Modular building block system and method of manufacture
OwnerJohn M Pyoinventor
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Abstract
A block for use in a building panel includes a plurality of layer components. Each of the layer components is separately formed from the others. Each of the layer components provides a load-bearing support function, an environmental protection function, and/or a utility function. The constructive material used to form each of the layer components and a configuration of each of the layer components are selected so as to allow the building panel to meet at least one predetermined criteria when the block is disposed in the building panel and coupled to other blocks.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a modular building block load bearing component comprising:
- a. providing a base mold arranged to contain a plurality of channels forming a structure of the modular building block component;
- b. adding reinforcement connector pins to the mold arranged within the plurality of channels;
- c. connecting a reinforcement windings to the connector pins;
- d. curing the reinforcement winding bonding matrix;
- e. connecting mold sides to the base mold containing the cured reinforcement windings;
- f. connecting a mold top to the mold sides;
- g. injecting building block material into the mold channels;
- h. curing the building block material;
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- i. removing the mold components from the building block material.
A method of manufacturing a modular building block comprising:
- a. selecting one or more load bearing components with a first length, a first width, and a first thickness, at least one of the load bearing components adapted to provide load bearing strength comprising a plurality of protruding members and a plurality of tensile reinforcement members, wherein selected ones of the tensile reinforcement members are wound about selected ones of the protruding members so as to resist forces present or created on edges of the block without the use of a filler material when the modular building block is used to form a block-shaped structure;
- b. assembling one or more building utility services components to the load bearing components arranged with a length and width arranged substantially the same as the load bearing component first length and first width such that they form the block-shaped structure that includes an upper surface and a lower surface;
- an outer surface and an inner surface and a first end and a second end, the upper surface configured with a coupling mechanism arranged to be attachable to a first other modular building block and the lower surface is configured with a coupling mechanism arranged to be attachable to a second other modular building block;
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- c. connecting the building services components to the load bearing components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.