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US3742666A
US3742666A US00178276A US3742666DA US3742666A US 3742666 A US3742666 A US 3742666A US 00178276 A US00178276 A US 00178276A US 3742666D A US3742666D A US 3742666DA US 3742666 A US3742666 A US 3742666A
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  • ABSTRACT A system for distributing energy and utility services 7 from supply sources to consumption outlets, in buildings, particularly buildings of modular construction,
  • This invention relates generally to building structures and more particularly to improved means for structuring the utility supply systems of a building, especially one constructed of a plurality of prefabricated modular units.
  • This invention seeks to alleviate many of the short comings previously known in utility supply systems constructed according to conventional on site practice by providing a unique modularized or unitary component system, capable of being constructed in a factory according to specifications and standards capable of being repeated in carefully controlled conditions.
  • the provision of such a unitized system results in a marked economic advantage by way of savings in time and material, both at manufacture and installation, and is productive of a sound supply system of controlled standard quality.
  • the present invention provides a unique prefabricated utility distribution system, and while being especially adapted for modular building construction, is nevertheless capable of utilization in other types of structures as well; such comprising a structurally superior combination of prefabricated units or modules, each of which is a complete entity fabricated in a controlled manufacturing environment according to predetermined standards of strength and quality.
  • Such units are capable of being delivered to the construction site, and assembled in the building with minimum erection time to provide an integrated system ready for use with minimum on site construction requirements.
  • One of the major objects of this invention is to provide a modularized utility distribution system for use in commerical and residential buildings.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an improved utility distribution system which is practical and economically superior both as to manufacturing and installation costs and which is capable of being manufactured under controlled standards.
  • An additional object of this invention is to provide modular structural units for utility supply systems in a building which comprises a plurality of discrete entities, complete with all means necessary for use upon installation in the building.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide an improved utility distribution system, especially useful in modular building structures, which is capable of being pre-fabricated in a factory, transported to the building site and installed in the building structure with a minimum of time and labor.
  • Still another object of this invention is to provide a simplified system for distributing utilities within and throughout a building structure by employing discrete modules that are capable of mass fabrication under assembly line factory conditions using controlled standards of strength and quality to provide a structurally superior system over conventional on site construction practices.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective schematically showing a typical modular building structure embodying a supply system according to this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along vantage line 22 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken through the pan unit of the system taken substantially along vantage line 3--3 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along vantage line 4-4 of FIG. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view with parts broken away to illustrate the structural features of the improved utility stack unit according to this invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a portion of the stack unit illustrated in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along vantage line 77 of FIG. 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 8 is another cross-sectional view taken substantially along vantage line 8-8 of FIG. 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 9 is a top plan view illustrating the connection of the stack unit illustrated in FIG. 5 with related utility wall units;
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along vantage line I0l0 of FIG. 9 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereon;
  • FIG. 1 I is a perspectiveview of a utility wall unit with portions thereof broken away, taken substantially along vantage line llll of FIG. 9.
  • the distribution system of this invention comprises a below ground level tunnel unit 15, one or more pan units 16, coupled to the tunnel unit and one or more vertical upright stack units 17; each stack unit 17 being associated with a single pan unit 16.
  • Assembled units 15, 16 and 17 are adapted to be associated with a plurality of modular building units 18-23 arranged in side-by-side and superposed relationship to form a building structure.
  • Each building unit includes a modular utility wall unit 24 or 24' of the order illustrated best in FIG. 11.
  • unit 15 is formed as a generally elongated U-shaped member having a bottom wall 30, parallel sidewalls 31,32 and an open top wall 33 (See FIG. 2).
  • the bottom wall is of reinforced concrete, poured at the site before installation of a factory made structure as will best be understood with reference to FIG. 2.
  • the factory assembly for unit 15 comprises essentially a supporting frame structure about which the concrete sidewalls of the completed tunnel unit are formed at the building site; the unit 15 being otherwise complete in all respects on departure from the factory.
  • the aforementioned support frame structure comprises a plurality of angle iron roof braces 36, located at spaced intervals along the length of the tunnel top and extending transversely between the upper ends of spaced upright angle irons 37 and 38 associated with the tunnel sidewalls. Additional angle iron members 39-46 extend lengthwise of the tunnel sidewalls to brace the uprights 37,38; the same being welded together.
