GB2249799A - Self-aligning building block - Google Patents
Self-aligning building block Download PDFInfo
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- GB2249799A GB2249799A GB9124756A GB9124756A GB2249799A GB 2249799 A GB2249799 A GB 2249799A GB 9124756 A GB9124756 A GB 9124756A GB 9124756 A GB9124756 A GB 9124756A GB 2249799 A GB2249799 A GB 2249799A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
- E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
- E04B2/14—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element
- E04B2/16—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position
- E04B2/18—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially-designed means for stabilising the position by interlocking of projections or inserts with indentations, e.g. of tongues, grooves, dovetails
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
- E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
- E04B2/14—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element
- E04B2/22—Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
- E04B2/02—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls built-up from layers of building elements
- E04B2002/0202—Details of connections
- E04B2002/0204—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
- E04B2002/021—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections of triangular shape
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- Finishing Walls (AREA)
- Revetment (AREA)
- Pit Excavations, Shoring, Fill Or Stabilisation Of Slopes (AREA)
Abstract
A self-aligning block for use in the building industry, made of materials such as clay, concrete, organic fibres, synthetic fibres, cellular concrete, etc. of varying dimensions. Each block has a pair of opposed parallel side faces 10 and a pair of opposed parallel end faces. Each end face has at least two angled portions 5, 7 inclined in opposite directions to define an angle therebetween. The inclined portions of one end face are complimentary to the inclined portions of the opposed end face to allow the perfect fitting and attachment of one block to another, when they are being stacked or laid side by side. Thereby considerable savings are available in construction time and costs of materials such as sand/cement, since the blocks may be dry-laid and surface rendered. <IMAGE>
Description
SELF-ALIGNING BLOCK
This invention relates to a self-aligning block for use in the building industry.
As known from the art, blocks or bricks which are available in the market to be used in building construction are made of clay or concrete of a generally rectangular configuration, requiring the use of mortar to attach one block to the other, in order to build up walls or the like.
Such a system requires careful alignment on the part of the wall builder thereby taking a considerable time in the construction as well as adding considerably to its final cost.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a building block or brick in which the above mentioned disadvantages are substantially eliminated.
According to the present invention there is provided a self-aligning block for building construction having opposite parallel side faces, and opposite end faces each end face having relative to the parallel side face an inclined main portion and a short portion inclined in an opposite direction to interact with the main portion to define an angle therebetween, wherein the inclined main portions of each opposed end face are parallel one with the other and have the same width and the same inclination, and the inclined short portion of one end face has the same width and the same inclination as the inclined short portion of the other end face.
Therefore, to build a wall it is only necessary to mount one block on the other and apply, to the surface of the wall, the already known plaster or any other finishing coating, to impart to the wall the necessary final stability.
To obtain a wall in which the blocks remain visible, it is only necessary to use a proper adhesive at the matching portions provided in the blocks, so as to give to the wall the final stability, without using the finishing coating. The adhesive to be used in this instance are cement based industrialized mortars having, as fillers, fine sand, granite or stone dust, which mortars can be enriched, depending on its finality (scaling or structural), with a hydroretaining material in order to allow a greater plasticity. The mortars can be basically prepared with water or additives with water soluble acrylic resins, and actuate always within the compression and expansion limits of the block material.
Furthermore, the blocks of the present invention can be made of different materials, such as organic fibres or synthetic fibres, cellular concrete and the like, besides other known materials, such as clay and concrete.
The block can be produced by any of several methods such as extrusion, compression, casting, etc. Moreover, the blocks may have several different dimensions, making it possible to form article structural pieces and panels. Thus, both the time and the cost of construction of each can be substantially reduced by using the self-aligning block of the present invention.
Brief DescriPtion of the Drawings
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is an perspective view of a block of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional side elevational view illustrating two blocks stacked one on top of the other; and
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional side elevational view illustrating a block in accordance with the present invention having dimensions which are different from those of the previous figure.
