US3585767A - Prefabricated room unit - Google Patents

Prefabricated room unit Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3585767A
US3585767A US805326A US3585767DA US3585767A US 3585767 A US3585767 A US 3585767A US 805326 A US805326 A US 805326A US 3585767D A US3585767D A US 3585767DA US 3585767 A US3585767 A US 3585767A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
sheet metal
metal elements
walls
elongated sheet
room
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US805326A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Torsten Gunner Herman Wilk
Ove Rosto
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
WRW PRODUKTER AB
Original Assignee
WRW PRODUKTER AB
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by WRW PRODUKTER AB filed Critical WRW PRODUKTER AB
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3585767A publication Critical patent/US3585767A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • E04B1/348—Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form
    • E04B1/34869—Elements for special technical purposes, e.g. with a sanitary equipment

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a prefabricated room unit, especially a bathroom, the load-carrying structure of which substantially consists of sheet metal.
  • a prefabricated room unit especially a bathroom
  • the load-carrying structure of which substantially consists of sheet metal As is commonly known the general advantage of prefabricated building elements is the possibility of shortening the time of construction of a building.
  • the prefabricated units are expensive as such and, moreover, the costs for their transport to the building site is higher than for building material of conventional types. This is due not only to the fact that, as a rule, prefabricated units are bulky but is also to a considerable extent caused by the need of expensive specially designed and equipped transport vehicles.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a prefabricated room unit composed by standardized uniform elements whereby it is comparatively cheap in manufacture.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a prefabricated room unit of very low weight so that it renders itself for economical transport from the factory to the building site.
  • a room unit manufactured in accordance with the main characteristic of the invention consists of similar, elongated sheet metal elements of substantially U-shaped cross section. Those of the elements which form the walls of the room unit are disposed side by side having their adjacent lateral flanges joined, whereas the elements forming the floor of the room unit are mounted in pairs with their web portions in contact and secured to each other so that they act as l-type beams.
  • the room unit here illustrated is substantially composed of a number of similar, elongated sheet metal elements substantially of U-shaped cross section. However, the outermost portions of the flanges of the U-shaped elements are folded inwardly into parallelism with the web portions.
  • the elements forming the floor part of the room unit have their web portions vertical and are joined pair-wise, the backs of the webs of the two elements in each pair being in contact with and secured to each other whereby there is formed a number of beams which may be considered l-beams but, naturally, have their flanges folded as just described.
  • Reference numeral 1 designates one element and reference numeral 2 the other element in a beam composed by a pair of sheet metal elements. It has been found economical to join the two elements by spot-welding and welding spots have been shown on the drawing.
  • the walls of the bathroom consist of similar, elongated sheet metal elements. However, in the walls those elements are not arranged with their web portions facing each other resulting in double thickness. Instead, they are mounted side by side so that the main portions of their lateral flanges, i.e. those portions which are perpendicular to the webs, contact each other. Those flange portions have been secured to each other by spot-welding resulting in formation of stable wall panels whichin turn by spot-welding are secured to the floor.
  • the spaces formed between the parallel floor beams house sheets of an heat-insulating material 4.
  • the external sides of the vertical walls are covered by boards 5 and 6 consisting of gypsum or some other suitable material.
  • the ceiling 7 of the bathroom may be constituted by a plywood board.
  • the door 8 may have an ordinary wooden frame.
  • Numerals units 10 and 11 relate to conventional equipment, viz. a bath tub, a wash basin and a WC chair.
  • pipes for warm and cold water and a ventilation air passage there have been shown pipes for warm and cold water and a ventilation air passage.
  • Numeral l3 refers to a sewer pipe.
  • Those pipes and passages may be mounted entirely inside the wall but it is often preferred to locate two bathrooms, kitchens or corresponding room units pair-wise adjacent each other in such a way that the pipes and tubing of both rooms will be housed in the space formed between the two parallel adjacent walls of the room units.
  • a room unit manufactured in accordance with the principles of the present invention has extremely low weight-as a matter of fact it weighs less than 10 percent of a corresponding room unit made in concrete.
  • the underlying reason is that, thanks to the profile of the sheet metal elements, the strength properties of the material are optimally utilized.
  • the construction may be reinforced at those places where the load is at maximum, such as near the wash basin and the WC chair. Such reinforcement could usefully consist of plates, ribs or brackets. It is generally preferred also in the vertical walls to have inserts of a sound and heat insulating material, such as mineral wool. Waterproofing can be attained by means of plastics material coatings attached to the inner walls by spraying or cementing.
  • the floor of the unit may be covered with a textile laminate plastics.
  • a textile laminate plastics In order still further to improve the sound-insulating properties of the unit and its capacity to withstand corrosion it is in some instances advisable to spray all the sheet metal details with a suitable composition, e.g. based on asphalt.
  • a light weight prefabricated room comprising wall means and floor support means wherein,
  • said wall means comprising a plurality of walls, each of said walls comprised of a. plurality of identical elongated sheet metal elements, substantially of U-shaped cross section, each of said elongated sheet metal elements being disposed side by side with their respective adjacent flanges joined,
  • said floor support means comprising a plurality of l-type beams, each of said l-type beams comprising a pair of said identical elongated sheet metal elements, said elongated sheet metal elements comprising said l-type beams being joined at their respective web portions,
  • each said wall being disposed on and supported by at least one of said l-type beams.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Building Environments (AREA)
  • Residential Or Office Buildings (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
US805326A 1968-03-12 1969-03-07 Prefabricated room unit Expired - Lifetime US3585767A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE322668 1968-03-12

