Classifications

• • 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
  • E04B7/12—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation formed in bays, e.g. sawtooth roofs
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
  • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
  • E04C3/005—Girders or columns that are rollable, collapsible or otherwise adjustable in length or height
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S20/00—Solar heat collectors specially adapted for particular uses or environments
  • F24S20/60—Solar heat collectors integrated in fixed constructions, e.g. in buildings
  • F24S20/67—Solar heat collectors integrated in fixed constructions, e.g. in buildings in the form of roof constructions
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
  • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
  • F24S25/10—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules extending in directions away from a supporting surface
  • F24S25/13—Profile arrangements, e.g. trusses
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
  • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
  • Y02B10/20—Solar thermal
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
  • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
  • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a modular assembly for the provision of coverings (by this term meaning roofs and generally the structural elements that provide the upper closure of buildings in general) and portions of roofs, with particular reference to the provision of coverings of the type known as shed roofing.
• Shed roofing coverings are technical solutions employed predominantly in the industrial building sector, a field in which specific characteristics of natural illumination are often necessary and in which artificial lighting also entails specific requirements codified by specific regulations.
• Such coverings are characterized by the presence of a plurality of elements with a prismatic shape (a substantially triangular cross-section) arranged in parallel, in which a first face (the upper one) is inclined for the suitable conveyance and draining of rainwater (and the shedding of any snow) and a second substantially vertical face is made of transparent materials for the free entry of natural light.
• the free ends of the two faces are rigidly coupled to the borders (generally made of cement, steel or other material used in construction) that delimit the hole opening into the roof in which the prismatic element is to be installed.
• Each prismatic element which constitutes the covering is generically called a shed roofing unit in the field of construction.
• sealants of the type of silicone and the like. Such sealants ensure an optimal seal in the period immediately after their installation, but can however degenerate owing to thermomechanical ageing as a result of exposure to the outside environment.
• Shed roofing units provided on site by specialist craftworkers, are not distinguished by specific indices of heat transmission.
• the panel and the glazed portion can be provided with suitable certifications from the producer, the frame assembled on site by the craftworker will exhibit uncodified characteristics that will make it impossible to define an overall heat transmission index of the shed roofing.
• the aim of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, by providing a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that is simple to install.
• an object of the invention is to provide a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that is distinguished by a specific heat transmission index, in conformance with the regulations in force in construction.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that can be certified for its thermal insulation performance levels.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that offers good structural performance and corresponding support performance, thus permitting special installations and, generally, offering high versatility of use.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that is adapted to be correctly installed even on uneven surfaces, without the risk of infiltration of water or passage of air drafts.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings which is low-cost, relatively easily and practically implemented and safely applied.
• a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings of the type comprising at least one upper panel and at least one laminar element, preferably translucent, whose upper corner edges are incident and interconnected and whose lower corner edges are coupled to corresponding appendages of a hole opening into the top of the installation building, characterized in that at least one corresponding frame beam is interposed between the lower corner edge of either or both of said panel and said laminar element and the corresponding appendage of the hole opening into the top of the building, and at least one specific component of the type of a hinge is interposed between said mutually incident upper corner edges.
• Figure 1 is a side view, sectioned along a transverse vertical plane, of a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings according to the invention
• Figure 2 is a first enlarged view of a detail of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 3 is a second enlarged view of a detail of Figure 1 ;
• Figure 4 is a side view, sectioned along a transverse plane, of a component of a modular assembly according to the invention
• Figure 5 is a view from above, sectioned along a horizontal longitudinal plane, of a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings according to the invention.
• a modular assembly for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings is generally designated with the reference numeral 1.
• the modular assembly 1 comprises at least one upper panel 2 and at least one laminar element 3, preferably translucent.
• the panel 2 can be provided by adopting different materials.
• a sheet of metallic material for example aluminum or sheets of galvanized or stainless steel
• at least one layer of expanded material or generically material having good thermal insulation characteristics
• the metallic sheet will confer the necessary rigidity to the panel 2, while the layer of expanded material will ensure a suitable thermal insulation of the environment underlying the panel 2, when the panel 2 is in the installation configuration.
• the upper corner edges (respectively 4 and 5) of the panel 2 and the element 3 are mutually incident and interconnected.
• the lower corner edges (the lower corner edge 6 for the panel 2 and the lower corner edge 7 for the element 3) on the other hand are coupled to corresponding appendages 8 and 9 of a hole 10 opening into the top of the installation building.
• At least one corresponding frame beam 11 is interposed between the lower corner edge 6 or 7 of either or both of the panel 2 and the laminar element 3 and the corresponding appendage, respectively 8 or 9, of the hole 10 opening into the top of the building.
• At least one specific component of the type of a hinge 12 (or other component having similar mechanical characteristics) is interposed between the mutually incident upper corner edges 4 and 5.
• the hinge 12 is a ball hinge, i.e. it has three degrees of freedom of rotation and no degree of freedom of translational motion for the components associated therewith.
• the frame beams 11 are two in number, one interposed between the lower corner edge 6 of the panel 2 and the corresponding appendage 8 of the hole 10 opening into the top of the building and the other interposed between the lower corner edge 7 of the laminar element 3 and the corresponding appendage 9 of the hole 10 opening into the top of the building.
• the assembly 1 can comprise, interposed between the lower corner edge 6 of the panel 2 and the corresponding frame beam 1 1 , a second hinge 12 (or other equivalent component), also preferably of the ball type.
• the two ball hinges 12 make it possible for the craftworker to place the panel 2 thereon, during the mounting step, and mount it independently of any unevenness of its inclination with respect to the design standard.
