Foundation construction method and anchor support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12584285-B2
Application number	US-202118562404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2021
Priority date	May 31, 2021
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

This foundation construction method for a building includes: a first step for creating a foundation base; a second step for installing reinforcement on the foundation base; a third step for installing a frame for creating a foundation to be provided to the foundation base; a fourth step for arranging a plurality of anchors so as to follow the inner periphery of the frame; and a fifth step for placing concrete inside the frame. In the fifth step, the concrete is leveled such that the upper surface of the concrete is the same height as the upper end surface of the frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for constructing a foundation of a building, the foundation including a base having a flat upper surface, the foundation not including any rising portion that rises from the upper surface of the base, the method comprising:
a first step that forms a foundation ground; a second step that installs a reinforcing bar on the foundation ground; a third step that installs a formwork, the formwork forming the foundation configured to be arranged on the foundation ground; a fourth step that arranges anchors along an inner surface of the formwork; and a fifth step that places concrete in the formwork, wherein:
the fourth step includes a task of installing an anchor support such that at least one of the anchors is supported by the anchor support, the anchor support including a support portion that supports the at least one of the anchors,
in the task, the anchor support is fixed to the formwork such that a lower surface of the support portion is located at a higher position than an upper end surface of the formwork,
the anchor support includes a first anchor support,
the first anchor support includes:
a support plate including the support portion, the support plate including a first end and a second end in a width direction that is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction, the support plate being configured to be arranged along the formwork, the first end or the second end being arranged on the formwork;
a fixing jig that fixes the support plate to the formwork; and
a spacer configured to be arranged between the upper end surface of the formwork and an end of either the first end or the second end of the support plate, the end being arranged on the formwork,

in the fourth step, the spacer is arranged on the upper end surface of the formwork and the support plate is fixed to the formwork using the fixing jig with the end of the support plate placed on the spacer, and
in the fifth step, the concrete is leveled such that an upper surface of the concrete is located at the same height as the upper end surface of the formwork.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the anchor support further includes a second anchor support, the second anchor support includes:
the support portion;
a fixed portion configured to be fixed to the formwork; and
a coupling portion that couples the support portion to the fixed portion such that the support portion is located at a predetermined height from the fixed portion with the fixed portion arranged horizontally, and
in the fourth step, the fixed portion of the second anchor support is fixed to the upper end surface of the formwork.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising a sixth step and a seventh step that are performed after the fifth step, wherein:
in the third step, an outer frame and an inner frame are installed as the formwork, the outer frame forming an outer surface of the foundation, the inner frame forming a footing at a middle portion of the foundation, in the fourth step, the anchors are arranged along an inner surface of the outer frame, in the fifth step, the concrete is placed in a space between the outer frame and the inner frame, in the sixth step, the anchors are each located at a predetermined position in a foundation hole formed by the inner frame, and in the seventh step, the concrete is placed in the foundation hole and leveled such that an upper surface of the concrete is located at the same height as an upper surface of a surrounding portion of the foundation hole.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein:
the sixth step includes a task of further installing a third anchor support such that the at least one of the anchors is supported by the third anchor support, the third anchor support including a support plate having a support portion that supports the at least one of the anchors, and in the task of the sixth step, the third anchor support is installed on a portion around the foundation hole such that the support plate of the third anchor support is located at a higher position than the upper surface of the surrounding portion of the foundation hole.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein, in the sixth step, a reference anchor is driven into the surrounding portion of the foundation hole at a predetermined position and the support plate of the third anchor support is arranged with reference to the reference anchor.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein, in the sixth step, the support plate of the third anchor support is arranged with reference to a predetermined anchor selected from the anchors that are arranged along the inner surface of the outer frame.

Assignees

• Sekisui House Kk

Inventors

• KANEYASU Kentarou
• Matsubara Yoshiyuki
• AKITA Sachi
• Watanabe Hideki
• Ichikawa Kazuki
• Osada Toshiyuki

Classifications

• E04G13/00

  Falsework, forms, or shutterings for particular parts of buildings, e.g. stairs, steps, cornices, balconies {foundations, sills (E04G11/365 takes precedence; flat foundations, e.g. with lost forms E02D27/01; removable forms or shutterings for road-building purposes E01C19/50)} · CPC title

• E02D2300/002

  Concrete · CPC title

• E02D2250/0007

  using a mold · CPC title

• E02D2250/0023

  Cast, i.e. in situ or in a mold or other formwork · CPC title

• E02D2600/30

  comprising anchoring details · CPC title