CA2392074A1 - Universal structural element - Google Patents

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CA2392074A1
CA2392074A1 CA002392074A CA2392074A CA2392074A1 CA 2392074 A1 CA2392074 A1 CA 2392074A1 CA 002392074 A CA002392074 A CA 002392074A CA 2392074 A CA2392074 A CA 2392074A CA 2392074 A1 CA2392074 A1 CA 2392074A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/56—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members
    • E04B2/70—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members with elongated members of wood
    • E04B2/701—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members with elongated members of wood with integrated supporting and obturation function
    • E04B2/705—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members with elongated members of wood with integrated supporting and obturation function with longitudinal horizontal elements placed between columns
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2/04—Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B2001/2644—Brackets, gussets or joining plates
    • E04B2001/2648—Brackets, gussets or joining plates located in slots of the elongated wooden members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B2001/2672—Connections specially adapted therefor for members formed from a number of parallel sections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0202—Details of connections
    • E04B2002/0232—Undercut connections, e.g. using undercut tongues and grooves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
    • E04B2002/0202—Details of connections
    • E04B2002/0243—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins or keys
    • E04B2002/0247—Strips or bars

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Abstract

According to the invention, a universal structural element (1) in the form o f a profile body is provided with a, preferably and essentially square, cross- section and undercut longitudinal grooves (2) on all longitudinal sides. Sai d grooves (2) are connected to crossing undercut grooves (4) on the front face s (3), whereby said last grooves (4) preferably have the same cross-section.</ SDOAB>

Description

Universal structural element The invention relates to a universal structural element, preferably in the form of a profile body having undercut grooves for the purpose of assembling identical universal structural elements together and other elements having undercut grooves with an identical~or similar cross-section for the purpose of forming, in particular, three-dimensional structures.
The prior art discloses a plurality of solutions for combining profiles together by means of suitable connecters to form two-dimensional and also three.-dimensional structures.
t0 Document DE 195 29 929 A1 discloses a method and construction kit for the purpose of ' producing structural body parts and complete construction bodies using structural elements, which are to be connected together, and an arrangement for connecting the structural elements, wherein the construction kit for the purpose of forming the two-dimensional or three-dimensional structures comprises the most varied structural elements which are 15 designed specifically for each construction. The large number of different structural elements, in'particular also for the.purpose of forming three-dimensional structures, necessitates a large production range including correspondingly high storage costs, moreover the production of angular~elements and further. special connectors by means of welding from profiles or injection-moulding processes is equally as costly as the framework=assembly of a 2o structure consisting of the individual structural elements. Modifications to the arrangement of the elements for reconstruction works and the disassembly for re-usage purposes are not possible or are extremely costly.
Using this construction kit it is not possible to meet high static requirements.
25 The assembly of building panels comprising undercut channels at their ends, into which a connector is introduced for the purpose of loosely connecting the panels and subsequently elastic inserts are driven into the intermediate spaces for reinforcement purposes, is described in document US 3, 640,, 039. The channels have a T-shaped cross-section and the panels are. connected by double-T-shaped.connectors. In order to connect transverse wall panels, specially designed connectors are required, as is the case for corner connections. It is only possible to connect transverse wall panels outside panel butts in the case of panels having additional lateral channels at sites which are predetermined during manufacture thereof. ~ ' The disadvantage of the solution resides in particular in the storage, of the required larger number of different specific connectors for the panels, the connection of transverse walls, the . corner formations and the wall panels which vary 'depending upori the installation site, anc~
the high assembly outlay arising from the need to drive in the elastic inserts, wherein straightforward disassembly of or subsequent modifications to the 'arrangement of the panels cannot be made. It is likewise not possible using the same connector system to connect lower and upper ends in a convenient manner to a structure assembled in this way and consisting of , t 5 ' wal l panels. : ' .
It is the object of the invention to develop a universal structural element for the purpose~of forming, in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured~in an efficient, cost-effective manner from the most varied materials, can be recycled in an environmentally-.friendly manner, can be used and applied universally, enables . a monolithic type of construction using similar connectors for connecting similar structural elements together and with other elements at low assembly cost and aliorvs disassembly or ' reconstruction work to be conducted in a straightforward and non-destructive manner, meets high static requirements and can preferably be standardised in tnodular.dimensions.
. ' .' The object is achieved by .the, features stated in claim for protection 1.
Prefeired developments are provided in the subordinate claims.
The essence of the invention resides in the formation of a universal structural element in the form of a profile body having preferably a substantially square cross-section which on all longitudinal sides comprises undercut grooves which are connected on the end sides by means of intersecting, undercut grooves having preferably the same cross-section.
For specific applications, the undercut grooves in the longitudinal sides and also in those in the end sides can comprise different cross-sections. ' The universal structural element can be produced from virtually all synthetic or natural materials, wherein materials which are suitable for continuous manufacture are preferably t5 used for extrusion or extrusion-moulding processes.
It is also within- the scope of the invention optionally to arrange reinforcements in the profile cross-section.
In order to connect the universal structural element together [sic)~in a non-positive or positive manner to form two-dimensional andlor three-dimensional structuFes, it is possible to introduce, into the grooves, profiles as connectors over the entire lengtk~ of the universal structural element, of which the cross-section corresponds, in particular, to double the cross-' section of the undercut groove as reflected at the longitudinal axis. If different profiles having undercut grooves of a different cross-section are connected together, then the formation of the profile'of the connectors corresponds to the combination of the cross-sections thereof.

