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Description
Mobile building
Technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile building.
State of the art
[0002] A mobile building is known, for example, from DE 20
2007 017 385. The building comprises a plurality of
panels which are linked together by rapid fasteners.
The disadvantage of this solution is that the assembly
can only be achieved with the aid of heavy equipment
such as a crane, forklift, excavator or the like.
Furthermore, a plurality of parts must be transported
in bulk, respectively, so that there is the danger that
inadequate or unsuitable parts are present at the site
and the building cannot be erected.
Disclosure of the invention
Technical problem
[0003] An object of the invention is to specify a mobile
building that can easily be erected by one or a
plurality of persons without heavy equipment.
Technical solution
[0004] This problem is solved by a mobile building
comprising a plurality of wall elements which are
articulated together and, in a transport configuration,
the surfaces of said wall elements rest against each
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other at least in part and, in an operating
configuration, encompass an interior room of the
building.
[0005] Preferably, the wall elements comprise a base plate
and a roof plate which are foldably linked,
respectively, with a rear wall and a front wall which
is foldably linked with the base plate or the roof
plate.
[0006] The wall elements preferably also comprise at least
one side wall which is foldably linked with the base
plate or the roof plate.
[0007] The rear wall preferably comprises two rear wall
parts foldable in relation to each other.
[0008] The foldable linkages are preferably achieved by
hinges having hinge axes parallel to the base plate.
[0009] The rear wall, the front wall and the side walls
are preferably standing vertically on the base plate,
respectively, in the operating configuration.
[0010] The rear wall, the front wall, the roof plate and
the side walls are preferably arranged parallel to the
base plate in the transport configuration.
[0011] The rear wall preferably comprises two rear wall
parts foldable in relation to each other and the front
wall preferably comprises two front wall parts foldable
in relation to each other wherein the rear wall parts
and the front wall parts preferably are having same
heights and width. The rear wall parts and the front
wall parts can be identical, respectively.
[0012] At least one of the side walls, preferably both
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side walls, preferably comprises a lower side wall part
as well as an upper side wall part which are foldably
linked together in relation to each other. Thus, the
side parts, and consequently the building itself, can
be designed taller than the width of the base surface.
Short description of the drawings
[0013] In the following, embodiments of the invention are
described by means of drawings, in which:
[0014] Fig. 1 is a sketch of a building according to the
invention in a three-dimensional representation in a
transport configuration with a view laterally from
above;
[0015] Fig. 2 is a second sketch of a building according
to the invention in a three-dimensional representation
in a first intermediate stage of the assembly with a
view from the side;
[0016] Fig. 3 is a first sketch of a building according
to the invention in a three-dimensional representation
in a second intermediate stage of the assembly with a
view from the side;
[0017] Fig. 4 is a sketch of a building according to the
invention in a three-dimensional representation in an
operating configuration with a view from the side;
[0018] Fig. 5 shows another embodiment of a mobile
building in a three-dimensional view from the side;
[0019] Fig. 6 is a sketch of a building according to the
invention in a three-dimensional representation in a
transport configuration with a view laterally from
above ;
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[0020] Fig. 7 is a second sketch of a building according
to the invention in a three-dimensional representation
in a first intermediate stage of the assembly with a
view from the side;
[0021] Fig. 8 is a first sketch of a building according
to the invention in a three-dimensional representation
in a second intermediate stage of the assembly with a
view from the side;
[0022] Fig. 9 is a sketch of a building according to the
invention in a three-dimensional representation in an
operating configuration with a view from the side;
[0023] Fig. 10 shows a combination of the two embodiments
to a multistory building;
[0024] Fig. 11 shows an alternative design of a side part
in a transport position; and
[0025] Fig. 12 shows the side part of Fig. 11 in an
operating position.
Embodiments of the invention
[0026] Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a mobile
building according to the invention. Fig. 1 shows the
mobile building in a transport configuration, Fig. 4
shows an operating configuration and Figures 2 and 3
show intermediate stages between both. The mobile
building can be transported in the transport
configuration according to Fig. 1 and is used in the
operating configuration according to Fig. 4 for
sheltering of people or for storage of goods or the
like. The mobile building comprises a base plate 1 with
which the mobile building is standing on the ground in
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the operating configuration. A rear wall 2 is foldably
located on the base plate 1 by means of a hinge 3. The
rear wall 2 comprises two rear wall parts 2a and 2b of
which the rear wall part 2a is linked with the base
plate 1 by means of the hinge 3 and the rear wall part
2b is linked with the rear wall part 2a by means of a
hinge 4. A roof plate 6 is foldably linked with the
rear wall part 2b with a hinge 5. For adopting the
transport position, the hinge part 2a can be folded
onto the base plate 1, where the hinge part 2b on the
hinge part 2a comes to rest, as is shown in Fig. 1. In
doing so, the roof plate 6 also comes to rest on the
base plate 1. For adopting the operating configuration,
the rear wall parts 2a and 2b are folded open, as can
be seen as intermediate stage in Fig. 2 . This is
represented by an arrow 7 for the rear wall part 2a
where the roof plate 6 is moved away from the base
plate 1 in the direction of the arrows 6 such that the
position according to Fig. 3 is adopted. In addition,
the mobile building comprises a front wall 9 which is
foldably arranged at the base plate 1 on the side
opposite to the rear wall 2 by means of a hinge 10. The
front wall 10 can be, in the erected state of the rear
wall 2 and in the area of the front wall 9 where the
roof plate 6 is slightly raised, folded open in the
direction of the arrow 11 so that it is parallel to the
rear wall 2 in the operating position. The roof plate 6
is now lowered onto the front wall 9 and linked to it,
for example, with a rapid fastener or the like. A left
side wall 12 and a right side wall 13 are oppositely
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arranged on longitudinal sides of the base plate 1,
respectively. In the transport position, these are
folded down onto the base plate 1. For adopting the
operating position, these are folded open with a hinge
14 for the left side wall 12 and with a hinge 15 for
the right side wall 13 such that overall the position
according to Fig. 4 is adopted. The side walls 12, 13
prevent a folding up of the rear wall 2 and stabilize
the rear wall 2, the front wall 9 as well as the roof
plate 6. In the operating configuration, the wall
elements, i.e. the base plate 1, the rear wall 2, the
front wall 9, the roof plate 6 as well as the side
walls 12, 13, encompass an interior room of the
building.
