Stackable Transport Units for Large Air Filtration Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air filtration systems, particularly those requiring multiple levels or large housings, face transportation challenges due to their size and structural design, making them unsuitable for road transport and complicating installation.
Innovation Solution
The system is divided into transport units with cuboid-shaped housings that can be stacked and connected using flange elements and alignment means, allowing pre-assembly at a workshop and efficient erection at the installation site with minimal on-site assembly effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If filter housings are designed with large dimensions to accommodate multi-level functional units, then the system functionality is improved, but transportability deteriorates as they become unsuitable for road transport
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple transport units, each containing specific functional units (filter housings, cyclone separators, etc.). These transport units can be individually transported via road and then stacked vertically at the installation site to form the complete multi-level system, thus maintaining both large overall volume and road transportability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from horizontal transport configuration to vertical stacking configuration. Transport units are designed to be transported horizontally on roads and then stacked vertically one above another at the installation site, utilizing the vertical dimension to achieve both transportability and large system volume.
2Ease of operation
If container parts are pre-assembled with connecting elements accessible from outside, then assembly ease is improved, but the structural design becomes more complex and transport dimensions increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing access to connecting elements from the outside, the invention inverts the approach by providing access from the inside of the container. Installing personnel enter the container interior to assemble connecting elements (such as flange connections) between container parts, eliminating the need for complex external access structures.
3Ease of operation
If transport units are stacked with large gaps between them for accessibility, then ease of assembly is improved, but structural stability and space utilization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connection assembly process is segmented into two phases: first, rough positioning and alignment are performed from outside the transport units; second, final tightening and securing of connecting elements are performed from inside the container. This eliminates the need for large continuous gaps while maintaining assembly feasibility.
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AI summary
The system (10) according to the invention comprises at least two transport units (11, 12) which have assemblies spanning the transport units, in particular containers spanning the transport units, which are subdivided into sub-housings (25, 26) in accordance with the subdivision predetermined by the transport units. Preferably, all interfaces of containers spanning the transport units are arranged in an intermediate space (23) between the upper side (21) of the lower transport unit (11) and the underside (22) on the upper transport unit (12). This intermediate space is preferably too narrow to allow access after the two transport units have been stacked. Flange elements (44, 54) pre-assembled on the container parts and the transport units establish the connection between the container parts (25, 26) and the transport units (11, 12) and also enable final assembly from the container interior.The invention thus enables extensive pre-assembly of the transport units and fast, safe and efficient erection of the system at the installation site.