ES2355781B1 - MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM. - Google Patents

Abstract

Modular building system comprising one or more modules (1) with floor, ceiling and side walls for your isolated or associated arrangement horizontally and / or vertically to define a building on a platform (2), foundation or base stable, comprising module (1): - two rigid side parts (11) facing each other, which define opposite main walls and among which telescopic crossbars are arranged (12) upper and lower separation, and that are retractable to facilitate the transfer of the module (1) in a configuration reduced and extensible at its installation site for configuration of a diaphanous space, - and folding panels (3, 4, 5) arranged between both rigid side parts (11) that allow the retraction and extension of the module (1), defining the roof, floor and / or intermediate walls. The folding panels of roof and floor (3, 4) are configured by a plurality of pieces accordion hinges.

Description

Modular building system

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a system modular construction, intended for the construction of buildings any kind from modules manufactured in the workshop and easily transportable to its location.

Background of the invention

At present, building construction in general remains a complex and slow task. Current construction techniques continue to use construction materials such as cement, brick and reinforced steel mainly, requiring the rough transport of said materials to the place of construction and subsequently the on-site construction of the building with concreting techniques and Traditional masonry in general.

As alternatives to this situation, various building systems based on modules that can be mounted at the building site or transported from the factory, made of reinforced concrete, prefabricated wooden panels, metal sheets and beams and other materials have emerged. These modules include floor, ceiling and side walls for their isolated arrangement or associated horizontally and / or vertically to define a building on a stable platform, foundation or base. In the case of mounting the modules in the place of the building, there are also still problems of material logistics and the high time that this assembly process takes, sometimes achieving only a good but not optimal quality. These modules manufactured in series in a distant factory have advantages of reduction of manufacturing costs, being able to work with efficient quality controls and delivery completely finished which means a great reduction in time and installation resources in
destination.

However, road transport of These factory-made modules have some drawbacks considerable, since the maximum transportable dimensions are reduced, mainly the width of the module that has to be placed on the platform of a truck and be compatible with the circulation conventional, which represents the spaces defined in the building by the different modules are narrow and not very flexible to the needs of use with respect to a conventional construction, or they must be manufactured ex professed in a plant near the place of installation, which is not economically advantageous.

Description of the invention

The modular construction system, object of this invention, presents some technical peculiarities destined to allow the definition of considerable open spaces using modules that can be assembled together and easily transported by highway.

According to the invention, the construction system modular comprises one or more modules for building a building, comprising said modules:

- two rigid side parts facing each other, which they define opposite main walls and between which they have arranged upper telescopic crossbars and lower separation, and that are retractable to facilitate the module transfer in a reduced and extensible configuration in its installation location for the configuration of an open space, of approximately parallelepipedic constitution,

- and folding panels arranged between both rigid side parts that allow retraction and module extension, defining the ceiling, floor and / or walls intermediate.

In this way a construction is done by using an indeterminate number of modules, from a single basic module to many linked together, constituting several overlapping plants and / or considerable flat extensions, with the primary advantage that these modules are about considerable dimensions, but its road transport is easily achievable, by simply retracting at equivalent dimensions of a container or other element of road transport.

Thus, in an example these modules can present an approximate size of 6.40 wide, 12.00 meters of long, and 3.30 meters high, enough for the configuration of a small apartment in a single module or a larger house joining several. Turn the module dimensions above cited in a retracted or reduced configuration can be less than 2.90 x 12.00 x 3.30 meters, mainly through the reduction of its width, which makes the module suitable for transport by road trucks as a conventional cargo from the Factory to the installation site.

The folding panels corresponding to the ceiling and to the ground they are configured by a plurality of pieces hinged accordion and foldable into the module during its retraction. This way to reduce the size of the roof and floor is compatible with the extension of the telescopic crossbars when arranging the module in your folded position.

