EP1226317A4 - Modular building system - Google Patents

Modular building system

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EP1226317A4
EP1226317A4 EP00932266A EP00932266A EP1226317A4 EP 1226317 A4 EP1226317 A4 EP 1226317A4 EP 00932266 A EP00932266 A EP 00932266A EP 00932266 A EP00932266 A EP 00932266A EP 1226317 A4 EP1226317 A4 EP 1226317A4
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building
loads
interconnected
parts
building system
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French (fr)
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EP1226317A1 (en
EP1226317B1 (en
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James H Crowell
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C35/00—Permanently-installed equipment
    • A62C35/02—Permanently-installed equipment with containers for delivering the extinguishing substance
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/01—Flat foundations
    • 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
    • E04B1/02—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements
    • E04B1/14—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements the elements being composed of two or more materials
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B5/00—Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B5/48—Special adaptations of floors for incorporating ducts, e.g. for heating or ventilating
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B7/20—Roofs consisting of self-supporting slabs, e.g. able to be loaded
    • E04B7/22—Roofs consisting of self-supporting slabs, e.g. able to be loaded the slabs having insulating properties, e.g. laminated with layers of insulating material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/28—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of materials not covered by groups E04C3/04 - E04C3/20
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/29—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces built-up from parts of different material, i.e. composite structures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B1/00—Border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings; Frames to be rigidly mounted in such openings
    • 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
    • E04B1/0007—Base structures; Cellars

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Building Environments (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Joining Of Building Structures In Genera (AREA)
  • Foundations (AREA)
  • Compression-Type Refrigeration Machines With Reversible Cycles (AREA)

Abstract

A modular building system (100) including preformed extrusion-molded polymeric material (116). Parts include integral connector elements (160, 162) which can be slidably and snappingly reversibly interconnected to form the basic frame (102) and panel structures (108) of an overall building. The interconnected region permits limited ranges of angular as well as translational relative motion between adjacent, connected elements. Parts are assembled simply and quickly in the field, without requiring skilled labor or specialized tools, to form a functionally solid and stable building which responds to loads and temperature changes with yieldable, accommodating deformations that minimize the likelihood of building structural damage, and effectively transmit necessary loads to the ground via load-transfer paths through the building.
EP00932266A 1999-05-10 2000-05-10 Modular building system and use Expired - Lifetime EP1226317B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13330699P 1999-05-10 1999-05-10
US133306P 1999-05-10
US18525000P 2000-02-25 2000-02-25
US185250P 2000-02-25
PCT/US2000/012795 WO2000068523A1 (en) 1999-05-10 2000-05-10 Modular building system

Publications (3)

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EP1226317A1 EP1226317A1 (en) 2002-07-31
EP1226317A4 true EP1226317A4 (en) 2003-05-14
EP1226317B1 EP1226317B1 (en) 2005-11-23

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EP00932266A Expired - Lifetime EP1226317B1 (en) 1999-05-10 2000-05-10 Modular building system and use

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EP (1) EP1226317B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2003527500A (en)
CN (1) CN1360657A (en)
AT (1) ATE310859T1 (en)
AU (1) AU775847B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2373111A1 (en)
DE (1) DE60024303T2 (en)
DK (1) DK1226317T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2256009T3 (en)
MX (1) MXPA01011421A (en)
NZ (1) NZ515308A (en)
WO (1) WO2000068523A1 (en)

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BRPI1105882B1 (en) * 2011-09-16 2020-01-28 Jose Emiliano Dos Santos manufacturing process of standardized plastic parts, resulting parts and assembly of prefabricated houses
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US5065558A (en) * 1989-01-23 1991-11-19 Gibraltar World International, Ltd. Prefabricated modular building construction system
AU4860293A (en) * 1992-09-25 1994-03-31 Vinidex Tubemakers Pty. Limited Method and apparatus for treating building foundations
WO1995017560A1 (en) * 1993-12-20 1995-06-29 Rar Consultants Ltd. Earthquake, wind resistant and fire resistant pre-fabricated building panels and structures formed therefrom
US5706620A (en) * 1992-05-29 1998-01-13 Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited Thermoplastic structural system and components therefor and method of making same
DE19629340A1 (en) * 1996-07-20 1998-01-29 Sicowa Verfahrenstech Cavity floor foundation for building
US5743063A (en) * 1994-09-08 1998-04-28 Non Compact, Inc. System for mounting building panels allowing bi-axial freedom of movement

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US1721198A (en) * 1927-11-30 1929-07-16 Joseph Cahen Folding camp house
US2569319A (en) * 1948-07-06 1951-09-25 Oliver J Krug Ventilating apparatus
FR2545135A2 (en) * 1983-03-04 1984-11-02 Landrin Jean Pierre REINFORCED FASTENERS OF FRAME KNOTS AND FEET OF AN ORIENTABLE ANTISISMIC HOUSE
DE3612132A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-15 Bsg Brand Sanierung Gmbh Partition
US5065558A (en) * 1989-01-23 1991-11-19 Gibraltar World International, Ltd. Prefabricated modular building construction system
US5029423A (en) * 1989-10-24 1991-07-09 Kornylak Corporation Vibration resistant building construction
US5706620A (en) * 1992-05-29 1998-01-13 Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited Thermoplastic structural system and components therefor and method of making same
AU4860293A (en) * 1992-09-25 1994-03-31 Vinidex Tubemakers Pty. Limited Method and apparatus for treating building foundations
WO1995017560A1 (en) * 1993-12-20 1995-06-29 Rar Consultants Ltd. Earthquake, wind resistant and fire resistant pre-fabricated building panels and structures formed therefrom
US5743063A (en) * 1994-09-08 1998-04-28 Non Compact, Inc. System for mounting building panels allowing bi-axial freedom of movement
DE19629340A1 (en) * 1996-07-20 1998-01-29 Sicowa Verfahrenstech Cavity floor foundation for building

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DE60024303D1 (en) 2005-12-29
ATE310859T1 (en) 2005-12-15
DE60024303T2 (en) 2006-08-17
JP2003527500A (en) 2003-09-16
AU775847B2 (en) 2004-08-19
NZ515308A (en) 2004-01-30
AU5000900A (en) 2000-11-21
WO2000068523A1 (en) 2000-11-16
CA2373111A1 (en) 2000-11-16
EP1226317A1 (en) 2002-07-31
CN1360657A (en) 2002-07-24
EP1226317B1 (en) 2005-11-23
MXPA01011421A (en) 2004-08-12
DK1226317T3 (en) 2006-04-03

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