Modular Plastic Dwelling Frame With Nested Corner Beam Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional construction methods, especially those using bricks, are costly and lack efficiency in producing robust and rapidly assembled dwelling modules, while existing plastic-based systems often compromise on rigidity and insulation.
Innovation Solution
A construction system utilizing hollow profiled beams of elongate rectilinear shape, corner assembly elements, and plates made from recycled plastic materials, with nested transverse passage openings and removable metal parts for enhanced rigidity, along with insulation compartments and polymerizable covers for thermal and acoustic insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional brick construction methods are used, then structural strength and stability are achieved, but construction cost increases and assembly speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The construction system divides the dwelling into modular components (beams, plates, corner assemblies) that can be pre-manufactured and rapidly assembled on-site, significantly improving assembly speed while reducing labor costs compared to traditional brick construction
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines plastic material for beams and plates with metal reinforcement elements (corner assemblies, inserts) to create a composite structure that maintains structural strength and stability while reducing overall construction cost and improving assembly efficiency
2Productivity
If plastic material is used for construction elements, then assembly speed and cost efficiency improve, but structural rigidity and load-bearing capacity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Metal corner assemblies and inserts are integrated with plastic beams to create a composite structure that combines the ease of plastic assembly with the structural rigidity of metal, resolving the contradiction between assembly speed and structural strength
Solution Approach 2:
Metal reinforcement elements are nested within or integrated into the plastic beam structure, allowing the plastic components to provide the main structural form while metal elements provide localized reinforcement for rigidity and load-bearing capacity
3Ease of operation
If hollow profiled beams with nested transverse passage openings are used, then assembly simplicity and speed improve, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The beam structure is segmented into standardized hollow profiled sections with integrated transverse passage openings, allowing complex three-dimensional assembly pathways to be achieved through simple sequential connection of standardized components
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow profiled beams serve multiple functions simultaneously: structural support, thermal insulation (hollow cavity), and integrated pathway for utilities (transverse passage openings), reducing the need for additional separate components and simplifying overall assembly
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AI summary
A construction system for a module of a dwelling the main elements of which are made of plastic material includes a set of hollow profiled beams (1, 1′) of elongate rectilinear shape of type 1 and of type 2. The beams (1, 1′) include at each end (5, 5′) a transverse passage opening (6, 6′). The transverse passage opening (6) of a beam (1) of type 1 comes to be nested with the transverse passage opening (6′) of a beam (1′) of type 2 when the two beams (1, 1′) are assembled end to end at a right angle leaving a passage opening (6, 6′) between the two ends (5, 5′) of the beams (1, 1′). Two beams (1) of type 1 can be assembled with two beams (1′) of type 2 to form a rectangular frame. The system further includes a set of corner assembly elements (2, 2′), each assembly element (2, 2′) including a body intended to pass through the transverse passage opening (6, 6′) of the beams (1, 1′) of type 1 and 2. The system also includes a set of plates (3) that can be assembled between two beams (1) of type 1 when assembled or two beams (1′) of type 2 when assembled to form a rectangular frame, and a set of posts (11) of hollow rectangular section the hollow ends of which come to be nested over a corner assembly element (2, 2′) of a rectangular frame formed of beams (1, 1′) of type 1 and of type 2 so as to form a three-dimensional framework. The posts (11) include longitudinal rails or grooves (8) on two adjacent surfaces to receive other plates (3′) between the posts (11) during assembly. Each hollow profile beam (1, 1′) including along an upper surface spaced rails or grooves (8) intended to receive said other plates (3′).