RU2479697C2 - Modular building block - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: modular building block comprises stands, connection elements fixed to stands, and beams, opposite ends of which are installed in the assembly zone of connection elements. Each of connection elements comprises plates made up with formation of the assembly zone, which is open in several directions.

EFFECT: reduced labour inputs in installation and assembly of a block.

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Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The priority of this application is claimed on Korean patent applications No. 10-2007-0047481 and No. 10-2007-0132390, filed, respectively, on May 6, 2007 and December 17, 2007 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the contents of which are fully incorporated in this document by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Technical Field

This invention relates to a building module and a building structure in which this building module is used.

(b) Description of the Related Art

Modular building blocks are structural systems from which the building structure is carried out by installing the blocks one above the other and installing them. To erect a building structure using blocks, these blocks must first of all be prepared. Each modular unit is made by connecting beams using bolts, with racks and end plates welded together to the beams. This connection of the modular blocks is made by attaching an end plate using bolts that are welded to the end of the rack of the first modular block, to the end plate, which is welded to the end of the rack of the second modular block.

However, in the state of the art, holes are provided in a square tubular support to ensure that the steel square tubular stand is connected to the beam. This decision leads to the loss of the rack section. This post is attached to the beam with three or four bolts. In addition, since the long-side beam is not directly attached to the short-side beam, the strength of the joint portion deteriorates. Thus, during transportation or lifting, the joint section is deformed, and, accordingly, the finishing elements installed on the modular blocks are damaged.

The information provided in the "Background of the Invention" section is presented only for a better understanding of the background of the invention, and therefore, it may contain information that does not reflect the prior art that is already known in this country to a person skilled in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In exemplary embodiments, construction modular blocks are provided that are made for easier assembly and assembly by means of improved joint structures between the beam and the strut, as well as between the modular blocks.

Illustrative embodiments also provide a building structure that uses a modular unit to form a structural system by combining a modular unit having a cantilevered floor structure with a conventional box-type modular unit.

Illustrative embodiments also provide a building structure in which a modular block is used to reduce wall thickness by eliminating the construction of a double rack or double beam, prevent the columns from protruding, reduce material consumption by eliminating certain columns and beams, and provide space for piping and decoration elements.

In an illustrative embodiment, the building modular unit comprises racks, connecting elements attached to these racks, and beams, the opposite ends of each of which are inserted into the mounting zones of the connecting elements. Each of the connecting elements contains plates designed to create a mounting zone, which is open in several directions.

Racks can have the same length. The number of racks can be 4.

Each of the connecting elements may contain two horizontal plates attached to the rack and spaced from each other in the direction of the length of the rack, and two vertical plates attached to the outer surfaces of the horizontal plates to limit the outer wall of the connecting element.

Racks and connecting elements can be joined together by welding.

The two horizontal plates may be a first plate located on the upper side and a second plate located on the lower side. In this case, the first and second plates may have the same shape.

Connecting elements can be made at the upper and lower ends of each of the racks.

Beams can be long side beams and short side beams. In this case, the long-side beam and the short-side beam have different lengths. In addition, the beams may contain four beams located at the upper ends of the uprights, and four beams located at the lower ends of the uprights.

Beams and connecting elements can be joined together by welding.

When two or more building modular blocks are installed on top of each other, adjacent horizontal plates may be detachably attached to each other. In this case, adjacent horizontal plates can be bolted to each other.

When two or more building modular blocks are installed on top of each other, adjacent beams of the long side can be joined together to form a single unit by means of support plates. The building modular unit may further comprise supports that are located between the uprights of the lowest modular unit, and an overlap to support building modular units mounted on top of each other. In addition, the building modular block may further comprise intermediate supports that are located between the beams of the long side of the lowermost building modular block and the ceiling to prevent sagging of these beams.

In another illustrative embodiment, a building structure using a modular unit comprises a first module and a second module. The first module contains the first floor beams defining a rectangular floor frame, the first floor panels installed on the first floor beams, racks that are located vertically at opposite ends of the first floor beams, ceiling beams that are installed to interconnect the upper ends of the racks, connecting beams passing from the ends of the first floor beams, and a protruding module with protruding panels located in the width direction between the first connecting beams. The second module contains floor beams attached to the ends of the protruding module and bounding the floor frame, floor panels installed on the second floor beams, racks that are mounted vertically at opposite ends of the second floor beams, and second ceiling beams that are installed to interconnect the upper ends of the second racks.

