US20250012072A1 - Beam or post for a construction system - Google Patents

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US20250012072A1
US20250012072A1 US18/703,137 US202218703137A US2025012072A1 US 20250012072 A1 US20250012072 A1 US 20250012072A1 US 202218703137 A US202218703137 A US 202218703137A US 2025012072 A1 US2025012072 A1 US 2025012072A1
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  • the present invention relates to a beam or post for a construction system, in particular for a building module, a dwelling or a garage, or furniture, the main elements of which may be made of plastic, in particular recycled plastic or recycled wood, or any other object constructed by assembling this construction system, the elements of which may be made of plastic and/or composites.
  • JPS4989010U discloses a construction system for a shelf consisting of a core element formed of a profiled straight central element, and straight surrounding elements that assemble around the core element in accordance with its profile, forming a square that surrounds the core element. These elements are made of synthetic resin, a metallic material or similar, integrally molded to a suitable length by stretching.
  • This construction system comprises a column in the form of a square pillar of rectangular shape with grooves in all four corners.
  • the construction system further comprises four solid front plates, each comprising an inclined edge at each end designed to slide into the grooves in the four corners of the square pillar.
  • a shelf board can be attached to the front plate by screws passing through a through-hole in the front plate. The purpose of this system is to not reveal the screws that support the shelves.
  • This type of construction is designed for furniture with a very limited load-bearing capacity, and can never be used in a residential construction system.
  • the load which should be considered to create a floor for a house (instead of a shelf) would impose a width of support board that is too thick, without however guaranteeing the solidity of the building.
  • EP3781754 on behalf of the applicant, discloses a construction system for a building module, comprising a plurality of core construction elements, each of which has a solid cross-section comprising two main arms of equal length, the main arms intersecting at right angles at the mid-point.
  • Each core construction element has a plane of symmetry around the axes of each main arm, with the main arms optionally terminating at their ends in transverse portions whose length is less than the length of the main arms.
  • the solid central cross is surrounded by a plurality of surrounding construction elements of the core elements.
  • Each surrounding element is made up of four partial surrounding parts that are assembled around a core element.
  • the partial surrounding parts are solid and each has a cross-section essentially of an isosceles right-angled triangle comprising one long side and two inclined sides that form a right angle.
  • the four partial surrounding parts when assembled, are arranged with their long sides outwards and the inclined sides terminating at a right angle inwards towards the center of the cross of a core element, thus forming a square surrounding the cross of the core element, these triangular partial surrounding parts having openings and/or cut-outs that surround the cross of the core element.
  • Such a construction system is easy to assemble and robust.
  • the present invention proposes a beam or a post for creating a construction system whose assembly, for a large number of buildings, is simplified and even more rigid with an even smaller number of standardized parts used to constitute the construction elements.
  • the present invention therefore optimizes and rationalizes the use of beams or posts, benefiting from the best ratio in terms of architectural modularity, as well as structural forces.
  • a further aim of the present invention is to propose a beam or post for creating a lightweight construction system whose assembly, for a large number of buildings, is simplified and even more rigid with an even smaller number of standardized parts used to constitute the construction elements.
  • a hollow beam or post for a construction system comprising a core element formed of a profiled straight hollow central element, and straight surrounding elements which are assembled around the core element in accordance with its profile, forming a square surrounding the core element.
  • the core element formed of a straight hollow central element having a cross-section provided with four diametrically opposed hollow outer projections in the shape of outwardly flaring dovetails, which are arranged crosswise, said four hollow outer projections having narrowed inner ends which are spaced apart from the narrowed inner ends of the adjacent hollow outer projections and are connected by segments of the hollow central element.
  • the straight surrounding elements are hollow and each have an inner wall whose internal shape is complementary to the four diametrically opposed outer projections of the core element and its segments when the straight surrounding elements are assembled around the core element.
  • an inner end of a hollow outer projection of the core element is connected, by an extension of a segment of the hollow central element, to the opposite outer end of said hollow outer projection.
