US20150135617A1

US20150135617A1 - Fast installation/removal building partition structure

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Publication number: US20150135617A1
Application number: US14/083,390
Authority: US
Inventors: HUNG Ming LIU
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-11-18
Filing date: 2013-11-18
Publication date: 2015-05-21

Abstract

A fast installation/removal building partition structure is applicable to an indoor or outdoor partition wall and includes a top retention member, a bottom retention member, and a plurality of form boards. The top retention member and the bottom retention member are respectively set at top side and floor of an indoor or outdoor space. The form boards each include two surface panels, which define therebetween a receiving chamber for reducing weight. The form boards each have four side edges each forming a connection section, whereby the connection sections are coupled to the top and bottom retention members through projection-and-groove engagement. The connection sections located between the form boards are coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement. As such, the form boards can be conveniently and efficiently installed and removed for easy transportation to achieve easy installation, construction, repeated use, and adjustment as an indoor or outdoor partition wall.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a building partition structure, and more particularly to a faster installation/removal building partition structure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

To improve the usability of an indoor space of a building, the indoor space is often divided into separate partitioned spaces through the installation of partition walls. The partition walls have the general properties of being easy to install, construct, adjust, and transport and being repeatedly usable. However, the partition walls should also be useful as a partition of an outdoor space. Heretofore, the partition walls are generally of a structure that is not easy to install, construct, and adjust and are incapable of repeated use and transportation.
Thus, the present invention aims to provide a technical solution that helps eliminate the above-discussed drawbacks of the conventional partition wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a fast installation/removal building partition structure that is conveniently and efficiently installable and removable for easy transportation so as to achieve easy installation, construction, repeated use, and adjustment of indoor/outdoor partitions.
To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a top retention member, a bottom retention member, and a plurality of form boards, wherein the top retention member is mounted at a top side of an indoor space or an outdoor space and the bottom retention member is mounted on the floor or ground to correspond to and be spaced from the top retention member by a distance. The form boards each comprise two surface panels arranged at two major sides of the form board so that the surface panels define therebetween a receiving chamber. The form boards each has four side edges, each of which comprises a connection sections, so that the connection sections and the top retention member and the bottom retention member are coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement. The connection sections located between the form boards are coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement. As such, the form boards can be conveniently and efficiently installed and removed for easy transportation to achieve easy installation, construction, repeated use, and adjustment as an indoor or outdoor partition wall.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a form board according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a use of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view illustrating a partition wall according to an embodiment of the present invention that includes a corner.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating the partition wall according to the embodiment of the present invention that includes a corner.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a T-shaped partition wall according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a cruciform partition wall according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a mounting structure of a coupling member according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention capable of regulating indoor temperature.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention that is capable of regulating indoor temperature.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the present invention comprises a top retention member 10, a bottom retention member 20, a plurality of side retention members 30/31, and a plurality of form boards 40/50/60.
The top retention member 10 is mounted at a top side of an indoor space or an outer door space and has a bottom in which a guide channel 11 is formed. The top retention member 10 has a sidewall in which a plurality of apertures 12 is formed for fixing the form boards 40.
The bottom retention member 20 is mounted in a bottom side of the indoor space or the outdoor space, such as a floor, to correspond to the top retention member 10 and be spaced therefrom by a distance. In the embodiment, the bottom retention member 20 is in the form of a raised strip.
The side retention members 30/31 are mounted in a vertically erected form at left and right sides of the indoor space or the outdoor space. The side retention member 3 has a side in which a guide channel 301 is formed. The side retention member 31 comprises a plurality of apertures 311.
The form boards 40/50/60 each comprise surface panels 41/51/61 respectively set at front and rear sides thereof so that the surface panels 41/51/61 define therebetween a receiving chamber S for reduction of weight.
The form boards 40/50/60 each have four side edges and the side edges comprise connection sections 42/52/62. In the instant embodiment, the connection sections 42/52/62 that are respectively located on the top side edges of the form boards 40/50/60 are shaped as projections corresponding to and mateable with the guide channel 11 and the connection sections 52/62 of the top side edges of the form boards 50/60 are fit into the guide channel 11. The connection sections 42/52/62 that are respectively located on the bottom side edges of the form boards 40/50/60 are shaped as grooves corresponding to and mateable with the bottom retention member 20 and the connection sections 42/52/62 of the bottom side edges of the form boards 40/50/60 are fit over the bottom retention member 20. The connection section 62 that is located on a lateral side edge of the form board 60 and corresponds to the side retention member 30 is shaped as a projection corresponding to and mateable with the guide channel 301 and the connection section 62 of the lateral side edge of the form board 60 that corresponds to the side retention member 30 is fit into the guide channel 301. As such, by means of the connection sections 42/52/62, the form boards 40/50/60 are coupled, through projection-and-groove engagement, to the top retention member 10, the bottom retention member 20, and the side retention member 30.
