CA1146328A - Building structure - Google Patents
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A building structure comprising a plurality of posts having a substantially H-shaped cross section and arranged to be located in upright position in a channel shaped base portion and panel sections adapted to be fitted to the posts and the base portion, the posts and the base portion being provided with surfaces inclined at an angle of the panel sections being provided with first flanges bent in a corresponding manner and adapted after the mounting to engage against said inclined surfaces and during mounting when they are bent aside to slide against the inclined surfaces of the post and the base portion in order to locate a locking member provided at the outer end of the flanges to engagement behind said inclined surfaces.
A building structure comprising a plurality of posts having a substantially H-shaped cross section and arranged to be located in upright position in a channel shaped base portion and panel sections adapted to be fitted to the posts and the base portion, the posts and the base portion being provided with surfaces inclined at an angle of the panel sections being provided with first flanges bent in a corresponding manner and adapted after the mounting to engage against said inclined surfaces and during mounting when they are bent aside to slide against the inclined surfaces of the post and the base portion in order to locate a locking member provided at the outer end of the flanges to engagement behind said inclined surfaces.
Description
The present invention relates to a building structure of the type comprising a framework of vertical posts and base portions and head portions adapted to interconnect and keep the posts together and with separate wall sections fitted in the spaces between post-~, base portions and head portions.
Building structures of this type are known in a plurality of different embodiments which are more or less com-plicated in shape and handling. These older structures are often precisely adapted to a specific building purpose which means that they have almost no flexibility in the choice of building size and design.
The present invention provides a building structure of the aforesaid type, which has a very great flexibility and which is very simple especially to mount and dismount without tools other than a common screw driver.
According to the present invention there is provided a building structure of the type comprising a framework of vertical posts with base portions and head portions adapted to interconnect and maintain the posts together and with separate wall sections fitted in the spaces between posts, base portions and head portions in which structure each post has a substantially H-shaped section in which each shank of the H-profile has a surface inclined obliquely outwards, each base portion and each head portion at their side facing the center of the framework is provided with a groove between portions having obliquely outwardly inclined surfaces similar to the posts, said wall sections being at least one of flat, smooth wall elements and thin-walled panel sections which along all edges are provided with flange portions extending in the same direction as the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions, which flange portions at their outer ends are provided with folded portions, the smooth wall elements being mounted ~146328 with their edge portions engagin~ in the grooves in the base portions, in the head portions and in the space between the shanks of the H-profile of the posts, the panel sections being snapped with their flange portion to the inclined surfaces of the postsl base portions and head portions, whereby the folded portions are adapted to snap into the grooves behind said inclined surfaces in the posts, base portions and head portions.
Thus according to the present invention each post has a substantially H-shaped section, each shank of the H-profile being cut obliquely to form each a surface inclined obliquely outwardsl each base portion and each head portion at its side facing the centre of the framework in a manner similar to the posts are provided with a groove located between portions having surfaces inclined obliquely outwards, the walls being flat, smooth wall elements and/or thin-walled panel sections which along all edges provided with flange portions bent in the same direction as the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions and which flange portions at their outer ends are provided with folded portions, the smooth wall elements being mounted with the edge portions engaging in the grooves in the base portions, in the head portions and in the space between the shanks of the H-profile, whereas the panel sections are snapped with their flange portion to the inclined surfaces of the posts, head portions and base portions, the folded material portions being adapted to snap into the grooves behind said inclined surfaces in the posts, head portions, ; and base portions.
The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
: 30 Figure 1 shows in perspective a portion of a building structure according to the invention with certain material portions omitted;
Building structures of this type are known in a plurality of different embodiments which are more or less com-plicated in shape and handling. These older structures are often precisely adapted to a specific building purpose which means that they have almost no flexibility in the choice of building size and design.
The present invention provides a building structure of the aforesaid type, which has a very great flexibility and which is very simple especially to mount and dismount without tools other than a common screw driver.