  • each surrounding element comprises two hollow inner projections which engage around the dovetail shape of one of the diametrically opposed outer projections of the core element, the hollow inner projections of two adjacent surrounding elements filling the space around a segment of the hollow central element and between two adjacent hollow projections of the core element.
  • an inner end of a hollow outer projection of the core element is connected, by an extension of a segment of the central hollow element, to the opposite inner end of said hollow outer projection.
  • each surrounding element is supported by a part that forms an essentially straight outer side of the beam or post.
  • said part supporting the inner projections of each surrounding element comprises inclined flanks provided on one side with a projection and on the other side with a recess, said projection on the inclined flank of a part fitting into the recess on the inclined flank of an adjacent part when the beam or post is assembled.
  • the part supporting the inner projections of each surrounding element comprises a straight outer face with recesses, said outer face defining on each side, with an inclined flank thereof, an opening which extends along the beam or post.
  • the part supporting the inner projections of each surrounding element comprises a plurality of openings that extend along the beam or post and are capable of receiving inserts for connecting two beams or posts by a butt-joint.
  • each insert has a rib arranged to lock the inserted insert in an opening in the surrounding element.
  • the projections are arranged to be assembled to the straight outer face of a surrounding element of the beam or post with its recesses.
  • each core element is associated with two straight surrounding elements which are assembled around the core element to form a square.
  • Each of the two straight surrounding elements comprises an inner wall which, when the straight surrounding elements are assembled around the core element, covers two outer projections of the hollow central element as well as the segment connecting these two outer projections.
  • each straight surrounding element comprises a plurality of hollow outer profiles arranged outside the inner wall. Said hollow outer profiles cover the outer projections as well as the segment connecting these two outer projections.
  • the hollow outer profiles associated with two outer projections of a straight surrounding element can be spaced apart to together form an essentially straight outer side of the beam or post.
  • the present invention also relates to an assembly of several hollow beams or posts for a construction system, comprising a plurality of beams of all the same length and a plurality of posts of all the same length. During assembly, particularly for the posts, the dimensions will be adjusted based on the structure to be erected.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly of several hollow beams or posts for a construction system, wherein at least one beam or at least one post is reinforced by a cylindrical or tubular part inserted into the hollow of the central element of a core element.
  • the beams and/or posts are assembled by a butt joint by inserts inserted into the ends of the openings extending along the surrounding elements.
  • two adjacent sides of a central post are each attached to another post, the height of the structure being determined by the length of the central post.
  • constructions can be made in 6 directions (up, down, left, right, front, back).
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a post or beam according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a partial view of a tubular reinforcing element
  • FIG. 3 shows a partial perspective view of a central core element
  • FIG. 3 ′ shows a top view of another type of central core element
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial perspective view of an intermediate support profile
  • FIG. 5 A shows a partial view of a straight hollow surrounding element
  • FIG. 5 B shows a partial view of a variant of a straight hollow surrounding element
  • FIG. 5 C shows a top view of another variant of a straight hollow surrounding element
  • FIG. 6 A shows a perspective view of an insert
  • FIG. 6 B shows a perspective view of a tube bracket
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of an assembled construction module
  • FIGS. 8 A, 8 B and 8 C each show a sub-assembly of the construction module shown in FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a basic construction module
  • FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of an assembly of four basic construction modules
  • FIGS. 11 A and 11 B show a perspective view of a floor designed to be installed in a building according to the present invention
  • FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a floor reinforcement
  • FIGS. 13 A, 13 B and 13 C each show a cross-sectional view of a floor profile shown in FIG. 11 ;
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a floor arranged between beams
  • FIGS. 15 A, 15 B, 15 C and 15 D show accessories for securing the posts
  • FIGS. 16 A and 16 B show a front and perspective view of a type of D-profile
  • FIGS. 17 A and 17 B show a perspective view and a side view of a fastening element between two posts or beams
  • FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of a profile end
  • FIG. 19 shows a partial view of beams assembled by fastening elements
  • FIG. 20 shows an exploded view of fastening elements and end caps designed to fasten and receive beams according to the present invention
  • FIG. 21 shows a partial perspective view of an assembly according to the present invention
  • FIG. 22 shows a perspective view of an assembly with a floor part and a wall part
  • FIG. 23 shows a simplified and lightweight version of a beam element with two complementary elements that can be joined together
  • FIG. 24 shows a perspective view of a simplified and lightweight version of a beam element
  • FIG. 25 A shows a perspective view of a profile end for lightweight structures
  • FIG. 25 B shows a perspective view of a fastening element between two posts or beams for a lightweight construction
  • FIG. 26 shows a perspective view of a lightweight structure assembled using the profiles shown in FIG. 23 .
