Furniture Panel Frame Channels for Integrated Supply Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building panels lack integrated options for incorporating supply lines, requiring external channels for installation, which limits their functionality and stability.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating frame elements with hollow chamber profiles that serve as channels, allowing for internal line integration while enhancing stability, and featuring recesses for connections and storage, with the option to route lines across the entire circumference or through the core layer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a building panel is made without a frame construction, then the manufacturing is simpler and cost is reduced, but the stability and structural strength deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The frame construction is segmented into modular profile elements that can be integrated into the panel structure in a standardized manner, allowing for simplified manufacturing while maintaining stability through modular assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The frame construction is merged with the panel structure by integrating the profile elements directly into the panel edges, combining the structural support function with the panel body to improve stability without adding separate complex components
2Adaptability or versatility
If supply lines are integrated into the building panel, then the functionality is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The profile elements of the frame construction are designed to serve multiple functions: providing structural support, forming protective channels for supply lines, and enabling modular assembly. This multi-functionality allows line integration without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Supply lines are nested within the hollow channels formed by the profile elements of the frame construction. This nesting approach integrates lines into the panel structure without adding external attachments or significantly increasing overall complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If external channels are attached to the building panel for supply lines, then the line integration is achieved, but the device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The channels for supply lines are merged with the frame construction by forming hollow spaces within the profile elements themselves. This eliminates the need for separate external channel attachments, reducing the number of components while maintaining line routing capability
Data Source
AI summary
A furniture structural panel has a core layer (4) partly produced from honey-comb material and fitted with a top cover plate, a bottom cover plate and a frame element (10) to reinforce the core layer. The frame element has a hollow chamber profile and defines a channel (12) in its interior.