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US4034526A
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Structure for providing an architectural system and method for making such system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-09-05
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Granted: 1977-07-12
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Expires: 1995-09-05
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a modular structure and process for producing architectural systems. A structure serving as a basis for the division of the volume occupied by an architectural system to be produced is defined by the assembly of vertical, horizontal, and auxiliary supporting members as well as horizontal supported members located in a reference grid. This assembly is brought about in strictly reversible manner by means ensuring the continuity of the internal and external resistant portions of the said members in accordance with the reference grid. The structure is completed by modular and interchangeable filling members such as floors, ceilings, panels, stopping plates etc. A structure of this type permits a true modular construction, which can be modified in a simple, rapid and non-destructive manner. When equipped with filling members this structure makes it possible to define and compartmentalize a continuous and easily accessible technical space or duct and a viable space, permitting the separation of each continuous wall belonging to one functional part of the architectural system from the other walls of the system by an insulating space.
Inventors
- 👤 Francois G. Deslaugiers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:38
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H1/00; E04H1/005; E04C; E04C3/00; E04C3/02; E04C2003/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
A modular autostable structure for an architectural system, said structure serving to divide the space occupied by said system and comprising: a horizontal square meshed reference grill formed by two orthogonally directed sheets, each formed of rectilinear strips of width i spaced uniformly a distance p so that said grid is provided with squares with sides p-i separated from the adjacent squares by a gap of width i; hollow cylindrical vertical supporting members each having a vertical axis passing through the center of a square in said grid; horizontal supporting and supported members in the form of hollow bodies of the same external vertical dimensions and having vertical side walls provided with openings and internal transverse vertical partitions also provided with openings, said horizontal members having external horizontal dimensions which can be expressed as mp+i, kp or np-i, where m, k and n are positive integers, said horizontal members being arranged in a horizontal plane corresponding to one level of said system, in accordance with said reference grid, each of said horizontal supporting members connecting two vertical supporting members, the parallel adjacent horizontal members being separated by a gap of width i corresponding to one strip of said reference grid, and the internal space of said horizontal members forming a continuous space communicating with the internal space of at least one of said vertical supporting members, and having a plurality of access points to provide a duct for conveying fluids and current; and connecting means connecting in strictly reversible manner the horizontal supporting members to the vertical supporting members and each horizontal supported member to at least one other horizontal member, said connecting means mechanically connecting resistant portions of said horizontal members, said resistant portions being constituted by said vertical side walls and transverse partitions, to ensure the continuity of said resistant portions in both directions of said reference grid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
A modular autostable structure for an architectural system, said structure serving to divide the space occupied by said system and comprising: a horizontal square meshed reference grill formed by two orthogonally directed sheets, each formed of rectilinear strips of width i spaced uniformly a distance p so that said grid is provided with squares with sides p-i separated from the adjacent squares by a gap of width i; hollow cylindrical vertical supporting members each having a vertical axis passing through the center of a square in said grid; horizontal supporting and supported members in the form of hollow bodies of the same external vertical dimensions and having vertical side walls provided with openings and internal transverse vertical partitions also provided with openings, said horizontal members having external horizontal dimensions which can be expressed as mp+i, kp or np-i, where m, k and n are positive integers, said horizontal members being arranged in a horizontal plane corresponding to one level of said system, in accordance with said reference grid, each of said horizontal supporting members connecting two vertical supporting members, the parallel adjacent horizontal members being separated by a gap of width i corresponding to one strip of said reference grid, and the internal space of said horizontal members forming a continuous space communicating with the internal space of at least one of said vertical supporting members, and having a plurality of access points to provide a duct for conveying fluids and current; and connecting means connecting in strictly reversible manner the horizontal supporting members to the vertical supporting members and each horizontal supported member to at least one other horizontal member, said connecting means mechanically connecting resistant portions of said horizontal members, said resistant portions being constituted by said vertical side walls and transverse partitions, to ensure the continuity of said resistant portions in both directions of said reference grid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
150 words
A structure according to claim 1 wherein said connecting means comprises first connecting devices each connecting a horizontal supporting member to a vertical supporting member and comprising a hollow cylindrical core coaxial with said vertical member and forming a part thereof at said level of the system, and at least one bracket, of the same height as said horizontal members and having a first wall portion connected to said core, a second wall portion connected to said horizontal supporting member and side wall portions connecting said first and second wall portions, said second wall portion extending along a side of the square of the reference grid through which center passes the vertical axis of said vertical member and said core, said first wall portion and said second wall portion being each provided with an opening so that the internal space of said vertical and horizontal supporting members are in communication.