Textile Reinforced Anchor with Movable Retaining Section
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of sandwich building materials is expensive due to the manual arrangement and alignment of anchors in formwork, which complicates the connection between the load-bearing building material layer and the outer facing shell.
Innovation Solution
A reinforcement arrangement featuring crossing textile reinforcement elements with a retaining anchor unit that can be moved between a storage and functional position, allowing for automatic or manual alignment without the need for complex attachment in formwork, using a prestressing force to ensure the anchor units assume the correct position during building material production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual arrangement and alignment of anchors in formwork is used, then connection between load-bearing layer and facing shell is achieved, but production cost increases and production process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the anchor and reinforcement elements into a single integrated component. The anchor is directly formed as part of the reinforcement element, eliminating the need for separate manual installation of anchors and simplifying the production process while maintaining connection reliability between the load-bearing layer and facing shell.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchors are pre-positioned and integrated into the reinforcement elements before the concrete pouring process. This preliminary integration allows the anchors to be automatically positioned during formwork assembly without requiring manual alignment operations, reducing production complexity while ensuring reliable connections.
2Reliability
If manual arrangement and alignment of anchors in formwork is used, then connection between load-bearing layer and facing shell is achieved, but production time and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the anchor function with the reinforcement element, the patent eliminates separate manual operations for anchor installation and alignment. This integration significantly reduces labor time and increases production efficiency while maintaining the reliability of the connection between structural layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated anchor-reinforcement elements are designed to self-position and self-align during the normal assembly process. The elements automatically assume their correct positions without requiring manual intervention for alignment, thereby reducing production time and labor costs while ensuring reliable connections.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a reinforcement arrangement (15) and a method for producing a building material body (21) using the reinforcement arrangement (15). The reinforcement arrangement (15) comprises a reinforcement body (16) and at least one retaining anchor unit (17). Each retaining anchor unit (17) is arranged or attached to the reinforcement body (16) by means of a base section (32). A retaining section (33) adjoining the base section (32) is movable between a storage position (A) and a functional position (W). In the storage position (A), the retaining section (33) extends directly adjacent to the reinforcement body (16) and can abut the reinforcement body (16) at one or more points. In the functional position (W), the distance of a free end (34) of the retaining section (33) opposite the base section (32) is greater than in the storage position (A).The retaining section (33) can be moved manually or automatically from the storage position (A) to the operating position (W). Preferably, the entire reinforcement assembly (15) is free of metallic components. The reinforcement body (16) and/or the retaining section (33) and/or the base section (32) are preferably designed as textile-reinforced elements.