According to the present invention there is provided a building structure of the type comprising a framework of vertical posts with base portions and head portions adapted to interconnect and maintain the posts together and with separate wall sections fitted in the spaces between posts, base portions and head portions in which structure each post has a substantially H-shaped section in which each shank of the H-profile has a surface inclined obliquely outwards, each base portion and each head portion at their side facing the center of the framework is provided with a groove between portions having obliquely outwardly inclined surfaces similar to the posts, said wall sections being at least one of flat, smooth wall elements and thin-walled panel sections which along all edges are provided with flange portions extending in the same direction as the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions, which flange portions at their outer ends are provided with folded portions, the smooth wall elements being mounted ~146328 with their edge portions engagin~ in the grooves in the base portions, in the head portions and in the space between the shanks of the H-profile of the posts, the panel sections being snapped with their flange portion to the inclined surfaces of the postsl base portions and head portions, whereby the folded portions are adapted to snap into the grooves behind said inclined surfaces in the posts, base portions and head portions.
Thus according to the present invention each post has a substantially H-shaped section, each shank of the H-profile being cut obliquely to form each a surface inclined obliquely outwardsl each base portion and each head portion at its side facing the centre of the framework in a manner similar to the posts are provided with a groove located between portions having surfaces inclined obliquely outwards, the walls being flat, smooth wall elements and/or thin-walled panel sections which along all edges provided with flange portions bent in the same direction as the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions and which flange portions at their outer ends are provided with folded portions, the smooth wall elements being mounted with the edge portions engaging in the grooves in the base portions, in the head portions and in the space between the shanks of the H-profile, whereas the panel sections are snapped with their flange portion to the inclined surfaces of the posts, head portions and base portions, the folded material portions being adapted to snap into the grooves behind said inclined surfaces in the posts, head portions, ; and base portions.
The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
: 30 Figure 1 shows in perspective a portion of a building structure according to the invention with certain material portions omitted;
- 2 Figure 2 is a plan View of a one-piece post forming part of the building structure according to the invention, Figure 3 shows ln a corresponding view a post consisting of a plurality of sheet metal sections, Figures 4-6 show in perspective views portions of the sheet metal profiles forming part of the post according to Figure 3, . Figures 7 and 8 respectively show in a perspective view and a plan view from above a base portion and a head portion forming part of the building structure according to Figure 1, Figure 9 shows schematically in a view from above a corner connection incorporating two posts and corner profiles interconnecting said posts, Figures 10 and 11 show in perspective views a corner profile according to Figure 9, Figure 12 lS a plan view of a panel section forming part of the structure, : Figure 13 shows in a schematic view from above a base portion and a post fitted thereto in its mounting position, Figure 14 is a view corresponding to Figure 13, wherein for the sake of clarity the base portion has been omitted and in which a panel section has been mounted, whereas the other section is shown in its mounting stage, Figure 15 and 16 show cross-sections through the member shown in Figure 13 as seen along lines A-A and B-B, respectively, and Figure 17 shows schematically in a view from above three posts with different combinations of wall sections fitted thereto.
Description of a preferred embodiment In Figure 1 is shown in perspective a portion of a wall erected with the building structure according to the 46~28 invention which structure incorporates a plurality of vertical posts 1 having a substantially H-shaped cross-section. The structure furthermore comprises a plurality of panel sections 2 mounted on the posts and a plurality of base portions 3 and head portions 4, which is basically the same component and the shape of which will be further described hereinafter. The structure also incorporates a corner connection 5~ 6 forming wall corners and these components will also be further described -~ hereinafter and are used for forming together with two posts a corner in the structure. Figure 1 also shows how a wall in a simple manner can be built by meanQ of the building structure according to the invention and for the sake of clarity parts of the head portions 4 have been cut away.
In Figure 2 is shown a cross-section of a post la, which in this embodiment is made in one piece, e.g., by extrusion.
