METHOD FOR BUILDING A FRAME STRUCTURE PREFABRICATED WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING, PLUMBING, AND HVAC SYSTEM

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, the method comprising: designing interior functions of each floor within the building structure; determining the positions of the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams, and the HVAC beams in the building structure based on the interior design of the previous step, and these positions also comply with a location selection principle; installing the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams and the HVAC beams; and connecting the electrical wires on the electrical columns and the electrical beams, the water pipes on the plumbing column and the plumbing beams, and the ventilation spaces in the HVAC column and the HVAC beams. Through above-mentioned method, the present invention is intended to realize rapid house building process with safety.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a frame structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a steel structure framing which solves the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC problem. It is based on specific beams and columns which prefabricated with cable, pipe, or necessary features. Different from traditional building process, this framing method combines the process of wiring, plumbing, and HVAC into the framing process. By choosing different model of the beam and column, the prefabricated wires or pipe can be connected to form the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following background information may present examples of specific aspects of the prior art (e.g., without limitation, approaches, facts, or common wisdom) that, while expected to be helpful to further educate the reader as to additional aspects of the prior art, is not to be construed as limiting the present invention, or any embodiments thereof, to anything stated or implied therein or inferred thereupon.

Today the demand in the housing market is increasing due to the continuous increase in the world population. Traditional methods of building houses is usually to set up the structure of the building first, and then start to erect and connect electrical wires, water pipes and ventilation pipes after the walls and ceilings are constructed. That said, electrical wiring, water pipes, and ventilation lines are all built and connected at the very end of the building process. However, since these types of pipelines are almost completed when the whole building is constructed, there is no way to freely choose the space where the pipelines will be built, and because of space constraints, different pipelines, such as electric wires and water pipes, can be built quite close together. This is not a very good situation for the building itself. Furthermore, placing the construction of these types of pipelines at a later stage in the construction process also increases the time taken for the entire process, for the same reasons described above.

Therefore, how can the electrical wires, water pipes, and ventilation lines be constructed quickly during the construction process while avoiding danger is the main problem that the applicant wants to solve.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the problem above, the present invention redefines the way of constructing building frame with a new process and a structure. Furthermore, the prefabricated wires, water pipes, and ventilation lines will allow the worker to connect them directly when installing the beams and columns to speed up the construction of the building.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide building frames, like beams and columns, that can be mass-produced in a factory by a manufacturer to have wires, water pipes, and ventilation spaces prefabricated on them.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a new way of processing building frames.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved traditional way of building houses, thereby increasing the efficiency of building houses.

To achieve the objects above, the present invention provides a method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, each floor of the building structure has an electrical column, a plumbing column, an HVAC column, a plurality of electrical beams, a plurality of plumbing beams, and a plurality of HVAC beams, the electrical column, and the electrical beams are prefabricated with electric wires, and the plumbing column and the plumbing beams are prefabricated with water pipes, and the HVAC columns and the HVAC beams are prefabricated with ventilation spaces, the method comprising:

• • designing interior functions of each floor within the building structure;
  • determining the positions of the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams, and the HVAC beams in the building structure based on the interior design of the previous step, and these positions also comply with a location selection principle;
  • installing the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams and the HVAC beams; and
  • connecting the electrical wires on the electrical columns and the electrical beams, the water pipes on the plumbing column and the plumbing beams, and the ventilation spaces in the HVAC column and the HVAC beams;
  • wherein, the location selection principle includes the following conditions:
    • a. the HVAC column shall be located at the center of each floor within the building structure;
    • b. the electrical column and the plumbing column are located at positions closest to a location of the power input source and water source respectively;
    • c. the position of the electrical column and the plumbing column will not be adjacent, and the number of beams between the electrical column and the plumbing column should not be less than 2.

In another aspect, wherein the electrical wires in the building structure first transmits electricity to the top floor and then distributes it to other electrical beams.

In another aspect, wherein the water pipes in the building structure first transmits water to the ground floor and then distributes it to other water pipe beams.

In another aspect, wherein the electrical beams have a baffle, and the baffle is provided with a plurality of connecting holes.

In another aspect, wherein the electrical column has an electrical box.

In another aspect, wherein the HVAC column is hollow to form the ventilated space.

In another aspect, wherein structure of the HVAC column is a hollow column with four hollow thin columns inside.

In another aspect, wherein the electrical column and the plumbing column are arranged symmetrically around the HVAC column.

In another aspect, wherein installation directions of the electrical beams and the plumbing beams are perpendicular to each other.

Through above-mentioned method and structure, the present invention is intended to realize rapid house building process with safety, and also realizes a total electricity, the input of total water and air as far as possible. According to the needs of interior design, the beams, columns and floor slabs of the standardized model can be selected to complete the frame structure part and solve the possible need for pre-buried pipelines for water supply and power supply in the room.