  • the lower corners of the tunnel are provided with angle iron floor stringers 47,48 paralleling members 39-46 and removable floor brace members 49 are bolted between the floor level corner stringers 47, 48 at selected intervals along the tunnel length.
  • the interior sidewalls of the tunnel are closed by corregated metal sidewall members 50,51 welded to the side frame members 39-46 and 47,48 to effect a unified structure, which may be in the order of feet or more, depending upon the dimensions of the building in which it is to be installed and the practical limits of transporting the same to building site. It is fully contemplated that in certain instances the tunnel unit 15 also may be made in segments at the factory, capable of being interlocked and connected in end-to-end relation at final installation at the building site.
  • each of the sidewalls 50 and 51 of the prefabricated tunnel frame work is supported externally thereof by reinforcing metal mesh 52 and vertically spaced, horizontally extending reinforcing rods 53,53, the wire metal mesh being fixed to the outside of the walls 50,51 and the reinforcing rods 53,53 attached thereto as by wire or other conventional means.
  • Horizontally extending parallel spacer rods 54,54 are welded to the exterior of the wall members 50,51 to extend outwardly therefrom to project through a corrugated metal forming wall 55, paralleling the interior metal walls 50 and 51.
  • Externally, of the forming wall 55 are reinforcing locking rails 56 to which the spacer rods 54 are connected.
  • Angle iron support members 59 extend along the lower margin of the forming wall 55 in spaced relationship to the corner angle iron support members 47 and 48 associated with the interior walls 50 and 51, respectively; the members 47 and 59 as well as members 48 and 59 being connected by cross reaching support members (not shown herein) but serving to rigidify the overall structure and maintain the lower ends of the walls 50 and 51 spaced in parallel fashion with the exteriorly disposed forming walls 55.
  • a plurality of supply means such as a cast iron sanitary main 60, a storm or waste water main 61, cold water supply and fire mains 62,63, hot water supply and return mains 64,65, electrical conduits 66,67, for accommodating electrical conductors, television and radio aerials, sound communication conductors and the like. All such supply mains are suitably held by hanger means suspended from the ceiling or top frame members 36 and one of the sidewalls 51 for instance. It will be appreciated, of course, that if steam or circulating water heating means or the like are employed naturally the mains for such heating systems likewise will be mounted within the interior confines of the tunnel unit 15.
  • Interior lighting means for illuminating the tunnel unit 15 per se are also mounted internally thereof at the factory before delivery to the construction site.
  • the elongated box-like tunnel unit having the side forming wall members 55,55 attached thereto is fully fabricated at the factory with all internal mains necessary for supplying the utility systems required for the habitability of the building, such as heat, light, communications, etc., prior to delivery at the building site.
  • the opposite ends of the tunnel 15 are then sealed as by poured concrete walls including doorways if access through the ends thereof is desired. To attain that objective access thereto also may be afforded through one or both of the sidewalls or by suitable overhead hatches.
  • the tunnel unit 15 once the tunnel unit 15 is in position, several pan units 16 are attached thereto in each of the several openings 71 provided for that purpose and the trench for the tunnel is then backfilled. The top or roof of the tunnel is then closed over by the floor wall of the building modules mounted thereover.
  • Each pan unit comprises a laterally extending sub-tunnel unit communicating with the major supply tunnel unit 15 whereby the utility carriers within the latter unit may communicate with one or more stack units 17 as required by the distribution demands of the building.
  • each pan unit is formulated as a unified, open top elongated trough member 80 of substantially U-shaped cross-section and is preferably made of metal to provide parallel-spaced sidewalls 81,82 (See FIG. 4) which are crossconnected at their bottom reaches by an integral bottom wall 83.
  • Parallel spaced and longitudinally extending angle iron rail members 84,84 are mounted along the interior faces of the two sidewalls 81 and 82 adjacent the upper edges thereof to provide inwardly extending support coplanar flanges 85,85 for purposes which will appear presently.
  • Cross-brace members 86 and 87 extend between the two sidewalls 81,82 at selected spaced intervals along the length of the pan unit 16, such being located adjacent the bottom wall 83 and just below the members 84 to support planar upright wall members 88,88.
