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US 8,943,760 B2Granted
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.
Claims29
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) has a first corrugated region and the second side wall (162) has a second corrugated region which matches the first corrugated region;
- and wherein the mating of the first corrugated region with the second corrugated region forms a rib (235) for connecting the first shell (122) to the second shell (124) and for increasing friction between the first shell (122) and the second shell (124);
- wherein the first shell (122) comprises a first extension wall (138, 140) that extends from another edge (149) of the first curved base wall, and the second shell having a second extension wall being connected to the first extension wall for joining the first shell to the second shell to form a corner wall of the first modular shelter.
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Method for making a first modular shelter (50) comprising:
- providing a mould (250) and a sheet material (321);
- forming a first shell (122) and a second shell (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), the second shell (124) comprising 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);
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- forming corrugations on the first sidewall (144), forming corrugations on the second sidewall (162) which matches the corrugations on the first sidewall (144), such that in operation, the mating of the corrugations of the first sidewall (144) and the corrugations of the second sidewall (162) forms a rib (235) for connecting the first shell (122) to the second shell (124) and for increasing friction between the first shell (122) and the second shell (124);
- forming a first extension wall that extends from a further edge of the first shell, and a second extension wall that extends from a further edge of the second shell, such that in operation, the first and second extension walls being connected together in forming a corner wall of the first modular shelter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.