Pipe Bundle Wall Sleeve Structure for Fast Waterproof Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for installing pipe bundles through walls in construction are laborious and inefficient, requiring individual preparation and sealing of each passage to prevent water ingress.
Innovation Solution
A multi-passage installation structure featuring a mask with through openings and sleeves, a peripheral gasket, and optional extension pipes with sealing rings, allowing for simple and efficient passage of pipe bundles through walls while ensuring hydraulic sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual passages are prepared and sealed for each pipe in a pipe bundle, then water ingress prevention is achieved, but installation time and labor effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual sealing operations into a single integrated sealing system. A common sealing element (such as a gasket or seal) is used to seal multiple passages simultaneously when the pipe bundle passes through the wall, eliminating the need to prepare and seal each passage separately. This merging of sealing functions maintains water ingress prevention while dramatically reducing installation time and labor effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing system is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple passages at once. The sealing element is configured to provide waterproof sealing across several openings simultaneously, allowing a single component to perform the function that would otherwise require multiple separate sealing operations. This universal sealing approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliability while improving efficiency.
2Reliability
If individual passages are prepared and sealed for each pipe, then proper sealing is ensured, but device complexity and preparation effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sealing functions into a single integrated sealing component or system. Instead of requiring separate sealing preparations for each passage, the design uses one sealing element that addresses all passages simultaneously, thereby reducing preparation complexity while maintaining sealing effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing system is segmented or modularized in a way that allows it to adapt to multiple passages through a unified design. The sealing component may include multiple sealing sections or be configured to span across several openings, providing effective sealing without requiring complex individual preparations for each passage.
3Reliability
If multiple pipes are arranged through a wall using traditional methods, then each passage can be sealed, but the installation process becomes laborious and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sealing operations into a single integrated sealing system that protects against water ingress across all passages simultaneously. This approach maintains reliable water protection while significantly improving installation efficiency by reducing the number of separate operations required.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing system is designed to be installed in advance or as a preliminary step before the wall construction is finalized. By preparing the multi-passage sealing structure beforehand, the patent enables faster overall installation while ensuring water protection is already in place, thereby improving productivity without compromising reliability.
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AI summary
An installation structure (1) for pipe bundles comprises a mask (2), having a plate body (3) provided with a plurality of through openings (4) between two opposite faces (11, 12) of the plate body (3) and associated with respective sleeves (5) which project from the plate body (3) and define, in use, respective passages for service cables; a peripheral gasket (6) arranged about the plate body (3) along an outer peripheral edge (13) of the plate body (3); and a pair of framework elements (7) arranged substantially around the sleeves (5) on opposite sides of the gasket (6).