By interconnecting the first and second modules, a large number of structures can be created that can be installed one on top of the other to build one structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a building modular block in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

figure 2 is a partial view in perspective view illustrating the connection of the rack, connecting element and beams shown in figure 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a structure in which the modular units shown in FIG. 1 are mounted on top of one another;

Fig. 4 is a partial perspective view illustrating the connection of the uprights, connecting elements and beams shown in Fig. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a connection of adjacent beams for the long side and support plates shown in FIG. 3;

6 is a perspective view of a modular unit in accordance with another illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a building structure using the modular units shown in FIG. 6 in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a building structure in which modular blocks are used in accordance with another illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

Fig.9 is a perspective view of a building structure in which modular blocks are used in accordance with another illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of item numbers indicating the main elements in the drawings>

10: Rack twenty: Beam 22: Long side beam 24: Short side beam thirty: Connecting element 32, 34: Horizontal
plate 32: First plate 34: Second plate 36: Vertical plate 40: Support fifty: Base plate 60: Intermediate support one hundred: First module 210: First beam
overlap 220: First rack 230: Ceiling beam 300: Protruding module 310: First connecting
beam 311: First connection panel 100-1: Second module 210-1: Second floor beam 211-1: Second panel overlap 220-1: Second rack 230-1: Second ceiling beam

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The following is a more complete description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show illustrative embodiments of the present invention. Specialists in the art should understand that the described embodiments in various ways can be modified, but without deviating from the essence or scope of legal protection of the present invention. In this description and in the drawings, like reference numerals denote like elements.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a building modular block in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

With reference to FIG. 1, a building modular block in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention comprises at least one post 10, at least one beam 20, and at least one connecting member 30. According to this illustrative embodiment, the connecting structure between the beam and the pillar, as well as the connecting structure between the modular units is improved, so that the installation and assembly of the modular units can be easily performed for the construction of the building structure.

In this illustrative embodiment, racks 10 of the same length are provided. For example, four racks 10 are provided.

The opposite ends of each of the beams 20 are firmly inserted into the mounting zones of the respective connecting elements 30. In this illustrative embodiment, beams 20 are provided. The beams 20 comprise long side beams 22 and short side beams 24. For example, four beams are located at the upper ends of the uprights 10 and four beams are located at the lower ends of the uprights 10.

Each of the connecting elements 30 is made by arranging the horizontal plates 32 and 34 and the vertical plates 36. One connecting element 30 is attached to each of the upper and lower ends of each rack 10. When making four racks 10, eight connecting elements 30 are provided, that is, two connecting element 30 on each of the racks 10.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view illustrating an arrangement of a strut 10, a connecting member 30, and a beam 20 shown in FIG. 1.

In accordance with figure 2, the connecting element 30 contains plates that are attached to the side of the rack 10. This layout of the plates limits the mounting area, which is open in at least one direction. In this illustrative embodiment, the connecting element 30 defines a mounting area that is open in several directions. By means of the connecting element 30, the strut 10 and the beam 20 can be easily connected together even when a through hole is not made in the strut 10. Such a connection option allows a substantially direct joint connection of the short-side beam 24 and the long-side beam 22, as well as the beam 20 and the strut 10, thereby improving horizontal strength and rigidity of the joint sections.

The horizontal plates 32 and 34 are connected to the strut 10 and spaced apart in the direction of the length of the strut 10. The horizontal plates 32 and 34 comprise a first plate 32 located on the upper side and a second plate 34 located on the lower side. The first and second plates 32 and 34 are made of the same shape.

Vertical plates 36 are attached to the outer surfaces of the horizontal plates 32 and 34 to limit the outer wall, that is, two vertical plates 36 are provided for one connecting element 30.

As shown in figure 2, the rack 10 and the connecting element 30 are welded to each other at the sites of their connection. In addition, the beam 20 and the connecting element 30 are welded to each other in the areas of their connection. That is, the arrangement of the horizontal plates 32 and 34 and the two vertical plates 36 form a connecting member 30, with the strut 10 and the beams 20 being welded to the connecting member 30.

As described above, in a modular unit made in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, horizontal plates 32 and 34 and two vertical plates 36 are welded to the stand 10, and the long side beam 22 and short side beam 24 are welded to the connecting member 30 to form joining beams 22 and 24 of the long and short sides. That is, the beams 22 and 24 of the long and short sides are inserted into the mounting area of the connecting element 30 and welded to it with the restriction of thereby the connection sections. In this case, the beams 20 are not connected directly to the strut 10, but are attached to it by means of vertical plates 36 and horizontal plates 32 and 34. Therefore, in this case, it is not necessary to cut the beams 20 to an exact length and thus the production cost can be reduced. .

