Building Material Device Using Split Vehicle Tire Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Discarded vehicle tires pose environmental hazards due to their durability, non-biodegradability, and inefficient recycling, leading to landfills, pollution, and potential fires, with existing disposal methods being ineffective in addressing these issues.
Innovation Solution
A method of constructing a building material device by splitting a vehicle tire into three portions, reuniting the first and third portions with fasteners, filling the second portion into chambers, attaching plates with cementitious material, and integrating it with studs and cross members to form a structure, thereby avoiding traditional disposal methods and enhancing durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If worn tires are discarded in landfills, then disposal is simple, but environmental pollution and fire hazards increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the harmful waste product (worn tires) into a beneficial building material. By cutting tires into portions, removing treads, and assembling them with concrete infill, the invention converts environmental hazards into useful construction blocks that can be used for walls, fences, and other structures.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of simply discarding worn tires in landfills, the patent recovers and repurposes them. The tires are disassembled, processed, and reassembled into building blocks, thereby recovering value from what would otherwise be waste material and eliminating the need for landfill disposal.
2Productivity
If tires are converted into ground rubber, then recycling is achieved, but the percentage of recycled tires remains small
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the tire into three distinct portions (first portion with tread, second portion without tread, third portion with tread) and processes each differently. This segmentation allows for more versatile reuse compared to uniform grinding, enabling the creation of structured building blocks rather than just ground rubber.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite building block by combining tire portions with concrete infill material. The tire portions provide structural framework and durability, while the concrete infill adds mass and stability, creating a composite material with enhanced properties for construction applications.
3Use of energy by moving object
If tires are used as fuel, then energy recovery is achieved, but air pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than burning tires for energy (which causes air pollution), the patent converts the tires into solid building blocks. The durable rubber material, which would otherwise be wasted or polluting, becomes a permanent structural component in construction, eliminating combustion emissions entirely.
4Loss of time
If worn tires are stockpiled, then disposal is delayed, but fire risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for stockpiling by implementing an immediate processing and reuse system. Worn tires are quickly transformed into building blocks through cutting, tread removal, and assembly, converting a fire-hazardous waste accumulation into a useful construction material that eliminates the stockpiling problem entirely.
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AI summary
A method of forming a building material device utilizing a vehicle tire where the vehicle tire is split into three portions. Two of the vehicle portions are recombined into a subunit which is capable of holding the third portion within a chamber. The subunit containing the second portion is then combined with panels to form a finished unit capable of being used in a building structure.