CH709928B1 - Construction system comprising a body game and a set of accessory items. - Google Patents

Abstract

A building system comprising a set of accessory elements (2) and an elongated body set (1) is adapted to realize a construction by assembling a plurality of said elongated bodies (1) with elements accessories (2). The elongated body (1) has a planar and opposite front face (3) and a rear face (4), an upper and a lower face (6), plane and opposite, and two lateral faces ( 7, 8). At least one of said two lateral faces has a recessed portion including a curvature (9) on its central portion. Each elongate body (1) can be assembled with another elongated body (1), with their lateral faces (7, 8) between them and / or by the assembly of a lower face (6) of a an elongated body (1) on the upper face (5) of another body (1) and / or by the assembly of a lateral face (7, 8) of an elongated body (1) with the front (3) or rear (4) of another elongated body (1). The accessory elements (2) are elongate pieces which fit between and in contact with the recessed parts (9) of the two elongated bodies (1) assembled face to face, and which extend over all or a substantial part of the height of the elongated body (1). The elongated pieces (2, 19) define by themselves in the case of hollow elongated pieces (2) or by cooperation of these elongated pieces (19) with recessed portions (9) facing each other of the elongated bodies (1 ), a central space located between and in the middle of the recesses (9) of the elongated body (1). The elongated pieces (2) further define lateral spaces (11) between the lateral faces of the recessed portions (9) of the elongated bodies (1) on either side of the elongated pieces (2).

Description

Description: [0001] The present invention relates to a construction system comprising a body set and a set of accessory elements.

It is already known from the state of the art of product packaging to create assemblies. WO 0 212 077 discloses a molded plastic bottle having connection means so that the bottle can be connected to another bottle side by side by connecting means such as dovetails. The bottles can also be assembled one on the other then allowing to assemble bottles.

Also known is WO 2012 045 061 which discloses devices and containers which are extensible, modular, and which can be locked laterally and vertically with other similar containers for a variety of applications.

[0004] There are also known individuals who have undertaken and constructed constructions such as houses based on glass or plastic bottles and most of the time the bottles are laid horizontally.

[0005] Traditional building systems, based on bricks for example, are also known and widespread, however, the cost of a construction remains important.

Moreover, the applicant has also filed a patent application, number CH 02 064/12 (filed 19 / 10/2012) for a bottle capable of assembling with others for the purpose of to realize a construction. These bottles have a shape with a male / female frustoconical part.

The applicant has also filed another patent application, number CH 00 999/13 (filed on 23/05/2013), for a bottle having at its upper part a double male cylindrical neck comprising first coupling means mechanically actuated by rotation. The lower part of the bottle comprises a double cylindrical neck having second mechanical coupling means rotatable and complementary to said first mechanical actuating means. The upper part of a bottle can be coupled in the lower part of another bottle by the double action of the male and female necks to contact the respective bearing surfaces. The bottle has at its periphery at least one longitudinal female opening for inserting an intermediate rod, said rod serving as a link between two bottles arranged next to each other or a bottle and another element of longitudinal female opening construction.

These two patent applications are based on the assembly of bottles of a particular shape to achieve a rigid structure with increased rigidity and improved sealing if necessary.

The present invention allows a construction from almost any conventional bottle and also to adapt to the bottles described in the previous patent applications of the plaintiff.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by means of a construction system comprising a set of accessory elements and a set of elongated shaped body intended to achieve a construction by assembling a plurality of said bodies with accessory elements, the body of elongated shape comprising: - a front face and a rear face, flat, the front and rear faces being opposite, - an upper face and a lower face, flat, the upper and lower faces being opposite, and - Two opposite side faces, at least one of said two side faces having a recessed portion including a curvature on its central portion.

Each body can be assembled with another body, by their lateral faces between them and / or by the assembly of a lower face of a body on the upper face of another body and / or by the assembly a side face of a body with the front or rear side of another body.