[0027] The elements can be secured together, respectively,
with quick fasteners or screw linkages or the like.
Elements such as doors, windows or the like that can be
arranged almost in any way in the side walls 12, the
front wall 9, the rear wall 2 or the roof plate 6 are
not represented in Figures 1 to 4.
[0028] Fig. 5 shows another embodiment of a mobile
building in a three-dimensional view from the side.
Here, in addition to the first embodiment described
based on Figures 1 to 4, an intermediate floor 16 is
foldably arranged with a hinge 17 at the front wall 9.
The intermediate floor 16 can be folded up or down,
respectively, on the front wall 9 for adopting the
transport configuration, where it is then folded onto
on the base plate 1 for adopting the transport
configuration. The installation of the intermediate
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floor 16-and the dimensions thereof are determined in
such a way that it can be folded down together with the
front wall 9 onto the base plate 1. If the intermediate
plate 16 is folded down onto the front wall 9 in the
direction of the arrow 18, it protrudes so far beyond
the front wall 9 as that both together do not protrude
beyond the base plate 1 in the area of the rear wall 2.
[0029] Figures 6 to 9 show another embodiment of a mobile
building. This embodiment comprises a base plate 1 as
well as a roof plate 6. Here, the rear wall 2 and the
front wall 9 are identically designed and correspond to
the design of the rear wall 2 of the first embodiment.
Here, the rear wall 2 also comprises rear wall parts 2a
and 2b which are articulated together with a hinge and
are articulated together with a hinge either with the
base plate 1 or the roof plate 6, respectively. Here,
the front wall 9 is configured as a mirror image to the
rear wall 2 and also comprises two rear wall parts 9a,
9b which are articulated together with a hinge and are
linked either with the base plate 1 or the roof plate
6, respectively, by means of a hinge. A left side wall
12 and a right side wall 13 are linked by means of
hinges, respectively, with the base plate 1. As it is
shown in Fig. 6, in the transport configuration the
side walls are folded onto the base plate 1 wherein the
rear wall 2 and the front wall 9 are folded in such a
way, respectively, that the roof plate 6 is also
resting on the base plate 1. Fig. 7 shows a first stage
for the assembly of the mobile housing in which the
rear wall 2 is erected. Then, as can be seen from Fig.
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8, the front wall 9 is also erected, wherein here in
Fig. 8 an intermediate stage for erecting the front
wall 9 or rear wall 2, respectively, is represented. As
soon as the rear wall 2 and the front wall 9 are
erected and, so that the roof plate 6 of the base plate
6 is raised from the base plate 1, the side walls 12
and 13 will be erected such that the operating
configuration according to Fig. 9 is reached.
[0030] Fig. 10 shows a combination of the embodiments
shown previously to a multistory building. In a lower
area, this building is made up of a building part A
which corresponds to the embodiment of Figures 6 to 9,
and, in the upper area, is made up of a building part B
which corresponds to the embodiment of Figures 1 to 5.
At first, the building part A is erected as described
previously and then the building part B is erected on
top of it.
[0031] Fig. 11 and Fig. 12 show an alternative design of
the side walls 12 and 13 using side wall 12 as an
example. This side wall is divided in two and comprises
a lower side wall part 12a and an upper side wall part
12b. The side wall parts 12a and 12b are movably
(foldably) linked together by a hinge 19. The upper
side wall part 12b can be folded onto the lower side
wall part 12a in a transport position, as represented
in Fig. 11, and can be brought into an operating
position, as represented in Fig. 12b, in which the
upper side wall part 12b and the lower side wall part
12a are lying in one plane. The hinge 19, as the other
hinges as well, can be made up of one or a plurality of
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hinge elements. For example, two or more conventional
hinges can be distributed over the edges of the upper
and lower side wall parts 12a, 12b that are abutting
against each other.
