Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Facers; e.g. – modules – mutually bonded by internal settable... – Section filling opposed channels in adjacent modules
Patent
1994-10-06
1996-06-18
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Facers; e.g., modules, mutually bonded by internal settable...
Section filling opposed channels in adjacent modules
52281, 52270, 523099, 52580, 52 921, 52715, 5274215, 5279311, E04B 116
Patent
active
055266258
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
THIS INVENTION relates to building panels, buildings and building systems using the panels. In particular, the invention relates to a cored or channelled panel and systems which utilize the cored or channelled character of the panel to erect buildings and the like.
BACKGROUND ART
Many factory formed panels are used in the building industry by which a wall, roof, etc. is formed for a building. Systems employing modular units that are prefabricated to enable creation of a range of architecturally varied buildings are known. With all such panels and systems, efforts have been made to reduce input material costs, to improve fabrication techniques so as to reduce production costs, and to adapt the characteristics of the prefabricated elements to reduce on-site handling problems and make erection of buildings less dependent on skilled trades.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has as its object to further improve building systems with a novel form of panel to be used in erection of buildings which panel provides for improved constructions using the panel.
Other objects and various advantages of the present invention will hereinafter become apparent.
The invention achieves its object by the provision of a building panel which may be used in the construction of floors, walls, roofs and ceilings of buildings comprising: therethrough; and elements or concrete.
In addition to the above defined panel, the invention provides novel building structures utilizing the panel as will be described hereinafter.
Further, the invention also provides novel methods of establishing buildings utilizing the above described panels which will also be described in greater detail hereinafter.
The facing sheets above might be fiber cement sheets, plasterboard sheets, plywood, and the like, with or without surface treatments suited to the use of the panel. The facing sheets may be chosen for their structural characteristics when a stressed skin effect is desired in the panel. The thickness of the facing sheets will depend on the use of the panel, the material of the sheet and what construction technique is used in construction of a building using the sheet.
The core above may take a variety of forms, depending on the application of the panel. The core may comprise a foam infill which has been carved out internally to create channels. It may be composed of an array of elongate blocks of material such as foam which are spaced apart to create voids or channels therebetween. It may be composed of an array of spaced apart blocks of material, spaced to create channels therebetween overlaid with a sheet or layer of insulation material, such as a heat insulating material, such as plastic foam and the like. The aforesaid sheet of insulation material is provided in a thickness suited to the degree of insulation required and the material which is chosen will be chosen for its insulation characteristics. The aforesaid sheet of material might substitute for one of the facing sheets above. The core might be comprised of a spaced linear array of parallel elongate spacers of a material such as steel in shapes such as C-sections.
The channels above may be voids between blocks or lengths of core material or hollows cored out of a block of material. The channels might have a width equal to the width of the core, or they might extend only part way across the core. The channels might be provided in two directions across the panel to enable inserts, passage of services, or flow of concrete across the width of the panel as well as across its height.
By use of the above panels, a building can be erected wherein structural members required to support loads may be passed through selected channels of a panel to engage with other elements at opposite edges of the panel to establish a structural framework which is walled in by the panels. In establishing a wall with the panel, timber or steel may be passed through channels in the panel with the lower ends attached to a floor, or the like, and the upper end to a roof member to crea
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Emblin Alan G.
Kilpatrick Ian A.
Building Solutions Pty Ltd.
Friedman Carl D.
Horton-Richardson Yvonne
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