Wall Bushing With Rubber Elastic Molded Part for Gas-Tight Sealing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing wall ducts for routing cables through building walls are time-consuming to install and require multiple steps, with potential errors in sealing compound application and filling with casting resin, leading to unsatisfactory storage and handling of materials.

Innovation Solution

A wall duct with a rubber-elastic molded part and integrated sleeve-like connecting element that eliminates the need for sealing compound and casting resin, featuring a socket-like connecting element divided lengthwise and dovetail guides for easy assembly and visual inspection of gas-tight connections, along with rib-shaped projections for secure handling and locking.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If sealing compound and casting resin are used to ensure gas-tight connection, then sealing reliability is improved, but installation time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing functionVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and eliminates the sealing compound and casting resin from the installation process. Instead of using these separate sealing materials, the invention integrates a rubber-elastic molded part directly into the pipe socket that provides sealing functionality without requiring additional sealing compounds or resin filling operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the sealing function with the structural pipe socket component. The rubber-elastic molded part is integrated into the pipe socket to form a unified component that combines mechanical support and sealing functions, eliminating the need for separate sealing materials and operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If sealing compound and casting resin are applied for perfect sealing, then sealing reliability is improved, but potential for installation errors increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing functionVSAvoidinstallation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The rubber-elastic molded part is designed to automatically provide sealing when the pipe socket is installed. The elastic material deforms to conform to the cable or conduit, creating a seal without requiring manual application of sealing compound or monitoring of resin curing, thereby eliminating installation errors related to these materials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical state and properties of the sealing mechanism from chemical (sealing compound and resin) to mechanical (rubber-elastic deformation). The elastic molded part uses material elasticity to provide sealing, transforming the sealing mechanism from a chemical process requiring careful application to a mechanical process that is more forgiving and easier to install correctly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If multiple sealing materials and components are used, then sealing reliability is improved, but storage and handling difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing functionVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (structural support, sealing, and cable protection) into fewer integrated components. The pipe socket with integrated rubber-elastic molded part replaces the separate pipe socket, sealing compound container, and casting resin components, reducing the total number of items that need to be stored and handled.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The pipe socket is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides mechanical support, guides cable installation, and creates gas-tight seals through the integrated rubber-elastic molded part. This universal design eliminates the need for multiple specialized components and materials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution simplifies installation, ensures a perfect sealing function without the need for additional sealing materials, and facilitates easy assembly with visual verification of gas-tight connections, while also providing space savings through guided deflection of lines within the duct.

Implementation Method 1

the pipe socket has a rubber-elastic molded part for splash-proof sealing of at least one cable, cable protection tube or other line routed through the wall of the building

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRubber-elasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentEP2333924B1Wall bushing for feeding through cables, cable protection tubes or other conduits
Publication Date: 2014.05.07 GABO SYSTTECHN GMBH
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AI summary

The feed through has a base body (3) with a pipe support (6) bent opposite to a longitudinal axis, where the support is arranged in a cylindrical wall passage opening. A bush-like connecting element is arranged in a cavity for connecting two cable ends, pipe ends or conduit ends in a gas-tight manner. A part (17) of the connecting element is fixedly connected with the base body, and the support has a rubber elastic molded part (10) for sealing cables, cable protection pipes or conduits guided through a housing wall with respect to the opening or a pipe arranged in the opening.