Column Insulated Beam System and Method of Use

Abstract

A column insulated beam construction system for living spaces based on a single element constructive, conceived for the construction of beams and columns, which by means of rigid joints they form a structural framework without the need of internal reinforcements, with a resistance to deformation as well as with a high thermal insulation capacity. which by uniting with each other assemble a volume that ultimately constitutes a thermally isolated.

Claims

1. A column insulated beam and column construction system comprising at least one wood element; at least one foam element; a plurality of beams and comprising of at least one wood element that is joined to at least one foam element by a structural adhesive and a plurality of columns comprising of at least one wood element joined to at least one foam element by a structural adhesive which beams and columns, when joined form a structural frame; a plurality of metal-plated screws; a plurality of corner members;

2. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the wood element comprises of plywood plates, oriented strand boards, laminated woods, laminated wood beams, laminated wood veneer or plywood sheets.

3. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the foam element is expanded polystyrene.

4. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 3 where the foam element has a density of 15 Kg/m3 and is 240 mm thick, 540 mm wide, and 6000 mm long.

5. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the wood element measures at least 6000 mm long, 240 mm wide, and 30 mm thick, where the wood elements comprise a first side in an arrangement two wood pieces that are at least 15 mm thick, 24400 mm long, and 1220 mm wide.

6. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the structural adhesive comprises of polyurethane-derived adhesives, synthetic elastomer resin adhesives, hot melt adhesives, or polyvinyl acetate adhesives having a resistance to humidity.

7. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 6 where the first and second side of the wood elements are fixedly attached to the first and second side of the foam element creating a single structural element.

8. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 6 where the single structural element is modified by extracting a 240×610×6000 mm block of the foam element, leaving the first and second side of the wood element to extend beyond the internal foam element.

9. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where a beam is joined to a column at their ends.

10. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 9 where the union of the beam and the column form an independent frame having a rigid rectangular shape of 6000 mm×3480 mm.

11. The column insulated beam and column constructed system of claim 9 where the unions of the beam and column are reinforced using two pieces of corner joints measuring 240 mm×480 mm×30 mm that are overlapped in halves of the beam and column elements and joined by means of using a metal-plated screw and a structural adhesive which, when trapped under pressure between the walls of the corner wood elements that join and stiffen the frame, join a rigid joint.

12. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the structural frames are adhered together through the joint at the corners and the inner and outer perimeter contour between the structural frames, at the joints of the wood elements, and along the length and height of the structural frames, where the joints are formed by means of metal plated screws to secure the sequence of layers of wood.

13. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the shape of structural frame may be a rectangle, square, rhomboid, triangle, regular or irregular polyhedrons, trapezoids, or figures of irregular geometric shape.

14. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 12 where the joined structural frames constitute a continuous envelope with a portion of floor, walls, and roof.

15. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 12 where the joined structural frames form a living space.

16. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 12 where the joined structural frames may form a single-level or multi-level living space.

17. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the structural frame that forms a structural framework for habitual spaces is free of internal reinforcements.

18. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where structural frame may have corners with angles ranging from 15 degrees to 90 degrees.

19. The column insulated beam and column construction system of claim 1 where the structural frame provides thermal insulation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying figures.

[0022] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a plurality of CIB System frames in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show an illustrative view of plywood elements integrated with ESP elements in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIGS. 3A and 3B show a front, side, top, and perspective view of the CIB System frame.

[0025] FIG. 4A shows a perspective view of the joining members of the CIB System framework. FIG. 4B shows solidification of the beam structure of the CIB System. FIG. 4C shows a perspective view of the joint pillar creating the joining corners of the CIB System.

[0026] FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of the joining members of the CIB System framework.

[0027] FIG. 6 shows an illustrative view of the CIB System constructed into a two-story structure.

[0028] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a CIB System constructed as a one-story structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art by providing a novel construction system for living spaces based on a single constructive element conceived for the construction of beams and columns, which through rigid joints constitute a structural framework with resistance to deformation and with a high thermal insulation capacity.

[0030] It is essential to understand that the drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate potential embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention. Reference in the specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” is intended to indicate that a particular feature, structure, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least an embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “an embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.

[0031] As used in this disclosure, except where the context requires otherwise, the term “comprise” and various of the term, such as “comprising”, “comprises” and “comprised” are not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps.

[0032] In the following description, specific details are given to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Well-known features, elements or techniques may be shown in detail in order not to obscure the embodiments.

