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Modular Reinforced Structural Beam and Connecting Member System

a beam system and beam technology, applied in the direction of girders, joists, building roofs, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the service life of the beam,

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-08
NAVON RAM
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[0025]In one aspect, the beam system further comprises means for joining corresponding flanges of the first and second beam members, such as cold fasteners for preventing relative transversal displacement of one of said beam members.

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The various configurations of structural steel beams are most commonly manufactured by hot or cold rolling processes, and generally result in a relatively heavy beam for a given load bearing capacity.
These additional construction processes are time consuming and costly.
Such prior art lightweight structural beams with triangular head portions are not readily formable by an automatic process.
After two apices of the triangular are shaped, the fed metal sheet cannot be suitably supported to form the third apex due to the inaccessibility thereof.
Consequently the cost of manufacturing and assembly are relatively high.
Stress is therefore concentrated on the flange, causing the components to be even more massive and costly.

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[0085]The present invention is a novel lightweight structural beam having two triangularly shaped head portions which provide an increased lateral stability and strength to weight ratio with respect to conventional I-beams. While some prior art beams have been configured with triangularly shaped head portions produced by a cold rolling process, these head portions are closed triangles and the third side thereof cannot be quickly and automatically shaped due to its inaccessibility and the inability of rollers to support the fed sheet metal as it is bent to form a closed triangle. In contrast, the beam of the present invention is a composite beam made of two separate and oppositely oriented members arranged such that corresponding head portions of the two members are nested one within the other. Each head portion is an incomplete triangle, so that the lip, i.e. an extremity, of a member is sufficiently accessible to rollers to allow the desired configuration of the member to be shaped...

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Abstract

A modular reinforced structural beam and connecting member system that includes at least one composite beam having two oppositely oriented triangular closed head portions and a transversally extending web interposed between said two closed head portions, each of said beams consisting of two separate members arranged such that corresponding head portions of said two members are nested one within the other and adjacent elements of the two members are in mutual stabilizing contact. A plurality of connecting members are connected to, and are in force transmitting contact with, one of the composite beams and another structural element.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of structural beams. More particularly, the invention relates to a modular reinforced structural beam system comprising connecting members, which is based on a novel lightweight beam having triangular head portions.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Various types of structural beams are used in commercial and residential construction, including fabricated wooden girders, laminated wooden beams, reinforced concrete beams, and steel beams. Steel is the most commonly used material for beams, and such beams are configured by an I-section, H-section, C-section, Z-section and channel section. The various configurations of structural steel beams are most commonly manufactured by hot or cold rolling processes, and generally result in a relatively heavy beam for a given load bearing capacity.[0003]I-beams are the most commonly used type of structural beam for constructing steel frames due to their relatively high load beari...

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IPC IPC(8): E04C3/29
CPCE04B7/022E04B7/045E04C3/07E04C2003/0469E04C2003/0413E04C2003/0439E04C2003/0456E04C3/40E04B7/02
Inventor NAVON, RAM
Owner NAVON RAM
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