• the arrangement of the beams 1 1 can be selected as a function of the maintenance of the ideal distance between them, since they rest on a flat surface 13 of the roof of the building. Moreover, any irregularities of the mutual positioning of the beams 1 1, owing to inaccuracies in the building or to small errors of installation of the beams 1 1 made by the craftworker, will still be tolerated by the assembly 1 since the mounting of the panel 2 on ball hinges 12 allows an orientation thereof that determines a certain adjustability of positioning thereof with respect to the beams 1 1.
• each assembly 1 can be provided with a supporting lattice 14 that is coupled to the frame beam 1 1 associated with the lower corner edge 6 of the panel 2 and with either or both of the translucent laminar element 3 and the frame beam 1 1 coupled to its lower corner edge 7.
• the supporting lattice 14 generally has a lateral shape preferably selected from triangular and trapezoid. It will thus be coupled to the beam 1 1 , associated with the lower corner edge 6 of the panel 2, in the region, if the shape is triangular, of its corner facing the same, and, if the shape is trapezoid, of its shorter oblique side 15.
• the element 3 and the beams 1 1 comprise seats 17 for respective fixing bayonets 18 integral with the lattice 14.
• the lattice 14, being rigidly coupled to the beams 1 1 and to the element 3 through the seats 17 and the fixing bayonets 18 determines a stiffening of the assembly 1 and enables it to support intense mechanical stresses determined, for example, by the effect of the wind or by a layer of snow.
• the lattice 14, according to a particular embodiment that has excellent mechanical and structural performance, can be provided with at least one stiffening rod 19 interposed between the mutually interconnected structural bands that constitute it.
• the rod 19 will be interposed between the upper side and the lower side of the lattice 13. The possibility is not ruled out of arranging other rods 19 between other, different structural bands of the lattice, such as for example the side 15 and the side 16.
• one or both of the structural bands and the at least one rod 19 can be constituted by at least two components that are mutually slideable and interlockable according to a plurality of different configurations corresponding to different lengths.
• each band and each rod 19 can be provided with two substantially tubular telescopic portions provided with means of mutual coupling according to any mutual arrangement, defining a different overall length.
• a lamina made of elastically deformable material 20 is interposed, defining a gasket seal against the passage of water and air between the beam 1 1 and the surface 13.
• the panel 2 is coupled to the at least one hinge 12 (or other equivalent component) by means of anchorings obtained with screws 21, rivets, pins and the like, or adhesive bonding, association with sealant and/or adhesive substances, at regions proximate to a terminal edge 4 or 6 thereof.
• screws 21 are extremely simple for the craftworker who, once the panel 2 is positioned on the hinges 12, needs only to make holes in the panel 2 and a portion of the hinge 12 and screw in the corresponding screw 21. If the craftworker uses screws of the type known as "self-tapping" then the perforation and screwing operations will be simultaneous, further speeding up the installation operations.
• washers and crowns made of deformable material can be arranged so as to ensure the optimal seal of the fixing against the passage of water and air.
• Each panel 2 at the area within the regions proximate to its terminal edges 4 and 6 (in which the coupling to the respective hinges 12 is performed), can comprise at least one photovoltaic module (obviously directed toward the outside of the building so as to be affected by the incidence of solar radiation) of a type preferably selected from among crystalline silicon modules, amorphous silicon modules, cadmium telluride modules, cadmium sulfide modules, gallium arsenide modules, copper indium diselenide modules, cadmium copper indium diselenide modules, thin film modules, heteroj unction modules, microspherical silicon modules and the like.
• the advantage of this solution is that of being able to install the assembly 1 for the provision of the entire covering (roof) of the building, thus obtaining, without the need for carrying out any further specific work except for the connection of the respective cables to the management and control system, a photovoltaic plant for generating electricity.
• the translucent laminar element 3 comprises a frame 22 and a plate 23 of translucent material.
• the plate 23 of translucent material can be coupled to the respective frame 22 with adapted degrees of freedom and degrees of restriction, in order to permit the opening thereof.
• the panel 2 comprises end overhangs 24 facing and proximate to the hinges 12 for protecting them from the direct effects of atmospheric agents.
• Each hinge 12 (or equivalent component) can comprise at least one respective flap 25, substantially laminar, which can be coupled to the lower surface of the panel 2.
• flap 25 is to increase the solidity of the coupling between the hinge 12 and the panel 2.
• the mounting of an assembly 1 consists in arranging the beams 1 1 , taking care to lay them on a corresponding lamina made of elastically deformable material 20, conveniently pre-instaHed, on the surfaces 13 of the edges 8 and 9 of the opening hole 10.
• the arrangement of the beams 1 1 must occur in conditions of substantial parallelism between them at a preset distance.
• Each hinge 12, like each frame intended to couple the element 3, can profitably be already associated with the corresponding beam 1 1.
• the mounting is particularly simplified and does not require on-site operations to modify the components.
• the present invention solves the above- mentioned problems, by providing a modular assembly 1 for the provision of coverings and portions of roofs of buildings that is simple to install.
• the modular assembly 1 according to the invention is distinguished by a specific heat transmission index, in conformance with the regulations in force in construction.
• the modular assembly 1 according to the invention can be certified for its performance levels, with particular reference to its heat transmission rate and to its permeability to air.
• the ability to define the overall transmission rate values of the assembly 1 in fact enables the manufacturer to certify them, thus ensuring that the assembly 1 can conform with energy saving regulations.
• the modular assembly 1 is suitable for correct installation on uneven surfaces as well, without risks of infiltration of water or of the passage of air drafts.
• the modular assembly 1 according to the invention is low-cost and is relatively easily and practically implemented and safely applied.
• the modular assembly 1 according to the invention offers good structural performance levels and a corresponding support; this enables special installations and, generally, offers high versatility of use.
• the materials employed, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

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