US20210317653A1 - Device for securing construction modules - Google Patents

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US20210317653A1
US20210317653A1 US17/272,778 US201817272778A US2021317653A1 US 20210317653 A1 US20210317653 A1 US 20210317653A1 US 201817272778 A US201817272778 A US 201817272778A US 2021317653 A1 US2021317653 A1 US 2021317653A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/343—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
    • E04B1/34315—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport characterised by separable parts
    • E04B1/34321—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport characterised by separable parts mainly constituted by panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/41—Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete or masonry
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/02—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements
    • E04B1/04—Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements the elements consisting of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
    • E04B1/043—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/20—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stonelike material
    • E04B1/21—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B1/215—Connections specially adapted therefor comprising metallic plates or parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/48—Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses
    • E04B1/483—Shear dowels to be embedded in concrete
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B5/00—Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B5/02—Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units
    • E04B5/023—Separate connecting devices for prefabricated floor-slabs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/41—Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete or masonry
    • E04B2001/4192—Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete or masonry attached to concrete reinforcing elements, e.g. rods or wires

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  • the present invention relates to a system for fixing construction modules. More specifically, the invention provides a fixing system based on fixing devices for the assembly of self-supporting modular elements or three-dimensional construction modules for the construction of buildings for any use, for example houses, offices, industrial buildings, bridges, complex lattices, dams and the like, as well as for fixing and joining simple slabs, pillars, etc.
  • the fixing system of the invention allows the assembly of construction modules both in height and laterally in a simple and reproducible way, such devices being fixed in specific and standardized positions of said modules, which allows to automate the construction from them.
  • the design of fixing devices of the invention allows them to be used for construction in seismic risk areas, since their configuration, avoiding the use of rigid plates, allows that the construction modules to which they are applied to withstand vibrations and bending that usually occur on these module fixings during this type of events.
  • fixing devices of the invention free of rigid fixing plates, are formed in a first configuration for their integration in construction modules sides for their vertical assembly and horizontal extension, and in a second configuration for their integration in module corners.
  • modules allow construction in many different design configurations, both in plan and height.
  • said modules are usually designed as one-piece cubic cells and structurally self-supporting on any of their sides, so that their sides can be arranged in any desired orientation to define different spaces, both in the same plane, as well as in different planes.
  • said modules include, integrated in at least one of their sides, embedded loading means that allow placement, orientation and transport of the same, such as platens suitably arranged in at least one ridge of modules, embedded and structurally integrated in corresponding recesses made in themselves.
  • document ES201100177 describes fixings of this type, using some stiffeners provided in upper module structure, which by cutting the flange of corresponding beam, form housings for the location and positioning of elements provided in the roof structure of lower module, the joining being materialized by means of a pin housed in locked through holes and provided in positioning elements. Other stiffening elements also collaborate in said joining, coinciding with corresponding supports or pillars position.
  • document ES 2362514 describes, for example, a flexible joining element for constructions intended to be arranged between adjoining parts of said construction to transmit vertical or horizontal loads comprising at least one body made of knitted and pressed yarn of steel, preferably stainless or galvanized, which supports vertical or horizontal loads transmitted between adjacent modules.
  • the joining element described in this document comprises two coaxial cylindrical pieces of different diameter defining between them a volume wherein at least one, and preferably four or six of said bodies, is housed, innermost piece being intended to receive a positioning element fitted at its lower part in a first lower module and outermost piece intended to be embedded in immediately upper module, so that said body transmits lateral forces between said pieces and, therefore, between said first lower module and said second module immediately higher.
  • this joining element gives flexibility to junction assembled between modules thanks to the use of a knitted steel cable, it is an element of complex manufacture using a number of elements such as cylindrical rings, washers, as well as braided steel cables, thereby considerably increasing its manufacturing cost.
  • the present invention solves the disadvantages of fixing elements known in the art, providing a flexible fixing system that allows the transmission of any load in any direction, for example of horizontal and vertical displacement, such as those produced during a seismic event, in a simple and reliable way, while facilitating a constructional simplicity both in height and laterally in a reproducible way, such devices being fixed in specific and standardized positions of said modules, which allows to automate the construction from them.
