Roof frame structure

US11319703B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11319703-B2
Application numberUS-201917058229-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 27, 2019
Priority dateJan 9, 2019
Publication dateMay 3, 2022
Grant dateMay 3, 2022

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Abstract

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A representative roof frame structure incorporates: paired wood sloping beams respectively extending from a ridge portion toward eaves on opposite sides from each other; a hanging portion hanging vertically downward from the ridge portion; and two steel braces respectively installed between lower faces of the sloping beams and side faces of a lower end of the hanging portion, wherein one end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a beam-side fixing portion protruding from the lower face of the sloping beam, and the other end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a hanging-portion-side fixing portion protruding from the side face of the lower end of the hanging portion.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A roof frame structure comprising: paired wood sloping beams respectively extending from a ridge portion toward eaves on opposite sides from each other; a hanging portion hanging vertically downward from the ridge portion; and two steel braces respectively installed between lower faces of the sloping beams and side faces of a lower end of the hanging portion, wherein one end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a beam-side fixing portion protruding from the lower face of the sloping beam, and the other end of each of the steel braces is pin-jointed to a hanging-portion-side fixing portion protruding from the side face of the lower end of the hanging portion, the hanging portion forms a wooden quadrilateral prism, the hanging-portion-side fixing portions are formed at higher positions than the beam-side fixing portions, ridge portion beam hangers are respectively fixed to opposite side faces of an upper end of the hanging portion, and upper ends of the sloping beams are respectively fixed to the ridge portion beam hangers. 2. The roof frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the beam-side fixing portion protrudes from a lower face of an end portion on an eaves side of each of the sloping beams. 3. The roof frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the beam-side fixing portion protrudes from a lower face of a middle portion in a length direction of each of the sloping beams. 4. The roof frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein: each of the beam-side fixing portions has an upper portion where a tenon pipe to be inserted and fixed into a mortise formed in the lower face of each of the sloping beams is formed and a lower portion where a beam-side plate formed to be exposed from the sloping beam and provided with a receiving hole is formed, and the roof frame structure further comprises: brace end plates respectively formed at end portions of the steel braces and provided with fixing holes; and joint members each of which is inserted into the receiving hole and the fixing hole to joint each of the beam-side plates and each of the brace end plates to allow the beam-side plate and the brace end plate to rotate.

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Classifications

  • E04B7/02Primary

    with plane sloping surfaces, e.g. saddle roofs (E04B7/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Beam to beam connections · CPC title

  • Brackets, gussets or joining plates · CPC title

  • Brackets, gussets, joining plates · CPC title

  • E04B1/58Primary

    of bar-shaped building elements {(framework connections E04B1/21, E04B1/2403, E04B1/2604)} · CPC title

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What does patent US11319703B2 cover?
A representative roof frame structure incorporates: paired wood sloping beams respectively extending from a ridge portion toward eaves on opposite sides from each other; a hanging portion hanging vertically downward from the ridge portion; and two steel braces respectively installed between lower faces of the sloping beams and side faces of a lower end of the hanging portion, wherein one end of…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sekisui House Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E04B7/02. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 03 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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