The module includes folding panels lateral, articulated laterally on the inside of the rigid side parts to define a room enclosure diaphanous interior. These panels can be opaque or transparent glazed to allow outside light to enter. Besides these panels can have doors and windows for exit and entry into the construction or define steps between different modules adjacent.

Each module defines an open space that can Be used for different uses. Thus, the constructive system allows, through the use of one or more modules, the construction of single-family homes, multi-family homes, offices, residential, hotel, workshops, sanitary, teaching, various equipment and others without being exhaustive.

The fact that, although the module is foldable or of reducible dimensions for transport, and incorporate factory the constituent elements of ceiling, floor, walls and some hinged interior panels, their arrangement in the place of construction is immediate and does not require masonry work considerable.

According to the need and use of those who are going to allocate the construction, the user can arrange the furniture in inside as you see fit. For the division of space into separate separate stays are planned to use various paneling, such as wood panel, panels plasterboard and others, which are fixed or mobile inside the module with different fixing means, for example by guides on the floor and on the ceiling.

In one embodiment the rigid side parts they have storage holes in said ends detachable separation panels, bringing the modular unit It includes the means of interior separation.

The rigid side parts are formed by resistant steel elements and panels with which the interior facades or partitions are shaped according to design. The module includes in these rigid built-in lateral parts some installations of water conduction, electrical supply, drainage, telecommunications, air conditioning and others, with their corresponding sockets, plugs, derivations and various connections. These services are preferably obtained from the base or platform on which the modules are arranged and are used for internal supply, such as to extend said services from one module to the next by connecting them between
yes.

The modules also have fixed service accessories, such as toilet accessories, kitchen accessories, electrical appliances, connected to the integrated installations, and fixed furniture, such as folding beds, on the inner faces of the rigid side parts already installed. folding tables and others. Thus the "wet zone" of a construction defined by the bathrooms, toilets and laundry rooms are already factory set, with a higher quality of assembly. Also the kitchen area is also mounted on this side, for example on the side
opposite.

The folding roof panels make up a suspended ceiling with built-in interior lighting luminaires and ready for your service, allowing the space of said false roof as the space under the folding floor panels the passage of the facilities as needed during the installation of the module. This floor is primarily configured by a floor technical, practicable or not.

For the external protection of the construction the modules are carriers of upper cover elements, such as roofs and roofs, and facade panels and protection to the weathering, such as ventilated facades of resin panels, aluminum, treated wood, precast or other panels materials.

In one embodiment, the basic system module constructive consists of two or more concatenable sections and longitudinally assembled for transport and storage independently before construction conformation. From this way the sections, for example of length less than 6 meters, are more easily transportable by trucks on streets narrow and by old hulls, where a module of a length more than 10 meters can hardly enter, and later they are mutually anchored by transversal mean planes while retaining All its operability.

This construction system allows advantageously get better quality and control over the finished product, since that the manufacturing process is organized as an assembly line. Obviously the working conditions, safety and of health for workers, as well as favors the recycling of waste and minimizes energy consumption, and water even limiting carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere being a light and dry construction.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows in diagram, a view in elevation of a construction with several modules on a base or foundation platform;

- Figure 2 shows a plan view schematized of an internal distribution of a system module constructive;

- Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a fully folded and suitable building system module for transport;

- Figure 4 shows a view equivalent to the anterior in which the telescopic crossbars between the parts rigid sides are extended and the collapsible floor panels, and those not represented from the ceiling, in accordion;

- Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a module of the construction system of the two previous figures in a fully extended arrangement and with the ends closed by panels with passage doors;

- Figures 6a, 6b and 6c show a view schematized in elevation of the transition of the retracted module in its minimum size to extended module with panel extension folding roof and floor; Y

