Partition Wall with Hexagonal Tubular Bodies and Spacer Webs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing partition walls lack flexibility and sound-absorbing properties while maintaining stability, limiting their adaptability and acoustic performance.
Innovation Solution
The partition wall design incorporates spacer webs between tubular bodies with hexagonal cross sections, allowing for flexible alignment and integration of sound-absorbing materials, along with a stand device featuring adjustable vertical stands and coupling mechanisms for enhanced stability and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the wall element is formed continuously without spacer webs, then it has high stability and structural integrity, but it lacks flexibility and cannot be easily curved or adapted to different configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The wall element is segmented into discrete tubular bodies that are separated by spacer webs, allowing the structure to be divided into modular sections. This segmentation enables the wall to be curved or configured in different shapes while maintaining structural integrity through the connection of individual segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The spacer webs are designed to allow relative movement and adjustment between tubular bodies, enabling the wall element to be dynamically configured into different shapes or curves during installation while maintaining stability in the final assembled state.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the tubular bodies are made with complex cross-sectional shapes to improve sound absorption, then acoustic performance increases, but manufacturing complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tubular bodies are designed with a universal hexagonal cross-section that serves multiple functions: it provides structural stability, enables efficient packing and alignment, and when combined with spacer webs, creates sound-absorbing cavities. This multi-functional design avoids the need for complex specialized shapes.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall element creates a porous or cavity-based structure through the combination of tubular bodies and spacer webs, which provides sound absorption through acoustic damping in the cavities rather than requiring complex external geometries. The hexagonal cross-section efficiently creates these acoustic cavities.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the tubular bodies are closely spaced to improve sound absorption, then acoustic performance increases, but the wall element loses flexibility and becomes more rigid
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer webs act as intermediary elements between the tubular bodies, allowing the tubular bodies to be closely spaced for sound absorption while the spacer webs themselves provide the necessary spacing and connection that enables flexibility. The intermediaries decouple the conflicting requirements of close spacing and flexibility.
4Productivity
If the wall element uses a single-layer construction to simplify manufacturing, then production efficiency increases, but sound absorption and structural performance are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The wall element uses a nested multi-layer construction where inner and outer layers of tubular bodies are arranged concentrically or in parallel, with spacer webs connecting them. This nesting provides enhanced sound absorption through multiple cavities while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through a systematic assembly process.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a partition wall which comprises a wall element and a stand device, wherein the wall element comprises a multiplicity of tubular bodies, each having a cavity, which are vertically aligned in the room. The wall element herein comprises spacer webs, wherein one of the spacer webs is in each case disposed between neighbouring tubular bodies of the wall element in such a manner that the tubular bodies are aligned so as to be mutually parallel and mutually spaced apart.