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Frame construction for low-rise buildingFrame construction for low-rise building description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060037273, Frame construction for low-rise building. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/495,406 filed May 12, 2004 as a national phase application of International patent application No. PCT/JP02/04966 filed on May 22, 2002 (published as WO 03/031669) claiming priority to Japanese patent application Nos. JP 2001347119 and JP 2001348879 that were filed on Nov. 13, 2001 and Nov. 14, 2001, respectively. This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 and .sctn. 235 of all of the aforementioned applications, all of which applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a frame construction for a low-rise building of one to three stories having a large opening such as a doorway or a window, and/or for a large span low-rise building of, e.g., one to three stories having a large opening such as a doorway or a window. BACKGROUND INFORMATION [0003] While a steel frame work method (hereinafter referred to as a first prior art method) has been mainly employed as a construction method for a low-rise building of one to three stories in the prior art, a steel house construction method has recently been prevalent. In this regard, the steel house is defined as a building of a steel panel structure composed of frame members made of thin lightweight section steel and construction surface members or braces. This construction method is referred to as a second prior art method hereinafter. [0004] An example of a single-storied building constructed by the first prior art method (the steel frame work method) is illustrated in FIGS. 16 to 18. Individual footings 1 and a floor (a stall) 2 are constructed from concrete. [0005] Columns 3 made of steel frame are facilitated on the individual footings 1 and wall substrates 4 are provided. Beams 5 of H-shaped steel are mounted to the upper ends of the columns 3, and girders 5a are bridged between the left and right beams 5, by which beams and girders a roof 6 is supported. In this regard, in FIGS. 17 and 18, reference numeral 4a denotes a wall and 7 denotes a doorway (e.g., an opening). [0006] The features of the first example are as follows. A material cost for the roof is low; the number of parts is low; manufacturing is easy; site work is easy in that one day is sufficient for erecting a building for a convenience store or the like; the opening is freely prepared (if necessary, studs may be used in accordance with a width of the opening); and only cutting of the constituent members is needed. However, drawbacks thereof are that the precision of execution of work is liable to vary; LGS (light-gage steel) is necessary as a substrate for finishing the wall; and site work needs two days. [0007] FIGS. 19 to 21 illustrate another example of a single-storied building for a convenience store or the like constructed by the second prior art method (the steel house (SH) method). A continuous footing 8 and a floor (a stall) 2 are constructed from concrete, and wall frame panels 9 made of thin light-gauge section steel are stood on the continuous footing 8. [0008] As shown in FIG. 21, the wall frame panel 9 is formed by standing vertical frame members 11 of thin light-gauge section steel on a lower frame member 10 of thin light-gauge section steel, placing an upper frame member 12 of thin light-gauge section steel on the vertical frame members 11, and fixing a construction surface member 13 to the respective frame members with drill screws 19. Hereinafter, the product obtained by fixing the construction surface member 13 to the respective frame members is referred to as an SH panel 9. [0009] Further, a truss 14 of thin light-gauge section steel (hereinafter referred to as an SH truss) is assembled to be supported by the wall frame panel 9, and a roof 6 is supported by the SH truss 14. In FIG. 20(A), reference numeral 15 denotes a relatively large opening (e.g., a window or a doorway). [0010] As shown in FIG. 20(A), both ends of a lintel 16 are fixed to the vertical frame members 11 via lintel brackets 17 above the opening 15 for transmitting a vertical load from the roof to the wall frame panel 9. FIGS. 20(B) and 20(C) illustrate examples of the lintel 16, in which lipped channels 16a of thin steel sheet are opposed to each other and the outside thereof is reinforced with a reinforcement channel(s) 18. [0011] FIGS. 20(D) and 20(E) illustrate another example, in which opposite flanges of the lintel bracket 17 of a U-shaped thin steel plate as seen in a plan view are brought into contact with lateral sides of an end of the lintel 16 and fixed to each other with drill screws 19, and a web is brought into contact with a back side of the vertical frame members 11 and fixed to each other with drill screws 19. [0012] In such a manner, the steel house is constructed by using the frame members of thin light-gauge section steel as main frame elements, to which wood frame members are partially combined or a surface member of plywood is used as a construction surface member if necessary. [0013] The frame member of thin light-gauge section steel is formed by shaping a thin steel sheet of approximately 1 mm thick, through roll-forming, to be a channel, a lipped channel or a box so that a width or others thereof is matched with a predetermined specification. [0014] A further example of a frame construction according to the second prior art method is illustrated in FIGS. 22 to 25. A plurality of vertical frame members 11 are provided from lower frame members 10 at a distance between the adjacent ones thereof, and the upper ends of the respective vertical frame members 11 are coupled by upper frame members 12. [0015] Wall frame panels (force-resisting wall panels) 9 are formed by attaching construction surface members 13 (see FIGS. 24 and 25) or braces to the wall frame members constructed by the lower frame members 10, the vertical frame members 11 and the upper frame members 12. Openings 15 such as a doorway 7 or a window 7a are formed in the building. [0016] Side beams 5b and end beams 5c are supported by the upper frame members 12 of the wall frame panel (force-resisting wall panel) 9 so that both the beams are combined to form a rectangle. A plurality of beams 5c of various lengths are provided in parallel to the side at a predetermined distance. [0017] Opposite ends of the longer beam 5d are coupled to the front and rear end beams 5c via brackets 20, while one end of the shorter beam 5d is coupled to the front or rear end beam 5c and the other end thereof is coupled to a girder 5a via brackets 11, respectively. [0018] One end of the girder 5a is coupled to the side beam 5b, while the other end thereof is coupled to the longer beam 5d via the brackets 20, respectively. A floor panel 2 is constructed by covering the beams 5d with the construction surface members 13 of plywood or the like. [0019] In FIG. 22, reference numeral 5e denotes an end beam in the floor opening, 5f denotes a side beam in the opening, 20a denotes a beam bracket, and 20b denotes a cleat. [0020] In the above-mentioned building according to the SH method, as there are no vertical frame members 11 in the opening 15 such as a doorway 7 or a window 7a, no columns exist in the opening 15, for supporting a vertical load from the upper portion of the building such as a roof, resulting in the deterioration of strength in the opening 15. [0021] Therefore, it may be necessary to reinforce the upper portion above the opening 15. Thus, the lintel 16 is provided above the opening 15. Continue reading about Frame construction for low-rise building... Full patent description for Frame construction for low-rise building Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Frame construction for low-rise building patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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