Ths post la has the shape of a H (in the figure shown in a lay down position), the shanks of which at their ends having inclined surfaces 7a which each forms an angle of 45 with the longitudinal direction of the shanks. Between the inner side of the two shanks and the cross bar there is thus formed two parallel grooves 8a extending in the longitudinal direction of the post which together with the inclined surfaces 7a contribute to the attachment of the panel sections such as will be further described hereinafter.
In Figure 3 is snown an alternative embodiment of a post 1, which is constructed from a plurality of sheet metal profiles in accordance with Figures 4-6, which in perspective show portions of the profiles forming part of the post.
; The post 1 incorporates two profiles 9 according to Figure 4, two profiles 10 according to Figure 5 and two profiles 11 according to Figure 6. On mounting this post the two mainly -shaped profiles 9 are located with the open sides against , _ .
~463Z8 each other, whereupon the C -shaped profiles 10 with their double-flanged ends from the sides are fitted such that the four profiles together form a closed four-sided body having protruding portions - the shanks of the H-profile. The profiles 11 with the folded flange portions are thereupon each pushed from one of the ends of the post over ~
opposite projecting portions, whereby the profiles 11 will effectively interlock the separate sheet metal profiles to form a post without the need of any other type of attachment means.
The profiles 11 are provided with inclined surfaces which form the inclined surfaces 7 of the post. This post 1 thereby has a shape quite analogous with the post 1 according to Figure 2 having inclined surfaces 7 and grooves 8.
In Figures 7 and 8 are shown respectively in a per-spective view and in a plan view a base portion 3 and a head portion 4. This base portion or head portion is formed by a substantially U-shaped channel,preferably of sheet metal material, in which the shanks 12 at their free ends are bent inward/up-ward at an angle of 45 and these bent portions 13 are in turn at their free ends provided with flange portions which extend in parallel with the shanks 12 a short distance towards the interior of the U-profile. In Figure 8 is shown how the base portion or the head portion at equal mutual distances is provided with recesses 15 in the angular portions 13. These recesses or stampings are at an angle of 45 relative to the longitudinal direction of the profiled, wherebya recess 15 will correspond to the cross-section of the post 1, la. In the embodiment shown the profile 3, 4 has a centrally located recess 15, the cross section of which corresponds to the cross section of an entire post, whereas the profile at each of its two ends is provided with a half recess 15a, which corresponds to a half post. These base portions 3 act as bases for the posts 32~
and the posts are placed in upright position in the channel which is formed by the bottom and walls 12 of the base portion in said recesses 15,15a, whereupon the base portions and the posts are interconnected, preferably by means of self-tapping screws. The head portions 4 which are identical to the base portions are located in corresponding manner on top of the posts and they are connected thereto in the same manner. By means of this connection the posts and the base portions/head portions will form a continuous framework after mounting.
In order to form a corner in the structure two posts 1 are as shown from above in Figure 9 placed side by side with their grooves 8 perpendicular to each other and with two in-clined post surfaces 7 contacting each other. An intercon-necting corner profile 6 - see Figure 11 - is fitted e.g. by means of self-tapping screws to the two adjacent posts, whereby also these will be connected. The corner is thereupon finished by a corner profile 5 - see Figure 10 - fitted to the posts.
This corner profile 5 has a cross section corresponding to an isosceles right angled triangle, in which the hypoteneuse is broken and formed with two lugs 16, which extend out from the triangle in parallel with the adjacent smaller side of the triangle. The corner profile 5, which is made from sheet metal is connected to the post by being pushed from the out-side inward against the posts, whereby its lugs 16 during bending slide on the inclined surfaces 7 of the posts, snap into the grooves 8, and rlex back to be locked in position.
On this mounting of a corner it is possible to push a fine-bladed tool between the inclined surface 7 of the post and the part of the corner profile 5 cooperating therewith and thus to press the lug 16 from its engagement with the edge of the groove 8.
In Figure 12 is shown in a plan view a panel section ~ ' .
