CA1076768A - Building structure - Google Patents
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- CA1076768A CA1076768A CA301,384A CA301384A CA1076768A CA 1076768 A CA1076768 A CA 1076768A CA 301384 A CA301384 A CA 301384A CA 1076768 A CA1076768 A CA 1076768A
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A building structure for use for example as a squash court. The structure is erected from prefabricated components which can be readily packed for transport and which are erected on site using a minimum of skilled labour. The structure includes end walls, side walls and a floor all consisting of interconnected, prefabricated panels.
The panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each include a frame and lining materials within the frame and the other end wall includes an access door and/
or windows. Assemblies of individual structures can be erected by being formed together and added to as required, on side by side or end to end abutting relation-ship.
A building structure for use for example as a squash court. The structure is erected from prefabricated components which can be readily packed for transport and which are erected on site using a minimum of skilled labour. The structure includes end walls, side walls and a floor all consisting of interconnected, prefabricated panels.
The panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each include a frame and lining materials within the frame and the other end wall includes an access door and/
or windows. Assemblies of individual structures can be erected by being formed together and added to as required, on side by side or end to end abutting relation-ship.
Description
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This invention relates to the construction and erection of building structures from prefabricated components, wherein the various components are adapted and arranged to provide so called modular aosemblies of individual structures capable of being joined together, and added to as required.
Whilst not restricted thereto, the invention will be described with reference to the construction and erection of squash courts. Such courts as constructed hitherto, are virtually permanently erected buildings, constructed from brick or the like and incorporating ` fixed playing walls frequently formed as cement or ; cement rendered surfaces.
The object of the invention is to provide a structure which is erected from prefabricated components of comparatively simple form providing economy of manufacture ; and assembly. The said components can be readily ;
packed and transported thus providing mobility for the structure, and they can be erected and assembled quickly using a minimum of skilled labour.
According to the invention, the structure comprises end walls, side walls and a floor all formed from interconnected prefabricated panels; wherein the panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each include a timber frame and lining materials secured to each face of the frame providing an internal and an " .
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external lining on the walls and a floor surface and a ground engaging surface on the floor; wherein the panels forming said one end wall, the side walls and the floor are each filled with an infill material located within the frame between the lining materials; wherein the other end wall is formed from interconnected panels of unitary construction including a door and/or windows; and wherein the prefabricated panels are screwed and bolted together to form the structure, whereby the structure can ` 10 be erected and dismantled on a site.
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An embodiment of the invention as applied to the construction and erection of squash courts, will be described with reference to the annexed drawings, wherein:
Figs. 1~ 2 and 3 are a schematic plan view, side - 15 elevation and an end view of a single squash court constructed according to the invention;
Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary perspective views of floor constructions according to the invention;
Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional plan view illust-rating means for connecting a wall panel to a wall panel;
Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view showing the securing of a side wall panel to the floor structure;
Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the securing of a rear wall panel to a side wall panel;
Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional plan view showing ''. .
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~076768 the securing of a side wall panel to a front wall panel;
Fig. 10 is an end elevation, partly in section, showing the arrangement of an end wall panel and the floor construction;
Fig. 11 is a sectional view on the plane A-A of Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a schematic view of a pair of squash courts having a common front wall;
Fig. 13 is a sectional plan view showing the jointing of a partition wall - the common front wall of Fig. 12 - to the floor structure;
Fig. 14 is a sectional plan view showing the jointing of the partition wall - the common front wall of Fig. 12 _ to the side wall. ~-Fig. 15 is a sectional plan of the jointing of a side wall panel to a rear wall panel.
In the illustrated embodiments, a squash court comprises a front wall structure (playing wall) 1, a rear wall structure (entrance wall) 2, side wall structures 3 and a floor structure 4, adapted and arranged to be assembled together on a suitable base (not shown) to provide a court of required dimensions. Where a plurality of courts constructed according to the invention are to be arranged "end to end" (Fig. 12), these pairs of courts have a common front wall 1. Where they are to be arranged "side by side", there is a common side wall ~07676~3 3 between each pair of courts.