In addition, the accessory elements are elongated pieces which are inserted between and in contact with the recessed parts of the two elongated bodies assembled face to face, and which extend over all or a substantial part of the height of elongated bodies.

The elongated parts alone define in the case of hollow elongate pieces or by cooperation of these elongated parts with parts recessed in front of the elongated bodies, a central space located between and in the middle of the recessed parts of the body elongate.

The elongated parts further define lateral spaces between the lateral faces of the recessed portions of the elongate bodies on either side of the elongate parts.

In one embodiment, the body may comprise an air cavity parallel to the plane of the rear and front faces, the air cavity extending along the height H of the body without reaching the ends. This air cavity serves as insulation to provide a certain thermal comfort.

Preferably, the accessory elements are cylinders, elongate cylindrical or prismatic whose diameter or transverse dimension corresponds to the maximum distance between the side faces of two elongate bodies assembled face to face.

In another embodiment, the body may comprise in the middle of the curvature on its central portion, a protrusion on all or part of the height H of the body, said protrusion serving as a link between a bottle and said body , the bottle being substantially cylindrical in shape or polyhedron with a straight longitudinal surface and having a longitudinal opening that can cooperate with the protuberance of the body.

According to this embodiment, the longitudinal protuberances on the body are typically shaped dovetail. Thus, the bottles that can mate with the body must have longitudinal openings, as is the case of bottles described for example in the patent application CH 00 999/13.

In another embodiment, the body may comprise on its lower part, a continuous or intermittent arcuate protuberance arranged to support a bottle when two bodies are assembled together by their side face, said bottle being trapped between the two bodies assembled and supported by the arched protuberance of each of said bodies. The height between the lower part of the body and the arched protuberance allows to insert the upper part of the bottle. Thus, the bodies rest on each other and a bottle is enclosed on the one hand between two bodies assembled by their lateral parts being supported by the arched protuberance of each of said bodies, and on the other hand between the arched protuberance of a body and the arched protuberance of the body located just above the first body.

In a variant, the accessory elements arranged between two elongate bodies assembled face to face comprise two spaced walls constituting partitions which delimit, with the recessed portions of the elongate bodies, said central space.

According to this variant, the body may for example comprise two longitudinal grooves on each side face, said grooves being disposed in the curved portions to the front and rear faces of the body and in cases where the body has an air cavity , the air cavity is disposed between the groove and the front and rear face of the body. The partitions engage in opposite grooves of two bodies assembled side by side to delimit between them and the curved portion a closed central space.

That the accessory elements are in the form of bottles or partitions, which the central space, the body of the bottle or the space delimited by the partitions, can be filled with a substance intended to solidify its structure, by an earth mixed with a hardening resin, cement, concrete, rammed earth or any other hardening substance, or even a porous material such as a rigid foam.

The building system may further comprise a set of building elements, the set of building elements including: - at least one front element having a flat outer face provided with mechanical coupling means which cooperate with the front and / or rear faces of said body; and / or - at least one elongated reinforcing element comprising mechanical coupling means which cooperate with those of the lower and / or upper faces of said body.

According to the present invention, it is possible to make an assembly of such a construction system, wherein: - at least two bodies are assembled by clipping their upper / lower faces; at least two bodies are assembled side by side by clipping of the lateral faces, an accessory element being inserted between the two said bodies; at least one body is connected to a set of building elements by clipping; a side-by-side body assembly supports at least one front element which cooperates with the openings of the bodies; and / or - a body assembly is assembled with an elongate reinforcing member.

With this construction system comprising a set of accessory elements and a set of elongated body shape it is possible to achieve an assembly to form for example a piece of furniture, among others, a chair, a table, a bed, an office, a bench.

In the same way, it is possible to make an assembly that is an element of a building, among others, a wall, a roof, a garage, a house.

