EP0434384A1 - Transportierbares Zimmer - Google Patents

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EP0434384A1
EP0434384A1 EP90313897A EP90313897A EP0434384A1 EP 0434384 A1 EP0434384 A1 EP 0434384A1 EP 90313897 A EP90313897 A EP 90313897A EP 90313897 A EP90313897 A EP 90313897A EP 0434384 A1 EP0434384 A1 EP 0434384A1
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David Charles Starkey
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Pi-Cat Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H3/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons
    • E04H3/08—Hospitals, infirmaries, or the like; Schools; Prisons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/12—Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
    • E04H1/125—Small buildings, arranged in other buildings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/64—Tent or canopy cover fastenings
    • E04H15/642—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame
    • E04H15/646—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame the fixing members being locked by an additional locking member
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2002/7479—Details of connection of flexible sheets to frame or posts

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  • This invention relates to a portable room namely, a form of building whether for use out of doors, or under cover in an existing building and which can be assembled readily from a kit of parts or dismantled, if desired, for removal and re-erection at a different location.
  • Portable rooms are required from time to time to enable a part of a space in a building to be used for a different purpose. For example the conversion of a part of a hospital ward into an operating theatre or the creation of special storage facilities within a building for pharmaceutical products which require a controlled atmosphere for their storage.
  • Another application is the encasement of machines so that either they do not pollute the atmosphere in which they are being used or are to be protected from pollution.
  • In general such room are made in situ by cutting and fastening together wooden battens and some form of panelling. Rooms made in this way are usually tailor-made to fit the location. Consequently they cannot readily be dismantled and re-erected in a new location without causing damage to the structure and incurring time and expense in altering the structure for its new location.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved portable room which can be erected and dismantled readily as well as providing other advantages described below.
  • this invention provides a portable room incorporating at least one panel comprising a plurality of panel members each of which is provided with a continuous shouldered recess, the members being connected together detachably to define a space covered by a sheet of flexible sheet material which is held in engagement with the shoulders of the panel members by a sealing member comprising a strip of shaped flexible material.
  • the operating theatre shown generally as numeral 1 comprises a number of panels which are joined adjacent one another to form side walls and a ceiling.
  • the panels are exemplified by panel 2 which consists of four panel members 3,4,5 & 6 each of which consists of a tube of square cross section of about 40mm. width and made conveniently of rolled and galvanised steel strip or extruded aluminium.
  • Each member is provided with shoulders 7 which extend the length of the member and which in effect constitute the opening to a continuous recess 8.
  • the recesses of all the panel members are directed inwards since this has been found to assist cleaning. However in other structures the recesses can be outwardly directed.
  • Each member is provided with a pair of bolt holes 9 & 10 so as to enable adjacent panels to be secured to one another by bolts 11.
  • the construction of the panel is then completed by stretching over the space defined by the four opposing panel members a sheet of flexible sheet 12 material made for example from a synthetic polyacrylate resin.
  • the sheet must also cover the shoulders 7 of the panel members.
  • the sheet material is then forced into engagement with the shoulders of the member by use of a sealing member 13.
  • the latter acts as an elongate plug and comprises a strip of resilient synthetic plastics material for example polyvinyl chloride which is provided with a pair of diverging legs 14. When the legs are pressed against the sheet the latter is forced into the recess and at the same time the legs are compressed together. As a result the material is pressed continuously along its length, firmly against the shoulders 7 of the member 6 by the spring-like action of the legs 13. When the material has been secured on all its four sides by the panel members it is maintained under tension.
  • Fig. 3a illustrates an arrangement in which a continuous sheet of material 12 extends from panel 2 to adjacent panels on both sides.
  • the theatre is provided with a ceiling formed from panels similar to those described above.
  • the ceiling panels are connected to the wall panels in the manner depicted in Fig.4 in which wall and ceiling panel members 41 & 42 are secured together by means of a plate 43 which is secured by bolts 44 & 45 to the walls of the panel members.
  • Sheets of plastics material 46 & 47 are secured by sealing members 48 & 49 to the respective panel members, the top of sealing member 48 acting as an additional seal between the two panel members 41 & 42.
  • a combined fan and filter 49 is mounted on two ceiling panel members as shown in Fig 1.
  • the theatre is provided with a hinged door 50 which can be constructed from the same materials used in the construction of the wall and ceiling panels. Any leakage into the room of unfiltered air under or round the door is prevented by operating the fan 49 at a rate which ensures a slight positive pressure within the theatre.
  • the lower horizontal panel members can be provided with levelling feet.
  • the lower wall panel members 51 can be bolted to a support member 52 similar in construction to a panel member and containing a block 53 made of metal or plastics and threaded to receive a levelling foot 54.
  • the whole structure can be mounted on castors so that it can be moved from one location to another in which case the castors are preferably provided with a locking arrangement so as to enable the theatre to be secured in a required location.
  • a particular advantage of rooms which are made according to the present invention resides in the fact that the components are constructed under factory conditions away from the location where they are to be assembled. Actual assembly can be carried out cleanly and quickly on site with the simplest of tools and involving very much reduced disturbance compared with conventional methods of construction.
  • the rooms and other structures can be used for a wide variety of purposes besides operating theatres for example, for animal and plant breeding, for the manufacture and assembly of micro-electronic components.
  • Outdoor buildings can be made also for example mushroom houses, greenhouses, dutch lights and temporary enclosures for spectators.
  • An important advantage of the present buildings is that they can be made from relatively few different types of components. Consequently both manufacturers and stockists of the components can practice considerable economies in their manufacture and remain capable of satisfying widely differing requirements of their customers.
  • the shapes and dimensions of the panel members can be varied depending upon the likely stresses to which the structure is to be subjected.
  • the members can be straight or curved.
  • Compound members can be used which utilise two sheets of material to provide a cavity 68 as illustrated in Fig.6.
  • panel members 61 & 62 similar to those described above are secured together by spot welds 63 or other convenient fixing means so that the recesses are directed away from each other.
  • Flexible sheets 64 & 65 are then secured over the recesses by sealing members 66 & 67.
  • the space 68 can either be left empty or filled with some material for example a thermal insulant. In general members having greater weight and strength will be required for out-of-door use compared with structures of similar size for use under cover.
  • the shape of the sealing members can also vary.
  • the sheet material should be anchored continuously within the panel member by a sealing member which acts like an elongate plug and forms a push-fit connection with the panel member. This enables the sheet to be brought into tension whilst it is being fixed to the panel member.
  • the precise nature of the anchorage of the sheet material to the panel member depends upon the thickness of the sheet and the degree of its flexibility. When thin plastic sheets of plastics having thicknesses up to about 450 microns are used, the legs or stem of the sealing member tends to push the sheet into the recess and the sheet generally will pass round the stem or the legs as shown in Fig.3a.
  • the sheet is generally unable to enter the recess to the same extent. Nevertheless it can become anchored satisfactorily by becoming trapped between the head of the sealing member and the shoulder of the recess. Consequently when less flexible sheets are used the sealing member should preferably have a flattened head as illustrated in the figure.
  • sheet material made of a synthetic plastics material for example a polyacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester etc have been found very satisfactory.
  • the material can be transparent or opaque or act as a barrier to ultraviolet radiation.
  • the material can also be made of natural textile fibres and take the form of nets made of natural or synthetic fibres or filaments.
  • the material can even be flexible wire mesh or sheets of metal for example aluminium or steel. Metal sheets are preferably painted either to protect the metal surface from corrosion or for decorative purposes.
  • Black plastics sheeting is preferable for use in the construction of mushroom houses.
  • a tinted material or netting is preferred to provide shade.
  • a fine mesh whether of synthetic plastics or wire is useful where protection from insects is required.
  • a particular advantage of the present method of fixing the sheet material is that parts of the sheeting can be replaced very easily in the event of damage or to be replaced entirely if the use of the room is to be altered. Furthermore the continuous nature of the anchorage of the sheet not only improves the appearance of the structure but in addition reduces the danger of tearing when the structure is subjected to wind.
  • panels incorporating metal sheets provides privacy where this is necessary because of the opacity of the metal. However more importantly they can also constitute flame barriers between adjacent spaces within a building. Metal sheets are liable to flex very readily and during this action an undesirable amount of noise may be emitted.
  • the sheet can be subjected to an embossing process during which it is provided with a three dimensional structure. For example the main area of the sheet can be crimped or corrugated or provided with a ridges whilst leaving margins of the sheet unembossed so that they can be secured to the panel members by the sealing member.
  • a room shown generally as numeral 70 is provided with a wall which comprises upper panels 71 and lower panels 72.
  • the upper panels comprise recessed panel members to which has been secured transparent sheets of polyvinyl chloride.
  • the lower panels comprise similar panel members to which has been secured a painted sheets 73 of steel having a thickness of about 500 microns.
  • the sheets have been embossed with cross bracing ridges 74 prior securing them to the panel members.
  • the lower panels provide not only an element of privacy but they also constitute a flame barrier.

