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STRUCTURAL MODULAR PANEL IN BUILDING COMPONENT SYSTEM AND ITS
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention disclosed herein relates to a structural
modular panel, and
more particularly, to a structural modular panel using light-frame wood
structure.
Background Art
[0002] The wood materials of wooden structure has been developed in the
manner of
lumbering raw log into rectangular lumber having a small cross section, and
easily constructing
houses by supplying the rectangular lumber in large number and cheaply.
[0003] Such wooden structure has the advantage that a construction period
is short
because the construction process is more simple than ferroconcrete structure
by a wet
construction method, energy required in a process for manufacturing building
materials is the
lowest, and energy efficiency and living environment comfort are excellent
because it is
environment materials.
[0004] Wooden houses using such conventional wooden structure uses
standard
dimensional lumber and board material as a main material and completes the
structure in the
manner of coupling the materials using nails, iron goods and the like.
[0005] In particular, bearing walls of complicated and various houses are
formed by
forming a basic frame of the walls by vertically standing continuous studs
between a sill plate
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and a top plate, and combining constitute materials such as baker, corner,
header, ladder blocking,
oriented structural board (OSB).
[0006] However, there are some problems that such wooden materials are
constructed by
filling the inside of the wall system with insulation completely without extra
space or gap and
thus when shrinkage and warpage due to dew condensation occur, it takes a long
time to be dried
and function as normal and the durability of the wooden materials becomes less
as much.
[0007] In addition, equipment construction becomes complicated because
cut out
processes of the wood materials for electrical installation/machining
equipment or
wiring/plumbing are performed complicatedly in the field.
[0008] Summary of the invention The embodiments of the present invention
are
directed to a structural modular panel, which is capable of improving the
durability of the
structure by smooth ventilation, securing spaces for electrical
installation/machining equipment
or wiring/plumbing, and improving construction convenience largely.
[0009] Further aspects of the present invention will become evident with
reference to
following detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings.
[0010] Embodiments of the present invention provide a structural modular
panel using
light-frame wood structure comprising: a pair of vertical members, which is
positioned in a
vertical direction, spaced from each other and arranged in parallel, having a
rectangular plate
shape; and an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member, which are
positioned in
a horizontal direction between the vertical members, wherein the opposite ends
of the upper
horizontal member are inserted into one or more upper receiving grooves, which
are formed
through an upper portion of the vertical members in a thickness direction of
the vertical members,
respectively, and the opposite ends of the lower horizontal member are
inserted into one or more
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lower receiving grooves, which are formed through a lower portion of the
vertical members in
the thickness direction of the vertical members, respectively.
[0011] The upper receiving groove and the lower receiving groove may be a
slot shape
formed according to the vertical direction.
[0012] The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member may be
a
rectangular plate shape having a thickness according to a width direction of
the vertical member
and a width according to the vertical direction.
[0013] The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member may be
arranged
on the same plane.
[0014] The upper horizontal member may comprise a first upper horizontal
member
arranged on a first plane, which is the same plane as the lower horizontal
member, and a second
upper horizontal member arranged on a second plane, which is in parallel with
the first plane.
[0015] The lower horizontal member may comprise a first lower horizontal
member
arranged on a first plane, which is the same plane as the upper horizontal
member, and a second
lower horizontal member arranged on a second plane, which is in parallel with
the first plane.
[0016] Each of the vertical members may comprise one or more hanging
grooves
recessed from a surface, which is adjacent to the opposite surfaces of the
vertical members and
arranged in the vertical direction, in a width direction of the vertical
member and positioned at
the same height as each other.
[0017] Each of the vertical members may comprise one or more screw holes,
which are
arranged above and below of the hanging groove and positioned at the same
height as each other,
and the vertical members may be fastened by fastenings passing through the
screw holes.
[0018] Each of the vertical members may comprise one or more screw holes,
which are
formed through opposite surfaces of the vertical members, arranged adjacently
to a surface
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opposite to the surface, and positioned at the same height as each other, and
the vertical members
may be fastened by fastenings passing through the screw holes.
[0019] The structural modular panel may further comprises an upper cover
plate, which
is arranged in the horizontal direction between the vertical members,
positioned at an upper
portion of the vertical members, and has an upper surface aligned with an
upper surface of the
vertical members, wherein the upper surface of the vertical member may have an
upper vertical
cutting groove, which is aligned with a length direction of the upper cover
plate, the upper cover
plate may have an upper cover cutting groove, which is connected to an
adjacent upper vertical
cutting groove and in which cross sectional area increases gradually in a
direction away from the
adjacent upper vertical cutting groove, and the structural modular panel may
further comprise an
upper fastening member for preventing detachment of the vertical members and
the upper cover
plate by inserting the upper vertical cutting groove and the upper cover
cutting groove connected
to the upper vertical cutting groove.
