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US3769766A
US3769766A US00196515A US3769766DA US3769766A US 3769766 A US3769766 A US 3769766A US 00196515 A US00196515 A US 00196515A US 3769766D A US3769766D A US 3769766DA US 3769766 A US3769766 A US 3769766A
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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
    • E04B1/348—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
    • E04B1/34815—Elements not integrated in a skeleton
    • E04B1/34846—Elements not integrated in a skeleton the supporting structure consisting of other specified material, e.g. of plastics
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/005—Modulation co-ordination
    • 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
    • E04B2001/0053—Buildings characterised by their shape or layout grid
    • E04B2001/0084—Buildings with non right-angled horizontal layout grid, e.g. triangular or hexagonal

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  • Each separate module comprises a hollow formed body including at least one generally equilateral triangular horizontal section with spaced apart roof and bottom members connected by arcuate vertical corner members, at least one side wall opening defined by the roof, bottom and corner members and interchangeable fastening means adapted selectively to fasten adjacent modules together and to fasten an insert in said opening.
  • This invention relates to building structures and particularly to a building module which may be assembled into a variety of shapes and structural configurations.
  • the present invention does provide a building module which has the capacity to be assembled into a great variety of building configurations rapidly and attractively.
  • this invention provides a building module having a generally equilateral triangular horizontal section with spaced apart roof and floor members connected by arcuate vertical comer members and three generally rectangular side wall openings defined by the roof, bottom and corner columns.
  • the side wall openings are preferably provided with interchangeable glass windows, solid sidewalls or connecting strips by which separate modules are interconnected.
  • Each module is preferably mounted on a pedestal member anchored in the earth beneath the mid point of the triangular area.
  • the modules are formed of a high strength foamed plastic as a single unit, each unit being separately supported.
  • the pedestal member is preferably hollow and carries the utility services to the various modules.
  • adjacent modules are connected by an expandable ring which engages a slot formed in the inner periphery of each side wall opening. A similar expandable ring is used to fix a window or removable wall in one of said openings.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of one form-of building structure made from a plurality of modules according to this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second form of building 7 structure assembled from the modules of this invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a third form of building structure assembled from the modules of this invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a fragmentary section through the joint between two modules showing the placement of the connector ring.
  • the module 10 has a horizontal section in the form of an equilateral triangle whose corners are rounded, and is defined by a curved roof 14, a curved base 15 and three vertical columns l6 connecting the roof and base at each corner of the triangle.
  • the sides between the columns 16 may have an opening 17 or they may have an integrally cast wall 18.
  • the openings 17 may be filled with a glass sash 19 or two adjacent modules 10 may be connected at their respective adjacent openings by a connector ring 20.
  • the connector ring 20 is preferably a metal ring having two spaced apart depending flanges 21 which fit within slots 17a in the inner periphery of each opening.
  • Each connector ring is provided with at least one guide pin 22 fitting in openings in ring ends 20a and 20b.
  • An adjustment screw 23 is threaded in one end 20b of the connector ring.
  • the other end of the connector ring 20a is provided with a cam 24 pivotally mounted therein and operated by a lever 25 which fits into a groove 26 in the end 20a of connector ring 20.
  • the cam 24 bears against a spring 27 on the end of screw 23 to force the connector ring into its enlarged position in tight engagement within the adjacent openings 17 to lock the two adjacent modules together.
  • a rubber mounting ring 30 extending within the periphery of the opening and having a depending flange 31 fitting into the groove or slot 17a of the opening, is placed in opening 17 with the flange 31 in groove 17a.
  • the glass pane 32 is then placed in groove 33 in the outwardly extending resilient member.
  • a nontransparent wall member 36 might be inserted in place of a glass pane.
  • a sliding door member 37could be installed in an opening 17.
  • Each module 10 is mounted preferably on a hollow cylindrical pedestal 40 which enters an opening 41 in the bottom of the module.
  • the module bottom rests on and is supported by a support ring 42 fixed to pedestal 40. by anappropriate-cement.
  • An O-ring 43 is placed in groove 44 in the opening 41 of module 10 to seal the same to the pedestal.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a fourth form of building structure assembled from the modules of this invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an elevational view partly cut away of a module according to this invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a section on the line Vl-VI of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the floor and opening of FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the floor and column structure of FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the connection between the pedestal and module of FIG. 6;
  • FIG. 10 is an elevational view of a module connector
  • FIG. 1 1 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the expansion joint in the connector ring of FIG. 10;
  • the modules may be assembled in a great variety of configurations, a few of which are illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4. p
  • the service connections to bath fittings and kitchen fittings is through the hollow pedestal and beneath the inner floor.
  • the structure of this invention is based upon the theory that utilization ofa single column support and a double curved surface places substantially the entire unit in tension when loads are applied. This'results in stresses being applied as indicated by arrows in the drawings. The tension stresses on the unit are transmitted to the column where the result is compression on the column.
  • the module has preferably a cross section corresponding to an equilateral triangle, however, its section may embrace a plurality of such triangles, for example, a pentagon, a hexagon, an octogon or the like.
  • a building module for assembly into a multiple module building comprising a unitary hollow formed module having a continuous outer skin free from supporting structural framework and a spaced inner skin separated from said outer skin by spacer means including spaced apart roof and bottom members connected by arcuate vertical corner members, at least one side wall opening defined by the roof, the bottom and the corner members, interchangeable fastening means in said opening, adapted selectively to fasten adjacent modules together and to fasten an insert therein, and a vertical support column beneath each said module engaging the bottom generally centrally thereof and supporting said module and placing said module in stress, a portion of the outer skin adjacent and surrounding the support column being stressed in compression and the balance of said skin being stressed in tension, said support column being stressed in vertical and radial compression at its engagement with the module.
  • a building module as claimed in claim 1 wherein the column is a cylindrical pedestal which enters an opening in the bottom of the module and is provided with a supporting flange on which the module rests.
  • a building module as claimed in claim 1 wherein the support column is formed of foamed resin between spaced impermeable inner and outer skins.
  • a building module for assembly into a multiple module building comprising a hollow formed module including at least one generally equilateral triangular horizontal section with spaced apart roof and bottom members connected by arcuate vertical corner members, at least one side wall opening defined by the roof, the bottom and the comer members, and interchangeable fastening means, adapted selectively to fasten adjacent modules together and to fasten an insert therein, said fastening means being a generally ovoid split ring having a pair of parallel radially outwardly extending flanges, each engageable in an annular groove in the periphery of an opening and spring loaded cam means urging the ring into engagement with the opening with the flanges in said groove.

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EP3971356A1 (en) * 2020-07-15 2022-03-23 Rêve Architecture Limited Sandwich panel and building module
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US12319011B2 (en) 2020-07-15 2025-06-03 Reve Architecture Limited Sandwich panel and building module
US20220064934A1 (en) * 2020-08-26 2022-03-03 Michael Lanier Brooks Functional modules for factory-built homes
GB2631116A (en) * 2023-06-20 2024-12-25 Ryder Rory A modular building system

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DE2254373A1 (de) 1973-05-17
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