U.S. patent application number 15/794051 was filed with the patent office on 2018-04-26 for modular structural panel and assembly comprising such panels for the construction of a building.
The applicant listed for this patent is Herve BERTRAND. Invention is credited to Herve BERTRAND.
Application Number | 20180112397 15/794051 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58347480 |
Filed Date | 2018-04-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180112397 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
BERTRAND; Herve |
April 26, 2018 |
MODULAR STRUCTURAL PANEL AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH PANELS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING
Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular structural panel
intended to form part of an inner or outer wall of a building, the
structural panel including two facade panels parallel to each
other. Both facade panels are connected by at least one first strut
extending along a first direction of the structural panel and by a
set of second struts extending along a second direction,
perpendicular to the first direction, the second struts protruding
from an edge of the structural panel by a distance D and the at
least one first strut extending in a recessed manner from the
opposed edge of the structural panel by a distance D' at least
equal to the distance D, in order to allow the protruding parts of
the adjacent panel in the building to be nested within the
intermediary space between this first strut and the close edge of
the structural panel.
Inventors: |
BERTRAND; Herve;
(Jard-sur-Mer, FR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
BERTRAND; Herve |
Jard-sur-Mer |
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FR |
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Family ID: |
58347480 |
Appl. No.: |
15/794051 |
Filed: |
October 26, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04B 1/40 20130101; E04C
2/12 20130101; E04C 2/36 20130101; E04B 2001/2632 20130101; E04C
2/10 20130101; E04C 2/34 20130101; E04C 2/38 20130101; E04B
2001/2652 20130101; E04C 2/46 20130101; E04B 2/701 20130101; E04C
2/296 20130101; E04C 2002/3488 20130101; E04B 1/2604 20130101; E04B
2/70 20130101; E04B 1/6137 20130101; E04B 1/10 20130101 |
International
Class: |
E04B 2/70 20060101
E04B002/70; E04B 1/26 20060101 E04B001/26; E04C 2/10 20060101
E04C002/10; E04B 1/41 20060101 E04B001/41; E04C 2/34 20060101
E04C002/34; E04C 2/38 20060101 E04C002/38; E04B 2/00 20060101
E04B002/00; E04C 2/296 20060101 E04C002/296 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 26, 2016 |
FR |
1660372 |
Claims
1. A modular structural panel intended to form part of an inner or
outer wall of a building, the structural panel comprising two
facade panels parallel to each other, both facade panels being
connected by at least one first strut extending along a first
direction of the structural panel and by a set of second struts
extending along a second direction, perpendicular to the first
direction, wherein the second struts protrude from an edge of the
structural panel by a distance D and the at least one first strut
extends in a recessed manner from the opposed edge of the
structural panel by a distance D' at least equal to the distance D,
in order to allow the protruding parts of the adjacent panel in the
building to be nested within the intermediary space between this
first strut and the close edge of the structural panel.
2. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, comprising a
single first strut, which forms a vertical upright of the
structural panel in mounting position and is arranged at a distance
D from the closest edge of the structural panel, the set of second
struts constituting horizontal cross-members abutting against the
vertical upright in mounting position.
3. The structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the struts
are assembled to both facade panels by the cooperation of
ribs/grooves formed in the opposite sidewalls of the struts with
grooves/ribs formed in the opposite inner faces of both facade
panels.
4. The structural panel according to claim 3, wherein the struts
are assembled by the cooperation of ribs formed in the opposite
sidewalls of the struts with grooves formed in the opposite inner
faces of both facade panels.
5. The modular structural panel according to claim 4, wherein the
assembly of the struts and both facade panels is a tenon/mortise
type assembly.
6. The modular structural panel according to claim 5, wherein the
assembly of the struts and both facade panels is a dovetail
assembly.
7. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
struts are solid members.
8. The modular structural panel according to claim 7, wherein the
second struts are constituted by two lateral bands the outer
longitudinal faces of which are able to be attached against the
opposite inner faces of the facade members.
9. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
struts are each constituted by two lateral rods the outer
longitudinal faces of which are able to be attached against the
opposite inner faces of the facade members and which can be joined
by at least one connecting member perpendicular to the rods.
10. The modular structural panel according to claim 9, wherein the
at least one connecting member is adjustable in length in order to
allow the spacing of both facade panels to be adjusted.
11. The modular structural panel according to claim 9, wherein the
connecting members are screws with reversed screw pitches allowing,
in a same movement, to move both facade panels away from/closer to
each other.
12. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
or each first strut is intended to constitute a vertical upright of
the panel in mounting position, and the second struts each
constitute a horizontal cross-member in mounting position, each
cross-member being constituted by two lateral rods the outer
longitudinal faces of which are intended to be applied and attached
against the opposite inner faces of the facade members and which
comprise, along their inner longitudinal faces, notches allowing
the mounting of members of the connecting lug type.
13. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
facade panels comprise, along their edges, recesses allowing a
nesting of the rabbeted type of the panel within an adjacent panel
in the building exhibiting a complementary-shaped rabbet.
14. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
facade panels are constituted by a succession of at least two laths
particularly nested within each other by a nesting of the rabbeted
type.
15. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein a
facade panel intended to be arranged outside in mounting position
has an extension oriented downwards in mounting position.
16. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein it
encloses an insulating material within at least one inner region
therein between the struts.
17. The modular structural panel according to claim 1, wherein the
facade panels are made of wood.
18. The modular structural panel according to claim 17, wherein the
grain of the wood is arranged in order to be disposed at vertical
in the mounting position of the vertical facade panels.
19. An assembly for the construction of a building comprising:
modular structural panels such as defined in claim 1; panels for
forming building corners comprising, for each corner: two outer
panels one of the edges of which is beveled in order to form the
outer corner itself and an inner panel parallel to one of the outer
panels and assembled thereto by a vertical cross-member by a
dovetail assembly; an outer panel intended to come in the extension
of one of both above-mentioned outer panels and an inner panel
parallel and assembled thereto by a vertical cross-member by a
dovetail assembly; a corner post arranged within a cavity formed by
the outer panels and the inner panels; a sill plate on which the
modular structural panels will be disposed, and a linking plate
positioned on top of the modular structural panels in mounting
position, the sill plate and the linking plate following the walls
of the building.
20. The assembly for the construction of a building comprising:
modular structural panels such as defined in claim 1; panels for
forming building corners comprising, for each corner: a corner post
on which a facade panel can be fitted; an outer panel intended to
be fitted on the corner post perpendicularly to said facade panel
and an inner panel parallel and assembled thereto by a vertical
cross-member by a dovetail assembly; and an inner post which is
disposed in a cavity formed by the corner post, the outer panel and
the cross-member, and on which a facade panel can be fitted; a sill
plate on which the modular structural panels will be disposed, and
a linking plate positioned on top of the modular structural panels
in mounting position, the sill plate and the linking plate
following the walls of the building.
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a modular structural panel intended
to constitute, with same modular structural panels and
complementary panels, for forming the end or corner parts, the
outer walls of a building or inner partition walls of a
building.
[0002] Structural construction panels are known, comprising facade
panels and horizontal cross-members connecting the facade panels to
each other, which can be nested within each other in order to
build, for example, a wall.
[0003] To perform nesting, the horizontal cross-members protrude
from the lateral edges of the facade panels at one of their ends
and have a size such that the ends protruding from the lateral
edges can be nested within the other corresponding ends of the
horizontal cross-members of the next structural panel in order to
form the wall.
[0004] These panels can have problems of compression mechanical
resistance, in particular when they have to withstand the high
weight of a member of the construction, for example the roof.
[0005] FR 492 508 A describes a modular structural panel intended
to form part of an inner or outer wall of a building, said
structural panel comprising two facade panels parallel to each
other, both facade panels being connected by at least one first
strut extending along a first direction of the structural panel and
by a set of second struts extending along a second direction,
perpendicular to the first direction.