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3585767A true US3585767A (en) 1971-06-22

Family

ID=20261651

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US805326A Expired - Lifetime US3585767A (en) 1968-03-12 1969-03-07 Prefabricated room unit

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US3585767A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BE (1) BE729688A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA929720A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE1912550B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2003734A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1228126A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL6903809A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4513545A (en) * 1982-09-20 1985-04-30 Hopkins Jr George D Apparatus for and method of constructing, transporting and erecting a structure of two or more stories comprised of a plurality of prefabricated core modules and panelized room elements
US4788802A (en) * 1982-06-30 1988-12-06 Wokas Albert L Prebuilt exterior room
FR2638180A1 (fr) * 1988-10-26 1990-04-27 Hantute Guy Procede de construction d'habitations individuelles
USD430276S (en) * 1999-07-14 2000-08-29 Wellness, Llc Narrow vanity unit
USD443044S1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-05-29 Wellness, Llc Modular vanity unit
US6243993B1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-06-12 Wellness, Llc Modular healthcare room interior
US6256936B1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-07-10 Wellness, Llc Vanity station and nurse's station
US6349509B1 (en) 1997-01-22 2002-02-26 Nathan W. Pingel Molded wall panel and house construction
USD457249S1 (en) 2001-03-01 2002-05-14 Wellness, Llc Narrow nurse's station
US20030140572A1 (en) * 2000-05-05 2003-07-31 Nicolas Hertzog Structure for pre-assembled bathroom and method of installation of the bathroom
US9097030B1 (en) * 2009-12-23 2015-08-04 Susan Jennings Manterfield Devices, methods, systems and kits for reversibly converting a non-dwelling portion of a structure into a dwelling portion of a structure
USD765266S1 (en) 2013-07-22 2016-08-30 Vastint Hospitablity B.V. Prefabricated module design
US9464436B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2016-10-11 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Prefabricated panel for a building
US9556632B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2017-01-31 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Method and system for construction of a building
US9631359B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2017-04-25 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Prefabricated module for a building
CN106649921A (zh) * 2016-09-14 2017-05-10 盐城工学院 一种t形梁抗扭断面设计的优化方法
US20180094425A1 (en) * 2014-06-04 2018-04-05 Les Modules Ecologiques Move Home Inc. Mobile service block system and method
US11819418B1 (en) 2017-10-24 2023-11-21 Omnia Medical, LLC Multi-material multi-component spinal implant

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FI69673C (fi) * 1984-05-08 1986-03-10 Ekofinn Oy Flyttbart utrymmeselement
GB2447621B (en) * 2007-03-16 2010-08-25 Barker Mct Ltd Modular building system

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1738670A (en) * 1926-09-29 1929-12-10 Rohrbach Patents Corp Airplane
US2762472A (en) * 1952-02-08 1956-09-11 Pittsburgh Des Moines Company Hollow sheet metal panels and method of making the sections from which such panels are made
US3333383A (en) * 1965-05-06 1967-08-01 Eagle Picher Co Building panel and wall structure formed therewith
FR1500966A (fr) * 1965-08-19 1967-11-10 Quelle Fertighaus Gmbh élément de volume pour la préfabrication de constructions résidentielles et utilitaires

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1738670A (en) * 1926-09-29 1929-12-10 Rohrbach Patents Corp Airplane
US2762472A (en) * 1952-02-08 1956-09-11 Pittsburgh Des Moines Company Hollow sheet metal panels and method of making the sections from which such panels are made
US3333383A (en) * 1965-05-06 1967-08-01 Eagle Picher Co Building panel and wall structure formed therewith
FR1500966A (fr) * 1965-08-19 1967-11-10 Quelle Fertighaus Gmbh élément de volume pour la préfabrication de constructions résidentielles et utilitaires

