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STRUCTURAL NODE FOR CONNECTING BUILDING ENVELOPE ELEMENTS, AND RETICULAR STRUCTURE COMPRISING SAID NODE
A reticular structure (2) comprising rods (10) arranged to form polygonal meshes (4) and comprising polygonal panels (90) that generally close the meshes (4), the rods (10) and the panels (90) connected by own end portions (11) and by own flat vertex portions (91), respectively, within locking seats (45) and within support sectors (41), respectively, of nodes (40), the seats (45) and the sectors (41) crown-like arranged about a central space (3). The support sectors (41) are two by two rotatably connected about axes (46) of the rods, which are arranged in the locking seats (45), and each of them comprises a first half and a second half (43,44) that are rotatably connected to each other by hinges (50) having rotation axes (58) orthogonal to the planes on which the vertex portions (91) lie. According to the invention, the hinges (50) comprise front surfaces (51,52) having respective protrusions (53,54) and recesses (55,56), as well as a lock device (57) for relatively moving said front surfaces (51,52), in order to insert the protrusions (53,54) of each front surface (51,52) into the recesses (56,55), i.e. between the protrusions (54,53) of the other front surface (52,51), thus preventing any relative rotation of said front surfaces (51,52). This way, the node connections of the structure (2) can be stabilized, while allowing panel support angles of any amplitude; it is therefore possible to mount polygonal panels having any vertex angles, even if all identical nodes are used (Figs. 3 and 8).
STRUCTURAL NODE FOR CONNECTING BUILDING ENVELOPE ELEMENTS, AND RETICULAR STRUCTURE COMPRISING SAID NODE
A reticular structure (2) comprising rods (10) arranged to form polygonal meshes (4) and comprising polygonal panels (90) that generally close the meshes (4), the rods (10) and the panels (90) connected by own end portions (11) and by own flat vertex portions (91), respectively, within locking seats (45) and within support sectors (41), respectively, of nodes (40), the seats (45) and the sectors (41) crown-like arranged about a central space (3). The support sectors (41) are two by two rotatably connected about axes (46) of the rods, which are arranged in the locking seats (45), and each of them comprises a first half and a second half (43,44) that are rotatably connected to each other by hinges (50) having rotation axes (58) orthogonal to the planes on which the vertex portions (91) lie. According to the invention, the hinges (50) comprise front surfaces (51,52) having respective protrusions (53,54) and recesses (55,56), as well as a lock device (57) for relatively moving said front surfaces (51,52), in order to insert the protrusions (53,54) of each front surface (51,52) into the recesses (56,55), i.e. between the protrusions (54,53) of the other front surface (52,51), thus preventing any relative rotation of said front surfaces (51,52). This way, the node connections of the structure (2) can be stabilized, while allowing panel support angles of any amplitude; it is therefore possible to mount polygonal panels having any vertex angles, even if all identical nodes are used (Figs. 3 and 8).
STRUCTURAL NODE FOR CONNECTING BUILDING ENVELOPE ELEMENTS, AND RETICULAR STRUCTURE COMPRISING SAID NODE
STRUKTURELLE KNOTENVERBINDUNG ZUM VERBINDEN VON GEBÄUDEHÜLLEELEMENTEN, UND EINE NETZARTIGE STRUKTUR EINE SOLCHE KNOTENVERBINDUNG AUFWEISEND
NOEUD STRUCTUREL POUR CONNECTER DES ÉLÉMENTS D'ENVELOPPE DE BÂTIMENT, ET STRUCTURE RÉTICULAIRE COMPRENANT LEDIT NOEUD
FROLI MAURIZIO (author)
2019-08-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E04B
Allgemeine Baukonstruktionen
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GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS
Node connecting structure of fabricated building structure
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