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A structural element for constructions
Assignee: COTEN Srl
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Filing: 1982-04-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-04-10
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a tridimensional structural element which can be composed with similar elements or with other components to obtain constructions and particularly coverings having low weight and high resistance. In order to obtain the highest possible static resistance, the best working conditions in whatever possible application and the possibility, without the need of any sliding part, of absorbing thermal expansions, the structural element according to the invention comprises a first body having an essentially polygonal plane surface and an even number of sides, six or more than six, as well as a series of bodies each having an essentially triangular plane surface, which derive towards the outside from alternate sides of the first polygonal body and are on planes forming angles to one another and with respect to the polygonal body plane, in such a way that all the theoretical vertices of the bodies simultaneously touch the surface of a curved surface. The structural element, which results to be "geoconverted", can follow any dimensional condition, either modifying the angles between the plane bodies to vary the radius of the surface as touched by the element vertices, or modifying at will, from zero up to a statically acceptable value, the length of the free sides of the polygonal body.
Inventors
- 👤 Mario Tringali
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:38
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/32; E04B1/18; E04B1/19; E04B2001/1981; E04B2001/327; E04B2001/3288; E04B2001/3294; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
1) A tridimensional structural element, suitable to be composed with similar elements or with other components to obtain constructions having low weight and high resistance, characterized in that it comprises a body with an essentially polygonal plan surface and an even number of sides, six or more than six, as well as a series of bodies with essentially triangular plan surface, deriving from alternate sides of the polygonal body, the surfaces of which lie on planes . forming angles to one another and with respect to plane of the polygonal body, in such a manner that all the theoretical vertices of the bodies simultaneously touch a curved surface, the free sides of said polygonal body having a length variable at will, within limits ranging between zero and any statically accepta ble value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
1) A tridimensional structural element, suitable to be composed with similar elements or with other components to obtain constructions having low weight and high resistance, characterized in that it comprises a body with an essentially polygonal plan surface and an even number of sides, six or more than six, as well as a series of bodies with essentially triangular plan surface, deriving from alternate sides of the polygonal body, the surfaces of which lie on planes . forming angles to one another and with respect to plane of the polygonal body, in such a manner that all the theoretical vertices of the bodies simultaneously touch a curved surface, the free sides of said polygonal body having a length variable at will, within limits ranging between zero and any statically accepta ble value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
2) A structural element according to claim 1, in that it derives from a plan development, wherein the triangular bodies form isoscele triangles, the equal sides of the triangles all having the same length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
3) A structural element according to claim 2, wherein the angles of the triangular bodies, opposite to the common sides between the latter ones and said polygonal body, are equal, the besecting lines of said angles meeting in a common point at the center of said polygonal body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
4) A structural element according to one of the pre ceding claims, wherein the external sides of said trian gular and polygonal bodies bear extension bodies each having an essentially quadrangular shape, which are connected to one another in correspondence with the ver tices of the main bodies, said extension bodies forming an angle, with the plane of the relevant main bodies, depending on the reciprocal inclination between the main bodies and on the desired radius of the curved surface touched by their theorectical vertices, and being submitted to stress in correspondence with their areas opposite to the main bodies, to create and maintain a system of stresses inside the structural element, said system maintaining the tridimentional shape of the ele ment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
5) A structural element according to claims 2, 3 and 4, wherein said extension bodies derive from a plane de velopment of same, on its turn connected to the plane' development of the main bodies, a rotation of said extension bodies, starting from the plane development con dition, determining the reciprocal position of said main bodies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
6) A structural element according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said main bodies and/or said extension bodies are formed by box-type components.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
7) A structural element according to one of the claims 1 to 5, wherein said main and/or extension bodies are defined by simple bars and/or trestles in correspondence with the edges of said bodies and by joints in correspondence to the apexes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
8) A strucutral element according to one of the preceding claims, and including one or more tie-elements between'the external vertices of the triangular bodies and/or of the extension bodies deriving therefrom.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
9) A structural element according to claim 8, wherein said bodies are hinged to each other in correspon dence with the vertices and/or the common sides, and wherein more than one tie-element between the free ver tices of the triangular bodies create and maintain the tridimentional configuration of the element, `by means of a system of stresses closed in itself.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
10) A covering for stresses characterized in that it comprises, as bearing components, one or more structural elements according to at least one of the preceding claims.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
11) A covering according to claim 10, wherein said structural elements have essentially coplanar onds, connected to one another directly of by means of rods to form the pillars of an essentially curved surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
12) A covering according to claim 10, wherein said structural elements are positioned according to two rows of parallel alignments, connected to each other at the ends of triangular bodies, to form the supporting pillars and the supporting upper components in a shed-like covering.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
13) A covering according to claim 10, wherein the structural elements are connected to one another, directly or by means of rods, in a configuration converted to a sphere.
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