[0033] The system of the present invention is a construction system suitable for living spaces based on a single constructive element conceived for the construction of beams and columns which, through rigid joints, constitute a structural framework with resistance to deformation and with a high thermal insulation capacity. The design of the CIB System focuses on the optimization of arrangements to optimize how the materials are used materials. For this reason, the measurement of the adhesion of two frames may be equivalent to the standard measure of coating products such as the plates of plasterboard, fiber cement boards, and wood panel chipboards. By way of non-limiting example, the measurement of the adhesion of two frames may be 1200 mm. The repetition of this process forms a volume of frames, which has a structural resistance to deformation and is thermally insulated.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a plurality of 100 CIB System frames adhered together in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A viewer may perceive that the 100 CIB System frames comprise of a 101 vertical beam element and a 102 horizontal column. In a non-limiting example, the wood element may be the length of 240×6000×30 mm with an ESP block of 15 Kg/m3 with measurements of 240×540×6000 mm which, when joined provides a single construction element. In another non-limiting example, the wood element may be the length of ×30 mm with an ESP block of 15 Kg/m3 with measurements of 200×500×600 mm, 240×550×600 mm, or 200×550×600 mm, where when joined provides a single construction element.

[0035] FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show an illustrative view of plywood elements integrated with ESP elements in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The repetitive adhesion of the plywood elements to the ESP elements provides for a structure that is thermally insolated. In FIG. 2A, a viewer may perceive that a 201a, 201b wood member may be adhered to a 203 block of EPS by and through a 202a, 202b structural adhesive. When fully constructed, the 201a, 201b wood member may be adhered to a 203 block of EPS by and through a 202a, 202b structural adhesive form a 204 single structural element.

[0036] As may be seen in FIG. 2C, the 204 single structural element may be modified in length by removing a block 206a, 206b, 207a, 207b which in turn forms the 101 vertical beam element and a 102 horizontal column element of the 100 CIB System frame.

[0037] FIG. 3A shows a 301 front, 302 side, and 303 top, and view of a single 100 CIB System frame, while FIG. 3B shows a 304 perspective view of a single 100 CIB System frame.

[0038] A viewer may perceive that the 100 CIB System framework is comprises of beam and column elements whereby by joining beams to beams and columns to columns with metal-coated screws (such as zinc-coated screws) that may be of 10.16 cm (4 inches) or similar, which are regularly spaced every 600 mm for both edges of the beam and column elements. The corners are also used for the union of two frames and prior to placing the loose block of EPS, zinc plated 6×4 inches screws (or similar) are inserted perpendicular to the plane all layers of wood element.

[0039] FIG. 4A shows a perspective view of the joining members of the 100 CIB System framework. A viewer may perceive that the 102 horizontal beam element may be joined to the 101 vertical column element by a 401 joint pillar. When joined, as seen in FIG. 4C, the 401 joint pillar creates the joining comers of the 100 CIB System frame. To form a straight and resistant frame it is necessary to join columns and beams through linear type comer plywood. Each linear comer plywood measures the same width as the wood elements of a beam or pillar of the CIB System, of preferably 240 mm for a length of 480 mm, a length that allows joining a beam with a column, the linear comer wood element allows continuity to the remaining wooden elements, being joined, fixed, with a preferred size of 7×50.8 mm (or similar) zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per comer joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 30 mm thick. The joint between frames is fixed as well as at the comers as by the interior and exterior perimeter contour between frames, in the joints of the continuous wooden elements, along and at the height of the frames. The joints in the comers between frames are made by means of 6×100 mm or similar screws that secure a sequence of layers preferably of structural plywood, and the linear joints are attached using 6×100 mm lancer screws. inches (or similar), on both sides of the wooden elements of CIB System, placed at an angle of 45°, arranged every 600 mm.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 4B, and to further solidify the beam structure, the wood sheets may be screwed together around each perimeter and point of connection between the plywood sheets by zinc-plated screws, or other metal-plated screws, of an inch or 6×100 mm, thus achieving the necessary pressure between the layers so that the plywood sheets and the ESP are joined and work as a single element allowing the final thickness of each beam to be 60 mm. In another embodiment, the wood sheets may be screwed together around each perimeter and point of connection between the plywood sheets by zinc-plated screws, or other metal-plated screws, of an inch or 2.54 cm, thus achieving the necessary pressure between the layers so that the plywood sheets and the ESP are joined and work as a single element allowing the final thickness of each beam to be 30 mm.

[0041] FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of the connectors for the corner joints in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which provide additional support to the 401 joint pillars. By way of non-limiting example, this includes a 501 45-degree corner joint as seen in FIG. 5A, a 502 120-degree corner joint as seen in FIG. 5B, a 503 180-degree horizontal corner joint as seen in FIG. 5C, a 504 180-degree vertical corner joint as seen in FIG. 5D, and a 505 90-degree corner joint as seen in FIG. 5E.

[0042] FIG. 6 shows an illustrative view of the 100 CIB System constructed into a 601 two-story structure. A viewer may perceive that the embodiment that the illustration shows a constructed 601 two-story frame with a single interior space, without divisions.