[0006] The invention relates to a modular structural panel intended
to form part of an inner or outer wall of a building, said
structural panel comprising two facade panels parallel to each
other, both facade panels being connected by at least one first
strut extending along a first direction of the structural panel and
by a set of second struts extending along a second direction,
perpendicular to the first direction, characterized in that said
second struts protrude from an edge of said structural panel by a
distance D and said at least one first strut extending in a
recessed manner from the opposed edge of said structural panel by a
distance D' at least equal to the distance D, in order to allow the
protruding parts of the adjacent panel in the building to be nested
within the intermediary space between this first strut and the
close edge of said structural panel.
[0007] The modular structural panel according to the present
invention can comprise a single first strut, which forms a vertical
upright of said structural panel in mounting position and is
arranged at a distance D from the closest edge of said structural
panel, the set of second struts constituting horizontal
cross-members abutting against the vertical upright in mounting
position.
[0008] The struts can be assembled to both facade panels by the
cooperation of ribs/grooves formed in the opposite sidewalls of
said struts with grooves/ribs formed in the opposite inner faces of
both facade panels, particularly by the cooperation of ribs formed
in the opposite sidewalls of said struts with grooves formed in the
opposite inner faces of both facade panels.
[0009] The assembly of the struts and both facade panels can be a
tenon/mortise type assembly, particularly a dovetail assembly.
[0010] In a particular embodiment, the struts can be solid members,
and the second struts can be constituted by two lateral bands the
outer longitudinal faces of which are able to be attached against
the opposite inner faces of the facade members.
[0011] In a second particular embodiment, the struts can each be
constituted by two lateral rods the outer longitudinal faces of
which are able to be attached against the opposite inner faces of
the facade members and which can be joined by at least one
connecting member perpendicular to said rods and advantageously
adjustable in length in order to allow the spacing of both facade
panels to be adjusted.
[0012] The connecting members can be screws with reversed screw
pitches allowing, in a same movement, to move both facade panels
away from/closer to each other.
[0013] The or each first strut can be intended to constitute a
vertical upright of the panel in mounting position, and the second
struts can each constitute a horizontal cross-member in mounting
position, each cross-member being constituted by two lateral rods
the outer longitudinal faces of which are intended to be applied
and attached against the opposite inner faces of the facade members
and which comprise, along their inner longitudinal faces, notches
allowing the mounting of members of the connecting lug type.
[0014] The facade panels can comprise, along their edges, recesses
allowing a nesting of the rabbeted type of said panel within an
adjacent panel in the building exhibiting a complementary-shaped
rabbet.
[0015] The facade panels can be constituted by a succession of at
least two laths particularly nested within each other by a nesting
of the rabbeted type.
[0016] A facade panel intended to be arranged outside in mounting
position can have an extension oriented downwards in mounting
position.
[0017] The modular structural panel according to the present
invention can enclose an insulating material within at least one
inner region therein between the struts.
[0018] The facade panels can be made of wood, the grain of the wood
being advantageously arranged in order to be disposed at vertical
in the mounting position of the vertical facade panels.
[0019] With such an arrangement of the grain of the wood, the
withstanding of the structural load distribution by the facade
panels is substantially improved due to the verticality of the
grain of the wood.
[0020] The invention also relates to an assembly for the
construction of a building comprising: [0021] modular structural
panels such as defined above; [0022] panels for forming building
corners comprising, for each corner: [0023] two outer panels one of
the edges of which is beveled in order to form the outer corner
itself and an inner panel parallel to one of the outer panels and
assembled thereto by a vertical cross-member by a dovetail
assembly; [0024] an outer panel intended to come in the extension
of one of both above-mentioned outer panels and an inner panel
parallel and assembled thereto by a vertical cross-member by a
dovetail assembly; [0025] a corner post arranged within a cavity
formed by the outer panels and the inner panels; or [0026] a corner
post on which a facade panel can be fitted; [0027] an outer panel
intended to be fitted on the corner post perpendicularly to said
facade panel and an inner panel parallel and assembled thereto by a
vertical cross-member by a dovetail assembly; and [0028] an inner
post which is disposed within a cavity formed by the corner post,
the outer panel and the cross-member, and on which a facade panel
can be fitted; [0029] a sill plate on which the modular structural
panels will be disposed, and a linking plate positioned on top of
the modular structural panels in mounting position, the sill plate
and the linking plate following the walls of the building.