~:~46328 2 from the side turned inwa~ds during mounting. The opposite side is as can be seen from Figure 1 preferably entirely smooth.
The panels can however also be provided with reinforcing bend-ings or the like without this being critical for the invention.
The panel section 2 is along its inner edges bent in a first flange 17 at an angle of 45~ and a second bent flange 18 is provided at the outer end of said first flange, which second flange is likewise bent 45 and in a direction outwards. These flanges correspond to the lugs at the corner profile 5 and they are used in a corresponding manner for locking the panel sec-tions to the base portions, to the posts and to the head por-tions. In Figure 13 is shown in a view from above a part of a base portion 3 with a post 1 fitted and screwed thereto and this view shows how the post 1 with its inclined surfaces 7 will be guided by the inclined recesses 15 in the base portion. In this figure it is also intimated a panel section 2, which with one of its edge-flanges rests against and which has been snapped to the bent parts 13 of a base portion and to its flange por-tion 14, resp., whereas the adjacent edge flanges 17,18 have been snapped into the groove 8 and rest against the inclined surface 7 of the post.
In Figure 14 is shown the snapping-in of a panel sec-tion 2 to a post 1 in which for the sake of clarity the base portion has not been shown and the panel section 2is thus sub-jected to a manual force directed inwards, whereby all flange portions 17 and 18 simultaneously or one after the other will be caused to flex out and slide against the inclined surface 7 of the post and against the inclined portions 13 of the base portion and the head portion respectively until the second bent flange 18 will be in position to snap into the groove 8 and behind the flange portions 14 of the base portion and the head portion resp.
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~46328 In Figures 15 and 16 there are shown respectively two cross-sections along lines ~-~ and B-B in Figure 13, which show the cooperation of the panel sections 2 with the base portion 3, which cooperation functionally is analogous with the cooperation with the post.
Figure 17 finally shows in a schematic view from above the possibility of the building structure according to the in-vention to use different t~pes of wall sections which can be utilized for further increasing the flexibility and adaptabi-lity of the structure.
In this Figure is shown as an example three spacedapart inclined posts 1. To the right hand side of a post shown farthest to the right is fitted two panel sections 2, which are fitted by snapping-in in the same manner as shown in e.g. Figure 13. Between the left and the central post there is however fitted a smooth flat wall element 19, which with its edges engage in and is retained in the grooves 8 between the shanks of the H-profile of the posts and also in thegrooves in the (not shown) base portions and head portions. In the space between the central and the right hand post is finally shown how it is possible to combine a snapped-in panel section 2 and a wall element 19.
The wall element 19 can be of different types and it is e.g. psosible to use wall-paper provided particle boards or plaster boards, window units in frames, whereby the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions can be coloured in a suitable tint and can then act as sur-rounding borders. As it is possible also to make the wall sections of different material at opposite sides it is e.g.
possible to have a board wall at one side made with plane wall elements and on the opposiLe side and "outer wall" of panel sections, which have been snapped to the framework.
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In the case with wall elements 19 fitted in the grooves it is of course necessary to mount the wall elements in a manner which differs from th~t of the snappable wall pan-els, i.e. it is necessary to place the wall element 19 in the framework before this is completed, whereby the wall can be completed and locked by means of one of the posts, wh~ch is put in place by being moved in the longitudinal directionof the wall element. The mounting is however also in this case com-paratively simple and so is also a possible later dismounting.
With this mounting technique it is possible to erect buildings of this type very swiftly and also to dismantle them as it is hereby sufficient to unscrew the screws retaining the head portion and the base portion and to pull out these parts in the longitudinal direction from the remaining structure, whereupon the further components - the wall elements, the panel sections and the posts - can be easily taken apart. With this building structure it is possibie either to standardize the ; elements forming part thereof to a very high degree or to adapt the portions to the actual need, e.g. by changing the width of the sections, varying the height of the base portibns or the head portions, designing the sections as holders for lamp fittings, armatures, exhaust suction filters etc. which means that the structures will have very great flexibility. It is also possible to provide the building with doors made in a correspondingmanner and to arrange insulating material in the post and/or between the panel sections. It is also possible to design the panel section of another material than sheet metal, e.g. in wood with flexible attachment flanges fitted thereto or to make the entire structure or parts thereof in another material which is equivalent from a material point of view, e.g. some plastic types.