Other systems, devices, methods, features, and advantages will be or become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following drawings and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features, and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present disclosure, and be protected by the accompanying claims and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates the steps of a method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system;

FIG. 2 illustrates the schematic diagram of the building frame prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system;

FIG. 3 illustrates the schematic view of the HVAC column;

FIG. 4 illustrates the exploded view of the HVAC column;

FIG. 5 illustrates the schematic view of the HVAC beam;

FIG. 6 illustrates the schematic view of the electrical column;

FIG. 7 illustrates the schematic view of the electrical beam;

FIG. 8 illustrates the schematic view of the plumbing column connected with the plumbing beams;

FIG. 9 illustrates the schematic diagram of electrical column and beam distribution;

FIG. 10 illustrates the schematic diagram of HVAC distribution;

FIG. 11 illustrates the schematic diagram of water distribution;

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the claims. For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “left,” “rear,” “right,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are therefore not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

Please refer to FIGS. 1-2, they illustrate the steps of a method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, and a schematic diagram thereof. In the present invention, it discloses a method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, each floor of the building structure has an electrical column 13, a plumbing column 15, an HVAC column 11, a plurality of electrical beams 14, a plurality of plumbing beams 16, and a plurality of HVAC beams 12, the electrical column 13 and the electrical beams 14 are prefabricated with electrical wires 2, and the plumbing column 15 and the plumbing beams 16 are prefabricated with water pipes 3, and the HVAC columns 11 and the HVAC beams 12 are prefabricated with ventilation spaces 111, the method comprising the steps listed below.

Step 201: designing interior functions of each floor within the building structure. This step is placed in the first step because, in the present invention, workers need to know which functions are required for each location on each floor, and only then can the electrical column 13, the plumbing column 15, the HVAC column 11, the electrical beams 14, the plumbing beams 16, and the HVAC beams 12 are set in the correct positions.

Step 202: determining the positions of the electrical column 13, the plumbing column 15, the HVAC column 11, the electrical beams 14, the plumbing beams 16, and the HVAC beams 12 in the building structure based on the interior design of the previous step, and these positions also comply with a location selection principle.

In this step, the location selection principle includes the following conditions:

• • a. the HVAC column 11 shall be located at the center of each floor within the building structure.
  • b. the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 are located at positions closest to a location of the power input source and water source respectively.
  • c. the position of the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 will not be adjacent, and the number of beams between the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 should not be less than 2.

By following these principles, the frame can be set up in a safe manner, making the building safer to use. And because the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 are set close to the power input point (the power supply source in this area) and the water input point (the water supply source in this area) respectively, the connection of water pipes 3 and wires 2 is simpler. Placing the HVAC column 11 in the middle also allows air to circulate more easily throughout the building. Therefore, the establishment of these principles can ensure the safety of the building, and at the same time increase the efficiency of the frame establishment. In addition, in some embodiments, the present invention also places the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 symmetrically around the HVAC column 11. This further ensures that the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 are not too close together to reduce the risk. Also, each beam and column will only have one type of pipeline prefabricated, for example, the electrical column 13 and the electrical beams 14 will only have electrical wires 2 and no water pipes, and the plumbing column 15 and the plumbing beams 16 will only have water pipes 3 and no electrical wires. In some embodiments, to achieve a safer condition, the number of beams between the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 should not be less than 3, which means the distance between the electrical column 13 and the plumbing column 15 is longer, so those design also make the building safer.

Step 203: installing the electrical column 13, the plumbing column 15, the HVAC column 11, the electrical beams 14, the plumbing beams 16, and the HVAC beams 12. After the method and location of the establishment are determined in the above steps, the frame erection work can be started according to these plans.

Step 204: connecting the electrical wires 2 on the electrical columns 13 and the electrical beams 14, the water pipes 3 on the plumbing column 15 and the plumbing beams 16, and the ventilation spaces 111 in the HVAC column 11 and the HVAC beams 12. In the present invention, pipelines such as water pipes 3, electrical wires 2, etc., are connected at the end. Since these pipelines are prefabricated on the beams and columns, the connection work is relatively simple, and there is no need to spend extra time on wiring and setting work, thereby reducing the overall construction time.

Please refer to FIGS. 3-5, they illustrate the schematic view and the exploded view of the HVAC column and the schematic view of the HVAC beam. In the present invention, the HVAC column 11 is hollow to form the ventilated space 111, and particularly, the structure of the HVAC column 11 is a hollow column with four hollow thin columns 112 inside. In this way, while enhancing the structural rigidity of the HVAC column 11, the ventilated space 111 can be preset in the HVAC column 11 to allow air to circulate to each floor, thereby avoiding the cost and time spent on additional ventilation lines. In addition, the HVAC beam 12 also has a ventilated space 111, and the ventilated space 111 of the HVAC beam 12 and the ventilated space 111 of the HVAC column 11 are connected to each other, so that the air in the HVAC column 11 can flow horizontally to each floor on each location, increase the airflow efficiency in the building, as shown in FIG. 10.