[0030] The insulating material enclosed within the modular panels
between the struts can advantageously be, for example, wood chips,
expanding foam, cellulose wadding, glass wool or rock wool.
[0031] To better illustrate the subject-matter of the present
invention, three particular embodiments of it will be described
hereinafter, by way of example and not limitation, with reference
to the accompanying drawing.
[0032] In this drawing:
[0033] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a structural panel according
to a first embodiment of the present invention, said panel being
shown in its vertical position oriented to show, in a forward
manner, the cross-members protruding from the vertical edges of
both facade panels;
[0034] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the panel of FIG. 1 being
turned over by 180.degree. in order to show the upright connecting
both facade panels and arranged in a recessed manner with respect
to the two vertical edges of both facade panels;
[0035] FIG. 3 is, on a larger scale, a horizontal cross-sectional
view along III-III of FIG. 1;
[0036] FIG. 3a is, on a larger scale and with the rabbets being
reversed, a view of the connection between two successive panels
implemented according to a variant;
[0037] FIG. 4 is, also on a larger scale and with cutaways between
the cross-members, a vertical cross-sectional view with a cutaway
along IV-IV of FIG. 1;
[0038] FIGS. 5 and 6 are views similar to FIGS. 3 and 4,
respectively, according to another variant of this embodiment;
[0039] FIG. 7 is a perspective schematic view of the walls of a
building made of structural panels according to this first
embodiment;
[0040] FIG. 8 is, on a larger scale, a horizontal cross-sectional
view through the walls of the building of FIG. 7, with cutaways
allowing to show the implementation of the corners of the building
of FIG. 7;
[0041] FIG. 8a is a view similar to FIG. 8, showing an alternative
embodiment;
[0042] FIG. 9 is a perspective view with cutaways of the corner
part which is shown in a cross-sectional view in FIG. 8 and which
is at the top right of the sheet containing FIG. 8, the inner
facade panel being omitted in order to better illustrate the
implementation of this corner part;
[0043] FIGS. 10-13 are views similar to FIGS. 1-4, respectively, of
a second embodiment of a structural panel according to the present
invention, FIGS. 12 and 13 being horizontal and vertical
cross-sectional views, respectively, along X-X and XI-XI of FIG.
10, respectively, and FIGS. 10a and 11a being, on a larger scale,
views of the upper part of FIGS. 10 and 11, respectively;
[0044] FIGS. 14 and 15 are views similar to FIGS. 7 and 8,
respectively, of walls of a building made of structural panels
according to this second embodiment;
[0045] FIGS. 16 and 17 are views similar to FIGS. 3 and 4 of a
structural panel according to a third embodiment of the present
invention;
[0046] FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a structural panel
according to a third embodiment being turned over by 180.degree.
with respect to FIG. 17 in order to show the upright of this
embodiment.
[0047] When referring to FIGS. 1-4, a structural panel 1 is shown
according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The panel
1 is intended to form part of an outer wall of a building or to
form part of an inner wall or an inner partition wall of a
building.
[0048] The panel 1 will be described in reference to its vertical
mounting position.
[0049] It comprises two facade panels 2, 3. In case where the panel
1 is intended to form part of an outer wall of a building, one
panel will constitute the outer panel and the other will constitute
the inner panel. In the example as shown, the panel 3 is intended
to constitute the outer panel (see FIG. 4) and has a downward
extension 3a formed by a notch 3b made along the lower horizontal
edge of the panel 3.
[0050] Each panel 2 or 3 is composed of three laths, 2A, 2B, 2C and
3A, 3B, 3C, respectively. Each of these laths comprises, along a
vertical edge, a first rabbet 4 and, along the opposed vertical
edge, a second rabbet 5 according to a re-entrant angle which is
opposed to that constituting the first rabbet 4.
