EP0940526A1 - Ensemble structurel défini par des écrans d'air et structure architecturale obtenue par plusieurs de ces ensembles - Google Patents

Ensemble structurel défini par des écrans d'air et structure architecturale obtenue par plusieurs de ces ensembles Download PDF

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EP0940526A1
EP0940526A1 EP98830111A EP98830111A EP0940526A1 EP 0940526 A1 EP0940526 A1 EP 0940526A1 EP 98830111 A EP98830111 A EP 98830111A EP 98830111 A EP98830111 A EP 98830111A EP 0940526 A1 EP0940526 A1 EP 0940526A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F9/00—Use of air currents for screening, e.g. air curtains
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/99—Room acoustics, i.e. forms of, or arrangements in, rooms for influencing or directing sound
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a new type of structural cell that makes possible the creation of innovative architectural structures that carry out heat insulation and soundproofing without the use of walls.
  • a general problem to be solved is to shelter spaces which can be used by the public in a way as light as possible, alternatively to classical structures formed by load-bearing elements closed by walls.
  • a particularly felt problem is for example to build theatres and auditorium with a good acoustics: the most important limit is the presence, unavoidable, of the walls. In fact they are obstacles for the sound waves and are responsible of the echo of these waves that causes distortion and bad sound quality for the audience.
  • a second problem is to limit the impact of the building with the environment, by adapting the structure to the environment itself.
  • This technology should be not too much expensive with respect to the existing solutions, easy to carry out, with resulting structure that is light and can be easily displaced and/or disassembled.
  • the structural cell according to the present invention whose characteristic is that it is formed by elongated hollow elements, having one or more slots, and connected with a generator of air currents. Through the slots air jets and air sheets are emitted towards the outside that extend according to substantially two-dimensional surfaces thus defining three-dimensional insulated spaces.
  • the elongated elements preferably form a structure comprising upright elements and horizontal elements connected to one another.
  • the upright elements emit air sheets according to vertical planes and the horizontal elements emit air sheets according to horizontal planes.
  • the elongated elements comprise horizontal elements that emit air sheets according to oblique or vertical planes.
  • the horizontal elements can rotate with respect to the upright elements, as well as they can be flexible and inflatable and kept in horizontal position substantially by the pressure of the air that is emitted by them.
  • the upright elements can either be mounted on fixed bases or be mobile on wheels and the horizontal elements can be flexible, whereby each cell can be folded such as an accordion.
  • the upright and/or horizontal elements can be disassembled, with advantages also for designing not permanent or itinerant constructions. The latter object is reached also if these upright elements are arranged, for example, on pallets which can be carried.
  • a portion of space can be defined by air walls that enable a both an acoustic and a heat insulation.
  • the acoustics of this space is not jeopardised since the absence of walls actually eliminates the above explained problems of sound waves reflection.
  • the air walls shelter the inside of the cells protecting them from cold, from heat and also from wind, thus allowing the use of the structure during all the year.
  • the isolated space can be defined by using one or more structural cells, and only some of them can be active. Besides, in order to enhance the insulation, more levels in succession and overlapping, or only part of them, can be provided for.
  • the different embodiments are chosen according to the different problems, i.e. stylistic and/or practical, that the designer should solve in order to make the structure.
  • the cells and the whole structure comprising a plurality of cells is subject to architectural choices in addition to purely structural choices, among which, for example, the position of the cells and the shapes or clothing of the elements.
  • an air current generator plant for, for example comprising air compressors.
  • the air can be at room temperature or adequately heated
  • All the elements that emit air may be linked to this plant that is suitably sized concerning both concentrated and distributed flow resistance.
  • An alternative choice is to provide for a compressor for every element or group of elements.
  • this plant combined with a device controlled by electro-valves, has the possibility of selectively excluding one or more upright and/or horizontal elements so that a structure is created formed by one or more cells or by part of them. This way the problem of the adaptability of the structure is solved with the possibility of varying the size and the shape of the rooms according to the particular needs of the specific case.
  • the electro-valves and the air currents generators can be operated automatically, by means of sensors, such as for example photocells.
  • a structural cell 1 comprises horizontal elements 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and vertical elements 3 that emits air in the direction indicated by the arrows, through apertures 4.
  • the apertures are elongated but they could have different shape and size to make a better distribution of the air flow and less flow resistance.
  • the shown structure is able to shelter a closed space even if it is not physically defined by walls.
  • This space is defined by air sheets emitted according to horizontal and vertical planes, shown from the respective arrows 4a and 4b and by the ground.
  • the elements are placed according to the sides of a parallelepiped, but two angular elements may be eliminated without reducing the efficiency of the cells.
  • a structural cell 13 of similar shape can be obtained eliminating the elements 2a and 2b, without however reducing the insulation efficiency of the air walls.
  • the embodiments of figures 8A and 8B are equivalent, the former emits air sheets in a vertical plane with horizontal air sheets, the second emitting air sheets in a vertical plane with air sheets directed downwards.
  • FIG 2 a plurality of cells, according to the embodiment of figure 1, have been linked to one another to create the structure 5.
  • This structure is fed by the compressors 6 that are linked to the principal joints 6A of the construction.
  • these joints are external but it is apparent that their position depends on how the air distribution device is designed and that the feeding joints could be, for example, also in the centre.
  • the main characteristic of this structure is the possibility of changing the shape of the closed space defined by the air walls acting on electro-valves placed at every connecting joint 6b of the elements. For example from the structure shown the reduction shown by the dotted area 7 can be obtained.
  • the electro-valves or the air currents generators can be selectively operated by sensors that detect the presence of people, for example photocells located at transit points. Such sensors have not been shown in detail, since can be installed without problems by a person skilled in the art.
  • a second embodiment of structural cell 8 is formed by an elevated horizontal element 15, supported by post 16, that emits air sheets downwards according to oblique diverging planes 9, indicated by dotted lines 10, and according to a vertical plane 11 orthogonal to the previous.
  • Figure 3A shows a diagrammatic side view of this embodiment.
  • a third embodiment 13 of structural cell is formed by horizontal elements 14a and 14b that emit air sheets upwards, respectively, according to converging oblique planes 9 and vertical planes 11, orthogonal to the previous.
  • a fourth embodiment 20 of structural cell comprises horizontal elements 17A, located at the sides of a rectangle, which emit air sheets in vertical planes, and another horizontal element 17B that emits air sheets in a horizontal plane. This elevated horizontal element is supported by two posts 16.
  • Figure 6 shows a fifth embodiment 21 of the structural cell comprising horizontal closed curved elements 18, supported by vertical post 16, that emits air sheets according to vertical directions 19. In this way cylindrical spaces can be defined.
  • Figure 7 shows a structure 22 of a horizontal element which can be oriented that emits air in a horizontal plane defining a surface of circular shape.
  • This structure comprises a base 25, a supporting post 26 at whose top end the articulated joint 27 is located to which element 27 is linked.
  • This articulated joint carries out a sliding sealing thus allowing the distribution of pressurised air.
  • the structure shown has the characteristic that element 27 rotates owing to the thrust of the emitted air.
  • Figure 10 shows a perspective view of a structure 23 formed by a plurality of structural cells according to a further embodiment formed by a horizontal element 29 and by a vertical element 30 that emit air sheets on horizontal and vertical planes.
  • a particular vertical angular element 30A emits air on two planes orthogonal to each other.
  • Figure 11 shows a perspective view of a structure 23 of cells formed by a plurality of elements according to the embodiment of figure 10.
  • the borders that each T-shaped cell ideally defines have been shown with dotted lines.
  • upright elements 32 can be mounted on wheeled bases 33, and connected by flexible horizontal elements 34, for example inflatable. In that way, structures can be obtained capable of covering large surfaces, but gathered so that they do not occupy much space when not used.
  • the upright elements are linked along a line 36 and can be extended, as shown in figure 13. From such configuration, when not used, they can be gathered in the position 37 and put into trailers 35, which can be pulled.
  • the trailers 35 can also comprise air current generators, communicating with the elements through a flexible tube 38.
  • the cells formed by the elements above described can have also architectural shape different from those shown in the figures by 1 a 12.
  • design shapes can be obtained if the elements of the cells are suitably covered of material, without, obviously, covering outlets for the air sheets.