The front wall structure 1, and side wall structures 3, are internally and externally lined with suitable cladding materials. For example, the internal lining 5 consists of sheets of autoclaved asbestos cement and a suitable thickness for these sheets has been found to be of the order of 9-12 mm. The external lining 6 may be formed of plywood sheets having a thickness of the order of 6 mm, or 23 gauge vinyl coated aluminium or 24 gauge steel, preferably coated white. The floor structure may be surfaced with sheets 7 of plywood for example, Fig. 4; or timber board 8 - tongued and grooved -Fig. 5, may be used.
The front wall structure 1 and side wall structures 3 are formed from a plurality of conjoined, preconstructed panels consisting of the lining sheets 5-6, and the space ~ within the frame 9 between the sheets 5-6 is filled `` with infill material 10, preferably virgin polystrene material. The frame 9 and/or polystyrene material 10 is recessed as indicated at 11, Fig. 6 whereby the panels are connected together in vertical edge to edge relation-ship by pairs of strips 12 fixed in the recesses 11.
: The strips 12 are preferably formed from mild steel of selected width and t~ickness and the external lining sheets 6 are preferably dimensioned to extend across the abutting vertical edges of the conjoined panels.
~, , At the front corners of a finished structure, see Fig. 9, the side panels are reinforced at the internal lining 5, by a vertical metal angle member 13 let into the frame ~. Also, the front wall panels are externally reinforced by a vertical metal angle member 14 fixed - around the corner of the structure through the external linings 6 to frame 9. The angle m~mber 13 is drilled throughout its length and fixing screws 15 are passed therethrough, through the internal lining 5 of the front wall 1, through a strip member 16 recessed into :. :
the frame 9 of the front wall member and into said frame 9. The external angle member 14 is likewise -~ fixed to the frame 9 of front wall 1.
The floor structure 4 is formed as seen in Fig. 4, from a plurality of conjoined panels similar to the wall panels and comprising a timber frame 9, supporting polystyrene infill material 10 between the upper floor f surface 7 formed from sheets of plywood 12 mm thick as ;~, previously referred to, and a lower surface 17 formed`
:,"-from plywood sheets of say 6 mm thickness. The floor panels of this embodiment are conjoined by mild steel strip members 12, in the same way as the wall panels.
~ In the floor structure embodiment illustrated in '- Fig. 5, the frame 9 comprises suitably spaced apart joists which support the flooring timbers 8, which - as previously referred to, are tongued and grooved .,., ~ .
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107676~3 floor boards of desired thickness.
At the front of the structure the floor panel is bolted as at 18 to the front wall panels. For this purpose, the panels forming the front wall 1 are preferably - 5 provided with guide sleeves 19 for the bolts 18 and the panels forming the floor 4 are provided with internal bar members 20 through which the bolts 18 pass - see Fig. 7.
As illustrated, the rear wall 2 is formed from glass panels, 21 and it includes an entrance door not shown, wh ch is adapted to be hinged at one side to an adjacent panel 21 by suitable hardware, and latched at its other ; side to an adjacent panel 21. As seen in Fig. 8, the ~ side walls 3 are channel recessed as at 22 to receive a " ;, sealing material 23 and the edge of a panel 21. Also ; a metal angle member is secured to the wall 2 and to the panel 21 by screws indicated at 24.
Likewise, the glass panels 21 are secured to the floor 4 as shown in Figs. 10-11, by metal angle members 25, and in addition, for intermediate glass panels 21, intermediate vertical supports 26 are channel recessed into the floor 4, also as indicated 22-23. Floor panels may be reinforced as desired, with metal channel strips 27, see all Fig. 10. However, it will be understood that the rear wall construction may be varied from that described and illustrated. In an alternative construction, '~' , .. .