[0051] A lath is assembled to the adjacent lath by a nesting of
their opposed vertical edges, the nesting being made possible by
the rabbets 4 and 5, respectively, of each of the two laths. The
panels close to the panel 1, one of them (panel 1') being shown in
dotted lines in FIG. 3, will be assembled to the panel 1 in the
same manner, by nesting the opposed vertical edges of their end
laths.
[0052] The panels 2 and 3 are assembled by means of four horizontal
cross-members 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D and a vertical upright 7.
[0053] The horizontal cross-members 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D are arranged
at equal distance from each other, the cross-member 6A being
arranged in the vicinity of the lower horizontal edges of the laths
2A, 2B, 2C and 3A, 3B, 3C, and the cross-member 6D being arranged
in the same manner in the vicinity of the upper horizontal edges of
said laths, and the cross-members 6B and 6C being arranged between
the two previous cross-members such that the cross-members are
arranged at equal distance from each other.
[0054] Each horizontal cross-member 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D extends along
each of its two opposed sidewalls by a tenon 8 widening from the
base to the end as a swallow tail, allowing to make a "dovetail"
assembly with the panels 2 and 3 which comprise corresponding
horizontal grooves 9.
[0055] Similarly, the upright 7 extends along its two vertical
sidewalls by a tenon 10 widening from the base to the end as a
swallow tail, allowing to make a "dovetail" assembly with the
panels 2 and 3 which comprise vertical grooves 11 of corresponding
shape.
[0056] In fact, these grooves 11 are made in the middle of the lath
2C and the lath 3C in the example as shown. The cross-members 6A,
6B, 6C and 6D abut against the upright 7 and protrude from the
edges of the panels 2 and 3, that is, the edges of the laths 2A and
3A in the example as shown, by a distance D equal to the distance
between the wall 7a of the upright 7 opposed to the cross-members
6A, 6B, 6C and 6D and the outer edge of the laths 2C and 3C.
[0057] In order to ensure a better sealing of a structure made
using the panels 1, grooves R are provided at each rabbet 4 and 5
on the entire length of the panel. These grooves R have a
semicircle profile and, when nesting each lath within each other,
the grooves made on the rabbets 4 and those made on the rabbets 5
face each other such that the grooves R form a substantially
cylindrical space in which a seal (not shown) could be inserted.
The seal is generally a flexible seal, for example made of
silicone.
[0058] Each lath of the respective panels, as well as the
cross-members and the upright, will be made of wood. Ideally, the
laths will be made such that the grain of the wood thereof will be
parallel to the longitudinal edge of the panels. In so doing, the
panels could better withstand, in assembly position, the vertical
loads associated with a load supported by the panels, such as that
caused by roof members.
[0059] In FIG. 3a, an alternative embodiment of the connection
between two successive panels 3A and 3B is shown, the rabbet 4
comprising a reservation bevel 4a for the seal and the outer edge
of the panel 3B comprising a notch 5a to provide a non-connecting
aspect when it is required.
[0060] In FIGS. 5 and 6, it can be noted that the cross-members are
each limited to two lateral bands 6A1, 6A2; 6B1, 6B2; 6C1, 6C2; and
6D1, 6D2, respectively.
[0061] When referring to FIG. 7, a building B, the walls of which
have been built using a set of panels 1 according to the first
embodiment is shown.
[0062] The building B has a door opening P and a window opening F.
The building is arranged on a slab d, such as a concrete slab. In
order to mount the walls, a sill plate LB, such as a wood sill
plate on which the panels 1 could be disposed, is arranged on the
slab d. This sill plate LB is attached on the concrete slab, for
example by screwing. When the set of panels are assembled to each
other on the sill plate, a linking plate LC is then arranged on the
set of panels 1, on top of them. This linking plate LC constitutes
the belt of the building.
[0063] Cutaways are made in FIG. 7, in order to show the panels 1.
On these cutaways, cross-members 6B and 6C as well as uprights 7
can be seen.
[0064] When referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, a horizontal cross-section
view through the walls of the building B is shown in FIG. 8, and a
perspective view is shown in FIG. 9 with cutaways of the corner
which is shown in a cross-section view in FIG. 8 and which is at
the top right thereof. The assembly of the corners of this building
will be described below using these two figures.
