FR2659102A1 - PARACHUTABLE FUNCTIONAL HOUSING. - Google Patents

Abstract

The object of the invention is a box designed to be transported by air and parachuted to the ground in order to be deployed and used there as a base of construction aimple for all uses and in particular for medical rescue and reception. This box is made up of twenty square or rectangular elements joined together by rods forming connecting hinges in order to make it possible to determine a closed volume such as cubic or parallelepiped with six sides that can be developed in situ to obtain a surface. rigid plane covering the ground where it forms a floor, to which can be added any removable frame system transforming the entire floor-frame construction forming shelter against bad weather. Figure 3 shows in isolation one of the sixteen identical constituent elements of a cubic box whose identical sides two by two alternately have projecting parts 4 bored and recessed parts 5, designed to interlock with parts 4 and 5 respectively complementary to a contiguous element 1 to which it is connected by rods freely passing through the projecting parts 4 bored of the two nested contiguous elements 1. Four corner elements of generally identical shape including a double hinge arranged diagonally on each corner element, which allows it to be folded in half in order to close the box in a sealed manner at its 4 corners.

Description

The subject of the invention is a box intended to be trans-

  4 sleeps by air and intended to be parachuted to a predetermined location to serve as a base for a simple and fast buildable structure for immediate use such as a hospital or field infirmary, a shelter

  after disaster, office or reception on building sites, classes or canti

  For this purpose the caisson is deployed in situ to form a rigid flat surface where it constitutes a floor covering the ground and to which may be added any removable or sashable structural system transforming the floor-frame assembly into a protected interior.

bad weather.

  According to the invention, the box is made of light metal such as aluminum alloy, composite material of the expanded kind, nest of abeil

or in a polyamide alloy.

  It is composed of identical assemblable joinable elements that

  can be joined by rods forming hinges.

  The general shape of these elements can be square or rectangular and they are used in number and dimensions corresponding to the volume

wish.

  The features and advantages of the invention will be better understood with reference to the appended figures which represent an embodiment of a box according to the invention. In this example,

  the box comprises twenty elements of square general shape.

  FIG. 1 schematically represents a complete caisson C

  folded, cube-shaped in this example, as it stands

for transport.

  Figure 2 schematically shows the box C entirely

  deployed, composed in this example of twenty elements of which four A-11-

corners.

  Figure 3 represents in isolation one of the sixteen elements identi-

  the components of the four walls Sr + t to the number of two elements per wall, ie eight elements, the elements making up the bottom of the box four in number, and the other four components

  the top of the box or lid, all identical.

  Figure 4 represents in isolation one of the four elements

  placed at each of the four corners of the box C. The element 1 illustrated in Figure 3 has on its periphery

  protruding parts 4 and recessed or recessed parts 5 in al-

  three parts projecting from one side and one side of the adjacent element, three recessed portions and two projecting portions on the other two adjacent sides facing each other respectively. see on this

  Figure 4 shows that the projections 4 are bored in such a way as to

  to pass cylindrical rods 2 forming hinges intended for

  connect two neighboring elements.

  The assembly of two adjacent elements 1 is carried out as follows: It suffices to insert between the protruding parts 4 of one of the elements 1 in the recessed part or parts of another adjacent element 1 or of inserting in the recessed parts of this element 1 the projecting parts 4 of another adjacent element 1, so that the protruding parts of the two elements concerned are in the axis extending one from the other. while inserting the cylindrical rods to join on one of

  both sides of these elements and lock them.

  We proceed in the same way for all the other sides of each

elements 1.

  It should be noted that such an assembly is based on the complementarity of the protruding parts 4 and the recessed parts 5 interpenetrating each other,

  which makes it possible to use only one element of the same structure

  ture for elements 1 and consequently to reduce considerably

the machining cost of the box.

  Figure 4 represents, as indicated above, one of the four

  elements 3 arranged at each of the four corners of the box.