In the instant embodiment, a plurality of fasteners 43 is set through apertures 421 of the connection section 42 to couple to the apertures 12 of the top retention member 10. Fasteners 43 are also set through the apertures 311 of the side retention member 31 and the connection section 42 located on the left lateral side edge of the form board 40 to connect the side retention member 31 and the form board 40, so as to fix the top side edge and the left lateral side edge of the form board 40. As such, the form boards 40/50/60 are assembled together to form an indoor or outdoor partition wall that is securely fixed.
The connection sections 42/52/62 that are located on adjacent side edges of the form boards 40/50/60 are shaped as mateable projections and grooves so that the form boards 40/50/60 are coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement among the connection sections 42/52/62.
As such, the form boards 40/50/60 according to the present invention can be assembled together as a unitary body to serve as a basic combination structure for an indoor or outdoor partition wall. Further, the form boards 40/50/60 according to the present invention provides a removable and disengageable arrangement, allowing for convenient and efficient installation/removal and also for easy transportation so as to achieve easy installation and construction of an indoor or outdoor partition wall.
Referring to FIG. 2, in an embodiment, the surface panels 51 of the form board 50 are each made of concrete combined with a reinforcement mesh 511 in order to improve the structural strength thereof. Although the instant embodiment takes only the form board 50 as an example for illustration, such a structure is also applicable to the form boards 40/60.
Further, the surface panels 51 can be made of a light-weighted material, a fireproof material, a sound-isolation material, a waterproof material, or an anti-fungi material in order to provide additional function. This is equally applicable to the form boards 40/60.
Further, to suit the needs for sound isolation, fire resistance, temperature regulation and the likes, structures, such as Styrofoam, stone powders, and water sacks (not shown), can be placed in each or some of the receiving chambers S to achieve the function of sound isolation, fire resistance, and temperature regulation and also to improve the structural strength and reduce weight. This is equally applicable to the form boards 40/60.
Referring to FIG. 3, if desired, an indoor or outdoor partition wall constructed in accordance with the present invention can be provided with a cutoff 44 in for example the form board 40 for installation of a door. The form board 40 that comprises the cutoff 44 can be set at any arbitrary location and provides repeated use.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the present invention may comprise a vertical post like coupling member 70 arranged among a plurality of form boards 50 to increase the number of the partitioned spaces. In the instant embodiment, a structure that forms a 90-degree corner and jointed to two partition walls is taken as an example of embodying the present invention, wherein, generally, a vertical post like coupling member 70 is arranged between two form boards 50. The coupling member 70 has a horizontal cross-section that is of an L-shape having two lateral sides each forming an insertion slot 71, whereby the two form boards 50 have connection sections 52 that are in the form of projections insertable into and engageable with the insertion slots 71 of the connection sections 52 to allow the form boards 50 and the coupling member 70 to couple together to form an L-shaped partition wall. A top retention member 10 and a bottom retention member 20 are made in shapes that correspond to the shape of L-shaped partition wall.
Referring to FIG. 6, the present invention also provides an embodiment that comprises a structure having three partition walls, wherein, generally, a vertical post like coupling member 70 is arranged among three form boards 50. The coupling member 70 has a horizontal cross-section that is of a T-shape and the coupling member 70 has three lateral side edges each forming an insertion slot 71, so that connection sections 52 of the form boards 50, which are in the form of projections, are insertable into the insertion slots 71, whereby the form boards 50 and the coupling member 70 are coupled together to form a T-shaped partition wall. A top retention member 10 and a bottom retention member 20 are made in shapes that correspond to the T-shaped partition wall.
Referring to FIG. 7, the present invention also provides an embodiment that comprises a structure having four partition walls, wherein, generally, a vertical post like coupling member 70 is arranged among four form boards 50. The coupling member 70 has a horizontal cross-section that is of a cruciform shape and the coupling member 70 has four lateral side edges each forming an insertion slot 71, so that connection sections 52 of the form boards 50, which are in the form of projections, are insertable into the insertion slots 71, whereby the form boards 50 and the coupling member 70 are coupled together to form a cruciform partition wall. A top retention member 10 and a bottom retention member 20 are made in shapes that correspond to the cruciform partition wall.
Referring to FIG. 8, in an embodiment of the present invention, the coupling member 70 has a top end fixed to the top retention member 10. A retention base 72 can be set up on for example the floor or ground and the retention base 72 comprises an insertion hole 721 formed therein. The insertion hole 721 comprises projecting flange like limiting sections 722 formed therein. A bottom end of the coupling member 70 is insertable into the insertion hole 721 and supported on and positioned by the limiting sections 722. As such, the coupling member 70 may help improve the structural strength of the partition wall and also, the coupling member 70 is made easy and convenient to install and remove.
Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, the present invention also provides a temperature regulation device 80 in the guide channel 11 of the top retention member 10. The temperature regulation device 80 comprises an inlet pipe 81 and an outlet pipe 82 extending downward to penetrate through the form board 60, whereby the inlet pipe 81 may introduce hot water or cold water into the receiving chamber S of the form boards 60 and overflows of the water is drained or evacuated through the outlet pipe 82. As such, a function of regulation of indoor temperature can be achieved.
Further, the receiving chamber S may receive a cooling article therein, such as a water sack, a cooling water pipe, or a warm-keeping device.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