[0065] In FIG. 8, the corners of the building B are each made from
two corner members. The corner at the top left in FIG. 8 has two
members 12 and 13. The member 12 and the member 13 are each
configured to receive a panel 1 on the protruding cross member
side, respectively.
[0066] The member 12 is constituted by two outer laths 14 and 15
arranged at 90.degree. to each other, the sidewalls of both outer
laths 14 and 15 being beveled for forming the corner. On each
respective sidewall of the laths 14 and 15 forming the corner, a
groove R with a semicircle profile is provided along the entire
length of the laths 14 and 15. When the corner is mounted, the
grooves R form a substantially cylindrical space in which a seal
(not shown) could be inserted. The member 13 also has an inner lath
16.
[0067] The outer lath 15 comprises, along the vertical edge opposed
to the beveled sidewall and intended to receive the panel 1, a
rabbet 17 configured to receive the corresponding rabbet 4 of the
panel 1. The rabbet 17 has, on its entire length, a groove R with a
semicircle profile. Similarly, the inner lath also has a rabbet 18
configured to receive the corresponding rabbet 4 of the panel 1.
The rabbet 18 has, on its entire length, a groove R with a
semicircle profile. Thus, when the panel 1 will be assembled to the
corner member 12, the grooves R on the rabbets 4 of the panel 1 and
the grooves R on the respective rabbets 17 and 18 will form a
respective substantially cylindrical space in which a seal could be
inserted.
[0068] The outer lath 15 and the inner lath 16 are assembled by an
upright 19. The upright 19 extends along its two vertical sidewalls
by a tenon 20 widening from the base to the end as a swallow tail,
allowing to make a "dovetail" assembly with the laths 15 and 16
which comprise vertical grooves 21 and 22, respectively, of
corresponding shape.
[0069] The member 12 comprises, on its entire length, a corner
piece 23 arranged along the corner formed by the inner faces 14a
and 15a of the inner lath 14 and the inner lath 15, respectively.
The corner piece is attached to the outer laths 14 and 15 by
screwing.
[0070] A corner post 24 is inserted within the cavity formed by the
upright 19 and the laths 14, 15 and 16. The corner post 24 is
attached to the outer lath 14 by screwing. The corner post 24 and
the upright are screwed to each other by a plurality of screws.
[0071] A mounting angle 25 allows to attach the member to the sill
plate LB. This attachment is made by screwing the mounting angle 25
to the upright 19 and the sill plate LB.
[0072] Each lath of the corner member 12 as well as the upright 19
and the corner post 24 will be made of wood. Similarly to the laths
of the panels, the laths of the corner member will be made such
that the grain of the wood will be vertical in mounting
position.
[0073] The member 13 is constituted by an outer lath 26 and an
inner lath 27. The outer lath 26 has, along the vertical edge
intended to receive a panel 1, a rabbet 28 corresponding to the
rabbet 4 of the panel 1. The rabbet 28 has, on its entire length, a
groove R with a semicircle profile. Similarly, the inner lath 27
also has a rabbet 29 configured to receive the corresponding rabbet
4 of the panel 1. The rabbet 29 has, on its entire length, a groove
R with a semicircle profile. When the panel 1 is assembled to the
corner member 13, the grooves R on the rabbets 4 of the panel 1 and
the grooves R on the respective rabbets 28 and 29 will form a
respective substantially cylindrical space in which a seal could be
inserted.
[0074] The outer lath 26 and the inner lath 27 are assembled by an
upright 30. The upright 30 extends along its two vertical edges by
a tenon 31 widening from the base to the end as a swallow tail,
allowing to make a "dovetail" assembly with the laths 26 and 27
which comprise vertical grooves 32 and 33, respectively, of
corresponding shape.
[0075] The sidewall opposed to the sidewall having the rabbet 29 of
the inner lath 27 is aligned with the longitudinal edge of the
upright 30.
