Raised Flooring Grid With Threaded Legs For Adjustable Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing raised flooring systems are laborious to assemble, adjust, and maintain, with complex disassembly processes and limited flexibility, and they do not provide adequate safety in case of tile breakage, especially when requiring specific tile dimensions and uniform column placement.
Innovation Solution
A supporting system featuring a grid with multiple seats and adaptable sustaining elements that can be positioned along or within the perimeter, allowing for adjustable height and flexible placement, including circular and arched seats, and a threaded leg for easy adjustment and oscillation to accommodate different ground conformations, ensuring stability and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional columns and guides are used for raised flooring, then structural support is provided, but assembly and maintenance become laborious and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the supporting structure into modular components: a grid module with integrated seats and sustaining elements. Each module can be independently assembled and disassembled, eliminating the need for complex column-by-column assembly while maintaining structural integrity through the grid's modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated components: the grid structure integrates both support and positioning functions, the seats are built into the grid perimeter, and the sustaining elements combine support with adjustment capabilities. This merging eliminates separate components and simplifies assembly procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable columns are positioned independently to obtain desired level, then height adjustment is achieved, but the process becomes long and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The grid structure is pre-configured with integrated seats at predetermined positions along the perimeter. The sustaining elements are pre-designed with threading mechanisms that allow height adjustment through simple rotation rather than complex assembly procedures, enabling quick adjustment without time-consuming operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The sustaining elements incorporate threaded connections that allow dynamic height adjustment through rotation. The legs can be rotated to adjust height while maintaining secure connection to the grid and ground, enabling flexible height customization without complex assembly or disassembly procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If guides are positioned and tiles are laid, then flooring is assembled, but disassembly requires inverse intervention complicating maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the flooring tiles from the supporting grid structure, allowing tiles to be independently removed and replaced without affecting the grid or requiring disassembly of the supporting elements. This segmentation enables simple maintenance where tiles can be accessed and replaced without complex intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The tiles are designed to be easily extractable from the grid structure through simple removal from the seats, without requiring disassembly of the supporting grid or sustaining elements. This extraction capability allows maintenance personnel to quickly remove and replace tiles without complex procedures.
4Stability of the object's composition
If specific tile dimensions and uniform column placement are required, then structural integrity is maintained, but flexibility in tile placement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The grid structure with integrated seats provides universal positioning capability for tiles of various dimensions. The sustaining elements with threaded connections allow adjustment to accommodate different tile sizes and ground conditions, enabling flexible tile placement while maintaining structural integrity through the universal grid framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows parameter changes in tile placement by adjusting the position and orientation of the grid modules and sustaining elements. The threaded connections enable continuous adjustment of height and position, allowing adaptation to different tile dimensions and ground conformations while maintaining structural stability.
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 system simplifies assembly and maintenance, provides flexibility in tile placement, and ensures high safety by allowing for easy adjustment and secure positioning of tiles, even in irregular environments, while maintaining structural integrity and adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
the leg may be threaded externally and a thread may be formed on the inner cylindrical surface of the body so that the leg may be screwed or unscrewed in the body
Implementation Method 2
a pin on the lower part, said pin being adapted to be inserted in the receiving hole
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AI summary
The present invention refers to a supporting system for tiles to obtain floorings raised with respect to a reference ground.