When the modular units are mounted on top of each other, adjacent modular units are connected together by adjacent horizontal plates 32 and 34 of the connecting elements 30, by which the posts 10 are connected to the beams 20. According to this construction, the beams 22 and 24 of the long side and the short side of the modular units are connected, mounted on top of each other, attached to horizontal plates 32 and 34 to maximize the strength of the connection between the elements of modular units. Therefore, due to the increased rigidity of the frames of the modular units, damage to the finishing elements during transport can be minimized.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of two stacked modular units in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view illustrating an arrangement of struts 10, connecting members 30 and beams 20 shown in FIG. .3.

In accordance with FIGS. 3 and 4, when the modular units, each of which includes the struts 10, the connecting elements 30 and the beams 20, are mounted on top of each other, the horizontal plate 32 of the lower modular unit is removably attached to the horizontal plate 34 of the upper modular unit. That is, adjacent horizontal plates 32 and 34 may be bolted. In more detail, when two modular units are mounted one above the other, the second plate 34, by which the strut 10 and the beam 20 of the upper modular unit are connected to each other, is attached to the first plate 32, by which the strut 10 and the lower beam 20 are connected to each other modular block, in this case a building structure is formed consisting of two modular blocks installed one above the other.

In the above-described connecting structure, the horizontal plates 32 and 34 can effectively transfer the load from the beams 20 to the uprights 10, and the vertical plates 36 can adequately withstand the shear generated at the end portion of the beams 20.

As described above, when two modular units are mounted one above the other, adjacent horizontal plates 32 and 34 of adjacent modular units can be used as connecting elements that are bolted together. When two modular units are connected to each other in the horizontal direction, adjacent units are connected to each other by vertical plates 36. In this case, adjacent vertical plates 36 can be used as connecting elements that are joined together by bolts.

Meanwhile, supports 40 are attached to the lower ends of the uprights 10 of the lower modular unit. The supports 40 between the uprights of the lower modular unit 10 and the ceiling support modular units mounted one above the other.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an arrangement of support plates 50 and adjacent long-side beams 22 shown in FIG. 3.

In accordance with FIG. 5, when the modular blocks, each of which comprises struts 10, connecting elements 30 and beams 20, are mounted on top of each other, adjacent beams 22 of the long side can be integrally connected to each other by means of support plates 50. That there are beams 22 of the long side made with connecting holes intended for connection with the support plates 50. Adjacent beams 22 of the long side are connected together by means of bolts drawn through the support plates 50.

To support the beams 22 of the long side of the floor, intermediate supports 60 are provided, which are prepared separately from the supports 40 and are connected between the overlap and the beams 22 of the long side of the floor of the lower modular unit, which minimizes the sagging of the beams 22 of the long side of the floor. The intermediate supports 60 may have a shape similar to that of the supports 40.

Given the sagging of the beams 22 of the long side, the intermediate supports 60 are located at the middle sections of the beams 22 of the long side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a modular block in accordance with another illustrative embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a building structure in which the modular blocks shown in FIG. 6 are used in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

The first module 100, which is created with standard dimensions for a modular structure, contains first floor beams 210 defining a rectangular floor frame and first floor panels 211 that are installed on the first floor beams 210 and are located along the width or length of the frame.

The first struts 220, which partially limit the height of the building structure, are mounted vertically at opposite ends of the first floor beams 210.

The first ceiling beams 230 are arranged to interconnect the upper ends of the first pillars 220 to prevent the first pillars 220 from moving. The protruding module 300 includes first connecting beams 310 extending from the ends of the first floor beams 210 and the first protruding panels 311 that are mounted on the first connecting beams 310 and are located in width or length between the first connecting beams 310.

The overhang module 300 does not have a ceiling beam. Thus, even when another first module is installed on the first module 100, the first connecting beams 310 of the protruding module 300 do not interfere with the lower protruding module 300 and, accordingly, a zone 410 is formed between them. Therefore, the installation of pipelines 400 of this structure through the zone 410 is facilitated. .

Since the pipelines 400 are located in a zone 410, which is not provided in the prior art, the pipelines 400, for example, the inlet water pipe and the exhaust pipe, can be fixed to the ceiling beams 230 or panels by fixing means. Since there is a wide variety of well-known fasteners in the art, a detailed description thereof is omitted herein.

That is, when the first protruding panels 311 of the protruding module 300 extending from the first module 100 (hereinafter, the “upper first module”) are located above another first module (hereinafter “the lower first module”), the first protruding panels 311 serve as the ceiling portion of the protruding module 300 of the lower first module. Therefore, the volume of materials for ceiling beams and floor beams can be reduced and, accordingly, the cost of construction.

