Plastic Retention Boxes With Elastic Clip Joints for Heavy Loads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drainage systems face challenges in maintaining structural integrity and efficient water flow while accommodating excess water without compromising compressive strength and stability, particularly under traffic routes where modular elements are subject to shear forces and water pressure.
Innovation Solution
A retention and seepage plastic box set composed of two half-elements with annularly distributed columns, featuring elastic clips and non-deformable catches for connecting adjacent modules, allowing for strong and flexible assembly and water flow through both support elements and spaces between them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If modular drainage structures are used to manage excess water, then water management efficiency is improved, but structural stability under compression and shear forces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage structure is divided into modular box elements that can be assembled together to form larger water retention systems. Each module contains internal columns and trusses that provide structural strength while maintaining the ability to assemble multiple units for efficient water management at various scales.
Solution Approach 2:
The box elements are manufactured from plastic material that combines sufficient compressive strength with lightweight properties. The composite structure includes internal reinforcement elements (columns and trusses) integrated within the plastic matrix to enhance overall structural stability while maintaining ease of assembly and water management functionality.
2Productivity
If through-holes are added to plastic modules for water flow, then water flow efficiency is improved, but structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Through-holes are strategically positioned and sized in specific locations on the plastic modules where they are most effective for water flow, while structural reinforcement elements are placed in critical areas to maintain strength. This localized optimization allows the structure to have sufficient permeability for efficient water management while maintaining structural integrity through targeted reinforcement.
3Stability of the object's composition
If strong joints are used to withstand compression and shear forces, then structural stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The joint design combines multiple functions into a single integrated connection mechanism. The joints provide both mechanical strength to withstand compression and shear forces from vehicle traffic and natural environmental forces, while also ensuring precise alignment and preventing spontaneous shifting of adjacent elements. This unified approach achieves high structural stability without requiring multiple separate complex components.
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
Ensures high structural strength and efficient water accumulation and flow without compromising the integrity of the system, enabling durable and stable water management even under heavy loads and pressures.
Implementation Method 1
The first element is elastic and, being in the form of a clip drawn from the side wall of the end of the column, is, bearing a rest position memory, deformable centrally in the direction to the axis of the column
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AI summary
The subject of the invention is a retention and seepage plastic box set (1). It is to be used as a spatial structure for the management of excess rainwater, or groundwater, being primarily embedded in the ground, including, in particular, under or along traffic routes, or omnidirectionally with respect to them, as well as with respect to other buildings. The retention and seepage plastic box set (1) composed of two half-elements (2) comprising the base grid (3) and at least six columns (4) drawn from each quarter of the base grid (3) of each half-element (2), a total of at least twenty-four columns (4) connected to the base grid (3) on the half-element (2), protruding approximately vertically from the base grid (3). The column (4) on the side located away from the base grid (3) has at its end either the first element (5) or the second element (6), with the first element (5) and the second element (6) having a matching shape with respect to each other capable of connecting adjacent half-elements (2) through the columns (4). The retention and seepage box set (1) has at least every three of the columns (4) belonging to laterally adjacent quarters on the base grid (3), and the columns (4) have the first element (5) in the first of these two adjacent quarters, and preferably the second element (6) in the second of these two adjacent quarters respectively, and the remaining columns (4) of both these quarters are devoid of at least the second element (6), with all columns (4) of each quarter remaining throughly empty in the middle, including the end of the column (4) located away from the base grid (3). The first element (5) is elastic and, being in the form of a clip (5') drawn from the side wall (9) of the end of the column (4), is, with a memory of its rest position, deformable centrally towards the axis (OS) of the column (4), and the second element (6) is a non-deformable catch (6') receiving the elastic clip (5') of the first element (5), drawn from the inner side wall (9) of the column (4).