  • Each of the wall members has a plurality of spaced openings cut therethrough of varying sizes to closely receive and support distribution conduits, such as sanitary drain piping 90, storm water drain 91, hot and cold water supply and return pipes 9294, and electrical supply conduits 95, 96 and 97.
  • the several utility supply conduits or pipes mounted within the hollow interior of the pan unit 16 are each coupled to a respectively associated supply main carried within the tunnel unit 15 as best illustrated in FIG. 2, for example.
  • Each pan unit is mounted with one end thereof resting in an opening 71 in the upper sidewall of the tunnel unit as shown in FIG. 1.
  • precast concrete floor slab 100 is mounted over the upper end thereof, the lower side thereof being under-supported on the flange portions 85,85 of the rail members 84 as best illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the opposite end of the pan unit abuts against the lower end of an associated stack unit 17 (see FIG. 3).
  • the stack unit like the pan unit carries a plurality of internal supply conduits and ducts to accommodate the various utilities to be conveyed therewithin. These are coupled to the corresponding conductors and conduits supported within the interior of the pan unit by suitable elbow connectors and the like (see FIG. 3).
  • the illustrated embodiment of the stack unit comprises an elongated unitary member of substantially rectangular cross-section adapted to extend from substantially the base or ground floor level of the building to the roof level thereof (not shown).
  • stack units in the order of 50 feet in length can be manufactured with practicality and transported to remote building sites. In occasions where stack lengths exceeding fifty feet are required, the same are constructed in convenient length sections which are then connected in endto-end abutting relationship to effectuate the desired overall length.
  • the stack unit 17 comprises four planar exterior walls 107, 108, 109 and 110 which conveniently may be constructed of plywood sheeting, plasterboard, or metal.
  • the four walls of 107-110 are supported in rectangular configuration by an internal supporting assembly composed of lengthwise extending angle iron corner frame members 111 mounted at each corner of the rectangular cross-sectional configuration and to which the covering material for the walls 107-110 may be attached.
  • the four corner members 111 are rigidly interconnected in desired parallel spaced relationship by crossconnecting horizontal support frame members 112 located at desired spaced intervals along the length thereof and cross-connecting angularly disposed members 113, which form a latticework support system.
  • a plurality of longitudinally extending utility conductors or conduits such as an air supply duct 115, air exhaust duct 116, hot water supply pipe 117, hot water recirculation line 118 cross-connected to line 117, a sanitary vent pipe 119, a sanitary stack 120; a cold water supply line 121, a roof storm water drain pipe 122 and a plurality of electrical conduits 123, 123a, 123b, 123a and 123d which are located in this particular embodiment adjacent the front wall 107.
  • utility conductors or conduits such as an air supply duct 115, air exhaust duct 116, hot water supply pipe 117, hot water recirculation line 118 cross-connected to line 117, a sanitary vent pipe 119, a sanitary stack 120; a cold water supply line 121, a roof storm water drain pipe 122 and a plurality of electrical conduits 123, 123a, 123b, 123a and 123d which are located in this particular embodiment adjacent the front wall
  • the exact number, configuration and type of utility conduits mounted within the interior of the stack is susceptible to wide variation and selection to meet the demands of a particular utility distribution system encountered. Principally, however, it is intended that the stack unit 17 shall house within its interior the major distribution conduits for all utilities to be serviced throughout a building.
  • the various utility conduits are located along designated axes paralleling the longitudinal axis of the stack housing and held in their desired spaced position by internal brackets or brace systems (not shown) herein.
  • Each of the conduits communicates with one or more lateral outlets or connector stubs in wall 107.
  • sanitary vent stubs 124 are joined to the vent stack 119
  • fresh air ducts 125 are coupled to the fresh air supply duct 115
  • spaced pairs of air exhaust outlets 126,127 are coupled to the air exhaust duct 116.
  • Sanitary stack 120 has a sanitary hub 128 and drain hub 129 at each floor level, while the cold water supply line 121 connects with outlet 130 adjacent each sanitary stub 128 wile the hot water supply pipes 131 are coupled to the hot water supply main 117.
  • the various electrical conduits 123-123d are joined to three-part junction boxes 133 having an electrical circuit section 134, a communication section 135 (principally for telephone) and a radio-television antenna section 136. Principally, conduit 123 is coupled to the antenna section 136; conduit 123a is coupled to the telephone section 135 and conduits 123b, c and d are coupled to the electrical circuit section 133.
