NZ336617A - Building construction with panels having laminated construction with outer elements projecting past core so as to interfit with columns or joists - Google Patents

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New Zealand No 336617 International No PCT/ TO BE ENTERED AFTER ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION Priority dates 08 07 1999 Complete Specification Filed 08 07 1999 Classification (6) E04B2/00,32,82, E04B5/00, E04B9/00, E04C2/284 Publication date 28 October 1999 Journal No 1^45 NEW ZEALAND PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION Title of Invention Improvements to composite component building construction Name, address and nationality of applicant(s) as in international application form PEDER ULRIK HANSEN, a New Zealand citizen of 29 DERWENT CRESCENT, TITIRANGI, AUCKLAND 1007, NZ rigid foam and sheet material composite components which combine to form a complete building able to withstand wind and seismic design loadings while being easy to assemble on site THIS INVENTION relates to improvements to the ease of mass production, site location and fixing of all building components and the permanent interlocking of building components to withstand material, wind and seismic movement. The traditional mortise, tenon and peg timber framing 10 connections and the presently used nailed Chicago framing method are both very labour intensive and are not suitable for factory mass production of completely lined and insulated interlocking modular building components The present invention claims to combine the best elements 15 of timber technology and well established rigid foam and adhesive technology with a system of interlocking joints which ease the location of all components during assembly and when completed produce joints which reduce material movement and improve resistance to wind and seismic 20 loadings while eliminating site cutting and finishing Components are designed to incorporate standard electric, telephone, computer, sound and plumbing installations which will require only site connections. 2 In order that the invention may be more readily understood and put to practical effect, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein-5 Fig 1 are three plan views of exterior wall post to wall panel connections, before and after assembly.

Fig. 2 are two plan views of exterior wall corner post to wall panel connections, before and after assembly.

Fig 3 are four plan views, two of exterior wall post to 10 joinery lining connections, before and after assembly, one of interior panel to wall end connection before assembly and interior wall panel to door frame connection after assembly.

Fig. 4 are four plan views, two are interior wall post to wall panel connections, before and after assembly, two are 15 interior wall panel to wall connections, before and after assembly Fig 5 are two plan views, one of exterior wall panel to wall panel connection before assembly, one is interior wall corner post to wall panel connection before assembly. 20 Fig 6 is a vertical section of exterior wall panel and wall post to flooring and floor side beam connection before assembly Fig 7 is a vertical section of exterior wall panel and 3 wall post to flooring and floor side beam connection, fully assembled and an elevation of interlocking wall post to plate Fig. 8 are two vertical sections of interior wall panel 5 to flooring connection, one before and one after assembly.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of exterior wall post and wall panel connection and continuous wall lintel beam before assembly.

Fig. 10 is a vertical section of fully assembled exterior 10 wall post, wall panel, continuous wall lintel beam and ceiling panel and 301st assembly.

Fig. 11 are vertical sections through ceiling panel, ceiling joist and rafter connections, before and after assembly.

Fig. 12 is an axonometric view of foundation, floor components assembled and exterior wall posts, wall panel and continuous wall lintel beam ready for assembly Ceiling and roof assembly not shown.

Fig. 13 is a cross section of a typical building 20 component assembly Referring to the drawings and firstly to Fig 1 where number 1 indicates an exterior width laminated wall post, 2 an exterior depth laminated wall post, 3 an exterior one 4 piece wall post used where a seismic rod is not required, 4 exterior ply location groove, 5 location groove for seismic rod, 6 is seismic rod, 7 is laminated exterior wall panel, 8 is exterior plywood, 9 is alternative thicker 5 exterior plywood with vertical grooves, 10 is interior plywood, 11 is weathergroove, 12 is rigid building insulation foam panel core and 13 is flexible adhesive Fig. 2 where number 14 indicates a laminated wall corner post, 15 a fillet, 16 a fillet and 17 exterior plywood. 10 Fig. 3 where number 18 indicates an exterior joinery liner, 19 an interior wall panel, 20 a laminated wall end, 21 a fillet and 22 an interior door frame.

Fig. 4 where 23 indicates a laminated interior wall post, 24 a one piece interior wall post where a seismic rod is not 15 required.