  • the invention proposes a hollow beam or post for a construction system.
  • the beam or post comprises a core element A formed of a straight hollow central element 7 having a cross-section provided with four diametrically opposed hollow outer projections 1 in the shape of outwardly flaring dovetails, which are arranged crosswise, these four hollow outer projections 1 having narrowed inner ends 2 which are spaced apart from the narrowed inner ends of the adjacent hollow outer projections and are connected by segments 3 of the hollow central element.
  • the beam or post comprises four straight hollow surrounding elements B which are assembled around the core element A to form a square surrounding the core element A, the four surrounding elements B having an inner cross-sectional shape that is complementary to the four diametrically opposed outer projections 1 of the core element A.
  • an inner end 2 of a hollow outer projection 1 of the core element is connected, by an extension 4 of a segment 3 of the hollow central element, to the opposite outer end 5 of said hollow outer projection 1 .
  • FIG. 3 ′ shows a top view of another type of central core element.
  • an inner end 2 of a hollow outer projection 1 of the core element is connected, by an extension of a segment of the hollow central element, to the opposite inner end of this hollow outer projection 1 .
  • This embodiment further reinforces the structure of the core element.
  • FIG. 4 shows an intermediate support profile D designed to be associated with a beam or post.
  • the elongated profile D essentially rectangular in cross-section, is provided with two projections 15 on one side and a recess 16 on the opposite side, the projections 15 are arranged to assemble with the straight outer face of a surrounding element B of the beam or post with its recesses 10 A, 10 B.
  • an additional reinforcement 25 is arranged on the projection 16 so as to reinforce the profile D over all or part of its length, based on the length of said additional reinforcement 25 .
  • each surrounding element B has two hollow inner projections 6 which engage around the dovetail shape of one of the diametrically opposed outer projections of the core element A (see FIG. 1 ), the hollow inner projections 6 of two adjacent surrounding elements B filling the space around a segment 3 (see FIG. 3 ) of the hollow central element and between two adjacent hollow projections 6 of the core element.
  • each surrounding element B As shown in FIGS. 5 A and 5 B , the hollow inner projections 6 of each surrounding element B ( FIG. 5 A ) are supported by a part 10 that forms an essentially straight outer side of the beam or post.
  • FIG. 5 C shows a top view of another variant of a straight hollow surrounding element, or profile B, with three elements aligned for an even more simplified construction.
  • the part 10 supporting the inner projections of each surrounding element B comprises inclined flanks 8 , 9 provided on one side with a projection 8 A and on the other side with a recess 9 A, this projection 8 A on the inclined flank 8 of one part fitting into the recess 9 A on the inclined flank 9 of an adjacent part when the beam or post is assembled.
  • the part 10 supporting the inner projections 6 of each surrounding element B has a straight outer face with recesses 10 A, 10 B, said outer face defining on each side, with an inclined flank thereof 8 , 9 , an opening 10 A′, 10 B′ which extends along the beam or post.
  • the part 10 supporting the inner projections 6 of each surrounding element B comprises a plurality of openings 11 that extend along the beam or post and are capable of receiving inserts 12 (see FIG. 6 A ) for rigidly connecting two beams or posts by means of a butt-joint.
