Frame construction for low-rise building

Abstract

A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girders are made of heavyweight section steel having H-shape or channel shape. The girders are coupled to frame construction panels by bolts or hold-down fasteners.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 495,406 filed May 12, 2004 as a national phase application of International patent application No. PCT / JP02 / 04966 filed on May 22, 2002 (published as WO 03 / 031669) claiming priority to Japanese patent application Nos. JP 2001347119 and JP 2001348879 that were filed on Nov. 13, 2001 and Nov. 14, 2001, respectively. This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 and § 235 of all of the aforementioned applications, all of which applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a frame construction for a low-rise building of one to three stories having a large opening such as a doorway or a window, and / or for a large span low-rise building of, e.g., one to three stories having a large opening such as a doorway or a window. BACKGROUND INFORMATION [0003] While a steel frame wor...

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Benefits of technology

[0051] According to a still further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, by constituting the girder disposed above the force-resisting wall panel with heavyweight steel such as H-shaped steel or channel steel, or the assembled members of thin light-gauge channel steel, it is possible to eliminate the lintel in the low-rise building, whereby it is possible to enlarge the height and width of the opening due to the elimination of lintel, while maintaining the advantage of the me

Problems solved by technology

However, drawbacks thereof are that the precision of execution of work is liable to vary; LGS (light-gage steel) is necessary as a substrate for finishing the wall; and site work needs two days.

That is, in the building, when a roof of large span is constructed in correspondence to a required large span of several meters or longer, as the cross-section of the thin light-gauge section steel is small, the strength thereof is too weak to support a load from the roof solely by the end members.

In the above-mentioned roof truss, the number of parts increases, the number of portions to be coupled by drill screws or bolts increases, and an area of the side surface wall increases, which are uneconomical be

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