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Improvements in prefabricated modular building units

A building unit and modular technology, applied in the direction of buildings, building components, building structures, etc., can solve the problems of increasing unit cost, transportation cost, high cost, and complexity

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-09
MODCONNECT GROUP
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Often such units are characterized by the use of extensive reinforced concrete structures or complex engineering details which increase the cost of the units and the cost of transporting these units from the site where the unit is constructed to the site of construction
Interconnection of cells in vertically stacked cells is also complex and costly

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[0022] First refer to the attached figure 1 , which schematically shows a structure comprising four prefabricated modular units 1 implementing the present invention. Each unit will normally consist of hollow section steel corner posts 2 and intermediate posts 4 and 6 along each side, but in the arrangement shown are replaced by temporary or removable posts 8, 9, 10 and 11 along the Corner posts and middle posts on adjacent sides of modular unit 1.

[0023] The steel frame modular units are essentially "laid" to form the main modular "building blocks" for the building envelope. The cells are interconnected with each other to form a rigid structure. Designs within the system will be able to accommodate reinforced concrete floor systems as well as lightweight floor systems. Modular units can form buildings composed entirely of such units, or can be integrated into other forms of construction such as a central core of a multi-storey building including lifts, service shafts, sta...

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A folding beam system (16) for use in the assembly of pre-fabricated modular building units having beam members (20,22) for supporting the floor and ceiling structures of the modular unit, said beam members being adjacent to each other when the modular units are arranged in a vertical stack, an open web structure (24) pivotally associated with one of the beam members (20) to allow the web structure (24) to be folded from a stored position, to an operative position in which the web structure is connected to the other beam member (22) of a vertically adjacent unit to form a structural truss (16) between the adjacent units, and means (28,29) for locking the web structure to the other beam (22) in the operative position.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to improvements in the construction of prefabricated modular units for use in many different types of buildings including commercial, retail, residential and institutional. The invention also relates to structural members used in the construction of such units. Background technique [0002] Prefabricated modular units are already used successfully in the construction industry. Due to the prefabrication of such units, on-site construction time can be significantly reduced. [0003] Examples of prefabricated modular units will be found in patent documents such as US3514910 and US3500595. Often such units are characterized by the use of extensive reinforced concrete structures or complex engineering details which increase the cost of the units and the cost of transporting these units from the site where the unit is constructed to the site of construction . The interconnection of cells in vertically stacked cells is also c...

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IPC IPC(8): E04C3/00E04B1/343
CPCE04B1/3483E04C3/08
Inventor 托马斯·马克劳德·布鲁斯
Owner MODCONNECT GROUP