[0020] The structural modular panel may further comprise a lower cover
plate, which is
arranged in the horizontal direction between the vertical members, positioned
at a lower portion
of the vertical members, and has a lower surface aligned with a lower surface
of the vertical
members, wherein the lower surface of the vertical member may have a lower
vertical cutting
groove, which is aligned with a length direction of the lower cover plate, the
lower cover plate
may have a lower cover cutting groove, which is connected to an adjacent lower
vertical cutting
groove and in which cross sectional area increases gradually in a direction
away from the
adjacent lower vertical cutting groove, and the structural modular panel may
further comprise a
lower fastening member for preventing detachment of the vertical members and
the lower cover
plate by inserting the lower vertical cutting groove and the lower cover
cutting groove connected
to the lower vertical cutting groove.
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[0021] According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is capable
of improving
the durability of the structure by smooth ventilation, securing spaces for
electrical
installation/machining equipment or wiring/plumbing, and improving
construction convenience
largely.
Description of Drawings
[0022] FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing disassembled
state of a
structural modular panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d are perspective views schematically
showing various
assembled state of the structural modular panel shown in the FIG. 1.
[0024] FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing
disassembled/assembled state
of a structural modular panel according to another embodiment of the present
invention.
[0025] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing state of combining a
plurality of structural
modular panels shown in the FIG. 3.
[0026] FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing order for assembling a structural
modular panel
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0027] FIGs. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing different combined structures of
the structural
modular panel shown in FIG. 4.
Detailed description
[0028] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will
be described in
detail with reference to the attached figures 1-8. The present invention may,
however, be
embodied in different forms and should not be constructed as limited to the
embodiments set
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forth herein. These embodiments are provided to give a full detail of the
present invention to a
person with ordinary skill in the art. In the drawings, the configurations of
each element shown
in the figures are exaggerated for clarity.
[0029] FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing disassembled
state of a
structural modular panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
First, as shown in
the FIG. 1, the structural modular panel using light-frame wood structure
comprises vertical
members 110 positioned in a vertical direction and horizontal members 200, 210
positioned in a
horizontal direction.
[0030] The vertical members 110 are a rectangular plate shape and the
vertical members
110 positioned in a vertical direction are spaced from each other in parallel.
The vertical member
110 has a thickness t, a width w (lager than the thickness) and a length 1
according to the vertical
direction.
[0031] The vertical member 110 has upper receiving grooves 120 formed on
an upper
portion and a lower receiving groove 130 formed on a lower portion. The upper
receiving
groove 120 and the lower receiving groove 130 are a slot shape having a long
form along the
vertical direction, and substantially correspond to a thickness and a width of
the horizontal
members, which will be described below. As shown in the FIG. 1, the upper
receiving grooves
120 and the lower receiving groove 130 are formed through a surface of the
vertical members
110 opposite to each other, and one of the upper receiving grooves 120 is
formed on the same
plane as the lower receiving groove 130, that is, on the same position in a
width direction of the
vertical member 110. The other one of the upper receiving grooves 120 is
formed on a different
plane from the lower receiving groove 130, that is, on a different position in
the width direction
of the vertical member 110, and the upper receiving grooves 120 are arranged
at the same height.
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[0032] On the other hand, as shown in the FIGs. 2a to 2d, an upper
horizontal member
200 may be one or two and also the upper receiving groove 120 may be one or
two according to
that. Similarly, the lower horizontal member 210 may be one or two and also
the lower receiving
groove 130 may be one or two according to that. The lower receiving grooves
130 may be
arranged at the same height.
[0033] The horizontal members 200, 210 are a rectangular plate shape and
the horizontal
members 120 positioned in a horizontal direction are spaced from each other in
parallel. The
horizontal members 200, 210 have a thickness t, width w (lager than the
thickness) and a length 1
according to the horizontal direction. The horizontal members 200, 210 are
inserted and fixed to
the upper receiving groove 120 or the lower receiving groove 130 at the
opposite ends.
