Polyurea-Coated Insulation Board for Basement Light Wells

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for insulating basement walls with light wells are complex, costly, and create thermal bridges, with difficulties in locating pre-drilled holes and requiring additional on-site sealing and heavy, inflexible fiber cement boards.

Innovation Solution

A prefabricated thermal insulation system featuring a polyurea-coated insulation board that can be glued or fastened to the wall, with marked attachment points for the light well, allowing for flexible installation and avoiding direct attachment to the building wall, thus simplifying the process and reducing weight and assembly time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If pre-drilled holes are made in the building wall for light shaft attachment, then the light shaft can be attached, but locating the holes becomes extremely difficult after thermal insulation is installed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shaft attachmentVSAvoidhole location detection
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment points are pre-marked on the insulation board before installation. This preliminary marking action ensures that the light shaft attachment points are clearly visible and easily locatable after the insulation is installed, eliminating the difficulty of finding pre-drilled holes through finished insulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If fiber cement board lamination is used on the insulation board, then the insulation is protected, but the lamination becomes heavy and thick making installation more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinsulation protectionVSAvoidinstallation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the material parameters of the lamination from heavy fiber cement board to lightweight plastic material. This parameter change maintains the protective function while dramatically reducing weight and thickness, making the insulation boards much easier to handle and install.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Shape

If fiber cement boards are cut to match insulation board shapes, then the lining fits properly, but cutting becomes laborious and error-prone

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelining fitVSAvoidcutting ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The plastic lamination material can be easily cut and shaped to match any insulation board configuration without the laborious cutting required for fiber cement boards. The material's versatility allows it to conform to different shapes and sizes, eliminating the need for complex pre-cutting operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If insulation is provided in multiple pieces divided around the light shaft, then the light shaft can be installed, but the insulation becomes extremely complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shaft accommodationVSAvoidinsulation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The insulation boards are provided with pre-marked attachment points that indicate where light shafts should be positioned. This preliminary marking allows installers to plan and execute light shaft installation without having to complexly divide and rearrange insulation pieces, maintaining insulation system simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

5Reliability

If additional on-site sealing is performed on the insulating board, then the insulation is sealed properly, but the installation time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing integrityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The lamination serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the insulation board, provides attachment points for light shafts, and acts as the sealing layer. By merging these functions into a single integrated component, the need for separate on-site sealing operations is eliminated, reducing installation time and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

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

The solution provides a simpler, error-free, and cost-effective installation of thermal insulation that is lightweight, durable, and resistant to water and weather, eliminating the need for on-site sealing and reducing thermal bridges, while ensuring adequate thermal insulation and structural stability.

Implementation Method 1

Such a coating can advantageously be applied in a particularly simple manner by means of a spraying process

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSpray: Fluid Spray

Implementation Method 2

Polyurea in particular crosslinks very quickly so that the drying and production times of the prefabricated insulation are advantageously reduced

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCrosslinking: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 3

The insulation is preferably glued to the building wall

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Implementation Method 4

The insulation must be water and pressure resistant, so preferably closed cell foam materials are used

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWater resistance: Hydrophobe

Data Source

PatentEP3839171B1Light shaft insulating board
Publication Date: 2022.10.05 MEA BAUTECHN GMBH
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AI summary

The present invention relates to thermal insulation for a building wall in the basement area of ​​a house, with a prefabricated insulation which is arranged on the building wall, wherein the insulation has fastening points to which a light well can be attached, wherein the insulation consists of an insulation board and a facing, wherein the facing is a polyurea coating.