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' - 7 _ a standard wall construction, i.e. similar to the side walls, includes provision for say two viewing windows and a solid plywood door.
Referring now to Figs. 13, 14 and 15, Figs. 13 and 14 show the methods adopted for jointing the floor 4 to a partition wall P and the partition wall to side walls 3.
~ As seen in Fig. 13, a pair of adjacent floor panels have - the frames 9 thereof recessed as at 28 to receive a bearer 29 which spaces the floor panels apart sufficiently to receive the partition wall frame 9~ which abuts bearer 29. The bearer is longitudinally recessed at 30, 31 and 32 whereby it is secured to the floor panels by bolts 33 having nuts housed in the recesses 30-32, and whereby it is screwed as at 34 to the frame 9 of the partition wall panel.
As seen in Fig. 14, the partition wall P abuts and is recessed into side walls 3 or a front wall 1, by pro-viding between a pair of the panels at said walls 3 or 1, where desired, recessed 35 in the frame members 9, to which the wall panels 5-6 are screwed. The frame members 9 are in turn screwed to the partition wall P -~
by screws 36, which also pass through an edge covering and reinforcing strip 37.
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This invention relates to the construction and erection of building structures from prefabricated components, wherein the various components are adapted and arranged to provide so called modular aosemblies of individual structures capable of being joined together, and added to as required.
Whilst not restricted thereto, the invention will be described with reference to the construction and erection of squash courts. Such courts as constructed hitherto, are virtually permanently erected buildings, constructed from brick or the like and incorporating ` fixed playing walls frequently formed as cement or ; cement rendered surfaces.
The object of the invention is to provide a structure which is erected from prefabricated components of comparatively simple form providing economy of manufacture ; and assembly. The said components can be readily ;
packed and transported thus providing mobility for the structure, and they can be erected and assembled quickly using a minimum of skilled labour.
According to the invention, the structure comprises end walls, side walls and a floor all formed from interconnected prefabricated panels; wherein the panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each include a timber frame and lining materials secured to each face of the frame providing an internal and an " .
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external lining on the walls and a floor surface and a ground engaging surface on the floor; wherein the panels forming said one end wall, the side walls and the floor are each filled with an infill material located within the frame between the lining materials; wherein the other end wall is formed from interconnected panels of unitary construction including a door and/or windows; and wherein the prefabricated panels are screwed and bolted together to form the structure, whereby the structure can ` 10 be erected and dismantled on a site.
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An embodiment of the invention as applied to the construction and erection of squash courts, will be described with reference to the annexed drawings, wherein:
Figs. 1~ 2 and 3 are a schematic plan view, side - 15 elevation and an end view of a single squash court constructed according to the invention;
Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary perspective views of floor constructions according to the invention;
Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional plan view illust-rating means for connecting a wall panel to a wall panel;
Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view showing the securing of a side wall panel to the floor structure;
Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the securing of a rear wall panel to a side wall panel;
Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional plan view showing ''. .
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~076768 the securing of a side wall panel to a front wall panel;
Fig. 10 is an end elevation, partly in section, showing the arrangement of an end wall panel and the floor construction;
Fig. 11 is a sectional view on the plane A-A of Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a schematic view of a pair of squash courts having a common front wall;
Fig. 13 is a sectional plan view showing the jointing of a partition wall - the common front wall of Fig. 12 - to the floor structure;
Fig. 14 is a sectional plan view showing the jointing of the partition wall - the common front wall of Fig. 12 _ to the side wall. ~-Fig. 15 is a sectional plan of the jointing of a side wall panel to a rear wall panel.
In the illustrated embodiments, a squash court comprises a front wall structure (playing wall) 1, a rear wall structure (entrance wall) 2, side wall structures 3 and a floor structure 4, adapted and arranged to be assembled together on a suitable base (not shown) to provide a court of required dimensions. Where a plurality of courts constructed according to the invention are to be arranged "end to end" (Fig. 12), these pairs of courts have a common front wall 1. Where they are to be arranged "side by side", there is a common side wall ~07676~3 3 between each pair of courts.