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Description of a preferred embodiment In Figure 1 is shown in perspective a portion of a wall erected with the building structure according to the 46~28 invention which structure incorporates a plurality of vertical posts 1 having a substantially H-shaped cross-section. The structure furthermore comprises a plurality of panel sections 2 mounted on the posts and a plurality of base portions 3 and head portions 4, which is basically the same component and the shape of which will be further described hereinafter. The structure also incorporates a corner connection 5~ 6 forming wall corners and these components will also be further described -~ hereinafter and are used for forming together with two posts a corner in the structure. Figure 1 also shows how a wall in a simple manner can be built by meanQ of the building structure according to the invention and for the sake of clarity parts of the head portions 4 have been cut away.
In Figure 2 is shown a cross-section of a post la, which in this embodiment is made in one piece, e.g., by extrusion.
Ths post la has the shape of a H (in the figure shown in a lay down position), the shanks of which at their ends having inclined surfaces 7a which each forms an angle of 45 with the longitudinal direction of the shanks. Between the inner side of the two shanks and the cross bar there is thus formed two parallel grooves 8a extending in the longitudinal direction of the post which together with the inclined surfaces 7a contribute to the attachment of the panel sections such as will be further described hereinafter.
In Figure 3 is snown an alternative embodiment of a post 1, which is constructed from a plurality of sheet metal profiles in accordance with Figures 4-6, which in perspective show portions of the profiles forming part of the post.
; The post 1 incorporates two profiles 9 according to Figure 4, two profiles 10 according to Figure 5 and two profiles 11 according to Figure 6. On mounting this post the two mainly -shaped profiles 9 are located with the open sides against , _ .
~463Z8 each other, whereupon the C -shaped profiles 10 with their double-flanged ends from the sides are fitted such that the four profiles together form a closed four-sided body having protruding portions - the shanks of the H-profile. The profiles 11 with the folded flange portions are thereupon each pushed from one of the ends of the post over ~
opposite projecting portions, whereby the profiles 11 will effectively interlock the separate sheet metal profiles to form a post without the need of any other type of attachment means.
The profiles 11 are provided with inclined surfaces which form the inclined surfaces 7 of the post. This post 1 thereby has a shape quite analogous with the post 1 according to Figure 2 having inclined surfaces 7 and grooves 8.
In Figures 7 and 8 are shown respectively in a per-spective view and in a plan view a base portion 3 and a head portion 4. This base portion or head portion is formed by a substantially U-shaped channel,preferably of sheet metal material, in which the shanks 12 at their free ends are bent inward/up-ward at an angle of 45 and these bent portions 13 are in turn at their free ends provided with flange portions which extend in parallel with the shanks 12 a short distance towards the interior of the U-profile. In Figure 8 is shown how the base portion or the head portion at equal mutual distances is provided with recesses 15 in the angular portions 13. These recesses or stampings are at an angle of 45 relative to the longitudinal direction of the profiled, wherebya recess 15 will correspond to the cross-section of the post 1, la. In the embodiment shown the profile 3, 4 has a centrally located recess 15, the cross section of which corresponds to the cross section of an entire post, whereas the profile at each of its two ends is provided with a half recess 15a, which corresponds to a half post. These base portions 3 act as bases for the posts 32~
and the posts are placed in upright position in the channel which is formed by the bottom and walls 12 of the base portion in said recesses 15,15a, whereupon the base portions and the posts are interconnected, preferably by means of self-tapping screws. The head portions 4 which are identical to the base portions are located in corresponding manner on top of the posts and they are connected thereto in the same manner. By means of this connection the posts and the base portions/head portions will form a continuous framework after mounting.
