# US 9,518,386 B2 · Metallic frame structure, assembly kit for mobile housing, mobile housing and hollow profile > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,518,386 B2 - Document ID: US9518386B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/397,248 - Filed: 2013-04-23 - Published: 2015-06-11 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-27 - Assignees: Innovac Gesellschaft Fuer Vacuumphysik Mbh - Applicants: Innovac Gesellschaft Fuer Vakuumphysik mbH - Inventors: Mohammad Ehsasi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518386B2 ## CPC - E04B 1/34315: {characterised by separable parts} - E04B 1/2403: {Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts} - E04B 1/34326: {mainly constituted by longitudinal elements} - E04B 1/34331: {mainly constituted by three-dimensional elements} - E04B 1/3483: {the supporting structure consisting of metal} - E04H 1/005: {Modulation co-ordination} - E04H 1/02: Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation, {e.g. summer houses}(small erections for limited occupation E04H1/12 {; collapsible, erectable or rotatable buildings E04B1/343}) - E04H 1/06: Office buildings; Banks (E04H1/12 takes precedence) - E04H 1/1205: {Small buildings erected in the open air (E04H1/1272 takes precedence)} - E04B 1/5831: {of substantially rectangular form} - E04B 2001/5881: {using an undercut groove, e.g. dovetail groove} - E04H 2001/1283: {Small buildings of the ISO containers type} - 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}) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract The invention relates to a metallic frame structure of a container-like, modular and mobile housing, an assembly kit for such a housing, a container-like, modular and mobile housing, as well as a hollow profile for such a housing. The hollow profile which is designed as a floor main profile (1), roof main profile (2) and/or support profile (3) for the metallic frame structure, has a longitudinal structure (71, 72, . . . ) extending along the longitudinal direction of the profile and originating from an outer profile surface. The longitudinal structure is formed as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove and has a width at its attachment to the profile outer surface of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A metallic frame structure of a modular and mobile housing unit, adapted for use as a residential container, an office container or a room module, comprising: a plurality of horizontal main floor profiles connected detachably to one another to form a floor frame; a plurality of horizontal main roof profiles connected detachably to one another to form a roof frame; a plurality of vertical support profiles, each connected detachably to the horizontal main floor profiles by a floor corner connection and to the main roof profiles by a roof corner connection so that the floor frame and the roof frame are connected together in parallel and at a vertical distance from one another, wherein the support profiles are arranged so that when stacking two or more frame structures on top of each other, the frame structure stacked on top is supported mainly by the vertical support profiles, wherein at least one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles is a hollow metal profile which has a longitudinal structure extending along a longitudinal direction of the hollow metal profile and originating from an outer profile surface, which longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal elevation having a width of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters at its origin at the outer profile surface in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile, wherein the hollow metal profile with the longitudinal structure is formed from folded steel sheet metal which is bent in one piece, two pieces or many pieces, wherein the longitudinal structure originating from the outer profile surface is formed by means of bending, whereby either the sheet metal is welded along the longitudinal direction of the profile or another method of connection is used to close the bent metal sheet along the longitudinal direction of the profile, so that a hollow metal profile is formed, and wherein the longitudinal structure configured as a longitudinal elevation is a fold in which two bent sheet metal plate sections lie one on the other so as to form the fold having the width at double the thickness of the sheet metal and so as to form the fold as a protrusion that protrudes perpendicularly from the longitudinal direction of the profile and either terminates to form a perpendicular protrusion or is bent again to form a bent protrusion, and wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile forms a guide edge for positioning a section of one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floor corner connection or the roof corner connection is formed by means of longitudinal structure at least one corner connection comprises a vertical support profile of the vertical support profiles connected detachably to at least one pair of main floor profiles or pair of main roof profiles, each pair of main floor profiles or pair of main roof profiles comprising a pair of hollow metal profiles, and a pair of reinforcing elements, which are pushed into the hollow metal profiles of the pair of main floor profiles or the pair of main roof profiles at the at least one corner connection as guide elements both in order to facilitate assembly and to stabilize the at least one corner connection itself. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The frame structure as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the at least one of the floor corner connection and the roof corner connection comprises the reinforcing elements intermediate the vertical support profile and the hollow profiles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hollow profile has two longitudinal structures configured as longitudinal elevations, and forming therebetween a longitudinal channel, having a C- or U-shaped cross section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal groove in which a slot nut with an internal thread is inserted for forming a screw connection, whereby at least one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles is connected detachably to another one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hollow profile has two, three, four or five longitudinal structures which are each formed as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the main floor profiles each have one or two longitudinal grooves and one or two longitudinal elevations, the main roof profiles each have one or two longitudinal grooves and one or two longitudinal elevations, and the support profiles each have two, three or four longitudinal elevations. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The frame structure as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of secondary floor profiles which are each arranged between two parallel main floor profiles and are connected detachably to the two parallel main floor profiles, or secondary roof profiles, which are each arranged between two parallel main roof profiles and are connected detachably to the two parallel main roof profiles, wherein the secondary floor profiles are supported or mounted to the longitudinal structures of the main floor profiles, or the secondary roof profiles are supported or mounted to the longitudinal structures of the main roof profiles. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The frame structure as claimed in claim 8 wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is configured as a longitudinal groove in which slot nuts with an internal thread are arranged, a screw connection being formed by which the secondary profiles are connected detachably to the main floor profiles or main roof profiles. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The frame structure as claimed in claim 8 wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile is configured as a longitudinal groove in which holding sections of the secondary profiles engage in order to form slot-in connections between the hollow profile and the secondary profiles. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The frame structure as claimed in claim 8 wherein the secondary floor profiles or the secondary roof profiles are each formed as a hollow profile from a metal sheet which is bent from one piece, two pieces, or several pieces and is welded along the longitudinal direction of the profile. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An assembly kit for a modular and mobile housing unit, adapted for use as a residential container, an office container or a room module, with a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A modular and mobile housing unit for a residential container, office container or room module, with a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising wall elements, roof elements and floor elements which are arranged on the frame structure and together with the frame structure enclose an interior region of the housing unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The housing unit as claimed in claim 13, wherein one or more of the wall elements, roof elements and floor elements are each arranged on longitudinal elevations or in longitudinal grooves of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles and support profiles, respectively. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A hollow profile, which is configured as a main floor profile, a main roof profile or a support profile for a metallic frame structure as claimed in claim 1, having a longitudinal structure extending along the longitudinal direction of the profile and originating from an outer profile surface, which longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal elevation or longitudinal groove having a width at its origin at the outer profile surface of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile. ### Claim 16 A metallic frame structure of a modular and mobile housing unit, adapted for use as a residential container, an office container or a room module, comprising: a plurality of horizontal main floor profiles connected detachably to one another to form a floor frame; a plurality of horizontal main roof profiles connected detachably to one another to form a roof frame; a plurality of vertical support profiles, each connected detachably to the horizontal main floor profiles by a floor corner connection and to the main roof profiles by a roof corner connection so that the floor frame and the roof frame are connected together in parallel and at a vertical distance from one another, wherein the support profiles are arranged so that when stacking two or more frame structures on top of each other, the frame structure stacked on top is supported mainly by the vertical support profiles, wherein at least one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles is a hollow metal profile which has a longitudinal structure extending along a longitudinal direction of the hollow metal profile and originating from an outer profile surface, which longitudinal structure is configured as a longitudinal elevation having a width of less than 20, 15 or 10 millimeters at its origin at the outer profile surface in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile, wherein the hollow metal profile with the longitudinal structure is formed from steel sheet metal which is bent in one piece, two pieces or many pieces, wherein the longitudinal structure originating from the outer profile surface is formed by means of bending, whereby either the sheet metal is welded along the longitudinal direction of the profile or another method of connection is used to close the bent metal sheet along the longitudinal direction of the profile, so that a hollow metal profile is formed, wherein at least one corner connection comprises a vertical support profile of the vertical support profiles connected detachably to at least one pair of main floor profiles or pair of main roof profiles, each pair of main floor profiles or pair of main roof profiles comprising a pair of hollow metal profiles, and a pair of reinforcing elements, which are pushed into the hollow metal profiles of the pair of main floor profiles or the pair of main roof profiles at the at least one corner connection as guide elements both in order to facilitate assembly and to stabilize the at least one corner connection itself, wherein the at least one of the floor corner connection and the roof corner connection comprises the reinforcing elements intermediate the vertical support profile and the hollow profiles, wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow metal profile is formed from folded sheet metal, and wherein the longitudinal structure configured as a longitudinal elevation is a fold in which two bent sheet metal plate sections lie one on the other so as to form the fold having the width at double the thickness of the sheet metal and so as to form the fold as a protrusion that protrudes perpendicularly from the longitudinal direction of the profile and either terminates to form a perpendicular protrusion or is bent again to form a bent protrusion, and wherein the longitudinal structure of the hollow profile forms a guide edge for positioning a section of one of the main floor profiles, main roof profiles or support profiles.