[0034] As described above, one of the upper horizontal members 200 is
formed on the
same plane as the lower horizontal member 210, that is, on the same position
in a width direction
of the vertical member 110. The other one of the upper horizontal members 200
is formed on a
different plane from the lower horizontal member 210, that is, on a different
position in the width
direction of the vertical member 110, and the upper horizontal members 200 are
arranged at the
same height.
[0035] FIG. 2 is perspective views schematically showing various
assembled state of the
structural modular panel shown in the FIG. 1. FIG. 2a is a structural modular
panel, in which one
upper horizontal panel 200 and one lower horizontal panel 210 are formed on
the same plane,
FIG. 2b is a structural modular panel adding a lower horizontal member 210 to
the structural
modular panel shown in the FIG. 2a, FIG. 2c is the structural modular panel
shown in the FIG. 1,
and FIG. 2d is a structural modular panel adding a lower horizontal member 210
to the structural
modular panel shown in the FIG. 2c.
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[0036] FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing
disassembled/assembled state
of a structural modular panel according to another embodiment of the present
invention, and
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing state of combining a plurality of
structural modular panels
shown in the FIG. 3. As shown in the FIG. 3, the vertical member 110 has
hanging grooves 140,
and the hanging groove 140 is hollowly formed from a surface perpendicular to
the surface of the
vertical member 110 opposite to the other vertical member 110 and arranged in
the vertical
direction. A plurality of hanging grooves 140 are spaced from each other
according to the
vertical direction and the hanging groove 140 of one vertical member 110 is
positioned at the
same height as the hanging groove 140 of another vertical member 110. A
recessed direction of
the hanging groove 140 is the width direction of the vertical member 110.
[0037] As shown in the FIG. 4, when the plurality of the structural
modular panels are
combined and form a bearing wall, the hanging groove 140 can improve
construction
convenience drastically by utilizing it as passages of wiring or plumbing, and
assist ventilation of
the structural modular panel. In addition, a gap between the upper horizontal
members 200 or a
gap between the lower horizontal members 210 can also assist the ventilation
of the structural
modular panel.
[0038] Meanwhile, the vertical member 110 has screw holes 150 formed
above and
below of the hanging groove 140 and as shown in the FIG. 4, the vertical
members 110 can be
joined by fastening bolts 151 and nots 152 through the screw holes 150. The
screw holes 150 are
positioned at the same heights according to the vertical member 110.
[0039] The screw holes 150 are formed through a surface of the vertical
members 110
opposite to each other and arranged adjacently to a side (a surface) opposite
to a side (a surface),
on which the hanging grooves 140 are formed, as well as above and below of the
hanging groove
140.
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[0040] Meanwhile, it is preferable to fill the inside of the structural
modular panel 100
with insulation, install the wiring/plumbing and then finish the hanging
groove 140 side by
installing a plaster board, and install a structural plywood at a side
opposite to the hanging
groove 140.
[0041] According to the above-described structural modular panel, it can
secure the
ventilation structure by forming air layer in the air passage of the inside of
the structural modular
panel and easily construct the wiring/plumbing throughout the structural
modular panel 100 via
the hanging groove 140. That is, shown in the FIG. 4, smooth ventilation
through the gap
between the upper horizontal members 200 or the outside space of the upper
horizontal members
200 is possible as well as the passages 30 of the wiring/plumbing can be
easily formed via the
space of the hanging groove 140.
[0042] FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing order for assembling a structural
modular panel
according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, it comprises a
step S110 of providing
vertical members 110 standing vertically and having one or two receiving
grooves 120, 130 at an
upper side and a lower side, respectively, a step S120 of combining an upper
horizontal member
200 with the vertical member 110 by inserting the upper horizontal member 200
into an upper
receiving groove 120 of the vertical member 110, a step S130 of combining a
lower horizontal
member 210 with the vertical member 110 by inserting the lower horizontal
member 200 into a
lower receiving groove 130 of the vertical member 110, and a step S140 of
combining a left/right
structural modular panel 101, 102 installed in parallel with and in a width
direction of the
structural modular panel 100 with the structural modular panel 100 by
fastening bolts 151 and
nuts 152 through screw holes 130 formed on the vertical member 110.
[0043] At this time, it may further comprises a step of forming at least
one hanging
groove 140 at a first side 10 using a two-axis machining tool to a five-axis
machining tool and a
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step of forming at least one pair of screw holes 150 at the first side 10 and
a second side 20,
respectively.
