Technical Field

The present invention relates to a building that can be erected rapidly, securely and without excessive use of tools.

Background Art

There are known different types of easy-erectable buildings, such as temporary storage buildings and the like. However, their erection may require significant labor, risk and excessive use of tools.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-erectable building that can be rapidly erected with reduced risk and with reduced use of tools.

Summary of invention The present invention is defined in claim 1 , while various embodiments appear from the dependent claims.

Detailed description of the invention

While various features of the invention have been discussed in general terms above, a more detailed example of embodiment will be presented in the following with reference to the figures.

Fig. 1 depicts a building 1 according to the invention with a perspective view. The building has a roof 3, two front walls 5 and two side walls 7.

Fig. 2 shows the building 1 from another angle. In the situation shown in Fig. 2, the roof 3 is not yet assembled.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 depict a ladder which is of course not part of the building 1.

The building 1 comprises a framework 100 and plates 200 that are attached to the framework 100. Fig. 3 shows a part of the framework 100. At the upper part of the building 1 , there is a top beam 101. Two truss beams 103 connects to the top beam 101 with an angle, as is common in the art. A wire 9 is also shown in Fig. 3, for reinforcing the integrity of the building 1. Fig. 4 shows a vertical beam 105, which connects to a truss beam 103 and a side beam 107. The shown vertical beam 105 is arranged at a building corner, however the vertical beam 105 could also be arranged at a distance from the corners of the building 1 (however with somewhat different configuration).

Fig. 5 depicts the various beams of the framework with a schematic illustration. In addition to the beams mentioned above, Fig. 5 also shows four ground beams 110.

Fig. 6 shows the end part of a side beam 107 with a perspective view, while Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show the same side beam 107 with a cross-section view. The side beam 107, as well as other beams discussed herein, can advantageously be made of extruded aluminum.

The building 1 according to the invention comprises plates 200, as mentioned above. The plates 200 will be attached to the framework 100 so that they form roof and walls together with the framework 100. As shown in Fig. 8, attached to the side beam 107 is a side plate 211 and a roof plate 213. The side beam 107 has a side beam attachment slot 115. For attachment of the side plate 211 to the side beam 107, the side plate 211 is moved into the side beam attachment slot 115 with a substantially vertical direction, as illustrated in Fig. 7. When the side plate 211 has been inserted, it is pivoted towards and into its final, vertical orientation. During this pivoting movement, the side plate 211 will abut an attachment edge 117. The attachment edge 117 protrudes towards the side plate 211 , into the side beam attachment slot 115. In this manner, the side plate 211 can be attached to the side beam 107 of the framework 100 without tools. In some embodiments though, one may want to provide additional securing to the side plates, such as with screws. The side beam 107 further has a roof plate surface 119. As shown in Fig. 8, when a roof plate 213 is supported on the side beam 107, the roof plate 213 rests on the roof plate surface 119. The roof plate surface 109 is flat and has an angle that corresponds to the extension of the roof plate 213 itself.

The side plates 211 and/or the roof plates 213 can be of various configuration. For instance, for an insulated building 1 one may choose to use plates that has a sandwich structure. Typically, such plates will have a thermally insulating core, such as a foam, and one or two foils or plates attached to the foam.

Other types of plates can be made of corrugated sheets, such as corrugated aluminum sheets.

Still referring to Fig. 8, it is noted that for an insulated building 1 having insulating wall plates 211 and insulating roof plates 213, the side beam 107 will only have one plate element 121 extending from the warm, inner part of the building 1 , to the external cold side of the building. Of course, for air-conditioned buildings, the external ambience may be warm while the inside of the building can be colder than the outside. Consequently, the configuration of the side beam 107 will not constituted a substantial thermal bridge between the inner and outer side of the building.

In the perspective view of Fig. 6, a side beam overlap 123 is shown. The side beam overlap 123 extends beyond the remaining parts of the side beam 107 in the longitudinal direction of the beam.

The image shown in Fig. 9 depicts how the side beam overlap 123 overlaps a portion of the vertical beam 105. Also shown in Fig. 9 is a small portion of a roof plate 213 which will rest on the roof plate surface 119 of the side beam 107.

The shown roof plate 213 is cut off for illustrational purpose.

Fig. 9 also shows a portion of a truss beam 103. The truss beam 103 has a truss beam attachment slot 125. The roof plate 213 is inserted into the truss beam attachment slot 125 of the truss beam 103.

Reference is now made to Fig. 10, which shows an end portion of the top beam 101 with a perspective view, seen from below. The top beam 101 has two top beam attachment slots 127. The top beam attachment slots 127 are configured to receive respective roof plates 213. The top beam 101 comprises a top beam overlap 129. The top beam overlap 129 is configured to overlap the two facing ends of two truss beams 103 at the apex 104 (Fig. 5) where they meet.

Fig. 11 shows the top beam 101 with a cross section view.

Fig. 12 shows an image of a vertical beam 105 arranged at a corner of the building 1. The vertical beam 105 has two vertical beam slots 131 , of which one is visible in Fig. 12. Since the shown vertical beam 105 is arranged at the corner of the building 1 , the second vertical beam slot 131 faces in a direction orthogonally with respect to the visible vertical beam slot 131. For a vertical beam 105 that is arranged at a distance from the building corners, the two vertical beam slots 131 would face in the opposite directions, i.e. 180 degrees apart.

In the image shown in Fig. 12, a corrugated wall plate 211 is shown, inserted in the vertical beam slot 131. The shown wall plate 211 is cut off for illustrational purpose and is thus smaller than in a real embodiment.

Fig. 12 also shows two ground beams 110. The ground beams 110 has ground beam slots 133, which are configured to receive an edge portion of the wall plates 211.

Fig. 13 depicts two engaging edge portions of two adjacent roof plates 213. The roof plates 213 comprises edge notches 112 that, when in the shown engaging position, will maintain the mutual position of the two facing roof plates 213. The edge notches 112 shown in Fig. 13 are only schematically illustrated. In a practical embodiment, they may have a different shape.

The side plates 211 have similar edge notches 112.

As the skilled person now will appreciate, the roof plates 213 and/or the side plates 211 can be attached to and be maintained in their installed position only by means of the plate-receiving slots of the beams 101, 103, 105, 107, 110.

Moreover, the wall plates 211 and the roof plates 213 will seal against each other and the beams of the framework 100. Consequently, there will be no need for an additional sheet, such as a tarpaulin.

Also worth noting is that once the framework 100 is installed, the wall plates 211 and the roof plates 213 can be installed without need for tools. Flowever, as mentioned above, additional securing means, such as screws, may be added to increase integrity.

Fig. 14 depicts the upper portions of two adjacent auxiliary truss beams 108.

The auxiliary truss beams 108 have the same orientation as the truss beams 103 but are arranged with a distance from the truss beams 103. Also shown in Fig. 14 are two top beams 101. The top beam overlap 129 of one of the auxiliary truss beams 108 overlaps the end portions of the auxiliary truss beams 108.

The top beam overlap 129 forms, together with the upper face of the auxiliary truss beam 108, a part of the top beam attachment slot 127. The auxiliary truss beams 108 comprises a beam support 135. Furthermore, the top beams 101 comprises an attachment means 137. The attachment means 137 is in the present embodiment in the form of a pin that is configured to be inserted into the beam support 135, which in the present embodiment is formed as a support ring. The top beams 101 , truss beams 103, auxiliary truss beams 108, and side beams 107 can advantageously comprise beam supports 135 and attachment means 137. In this manner, the beams that are elevated from the ground can easily be lifted in place with a crane.