I claim:

1. A fast installation/removal building partition structure, which is adapted to be used as a partition for an indoor space or an outdoor space, the fast installation/removal building partition structure comprising:

a top retention member, which is adapted to be mounted at a top side of the indoor space or the outdoor space;

a bottom retention member, which is mounted on a floor and corresponding to and spaced from the top retention member by a distance; and

a plurality of form boards, which each comprise two surface panels arranged at two major sides of the form board in such a way that the surface panels define therebetween a receiving chamber, the form boards each having four side edges, each comprising a connection section, such that the connection sections are coupled to the top retention member and the bottom retention member through projection-and-groove engagement, the connection sections located between the form boards being coupled to each other through projection-and-groove engagement.

2. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1, wherein the surface panels of the form boards are made of concrete combined with a reinforcement mesh.

3. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1, wherein the top retention member has a bottom in which a guide channel is formed, the connection sections located on top side edges of the form boards being shaped as projections corresponding to and mateable with the guide channel, the connection sections of the top side edges of the form boards being fit into the guide channel; and the bottom retention member is a raised strip, the connection sections located on bottom side edges of the form boards being shaped as grooves corresponding to and mateable with the bottom retention member, the connection sections of the bottom side edges of the form boards being fit over the bottom retention member.

4. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1 further comprising a side retention member, the side retention member having a lateral side forming a guide channel, the connection section located on a lateral side of one of the form boards corresponding to the side retention member being shaped as a projection corresponding to and mateable with the guide channel, the connection section of the lateral side of the form board that corresponds to the side retention member being fit into the guide channel.

5. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1, wherein the top retention member has a sidewall in which a plurality of apertures is formed so that a plurality of fasteners that extends through the connection sections is coupled to the apertures of the top retention member.

6. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1, wherein a vertical post like coupling member is arranged among the form boards.

7. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 6, wherein the coupling member has a horizontal cross-section that is of an L-shape having two lateral sides each forming an insertion slot, the connection sections of the form boards being insertable into the insertion slots to allow the form boards and the coupling member to couple together to form an L-shaped partition wall, a top retention member and a bottom retention member being shaped to correspond to the L-shaped partition wall.

8. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 6, wherein the coupling member has a horizontal cross-section that is of a T-shape having three lateral sides each forming an insertion slot, the connection sections of the form boards being insertable into the insertion slots to allow the form boards and the coupling member to couple together to form a T-shaped partition wall, a top retention member and a bottom retention member being shaped to correspond to the T-shaped partition wall.

9. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 6, wherein the coupling member has a horizontal cross-section that is of a cruciform shape having four lateral sides each forming an insertion slots, the connection sections of the form boards being insertable into the insertion slot to allow the form boards and the coupling member to couple together to form a cruciform partition wall, a top retention member and a bottom retention member being shaped to correspond to the cruciform partition wall.

10. The fast installation/removal building partition structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide channel of the top retention member receives a temperature regulation device mounted therein, the temperature regulation device comprising an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe extending downward, whereby the inlet pipe guides hot water or cold water into the receiving chamber of the form boards the receiving chamber, overflows of the water being drained through the outlet pipe.