According to another aspect of the invention, a body of a construction system may comprise: in the direction of the height H, a front face and a rear face, flat, the front and rear faces being opposite, an upper face and a lower face, flat, the upper and lower faces being opposite, and two opposite lateral faces, at least one of said two lateral faces having a recessed part, in particular a curvature on its central part, the body being able to form constructions with bottles.

A set of building elements, such as front plates can provide additional insulation or improve the aesthetics of the construction. Reinforcement elements make it possible to solidify constructions, as is the case with concrete beams in the case of building constructions.

The features of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the following description of several embodiments given solely by way of example, in no way limiting with reference to the schematic figures, in which: FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a body having a curvature on the central portions of the side portions and an arched protuberance on these same curved side portions; fig. 2 shows a perspective view of two bodies having a curvature on a central portion of a lateral portion and an arched protuberance on the same curved side portion, the other side portion being flat; fig. 3 shows a top view of two bodies joined by their lateral part, the bodies having an arched protuberance on the curved portion of the lateral parts, the space defined by the two curved side portions for integrating a bottle; fig. 4 represents a top view of two bodies assembled by their lateral part, the bodies having an arched protuberance on the curved lateral part, and integrated bottles on the one hand in the space delimited by the two curved lateral parts and on the other hand share on opposite sides of each body; fig. 5 represents a top view of two bodies assembled by their lateral part, and bottles integrated firstly in the space delimited by the two curved lateral parts and secondly on the opposite lateral faces of a body, the curved side part marrying more the shapes of the bottle than the bodies illustrated in fig. 4; fig. 6 shows a longitudinal section of an assembly of bodies and bottles; fig. 7 is a perspective view of a body having a curvature on the central portions of the side portions, the curvature being more pronounced on the lower part of the body than on the upper part; fig. 8 shows a top view in transparency of a body shown in FIG. 7, the curvature being more pronounced on the lower part of the body than on the upper part; fig. 9 shows a top view of two bodies of FIG. 7 assembled by their lateral part, a bottle being integrated in the space delimited by the two curved lateral parts; fig. 10 is a longitudinal section of a body assembly of FIG. 7 and bottles; fig. 11 shows a top view of two bodies assembled by their side face each having a dovetail-shaped protuberance corresponding to a longitudinal opening of the bottle which is integrated between the two bodies; fig. 12 shows a cross section of a body shown in FIG. 11, the body having a cavity disposed towards the rear front faces of the body; fig. 13 is a side view of a body shown in FIG. 11, the body having a cavity disposed towards the rear front faces of the body; fig. 14 is a perspective view of a reinforcing element / support for assembling the bodies; fig. 15 is a perspective view of a face plate that can be assembled with a body; fig. 16 is a perspective view of a body having a curvature on the central portions of the side portions and an arched protuberance on the same curved side portions, the body having a through cavity from one side face to another; fig. 17 shows a top view of two bodies, illustrated in FIG. 16, assembled by their lateral part, the bodies having an arched protuberance on the curved portion of the side portions, the space defined by the two curved side portions for integrating a bottle; and FIG. 18 shows a top view of two bodies assembled by their side portion and having two additional partitions defining air cavities.

In an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, a building system comprises an elongate body set 1 for producing a construction by assembling a plurality of said bodies 1 with bottles 2 (Figures 4, 5, 6). The body 1 of elongated shape comprises: a front face 3 and a rear face 4, flat, the front 3 and rear faces 4 being opposite, an upper face 5 and a lower face 6, flat, the upper 5 and lower faces 6 being opposed, and - two opposite lateral faces 7, 8, at least one of said two lateral faces having a recessed portion including a curvature 9 on its central part, in this case on both sides (FIG. one side (Fig 2).

The body 1 comprises towards its lower part, an internal continuous arch protrusion 18 arranged to support a bottle 2 when two bodies 1 are joined together by their side face 7, 8, said bottle 2 being trapped between the two bodies. 1 assembled and supported by the arcuate protuberance 18 of each of said bodies 1.

