A building construction in which a unit of the building is composed of wall and roof sections, at least some of which are sandwich panels having surface sheets disposed in spaced relation with an insulating material therebetween. Each panel is provided with a framing element extending about the periphery, the element being of U-shaped cross-section to telescopically engage over the edges of the panel with opposite legs disposed flush against the surface sheets of the panel and a transverse leg defining the edge of the panel. The three legs of the U-shaped framing element are identical in exterior configuration to permit connection of adjacent panels to any one of the three legs interchangeably. The interconnection is preferably accomplished by L-shaped clips which dispose adjacent panels in closely-adjacent spaced relation to provide a channel way between the panels, the opposite sides of the channel way being covered by cover strips which snap into place and cover the space between the legs of the framing elements in adjacent panels.
A hollow shaft wall with horizontal studs held between corner posts and an intermediate vertical wall support post, which intermediate post has a central reinforcement channel, the reinforcement channel has a bottom and two side walls, the channel is filled with strips of gypsum board, and the two side walls have metal channels affixed thereto providing oppositely opening grooves for receiving and supporting the ends of said horizontal studs.
A structure such as a demountable building (10) including a base (11), a plurality of modular units (12 17) which are arranged for connection to the base (11). Each unit is fitted out with functional elements to enable that unit to perform a predetermined function in the operation of the building (10). Each unit (12 17) and its associated functional elements being operative to be connected to, or removed from, the base (11) as a single unit.
The present invention is directed to an insulated building construction which includes panels having interior and exterior skins with an insulating core therebetween. Additionally, the bearing posts between panels have interior and exterior support members with an insulating layer therebetween. A mechanism for maintaining a thermal barrier around corners as well as between walls and roof is disclosed. All panels have standardized passageways which mate with one another to provide an efficient way of routing electrical wiring. A building in accordance with this invention may be constructed to be completely surrounded by appropriate insulating material thereby minimizing "thermal shorts".
The present invention is directed to an insulated building construction which includes panels having interior and exterior skins with an insulating core therebetween. Additionally, the bearing posts between panels have interior and exterior support members with an insulating layer therebetween. A mechanism for maintaining a thermal barrier around corners as well as between walls and roof is disclosed. All panels have standardized passageways which mate with one another to provide an efficient way of routing electrical wiring. A building in accordance with this invention may be constructed to be completely surrounded by appropriate insulating material thereby minimizing "thermal shorts".
The partition wall units include panels with mitered tubular frame strips, posts, raceways which also can be adapted for baseboards, and covering edge strips. Most of these units include a groove along an outer edge into which are removably mounted interlocking or interhooking key members having uniform C-shaped cross-sections. These C-shaped cross-section key members on adjacent edges slideably engage each other to form cylindrical apertures between the two interhooked C's. Self-tapping screws are then screwed into these cylindrical apertures near the ends of the adjacent strip for locking the two units together. The substantially rectangular tubular frame strips around the panels have mitered joints which are connected by a pair of longitudinally complementary angle blocks with complementary grooves along their legs between their abutting surfaces. Self-tapping screws are screwed into these leg grooves to wedge the blocks apart to frictionally engage the inner surfaces of the tubular frame strips at their mitered corners to hold the joints together. The raceway units have a uniform I-shaped cross-section in which at least one end of the "I" is provided with a C-shaped key member, and the outer edges of the "I" are provided with grooves for hinging and snapping longitudinal cover strips which form channels into which conduits may be placed. Also, the webs of the "I" may be provided with apertures for electrical outlets and for mounting flanged sleeves for supporting levelling bolts or legs when the raceway channels are used as baseboards.
