Modular Shelter
AssigneeNational University of Singapore
InventorShinya Okuda
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Abstract
The modular shelter related to temporary building for keeping goods or people. The modular shelter utilizes some standardized shells for constructing walls of the modular shelter. Each of the shells can have sidewalls or ribs for strengthening the shells' curvature and strength. These standardized shells can further be stacked such that they become compact for storage and transportation. Multiple number of the modular shelter can also be joined together for providing extended shelters.
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A first modular shelter (50) comprising:
- a first curved wall (52) that further comprises a first shell (122) and a second shell (124),
- wherein the first shell (122) comprises a first curved base wall (142) and a first sidewall (144), the first sidewall (144) extending from a first shell edge (145) of the first curved base wall (42) for supporting the first curved base wall (142), and
- the second shell (124) comprises a second curved base wall (160) and a second sidewall (162), the second sidewall (162) extending from a second shell edge (151) of the second curved base wall (160) for supporting the second curved base wall (162);
- wherein the first sidewall (144) and the second side wall (162) face each other and are united together in forming a rib (235) for supporting the first curved wall (52).
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The first modular shelter (50) of claim 29, wherein
- the shells (122, 124, 126, 128, 30, 30, 134, 136) of at least one of the curved wall (52, 54, 56, 58) are connected together by the centre joint (82, 84, 86, 88), and
- at least two of the shells (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 130, 134, 136) are joined together by the wall frame (74, 76, 78, 80).
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Method for making a first modular shelter (50) comprising:
- providing a mould (250) and a sheet material (321),
- forming a shell (122, 124), the first shell (122) comprising a first curved base wall (142) and a first sidewall (144) and the first sidewall (144) extending from a first shell edge (145) of the first curved base wall (142), and
- forming corrugations on the first sidewall (144).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.