Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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RAPIDLY ASSEMBLED WALLS AND COLUMNS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Filed of the invention
The present invention relates to rapidly assembled walls and columns, and more
particularly , to walls and columns containing live types of assembly modes.
The products of the
present invention is exquisite, simple convenient and practical that the walls
and columns can be
assembled at any place according to the user's desire.
2. Brief Description Of The Prior Art
The architectural construction such as, room partition, inner and outer walls,
columns ,
and sound insulation walls are even popularly known to people who axe amateurs
in architecture.
Conventional steel reinforced concerts walls and red brick or hollow brick
walls are
advantageously firm enough, yet tedious repeated process required during the
construction work
results in environmental contamination as well as entailing noise.
A rather newly developed construction technique of prefabricated members such
as
curtain walls and columns is considered applicable for its easy management,
but its high material
cost has obstructed its development.
Other newly developed construction materials such as lime board, calcium
silicate
pannel board and corrugated steel sheet are versatile in usage, but the unfirm
hollow construction
has limited their farther development for ranking to essential architectural
construction materials.
The inventor of the present invention previously invented " Rapid and Firm
Brick
Assembly" and patented by the R.O.C. Patent No. 219424330.0, wherein the
construction
material according to the invention made a great improvement for rectifing
common
shortcomings of red bricks, hollow bricks and ALC bricks. " Large Wall Pannel
Assembly",
patented by the R.O.C. Patent No. ZL 95223888.3 , wherein a new product was
disclosed for
replacing disadvantageously thick and heavy, product of conventional
prefabricate wall member
so as to obviate the inconvenience of grouting concrete at a construction site
located in a
congested district, or far away suburban areas , and to save buffing or
painting the surface of the
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prefabricated walls necessary for the conventional products. An improved
product, patented by
the R.O.C. Patent No. ZL 95223889.6 , is replaceable for high cost curtain
walls constructed of
steel skeleton structure and conventional hollow unfirm lime board, calciums
silicate panel board
and the like. Rapidly assembled walls and columns of the present invention
show one step
advanced novelty, availability and popularity. Its construction techniques are
quite different
from those of previous inventions described above in which including (a) inner
and outer wall
engagement, (b) forms of component parts, (c) methods and techniques of
assembly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a first object of the present invention to provide rapidly assembled
walls and
columns which are low cost , high quality, and firm construction materials,
able to be rapidly
assembled to shorten required working time which leads to minimizing
environmental
contamination and noise.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide rapidly assembled
walls and
columns wherein inner and outer wall materials and all of the component parts
can be made in
respective specialized work shop in the way of mass production by moulding.
It is a third object of the present invention to provide rapidly assembled
walls and
columns so exquisite, convenient and practical able to be assembled at any
desired place by an
amateur user in architecture in DIY way.
To achieve these and other objects , the materials employed in the present
invention
can be easily purchased from the markets and the user may assign the dimension
of inner and
outer walls freely. Wooden materials may be formed of waste wood, other
materials for example,
compressed marble powder, limestone, tiles, metal plates formed of steel,
aluminum, stainless
steel, pannels and boards formed of wood, FRP, Glass and calcium silicate etc.
are all available.
As for inner component parts, various materials with high tension and
compressive
strength, for example , steel , aluminum alloy and other metals, carbon fiber
and fire-proof
plastics etc. are all available.
In addition , inner cavity between the inner and outer walls and columns can
be used to
lay horizontal and vertical steel bars or to provide passages for electric and
water conduits. If
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waste marble powder is filled in the above mentioned cavity, it can serve a
good sound isolation
effect and enhance the strength of walls and columns as well.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The drawings disclose an illustrative embodiment of the present invention
which
serves to exemplify the various advantages and objects hereof, and are as
follows:
FIG. 1 is a drawing of each component part in A type assembly mode of the
present
invention;
FIG. 2 is a drawing of A type assembly mode of the present invention in which
all
components have been assembled before grouting mortar;
FIG. 3 is drawing of A type assembly mode of the present invention after
completion
of both assembly and grouting mortar in its inner cavity;
FIG. 4 is a drawing of a wall assembly according to A type assembly mode of
the
present invention;
FIG. 5 is a drawing of a column assembled according to A type assembly mode of
the
present invention;
FIG. 6 is a drawing of each component part in B type assembly mode of the
present
invention;
FIG. 7 is a drawing of A type assembly mode of the present invention in which
all
components have been assembled before grouting mortar;
FIG. 8 is a drawing of B type assembly mode of the present invention after
completion
of both assembly and grouting mortar in its inner cavity.
