Frame construction for low-rise building
OwnerShinichiro Hashimoto, Yoshimitsu Murahashi +3inventors
InventorsShinichiro Hashimoto, Yoshimitsu Murahashi, Shigeaki Tohnai, Tatsuo Ezaki, Atsushi Watanabe
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Abstract
A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girders are made of heavyweight section steel having H-shape or channel shape. The girders are coupled to frame construction panels by bolts or hold-down fasteners.
Claims10
A frame construction arrangement for a low-rise building having an opening in a wall thereof, comprising:
- a component being at least one of a construction surface member and a brace;
- frame members composed of thin light-gauge section steel coupled to the component to form a wall frame panel;
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- a girder provided above the wall frame panel adapted to support at least one of a floor panel and a roof, wherein the girder is formed from section steel and coupled to at least one of a force-resisting panel and the floor panel via bolts, and wherein a section above the opening excludes a lintel so that the opening extends to an area directly beneath the girder.
A frame construction arrangement for a low-rise building having an opening in a wall thereof, comprising:
- a component being at least one of a construction surface member and a brace;
- frame members of thin light-gauge section steel couple to the component to form a wall frame panel;
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- a girder provided above the wall frame panel adapted to support at least one of a floor panel and a roof, wherein the girder is formed of a plurality of thin light-gauge section steel members that are arranged in a close proximity, and coupled to at least one of a force-resisting panel and the floor panel via bolts, and wherein a section above the opening excludes a lintel so that the opening extends to an area directly beneath the girder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.