Pipe Socket With Deflecting Clamping Sections for Concrete Embedding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for integrating tubular elements into wall or floor elements during concrete casting lack efficient clamping mechanisms that balance ease of installation with structural stability and sealing, particularly in ensuring proper alignment and preventing moisture penetration.
Innovation Solution
A built-in part with a pipe socket composed of a molded part and a deformation element, where the molded part is divided into clamping sections with parting lines allowing radial deflection and the deformation element provides a restoring force, enhancing stability and sealing capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a molded part is used for the pipe socket, then structural stability and resistance to concrete pressure are improved, but ease of installation and automatic sealing are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The molded part is divided circumferentially into multiple clamping sections separated by parting lines. This segmentation allows each section to deflect radially outward during insertion, facilitating ease of installation, while the overall structure maintains structural stability through the integrated molded design.
Solution Approach 2:
The material properties are optimized to provide appropriate rigidity for structural stability while allowing controlled radial deflection during installation. The molded part uses materials with specific elastic moduli that enable temporary deformation during insertion but maintain structural integrity under concrete pressure.
2Ease of operation
If a softer deformation element is added, then ease of installation and sealing are improved, but resistance to concrete pressure is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe socket combines a hard molded part made from rigid material with a softer deformation element. The molded part provides resistance to concrete pressure and structural stability, while the deformation element facilitates ease of installation and provides sealing through its elastic properties.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the pipe socket have different material properties: the molded part uses hard material for structural stability, while the deformation element uses softer material for ease of installation and sealing. This local differentiation of material qualities resolves the contradiction between strength and ease of operation.
3Ease of operation
If clamping sections are made radially deflectable, then ease of installation is improved, but structural stability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The molded part is segmented into multiple clamping sections separated by parting lines, allowing controlled radial deflection during insertion. The segmentation enables local flexibility for ease of installation while the overall integrated structure maintains structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping sections are designed to be dynamically deflectable during the installation phase, allowing radial movement to facilitate insertion. After installation and concrete hardening, the structure transitions to a stable, fixed configuration that provides structural stability.
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
Facilitates easier installation of tubular elements, maintains structural stability under concrete pressure, and prevents moisture penetration by combining the advantages of a stiff molded part with a softer deformation element, ensuring effective embedding and sealing within the concrete.
Implementation Method 1
The deformation element is softer than the molded part and essentially forms itself automatically. The deformation element, which is formed integrally with the molded part, can still exert a certain restoring force on the clamping sections
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AI summary
The invention relates to the use of an installation part (1) and a pipe element (2) for installation in a wall or floor element (3), wherein the installation part (1) has a pipe stub (4) which is composed of a shaping part (10) and a softer deformation element (15), wherein the shaping part (10) and the deformation element (15) are formed integrally together, and wherein the shaping part (10) is divided circumferentially into a plurality of clamping sections (12) with respect to a pipe axis (6) of the pipe stub (4) and is interrupted between the clamping sections (12) by a parting line (11) such that the clamping sections (12) are radially deflectable with respect to the pipe axis (6) of the pipe stub (4), and wherein the deformation element (15) extends radially, at least partially, over the parting lines (11) with respect to the pipe axis (6) of the pipe stub (4). extendsin which application the pipe element (2) and the installation part (1) are installed in a combined form, namely with the pipe element (2) arranged in the pipe socket (4) of the installation part (1), by transferring it with initially flowable and then solidifying transfer material into the wall or floor element (3).