Raised Floor Boards with Leveling Screws for Weight Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing raised floors face challenges such as high installation time and cost due to the need for threaded holes, increased weight leading to higher transportation costs, and structural complexity causing uneven weight distribution and potential deformation.

Innovation Solution

A raised floor system utilizing leveling screws for even weight distribution, lap joints for assembly, and a method involving preformed holes and sockets for quick installation and disassembly, allowing for reversible assembly and integration with wallboards for versatile use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If threaded holes are provided in the support head to fix the floor unit, then the structural stability is improved, but the installation time and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming holes in the raised floor board that align with the leveling screw positions, eliminating the need to drill threaded holes in the support head during installation. The support head is designed with a simple structure that receives the leveling screw directly, with threading already prepared or designed to engage with the board rather than requiring additional hole drilling and threading operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If the support head is made heavy to ensure structural stability, then the stability is improved, but the transportation cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidtransportation cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the support function across multiple lightweight components: the raised floor board, multiple leveling screws distributed at different positions, and a simple support head structure. This distributes the load-bearing function across several elements rather than concentrating it in one heavy support head, achieving structural stability through distributed support while reducing the weight of individual components and overall transportation cost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Stability of the object's composition

If multiple components are used to form the raised floor structure, then the structural stability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidparts complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple functions into integrated components: the leveling screw combines support, adjustment, and fixing functions; the raised floor board integrates structural support with pre-formed connection holes; the support head combines positioning and load-bearing functions. This merging reduces the total number of separate parts needed while maintaining structural stability through multi-functional design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Stability of the object's composition

If the raised floor structure is made complex to distribute weight evenly, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of manufacture decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming holes in the raised floor board during manufacturing at the exact positions where leveling screws will be installed. This preliminary preparation simplifies the manufacturing process by integrating the connection feature creation into the board fabrication step, rather than requiring complex assembly operations later, while enabling even weight distribution through properly positioned support points.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4321706A1Raised floor and assembling method thereof
Publication Date: 2024.02.14 ANHUI COORDINATED LIN PLASTIC TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a raised floor and an assembling method thereof, and specifically relates to the technical field of fabricated floors, which comprises a plurality of raised floor boards, wherein a plurality of raised floor boards are assembled and connected to form an integrated floor, an edge of the integrated floor close to the wall is supported by a leveling beam, and leveling screws are arranged below connecting positions of two adjacent raised floor boards, a reserved expansion joint is arranged between the edge of the integrated floor and the wall, and a position above the integrated floor close to the wall is fixedly connected with frame beam by an expansion screw. The present invention processes an edge of the raised floor board body structure, so that the raised floor boards can be assembled through lap joint and connection of structures, the raised floor boards are supported through the leveling screws when they are in mutually lap joint for assembly, the number of lap joint components is reduced, and a multi-foot position of the bottom plate is supported by the leveling screws, so that bearing weight borne by the whole raised floor is evenly distributed on the multiple screws.