In order to form a corner in the structure two posts 1 are as shown from above in Figure 9 placed side by side with their grooves 8 perpendicular to each other and with two in-clined post surfaces 7 contacting each other. An intercon-necting corner profile 6 - see Figure 11 - is fitted e.g. by means of self-tapping screws to the two adjacent posts, whereby also these will be connected. The corner is thereupon finished by a corner profile 5 - see Figure 10 - fitted to the posts.
This corner profile 5 has a cross section corresponding to an isosceles right angled triangle, in which the hypoteneuse is broken and formed with two lugs 16, which extend out from the triangle in parallel with the adjacent smaller side of the triangle. The corner profile 5, which is made from sheet metal is connected to the post by being pushed from the out-side inward against the posts, whereby its lugs 16 during bending slide on the inclined surfaces 7 of the posts, snap into the grooves 8, and rlex back to be locked in position.
On this mounting of a corner it is possible to push a fine-bladed tool between the inclined surface 7 of the post and the part of the corner profile 5 cooperating therewith and thus to press the lug 16 from its engagement with the edge of the groove 8.
In Figure 12 is shown in a plan view a panel section ~ ' .
~:~46328 2 from the side turned inwa~ds during mounting. The opposite side is as can be seen from Figure 1 preferably entirely smooth.
The panels can however also be provided with reinforcing bend-ings or the like without this being critical for the invention.
The panel section 2 is along its inner edges bent in a first flange 17 at an angle of 45~ and a second bent flange 18 is provided at the outer end of said first flange, which second flange is likewise bent 45 and in a direction outwards. These flanges correspond to the lugs at the corner profile 5 and they are used in a corresponding manner for locking the panel sec-tions to the base portions, to the posts and to the head por-tions. In Figure 13 is shown in a view from above a part of a base portion 3 with a post 1 fitted and screwed thereto and this view shows how the post 1 with its inclined surfaces 7 will be guided by the inclined recesses 15 in the base portion. In this figure it is also intimated a panel section 2, which with one of its edge-flanges rests against and which has been snapped to the bent parts 13 of a base portion and to its flange por-tion 14, resp., whereas the adjacent edge flanges 17,18 have been snapped into the groove 8 and rest against the inclined surface 7 of the post.
In Figure 14 is shown the snapping-in of a panel sec-tion 2 to a post 1 in which for the sake of clarity the base portion has not been shown and the panel section 2is thus sub-jected to a manual force directed inwards, whereby all flange portions 17 and 18 simultaneously or one after the other will be caused to flex out and slide against the inclined surface 7 of the post and against the inclined portions 13 of the base portion and the head portion respectively until the second bent flange 18 will be in position to snap into the groove 8 and behind the flange portions 14 of the base portion and the head portion resp.
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~46328 In Figures 15 and 16 there are shown respectively two cross-sections along lines ~-~ and B-B in Figure 13, which show the cooperation of the panel sections 2 with the base portion 3, which cooperation functionally is analogous with the cooperation with the post.
Figure 17 finally shows in a schematic view from above the possibility of the building structure according to the in-vention to use different t~pes of wall sections which can be utilized for further increasing the flexibility and adaptabi-lity of the structure.
In this Figure is shown as an example three spacedapart inclined posts 1. To the right hand side of a post shown farthest to the right is fitted two panel sections 2, which are fitted by snapping-in in the same manner as shown in e.g. Figure 13. Between the left and the central post there is however fitted a smooth flat wall element 19, which with its edges engage in and is retained in the grooves 8 between the shanks of the H-profile of the posts and also in thegrooves in the (not shown) base portions and head portions. In the space between the central and the right hand post is finally shown how it is possible to combine a snapped-in panel section 2 and a wall element 19.
