Metallic Frame Structure, Assembly Kit For Mobile Housing, Mobile Housing And Hollow Profile

• US 20150159363A1
• Filed: 04/23/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mohammad Ehsasi
• Original Assignee: Innovac Gesellschaft Fuer Vakuumphysik Mbh
• Inventors: Ehsasi, Mohammad
• Granted Patent: US 9,518,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/2403 Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34315 characterised by separable parts
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34326 mainly constituted by longitudinal elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34331 mainly constituted by three-dimensional elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/3483 the supporting structure consisting of metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/5831 of substantially rectangular form
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/5881 using an undercut groove, e.g. dovetail groove
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/005 Modulation co-ordination
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/02 Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation, e.g. summer housessmall erections for limited occupation E04H1/12 ; collapsible, erectable or rotatable buildings E04B1/343
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/06 Office buildings; Banks E04H1/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1205 Small buildings erected in the open air E04H1/1272 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 2001/1283 Small buildings of the ISO containers type

Abstract

The invention relates to a metallic frame structure of a container-like, modular and mobile housing, an assembly kit for such a housing, a container-like, modular and mobile housing, as well as a hollow profile for such a housing. The hollow profile which is designed as a floor main profile (1), roof main profile (2) and/or support profile (3) for the metallic frame structure, has a longitudinal structure (71, 72, . . . ) extending along the longitudinal direction of the profile and originating from an outer profile surface. The longitudinal structure is formed as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove and has a width at its attachment to the profile outer surface of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimetres in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A metallic frame structure of a container-like, modular and mobile housing unit, adapted for use as a residential container, an office container or a room module, comprising:

a plurality of horizontal main floor profiles connected detachably to one another to form a floor frame;

a plurality of horizontal main roof profiles connected detachably to one another to form a roof frame;

a plurality of vertical support profiles, each connected detachably to the horizontal main floor profiles by a floor corner connection and to the main roof profiles by a roof corner connection so that the floor frame and the roof frame are connected together in parallel and at a vertical distance from one another,

wherein the support profiles are arranged so that when stacking two or more frame structures on top of each other, the frame structure stacked on top is supported mainly by the vertical support profiles,

wherein at least one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and/or support profiles is a hollow metal profile which has a longitudinal structure extending along a longitudinal direction of the hollow metal profile and originating from an outer profile surface, which longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove, having a width of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters at its origin at the outer profile surface in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile.

20. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19, wherein the floor corner connection and/or the roof corner connection is formed by the longitudinal structure.

21. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19, wherein the hollow profile with the longitudinal structure is formed from sheet metal, which is formed from one piece, two pieces, or several pieces and is welded along the longitudinal direction of the profile, the longitudinal structure originating from the outer profile surface being formed by bending.

22. The frame structure as claimed in claim 21, characterized in that the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is formed from folded sheet metal.

23. The frame structure as claimed in claim 20, characterized in that the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile has a cross section that is selected from the group consisting of triangular, rectangular, box-shaped, T-shaped or circular.

24. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is forms a guide edge for positioning a section of one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and/or support profiles.

25. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 wherein the hollow profile has two longitudinal structures configured as longitudinal elevations, and forming therebetween a longitudinal channel, having a C- or U-shaped cross section.

26. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 wherein the longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal groove in which a slot nut with an internal thread is inserted for forming a screw connection, whereby one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and/or support profiles is connected detachably to another one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and/or support profiles.

27. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 wherein the hollow profile has two, three, four or five longitudinal structures which are each formed as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove.

28. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 wherein the main floor profiles each have one or two longitudinal grooves and one or two longitudinal elevations, the main roof profiles each have one or two longitudinal grooves and one or two longitudinal elevations, and the support profiles each have two, three or four longitudinal elevations.

29. The frame structure as claimed in claim 19 further comprising a plurality of secondary floor profiles which are each arranged between two parallel main floor profiles and are connected detachably to the two parallel main floor profiles, and/or secondary roof profiles, which are each arranged between two parallel main roof profiles and are connected detachably to the two parallel main roof profiles, wherein the secondary floor profiles are supported or mounted by the longitudinal structures of the main floor profiles, and/or the secondary roof profiles are supported or mounted by the longitudinal structures of the main roof profiles.

30. The frame structure as claimed in claim 29 wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is configured as a longitudinal groove in which slot nuts with an internal thread are arranged,

a screw connection being formed by which the secondary profiles are connected detachably to the main floor profiles and/or main roof profiles.

31. The frame structure as claimed in claim 29 wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is configured as a longitudinal groove in which holding sections of the secondary profiles engage in order to form slot-in connections between the hollow profile and the secondary profiles.

32. The frame structure as claimed in claim 29 wherein the secondary floor profiles and/or the secondary roof profiles are each formed as a hollow profile from a metal sheet which is bent from one piece, two pieces, or several pieces and is welded along the longitudinal direction of the profile.

33. An assembly kit for a container-like, modular and mobile housing unit, adapted for use as a residential container, an office container or a room module, with a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 19.

34. A container-like, modular and mobile housing unit, more particularly residential container, office container or room module, with a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 19, and further comprising wall elements, roof elements and floor elements which are arranged on the frame structure and together with the frame structure enclose an interior region of the housing unit.

35. The housing unit as claimed in claim 34, wherein the wall elements, roof elements and/or floor elements are each arranged on longitudinal elevations and/or in longitudinal grooves of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and/or support profiles.

36. A hollow profile, which is configured as a main floor profile, a main roof profile and/or a support profile for a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 19, having a longitudinal structure extending along the longitudinal direction of the profile and originating from an outer profile surface, which longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove having a width at its origin at the outer profile surface of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile.