Panelized serrated beam assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12345045-B2
Application number	US-202217572839-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2022
Priority date	Jan 11, 2021
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

A structural beam and deck assembly containing portions of beam members interconnected by a deck assembly. Beam members have horizontal top and bottom flange elements interconnected by one or more vertical web member. The top flange of the beam members is serrated such that a series of serrations protrude horizontally in at least one direction from a top of the one or more vertical web member or are cut-out from the flange of a rolled shape. Adjacent beam and deck assemblies are installed such that attachment of one portion of a beam member to another results in the completed cross section of the beam member. In one embodiment, the serrated top flange and at least a portion of the web member are intended to be encased by a horizontal concrete slab. The slab material is capable of encasing all exposed surfaces of and curing around each serration to transfer horizontal shear forces between the serrated top flange and the slab material such that the beam members and slab behave compositely.

First claim

I claim:

1. A structural flooring assembly spanning one or more structural supports, the structural flooring assembly comprising:
a first structural panel, comprising:
a first structural beam member comprising:
a first horizontal top flange member,
a first vertical web member having a first end extending from a longitudinal center of the first top flange member, and
a first bottom partial flange member extending at an angle from a second end of the first vertical web member;

a first length of decking defined by a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first structural beam member is fastened to the first edge of the first length of decking with the first bottom partial flange member extending in a first direction beneath the first length of decking; and
a second structural beam member fastened to the second edge of the first length of decking, the second structural beam member comprising a second vertical web member and a second bottom partial flange member extending at an angle from the second vertical web member, the second bottom partial flange member extending in a second direction beneath the first length of decking toward the first bottom partial flange member; and

a second structural panel, comprising:
a third structural beam member comprising:
a second horizontal top flange member,
a third vertical web member having a first end extending from a longitudinal center of the second top flange member, and
a third bottom partial flange member extending at an angle from a second end of the third vertical web member;

a second length of decking defined by a third edge and a fourth edge, wherein the third structural beam member is fastened to the third edge of the second length of decking with the third bottom partial flange member extending in the first direction beneath the second length of decking; and
a fourth structural beam member fastened to the fourth edge of the second length of decking, the fourth structural beam member comprising a fourth vertical web member and a fourth bottom partial flange member extending at an angle from the fourth vertical web member, the fourth bottom partial flange member extending in the second direction beneath the second length of decking toward the third bottom partial flange member;

wherein the third structural beam member is directly affixed to the second structural beam member so that the second and third structural beam members together form a beam having an “I”-shaped cross-section with top and bottom full flanges and a central portion extending between the top and bottom portions.

2. The structural flooring assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third structural beam member is affixed to the second structural beam member using a plurality of bolts.

3. The structural flooring assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third structural beam member is affixed to the second structural beam member so that the second bottom partial flange member of the second structural beam member and the third bottom partial flange member of the third structural beam are coplanar and extend in opposite directions.

4. The structural flooring assembly of claim 3 , wherein the third vertical web member of the third structural beam member is bolted to the second vertical web member of the second structural beam member.

5. The structural flooring assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first vertical web member comprises first and second vertical plates bolted to each other, and the third vertical web member comprises third and fourth vertical plates bolted to each other.

6. The structural flooring assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bottom partial flange member extends at a right angle from the second end of the first vertical web member,
the second bottom partial flange member extends at a right angle from the second vertical web member,
the third bottom partial flange member extends at a right angle from the second end of the third vertical web member, and
the fourth bottom partial flange member extends at a right angle from the fourth vertical web member.

7. The structural flooring assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second horizontal top flange members are serrated.

Assignees

• Simpson Strong Tie Co Inc

Inventors

• Mcmanus Patrick

Classifications

• E04B1/388

  Separate connecting elements (Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48) · CPC title

• E04C3/06

  with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web (E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence {honeycomb girders E04C3/083}) · CPC title

• E04B2001/2484

  Details of floor panels or slabs · CPC title

• E04B1/24

  the supporting parts consisting of metal · CPC title

• E04C2003/0413

  being built up from several parts · CPC title