[0076] Each lath of the corner member 13 as well as the upright 30
will be made of wood. Similarly to the laths of the panels and the
corner member 12, the grain of the wood of the laths will be
vertical in assembly position.
[0077] The member 13 is assembled to the member 12, the upright 30
of the member 13 abutting against the inner lath 16 of the member
12. The outer lath 14 of the member 13 has, along its sidewall
opposed to the beveled sidewall, a rabbet 34. The outer lath 26 of
the member 13 has, on its sidewall opposed to the sidewall which
receives the panel 1, a rabbet 35 with a re-entrant angle opposed
to that of the rabbet 34 such that the outer lath 14 and the outer
lath 26 can be nested with each other. Similarly to the nesting of
the laths of a panel according to the invention, the rabbets 34 and
35 each have a groove R on their entire length and which form a
substantially cylindrical space when the members 12 and 13 are
assembled and the grooves R face each other. The space thus created
can contain a seal.
[0078] The member 12 and the member 13 are assembled by screwing
the upright 30 of the member 13 to the inner lath 16 of the member
12 by a plurality of screws. Also, the corner post 24 of the member
12 will be screwed to the laths 14 and 26 of the respective members
12 and 13.
[0079] A mounting angle 36 allows to attach the member to the sill
plate LB. This attachment is made by screwing the mounting angle 36
to the upright 30 and the sill plate LB.
[0080] In order to build the corners from wood laths with constant
sizes, and for aesthetic reasons of length of corner members, the
other corner members will be slightly different. The common members
of the corners will be not described again and still have the same
reference numerals.
[0081] The right-hand corners in FIG. 8 have two corner members 12'
and 13'. The member 12' is configured to receive a panel 1 on the
upright side and the member 13' is configured to receive a panel 1
on the protruding cross-member side.
[0082] In practice, the differences between the members 12 and 12'
are the angle of the rabbets. Thus, the member 12' has laths 14',
15' and 16' which comprise rabbets 17', 18' and 34' the re-entrant
angle of which is inverted with respect to the respective rabbets
17, 18 and 34 of the corner member 12. It allows the member 12' to
receive a panel 1 on the upright side.
[0083] Similarly, the member 13' has laths 26' and 27' which
comprise rabbets 28', 29' and 35' the re-entrant angle of which is
inverted with respect to the respective rabbets 28, 29 and 35 of
the member 13. Thus, the member 13' can receive a panel 1 on the
protruding cross member side.
[0084] The left-hand bottom corner in FIG. 8 has a corner member 13
identical to the corner at the top left, configured to receive a
panel 1 on the protruding cross member side. However, this corner
has a member 12'' configured to receive a panel 1 on the upright
side and to be assembled to a member 13. Thus, the member 12'' has
laths 15' and 16' identical to the right-hand corners and a lath 14
identical to the left-hand upper corner.
[0085] The assemblies of each corner are identical, only the angles
of the rabbets of the corner parts can vary from one corner to
another.
[0086] In order to mount the building, the sill plate LB, which
sets the building structure, is attached on the concrete slab d.
Then, first corner members 12 and 13 are arranged in a first
corner. The panels 1 could then be easily nested with each other in
order to constitute the building walls.
[0087] In FIG. 8a, an alternative embodiment of FIG. 8 is shown, in
which a corner post P.sub.angle shows the combination of pieces 12,
14, 16, 19 and 24 of FIG. 8, and an inner post P.sub.int is
arranged in the space between the pieces P.sub.angle, 26 and
30.
[0088] When referring to FIGS. 10-13, a second embodiment of a
modular structural panel 100 according to the present invention is
shown. Only the members of this second embodiment which differ from
those of the first embodiment will be described, the common members
still having the same reference numerals.
[0089] The cross-members 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D are replaced with
cross-members 106A, 106B, 106C and 106D which are each constituted
by two lateral rods 137 connected to each other by a connecting
member 138.
[0090] Each of the lateral rods 137 externally has the tenon part 8
intended to cooperate with a groove 9 of the inner faces of the
panels 2 and 3.