  • the entire hollow assembly is placed in an elongated mold, and the covering material for the sidewalls 107-110 are mounted in position about the exterior of the supporting framework.
  • the interior of the stack in the mold is then filled with foaming urea plastic mixture or the like which chemically expands to fill all internal voids thereof and provide a core 138 bonded with all surfaces of the various utility conduits and the interior faces of the planar outer walls 107-110. Any surplus ureafoam is removed at the opposite ends of the stack unit upon completion of the molding operation.
  • This unified structure with the ureafoam core presents a very stable structural combination which demonstrates improved strength in bending, tension, and compression. It has been observed, for example, that the overall structural strength of the unified stack greatly exceeds the structural strength and characteristics of the individual components such as the sanitary piping, the wall covering materials, the framework materials, the electrical conduits and air ducts.
  • the ureafoam for example, is relatively weak in compression, but has a fairly stable tension factor whereas the plastic piping used for sanitary drains and water mains, while being strong in compression, is relatively weak in tension.
  • ureafoam core serves to add sufficient bending strength to the elongated stack unit to make it practically usable, particularly when handling the same between factory and erection at the building site.
  • stack unit 17 or a section thereof, is shown as it relates to two floor levels of the preferred type of building construction, generally in accordance with that described in my heretofore referred to application Ser. No. 157,402 filed June 28, 1971.
  • stack unit 17 is located at one end of the closet spacing or void 25 provided between opposing spaced utility wall units 24,24' of adjacently opposing building module units, such as the second floor units 19 and 24 of FIG. 1.
  • the stack unit 17 extends upwardly through the superposed closet spaces or voids 25 which occur between adjacently opposed units or modules .of each floor level in the building.
  • the stack unit 17, or portion thereof shown is mounted between opposing walls 24,24 of adjacent modular units 19 and 22; the floor of such two modular units being designated 144 for unit 19 and 141 for unit 22.
  • the roof or ceiling wall of unit 19 is designated 142, while the ceiling of unit 22 is designated 143.
  • the floor of the next over disposed room modules 20 and 21 are respectively designated 144 and 145 in FIG. 6.
  • wall 107 As will be recognized from this figure, a portion of the stack unit 17 which resides between ceiling and floor level, or in other words in the closet space 25 for each floor level of the building, has the front wall 107 thereof exposed for accessibility to the interior of the closet.
  • wall 107 as best illustrated in FIG. 9, comprises the rear wall of the closet space 25 once stack unit 17 is installed.
  • the floor level of the closet space 25, after installation of the stack unit and utility walls 24,24, is normally covered with the precast concrete floor slab 149 (see FIG. 10).
  • the upper end of the stack wall 107 presented to each closet space 25, presents the exhaust air connectors 126,127, a sanitary vent 124, and the fresh air supply duct 125.
  • the electrical outlet box 133 occurs at a leveljust slightly above the floor of the closet to provide the telephone connection section 135, the antenna section 136 and in lieu of the electrical connection box 134 illustrated in FIG. 5, an enlarged electric control panel box 150, including circuit control fuses or current breakers.
  • Such a control panel box 150 is intended to control the circuitry throughout the stack unit and normally only one such control box will be provided in each stack unit although in multi-story highrise buildings, it is fully contemplated that more than one of such control panel boxes 150 may occur at selected floor locations.
  • each of the utility walls 24,24 of related building module units comprises one wall of a bathroom 155,155 for a typical motel room unit, for example.
  • the bathroom is provided with a tub 156, a sanitary facility 157 and a washbowl 158.
  • the utility wall unit 24 is a unitary modular structure of generally rectangular parallelopiped formation, forming one enclosing wall of the bathroom.
  • a utility wall is exteriorly covered with plasterboard 159 while the interior thereof is solidified with a ureafoam core 160.
  • the plumbing harness includes a hot water inlet 165, cold water inlet 166, a sanitary drain connection 167, a sanitary vent network and connection 168, a washbowl drain connection 169 and a tub drain 170; it being understood that hot and cold water lines, drains and vents are all accompanied by suitable piping networks according to the requirements of the services being supplied and which will not be described in detail herein.
  • the electrical harness 162 includes one or more electrical outlet or junction boxes 171,172,173, an exhaust fan 174 and a fan discharge outlet or pipe 175.
  • the sanitary drain 167, the sink drain 169 and the tub drain 170 of the utility wall unit are coupled to the sanitary drain pipe 120 of the stack unit while the water pipes 165 and 166, serving the sanitary facility 157, the sink 158 and tub 156, are joined, as appropriate, to the hot and cold water supply lines 130,131.
  • Sanitary vent 168 is joined to the vent stack 119 by piping connection with vent 124 of the stack unit 17.
  • the electrical harness 162 is joined by a suitable conduit network (not shown in FIGS. 9 and 10) to the electrical outlet section 134, or the circuit breaker box 150 associated with the stack unit 17.
  • the exahust outlet connection or stub 175 of the exhaust fan 174 is joined to one of the exhaust outlets 126 or 127 of the stack unit.
  • the electrical harness 162 of the utility wall 24 (particularly junction box 171 thereof) is joined to a conduit system 176 (see FIG. 11) serving electrical outlets, telephone outlets and antenna outlets located remotely of the bathroom area throughout the modular room unit and to the stack antenna and phone sections 135,136; such ancillary conduit systems not being otherwise illustrated or further described herein.
  • conduit system 176 serving electrical outlets, telephone outlets and antenna outlets located remotely of the bathroom area throughout the modular room unit and to the stack antenna and phone sections 135,136; such ancillary conduit systems not being otherwise illustrated or further described herein.
  • a modularized utility distribution system for buildings comprising: a transportable, elongated, prefabricated utility tunnel unit adapted to be mounted horizontally beneath the ground floor of a building and having an open upper side enclosed by said floor, at least one elongated, prefabricated, transportable, distribution pan unit having a removable top wall for gaining access to its interior and including means for attaching one end thereof to said tunnel unit so as to extend laterally outwardly therefrom with its interior openly communicating with the hollow interior of the tunnel unit; a transportable, monolithic stack unit having means for connecting its lower end to the other end of said pan unit so as to extend vertically upwardly therefrom along a vertical access shaftway provided therefor within the buildings interior, at least one utility wall unit supported within the building and disposed adjacent said stack unit and shaftway at a selected level therealong, and conduit means mounted within each of said units and having means for interconnection upon assembly of said units in the building to thereby effectuate an integrated system for distributing habitation supporting utility supplies from sources thereof coupled to the conduit means in said tunnel unit to consumption
  • said stack unit is of unitary modular construction comprising an elongated open sided rigid framework of generally quadrangular cross-sectional configuration, rigid planar covering means overcovering the exterior of said framework and forming enclosing exterior walls for said stack unit, and solid core means filling the interior voids of said stack unit and interjoining said conduit means, walls and framework to unify the same into a monolithic structure.
  • said wall unit is a mold formed rigid unitary substantially parallelopiped structure, the outer surfaces of which are faced with planar wall covering materials, a plumbing harness comprising a network of pipes and outlets mounted within the interior of said wall unit, an electrical harness comprising a plurality of interconnected conduit means, junction boxes and outlets mounted within the interior of said wall unit, and lightweight solid core means filling all voids of said interior not occupied by said plumbing harness and electrical harness; and serving to rigidly support and interjoin the same with said wall covering materials to provide a monolithic structure.
  • pan unit comprises an open top, elongated trough of substantially U-shaped cross-section, a rigid wall member removably covering the open top thereof, and a plurality of bulkhead walls extending transversely of the interior of said trough and having spaced openings therethrough registeringly aligned with one another for the reception and support of utility conveying conduit means, whereby the latter are mounted within the interior of said pan unit.
  • said tunnel unit comprises an elongated U-shaped rigid metal framework of generally quadrangular cross-sectional configuration, rigid wall covering materials mounted over opposite interior sidewalls of said framework, forming wall materials mounted in parallel spaced relation to said sidewalls and supported laterally outwardly therefrom, and means for supporting said conduit means lengthwise along the interior of such framework; the framework being open at the bottom and operationally supported on a concrete floor pad formed along the bottom of a below grade trench with the spacing between said forming wall materials and interior sidewalls thereof being receptive of poured concrete once said framework is mounted on said floor pad to provide a rigidified open top tunnel structure.

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