[0044] Accordingly, the structural modular panel 100 manufactured by the
above-manner
can make bearing walls for constructing wooden houses, that the durability of
the structure is
improved based on the ventilation structure of the inside of wall and the
construction
convenience is improved by securing exclusive spaces for the electrical
installation/machining
equipment or the wiring/plumbing.
[0045] FIGs. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing different combined structures of
the structural
modular panel shown in the FIG. 4. As shown in the FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the
structural modular
panels may be arranged in parallel from side to side and a pair of structural
modular panels may
be stacked above and below. That is, four structural modular panels shown in
the FIG. 6 are
arranged from side to side and stacked above and below and in such a manner,
can constructs a
desired size of structural modular panel by combining the structural modular
panels with each
other.
[0046] Considering in particular, an upper cover plate 800D is installed
between lower
vertical members 110D adjacently to the lower vertical members 110D and
positioned in a
horizontal direction. The lower vertical member 110D of one structural modular
panel is adjacent
to one of a neighboring structuring modular panel and in the one structural
modular panel, the
lower vertical members 110D are spaced from each other in parallel. The upper
cover plate 800D
is positioned at an upper side of the lower vertical members 110D and an upper
surface of the
upper cover plate 800D is positioned at the same height as an upper surface of
the lower vertical
members HOD. In this embodiment, the upper cover plate 800D is spaced from an
upper side of
an upper horizontal member 200D but the upper cover plate 300D may be adjacent
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surface of the upper horizontal member 200D and thus may be supported by the
upper horizontal
member 200D.
[0047] In addition, the upper cover plate 800D has an upper cover cutting
groove 840D
recessed from a short side and the upper cover cutting grooves 840D are formed
symmetrically
at opposite sides of the upper cover plates 800D. The lower vertical member
110D adjacent to
the upper cover plate 800D has an upper vertical cutting groove 180D recessed
from the upper
surface and connected to the upper cover cutting groove 840D. The upper cover
cutting groove
840D has a shape (a tapered shape) that cross sectional area increases
gradually in a direction
away from the adjacent upper vertical cutting groove 180D, and the upper
vertical cutting groove
180D has a linear shape. Therefore, as shown in the FIG. 7, two upper vertical
cutting grooves
180D formed respectively in the adjacent lower vertical members 110D and two
upper cover
cutting grooves 840D positioned at opposite sides of the two upper vertical
cutting grooves 180D
form a "I" shape.
[0048] In addition, the upper cover plate 800D has one or more hanging
grooves 820D
recessed from a long side and the hanging grooves 820D are formed
symmetrically at opposite
sides of the upper cover plates 800D. The hanging grooves 820D can be utilized
as passages for
ventilation 20 as described above and thereby prevent deformation of wooden
materials by
humidity and the like in advance.
[0049] Meanwhile, FIG. 6 does not show a specific configuration for a
lower surface and
a lower cover plate 800U of upper vertical members 110U but the lower surface
of the upper
vertical members 110U is symmetrical to and has the same configuration as the
upper surface of
the lower vertical members 110D substantially, and the lower cover plate 800U
is symmetrical to
and has the same configuration as the upper cover plate 800D substantially.
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[0050] A fastening member may comprise an upper fastening member 400 and
a lower
fastening member 900, which are adhered or fastened, or may be formed in
integral type. The
upper fastening member 400D has the same size and shape as a "I" shape, what
the two upper
vertical cutting grooves 180D and the two upper cover cutting grooves 840D
form, and the lower
fastening member 900U has the same size and shape as the upper fastening
member 400D. The
upper fastening member 400D is inserted into the two upper vertical cutting
grooves 180D and
the two upper cover cutting grooves 840D and prevents the two upper vertical
members 110D
and the two upper cover plates 800D from being detached. In addition,
similarly to the upper
fastening member 400D, the lower fastening member 900D is inserted into the
two lower vertical
cutting grooves (not shown) and the two lower cover cutting grooves (not
shown) and prevents
the two lower vertical members 110U and the two lower cover plates 800U from
being detached.
[0051] Through the above manner, the present invention can prevent
detachment of a
plurality of structural modular panels arranged from side to side by the
fastening member, and
maintain the aligned state of the plurality of structural modular panels
arranged above and below
by the fastening member.
[0052] Although the present invention is described in detail with
reference to the
exemplary embodiments, the present invention may be embodied in many different
forms. Thus,
technical idea and scope of claims set forth below are not limited to the
preferred embodiments.
Industrial Applicability
[0053] The present invention may be applicable to various structural
modular panels.
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