Passenger Terminal Consisting of Mobile Room Units

Abstract

Presented is a passenger terminal that includes modular room units that include facilities necessary for passenger traffic. The modular room units are configured to be shipped in standardized containers by means of ordinary transport vehicles by at least one of land, sea, and air to a predetermined construction site. The modular room units are also configured to be assembled at the predetermined construction site in a short amount of time to produce a functional passenger terminal building according to a predetermined planning grid.

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       19 . A passenger terminal, comprising:
 modular room units comprising facilities necessary for passenger traffic, the modular room units being configured to be shipped in standardized containers by means of ordinary transport vehicles by at least one of land, sea, and air to a predetermined construction site, and configured to be assembled at the predetermined construction site in a short amount of time to produce a functional passenger terminal building according to a predetermined planning grid.   
   
   
       20 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein all of the room units correspond in their length and width to a standard transport container in accordance with DIN/ISO standards and are standardized in their height. 
   
   
       21 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 20 , wherein all room units conform in their lengths and widths to a box container with the designation  1 C standardized according to DIN/ISO. 
   
   
       22 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein all room units are formed as rectangular solids and have steel frames made of standardized hollow sections. 
   
   
       23 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein all vertical loads are supported by the steel frames of the modules. 
   
   
       24 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein the modules are stably joined with one another at the construction site by means of standardized bolted connections or by welding. 
   
   
       25 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein all of the connections of pipes and lines between the modules at the construction site comprise plug connections, compression connections, or bolted connections. 
   
   
       26 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein each modular room unit is prefabricated with at least complete preinstallation according to its function in the terminal. 
   
   
       27 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , further comprising modules for international air traffic comprising commercially usable areas, bistros, duty-free shops, public restaurants, car rental counters, travel agency counters, and ticket counters. 
   
   
       28 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , further configured and arranged for modular expansion in horizontal and vertical directions. 
   
   
       29 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein the modular room units are configured for disassembly and reassembly in another location. 
   
   
       30 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein all technical installations and furniture are installed in the modules at the site of prefabrication and are securely fixed in place for shipment. 
   
   
       31 . The passenger terminal according to  claim 19 , wherein the facilities necessary for passenger traffic comprise passenger registration/check-in, arrival rooms, departure rooms, baggage handling, terminal-specific engineering, administration, and building engineering. 
   
   
       32 . A method for erecting a passenger terminal, comprising:
 constructing the passenger terminal of a standard size configured to accommodate a certain annual number of passengers;   providing at least all necessary functional areas in the passenger terminal;   dividing the terminal along three axes into a cubic grid of modular room units having lengths and widths that conform with DIN/ISO containers and having heights that are determined based on the function of the modular room unit   optimizing the functional areas based on the size of modular room unit;   inserting interfaces between the modular room units;   fabricating the modular room units;   shipping the modular room units to a predetermined construction site; and   constructing the passenger terminal by assembling the modular room units at the predetermined construction site.   
   
   
       33 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the number of passengers that can be handled in the terminal can be increased by inserting or adding modular room units. 
   
   
       34 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein at the construction site for the terminal, independently of the terminal building that is to be erected, all necessary power and infrastructure connections are prepared as far to interfaces at which they can be connected with the terminal building. 
   
   
       35 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein to span crawl spaces in or on the terminal, modular support systems comprising modular elements are installed and shipped in the modular room units, the modular support systems which have only a static function in the terminal. 
   
   
       36 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the prefabricated modular room units are tested and inspected at the prefabrication factory and are immediately placed in service after installation at the construction site. 
   
   
       37 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the terminal building is adapted to the climatic conditions at the construction site by installing at least one of a modular facade and a suitably modularly constructed roof. 
   
   
       38 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the functional areas comprise passenger registration or check-in, departure zone, arrival zone, public/commercial areas, terminal engineering, administration, and building engineering. 
   
   
       39 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the certain annual number of passengers is 500,000.