Please refer to FIGS. 6-7, they illustrate the schematic view of the electrical column and the electrical beam. In the present invention, an electrical box 131 prefabricated on the electrical column 13, and there is also a circuit breaker (not shown in the drawings) that is prefabricated on the electrical column 13. In addition, electrical beams 14 have a baffle 141, and the baffle 141 is provided with a plurality of connecting holes 142, so that other auxiliary beam 17 can connect with the electrical beams 14 to further extend the wires 2 to every area that needs the electricity, and the baffle 141 can cover the wires 2 inside the electrical beams 14 to achieve the effect of beautification. Furthermore, in this embodiment, electrical wires 2 in the building structure extend from bottom to top, and first transmits electricity to the top floor and then distribute the electricity to other electrical beams 14, as shown in FIG. 9. Such a design can separate the distribution and direction of electricity and water, so as to avoid potential safety hazards in the building.

Please refer to FIGS. 8 and 11, they illustrate the schematic view of the plumbing column connected with the plumbing beams, and the schematic diagram of water distribution. In the present invention, it is clear that the plumbing column 15 and the plumbing beams 16 only have water pipes 3 and no wires, and since the water pipes 3 are prefabricated on the columns and beams, workers do not need to spend extra time setting up the water pipes 3, just need to connect the water pipes 3 on the plumbing column 15 and the plumbing beams 16 to each other. Furthermore, the water pipes 3 in the building structure first transmits water to the ground floor and then distributes it to other plumbing beams 16, as shown in FIG. 9. Also, since there is less demand for water pipes in the building (compared to electrical wires), they can be placed closer to the side of the building. Such a design, combined with the special arrangement of the electrical wires, can separate the distribution and direction of electricity and water, so as to avoid potential safety hazards in the building.

In detail, the electricity communicates with the opposite beams and columns through the top layer, and the water communicates with the opposite beams and columns through the bottom layer. Wires 2 enter through the electrical column 13, lead to the electrical beams 14 on one side, and then enter the room through other auxiliary beams 17. Water enters through the plumbing column 15, leads to the plumbing beams 16 on the other side, and finally enters the room through water pipes 3 in the prefabricated floor.

In some embodiments, the present invention also designs the installation directions of the electrical beams 14 and the plumbing beams 16 to be perpendicular to each other. This allows further separation of water and electricity, thereby protecting the safety of the building.

In summary, when the modularized standardized prefabricated beams and columns are perfected, buildings of different areas and different interior designs can use this same method to complete both the structural frame part and the pipeline installation part. For the total water inflow and electricity in different directions, select the corresponding beams and columns, and then replace the corresponding beams and columns according to the water, electricity, and air requirements in the room, and then the water, electricity, and air supply in the designated area can be realized. At the same time, safety is ensured by the specified location selection principles.

These and other advantages of the invention will be further understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art by reference to the following written specification, claims and appended drawings.

Because many modifications, variations, and changes in detail can be made to the described preferred embodiments of the invention, it is intended that all matters in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. Thus, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalence.

Claims

1. A method for framing a building structure prefabricated with electrical wiring, plumbing, and HVAC system, each floor of the building structure has an electrical column, a plumbing column, an HVAC column, a plurality of electrical beams, a plurality of plumbing beams, and a plurality of HVAC beams, the electrical column, and the electrical beams are prefabricated with electric wires, and the plumbing column and the plumbing beams are prefabricated with water pipes, and the HVAC columns and the HVAC beams are prefabricated with ventilation spaces, the method comprising:

designing interior functions of each floor within the building structure;

determining the positions of the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams, and the HVAC beams in the building structure based on the interior design of the previous step, and these positions also comply with a location selection principles;

installing the electrical column, the plumbing column, the HVAC column, the electrical beams, the plumbing beams and the HVAC beams; and

connecting the electrical wires on the electrical columns and the electrical beams, the water pipes on the plumbing column and the plumbing beams, and the ventilation spaces in the HVAC column and the HVAC beams;

wherein, the location selection principles include the following conditions: a. the HVAC column shall be located at the center of each floor within the building structure; b. the electrical column and the plumbing column are located at positions closest to a location of the power input source and water source respectively; c. the position of the electrical column and the plumbing column will not be adjacent, and the number of beams between the electrical column and the plumbing column should not be less than 2.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrical wires in the building structure first transmits electricity to the top floor and then distributes it to other electrical beams.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the water pipes in the building structure first transmits water to the ground floor and then distributes it to other water pipe beams.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the electrical beams have a baffle, and the baffle is provided with a plurality of connecting holes.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the electrical column has an electrical box.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the HVAC column is hollow to form the ventilated space.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein structure of the HVAC column is a hollow column with four hollow thin columns inside.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electrical column and the plumbing column are arranged symmetrically around the HVAC column.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein installation directions of the electrical beams and the plumbing beams are perpendicular to each other.