Shaft Pipe Collection Module With Integrated Leak Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of pipes in building shafts poses safety risks due to open shafts and potential leaks, which can cause significant damage if not detected promptly.
Innovation Solution
A shaft pipe collection module with a support structure and leakage collection device that holds pipe sections at a safe height, allowing for efficient connection and detection of leaks, while a mold plate covers the shaft opening for molding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If shaft pipes are stored in a horizontal position on the ground, then storage simplicity is maintained, but pipes sink into the ground and bend due to self-weight causing quality problems
Solution Approach 1:
The storage area is segmented into multiple storage pits of specific dimensions (length, width, depth) rather than a single continuous storage area. Each pit is designed to accommodate specific pipe diameters, preventing pipes from sinking and bending while maintaining organized storage.
Solution Approach 2:
Wooden sleepers are introduced as intermediary elements between the pipes and the ground. The sleepers elevate the pipes off the ground, preventing direct contact that would cause sinking and bending, while still allowing horizontal storage.
2Reliability
If shaft pipes are stored vertically, then pipe quality is maintained, but loading and unloading become inconvenient and transportation equipment requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system allows dynamic positioning of pipes - pipes can be stored horizontally in pits for quality maintenance, but the pit design and access arrangements enable convenient loading and unloading operations. The system adapts between storage and operation modes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If pipe storage locations are not standardized, then storage flexibility is maintained, but pipe quality problems occur due to improper storage conditions
Solution Approach 1:
Different storage pits are designed with specific local qualities - different dimensions, depths, and configurations tailored to specific pipe diameters (e.g., Φ800mm, Φ1000mm, Φ1200mm pipes have different storage requirements). This standardized local design ensures proper storage conditions for each pipe type while maintaining overall system flexibility.
4Device complexity
If no drainage facilities are provided in storage pits, then construction complexity is reduced, but pipe quality deteriorates due to water accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage system is designed to be self-service - utilizing natural gravity flow and the existing pit bottom slope to drain water automatically without requiring complex pumping or mechanical drainage facilities. The drainage holes and outlet design allow water to self-evacuate from the pits.
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AI summary
A shaft pipe collection module (1) to be provided in a shaft for pipes in a building, said shaft pipe collection module (1) comprising: - a support structure (3) arranged for holding pipe sections (5) to be provided in the shaft pipe collection module (1), which pipe sections (5) will be protruding out on both sides of a floor structure(2, 2') in which the shaft is provided when the shaft pipe collection module (1) is mounted to this floor structure(2, 2') of the shaft; and - a leakage collection device (7) comprising openings (9) for receiving the pipe sections (5), said leakage collection device (7) being arranged to collect possible leakage from connections of other pipes to the pipe sections (5) protruding through the openings (9) of the leakage collection device (7).