Referring specifically to Figures 1 and 2 there is shown self-aligning block 1 to be used in constructing a building, the block being made of one of the different materials such as concrete, clay, organic fibres, synthetic fibres, cellular concrete etc., and may be formed in various different dimensions. The block has flat closed end faces 10 and opposite opened side faces 2 horizontal and vertical internal structural walls 3 which together form cavities 4 extending from one side face 2 to the other.
The block 1 has an elongate longitudinal section which is substantially lozenge shaped having inclined upper and lower faces 5 and 6. These faces, close to the front and rear edges thereof, have short portions 7 and 8 that are also inclined, but in opposite directions. The short portions 7 and 8 form, together with the upper face 5 and the lower face 6, an angle which is preferably an obtuse angle.
The inclined main portion of the upper face 5 of the block 1 has the same width and the same inclination as the inclined main portion of the lower face 6 of the block and is parallel thereto. Likewise, the inclined rear short portion 8 of the upper face 5 has the same width and the same inclination as the inclined rear short portion 7 of the lower face 6. Thus, portions of the upper face 5 of one block coincide with the corresponding portions of the lower face 6 of another block. This allows for a perfect fitting and attachment between adjacent blocks when they are stacked vertically or horizontally.
As shown in Fig. 3 the short portions 7, 8 on the upper and lower parts of the block each form an angle > at the intersection thereof with the main portion 5 and 6 which is equal to or greater than 90', that is d 2 90".
The angle between each of the short portions 7, 8 and end faces 10 that they intersect is 45 # Sss # 90 .
Although the embodiments described have a main end face portion and two short portions, the block can be produced with a main portion and a single oppositely inclined short portion.
Claims (5)
1. A self-aligning block for building construction having opposite parallel side faces, and opposite end faces each end face having relative to the parallel side face an inclined main portion and a short portion inclined in an opposite direction to interact with the main portion to define an angle therebetween, wherein the inclined main portions of each opposed end face are parallel one with the other and have the same width and the same inclination, and the inclined short portion of one end face has the same width and the same inclination as the inclined short portion of the other end face.
2. A block as claimed in claim 1, wherein the internal part of the block is open with internal structural walls forming cavities therein.
3. A block as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle of intersection between the main and short portions of each of the opposed end faces is greater than or equal to 900.
4. A block as claimed in claim 1, wherein an angle of the intersection between the short portion of each end face and a corresponding side face is greater than or equal to 450 and less than or equal to 90".
5. A self-aligned block substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2; or Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR909005975A BR9005975A (en) | 1990-11-26 | 1990-11-26 | SELF-HOLDING BLOCK |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB9124756D0 GB9124756D0 (en) | 1992-01-15 |
| GB2249799A true GB2249799A (en) | 1992-05-20 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB9124756A Withdrawn GB2249799A (en) | 1990-11-26 | 1991-11-21 | Self-aligning building block |
Country Status (5)
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| BR (1) | BR9005975A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE4136027A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2669666A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2249799A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1252053B (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| AT406879B (en) * | 1998-07-08 | 2000-10-25 | Martin Ing Mag Kasa | BLOCK |
| FR3111367B1 (en) * | 2020-06-16 | 2022-06-24 | Laignel Gerald | building brick |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB624141A (en) * | 1946-08-30 | 1949-05-27 | Jacques Jean Gaston Morlet | Improvements in and relating to building elements |
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- 1990-11-26 BR BR909005975A patent/BR9005975A/en unknown
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- 1991-10-31 DE DE4136027A patent/DE4136027A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-11-21 GB GB9124756A patent/GB2249799A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-11-22 IT ITMI913118A patent/IT1252053B/en active IP Right Grant
- 1991-11-25 FR FR9114477A patent/FR2669666A1/en active Pending
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB624141A (en) * | 1946-08-30 | 1949-05-27 | Jacques Jean Gaston Morlet | Improvements in and relating to building elements |
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| ITMI913118A1 (en) | 1993-05-22 |
| BR9005975A (en) | 1992-06-30 |
| ITMI913118A0 (en) | 1991-11-22 |
| IT1252053B (en) | 1995-05-29 |
| FR2669666A1 (en) | 1992-05-29 |
| GB9124756D0 (en) | 1992-01-15 |
| DE4136027A1 (en) | 1992-05-27 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |