US4263757A
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Modular element for prefabricated buildings
Assignee: GESTION INTERNATIONALE DE BREVETS S A G I B
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Filing: 1978-08-14
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Granted: 1981-04-28
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Expires: 1998-08-14
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a modular element for prefabricated buildings, and to buildings constructed using said elements. The modular element according to the invention is of L configuration, one leg of which being designed to constitute a wall portion having a height of one storey, and the other leg of which is designed to form a floor portion or a roof portion of the last storey. In the building according to the invention, the several L elements are disposed perpendicular to other L elements when viewed in plan, the ones being connected to the others by toothed bearings.
Inventors
- 👤 Leon Thys
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:40
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/348; E04B1/34815; E04B1/34823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A building comprising a combination of three pluralities of modular elements, as follows: a plurality of first L-shaped modular elements, each element including a first leg constituting a closed vertical wall portion having a height of one storey and each element including a second leg forming a floor portion or a roof portion of the building; a plurality of second L-shaped modular elements, each element including a first leg constituting a vertical portal wall portion having a height of one storey and each element including a second leg forming a floor portion or roof portion of the building, said portal wall portion comprising at least two parallel spaced-apart posts extending at right angles to said second leg and the space between the outer ends of said posts being unobstructed; and a plurality of third modular elements each of which is a flat slab, said slabs being positioned between spaced-apart L-shaped elements, and the edges of said slabs and the free edges of said second legs of said L-shaped elements have a stepped configuration so as to mate together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A building comprising a combination of three pluralities of modular elements, as follows: a plurality of first L-shaped modular elements, each element including a first leg constituting a closed vertical wall portion having a height of one storey and each element including a second leg forming a floor portion or a roof portion of the building; a plurality of second L-shaped modular elements, each element including a first leg constituting a vertical portal wall portion having a height of one storey and each element including a second leg forming a floor portion or roof portion of the building, said portal wall portion comprising at least two parallel spaced-apart posts extending at right angles to said second leg and the space between the outer ends of said posts being unobstructed; and a plurality of third modular elements each of which is a flat slab, said slabs being positioned between spaced-apart L-shaped elements, and the edges of said slabs and the free edges of said second legs of said L-shaped elements have a stepped configuration so as to mate together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A building as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said portal wall portions incorporates prefabricated door or window frames, or inserts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A building as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said portal wall portions is prefabricated with a curtain wall part so as to form a trihedron for constituting the corner of a building.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein at least some of said L-shaped elements are disposed perpendicular to other L-shaped elements when viewed in plan.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein at least some of said slabs project beyond the facade line and leave underlying modular openings designed to receive door and window frames.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein the step-shaped edges of at least some of the L-shaped elements incorporate metal angle sections, the abutting faces of which are welded together by access through a free channel space formed by bevelling the upper part of the steps, a suitable casting then being made in said space.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A building as in claim 6 wherein said space forms a seat for service piping.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein some of the L-shaped elements overlie each and wherein between overlying L elements there are provided pins and seats for centering the elements, and rubber bearings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A building as in claim 1 including threaded bosses embedded in the periphery of at least some of the floor portions to receive fixing bolts for auxiliary elements, such as gutters, parapets and the like.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A building as in claim 1 including support and bracing elements of U shape cooperating with the L-shaped elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A building as in claim 1 including support and bracing elements, of L-shape when viewed in plan, cooperating with the L-shaped elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A building as in claim 10 including U-shaped elements which with an upper slab form lift bays, kitchens, bathrooms and storerooms, and including U-shaped elements without an upper slab forming bays recessed into the building front.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A building as in claim 11 wherein plan-disposed L-shaped elements form a stair bay, provided with suitable teeth on which landings rest.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A building as in claim 13 wherein the landings rest on the walls of the stair bays and support ramps.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein a slab, cast simultaneously with an L-shaped element, projects horizontally from the horizontal portion of the respective L-shaped element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A building as a claim 1 wherein at least some of said wall portions are recessed on at least one side.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A building as in claim 1 wherein the stepped configuration of the edges is a configuration obtained when two overlying rectangular slabs of approximately the same dimensions are offset with respect to each other both longitudinally and transversely.
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