Building Block for Wall Construction

• US 20160010329A1
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Goma Holding, AS
• Original Assignee: Vidar Marstein
• Inventors: Marstein, Vidar
• Granted Patent: US 9,551,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/46 by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/54 the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/0232 Undercut connections, e.g. using undercut tongues and grooves
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/0289 Building elements with holes filled with insulating material
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 1/39 characterised by special adaptations, e.g. serving for locating conduits, for forming soffits, cornices, or shelves, for fixing wall-plates or door-frames, for claustra
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 1/40 built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 1/41 composed of insulating material and load-bearing concrete, stone or stone-like material
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/34 composed of two or more spaced sheet-like parts E04C2/32 takes precedence; spacers for cavity walls E04B2/44
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/46 specially adapted for making walls E04C2/52, E04C2/54 take precedence; structure of slab-shaped elements E04B1/02; walls of elements of relatively thin form E04B2/72
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/52 with special adaptations for auxiliary purposes, e.g. serving for locating conduits E04C2/54 takes precedence; block-shaped elements therefor E04C1/39; floor structures incorporating ducts E04B5/48

Abstract

Building block for forming a wall construction, including insulating material and vertical load-bearing walls extending from one longitudinal side towards another longitudinal side of the building block, where the insulating material is provided with recesses for accommodating and holding the load-bearing walls in position, where inner part of the insulating material and the load-bearing walls are provided with recesses for accommodating at least one longitudinal reinforcing element binding the load-bearing walls together in longitudinal direction of the building block for forming an inner core where the vertical load-bearing walls, insulating material and the at least one reinforcing element together form the basic load-bearing in the building block, and that the building block includes at least one outer core formed by parts of insulating material and load-bearing walls outside the at least one reinforcing element, where the at least one outer core has supplementing and reinforcing properties for the inner core.

Claims

1. Building block (11) for forming a wall construction (100), which building block (11) includes insulating material (30) and vertical load-bearing walls (21) extending from one longitudinal side (12, 13) of the building block (11) and towards another longitudinal side (12, 13) of the building block (11), where the insulating material (30) is provided with recesses (31) for accommodating the load-bearing walls (21) for holding them in position, characterized in that inner part of the insulating material (30) and load-bearing walls (21) are provided with recesses (32) for accommodating at least one longitudinal reinforcing element (40) binding the load-bearing walls (21) together in longitudinal direction of the building block (11) for forming an inner core (20) where the load-bearing walls (21), insulating material (30) and the at least one reinforcing element (40) together form the basic load-bearing in the building block (11), and that the building block (11) includes at least one outer core (50) formed by parts of the insulating material (30) and the load-bearing walls (21) outside the at least one reinforcing element (40), where the at least one outer core (50) has supplementing and reinforcing properties for the inner core (20).

2. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that the load-bearing walls (21) in the inner core (20) provide load-bearing construction horizontally together with the insulating material (30) and the at least one reinforcing element (40).

3. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that the insulating material (30) together with the load-bearing walls (21) and at least one reinforcing element (40) provide load-bearing construction vertically, at the same time as they together with the outer core(s) (50) form load-bearing construction for torsional forces in the building block (11) alone, and/or as a group, assembled together as a wall construction (100).

4. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that the outer core(s) (50) of the building block (11) form(s) together or separately on each side of the inner core (20) stabilization for the inner core (20) where the torsional effect and the vertical forces are further reinforced for the inner core (20) of the building block (11).

5. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one reinforcing element (40) extends over groups of load-bearing walls (21) at one side of the building block (11) and/or extends over several groups of load-bearing walls (21) from both sides of the building block (11).

6. Building block according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one longitudinal reinforcing element (40) extends over load-bearing walls (21) overlapping each other in the inner core (20) from both sides of the building block (11).

7. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that load-bearing walls (21) of the building block (11) are arranged in a pattern of load-bearing walls (21) being dividable in two.

8. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that building block (11) is provided with recesses (32) for reinforcing elements (40) and reinforcing elements (40) at both upper side and underside of the building block (11).

9. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the load-bearing walls (21) are fixed to the insulating material (30) by means of gently expanding glue or that the load-bearing walls (21) are embedded the insulating material (30).

10. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the load-bearing walls (21) have an extension:

in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the building block (11), or

in a plane having an inclined angle in relation to the longitudinal direction of the building block (11).

11. Building block according to claim 10, characterized in that the load-bearing walls (21) from one side of the building block (11) have a longer extension than load-bearing walls (21) from the other side of the building block (11).

12. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that the building block (11) is provided with a centrally longitudinal recess (33) at lower side adapted for accommodating a groundsill or support beams, provided with a centrally longitudinal recess (33) at upper side for accommodating a top sill or support beam, or at both upper side and underside, where recesses (32) for longitudinal reinforcing elements (40) are arranged inside the centrally longitudinal recess (33).

13. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the building block (11) is provided with at least one longitudinal drainage channel (60, 60a-b) arranged in connection with the recesses (32) for the reinforcing elements (40), which drainage channel (60, 60a-b) are provided with drainage holes (61a-d) extending to each side of the building block (11).

14. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the building block (11) is provided with recesses (32) for vertically extending reinforcing elements (40) at end sides (14, 15) of the building block (11) for providing fastening in vertical direction to other building blocks (11).

15. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcing elements (40) are glued to the recesses (32).

16. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcing elements (40) are formed by two parts in the form of a female part (41) and a male part (42) which are arranged in the recesses (32), which female part (41) and male part (42) are adapted for mutual engagement for forming a click-system.

17. Building block according to claim 1, characterized by that the at least one reinforcing element (40) is provided with fastening means for forming fastening points for side plates or cover plates (70) and that the insulating material (30) is provided with a through hole or tube (72) for accommodating corresponding fastening means (71) arranged to the side plates or cover plates (70), where the fastening means of the reinforcing element (40) and fastening means of the side plates or cover plates (70) are provided with a click-system for mutual fastening.

18. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that the building block (11′

) has an extension in two or more planes which join to form a corner with desired angle.

19. Building block according to claim 1, characterized in that top sills, groundsills or support beams which the building block (11) is to be arranged to are provided with integrated reinforcing elements (40) and recesses (32) for reinforcing elements (40), and possibly drainage channel (60, 60a-b) and drainage holes (61a-d).