  • the invention provides a system for fixing construction modules formed on the basis of first fixing devices and second fixing devices.
  • First fixing devices are essentially flat and are made up of two pairs of rigid rods arranged vertically in each pair one above the other in a U-shape, both pairs of rods being arranged concentrically, namely, sharing the same longitudinal axis of symmetry. Pairs of rods thus define a U-shaped hole in which at least one boss is arranged, preferably four bosses, for the passage of two fixing screws.
  • the fixing system involves the use of second fixing devices with a configuration similar to first fixing devices, in this case made up of three pairs of rigid rods arranged vertically in each pair, one vertically above the other, a pair of rods defining an essentially right-angle and the other two pairs of rods arranged symmetrically with respect to its bisector, defining a hole of an arrowhead form in which at least one boss is housed, preferably four bosses, for the passage of corresponding fixing screws.
  • First fixing devices are arranged in a variable number, depending on the construction module used, embedded in sides thereof, while second fixing devices are arranged embedded in corners of said sides.
  • another additional advantage of the fixing system of the invention consists in the fact that rigid rods of fixing devices described herein constitute, where appropriate, a frame for the concrete with which the construction modules are manufactured, making their manufacture easier by providing fixing elements themselves with a frame for the same.
  • FIG. 1 a schematic perspective view of first device of the fixing system.
  • FIG. 2 a schematic perspective view of second device of the fixing system.
  • FIG. 3 a schematic view of an example of arrangement of the fixing system on one side of a construction module.
  • FIG. 4 a schematic view of the application of the system of the invention to an illustrative construction module.
  • the system of the invention is formed based on first fixing devices and second fixing devices, first fixing devices to be embedded in lateral sides of construction modules and second fixing devices in corners of said modules.
  • a first fixing device ( 1 ) is made up of two pairs of rigid rods, an outer pair ( 11 ) and an inner pair ( 12 ).
  • Each pair of rods is then made up of two rods, one lower rod and one upper rod, arranged vertically one above the other, and both folded defining a U-shape, both pairs of rods ( 11 , 12 ) being arranged concentrically relative to each other.
  • the pairs of rods define also a U-shaped hole. This hole has at least one boss ( 3 ), preferably four bosses ( 3 ), for the passage of two fixing screws (not shown).
  • bosses ( 3 ) are arranged in this U-shaped hole in correspondence with apexes of the base of the U defined by the pair of outer rods ( 11 ), while the other two bosses ( 3 ) are arranged in arms of U-shaped hole spaced from the first, in the folding area of the pair of inner rods ( 12 ), the four bosses defining apexes of a square.
  • Second fixing device ( 2 ), shown in FIG. 2 is made up in this case of three pairs of rigid rods ( 21 , 22 , 23 ), an outer pair ( 21 ) and two inner pairs ( 22 , 23 ), each pair also made up of two rods, one lower rod and one upper rod, arranged vertically one above the other.
  • One pair of rods ( 21 ) is shaped defining a right-angle, while the other two pairs of rods ( 22 , 23 ) are shaped defining equal acute angles and are arranged symmetrically and equidistant with respect to angle bisector of the pair of outer rods ( 21 ), thus defining a hole in an arrowhead shape.
  • this arrowhead hole houses at least one boss ( 3 ), preferably four bosses ( 3 ).
  • bosses ( 3 ) In the preferred embodiment with four bosses ( 3 ), one of them is arranged in inner angle of outer pair of rods ( 21 ) and the other three in correspondence with apexes of outer acute angles defined by outer pairs of rods ( 22 , 23 ), the four bosses ( 3 ) defining apexes of a square, for the passage of corresponding fixing screws (not shown).
  • bosses ( 3 ) include perimeter circular flanges in their lower and upper part extending over lower and upper surfaces defined by pairs of rods in order to facilitate threading of fixing screws once fixing devices are embedded in sides and corners of construction modules.
  • system of the invention provides metal plates ( 4 ) equipped with four through holes defining a square and in correspondence with perimeter circular flanges of bosses ( 3 ) of fixing devices ( 1 ) and ( 2 ), plates ( 4 ) being arranged at the level of outer and inner surfaces of module side.
  • the aforementioned rigid rods are made of galvanized or corrugated steel to ensure bending and corrosion resistance of the same.
  • bosses ( 3 ) are fixed to rigid rods at their contact points by welding.
  • FIG. 4 shows this example of application to a four-sided construction module constituting a hollow cube where two adjacent sides sharing a common ridge have been eliminated.
  • FIG. 4 a shows arrangement of fixing devices ( 1 , 2 ) for upper and lower sides and in FIG. 4 b for lateral sides.
  • fixing devices ( 1 ) are used arranged at the semi-ridges of sides, in this case four devices ( 1 ) for each side, and fixing devices ( 2 ) at apexes of each side.
  • Fixing devices act as loading and unloading elements and are ideal for carrying out a precision assembly, additionally facilitating the accommodation of temporary or permanent devices, self-assembly and subsequent maintenance.
  • the system of the invention allows easier exchange of damaged or deteriorated elements in structures, as well as promote fixing of modular elements intended for interior modulation.
  • the system of the invention provides construction structures that comprise it with the ability to increase and decrease, thanks to the possibility of exchanging and sizing construction elements that are part of them and that transmit intervening loads, elements such as pillars, slabs, walls, etc., forming complex definitive structures.

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