# US 2014/0190106 A1 · Modular structure and said modular structure's structural members made of composite material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190106 A1 - Document ID: US20140190106A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/204,253 - Filed: 2014-03-11 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-01-28 - Assignees: Renco Kompozit Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi - Applicants: Renco Kompozit Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi - Inventors: Sedat Cetindag - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190106A1 ## CPC - E04C 2/28: combinations of materials fully covered by groups E04C2/04 and E04C2/08 - E04B 2/18: by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails - E04C 3/28: of materials not covered by groups E04C3/04 - E04C3/20 - Y02B 10/30: Wind power - E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract The present invention is a structural member made of composite material, characterized by comprising a body which is made of a composite material with at least one type of fiber and at least one type of resin; and at least one connection member which is one piece with said body in order to provide connection to another structural member with the same characteristics. The present invention also relates to modular structures like buildings produced using said structural members. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A modular building which is built by joining composite structural members; and as structural member, whole of it is made of a composite material comprising at least one type of fiber and at least one type of resin, comprising: at least two floor pieces where each of the pieces comprises at least one connection recess on at least one side and which are positioned with respect to each other where one of them corresponds to the connection recess of the other one and thus so as to define a connection housing; and a connection member which is placed to said connection housing, at least two wall adaptors which are placed onto the floor defined by said floor pieces and which comprise a body with at least one opening, at least one connection extension extending upwardly from said body and which comprise at least one connection recess provided on at least one lateral surface of the body and accordingly, which are positioned side by side so as to define a connection housing and where one of them corresponds to the connection recess of the other one; and a connection member which is placed to said connection housing, at least one wall brick which has a body with at least one opening and which has at least one connection housing provided on the base of said body and which has a connection extension extending upwardly from the body and which is placed on said wall adaptor so that the connection extension thereof enters into said connection housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein said wall adaptor comprises at least one wall connection part which has pluralities of connection extensions which are provided side by side so that there is a space in between. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The building according to claim 3, wherein said wall adaptor comprises at least two wall connection parts which extend at a certain angle with respect to each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The building according to claim 4, wherein said wall connection parts extend with respect to each other so as to define a wall adaptor which is in an L like or a T like form. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein said wall brick comprises at least one wall connection part which has pluralities of connection extensions which are provided side by side so that there is a space in between. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The building according to claim 6, wherein said wall brick comprises at least two wall connection parts which extend at a certain angle with respect to each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The building according to claim 7, wherein said wall connection parts extend with respect to each other so as to define a wall brick which is in an L like or a T like form. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein the wall brick comprises at least one connection channel and/or connection tab provided on at least one lateral surface thereof facing another horizontally adjacent wall brick. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there is a body which is placed onto the floor defined by said floor pieces and which has at least one opening; at least one connection extension which extends upwardly from said body; a column connection extension which extends upwardly from the body and which has a height greater than said connection extension; at least one column adaptor which has at least one connection recess provided on at least one lateral surface of the body and accordingly which is positioned so as to correspond to the connection recesses of the wall adaptor and so as to define a connection housing; and a connection member which is placed to said connection housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The building according to claim 10, wherein said column adaptor comprises at least one wall connection part which has pluralities of connection extensions provided side by side so as to have a space in between. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The building according to claim 11, wherein said column adaptor comprises at least two wall connection parts extending at a certain angle with respect to each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The building according to claim 12, wherein said wall connection parts extend with respect to each other so as to define a column adaptor which is in an L like or a T like form. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there is a body which is placed on said column adaptor and which is in connection with the wall bricks from at least one side thereof and accordingly which has at least one opening; at least one connection extension which extends upwardly from said body; at least one connection housing which is provided on the base of the body and wherein the connection extension of the wall brick enters; two housing walls which extend mutually outwardly from at least one lateral surface of the body; and at least one corner column which is defined by said housing walls and which comprises at least one placement housing wherein at least some part of a wall brick body (61) is placed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The building according to claim 14, wherein said placement housing comprises at least one fixation channel which is provided on at least one of the housing walls. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The building according to claim 15, wherein there is at least one connection tab which is provided on at least one lateral surface of the wall brick body so as to enter into said fixation channel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there is a body; at least one connection housing which is provided on the base of said body; and at least one wall top brick which has at least one connection recess provided on at least one lateral surface of the body and accordingly which is positioned so as to connect at least two adjacent wall bricks to each other or so as to connect an adjacent wall brick and an adjacent corner column to each other from above and which is positioned so that the related connection extensions enter into the connection housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The building according to claim 17, wherein said wall top brick comprises at least two wall connection parts which extend at a certain angle with respect to each other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The building according to claim 18, wherein said wall connection parts extend with respect to each other so as to define an wall top brick (in an L like or a T like form. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The building according to claim 18, wherein the wall top brick comprises a placement housing whereon the body of another structural member will be placed from above. ### Claim 21 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there is an eaves adaptor which is placed to said placement housing so as to extend orthogonally to the extension direction of the related wall top brick and which has an upper housing extending in an angled manner in this direction and which has a lower housing extending in a substantially horizontal manner with respect to the ground. ### Claim 22 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there are pluralities of roof profiles which have a connection extension and which have a connection housing wherein the connection extension of another roof profile (can enter, and accordingly, which are engaged to each other so as to form the roof trusses of the building and where the ends of the roof profiles, which are in the lower elevation, enter into said upper and lower housings respectively. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The building according to claim 22, wherein there are additional roof profiles which have a connection extension and which have a connection housing wherein the connection extension of another roof profile can enter, and accordingly, which are engaged to each other so as to form the roof purlins of the building and which intersect with the roof profiles regarding the roof trusses at some points. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The building according to claim 23, wherein there is at least one roof valley which has a connection form with inverse U cross section placed to the wall top bricks; an eaves part which extends essentially parallel to the ground after assembly at the continuation of said connection form; and which has a rainspout. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The building according to claim 24, wherein in the regions where the roof profiles, forming the roof trusses and roof purlins, intersect with each other, there is at least one roof connection adaptor with a support part comprising a placement housing which will support the roof profiles from the bottom. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The building according to claim 23, wherein there is a roof coating with a connection part which is connected to another roof coating as the connection item and which is coated onto the roof trusses and roof purlins defined by the roof profiles. ### Claim 27 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein there is a cover piece which has a placement housing and which is placed onto the wall bricks or onto the wall top bricks in desired points. ### Claim 28 (depends on 2) The building according to claim 2, wherein, all of the present structural members are made of a composite material comprising at least one type of fiber with a proportion of 25-33% so as to provide resistance; at least one type of mineral powder with a proportion of 40-50% so as to be used as the filling material; at least one type of resin with a proportion of 20-25% so as to be used as the member binding the fiber to the filling material; and at least one chemical additive with a proportion of 5-8%. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The building according to claim 28, wherein, in order to obtain a material with the mechanical properties of steels of type ST 50 and above, vinyl ester resin is used as resin and carbon fiber is used as fiber. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The building according to claim 28, wherein, in order to obtain a material with the mechanical properties of steels between ST 33 and ST 42, orthophthalic resin is used as resin and glass fiber is used as fiber. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The building according to claim 28, wherein in order to obtain a material with the mechanical properties of steels between ST 42 and ST 50, isophtalic resin is used as resin and aramid fiber is used as fiber. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The building according to claim 28, wherein as the filling material, the subject matter invention comprises at least one type of mineral powder which is selected from a mineral group comprising silisium dioxide, barite, talc and calcite. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The building according to claim 28, wherein, as chemical additive, the subject matter invention comprises at least one of the chemicals increasing resistance to abrasion, resistance to flame and increasing water absorption; and moreover, optionally, the subject matter invention comprises predetermined amount of thermoplastic material for improving surface appearance.