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
  • E04B1/343—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
  • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
  • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
  • E04B2/7407—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts
  • E04B2/7453—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts with panels and support posts, extending from floor to ceiling
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
  • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
  • E04B2/76—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge with framework or posts of metal
  • E04B2/78—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge with framework or posts of metal characterised by special cross-section of the frame members as far as important for securing wall panels to a framework with or without the help of cover-strips
  • E04B2/7854—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge with framework or posts of metal characterised by special cross-section of the frame members as far as important for securing wall panels to a framework with or without the help of cover-strips of open profile
  • E04B2/789—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge with framework or posts of metal characterised by special cross-section of the frame members as far as important for securing wall panels to a framework with or without the help of cover-strips of open profile of substantially U- or C- section
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
  • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
  • E04B2002/7461—Details of connection of sheet panels to frame or posts

Definitions

• the present invention regards a construction system for the production of a prefabricated structure of various type, if desired for housing use, as well as a prefabricated structure produced by means of such construction system.
• Such systems allow producing housing structures of standardized type in limited time periods, thus allowing for example to meet urgencies in which it is necessary to supply ready-for-use housing units.
• the housing structures thus produced are provided for a limited use over time.
• one limit of such structures regards the possibility to be able to personalize the prefabricated unit as well as the possibility to produce a durable structure not aimed for a limited use over time.
• the present invention therefore proposes a construction system for the production of prefabricated housing structures of various type, adapted to allow a drastic reduction of the construction times and of the employed workforce, thus considerably reducing the cost and the wait times for the availability of the fabricated structures.
• the main object of the present invention is to improve the state of the art relative to the production of housing structures of prefabricated type.
• one object of the present invention is to provide a construction system that allows a high design and production flexibility, as well as the production of prefabricated housing units as a function of specific use requirements.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a construction system that is practical to assemble, in the scope of a solution capable of considerably reducing the installation and construction times for the prefabricated housing unit.
• a further object of the present invention is to provide a construction system that allows a high design and implementation flexibility for the plant engineering elements necessary for the operation of such housing units.
• a construction system is provided for the production of prefabricated housing structure according to claim 1
• figure 1 is a top perspective view of several components of the construction system according to the present invention.
• figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of several components of the construction system pursuant to figure 1;
• figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of several components of the construction system according to the present invention.
• figure 4 is a planar schematic view of a construction that can be produced by means of the construction system according to the present invention
• figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of several components of a construction system according to the present invention.
• figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of several components of a further version of a construction system according to the present invention.
• a construction system for the production of housing structures of prefabricated type A is overall indicated with the reference number 1.
• the main components of the construction system 1 are illustrated which are adapted to form the perimeter structure of a prefabricated housing unit A, even if it is intended that further elements such as horizontal foundations or an upper roofing, though not illustrated, can be comprised in the construction system 1 itself.
• a prefabricated housing unit A produced by means of the construction system 1 also forms the object of the present invention.
• the construction system 1 comprises at least the wall elements 2, with vertical extension, to be mutually connected at respective head portions 3, by means of respective column elements 4.
• connection between the wall elements 2 and the column elements 4 can occur by means of a connection of screw and nut type, bayonet connection, fitting or the like, as better described hereinbelow.
• the column elements 4 are configured as hollow shaped elements which are mainly extended along a vertical direction in use.
• the column elements 4 have an open section, which delimits an opening 5 with longitudinal extension along the entire length of each column element 4 (see figure 2).
• the longitudinal opening 5 acts as an access within each column element 4.
• each column element 4 has a first wing 6 and a second wing 7 connected at a vertex 8.
• the first wing 6 and the second wing 7 can be oriented perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to each other.
• Each column element 4 then has a first wall 9 which departs from the first wing 6 at an opposite end with respect to the vertex 8 delimited between the first wing 6 and the second wing 7.
• the first wall 9 is extended for the entire vertical length of the column element 4.
• the first wall 9 is extended perpendicular to the first wing 6, acting as stiffening element for the latter.
• first wall 9 departs from the first wing 6 on the same side from which the second wing 7 extends.
• first wall 9 is aligned parallel to the second wing 7.
• Each column element 4 can then have a second wall 10 which departs from the second wing 7 at an opposite end thereof with respect to the vertex 8.
• the second wall 10 is extended along the second wing 7 for the entire vertical length of the column element 4 and is oriented perpendicular to the second wing 7 itself.
• the second wall 10 acts as a stiffening element for the column element 4.
• the second wall 10 departs from the second wing 7 on the same side from which the first wing 6 extends.
• the second wall 10 is aligned parallel to the first wing 6.
• the first wall 9 and the second wall 10 respectively have a width lower than that of the second wing 7 and that of the first wing 6, in a manner such to be separated from each other and delimit the longitudinal opening 5 along the entire length of the column element 4.