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A structure according to claim 1 and further comprising auxiliary horizontal supporting elements whose length can be expressed in the form np+i and whose width is less than the width of said horizontal supporting members, said elements having their ends connected to vertical supporting members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A structure according to claim 1 and further comprising auxiliary horizontal supporting elements of the trimmer type whose length can be expressed in the form np+i and whose width is equal to i, said trimmers having a position corresponding to a strip of width i of said reference grid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A structure according to claim 1 and further comprising horizontal filling members including floor members, ceiling members and sealing plates, and vertical filling members including panels, stopping plates and facing plates, said sealing and stopping plates blocking vertical and horizontal openings of horizontal members of the structure for limiting and compartmentalising the duct in said one horizontal level of the structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A structure according to claim 5 wherein each duct is surrounded by a continuous wall separated from the other walls of the system of an insulating space.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A structure according to claim 6, and further comprising an insulating layer and a sealing layer disposed within the insulating space adjacent to the floor members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A structure according to claim 1 wherein said horizontal members are parallelepipedal hollow bodies of width np-i comprising a longitudinal rigid body, double-walled internal transverse partitions and end partitions, said double-walled partitions comprising two walls separated by a gap of width i and being spaced longitudinally a distance of a multiple of p.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A structure according to claim 8 wherein said connecting means comprise second connecting devices connecting parallel adjacent horizontal members, each of said second connecting devices comprising at least a shim extending vertically in the gap of width i between the facing vertical side walls of two adjacent parallel horizontal members, said shim being connected to each of said side walls at a location adjacent one vertical lateral end portion of a partition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A structure according to claim 8 and further comprising connected orthogonally directed horizontal members, the connection between two of such members being realized by bolting of the end partition of one member to a side-wall of the other member, said one member having its side walls aligned with internal partition walls of said other member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
A structure according to claim 8 and further comprising at least two parallel adjacent horizontal members and horizontal plates secured to the upper and lower faces of each of said members at a level thereof where a tranverse internal partition is provided.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
316 words
A method for producing an architectural system including vertical and horizontal members defining an autostable modular structure by which the volume occupied by said system may be divided, said process comprising: positioning hollow and cylindrical vertical supporting members each having its vertical axis passing through the center of a square of a horizontal square meshed reference grid formed by two orthogonal sheets, each formed by rectilinear strips of width i spaced uniformally at distance p so that said grid forms squares with sides p-i separated from the adjacent squares by a gap of width i; providing horizontal supporting and supported members having hollow bodies of the same external vertical dimensions and vertical side walls provided with openings and internal transverse vertical partitions also provided with openings, said horizontal members having external horizontal dimensions which can be expressed as mp+i, kp or np-i where m, k and n are positive integers; arranging said horizontal members in a horizontal plane corresponding to one level of said system in accordance with said reference grid, with each of said horizontal supporting members joining two vertical supporting members, with parallel adjacent horizontal members being separated by a gap of width i corresponding to one strip of said reference grid and with the internal spaces of said horizontal supporting and supported members forming a continuous space communicating with the internal space of at least one of said vertical supporting members, and having a plurality of access points to provide a duct for conveying fluids and current; and securing together said vertical and horizontal members in strictly reversible manner, said horizontal members being connected together by mechanically connecting the resistant portions of said horizontal members, said resistant portions being constituted by said vertical side walls and partitions, to ensure the continuity of said resistant portions in both directions of said reference grid, whereby a modular, autostable structure for a architectural system is obtained.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
316 words
A method for producing an architectural system including vertical and horizontal members defining an autostable modular structure by which the volume occupied by said system may be divided, said process comprising: positioning hollow and cylindrical vertical supporting members each having its vertical axis passing through the center of a square of a horizontal square meshed reference grid formed by two orthogonal sheets, each formed by rectilinear strips of width i spaced uniformally at distance p so that said grid forms squares with sides p-i separated from the adjacent squares by a gap of width i; providing horizontal supporting and supported members having hollow bodies of the same external vertical dimensions and vertical side walls provided with openings and internal transverse vertical partitions also provided with openings, said horizontal members having external horizontal dimensions which can be expressed as mp+i, kp or np-i where m, k and n are positive integers; arranging said horizontal members in a horizontal plane corresponding to one level of said system in accordance with said reference grid, with each of said horizontal supporting members joining two vertical supporting members, with parallel adjacent horizontal members being separated by a gap of width i corresponding to one strip of said reference grid and with the internal spaces of said horizontal supporting and supported members forming a continuous space communicating with the internal space of at least one of said vertical supporting members, and having a plurality of access points to provide a duct for conveying fluids and current; and securing together said vertical and horizontal members in strictly reversible manner, said horizontal members being connected together by mechanically connecting the resistant portions of said horizontal members, said resistant portions being constituted by said vertical side walls and partitions, to ensure the continuity of said resistant portions in both directions of said reference grid, whereby a modular, autostable structure for a architectural system is obtained.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 12 and further comprising positioning of modular and interchangeable filling members to divide space occupied by said system, said filling members being supported by said horizontal members positioned in accordance with said reference grid, at least some of said filling members constituting double-walled vertical partitions having strips of width i of said reference grid.
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