Prefabricated Panel Rod Integration for Building Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

The complexity and precision required in planning and constructing prefabricated buildings with frame structures make it difficult to accommodate individual customer deviations and maintain accuracy during assembly, leading to increased effort and complexity in design and construction.

Innovation Solution

A modular building system using prefabricated panels made from one-piece tubular chipboard with a stiffening plate, which can be easily cut and connected to rod-shaped support elements, allowing for flexible planning and assembly, and can be used as both wall and ceiling elements with optional integration of insulating materials.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a skeleton construction with prefabricated components is used, then the building can be prefabricated in a factory and delivered to the construction site, but the planning and construction becomes very complex and requires high precision to ensure precise connection of components to the supporting structure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprefabrication capabilityVSAvoidplanning and construction complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the supporting structure (rod-shaped load-bearing elements) with the wall and ceiling panels by integrating the rods directly into the panel structures. This combination eliminates the need for separate frame assembly and panel installation, reducing planning and construction complexity while maintaining prefabrication benefits

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The rod-shaped load-bearing elements serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable flexible positioning of panels, and allow for individual customer deviations. The same rod elements are used throughout the building for both load-bearing and spatial organization purposes, simplifying the overall system

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

2Ease of manufacture

If a skeleton construction with prefabricated components is used, then the building can be assembled from factory-produced parts, but high precision must be maintained on the construction site to ensure precise connection of components

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefactory prefabricationVSAvoidconnection precision on site
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The building is segmented into modular panels (wall and ceiling elements) that are independently prefabricated in the factory with integrated rod structures. Each panel is a self-contained module that can be manufactured with standard tolerances, reducing the precision requirements during on-site assembly compared to traditional frame-and-panel systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The rod-shaped load-bearing elements are pre-integrated into the panel structures during factory manufacturing. This preliminary integration ensures that the connection points and structural elements are precisely positioned before the panels are transported to the construction site, eliminating the need for high-precision field adjustments

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If traditional prefabricated panels are used, then the building structure is established, but flexible planning and individual customization are difficult to achieve

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidindividual customization flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The rod-shaped load-bearing elements can be positioned at varying locations and orientations within the panels, allowing the structural system to adapt to different design requirements. The panels themselves can be configured in various arrangements to accommodate individual customer deviations while maintaining structural reliability through the rod integration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4467736A1Building
Publication Date: 2024.11.27 VH HLDG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a building (1) comprising a rod-shaped support element (2) and a first prefabricated panel (5) defining one side (3) of an interior space (4) of the building (1), wherein the rod-shaped support element (2) is part of the building skeleton of the building (1). According to the invention, the first prefabricated panel (5) has a recess (6) and the rod-shaped support element (2) is arranged at least partially within the recess (6) of the first prefabricated panel (5). The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a building (1) and a building component.