Modular building systems
AssigneeVero Solutions Inc.
InventorsScott ISAACS, Darrin NEWNHAM
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Abstract
A building module for use in construction of a building comprising a deck oriented in a horizontal plane and a plurality of hollow structural members extending downwardly from around a periphery of the deck. A method of constructing a building comprising placing a plurality of modules according to a floor plan to form a story of the building, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material into the hollow structural members of the plurality of modules to form structural columns, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material onto the decks of the plurality of modules for form structural slabs, and allowing the structural columns and structural slabs to set to complete the story of the building.
Claims22
A building module for use in modular construction of a modular building, the module comprising a deck oriented in a horizontal plane, a plurality of hollow structural members extending downwardly from around a periphery of the deck, and at least one alignment component to facilitate self-alignment of the building module with another building module, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of hollow structural members are distributed around the periphery of the deck to connect with at least a corresponding portion of other hollow structural members of the other building module using set flowable medium that is a solid structural material within the hollow structural members and the other hollow structural members.
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A method of modular construction a modular building comprising:
- placing a plurality of modules according to a floor plan to form a story of the modular building, each module comprising a deck oriented in a horizontal plane, and a plurality of hollow structural members extending downwardly from around a periphery of the deck;
- aligning the plurality of modules using alignment components integrated within the plurality of modules, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of hollow structural members are distributed around the periphery of the deck to connect with at least a corresponding portion of other hollow structural members of the other building module using set flowable medium within the hollow structural members and the other hollow structural members;
- pouring the set flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material into the hollow structural members of the plurality of modules to form structural columns;
- pouring additional flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material onto the decks of the plurality of modules for form structural slabs;
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- allowing the structural columns and structural slabs to set to complete the story of the building.
An assembly of building modules for use in modular construction of a modular building, the assembly comprising:
- a first module including:
- a first set of hollow structural members, each of the first set of hollow structural members having a connecter end with at least one alignment component;
- a second module including:
- a second set of hollow structural members, each of the second set of hollow structural members having a receptacle end receiving at least a portion of the first set of hollow structural members and engaging with the at least one alignment component of one of the first set of hollow structural members,
- wherein the first and second modules are vertically aligned by the at least one alignment component to form a structure of a building, wherein at least a portion of the first set of hollow structural members are distributed around the periphery of the first module to connect with at least a corresponding portion of the second set of hollow structural members using set flowable medium that is a solid structural material within the first set of hollow structural members and the second set of hollow structural members.
22-37. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.