Scaffold Anchoring System with Embedded Flange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current scaffolding attachment methods to buildings are often insecure, leading to safety risks and labor-intensive connection processes, particularly during construction when scaffolding needs to be frequently attached and detached.
Innovation Solution
A scaffolding attachment system that includes a flange member embedded in the building's final finish layer, with a coupling that is sealed and exposed for scaffold support, allowing for secure attachment and easy detachment without the need for time-consuming methods like welding, and can be permanently or temporarily affixed to various structural components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If tie wires and welds are used to attach scaffold to building, then connection strength is improved, but installation time and labor complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into separate components: a base member with internal threads that attaches to the building, and a connecting member with external threads that attaches to the scaffold. This segmentation eliminates the need for on-site welding while maintaining connection strength through threaded fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection method changes from permanent welds to removable threaded connections. The base member contains internal threads that mate with external threads on the connecting member, allowing for quick assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural integrity through proper thread design and material selection.
2Reliability
If traditional connection methods are used, then structural security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system transitions from static welded joints to dynamic removable threaded connections. The base member with internal threads allows the connecting member to be easily attached and detached multiple times, providing both structural security when connected and operational flexibility when disconnected.
Solution Approach 2:
The base member acts as an intermediary element between the building structure and the scaffold. It provides a standardized threaded interface that simplifies the connection process while maintaining structural security through proper engineering of the threaded connection.
3Ease of operation
If scaffold attachment points are placed on building surface, then ease of operation is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates due to undermining
Solution Approach 1:
The base member is installed in advance during building construction, embedded within the finish layer at the desired scaffold attachment locations. This preliminary placement ensures structural integrity is maintained while providing ready-access attachment points for scaffolding when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The base member replicates the functional characteristics of traditional embedded anchor points while using non-intrusive attachment methods. Instead of requiring structural modifications that undermine integrity, the base member provides equivalent attachment functionality through surface-mounted threaded connections.
Data Source
AI summary
An anchoring system for securing a scaffold to a building includes a connection member configured to attach to a scaffold component and an anchor member. The anchor member includes a base configured to attach to at least one structural component of a building and a coupling fixedly connected to the base. The coupling is configured to receive a connection member to rigidly join the connection member to the anchor member, and thus, the scaffold to a building.