  • Each insert 12 comprises a rib 13 arranged to lock the insert 12 inserted in an opening 11 of the surrounding element B.
  • a variant of a straight hollow surrounding element enables inserts to be inserted and continuity to be ensured between two beams or posts without said continuity being interrupted, particularly thanks to the groove 14 arranged in the opening 10 A, 10 B which extends along the beam or post.
  • the beam or post associated with an elongated profile D of essentially rectangular cross-sectional shape provided with two projections 15 on one side and a recess 16 on the opposite side, the projections 15 are arranged to assemble with the straight outer face of a surrounding element B of the beam or post with its recesses 10 A, 10 B.
  • an assembly of several hollow beams or posts for a construction system comprises a plurality of beams of all the same length and a plurality of posts of all the same length.
  • the system according to the invention usually comprises a plurality of core construction elements 1 and a plurality of surrounding construction elements 2 of the core elements, each of a standard length or in several standardized lengths.
  • At least one beam or post is reinforced by a cylindrical or tubular part 17 (see FIG. 2 ) inserted into the hollow 7 of the central element of a core element A, as well as a tube bracket 21 (see FIG. 6 B ).
  • the tube bracket 21 further comprises four strips designed to fit into the grooves of the surrounding profiles B.
  • An assembly of several hollow beams or posts for a construction system according to claim 11 wherein the beams and/or posts are butt-jointed by inserts 12 inserted in the ends 11 of the openings extending along the surrounding elements (B).
  • the two adjacent sides of the central corner post are each attached to another post, the height of the construction being determined by the length of the central corner post.
  • the standard spacing between two posts is 325 cm, and that the standard spacing between the beams, thus defining the height, is 280 cm.
  • the module built is a 740 cm square to which 15 cm of external insulation must be added, that is 755 cm on one side with a central intermediate post under the beams at a distance of 325 cm from the corner posts.
  • Said configuration gives a living area of 50.4 m2 with a single central post in the space, the other posts and beams being in the walls.
  • the standard module is built with ten 680-cm beams and nine posts (five 280-cm intermediate posts and four 340-cm posts), representing a total of 95.6 meters of profile A, 382.4 meters of profile B and 22.4 meters of profile D.
  • profile D′ has been slightly modified compared to profile D shown in FIG. 4 , notably to fully match the elongated profile B and form a more solid structure.
  • the elongated profile D′ is provided with two projections 15 on one side which are in direct contact with a surrounding element B without there being a gap between the two parts which would weaken the assembled structure.
  • a neighboring standard module sharing one face represents 77.8 meters of profile A, 311.2 meters of profile B and 16.8 meters of profile D.
  • the ratio improves the more surfaces are shared, such that a standard single-story module sharing a ceiling/floor represents 61.6 meters of profile A, 246.4 meters of profile B and 22.4 meters of profile D.
  • a building for example a 151.2 m2 house composed of three standard modules, two side-by-side and the third upstairs, represents: 235 meters of profile A, 940 meters of profile B and 61.6 meters of profile D, making a total of 1236.6 linear meters of profiles.
  • This standard configuration is given as an example only, and the dimensions may vary without causing structural problems.
  • an assembly of four basic construction modules makes it possible to extend the living area while saving on the number of posts/beams per square meter, particularly because there is no need to double the posts at each junction between two basic modules.
  • the construction can be self-supporting on piles, piers or aprons.
  • the construction system uses standard length A, B and D profiles, facilitating pre-assembly in units of posts, intermediate posts, beams and 1 ⁇ 2 beams for faster assembly.
  • this pre-assembly is mainly suitable for two-level structures (ground floor+one story).
  • the assembly has been designed so as to enable a post or beam to be formed by alternately assembling profiles A and B of intermediate length like puzzle pieces. This assembly produces a continuous post or beam, thus avoiding fragile connection zones. By maintaining the correct distances between the interruption in any of the five profiles, the post or beam retains its structural homogeneity.
  • standard slots have been provided in the design to accommodate standard U-shaped (aluminum) profile ends or inserts 12 .