The front wall structure 1, and side wall structures 3, are internally and externally lined with suitable cladding materials. For example, the internal lining 5 consists of sheets of autoclaved asbestos cement and a suitable thickness for these sheets has been found to be of the order of 9-12 mm. The external lining 6 may be formed of plywood sheets having a thickness of the order of 6 mm, or 23 gauge vinyl coated aluminium or 24 gauge steel, preferably coated white. The floor structure may be surfaced with sheets 7 of plywood for example, Fig. 4; or timber board 8 - tongued and grooved -Fig. 5, may be used.
The front wall structure 1 and side wall structures 3 are formed from a plurality of conjoined, preconstructed panels consisting of the lining sheets 5-6, and the space ~ within the frame 9 between the sheets 5-6 is filled `` with infill material 10, preferably virgin polystrene material. The frame 9 and/or polystyrene material 10 is recessed as indicated at 11, Fig. 6 whereby the panels are connected together in vertical edge to edge relation-ship by pairs of strips 12 fixed in the recesses 11.
: The strips 12 are preferably formed from mild steel of selected width and t~ickness and the external lining sheets 6 are preferably dimensioned to extend across the abutting vertical edges of the conjoined panels.
~, , At the front corners of a finished structure, see Fig. 9, the side panels are reinforced at the internal lining 5, by a vertical metal angle member 13 let into the frame ~. Also, the front wall panels are externally reinforced by a vertical metal angle member 14 fixed - around the corner of the structure through the external linings 6 to frame 9. The angle m~mber 13 is drilled throughout its length and fixing screws 15 are passed therethrough, through the internal lining 5 of the front wall 1, through a strip member 16 recessed into :. :
the frame 9 of the front wall member and into said frame 9. The external angle member 14 is likewise -~ fixed to the frame 9 of front wall 1.
The floor structure 4 is formed as seen in Fig. 4, from a plurality of conjoined panels similar to the wall panels and comprising a timber frame 9, supporting polystyrene infill material 10 between the upper floor f surface 7 formed from sheets of plywood 12 mm thick as ;~, previously referred to, and a lower surface 17 formed`
:,"-from plywood sheets of say 6 mm thickness. The floor panels of this embodiment are conjoined by mild steel strip members 12, in the same way as the wall panels.
~ In the floor structure embodiment illustrated in '- Fig. 5, the frame 9 comprises suitably spaced apart joists which support the flooring timbers 8, which - as previously referred to, are tongued and grooved .,., ~ .
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107676~3 floor boards of desired thickness.
At the front of the structure the floor panel is bolted as at 18 to the front wall panels. For this purpose, the panels forming the front wall 1 are preferably - 5 provided with guide sleeves 19 for the bolts 18 and the panels forming the floor 4 are provided with internal bar members 20 through which the bolts 18 pass - see Fig. 7.
As illustrated, the rear wall 2 is formed from glass panels, 21 and it includes an entrance door not shown, wh ch is adapted to be hinged at one side to an adjacent panel 21 by suitable hardware, and latched at its other ; side to an adjacent panel 21. As seen in Fig. 8, the ~ side walls 3 are channel recessed as at 22 to receive a " ;, sealing material 23 and the edge of a panel 21. Also ; a metal angle member is secured to the wall 2 and to the panel 21 by screws indicated at 24.
Likewise, the glass panels 21 are secured to the floor 4 as shown in Figs. 10-11, by metal angle members 25, and in addition, for intermediate glass panels 21, intermediate vertical supports 26 are channel recessed into the floor 4, also as indicated 22-23. Floor panels may be reinforced as desired, with metal channel strips 27, see all Fig. 10. However, it will be understood that the rear wall construction may be varied from that described and illustrated. In an alternative construction, '~' , .. .
