Wall Height Adjustment Unit for Prefabricated Panel Leveling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional prefabricated walls are difficult to disassemble and reuse due to complex construction processes, require significant manpower, and often result in uneven installation, especially when dealing with heavy walls like glass walls, which lack stable fixation and require extensive customization based on site conditions.
Innovation Solution
A wall system with a height adjustment unit comprising a support frame, a lifting and lowering frame, and a height adjustment unit that allows horizontal adjustment, coupled with a gasket system for easy assembly and disassembly, eliminating the need for silicone finishing and enabling recycling of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional prefabricated wall is constructed using many members such as studs, runners, moldings, and fixing members, then the wall structure is stable, but the construction process becomes complicated and requires significant manpower
Solution Approach 1:
The wall system is divided into modular components: a support frame installed on the floor, a lifting and lowering frame that surrounds the support frame, and a wall panel. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the construction process while maintaining structural stability through the interlocking frame structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame and lifting and lowering frame serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable height adjustment, facilitate easy assembly and disassembly, and allow for leveling on uneven floors. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying construction while maintaining stability.
2Ease of manufacture
If a conventional prefabricated wall is constructed with fixed dimensions, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the wall cannot be adapted to different site conditions or reused
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting and lowering frame is designed to be movable relative to the support frame, allowing height adjustment through the height adjustment unit. This dynamic capability enables the wall system to adapt to different floor levels and site conditions while maintaining simple standardized manufacturing of the frame components themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The height adjustment unit allows modification of the vertical dimension parameter of the wall system by lifting or lowering the lifting and lowering frame. This enables the same standardized components to be adapted to different heights and site conditions without requiring custom manufacturing.
3Shape
If a heavy wall such as a glass wall is installed, then the wall provides good finishing and appearance, but the wall requires stable fixation and is difficult to adjust
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjustment unit acts as an intermediary mechanism between the support frame and the lifting and lowering frame. It provides controlled height adjustment capability that can accommodate heavy wall panels while maintaining stable fixation, allowing the heavy wall to be properly positioned and secured without direct manual handling.
4Productivity
If the floor surface has construction errors and is not perfectly level, then the floor can be constructed quickly, but the wall cannot be set vertically
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame and lifting and lowering frame are designed with built-in leveling capability through the height adjustment unit. This preliminary action allows the wall system to self-level on uneven floors, maintaining wall verticality without requiring perfect floor preparation, thus preserving both construction speed and precision.
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AI summary
A wall system with a height adjustment unit includes: a support frame which is installed on a floor surface; a lifting and lowering frame which is coupled to the support frame so as to be able to move up and down along the outer surface of the support frame while surrounding the support frame; and a plurality of height adjustment units which are installed between the support frame and the lifting and lowering frame so as to lift or lower the lifting and lowering frame. The height adjustment unit includes a support unit which is coupled to the inside of the support frame; and a height adjustment bolt screwed to the support unit and rotated by a tool to lift or lower the lifting and lowering frame, such that the lifting and lowering frame is horizontally adjustable and thus has increased constructability.