Nestable Drainage Members for Compact Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drainage systems require complex and time-consuming assembly at deployment sites due to their large operational volume compared to transport volume, making them cumbersome to handle and install.
Innovation Solution
A drainage arrangement comprising interlocking members with a planar base and a wall divided into three parts, allowing for nesting and easy assembly, where each member can be formed as a single integrated component, reducing the transport volume and simplifying deployment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If drainage bodies are provided in several separate members to reduce transport volume, then transport volume is reduced, but assembly becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage members are designed to be nestable within each other during transport, with each member having a configuration that allows it to fit inside the next larger member. This nesting arrangement significantly reduces the transport volume while maintaining the ability to easily assemble the members at the deployment site by simply un nesting them in sequence.
2Volume of moving object
If drainage bodies are provided in several separate members to reduce transport volume, then transport volume is reduced, but assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The members are pre-configured with specific geometric features (flat surfaces, complementary shapes) that enable them to be pre-prepared for assembly. This preliminary design allows the members to be quickly connected at the deployment site without requiring complex assembly procedures, thereby reducing assembly time despite being provided in separate members.
3Ease of operation
If members are designed with extended third part for easy nesting, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall of each member is segmented into three distinct parts (first part, second part, and third part), where the third part extends further than the first part. This segmentation creates the necessary geometric configuration for easy nesting while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes for each individual part, as the segmented design allows for modular production.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a drainage arrangement, comprising at least a first member and a second member. The first and second member are adapted to form a drainage body together and to be nested in each other. Each member of the first and second member comprises a substantially planar base and a wall having an outer surface, which is divided into a first part, a second part and a third part. The first part is connected to an edge of said base and arranged in a first direction. The second part is connected to said first and third part and arranged in a second direction, different from said first direction. The third part is arranged in a third direction, different from said second direction, and extends further than said first part in a direction parallel to said base.