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GB2287486A (en) * 1994-03-01 1995-09-20 Viking Saunas Limited An enclosed structure, e.g. Steam Room
DE29708225U1 (de) * 1996-09-17 1997-06-26 Laflow Reinraumtechnik GmbH & Co., 89143 Blaubeuren Reinraumzelt
WO2000061895A1 (de) * 1999-04-12 2000-10-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Reinraum
EP0894540A3 (de) * 1997-07-28 2001-03-07 Haden, Inc., Schutzschild aus extrudiertem Aluminium
EP1344878A1 (de) * 2002-03-13 2003-09-17 Jan Christoph Herbert Pavillon mit befüllbaren Seitenwänden
DE202004011401U1 (de) * 2004-07-21 2005-03-31 Colandis Gmbh Reinraum-Reparaturkabine mit integrierbarer Filteranordnung
CN110700633A (zh) * 2018-07-10 2020-01-17 富士施乐株式会社 隔间及其套件

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US4188764A (en) * 1978-04-03 1980-02-19 Gode Charles R Prefabricated greenhouse structure
FR2570161A1 (fr) * 1984-09-10 1986-03-14 Derrien Bernard Profile porteur tubulaire pour ossature et dispositifs de liaison sur le profile

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GB2287486A (en) * 1994-03-01 1995-09-20 Viking Saunas Limited An enclosed structure, e.g. Steam Room
GB2287486B (en) * 1994-03-01 1997-07-30 Viking Saunas Limited An enclosed structure eg a steam room
DE29708225U1 (de) * 1996-09-17 1997-06-26 Laflow Reinraumtechnik GmbH & Co., 89143 Blaubeuren Reinraumzelt
EP0894540A3 (de) * 1997-07-28 2001-03-07 Haden, Inc., Schutzschild aus extrudiertem Aluminium
WO2000061895A1 (de) * 1999-04-12 2000-10-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Reinraum
EP1344878A1 (de) * 2002-03-13 2003-09-17 Jan Christoph Herbert Pavillon mit befüllbaren Seitenwänden
DE202004011401U1 (de) * 2004-07-21 2005-03-31 Colandis Gmbh Reinraum-Reparaturkabine mit integrierbarer Filteranordnung
CN110700633A (zh) * 2018-07-10 2020-01-17 富士施乐株式会社 隔间及其套件
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