  • Profile A and profile D have been designed to receive reinforcement tubes (steel or composite projection) thus making it possible to stiffen the beam or post, if necessary, as well as the continuous beam and post assemblies, guaranteeing increased strength at structural corners.
  • This slab-fixed configuration only slightly increases the linear meters of profiles: as two of the beams at the top of the three overlapped structures rest on the top of the posts, thus avoiding the need to support profile D.
  • the outer corner structure provides the 5th and 6th landings with, in this example, a height of 18.90 meters.
  • the first intermediate corner structure provides the 2nd and 4th landings with, in this example, a height of 12.70 meters.
  • the outer corner structure provides the 1st and 3rd landings with, in this example, a height of 9.60 meters.
  • profiles A, B and D slide relative to one another. Deliberately staggering the assembly of the profiles avoids creating weak zones in the structure of the post or continuous beam. Lightweight and easy to handle, they can be built directly on-site, like a jigsaw puzzle, up to or very close to the desired length before adjustment.
  • B/B and D/D profile interruptions are reinforced by inserting standard U and/or A and D profiles through the tubes.
  • the posts or beams of the present invention can be made of plastic, in particular recycled plastic or recycled wood, enabling a robust construction using a reduced number of standardized parts to constitute the construction elements.
  • the hollow body of profiles A and B is designed, for example, to accommodate wiring or piping. It can also be used for insulation or even for reinforcement by filling with hardened earth or cement, for example.
  • a reinforcing tube or stiffener can be arranged in the housings of profiles A and B, notably by sliding.
  • the assembly of a six-floor building is achieved in this example by inserting two rectangles perpendicularly into a rectangle, and by superimposing their sides lengthwise and/or widthwise such that they intersect without interfering to form story levels.
  • the successive floors and/or ceilings of these three load-bearing cubic structures of varying heights are overlapped, but independent in their assembled posts and beams.
  • the number of stories may differ from six stories, and may be much higher, for example thirty stories.
  • floors can be arranged to be situated in a building according to the present invention.
  • Ceilings and floors or walls are made up of a latticework of beams or posts P 1 , P 2 which are interconnected by floor reinforcements 20 .
  • the floor reinforcement 20 comprises through-holes 29 to allow the passage of screws or nails designed to secure the beam.
  • the floor beam or post may be of various shapes, but is preferably essentially rectangular in cross-section, as shown in FIGS. 13 A, 13 B and 13 C .
  • the beams shown in FIGS. 13 A, 13 B and 13 C comprise openings, for example in the shape of dovetails ( FIG. 13 A ) or corner grooves ( FIG. 13 B ), which allow these beams to be coupled with other construction elements.
  • a floor consists of a first elongated profile P 1 of essentially rectangular cross-sectional shape (see, for example, the profiles shown in FIGS. 13 A and 13 B ), each end of the first elongated profile P 1 resting on a shoe assembly 18 (see FIGS.
  • the U-shaped tenon 19 is connected to a chamfered part 22 , by screwing in this example, such that when the operation of screwing in the chamfered part 22 and the U-shaped tenon 19 causes the two opposing lateral parts of said U-shaped tenon 19 to move apart, the tenon, shoe and chamfered part assembly is locked in the recesses 10 A, 10 B.
  • the beams have two symmetrical rails, or recesses 10 A, 10 B along their lengths, which are also used to slide and position the support tooling in the form of a shoe assembly 18 , 19 , for holding the joists, notably made of wood, WPC, etc., of a floor and/or ceiling.
  • posts-beams in the same configuration can be arranged so as to form internal partitions in order to delimit spaces and rooms, the partitions being orthogonal relative to a floor or ceiling.
  • the spaces between the elongated profiles P 1 and the elongated profiles P 2 allow the integration of elements required for the assembled part to be used, such as insulation, wiring or piping.
  • the upper recess 10 A is used to attach the shoe assemblies lengthwise, while the lower recess 10 B is used to attach the shoe assemblies widthwise, thus forming a latticework of evenly-spaced perpendicular joists.
