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BUILDING SYSTEM
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This invention relates to a system for the
construction of buildings.
In our published US Patent Specification
No SUE there is disclosed an arrangement
for mounting inlays, thaw is glass panes, construction
panel or the like to provide the external
cladding ox a building. In that arrangement, each
inflow is mounted within a framework which is
ached to the main structural framework, or
. steel work ox the building to be clad. Thus
the steel work must be strong enough to carry the
cladding and it framework as well as supporting
the building and its conventional internal wall
finish, e.g. plaster.
US-A-40671$5 discloses a sealing system for
joining and adhering a pair of abutting panels to a
rigid substrate. The system includes a receptacle
member which is finely attached to the substrate and
includes a channel for receiving and gripping a nest-
lint member which holds the pair of panels to the
rigid substrate. The 'rigid substrate' is a cargo-
axed wall member and thus the abutting panels provide
a cladding for one surface only, in similar manner to
the inflows in the above referred Jo GB-A-2Q23703.
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The present invention provides a simplified
form of building construction which allows a
building to be erected extremely quickly and
economically.
According to the present invention there is
provided a building system which comprises framework
members attached to the structural steel work of a
building for supporting a wall formed of inflow members
held in place by flexible gaskets characterized in that
each member is of a thickness at least equal to that of
the wall, has a shoulder capable ox receiving an inflow
of thickness corresponding to that of the memb~rt and
has a channel parallel with the shoulder shaped to
Roy and grip the foot of the flexible gasket, the
gasket hazing a limb extending over the shoulder to
bear against the inflow, and the inflow providing both
interval and external wall finishes
Thus, a building may ye constructed according
to the inventio~:by erecting a minimum
of structural steel work, roofing the steel work
fixing framework members, and mounting inlays
within the framework to form the walls of the
building
By "inflow" is meant a construction panel,
glazing unit, or the like, capable of being used
as cladding for a building. The inflow
is of a sickness corresponding to the frame
member and, if not solid, should be manufactured
with appropriate internal spacing so as to
produce a unit ox the correct thickness. The
actual construction of the.inf~ll can vary widely
according to specification and cost to enable a
wide variety ox external appearances heat
and sound insulating qualities, and so forth, to be
obtained.
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A building constructed according to the invention
is relatively inexpensive since the system is
extremely light, thereby enabling structural
steel work to be reduced in quantity and size,
S and building labor is reduced owing to the
prefabrication of the inflow panels Furthermore,
the so-called "wet trades", for example brick laying 7
plastering, rendering, and the like, are virtually
eliminated Inflows are inter-changeable thereby
10 giving flexibility in the positioning of window,
entrances and the like. Similarly, buildings
are easily extended should the need arise. A further
advantage with the system i the inven~icn i ha Abe
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walls can be assembled ex~xernely quickly thus
weatherproofing the interior of the building in
a short lime allowing inn at work to be carried
out under cover unaffected by the elements
The inventioll will be desert}: Ed further, by
way owe example, with reference to the accompanying
drawings, which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of par of a
system according to the invention;
' O Figure 2 it an exploded Shea corresponding to
figure l; and
Fire 3 is a sectional view of another
ernbodimen t owe the invention .
referring to the drawings, a frame member lo
fixed between adjacent structural steel work. UUlitS,
has shoulders 12 capable of receiving fills
14 and channels 16 shaped to reseller an grip ye
foot 18 of flex bye gasket 20. ash gasket 20 has
a limb 22 which in use extend per the shoulder
to eat against the outer lag I of each inflow 14.
The member 13 illustrated in the drawings is
horizontal, but it will be appreciated that vertical
framework members are similarly formed. To assemble
a building, a framework of structural steel work
is constructed capable of supporting a roof and flours
as appropriate. The framework members 10 may be
made from a suitable construction material such as
al~minil~m and are mixed between adjacent structural unwise
Inlays 14 are then placed on the shoulders 12 of
the members 10 and gaskets 20 positioned so as to bear
against thy. inflows 14 and hold them fir in position.
Thy foot 18 of each gasket 20 has saw tooth indentations
which co-operate with corresponding indentations within
the channel 16 thereby locking the gasket 20, and
US consequently the inflow 14, in place on the frame
member 10~ Each inflow 14 may by a construction
panel or glazing unit according to specifications.
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The inflow 14 may contain doorways or windows
within it.
Between each shoulder I of the frame member 10
there is a gap 26. In order to give an anesthetically
pleasing appearance to the inside of the Finished
building, a blanking member I 8 may by prodded which
locates and fixes within ire gap I The exterior
appeaxarlce owe the member 28 will be owe such texture
and color as to fly in with the interior appearance
lo of the inflow s 14 . or a building, such as a
garage or Warsaw in which the interior
appearance is unimportant, the members 28 nay be
omitted entirely.
The gasket 22 may ye made ox a suitable material
such as "N~oprerle" rubber and this preferably is of
a similar construction to the gasket descried I our
acre mentioned specif~catiorl No.. AYE.
Referrillg now to Figure 3, another eIr~odi~.çnt of
the lnven~ion ill illusory As can be seen kits is
: broadly similar to the embodiment one in iris 1
and 2 but there are some differences of detail Like
numerals have been used to denote like parts. In
this construction the sidewalls of the channels 16
carry a projection 39 parallel to the shoulder portion
32 of the member 10~ The projections 30 fit into
corresponding grooves within the gaskets 20 and serve
to provide increased rigidity o'er and above the
cantilever effect already described.
or certain applications building regulations
require that the inlays I be held in place by means
additional to the gaskets which could possibly be
destroyed in conditions of intense heat, for example
during a fire. Consequently provision may be allowed
for the insertion ox rods or plates 36 through
corresponding holes in the sidewalls of the channels
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16. The rods or plus 36 will be constructed of, for
example, a suitable metal so as to meet the necessary
fire requirements. The gaskets 20 will continue to be
the principal means of retaining the inflow s O the rods
S or sheets 36 only coming into play in the case of
destruction of the gaskets by f ire . Also illustrated
in Figure 3 is the use of setting strips or blocks 38
which are employed when the thickness of the inflow 40
is slightly less than the width of the frame member 10,
to take up the gap.