~~ CA 02392074 2002-05-17 It is possible to perform a continuous assembly process when connecting several universal structural elements by way of the undercut grooves in the end sides thereof by means of connectors.
For the purpose of straightforward positive connections, it is also feasible to use flat profiles as connectors.
It is possible to tailor the selection of the material of the connectors to suit the respective application and to meet the requirements placed upon the structure produced from universal structural elements. For structures, upon which static requirements are.
placed, such as e.~.
ceilings as supporting construction parts, it is possible in particular to use 'steel connectors.
For different applications, these connectors can consist of the most varied natural and/or synthetic materials.
I5 . The cross-section of the undercut grooves of the universal structural.
element is preferably.T-_ shaped, but can also be e:g. wedge-shaped, circular or semi-circular with a cross-piece..
The undercut grooves can optionally be provided in the end sides of the universal structural element only as far as the depth of the longitudinal groove.
. Furthermore, it is possible to form a' universal structural element as a block which has a , substantially rectangular cross-section and which along the narrow sides comprises undercut grooves which are connected on the end sides to undercut grooves, wherein the substantially rectangular cross=section corresponds to an integer multiple of the cross-section of the ~ universal structural element having a substantially square cross-section'.

s The universal structural elements are preferably produced in lengths 'in a modular dimension for a modular.construction system, so that construction orifices can be produced in a standardised'size, into which frames of closure parts, which comprise grooves or undercut grooves, for construction-orifices such as windows or doors can be inserted and said frames can be connected in a non-positive and positive manner to the universal structural elements by means of profiles. ' , ~ ' Furthermore, it is possible to produce specific surface structures and/or coatings for the .
universal structural element which are inler alia decorative and/or functional. . .
The advantages of the invention reside particularly in the universal applicability of the universal structural element which can be produced from natural or synthetic materials.
The universal structural element is environmentally-friendly and can be recycled..
In dependence upon the cross-sectional size, the material used for~the purpose of producing the universal structural element, the~reinforcement provided and the specific properties of the connectors used, it is possible in a straightforward and rapid assembly process to produce, in a monolithic type of construction, constructions which meet static requirements,~sealed.
containers, furniture or frames for .receiving two-dimensional bodies, wherein the structures produced can be adapted conveniently to suit modified requirements and can thett.be disassembled in a problem-free manner. In addition to these areas of usage stated by way of example, it is also possible to use.the said structural element in the area of.rnodel. making and toys.
The similarity of the universal structural elements which are to be connected together permits an efficient manufacturing process with~minimal. storage of universal structural elements, which are produced in modular dimensions, and the associated connectors, wherein the universal structural elements can conveniently be combined together in awariable manner and with different or similar.structural elements. ' ~ ' ' The invention is explained in detail as an exemplified embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which . ' Figure 1 shows an illustration of a corner formation with universal structural elements, Figure 2 shows an X-ray-like .sectional view for the detailed illustration of the undercut grooves in the region of an end'face of a universal structural element, Figure 3 shows a view of a universal structural element as a block, Figure 4 shows an illustration of~the connection of universal structural elements .
together, ~ ' ' ' Figure 5 shows an. arrangement of universal structural elements for the purpose of . , .
forming a building ceiling or wall, . ' .
Figure 6 shows an arrangement of structural elements for a foundation, and Figure 7 shows an arrangement of structural elements as a framework.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a universal structural element 1 ( I . ~ ;
I .2; 1.3) in the form of a profile body having a substantially square.cross-section comprises on all longitudinal sides undercut longitudinal grooves 2 (2.1 to 2.$) which are connected on the end sides 3 , (3.1; 3.2) by means of intersecting. undercut grooves 4 (4.1; 4.2) having an~ identical cross' ' section. ' ~ . .
The corner formation, as illustrated by way of example~in Figure 1, of a three-dimensional . ~ structure, which is produced from universal structural elements 1 in. the form of profile . , .
bodies, is achieved in that two universal elements 1'.1 and 1.3, which are disposed in a horizontal manner in the direction of the wall, are connected together in a non-positive and ' positive manner by way of undercut grooves 4 in the end sides 3 by means of double-T-shaped connectors 5 (5.1; 5.2) by way of an undercut longitudinal groove 2 of a vertically disposed universal structural element 1.2. Depending upon specific requirements, the connectors 5 can consist of metal, plastics or fibre-reinforced.synthetic materials or also of wood materials. ' ' The longitudinal extension of the vertically disposed universal structural element 1.2 ~ .' corresponds to the height of the structure which is to be produced, wherein said structure can be composed of several universal structural elements 1 in modular dimensions, which structural elements are connected together in a non-positive and positive manner by means of connectors S by way of the undercut grooves 4 in their abutting end sides 3.
The length of the I o horizontally disposed universal elements 1.1 and 1.3 preferably corresponds to a.modular dimension which ~is allocated to standardised closure elements for construction orifices such .
as doors or windows. The value of the modular dimension can be further subdivided, so that a universal structural element 1 is provided in form of a block as shown a Figure 3, which block comprises undercut longitudinal grooves 2 which,are likewise connected by undercut ~ 5 grooves 4 in the end sides 3. As shown by way of example in Figure 4 in the forn~ of blocks, the universal structural elements 1 are connected together by means of connectors 5'which are inserted into the undercut longitudinal grooves 2. In principle, the similar universal structural elements 1 which are disposed adjacent to each other or also one on top of the other are .
connected in this way by connectors 5 in a non-positive and positive manner.
The 20 disassembly process is thus performed in the most convenient manger by pulling the . connectors 5 ,out of the undercut longitudinal grooves 2. The connectors 5 and also the universal structural elements 1 can be reused for different structures or the same structure 'for the reconstruction thereof.

