Multi-level accomodation unit

Abstract

A multi-level accommodation structure including adjacent vertically positioned accommodation units each having a core wall extending between a floor on the top of a slab of a lower accommodation unit and a ceiling on the bottom of a slab of an upper accommodation unit; a core wall in each upper and lower accommodation unit with the core wall having couplings for plumbing, electrical and heating and air conditioning components extending to at least one face of the core wall, and a vertical chase within the core wall through which connector members are passed and connection members within the core wall are attached to the couplings such that vertically aligned core walls in vertically aligned accommodation units have aligned chases connected through holes provided through the slabs having a floor of an upper accommodation unit on one face and the ceiling of said lower accommodation unit comprising a bottom of said slab.

1 . In a multi-level accommodation unit, the improvement comprising 
 a core wall having plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling components inside said wall and projecting to at least one face of said core wall;    means securing said core wall in an accommodation unit, with said core wall extending between a floor of said accommodation unit and a ceiling of said accommodation unit and between support walls of said accommodation unit;    a vertical chase formed in said core wall and extending from a bottom of said core wall at said floor to a top of said core wall at said ceiling;    connector members for plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling of said accommodation unit extending vertically through said chase; and    connection members extending through said core wall between opposite faces thereof to connect said connector members to said plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling components.    
     
     
         2 . The improvement of  claim 1 , wherein 
 at least a pair of the core walls are positioned on floors of vertically adjacent accommodation units and the chases in said core walls are vertically aligned, and further including a hole through the floor of the upper vertically adjacent accommodation unit and the ceiling of the lower vertically adjacent accommodation unit said hole being aligned with chases in said core walls; and wherein    the connector members in the vertically aligned chases are interconnected to provide continuous connector members through said chases and said floor.    
     
     
         3 . The improvement of  claim 1 , wherein 
 the core wall has first and second spaced apart wall surfaces; and    structural foam material between said faces and around said vertical extending chase for strength and sound insulation.    
     
     
         4 . The improvement of  claim 2 , wherein 
 the floor of each accommodation unit is an upper surface of a slab and the ceiling of each accommodation unit is a lower surface of a slab.    
     
     
         5 . The improvement of  claim 1 , wherein the plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling components include 
 toilet and shower or bathtub components connected to couplings at said at least one face of the core wall, said toilet and said shower being supported on the floor of the accommodation unit and being coupled to a water inlet line connector and discharge conduit connector extending through the core wall to connector members extending vertically through the chase in the said core wall.    
     
     
         6 . The improvement of  claim 5 , further including 
 at least one electrical outlet mounted at the said at least one face of the core wall, each said electrical outlet comprising an electrical component attached to a connection member extending within the core wall to a connector member extending vertically through the chase of a said wall core.    
     
     
         7 . The improvement of  claim 6 , wherein 
 the core wall has a drain conduit connection member therein extending from a discharge conduit connector member in the chase, said drain conduit connection member being sloped upwardly from the discharge conduit connector member to adjust the end of a core wall opposite said chase.    
     
     
         8 . The improvement of  claim 7 , further includes 
 affixed couplings connected into the drain conduit connection member and extending to at least one face of the core wall.    
     
     
         9 . The improvement of  claim 1 , further including 
 a removable access panel through at least one face of the core wall to provide access to the interior of the chase.    
     
     
         10 . A core wall for use in a multi-level accommodation unit, said core wall comprising a pair of spaced apart wall surfaces and having a pair of spaced apart side edges, interconnected by a top edge and a bottom edge; 
 a vertical chase formed between a portion of said spaced apart faces and vertical chase being open through said core wall from said bottom edge to said top edge;    connection members extending between said wall panels and from within said chase to couplings at at least one wall panel for coupling to plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling components outside said wall panel and for coupling to corresponding plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling components in said chase; and    structural foam material in said cone wall between said face panels and surrounding said chase.    
     
     
         11 . A core wall as in  claim 10 , further including 
 an access panel through at least one face panel and providing access to the chase.    
     
     
         12 . A core wall as in  claim 11 , having vertical studs therein.  
     
     
         13 . A core wall as in  claim 12 , wherein said studs have openings therethrough for the connection components.  
     
     
         14 . A core wall as in  claim 13 , wherein 
 one of the connection components includes a drain pipe extending into the chase adjacent the bottom edge and sloped upwardly therefrom to adjacent a side edge of the said wall.    
     
     
         15 . A core wall as in  claim 14 , wherein 
 the connection members extend to couplings at each face panel of said wall.