# US 9,038,337 B2 · Reinforced concrete hexahedral module

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- Number: US 9,038,337 B2
- Document ID: US9038337B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/205,274
- Filed: 2014-03-11
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2014-03-11
- Applicants: Alejandro. Portocarrero-Velasco
- Inventors: Alejandro. Portocarrero-Velasco
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038337B2

## CPC

- E04H 1/1205: {Small buildings erected in the open air (E04H1/1272 takes precedence)}
- E04B 1/04: the elements consisting of concrete, e.g. reinforced concrete, or other stone-like material
- E04B 1/3412: {mainly supported by a central column or footing (E04B1/3416 takes precedence)}
- E04B 1/3211: {Structures with a vertical rotation axis or the like, e.g. semi-spherical structures}
- E04B 2001/0092: {Small buildings with hexagonal or similar horizontal cross-section}
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})

## Abstract

The utility model discloses a monolithic reinforced concrete piece for the construction of buildings which is characterized for having six columns arrange in a hexagonal distribution, a continuous beam with variable depth supported by the columns making six spans and forming a hexagonal perimeter viewed from top, a corbel fixed along the beam's external face, and a roof which has a hexagonal shape with a circular hole in the center in plan view and cambered in the elevation view which rest on the continuous beam. In use the reinforced concrete hexahedral module can be cast-in-place or pre-cast and transported to its final position on the construction site and used as part of a building defining the space and ambience of said building. This invention has the advantage of being safe, strong and reliable, providing a fast new method of construction for different kinds of buildings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A monolithic reinforced concrete piece for the construction of buildings comprising: six columns, a continuous beam having external faces, a corbel and a hexagonal roof having external edges, the piece is characterized by having the columns arranged in a hexagonal distribution, the continuous beam supported by the columns making six spans and forming a hexagonal perimeter when viewed from above, the corbel fixed along the external face of the beam, and the roof having a center which has a hexagonal shape with a circular hole in the center when viewed from above and curved when viewed from a side, which rest on the continuous beam.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A monolithic reinforced concrete piece according to claim 1, wherein the columns are arranged in a hexagonal distribution and placed each of them coincident in at least one straight line of their top cross section with one of the six external edges of the hexagonal roof, each of said columns having a four sided cross section or a six sided cross section and having at least one lateral face coplanar with one of the six external faces of the beam.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A monolithic reinforced concrete piece according to claim 1, wherein the continuous beam having rectangular cross section and variable depth which encloses the columns on top where the columns and the hexagonal roof are united, said continuous beam having a deepest cross section close to the columns and a shallow cross section at a midspan, supports the entire hexagonal roof and has the corbel fixed on the external face as a bearing support for another structural element in an entire length of the beam, said beam changing direction six times at the columns making six spans until the beam ends where it began.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A monolithic reinforced concrete piece according to claim 1, wherein the monolithic reinforced concrete piece has pipes inside and the pipes are used for all kinds of installation such as electrical conduits, plumbing, air conditioning ducts and others.