Modular structure and connection method
AssigneePeter Dann Limited
InventorPeter Chapman
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Abstract
A modular unit for constructing a modular structure is described. The modular unit comprises a structural frame, which includes at least one upper beam, at least one lower beam, and at least one column extending between said upper and lower beams and connected therebetween. At least one of said upper or lower beams is arranged to define at least one chamber for receiving a building material therein along at least a portion of its length, said column being connected to said portion of said beam. Part of said beam is removed along said portion of said beam to define at least one opening to said chamber.
Claims20
A modular unit for constructing a modular structure, comprising:
- a structural frame including:
- at least one upper beam;
- at least one lower beam;
- and
- at least one column extending between said upper and lower beams and connected therebetween;
- wherein at least one of said upper or lower beams is arranged to define at least one chamber for receiving a building material therein along at least a portion of its length, said column being connected to said portion of said beam;
- and
- wherein part of said beam is removed along said portion of said beam to define at least one opening to said chamber.
A modular structure, comprising:
- a first modular unit and a second modular unit, each comprising:
- a structural frame including at least one upper beam and at least one lower beam;
- and
- at least one column extending between said upper and lower beams and connected therebetween,
- wherein at least one of said upper or lower beams is arranged to define at least one chamber for receiving a building material therein along at least a portion of its length, said column being connected to said portion of said beam, and
- wherein part of said beam is removed along said portion of said beam to define at least one opening to said chamber,
- wherein the first and second modular units are connected together by building material contained within adjacently aligned chambers in said at least one upper and/or lower beams of each modular unit, the building material extending between said beams via said openings to said aligned chambers.
A method of connecting together at least two modular units to construct a modular structure, the method comprising:
- providing a first and second modular unit, each comprising:
- a structural frame including at least one upper beam and at least one lower beam;
- and
- at least one column extending between said upper and lower beams and connected therebetween,
- wherein at least one of said upper or lower beams is arranged to define at least one chamber for receiving a building material therein along at least a portion of its length, said column being connected to said portion of said beam, and
- wherein part of said beam is removed along said portion of said beam to define at least one opening to said chamber,
- aligning the first and second modular unit such that they are adjacent with said chambers and openings in said beams adjacently aligned;
- and
- introducing a building material into said adjacent chambers,
- wherein the building material extends between the adjacent chambers via said openings to form a connection when the building material hardens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.