Global Patent Index - EP 1590537 A1

EP 1590537 A1 20051102 - BUILDING STRUCTURE FOLDING AND UNFOLDING UNDER THE EFFECT OF THE WEIGHT OF THE SAME AND ALONG VERTICAL JOINT AXES

Title (en)

BUILDING STRUCTURE FOLDING AND UNFOLDING UNDER THE EFFECT OF THE WEIGHT OF THE SAME AND ALONG VERTICAL JOINT AXES

Title (de)

DURCH IHR EIGENGEWICHT UND UM VERTIKALE DREHACHSEN FALTBARE GEBÄUDEKONSTRUKTION

Title (fr)

STRUCTURE DE BATIMENT PLIABLE ET DEPLIABLE SOUS L'EFFET DE SON POIDS ET SELON DES AXES D'ARTICULATION VERTICAUX

Publication

EP 1590537 A1 20051102 (FR)

Application

EP 03778397 A 20031016

Priority

  • FR 0303048 W 20031016
  • FR 0300886 A 20030127

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2006248809A1] The invention relates to a structure for the constructions of folding and unfolding buildings, for example, horse stables but not limited thereto, of the type comprising frames made from welded profiles and covered with panels or sheets which may comprise doors, windows or ventilators, the whole assembly being covered by a roof. The structure is characterized in comprising, after deployment and installation, a parallepiped volume with a rigid front facade ( 2 ) and rear facade ( 3 ) and two folding lateral walls. Each lateral wall ( 4, 5 ) comprises jointing means ( 19 ) on one central vertical joint axis ( 6 ) and on two secondary vertical joint axes ( 7 and 8 ) provided to either side of the central axis ( 6 ). Each lateral wall is thus composed of four rectangular leaves ( 20 ) of the same height and which can be folded by means of an accordion style of folding, characterized in that the distance between the two central axes ( 6 ) remains constant and that the structure comprises two fixing or anchoring means ( 12 and 13 ) on each lateral wall ( 4, 5 ), positioned on top of the structure and symmetrically with relation to the central axis ( 6 ). The method for folding or unfolding is characterized in that a lifting beam is used to raise the structure which folds or unfolds under the influence of the weight thereof, due to the force exerted by the weight on cables ( 27, 28 ) fixed between the lifting beam and the structure.

IPC 1-7

E04B 1/344

IPC 8 full level

E04B 1/344 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E04B 1/3445 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004076763A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2006248809 A1 20061109; US 7475514 B2 20090113; AT E435341 T1 20090715; AU 2003285405 A1 20040917; BR 0318051 A 20051220; BR 0318051 B1 20121225; CA 2512884 A1 20040910; CA 2512884 C 20120410; DE 60328228 D1 20090813; EA 006889 B1 20060428; EA 200501194 A1 20051229; EP 1590537 A1 20051102; EP 1590537 B1 20090701; ES 2328348 T3 20091112; FR 2850408 A1 20040730; FR 2850408 B1 20050304; PT 1590537 E 20090923; UA 81655 C2 20080125; WO 2004076763 A1 20040910

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 54348505 A 20050726; AT 03778397 T 20031016; AU 2003285405 A 20031016; BR 0318051 A 20031016; CA 2512884 A 20031016; DE 60328228 T 20031016; EA 200501194 A 20031016; EP 03778397 A 20031016; ES 03778397 T 20031016; FR 0300886 A 20030127; FR 0303048 W 20031016; PT 03778397 T 20031016; UA 2005008349 A 20031016