nailing of studs are used, then structural flexibility is improved, but labor intensity and construction costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural flexibilityVSAvoidlabor intensity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

All structural modifications, including stud cutting and nailing, are performed in advance during off-site manufacturing of the modular wall sections. This eliminates labor-intensive field operations while maintaining structural flexibility through pre-engineered modular configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Traditional mechanical assembly methods (cutting, nailing, fastening) are replaced with precision manufacturing techniques that integrate structural components and utilities during factory production, significantly reducing on-site labor requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Manufacturing precision

If electrical and plumbing installations are performed manually on-site, then installation precision can be adjusted, but construction time and overall cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation precisionVSAvoidconstruction time

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Electrical and plumbing installations are completed during factory manufacturing with high precision equipment and controlled conditions, then the pre-installed modular sections are simply assembled on-site. This maintains installation precision while eliminating time-consuming field installation work.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Significantly reduces construction time and costs by allowing quick assembly of pre-fabricated wall sections with integrated electrical and plumbing connections, ensuring secure and efficient building construction.

Implementation Method 1

use exothermic chemical reactions on the connections between adjoining wall sections for the electrical and or plumbing connection to be instantly, chemically fused and or welded together

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectExothermic chemical reaction: Exothermic Reaction

Data Source

PatentUS20240076872A1Modular wall sections with electrical, plumbing and structural ground connectors

Publication Date: 2024.03.07 MW ENTERPRISES LLC

AI summary

Improvements in pre-fabricated modular wall sections to construct a building or house is disclosed. Adjacent side of the wall sections are tapered and dovetailed that lock-in-place. The dovetails are spaced to reduce the height that one section must be lifted to engage in an adjoining wall section. The footers/base plate will also have integrated earthquake or hurricane hold-downs in the footer/base plate that aligns and can be secured from the foundation to the wall sections. The connection of the wall section to the foundation to have counter flashing at the concrete insert and the wall-to-wall sections can be self-flashed. The wall sections can have GPS locators for positioning the wall sections. Plumbing and electrical conduit creating circuits that can be integrated into the walls and are connected sealed or bonded together.