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' - 7 _ a standard wall construction, i.e. similar to the side walls, includes provision for say two viewing windows and a solid plywood door.
Referring now to Figs. 13, 14 and 15, Figs. 13 and 14 show the methods adopted for jointing the floor 4 to a partition wall P and the partition wall to side walls 3.
~ As seen in Fig. 13, a pair of adjacent floor panels have - the frames 9 thereof recessed as at 28 to receive a bearer 29 which spaces the floor panels apart sufficiently to receive the partition wall frame 9~ which abuts bearer 29. The bearer is longitudinally recessed at 30, 31 and 32 whereby it is secured to the floor panels by bolts 33 having nuts housed in the recesses 30-32, and whereby it is screwed as at 34 to the frame 9 of the partition wall panel.
As seen in Fig. 14, the partition wall P abuts and is recessed into side walls 3 or a front wall 1, by pro-viding between a pair of the panels at said walls 3 or 1, where desired, recessed 35 in the frame members 9, to which the wall panels 5-6 are screwed. The frame members 9 are in turn screwed to the partition wall P -~
by screws 36, which also pass through an edge covering and reinforcing strip 37.
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Claims (5)
1. A building structure comprising end walls, side walls and a floor all formed from interconnected prefabricated panels;
said panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each including a timber frame and lining materials secured to each face of the frame providing an internal and an external lining on the walls and a floor surface and a ground engaging surface on the floor; said panels forming said one end wall, the side walls and the floor each being filled with an infill material located within the frame between the internal and external linings; said panels being connected together in a vertical edge to edge relationship by strips fixed in recesses in adjoining edges of each panel; an assembled structure of said one end wall and said side walls being secured together by fixing means passing through an internal and external bracket and the adjoining frame, said internal bracket being located on the end frame of the assembly of panels forming said walls, said external bracket being located on the external corners of the assembly of panels forming said end wall; the other of said end walls being formed from interconnected of said panels of unitary construction; the prefabricated panels forming the floor and said other end wall having selectively removable securement means securing them to said side walls to form the structure, whereby said structure can be erected and dismantled on a site.
said panels forming one end wall, the floor and the side walls each including a timber frame and lining materials secured to each face of the frame providing an internal and an external lining on the walls and a floor surface and a ground engaging surface on the floor; said panels forming said one end wall, the side walls and the floor each being filled with an infill material located within the frame between the internal and external linings; said panels being connected together in a vertical edge to edge relationship by strips fixed in recesses in adjoining edges of each panel; an assembled structure of said one end wall and said side walls being secured together by fixing means passing through an internal and external bracket and the adjoining frame, said internal bracket being located on the end frame of the assembly of panels forming said walls, said external bracket being located on the external corners of the assembly of panels forming said end wall; the other of said end walls being formed from interconnected of said panels of unitary construction; the prefabricated panels forming the floor and said other end wall having selectively removable securement means securing them to said side walls to form the structure, whereby said structure can be erected and dismantled on a site.
2. A building structure according to claim 1, wherein the internal lining material on said one end wall and the side walls comprises asbestos cement sheets; wherein the external lining material on said one end wall and the side walls com-prises plywood sheets; wherein the floor surfaces comprise plywood sheets.
3. A building structure according to claim 1, wherein the floor is formed from a frame comprising transversely spaced, longitudinal members providing the ground engaging surface;
and wherein the floor surface is formed from tongued and grooved boards laid on said frame.
and wherein the floor surface is formed from tongued and grooved boards laid on said frame.
4. A building structure according to claim 1, wherein the other end wall and the door are formed from transparent panels.
5. A building structure according to claim 4, wherein the transparent panels are glass panels.
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| CA301,384A CA1076768A (en) | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Building structure |
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| CA301,384A CA1076768A (en) | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Building structure |
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| CA301,384A Expired CA1076768A (en) | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Building structure |
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