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. Figure 5 illustrates an example of.the arrangement of universal structural elements I as~a wall or floor or ceiling element which is assembled in a block-board type of construction, wherein the universal structural elements 1 which function as beams 6 are connected in a non-positive and positive~manner, similar to the means illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 and their arrangement, by way of the undercut longitudinal grooves 2 by means of connectors 5 by way of undercut grooves 4 in the end sides 3 of the. other mutually connected universal structural elements 1 which are disposed at a right angle thereto and in.each case lie apposite one .
another in parallel. It is equally possible to combine structures produced in this or a similar manner with other construction parts, such as insulating courses and/or cladding l0, arrangements, as it is to conveniently disassemble and modify or extend the arrangement of universal structural elements'1 which are assembled to form a structure.
Given low requirements upon the~static properties of a structure consisting of universal structural elements 1, it is also possible to achieve a merely positive connection by means of a flat profile in the undercut longitudinal grooves 2 of universal structural elements 1 'which are disposed in parallel.
Further examples of possible applications of the universal structural element 1 in the field of construction include inter alia the formation of a foundation 7, as shown in Figure' 6, by .
means of a non-positive and positive interconnection of. universal structural ~elcm~nts, ~1 by .
' means of connectors 5, as shown in the detail A.
It is likewise possible to arrange universal structural elements 1 for the purpose of forming a.
framework 8 as shown in Figure 7. In this case, the vertically disposed universal structural elements 1 are connected in a non-positive and positive manner, similar to the means and their geometric design as shown irt Figure 3 and Fibure 4, by way of the undercut grooves 4 in the end sides 3 by means of coru~ectors 3, of which the .

length corresponds at a maximum to the width of the end side 3, and the undercut longitudinal grooves 2 of the horizontally disposed universal structural element$ 1~. The structures which are formed from the universal structural elements 1 can.be closcd.by panels which are received in each case in the undercut longitudinal grooves 2. , In a similar manner, it is also possible to produce'structural parts and structural elements, for example, for furniture or vehicles. ' ' y List of reference numerals used .

1 universal structural element 2 undercut longitudinal g .move 3 end side ~ ~ ' ' , 4 undercut groove .

5 connector . ~ ' ~ .' .

6 ~ beam 7 foundation t 0 8 framework A detail . '

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1. Universal structural element (1) in the form of a profile body, having preferably a substantially square cross-section which comprises undercut grooves on all longitudinal sides, characterised in that the end sides (3) are provided with intersecting undercut grooves (4) which preferably have the same cross-section and which are connected to the undercut longitudinal grooves (2).
2. Universal structural element (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the undercut grooves (4) in the end side (3) comprises a partial length which corresponds to the depth of the groove with an undercut arrangement.
3. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the cross-section of the undercut longitudinal grooves (2) and the undercut grooves (4) in the end side (3) is preferably T-shaped, semi-circular or circular with a cross-piece.
4. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the cross-section of the undercut longitudinal grooves (2) and the undercut grooves (4) in the end side (3) is wedge-shaped.
5. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the universal structural element (1) comprises a substantially rectangular cross-section which is an integer multiple of the substantially square cross-section.
6. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the universal structural element (1) consists substantially of synthetic material.
7. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the universal structural element (1) consists of natural materials.
8. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 7, characterised in that in the longitudinal direction reinforcements are disposed within the profile cross-section.
9. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the universal structural element (1) consists of metal.
10. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 9, characterised is that the surfaces are formed specifically in a functional and/or decorative manner.
11. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the longitudinal dimension corresponds to a modular dimension.
12. Universal structural element (1) according to claims 1 to 11, characterised in that several universal structural elements (1) are operatively connected together by means of connectors (5) by way of their undercut longitudinal grooves (2) and/or their undercut grooves (2) in the end sides (3) so as to form structural units up to complex constructions.
13. Universal structural element (1) according to claim 12, characterised in that the connectors (5) used for the mutual and interconnection consist of metal.
14. Universal structural element (1) according to claim 12, characterised in that the connectors (5) used for the mutual and interconnection consist of synthetic material.
15. Universal structural element (1) according to claim 12, characterised in that the connectors (5) used for the mutual and interconnection consist of natural material.
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