Fig. 5 where number 25 indicates a half exterior wall post, 26 an interior wall corner, 27 a fillet, 28 a fillet.

Fig 6 where number 29 indicates a wall panel plate with crosswise location slots for wall panel posts, 30 floor 20 plywood, 31 floor joist, 32 floor side beam with crosswise location slots for floor joists, 33 foundation post or wall, 34 floor strengthening and insulation panel.

Fig. 7 where number 35 indicates crosswise location slot.

Fig. 9 where number 36 indicates exterior continuous laminated wall lintel beam, 37 fillet, 38 crosswise location blocks for ceiling panel plate Fig 10 where number 39 indicates ceiling joist and 40 5 laminated ceiling panel.

Fig. 11 where number 41 indicates a rafter with crosswise location slots Fig. 13 where number 42 indicates a central laminated roof beam, 43 a standard roof and 44 a steeper roof option 10 It will be apparent from the above that this system of interlocking building components can easily be assembled in a variety of ways to produce a range of buildings and can also be used for larger buildings with the addition of suitable laminated or steel portal frames or post and bsams. 15 The components can be produced in timber with treatment and adhesives suitable for exterior and interior use, in timber veneer plywood with treatment and adhesives to suit exterior and interior location, in rigid plastic building foam laminated to plywood with suitable flexible adhesive to 20 allow for differential material movement, with all fasteners and seismic rods in hot dipped galvanised steel Exterior and interior cladding materials can also include suitable composite building boards other than plywood in locations 6 where exterior wind and interior impact loads make such weaker materials suitable All such variations and modifications to the invention as would be apparent to persons skilled in the art are deemed 5 to fall within the broad scope and ambit of the invention herein set forth. 7

Claims (4)

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1. A building system comprised of lengthwise grooved and crosswise slotted, interlocking floor beams, floor joists, wall plates, exterior and interior wall panel posts, 5 continuous wall lintel beams, ceiling joists, continuous central roof beam and rafters also interlocked with panels laminated from a core combining structural strength and insulating properties with structural cladding on both sides forming a unit which when stressed by wind or seismic forces 10 resist deflection in all directions, with ends and sides of the cladding projecting past the panel core, such projections either interlocking with grooves in floor beams and joists, in exterior wall panel posts and ceiling joists which locate and lock the structural panel cladding or which 15 lap over the floor beams, the wall plates, the exterior and interior wall panel posts, the continuous wall lintel beams, the ceiling joists, the continuous central roof beam and are fixed to same thus providing a unified structural composite resistant to wind and seismic forces which can be further 20 strengthened by site applied mechanical fasteners and/ or adhesives and by inserting vertical metal seismic rods in the internal location grooves which can be provided in the laminated exterior and interior wall panel posts The floor 8 T "7? c n- j w ^ U 0 t / joists lock into the floor beams, the floor insulation panels lock into the floor beams and floor joists, the exterior wall panel posts lock into the wall plates at the bottom and into the continuous wall lintel beams at the top, 5 the exterior wa]l panels lock into the exterior wall panel posts and lap over the floor beams, the wall plates, the continuous wall lintel beams and the interior face of the exterior wall panel posts, the interior wall panel posts lock into the wall plates both top and bottom and the 10 interior wall panels lap over both faces of the interior wall plates and interior wall panel posts, the ceiling joists lock into the fascia and the continuous central roof beam, the ceiling panels lock into the ceiling joists and onto the continuous wall lintel beam and lap over the 15 bottom face of the ceiling joists and the continuous central roof beam, the rafters lock into the ceiling joists, all such interlocking is by way of longitudinal grooves and crosswise slots which locate all components for site mechanical or adhesive fixing without the need for measuring 20 or site cutting thus providing a building system which can be assembled on site entirely from factory produced composite components resulting in a structurally unified system resistant to temperature, material, wind and seismic 9 3617 movement or displacement.

2. A building system as claimed in claim 1 placed on either a concrete slab or a suspended floor.

3. A building system as claimed in claims 1 and 2 combined with a separate structural frame for larger buildings.

4. A building system substantially as heinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings. PEDER ULRIK HANSEN as inventor END OF CLAIMS 10