The wall element 19 can be of different types and it is e.g. psosible to use wall-paper provided particle boards or plaster boards, window units in frames, whereby the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions can be coloured in a suitable tint and can then act as sur-rounding borders. As it is possible also to make the wall sections of different material at opposite sides it is e.g.
possible to have a board wall at one side made with plane wall elements and on the opposiLe side and "outer wall" of panel sections, which have been snapped to the framework.
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In the case with wall elements 19 fitted in the grooves it is of course necessary to mount the wall elements in a manner which differs from th~t of the snappable wall pan-els, i.e. it is necessary to place the wall element 19 in the framework before this is completed, whereby the wall can be completed and locked by means of one of the posts, wh~ch is put in place by being moved in the longitudinal directionof the wall element. The mounting is however also in this case com-paratively simple and so is also a possible later dismounting.
With this mounting technique it is possible to erect buildings of this type very swiftly and also to dismantle them as it is hereby sufficient to unscrew the screws retaining the head portion and the base portion and to pull out these parts in the longitudinal direction from the remaining structure, whereupon the further components - the wall elements, the panel sections and the posts - can be easily taken apart. With this building structure it is possibie either to standardize the ; elements forming part thereof to a very high degree or to adapt the portions to the actual need, e.g. by changing the width of the sections, varying the height of the base portibns or the head portions, designing the sections as holders for lamp fittings, armatures, exhaust suction filters etc. which means that the structures will have very great flexibility. It is also possible to provide the building with doors made in a correspondingmanner and to arrange insulating material in the post and/or between the panel sections. It is also possible to design the panel section of another material than sheet metal, e.g. in wood with flexible attachment flanges fitted thereto or to make the entire structure or parts thereof in another material which is equivalent from a material point of view, e.g. some plastic types.
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Claims (6)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A building structure of the type comprising a framework of vertical posts with base portions and head portions adapted to interconnect and maintain the posts together and with separate wall sections fitted in the spaces between posts, base portions and head portions, in which structure each post has a substantially H-shaped section in which each shank of the H-profile has a surface inclined obliquely outwards, each base portion and each head portion at their side facing the center of the framework is provided with a groove between portions having obliquely outwardly inclined surfaces similar to the posts, said wall sections being at least one of flat, smooth wall elements and thin-walled panel sections which along all edges are provided with flange portions extending in the same direction as the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions, which flange portions at their outer ends are provided with folded portions,the smooth wall elements being mounted with their edge portions engaging in the grooves in the base portions, in the head portions and in the space between the shanks of the H-profile of the posts, the panel sections being snapped with their flange portion to the inclined surfaces of the posts, base portions and head portions, whereby the folded portions are adapted to snap into the grooves behind said inclined surfaces in the posts, base portions and head portions.
2. A building structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base portions and the head portions are channels with one open side having portions bent obliquely inwards, in which por-tions are provided recesses having contours adapted to receive respectively the bottom part and the top part of a post, the first and second flanges of the panel section being moveable into engagement with the contact against the said inclined portions of the base portion and the head portion.
3. A building structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the inclined surfaces of the posts, the base portions and the head portions and the first flanges of the panel sec-tions all form an angle of 45° with the main direction of said respective member.
4. A building structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein each post is connected to the base portion and to the head portion respectively by means of separate connecting mem-bers.
5. A building structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the post is formed from three sheet metal sections hav-ing folded flange portions, one of the sections having inclined flange portions when pushed during mounting its longitudinal direction over the other two sections for interconnecting the sections and for forming the inclined surfaces of the post.
6. A building structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein a corner connection is provided for interconnecting two adjacent posts disposed perpendicular to each other, one of the interconnecting members being a step shaped steet metal section to be fitted to the area between two adjacent inclined surfaces of said posts by separate connecting members, the other in-terconnecting member being a sheet metal section bent at right angles with the sides of the section bent, inwardly at an angle of 45°, the sides at their ends being provided with lugs bent outwardly parallel with the sides of sections, which lugs are adapted to be snapped to locking position behind other opposite inclined surfaces on the posts.
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