- Figures 7a, 7b and 7c show a variant of realization of the module configured in two smaller sections length, longitudinally assembled to complete its dimension total longitudinal, allowing to facilitate transport even more.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the figures referenced the constructive system of this invention comprises one or several modules (1) arranged on a platform (2) or base to configure a construction, being the unions between the modules fixed and sealed against moisture and weather. A module (1) basically comprises two rigid side parts (11) faced, configured in steel tube and closing panels, which define opposite main walls and between which are arranged telescopic crossbars (12) superior and lower, which define the ability to retract and extend from module (1) in the transverse direction or in width. Between the parts rigid sides (11) are folding panels (3, 4, 5) that, in an inoperative arrangement for the transport of the module (1), they are collected occupying a minimum space, while in an operative position, form the folding roof panels (3), the folding floor panels (4) and the folding panels sides (5) for closing the ends, whether the latter opaque, transparent or with doors and windows, as depicted in figures 3, 4 and 5. The rigid side parts (11) present at the ends some holes (13) for storing detachable separation panels (6), which are transported together with the module (1) for use after installation, such as depicted in figure 2.

The rigid side parts (11) have built-in facilities (14) and inside fixed accessories (7) of services, such as cabinets and beds folding, wet zone accessories such as toilet, dish of shower and others and also kitchen accessories on the side rigid (11) all represented in figure 2.

In figures 6a, 6b and 6c, it can be seen as the folding roof panels (3) and folding floor panels (4) they are configured by a plurality of hinged pieces in accordion and folding towards the inside of the module (1) during the retraction of the same for storage and transport.

In one embodiment, the folding panels of the roof (3) make up a false ceiling, for example plasterboard, with the built-in interior lighting luminaires (31).

Figures 6a, 6b and 6c also show as the rigid side parts (11) have attached in their exterior facade panels (15) and protection to the outdoor.

In figures 7a, 7b and 7c it is found a variant embodiment of the module (1) configured is shown in two sections (1a, 1b) assemblies of shorter length to complete its total length, allowing to facilitate transport even more. From this mode, the module (1), which in an embodiment for example, It has a total length of 12 meters, it can be constituted in two sections (1a, 1b) of 6 meters joined by a medium plane transverse, or more sections (1a, 1b) of smaller dimensions longitudinal, concatenable longitudinally, and that are even more easy to transport separately through narrow hull streets Ancient cities and towns.

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (9)

1. Modular construction system, of the type comprising one or more modules (1) with floor, ceiling and side walls for their isolated arrangement or associated horizontally and / or vertically to define a building on a platform (2), foundation or stable base, characterized in that the module (1) comprises:

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two rigid side parts (11) facing each other, which define walls main opposites and among which are arranged some upper and lower separation telescopic crossbars (12), and that are retractable to facilitate the transfer of the module (1) in a reduced configuration and extensible in its installation place for the configuration of an open space,

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and ones folding panels (3, 4, 5) arranged between both sides rigid (11) that allow the retraction and extension of the module (1), defining the ceiling, the floor and / or intermediate walls.

2. Construction system according to claim 1, characterized in that the folding panels corresponding to the ceiling and the floor (3, 4) are configured by a plurality of hinged parts in accordion and foldable into the module (1) during the retraction of the same. 3. System, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the module (1) comprises lateral folding panels (5) that are articulated laterally on the inner face of the rigid lateral parts (11) to define an enclosure of an interior room diaphanous and / or forming intermediate partitions. 4. System, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rigid side parts (11) have hollow ends (13) for storage of removable separation panels (6). 5. System, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rigid side parts (11) comprise built-in installations (14) for water conduction, electrical supply, drainage, telecommunications, air conditioning and others. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the rigid side parts (11) comprise fixed service accessories (7) installed on its inner face, such as toilet accessories, kitchen accessories and other fixed furniture, connected with facilities (14) integra-
you give. 7. System according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the collapsible ceiling panels (3) form a false ceiling with the built-in interior lighting luminaires (31). 8. System, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the modules (1) have façade (15) and weather protection panels attached to their faces intended for the exterior of the construction. 9. System, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the module (1) is constituted by two or more sections (1a, 1b) concatenable and assembled longitudinally for transport and stored independently before the construction conformation.