US 8,966,854 B2Granted

Modular construction system, element and assembly method thereof

AssigneeXian Li

InventorXian Li

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Abstract

A modular construction system is provided, wherein the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) thereof includes Chinese character shaped components and a number of fish-bone shaped components. The fish-bone shaped components are formed according to the shapes of multiple Chinese characters. Except the “” shaped pin components, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are formed by assembling multiple identical cubes arranged according to the thickness of one cube and the shapes of the above Chinese characters. Since the concaves and convexes of the components are cube shaped, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are locked to each other through the concaves and convexes between the components to assemble objects with stable structure composed of planes and standing column shaped structures. The components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) can be considered as universal parts after the planes and upright columns are dissembled. An assembling method of the modular construction system is also provided.

Claims26

Dependent claims

A modular construction system comprising:

at least one component in the shape of the Chinese character ,
at least one component in the shape of the Chinese character ,
at least one component in the shape of the Chinese character ,
at least one pin component in the shape of the Chinese character , and
a plurality of fish-bone shaped components, wherein the fish-bone shaped components are formed based on the shapes of the Chinese characters , , , , or ;
wherein except the pin components, each component exhibits the shape of one or more Chinese characters, each component is formed by a plurality of identical cubes, at least one cube defines a hole therein to receive and engage the pin component, each component has a thickness of one cube, at least one component includes a cube shaped projection and at least another component includes a cube shaped recess, and the projection and the recess are configured to lock to each other to engage the two components to form a stable object;
wherein each component is configured to be an element of a disassembled plane or standing column;
wherein the component in the shape of the Chinese character is configured to lock with the pin component to form a stable plane or standing column;
and
wherein at least one component has a material of high tensile strength.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/702,037Filed 13 Dec 2010
Priority: CN 2010 1 028130113 Sep 2010
Published: US 2014/0020322 A123 Jan 2014
Granted: 3 Mar 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

E04C 1/00
Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts
A47B 47/04
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements: made mainly of wood or plastics
A63H 33/084
Provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails: with grooves
E04B 2/06
Walls having neither cavities between, nor in, the solid elements: using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position