In the variant illustrated in FIG. 2, the body 1 has a curvature 9 on a central portion of a side face 7 and an arched protuberance 18 on the same side face 7 curved, the other side face 8 being flat, in this example. Thus, one can start an assembly by a body 1 having a flat side face 8 so as to make the edge of a wall for example.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, two bodies 1 are assembled by their lateral faces 7, 8 the bodies having an arched protuberance 18 on the curved portion 9 of the side faces 7, 8 for delimiting a space between the two lateral faces 7, 8 curved in contact in order to ability to integrate a bottle 2.

Each bottle may contain, in the first place, a liquid or pasty content. In a second step, during construction, each bottle may be filled with a substance to solidify its structure, for example a soil mixed with a hardening resin, cement, concrete, rammed earth or any other hardening substance, or a material porous such as rigid foam.

Moreover, in FIG. 4 we see two bodies 1 assembled by their lateral faces 7, 8 the bodies 1 having an arched protuberance 18 on the curved side portion 9, and 2 bottles being integrated firstly in the space 10 delimited by the two lateral parts curved 9 and secondly on the opposite side faces 7, 8 of each body 1.

The curvature 9 may vary and, as in the example shown in FIG. 5, the curved lateral portion 9 conforms more to the shapes of the bottle than the bodies 1 illustrated in FIG. 4.

As illustrated in particular in FIG. 6, each body 1 can be assembled with another body 1, by their lateral faces 7, 8 between them and by the assembly of a lower face 6 of a body 1 on the upper face 5 of another body 1.

In addition, the bottles 2 of a set of bottles and assembled bodies are elongate, cylindrical. The diameter or the transverse dimension of each bottle 2 is smaller than twice the radius of curvature of the curved faces 9 of the elongated bodies 1 and corresponds to the maximum distance between the lateral faces 7, 8 of two elongate bodies assembled face to face, so that when two bodies 1 are assembled by their respective lateral faces 7, 8, the space 10 (FIG 3) defined by the curvature 9 of the two bodies 1 receives a bottle 2 in the direction of the length L , a part of the wall of the bottle 2 being in contact with a portion of the surface of the curved lateral faces 9, leaving a free space 11 on either side of the bottle 2 between the opposite curved lateral faces 7, 8.

Thus, the internal continuous arcuate protuberances 18 support the bottles 2 when the bodies 1 are assembled together by their lateral face 7, 8, each bottle 2 is then trapped between two bodies 1 assembled and supported by the arched protuberance 18 of each of said bodies 1. The height between the lower part of the body 1 and the arched protuberance 18 makes it possible to insert the upper part of the bottle 2, as shown in FIG. 6.

In another embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the curvature 9 is more pronounced on the lower part of the body 1 than on the upper part. Indeed, as can be seen in fig. 8, the curvature 9 "of the lower part of the body 1 is wider to receive the bottom of the bottle 2 and the curvature 9 'of the upper part of the body 1 is wide enough to receive the top of the bottle 2 ( In this way and as illustrated for example in Fig. 10, an assembly of body 1 and bottles 2 can be made with the bottom of the bottles 2 supported by the upper face 5 of the bodies 1 positioned below.

In another embodiment illustrated in FIG. 11, the body 1 comprises in the middle of its central portion, a recessed portion 9 formed of several straight sections which are similar to a curvature. In the middle of this curved portion 9, a protuberance 13 in the form of a dovetail, over all or part of the height H of the body 1 serves as a link between a bottle 2 and said body 1. The bottle 2 is essentially shaped polyhedron with a straight longitudinal surface and has a longitudinal opening 14 which can cooperate with the protuberance 13 of the body 1. This unconventional bottle shape 2, for which a patent application has been filed by the applicant, has the advantage of reinforcing the assembly by the assembly of the protuberances 13 of the body 1 and the longitudinal openings 14 of each bottle.

Preferably and to improve the insulation, as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13, the body 1 comprises an air cavity 12 parallel to the plane of the rear faces 4 and front 3, the air cavity 12 extending along the height H of the body 1 without reaching the ends.

