Slab Table Receiving Device for Formwork Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ceiling tables for concrete formwork are difficult to transport, inflexible, and require high maintenance costs due to unprotected formwork elements and complex logistics, leading to increased crane utilization and economic inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A ceiling table design featuring a receiving device with a circumferential outer frame and base, allowing for easy exchange and protection of individual formwork elements, which are connected via a slide-in/click system, reducing damage and maintenance needs, and enabling efficient assembly and disassembly without cranes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional slab formwork tables are used with formwork elements mounted directly on the supporting frame, then the structure provides adequate support, but the formwork elements remain unprotected and vulnerable to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The formwork system is divided into separate functional components: the supporting frame provides structural support while the receiving device (container) provides protection and easy access to formwork elements. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device acts as an intermediary between the supporting frame and the formwork elements. It provides indirect protection while maintaining easy access, solving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Ease of repair
If individual formwork panels are directly mounted on the supporting frame, then assembly is straightforward, but replacement of damaged panels requires dismantling the entire structure
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device is designed as a separate removable container that holds individual formwork panels. This allows panels to be accessed and replaced independently without affecting the entire structure, enabling quick repairs while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device can be dynamically removed and repositioned along the supporting frame, allowing flexible access to any formwork panel. This dynamic capability enables rapid panel replacement while maintaining structural stability.
3Area of stationary object
If pre-assembled slab formwork tables are transported by crane, then large-area formwork is achieved, but complex logistics and high crane capacity are required
Solution Approach 1:
The formwork system is segmented into a permanent supporting frame and removable receiving devices that can be independently transported and positioned. This allows the supporting frame to remain on-site while receiving devices are logistics-optimized for easy transport and assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device serves multiple functions: it protects formwork elements, enables easy replacement, and can be transported independently. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized heavy equipment while maintaining large formwork capabilities.
4Ease of repair
If the entire slab formwork table is dismantled to replace a single panel, then panel replacement is possible, but maintenance costs and time loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device is designed as a self-contained modular unit that can be independently removed from the supporting frame. This allows replacement of individual formwork panels within the receiving device without affecting other parts of the formwork system, dramatically improving maintenance efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device can be quickly removed, the damaged panel replaced, and the receiving device with the new panel returned to service. This rapid replace-ment approach minimizes downtime and maintains high productivity while enabling easy repairs.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a slab table (1) for at least partial formwork of a concrete slab, comprising at least: - at least one formwork element (2) with a formwork element frame (2b) and a formwork skin (2a) arranged on the formwork element frame (2b); - a support skeleton (3); - at least one receiving device (6) with a particularly circumferential outer frame (6a) and a base (6b) which is detachably attached to the support skeleton (3) and in which the at least one formwork element (2) is detachably received.