[0091] The connecting member 138 is arranged in the vicinity of the
edge of the panel 100 from which the cross-members 106A-106D
protrude. It consists in a screw with two reversed screw pitches
138a, 138b (see FIG. 12), each being attached by its end to a rod
137 of the associated cross-member, an operation of the middle part
138c allowing to adjust the spacing of both rods 137 of the
associated cross-member and, therefore, both panels 2 and 3.
[0092] The upright 7 is replaced with the upright 107 which is
constituted by two lateral rods 139 connected to each other by
connecting members 140.
[0093] Each of the rods 139 externally has the tenon part 10
intended to cooperate with the groove part 11 of the inner faces of
both panels 2 and 3.
[0094] The connecting members 140 are four in number and evenly
distributed on the entire height of the panel 100 viewed in its
mounting position. Each connecting member consists in a screw with
two reverse screw pitches 140a, 140b (see FIG. 12), each being
attached by its end to a rod 139 of the upright 107, an operation
of the middle part 140c allowing to adjust the spacing of both rods
139 and, therefore, both panels 2 and 3.
[0095] Similarly to the panel 1, the different members constituting
the panel 100, such as the connecting rods 137 and 139 as well as
the screws 138 and 140, will be made of wood.
[0096] When referring to FIG. 14, a building B', the walls of which
have been built using a set of panels 100 according to the second
embodiment, is shown.
[0097] On the cutaways shown in FIG. 14, the position of different
cross-members 106B, 106C and 106D, as well as the uprights 107, can
be seen. For clarity purposes, the connecting screws 138 and 140
are shown without their threads.
[0098] When referring to FIG. 15, a horizontal cross-sectional view
through the walls of the building B' of FIG. 12 is shown. The
corner members which are identical to those described in the first
embodiment will not be described again.
[0099] When referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, a third embodiment of a
modular structural panel 200 according to the present invention is
shown. Only the members of this third embodiment which differ from
those of the first and second embodiments will be described, the
common members still having the same reference numerals.
[0100] The cross-members 106A, 106B, 106C and 106D are replaced
with cross-members 206A, 206B, 206C and 206D which are each
constituted by two lateral rods 237 connected to each other by a
connecting member 238 of the connecting lug type.
[0101] Each of the lateral rods 237 externally has the tenon part 8
intended to cooperate with a groove 9 of the inner faces of the
panels 2 and 3.
[0102] The connecting member 238 is arranged in the vicinity of the
edge of the panel 200 from which the cross-members 206A-206D
protrude. Each lateral rod has a groove 241 which is formed only on
part of said lateral rod, in the upper part of the rod. The groove
241 is formed on the side opposed to the side on which the tenon 8
is disposed. Each connecting member 238 comprises, at each of its
ends, a tenon 242 able to cooperate with a groove 241. The tenons
242 are inserted within the corresponding grooves of each opposed
lateral rod and abut against the bottom of each groove. Each groove
241 and each tenon 242 form a dovetail type connecting
assembly.
[0103] The upright 107 is replaced with the upright 207 which is
constituted by two lateral rods 239 connected to each other by
connecting members 240 of the connecting lug type. Each of the rods
239 externally has the tenon part 10 intended to cooperate with the
groove part 11 of the inner faces of both panels 2 and 3.
[0104] The connecting members 240 are four in number and evenly
distributed on the entire height of the panel 200 viewed in its
mounting position. Each lateral rod has four notches 243. These
notches are narrowed from their base to their apex leading to the
inner space of the panels between the faces 2 and 3. The notches
243 are not provided on the entire thickness of the lateral rod 239
to which they belong. Each connecting member 240 has, at each of
its ends, a tenon 244 able to cooperate with the notches 243 of
each lateral rod 239. Each tenon will be inserted within the
notches and abut against the bottom thereof. Each notch 243 and
each tenon 244 form a dovetail type connecting assembly. The outer
face of the connecting members 240 comes up to the outer face of
the rods 239 on the end which will receive the protruding
cross-members of the next panel when assembling thereof.
[0105] Similarly to the panels 1 and 100, the members of the panels
200, such as the rods 237 and 239 and the connecting members 238
and 240, are made of wood.
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