In a variant illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 17, the cavity 12 may pass through a side face 7 to another 8. This through cavity 12, in addition to playing its role of insulator, may also be used for example for the passage of electrical cables.

Reinforcing elements 17 illustrated in FIG. 14 allow to strengthen the construction. Indeed, the reinforcing elements 17 can be clipped with the body 1 to solidify the assembly, as is the case of concrete beams in the case of building constructions.

Front plates 15, illustrated in FIG. 15, of flat shape are fixed on the front 3 and / or rear 4 of the body 1, the height of a front plate 15 corresponding to the height H of the body 1. In addition to an aesthetic function, the front plates 15 can serve as additional reinforcement or insulation for the construction. The front plates 15 may for example be mounted astride two bodies 1 so as to solidify the joint between two bodies 1.

In the illustrated examples, the body 1 can be clipped together by mechanical coupling means 16, for example lugs that would mate in openings of a body or vice versa.

An assembly of body 1 and bottles 2 can therefore be an element of a building, among others, a wall, a roof, a garage, a house. Optionally, it is possible to provide windows that would be an assembly of the bodies 1 left empty. An assembly of body 1 and bottles 2 can also constitute a piece of furniture, among others, a chair, a table, a bed, an office, a bench.

In another embodiment, the assembly of body 1 and bottles 2 can be used as a marine vessel, a raft, a floating mattress or a boat.

The dimensions of the body 1 can be chosen according to the size of the bottle used.

In a variant illustrated in FIG. 18, some bodies 1 can be assembled without bottles. In this variant, the bodies 1 are first assembled by their lateral part. The bodies 1 comprise two longitudinal grooves 20 on each lateral face 7, 8. These grooves 20 are arranged in the curved parts towards the front 3 and rear 4 faces of the body 1 and in the cases where the body 1 comprises an air cavity 12, the air cavity 12 is disposed between the opening 20 and the front face 3 and rear 4 of the body 1. The partitions 19 are arranged in the opposite longitudinal grooves 20 of two bodies assembled side by side to delimit between they and the curved portion a central space 21 closed. This central space 21 closed can then be filled with a substance to solidify its structure, for example a soil mixed with a hardening resin, cement, concrete, rammed or any other hardening substance, or even a porous material such as a foam rigid. Once the first row is assembled and dry, the assembly can continue in height.

Claims (14)