FIG. 9 is a drawing of a wall assembly according to B type assembly mode of
the
present invention;
FIG. 10 is a drawing of each component part in C type assembly mode of the
present
invention;
FIG. 11 is a drawing of C type assembly mode of the present invention in which
all
components have been assembled before grouting mortar;
FIG. 12 is a drawing of C type assembly mode of the present invention after
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completion of both assembly and grouting morl;ar in its inner cavity;
FIG. 13 is a drawing of a wall assembly according to C type assembly mode of
the
present invention;
FIG. 14 is a drawing of each component part in D type assembly mode of the
present
invention;
FIG. 15 is a drawing of D type assembly mode of the present invention in which
all
components have been assembled before grouting mortar;
FIG. 16 is a drawing of D type assembly mode of the present invention after
completion of assembly, grouting and detaching forms;
FIG. 17 is a drawing of each component part in E type assembly mode of the
present
invention;
FIG. 18 is a drawing showing the inner construction according to E type
assembly
mode of the present invention; and
FIG. 19 is a drawing showing a completed assembly according to E type assembly
mode of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBROILMENT
A type assembly mode:
Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3 , in A assembly mode of the rapidly assembled
walls
and columns comprises a fixed column 1, inner and outer wall pannels 2, a
plurality of clamping
j aws 3, a plurality of long screws and nuts 4, a plurality of L shaped
components 5, a plurality of
short screws and nuts 6, a joint groove 7, a plurality of flat strips 8, and a
plurality of H-bars 9, to
be assembled to form a wall body. As shown in FIG. 1, the steps of assembly
include: engaging
the joint grooves 7 of the inner and outer wall panels 2 by hooks 3 formed at
upper and lower
ends of the clamping jaws 3; then afterwards using a plurality of long screws
and nuts 4 to bind
the two wall pannels forcibly together by inserting a long screw through a
hole provided for each
clamping j aw 3 and fastening the nut until the two pieces of wall pannel are
firmly fixed together,
then attaching on end of the L shaped components 5 to the protruded portion of
the long screws,
while securing and fixing the other end of each L shaped component 5 to the
fixed column 1 for
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further enhancing the structure of the wall assembly; and filling a plurality
of flat strips 8 or H-
bars 9 around the circumference of the joint groove 7 in order to prevent
leaking of grouted
mortar. The structural unit assembled according to the above described mode
can be
successively joined together as many units as required.
B type assembly mode:
Referring to FIGS. 6 through 9, most of the component parts in A type assembly
mode
can be used except the configuration of clamping Jaw 3 is changed to have a
flat plate at its both
ends, and is added extension members 4 with hooks provided at their both ends
as component
parts. The steps of assembly include: attaching the two flat plates at both
ends of each clamping
jaw 3 to the back surfaces of inner and outer wall pannels; engaging the two
hooks of each
extension member to the holes of the clamping j aw; and using long screws and
nuts to bind the
two wall pannels firmly together. The successive steps hereinafter are similar
to those described
in A mode.
C type assembly mode:
Referring to FIGS. 10 through 13, most of the components parts in A type can
be
utilized except the configuration of the clamping jaw 3 is changed to a square
hollow tube weld
with a steel plate, and the configuration of the extension member 4 is
replaced by a square long
tube, besides, a plurality of male screw 5 are added. The steps of C type
assembly mode include:
attaching the steel plate of the clamping j aws 3 flatly on the back surfaces
of the inner and outer
wall panels 2; inserting the tube outlet of the extension members 4 between
two wall pannels;
and then tightening the assembled unit with the male screws 5, the rest steps
are similar to those
described in A assembly mode.
D type assembly mode:
Referring to FIGs. 14 through 16, the entire assembly unit comprises a
plurality of
square frame 1, a plurality of fastening screw 2, a plurality of wall pannels
3, a plurality of fixing
claws 4 and engaging strips 5 for fastening the wall panels.
As shown in FIG. 14, the steps of D type assembly mode include: fixing the
square
frames 1 on wooden forms with the fastening screws 2; setting each wall pannel
3 in respective
square frame 1; fixing the wall pannels 3 to the square frames 1 by engaging
the fixing claw 4
with strips 5; grouting mortar; and detaching the wooden forms to accomplish
forming of a wall ,
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column , or ceiling unit.
E type assembly mode:
Refereeing to FIGS. 17 through 19, the components comprised in E type assembly
mode are two C shaped steel columns 1, a plurality of support frame 3, a
plurality of steel bars 5,
a plurality of inner and outer wall pannels 6, a plurality of T shaped pins 8,
and a plurality of
screws 9. The steps of E type assembly mode include: setting two C shaped
steel columns 1 in a
proper position; disposing the support frames 3; inserting the steel bars 5 in
the fixing holes 4
provided in the supporting frames 3; inserting 'T shaped pins 8 into T shaped
grooves 7 provided
on the back surface of the inner and outer wall pannels; and tightening the T
shaped pins 8 on a
plurality of long holes 2 provided on both side members of C shaped steel
columns 1 with screws
9. It is an essential feature of this assembly mode that main wall pannels are
fixed internally but
only the last pannel is fixed externally. After completion of the assembly
work, all screw holes
may be filled with ointment to make appearance of the finished structure
better.
As mentioned in the above description, inner cavity between inner and outer
walls and
columns can be used to lay steel bars or to provide passages for electric and
water conduits . If
waste debris of marble , fire proof materials or concrete are filled in the
cavity, it can serve to
enhance the strength of walls and columns. If unsolidified materials are used
to fill the inner
cavity, those material s can be re-used should the assembly be detached for re-
construction.
Grouting may be accomplished in one time or divided in several times following
the assembly
work. 1
The idea involved in the present invention is exquisite, simple and
progressive by
making use of building wooden block principle. Every person who is an amateur
in construction
work can construct his own house in DIY wa.y according to the steps
illustrated and materials
provided in the present invention. Moreover , the re-use of wasted materials
makes a
contribution to environmental protection and beautification. The re-use of
wasted materials also
serves to reduce the cost of construction.
Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment of the
invention can , of course, be carried out without departing from the scope
thereof . Accordingly ,
to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is
disclosed and is intended
to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
