Prefabricated Floor Element Layout Without On-Site Screed

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for producing prefabricated buildings are complex and costly due to the need for on-site application of screed on load-bearing reinforced concrete slabs, which is time-consuming and requires high effort.

Innovation Solution

Prefabricating floor elements with a smooth surface in the factory, allowing them to be turned and applied to the substructure with the smooth side facing away, eliminating the need for on-site screed and enabling direct application of floor coverings, while incorporating reinforcement and insulation for increased strength and efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If screed is applied to load-bearing reinforced concrete slabs on the construction site, then the floor structure is completed, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefloor production simplicityVSAvoidconstruction time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The floor element is prefabricated at the factory with a smooth lower surface already prepared, eliminating the need for on-site screed application. The floor element is produced in advance with all necessary surfaces prepared for its final position, including the smooth lower surface that will contact the substructure and the upper surface for floor covering application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The floor element combines multiple functions into a single component: it serves as the load-bearing structure, the screed replacement with its smooth lower surface, and the base for floor covering application. By integrating these functions into one prefabricated element, the invention eliminates the need for separate screed application and reduces the number of construction steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of operation

If multiple separate components are used for floor construction, then flexibility is maintained, but assembly effort increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly effortVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The floor element integrates the load-bearing function, the screed function, and the insulation function into a single prefabricated component. This merging of functions reduces the number of separate components that need to be assembled on-site, thereby reducing assembly effort while maintaining the necessary structural complexity through intelligent design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The floor element serves multiple purposes simultaneously: it provides structural support, replaces the screed with its smooth lower surface, provides insulation through integrated insulating elements, and serves as the base for floor coverings. This multi-functionality reduces the number of components needed while maintaining the complexity of functions required for a complete floor system.

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

Data Source

PatentEP2479358B1Method for producing a pre-fabricated floor
Publication Date: 2015.09.09 SCHWORER HAUS GMBH & CO
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for producing a prefabricated building (10), in which formwork (24) for prefabricating floor elements (20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 84) is provided, with a surface (30) a base (28) of the formwork (24) onto which the concrete of the base element (20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 84) is poured during prefabrication is essentially smooth. After the concrete has hardened, the floor element (20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 84) is removed from the formwork (24) and placed on a supporting substructure (18) of a floor (12, 14, 16) of the building (10) applied that the lower smooth side (32) of the floor element (20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 84), which contacted the floor (28) of the formwork (24) during prefabrication, the substructure ( 18) faces away and that the upper side (34) lying opposite the lower smooth side (30) rests on the substructure (18).