• the column element 4 can be made starting from a metal plate to be bent on itself, in a manner such to obtain the first wing 6, the second wing 7, the first wall 9 and the second wall 10.
• each bend of the plate defines a stiffening rib for the column element 4 thus configured.
• the column element 4 could be produced by means of a composite material of the type comprising a matrix in which fibers are embedded or in general made of a fiber material.
• the construction system 1 comprises a plurality of wall elements 2 connectable with each other, at respective head portions 3, by means of respective column elements 4.
• each column element 4 acts as a joint between two wall elements 2. Indeed, the wall elements 2 mutually connected by means of a column element 4 are perpendicular to each other.
• a column element 4 can act as a joint between a first wall element T and a second wall element 2”. Indeed, a head portion 3 of the first wall element T is associable with the first wing 6 of a column element 4, along a first connecting direction X, while the head portion 3 of a second wall element 2” is associable with the second wing 7 of the same above-indicated column element 4, along a second connecting direction Y.
• the connection between the head portions 3 of the first wall element T and of the second wall element 2” with respective portions of the column element 4 can occur by means of connection means indicated overall with 11 (see for example figure 3).
• connection means 11 can be configured as a threaded connection and comprise a plurality of threaded elements 12 which depart from the head portion 3 to the exterior of the wall element 2, 2’, 2” adapted to engage respective through openings 13 made along the column element 4 and a corresponding plurality of fixing means 14 for the tightening of the threaded elements 12 against the column element 4.
• the plurality of through openings 13 can be made along the first wing 6 and the second wing 7 (see figure 3).
• the fixing means 14 can comprise nuts and washers or similar elements to be interposed between the nuts themselves and respective portions of the column element 4 according to modes known in the field.
• connection means 11 can be of bayonet type.
• the head portion of the wall element 2 can comprise hook components adapted to engage through openings 13 made along the first wing 6 and the second wing 7 of the column element 4.
• connection means 11 can vary as a function of specific use requirements with particular reference to the specific seismic norms in force in the installation sites of the construction system 1.
• ground connection of the single wall elements 2 and of the column element 4 can occur according to conventional modes, known in the field, which therefore will not be described in detail hereinbelow.
• the column element 4 has a longitudinal opening 5 which facilitates the access to its interior, thus facilitating the connection of the latter to the single wall elements 2, 2’, 2”.
• connection means 11 By accessing within the column element 4, it is possible to easily operate on the connection means 11, simplifying the assembly operations of the construction system 1 and thus reducing the time necessary for the installation thereof. Indeed, the presence of the longitudinal opening 5 facilitates the assembly of the connection means 11 or the execution of the maintenance thereof.
• the single wall elements 2 can be made according to modes known in the art.
• the wall elements 2 can be obtained starting from a support structure comprising vertical elements connected to respective horizontal or oblique crosspieces, not illustrated in the enclosed figures, and then covered by cladding elements configured as panels.
• the single wall elements can be equipped with suitable openings for the installation of fixtures and frames as well as of doors or the like so as to arrange an equipped ready -to-use wall.
• the single wall elements 2 can at their interior comprise an electrical or hydraulic plant engineering element, e.g. electrical wiring, electrical connection points, switches and/or at least one hydraulic circuit not illustrated in the enclosed figures.
• an electrical or hydraulic plant engineering element e.g. electrical wiring, electrical connection points, switches and/or at least one hydraulic circuit not illustrated in the enclosed figures.
• Such electrical wiring and/or at least one hydraulic circuit can be designed in order to be extended along two adjoining wall elements 2 to be mutually connected by means of at least one column element 4.
• the at least one column element 4 can have one or more shaped holes 15 in order to allow the passage of cables or pipes through the column element 4 itself, with the purpose of operatively connecting the plant engineering element present in the single wall elements 2 associated with the first wing 6 and with the second wing 7 of the column element 4 (see figures 2 and 3).
• the shaped holes 15 can cover the first wing 6 and/or the second wing 7 of the column element 4, as a function of specific use requirements.
• the construction system 1 according to the present invention is extremely flexible since it allows designing, with considerable freedom, the characteristic single wall elements 2 that define the walls delimiting a housing unit A of prefabricated type.
• the single column elements 4 then ensure a structural element for the mutual connection between the single wall elements 2 in the scope of an easy installation and assembly solution.
• the column element 4 has a structure with a high mechanical strength due to the presence of wings 6, 7 and respective walls 9,10 mutually connected to define the stiffening ribs.
• the column element 4 having an open section is partly flexible, this facilitating the assembly and installation operations, with reference in particular to the connection of the connection means 11.
• connection means 11 In order to align the connection means 11 with the column element 4 it is in fact possible to partially move the first wing 6 relative to the second wing 7, thus being able to compensate for possible working tolerances.