  The elements 3 are provided in the same way as the elements 1 of protruding parts 6 and recessed parts 7 intended to interlock with two adjacent elements 1 provided with reamed protruding parts 4 and recesses 5 and to be connected to them in the same way by cylindrical connecting and locking rods passing through the parts 4 and 6 of the elements concerned,

  respectively 1 and 3 arranged nested as has been described pre-

  cédemment. In addition, a double hinge 8 diagonally crosses the corner elements 5 to fold each of these by half on itself inwardly for its deletion for the purposes of

  form the closed corners of the box.

  The box is obtained simply as follows,

  described with reference to Figure 2.

  dinales 10, 11, 12 or 13 consisting of two elements 1 connected together by the hinge rods 2 as indicated with reference to FIG. 3 and arranged between two corner elements 3 to which they are connected in an identical manner by rods forming hinges passing through the protruding parts of an element 1 and the parts thereof.

protrusion 6 of an element 3.

  All parts 3 have elements 3 are free, which allows the

  folding by half of each element 3 on itself towards the in-

  thanks to the double hinge 8 and its erasure.

  The folding of the elements 3 is carried out jointly with the

  lateral parts 10, 11, 12, 13 constituted identically

  tick, it is recalled, by two elements 1 articulated on stems

  forming hinges with two extreme corner members 3 respectively.

  Parts 14 and 15 comprise two articulated elements 1

  tively to the parts 12 and 13 and they constitute, by articulation on hinges all similar between the constituent elements 1, the lid of the box which can be locked on all sides by the hinges constituted by the rods solidarisant the elements 1

  of the martie 14 with the two elements of Part 15 with the Alé

  parts 1 of the parts 10 and 11 and finally Dar the four elements 1 of the parts 14 and 15 locked by the simple articulated hinges

  on the edges of these last parts.

  It should be noted that on the 41 central elements 1 of the bottom of the box can be arranged 6 S anchor points providing fixation

  mat Ariel transport 6 in the box.

  the closing of all the hinges can be obtained by any suitable known means and in particular by hydraulic cylinders. According to a practical embodiment, the constituent elements of the box consist of elements of generally square shape

1.20 m by 1.20 m.

Claims (5)

  1 Box designed to be transposed by air and parachuted to be used as a simple and fast construction base for all uses including humanitarian relief   and reception, characterized in that it consists of   of identical structure joined together by hinge rods to determine a closed volume such as cubic or   six-sided parallelepipic for transport, which can be de-   then velopper in situ in order to obtain a rigid flat surface covering the floor where it forms floor to which may be added any removable structural system transforming the floor-frame assembly closed construction protected from the weather. 2 box according to claim 1, characterized in that its constituent elements may be of a generally square shape or rectangular.   Housing according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in   what the elements which constitute it on lateral faces, in-   upper and lower are all of identical structure and   a plurality of projecting parts (4) and recesses (5) of complementary shape are arranged on their circumference in succession, the projecting parts being bored in order to freely pass circular connecting rods forming locking hinges connecting them with each other.   free way two adjacent (1) nested elements whose parts   bores (4) are axially aligned.   4 Box according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in   elements (3) forming the corners of the box are   killed by identical elements between them comprising on their   circumference in succession of projecting parts (6) and recesses   the projecting parts (6) being bored to freely pass cylindrical rods forming hinges interconnecting and locking at two of its sides a corner element (3) with delex adjacent elements (1), the other two sides remaining free, and in that it is crossed diagona * e by a double hinge (8) for folding each of the elements (3) on itself inward through the two c 8 left free, in order to erase it to form the corners of the box transport position.   Box according to claims 1,2, 3 and 4,   characterized in that the constituent elements (1) and wedge (5) of the box on two of their contiguous edges; is composed of three protruding parts (4,6) pierced with bores for the passage of the connecting cylindrical rods, interposed with two recesses   (5,7), the other two edges contigating them facing each other   Actually comprising three recesses (5, 7) interposed between two projecting parts (4.6) bored with holes for the passage of the connecting rods and locking   Box according to claims 1 and 2, characterized   in that the constituent elements of the box are manufactured in   Kii iu appaprie, <such as lightened aluminum, composite material expanded site or polyamide alloy.   Casing according to Claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized   in that the central elements (1) forming the basis of the   its C may be provided with anchoring devices for attaching any material or equipment for the purpose of