Round Malting Container Wall Profiles Segmentation Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing round containers made of concrete or steel for malting processes are complex to manufacture and assemble, requiring precise circularity and stability, which increases production costs and complexity, especially in transporting and joining segments.
Innovation Solution
A method using wall profiles connected to a subsurface to form a round container, allowing for easy assembly and transportation, with the profiles being bolted together along the circumference to create a stable, cylindrical shape approximated to a circle, and incorporating filler plates for precision adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If round containers are made from concrete, then they can be manufactured, but their concrete configuration is complex and can only be manufactured with difficulty with the required precision, especially with respect to circularity or diameter
Solution Approach 1:
The container wall is divided into multiple wall segments that can be manufactured separately with standard precision and then assembled to form the complete circular container. This segmentation allows each segment to be produced using conventional manufacturing methods while the final assembled structure achieves the required circularity precision through proper joining of segments.
2Device complexity
If steel containers are assembled from large wall elements to keep joining complexity low, then joining operations are simplified, but the segments can only be transported with complexity and require additional stiffening elements and braces
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a predetermined number of wall segments that are optimized for both transportation and assembly. These segments are designed to be transportable using conventional means while requiring only simple joining operations at the seams, thus resolving the contradiction between transportation ease and joining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stiffening elements and braces are integrated into the wall segment design itself rather than being added as separate components. This extraction of the bracing function into the basic wall segment structure eliminates the need for additional complex joining operations while maintaining structural integrity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If circular segments are leveled relative to one another before setting up layers, then stability is achieved, but this creates substantially more complexity in the assembly process
Solution Approach 1:
The wall segments are pre-manufactured with built-in leveling features and precision reference surfaces that ensure proper alignment during assembly. This preliminary action of incorporating leveling capabilities into the segment design itself eliminates the need for complex field leveling operations while maintaining container stability.
4Manufacturing precision
If receivers for inner furnishings are fabricated directly at the wall of completely assembled round containers, then positioning precision can be achieved, but this additional complex intermediary step substantially increases construction complexity and production costs
Solution Approach 1:
The receivers for inner furnishings are pre-installed on the wall segments during the manufacturing process rather than being fabricated after assembly. This preliminary action allows for precise positioning to be achieved in the controlled manufacturing environment while eliminating the complex intermediary step of post-assembly fabrication.
Solution Approach 2:
By distributing the receiver installation across multiple wall segments during manufacturing, the complex task of precision receiver fabrication is divided into manageable steps that can be performed separately during segment production, then automatically aligned when segments are assembled.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a method for producing a round container and to a round container configured for said method, which provide faster construction of the round container, mostly independent from the precision of the preliminary work in spite of high final precision, and which provide simple transportation of the components to the construction site. This is accomplished by the invention through setting up wall profiles (2), which are continuous over the wall height of the round container (1) and which have in particular a flat inner surface, continuously along the circumference and by connecting them with one another and with the subsurface in particular through bolting.