  • a cross-shaped floor reinforcement 20 is designed to connect the lower joists with the upper one when they intersect, in order to stiffen the assembly and reinforce it structurally (see FIG. 12 ).
  • a post assembly consisting of four surrounding elements B, surrounding a core element A, are connected with profiles D and reinforcing brackets 27 . Parts of the floors P can also be seen in FIG. 19 .
  • the floor profiles P are connected to the peripheral structure by shoes SP, as also shown in FIG. 15 D .
  • Such an assembly is formed using a structure such as that shown in FIG. 20 , with profile ends 28 arranged to attach to the ends of each assembled beam or post, brackets 27 arranged to hold and reinforce the assembled structure, and supports 26 which serve as a base for the beginning and end of the beams and reinforcement pieces (see FIGS. 17 A, 17 B and FIG. 20 ).
  • the assembly is carried out in such a way that the upper central beam B 2 and the lower central beam B 3 are arranged perpendicular to each other, enabling fewer structural elements to be used without weakening the structure.
  • the upper horizontal central beam and the lower horizontal central beam at the bottom are perpendicular to each other, and this arrangement means, thanks to supporting calculations, that the reinforcement profile D as shown in FIG. 22 is no longer needed, and that strength is ensured even if the same building is built on two levels.
  • the upper central beam B 2 and the lower central beam B 3 are arranged in parallel.
  • the reinforcement profile D arranged at the ends of the assembly reinforces the structure.
  • the housing module assembly comprises a wall part M and a floor part PP.
  • a beam or post wherein each core element A (not shown) is connected to two straight surrounding elements B′ is assembled around the core element A to form a square.
  • Each of the two straight surrounding elements B′ comprises an inner wall 23 (see FIG. 23 ) which, when the straight surrounding elements B′ are assembled around the core element A (not shown), covers two outer projections 1 of the hollow central element 7 as well as the segment 3 connecting these two outer projections ( 1 ).
  • FIG. 24 shows part of a lightweight beam.
  • two beams B′ must be joined together, for example by sliding through runners arranged at the longitudinal ends of said beam B′.
  • FIG. 25 shows a profile end 25 ′ for lightweight structures which, when fitted, strengthens the post and enables it to be connected to other construction elements.
  • each straight surrounding element B′ comprises a plurality of hollow outer profiles 24 arranged outside the inner wall 23 , these hollow outer profiles 24 covering the outer projections 1 as well as the segment 3 (see FIG. 1 ) connecting these two outer projections 1 (see FIG. 1 ).
  • the external hollow profiles 24 of a straight surrounding element B′ connected to two outer projections 1 are spaced apart and together form an essentially straight outer side of the beam or post.
  • the outer hollow profiles 24 of two superimposed straight surrounding elements B′ are spaced apart, but in this case their separated inner walls 23 simply touch.
  • such an assembly is formed using a structure such as that shown in FIG. 23 , with profile ends 25 ′ arranged to attach to the ends of each assembled beam or post, brackets 27 arranged to hold and reinforce the assembled structure, and supports 31 which serve as a base for the beginning and end of the beams and reinforcement pieces.
  • a housing module according to the present invention has the advantage of being quick and easy to assemble, and complies with the standards for load-bearing structures.
  • plastic is understood to mean any material that can be recycled (HDPE, LDPE, PP, PET, PEF, PS, ABS, etc.).
  • the recovered plastic parts can be ground and shredded. Once shredded, the plastic is washed and dried before being prepared for extrusion. The polymers are melted by heat to obtain a uniform paste. After a succession of conventional steps, a grain is obtained. The granules are then extracted from the extruder. Finally, the grains can be used to manufacture the construction elements according to the present invention. Similarly, shredded, ground and recycled wood or recycled plastic/wood composites can also be used.
  • Construction elements can be manufactured by 3D printing, injection molding or other methods.
  • the construction elements can also be made of composite materials.

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