claims A building system comprising a set of accessory elements (2, 19) and an elongate body set (1) for constructing by assembling a plurality of said elongate bodies (1) with accessory elements (2, 19), the bodies (1) of elongated shape comprising: - a front face (3) and a rear face (4), flat, the front (3) and rear (4) faces being opposite, - an upper face (5) and a lower face (6), flat, the upper faces (5) and lower (6) being opposite, and - two opposite side faces (7, 8), at least one of said two side faces having a recessed part, in particular a curvature (9) on its central part, each elongate body (1) being connectable with another elongate body (1), by their lateral faces (7, 8) between them and / or by assembling a lower face (6) of an elongated body (1) on the upper face (5) of a further elongated body (1) and / or the assembly of a lateral face (7, 8) of an elongated body (1) with the front (3) or rear (4) face a further elongated body (1), and the accessory elements (2) being elongate pieces which fit between and in contact with the recessed portions (9) of the two elongate bodies (1) assembled face-to-face face-to-face, and extending over all or a substantial part of the height of the elongated bodies (1), the elongated pieces (2, 19) define alone in the case of hollow elongate pieces (2) or by cooperation of these elongated pieces (2) with recesses (9) facing each other of the elongated bodies (1), a central space (21) located between and in the middle of the recesses (9) of the elongated bodies ( 1), and the elongate pieces (2, 19) further define lateral spaces (11) between the lateral faces of the recessed portions (9) of the elongated orps (1) on either side of the elongated pieces (2, 19). 2. Construction system according to claim 1, wherein the elongated body (1) comprises an air cavity (12) parallel to the plane of the rear faces (4) and front (3), the air cavity ( 12) extending along the height H of the elongated body (1) without reaching the ends thereof. The building system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the accessory elements are cylinders (2) of elongate, cylindrical or prismatic shape whose diameter or transverse dimension corresponds to the maximum distance between the lateral faces (7, 8) of two elongated bodies assembled face to face. 4. Building system according to claim 3, wherein the bodies of elongated shape (1) comprise in the middle of the recess (9) on its central portion, a protuberance (13) over all or part of the height H of elongated body (1), said protuberance (13) acting as a link between the bottle (2) and said elongated body (1), the bottle (2) being substantially cylindrical in shape or polyhedron with a straight longitudinal surface and having a longitudinal opening (14) engageable with the protuberance (13) of the body (1). The building system according to claim 4, wherein said longitudinal protuberances (13) on the elongated body (1) are dovetail shaped. 6. Building system according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the elongated body (1) has on its lower part, an arcuate protrusion (18) continuous or discontinuous internal arranged to support the bottle (2) when two bodies of elongated shape (1) are joined together by their side face (7, 8), said bottle (2) being trapped between the two elongate bodies (1) assembled and supported by the arched protuberance (18) each of said elongated body (1). The building system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the accessory elements (2) arranged between two elongate bodies (1) assembled face to face comprise two spaced walls (19) constituting partitions which delimit, with the parts recessed (9) elongate bodies, said central space. The building system according to claim 7, wherein the elongate bodies (1) have two longitudinal grooves (20) on each side face (7, 8), said grooves (20) being disposed in the recesses towards the front (3) and rear (4) faces of the elongate body (1) and in cases where the elongate body (1) has an air cavity (12), the air cavity (12) is disposed between the groove (20) and the front (3) and rear (4) of the elongated body (1), the partitions (19) engaging in the opposite grooves (20) of two elongated bodies (1) assembled side by side to delimit between them and the recessed parts a closed central space. 9. Construction system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the central space is capable of being filled with a substance for solidifying its structure, for example a hardening substance such as a mixture of earth and a hardening resin, cement, concrete, or rammed earth, or even a porous material such as rigid foam. 10. Construction system according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising a set of building elements provided with: - at least one front element (15) having a flat outer face provided with mechanical coupling means (16). ) which cooperate with the front (3) and / or rear (4) faces of said elongated body (1); and / or - at least one elongate reinforcing element (17) comprising mechanical coupling means (16) which cooperate with those of the lower (6) and / or upper (5) faces of said elongated bodies (1). 11. Assembly comprising a construction system according to claim 10, wherein: - at least two bodies of elongate shape (1) are assembled by clipping their upper faces (5) / lower (6); at least two bodies of elongate shape (1) are assembled side by side by clipping of the lateral faces (7, 8), an accessory element (2) being interposed between the two said bodies of elongated shape (1); at least one elongated body (1) is connected to a said set of construction elements by clipping; - The assembly of elongated body (1) side by side supports at least one said front element (15) which cooperates with the openings (13) of the body (1); and / or - the assembly of elongated body (1) is assembled with a said elongated reinforcing element (17). 12. An assembly according to claim 11 which constitutes a piece of furniture, in particular a chair, a table, a bed, an office or a bench. 13. Assembly according to claim 11 which constitutes an element of a building, in particular a wall, a roof, a garage or a house. 14. elongate body (1) for a building system according to one of claims 3 to 9, the body (1) comprising: - a front face (3) and a rear face (4), flat, the faces front (3) and rear (4) being opposed, - an upper face (5) and a lower face (6), flat, the upper (5) and lower (6) faces being opposed, and - two lateral faces (7). , 8) opposite, at least one of said two side faces (7, 8) having a curvature (9) on its central part elongated body (1) being able to form constructions with accessory elements in the form of bottles ( 2).