• the construction system 1 can comprise a closure element 16 associable with the column element 4 at the longitudinal opening 5, for the obstruction thereof.
• closure element 16 is configured for obstructing the longitudinal opening 5 and mutually connecting the first wall 9 to the second wall 10 of such column element 4.
• the closure element 16 acts as stiffening element for the column element 4.
• the closure element 16 has a first section 17 and a second section 18 mutually connected and aligned orthogonal to each other.
• the first section 17 is associable with the first wall 9 of the column element 4 while the second section 18 is associable with the second wall 10.
• the closure element 16 can be made starting from a metal plate, deformed by means of bending, or starting from a composite material of the type comprising a matrix in which fibers are embedded or in general made of a fiber material.
• the closure element 16 can be removably connected to a corresponding column element 4 by means of a fitting connection, e.g. of bayonet type, or a bolted connection, without any limitation.
• a fitting connection e.g. of bayonet type, or a bolted connection, without any limitation.
• the closure element 16 can be removed from the column element 4 in order to be able to execute the maintenance of the connection means 11 or of possible wiring or circuits housed within the column element 4 itself.
• the closure element 16 could be hinged along one from between the first section 17 or the second section 18 respectively to one from between the first wall 9 or the second wall 10 of the column element 4 and connectable to the other between the second wall 10 or the first wall 9 by means of suitable connection means, thus accomplishing the same function described in relation to the preceding embodiment.
• the volume delimited at its interior between the first wing 6, the second wing 7, the first wall 9 and the second wall 10 can be used as a duct for the installation of the plant engineering elements, pipes, wires, etcetera, to be supplied in a prefabricated housing unit A.
• the possible free space present within the column element 4 could be filled with thermally insulating material, such as rock wool or glass wool or the like, so as to prevent the onset of“thermal bridges” between wall elements 2 mutually connected by means of the column element 4.
• the construction system 1 according to the present invention is thus easy to use in the scope of a solution capable of also ensuring high performances from the energy savings standpoint, since the single wall elements 2 are optimized with regard to the thermal and acoustic insulation.
• the construction system can comprise at least one external covering to be applied to the single wall elements 2 adapted to increase the thermal insulation of such element.
• the construction system 1 can comprise a beam 19, with vertical extension in use, associated with a respective wall element 2, at a head portion 3 (see figure 2).
• the beam 19 can be firmly constrained to the wall element 2, at the head portion 3 by means of a bolted or riveted or welded connection, or any one connection suitable for such purpose.
• the beam 19 can have a C- or U-shaped configuration or the like and comprise a central portion 20 delimited between two lateral wings 21 that are opposite each other, see figures 5 and 6.
• the beam 19 is associable with the wall element 2 at the lateral wings 21.
• the central portion 20 in use, leads to the outside of the wall element 2, at the head portion 3. More in detail, the central portion 20 is configured for being connectable to the column element 4 by means of the connection means 11.
• the central portion 19 can have a plurality of through holes 22 for the passage of screws adapted to engage, in turn, the through openings 13 made along the column element 4.
• the construction system 1 can comprise at least one stiffening element 23 operatively associable with the beam 19 in proximity to the central portion 20, for the purpose of stiffening the beam 19 itself.
• the stiffening element 23 can be operatively connected, in a removable or permanent manner, to the beam 19 as a function of specific use requirements.
• the stiffening element 23 is configured as an elongated rod with rectangular section.
• the stiffening element 23 can have a length equal or substantially equal to the length of the beam 19 with which it is associable during use.
• the stiffening element 23 can have a plurality of openings 24 engageable by the threaded elements of the connection means 11, if the latter are adapted to make a bolted union.
• the threaded elements can in turn engage the beam 19 and respective through openings 13 made along the column element 4, thus facilitating the assembly of such components.
• a detail of a construction system 1 according to the present invention is illustrated, comprising a beam 19 which is associated with a single stiffening element 23.
• the stiffening element 23 is centrally associated with the central portion 20 of the beam 19.
• a further version of the construction system 1 according to the present invention comprising two stiffening elements 23 to be associated with the central portion 20 of the beam 19. More in detail, the two stiffening elements 23 are associable with the central portion 20 in a position side-by-side each other.
• construction system 1 is capable of attaining the set objects.
• the construction system 1 allows producing a prefabricated housing unit A in the scope of a solution with extremely limited installation times.
• the single wall elements 2 are connected to each other by means of column elements 4 which have a high mechanical strength, in the scope of a solution capable of conferring a high seismic resistance to the prefabricated housing unit A thus obtained.
• each column element 4 has an internal volume which, as stated above, can be used for housing a possible plant engineering element operatively associable with the wall elements 2, 2’, 2” or as a utility space or even as space for housing drainpipes.

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