Cited By (20)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4788802A (en) * 1982-06-30 1988-12-06 Wokas Albert L Prebuilt exterior room
US4513545A (en) * 1982-09-20 1985-04-30 Hopkins Jr George D Apparatus for and method of constructing, transporting and erecting a structure of two or more stories comprised of a plurality of prefabricated core modules and panelized room elements
FR2638180A1 (fr) * 1988-10-26 1990-04-27 Hantute Guy Procede de construction d'habitations individuelles
US6349509B1 (en) 1997-01-22 2002-02-26 Nathan W. Pingel Molded wall panel and house construction
USD443044S1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-05-29 Wellness, Llc Modular vanity unit
US6243993B1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-06-12 Wellness, Llc Modular healthcare room interior
US6256936B1 (en) 1999-03-11 2001-07-10 Wellness, Llc Vanity station and nurse's station
USD430276S (en) * 1999-07-14 2000-08-29 Wellness, Llc Narrow vanity unit
US20030140572A1 (en) * 2000-05-05 2003-07-31 Nicolas Hertzog Structure for pre-assembled bathroom and method of installation of the bathroom
USD457249S1 (en) 2001-03-01 2002-05-14 Wellness, Llc Narrow nurse's station
US9097030B1 (en) * 2009-12-23 2015-08-04 Susan Jennings Manterfield Devices, methods, systems and kits for reversibly converting a non-dwelling portion of a structure into a dwelling portion of a structure
US9464436B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2016-10-11 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Prefabricated panel for a building
US9556632B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2017-01-31 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Method and system for construction of a building
US9631359B2 (en) 2012-01-23 2017-04-25 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Prefabricated module for a building
USD765266S1 (en) 2013-07-22 2016-08-30 Vastint Hospitablity B.V. Prefabricated module design
USD867616S1 (en) 2013-07-22 2019-11-19 Vastint Hospitality B.V. Prefabricated module
US20180094425A1 (en) * 2014-06-04 2018-04-05 Les Modules Ecologiques Move Home Inc. Mobile service block system and method
CN106649921A (zh) * 2016-09-14 2017-05-10 盐城工学院 一种t形梁抗扭断面设计的优化方法
CN106649921B (zh) * 2016-09-14 2020-01-21 盐城工学院 一种t形梁抗扭断面设计的优化方法
US11819418B1 (en) 2017-10-24 2023-11-21 Omnia Medical, LLC Multi-material multi-component spinal implant

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB1228126A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-04-15
DE1912550B2 (de) 1976-04-15
DE1912550A1 (de) 1969-10-09
CA929720A (en) 1973-07-10
FR2003734A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1969-11-14
NL6903809A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1969-09-16
BE729688A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1969-08-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3585767A (en) Prefabricated room unit
JP3248729B2 (ja) 軽いゲージの鋼壁パネルを用いた高層建築物システム
JP7411740B2 (ja) モジュラ構造およびモジュラ構造建物のためのフレーム、基本フレームワーク、モジュール、プロファイル、および建造物要素のセット
US20190234063A1 (en) Horizontal self-supporting formwork building system
US20070074474A1 (en) Insulating wall assembly, and structure including the same
RU59088U1 (ru) Конструкция металлического каркаса строительного объемного блока для малоэтажного здания
CN101802319A (zh) 包括多个模块的建筑物
CN111827726A (zh) 装配式设备
JP2020165211A (ja) 天井構造
EP4079984B1 (en) Panel and self-supporting modular facade cladding system including said panel
JP3196751U (ja) 木造建物及びその外周壁構造
RU176827U1 (ru) Брус строительный сборный
KR200261644Y1 (ko) 조립식 욕실용 경량복합판넬
US3466828A (en) Modular wall construction
WO2017151005A1 (ru) Домокомплект сборного деревянного домостроения
US2166658A (en) Construction system
JP7609400B2 (ja) 乾式床受け梁と、梁と床の納まり構造
EP3456893B1 (en) Industrialised module for prefabricated housing solutions
RU166109U1 (ru) Общежитие с жилыми ячейками
JP2015209699A (ja) 壁構造及び木造建物
JP6427013B2 (ja) 木造建物及びその外周壁構造
JP4092350B2 (ja) 建物
JP2006002567A (ja) 建物
GR1010181B (el) Προκατασκευασμενος οικισκος
JP2006037714A (ja) 建物