[0043] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a 100 CIB System constructed as a one-story structure. By way of non-limiting example, a viewer may perceive that the 100 CIB System may comprises of beams that are 2440 mm high, 1220 mm wide, and 60 mm thick to comprise a standard 100 CIB System construction. For such a configuration, each column comprises of a beam that is 6 m long by 600 mm wide, using two plywood sheets that are 15 mm wide×2440 mm high×1220 mm long, and block of EPS that is 6000 mm long×540 mm high, which a density of 15 Kg/m3.

Structural Examples

[0044] The varying types of structural partitions must have the integrity to resist different loads. These loads are determined in accordance with construction regulations in the applicable jurisdiction. The purpose of this invention is to provide a common power of resistance on horizonal loads.

[0045] The 100 CIB System may be materially constituted by two pieces of 30 mm plywood having an EPS foam member of medium density that is 240 mm thick, 540 mm wide, and 6000 mm long thereby becoming a single structural element for construction purposes. In another embodiment, the EPS foam member may have a medium density that is 200 mm thick, 540 mm wide, and 6000 mm. In another embodiment, the EPS foam member may have a medium density that is 240 mm thick, 550 mm wide, and 6000 mm. In another embodiment, the EPS foam member may have a medium density that is 200 mm thick, 550 mm wide, and 6000 mm.

Example 1

[0046] This structural example provides the description of detail of the joints of a residential structure having two floors with a roof in accordance with a CIB System. By way of non-limiting example, the joints between the roof beams are visible, preferably at a 45-degree angle, with cuts of the beam element at 45-degrees and the inclusion of “L” corner plywood joints having zinc-plated or galvanized screws that are at least 7×50.8 mm (7#×2 inches) or similar. There may also be joints between roof beams and columns, with cuts in the beam at 45 degrees and straight cuts at 90 degrees in the column. In another embodiment, the zinc-plated or galvanized screws that are at least (6#×2 inches) or similar.

[0047] Each linear corner plywood measures the same width as the wood elements of a beam or pillar of the CIB System, of preferably 240 mm for a length of 480 mm, a length that allows joining a beam with a column, the linear corner wood element allows continuity to the remaining wooden elements, being joined, fixed, with a preferential size of 7#×50.8 mm (7#×2 inches) or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 15 mm thick. In another embodiment, the liner corner wood element allowing continuity to the remaining wooden elements may be joined, fixed, with a preferential size of 16×6×1.5 in or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per farm corresponding to 8 liner wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 30 mm. In another embodiment, the 8 liner wood elements may each have a dimension of 240 mm×480 mm and 30 mm.

[0048] For the second floor, the union between the column and the beam may be presented by straight cuts in the beam and the continuous column plus the corner plywood.

[0049] By way of non-limiting example, the joint between the column and the beam is required for the second floor with straight cut in the column and straight cut beam of a linear type corner plywood with a preferential size of 7#×50.8 mm. (7×2 inches) or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 15 mm thick. In another embodiment, the joint between the column and the beam is required for the second floor with straight cut in the column and straight cut beam of a linear type corner plywood with a preferential size of 16×6×1.5 inches or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 15 mm thick. In another embodiment, the 8 liner wood elements may each have a dimension of 240 mm×480 mm and 30 mm.

[0050] The joint between the column and the lower beam in the case of a residential construction would require a straight cut and the column and the lower beam linear type and with a preferential size of 7#×50.8 mm. (7#×2 inches) or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 15 mm thick. In another embodiment, the joint between the column and the lower beam in the case of a residential construction would require a straight cut and the column and the lower beam linear type and with a preferential size of 6×2 inches or similar zinc plated screws per connection, that is, 32 screws per corner joint, about 252 screws per frame corresponding to 8 linear wood elements of 240 mm×480 mm and 15 mm thick. In another embodiment, the 8 liner wood elements may each have a dimension of 240 mm×480 mm and 30 mm.

Example 2

[0051] A sequence of eight (8) system frames of the CIB System comprises of 16 beam elements that are 6 m long and 16 column elements that are 3 m long, thereby providing for a constructed area of 29.5 square meters with 3.48 m of exterior height. The total weight of the volume may be 1,440 kg. The thickness of the walls, bottom slab and upper slab is 24 cm, a measure that corresponds to the thickness of the volume thermal insulation. The configuration of the plywood and the EPS stiffen the structure by means of the plywood plates having the same thickness inserted at each vertex joining beam elements and column elements, forming frames that are capable of resisting vertical loads and lateral thrusts without the need for interior partitions.

[0052] Although the present invention has been described with a degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example and that other versions are possible. As various changes could be made in the above description without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be illustrative and not used in a limiting sense. The spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained in the disclosure.

[0053] All features disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstracts, and drawings, and all steps in any method or process disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstract, and drawings, can be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or some similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.

[0054] While the present invention generally described herein has been disclosed in connection with a number of embodiments shown and described in detail, various modifications should be readily apparent to those of skill in the art.