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NL2003616C2 (nl) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-12 Biddle B V Luchtgordijninrichting en werkwijze voor het realiseren van een horizontaal luchtgordijn met additionele luchtstroom.
WO2013084192A1 (fr) 2011-12-06 2013-06-13 A.R.I.A. Engineering S.R.L. Procédé et appareil pour créer un environnement d'air immobile extérieur, ou un environnement avec vent contrôlé
WO2021147644A1 (fr) * 2020-01-21 2021-07-29 中国矿业大学 Dispositif et procédé pour la formation d'espace local exempt de poussière pour une utilisation dans une mine
CN114857661A (zh) * 2022-04-22 2022-08-05 北京建筑大学 一种应用于开放环境的局部空调装置

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GB2151349A (en) * 1983-12-23 1985-07-17 Marco Zambolin An air curtain for eliminating the infiltration of cold air through entrances of industrial buildings
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US4315456A (en) * 1979-12-05 1982-02-16 Sanko Air Plant, Ltd. Air-curtaining apparatus for fire protection
GB2151349A (en) * 1983-12-23 1985-07-17 Marco Zambolin An air curtain for eliminating the infiltration of cold air through entrances of industrial buildings
EP0511576A2 (fr) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif d'aspiration de fluides et appareil pour le traitement de fluides
WO1997011664A1 (fr) * 1995-09-25 1997-04-03 Hill-Rom, Inc. Appareil de support thermique pour patient

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NL2003616C2 (nl) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-12 Biddle B V Luchtgordijninrichting en werkwijze voor het realiseren van een horizontaal luchtgordijn met additionele luchtstroom.
WO2011043669A2 (fr) 2009-10-09 2011-04-14 Biddle B.V. Dispositif de rideau d'air et procédé pour générer un rideau d'air horizontal et un flux d'air supplémentaire
WO2011043669A3 (fr) * 2009-10-09 2011-10-06 Biddle B.V. Dispositif de rideau d'air et procédé pour générer un rideau d'air horizontal et un flux d'air supplémentaire
WO2013084192A1 (fr) 2011-12-06 2013-06-13 A.R.I.A. Engineering S.R.L. Procédé et appareil pour créer un environnement d'air immobile extérieur, ou un environnement avec vent contrôlé
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WO2021147644A1 (fr) * 2020-01-21 2021-07-29 中国矿业大学 Dispositif et procédé pour la formation d'espace local exempt de poussière pour une utilisation dans une mine
CN114857661A (zh) * 2022-04-22 2022-08-05 北京建筑大学 一种应用于开放环境的局部空调装置

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