To erect the structure by installing on top of each other and connecting the first modules 100, the second floor beams 210-1, on which the second floor panels 211-1 are installed, are connected to the protruding module 300.

The second struts 220-1 are vertically mounted on opposite ends of the second floor beams 210-1.

The second ceiling beams 230-1 are arranged so as to ensure mutual connection of the upper ends of the second pillars 220-1 with the completion of the second module 100-1. The construction is done by arranging the first and second modules 100 and 100-1.

In addition, by horizontally interconnecting the first modules 100 and the second modules 100-1, several structures can be created. Moreover, one structure can be erected by installing several of these structures on top of each other, each of which is made using horizontal interconnection of the first and second modules 100 and 100-1.

As shown in FIG. 8, a roof 500 is installed on the upper portion of the uppermost modules of the modular building structure shown in FIG. 7, thereby completing the modular building structure. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, the first ceiling beams 230 of the uppermost modules are tilted so that the uppermost modules can be integral with the roof. In addition, it is possible to create a double-pass building structure by installing a separate roof 500 on the upper sections of the uppermost protruding modules 300. After the connection of the first modules 100 is completed, a finishing structure is completed to complete the modular structure.

In accordance with illustrative embodiments of the invention, the posts and beams can be easily connected together without forming through holes in the posts. In addition, since the connection between the short-side beam and the long-side beam, as well as the connection between the strut and the beam, is made directly, horizontal strength and stiffness of the joint sections can be improved.

Moreover, when the building modular blocks are mounted one above the other, adjacent beams are joined together by adjacent horizontal plates and bolts. In addition, intermediate supports are provided in the lowest modular unit to maintain the middle sections of the floor beams in order to minimize sagging of these beams.

In addition, since the struts, short-side beams and long-side beams are connected together, the bond strength between the elements of the block module can be maximized.

Also, since the beams are not attached directly to the uprights, but are attached to them by means of vertical and horizontal plates, there is no need to cut the beams to an exact length and thus the production cost can be reduced.

Further, due to the use of modular blocks in the building structure, in accordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention, there is no need to create double posts or double beams for forming double passages and, accordingly, the volume of material used for the building structure can be reduced. In addition, you can exclude the area that is required for double racks or double beams. Consequently, the horizontal and vertical spaces suitable for operation are increased, and thus, the passage area and the space required for installing the pipelines on the roof section can be increased.

In addition, since the panels of the protruding module can be located outside the trailer, two modules can be transported simultaneously, which reduces transport costs.

Despite the fact that this invention has been described in terms of feasible illustrative embodiments, it should be understood that this invention is not limited to the proposed options for implementation, on the contrary, it is assumed that it covers various modifications and equivalent layouts that fall within the essence and scope of legal protection of the present invention, which are defined in the attached claims.

Claims (14)

1. A building modular unit containing racks, connecting elements that are attached to the sides of the racks and each of which contains plates arranged to form a mounting zone open in several directions, and beams, the opposite ends of each of which are fixedly installed in the mounting zones of the connecting elements characterized in that each of these connecting elements contains two horizontal plates attached to the rack and spaced from each other in the direction of the length of the rack, and two e vertical plates attached to the outer surfaces of the horizontal plates to form the outer wall of the connecting element, said two horizontal plates being a first plate located on the upper side and a second plate located on the lower side. 2. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which the racks have the same length. 3. The building modular block according to claim 2, in which the number of racks is 4. 4. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which the racks and connecting elements are connected together by welding. 5. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which the first and second plates have the same shape. 6. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which the connecting elements are made at the respective upper and lower ends of each of the racks. 7. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which the beams contain beams of the long side and beams of the short side, while the specified beam of the long side and the specified beam of the short side have different lengths. 8. The building modular block according to claim 7, in which the beams contain four beams located at the upper ends of the uprights, and four beams located at the lower ends of the uprights. 9. The building modular block of claim 8, in which the beams and connecting elements are connected together by welding. 10. The building modular block according to claim 1, in which when two or more two building modular blocks are stacked on top of each other, adjacent horizontal plates are detachably connected to each other. 11. The building modular block according to claim 10, in which adjacent horizontal plates are connected to each other by screws. 12. The building modular block according to claim 7, in which when two or more two building modular blocks are stacked on top of each other, adjacent beams of the long side are connected to each other as a whole by means of support plates. 13. The building modular block according to item 12, further comprising supports that are located between the uprights of the lowest modular block, and an overlap to support the building modular blocks mounted on top of each other. 14. The building modular block according to item 13, additionally containing intermediate supports that are located between the beams of the long side of the lowest building block and ceilings to prevent sagging of these beams.

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