Modular safety cell for residential, industrial and commercial buildings

Abstract

Modular safety cell for residential, industrial and commercial buildings, suitable for protecting people who take refuge in it during earthquakes or other natural disasters, constituted by tubular elements ( 1 ) of high-resistance steel which are connected by couplings ( 2 ) also of high-resistance steel, said tubular elements ( 1 ) being disposed parallel to each other to form flat or curved surfaces, wherein said surfaces connect to each other by couplings ( 2 ), said surfaces and said couplings ( 2 ) are at least three, that said tubular elements ( 1 ) are fixed in said couplings ( 2 ) by adequate blocking means ( 3 ), said cell is covered externally by means of anti-detritus protection ( 4 ) and said cell is covered internally by lining panels ( 5 ) which imitate the materials of the walls, the ceiling and the flooring of the home, office or workshop.

1 . Modular safety cell for residential, industrial and commercial buildings, suitable for protecting people who take refuge inside it during earthquakes or other natural catastrophes, constituted of tubular elements ( 1 ) in high resistance steel that are connected by joints ( 2 ), also of high resistance steel, said tubular elements ( 1 ) being set parallel to each other to form flat or curved surfaces which are connected by means of said joints ( 2 ), said surfaces and said joints ( 2 ) being at least three, said elements being tubular ( 1 ) blocked in said joints ( 2 ) by means of suitable blocking means ( 3 ), said cell being covered externally by means of anti-detritus protection ( 4 ), characterized by the fact that said safety cell is regulated in width and in height, and that to regulate the width or the height of the safety cell the tubular elements ( 1 ) are slide-able in the joints ( 2 ), determining the width or height desired and that said cell is covered internally with covering panels ( 5 ) which imitate the materials of the walls, ceiling and the pavement of the home, office or workshop. 
     
     
         2 . Safety cell according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that said safety cell is formed by the tubular elements ( 1 ) which constitute the base of the safety cell and by the tubular elements ( 6 ) which, set parallel to each other, have an arched form and, forming a cylindrical surface, create a vault. 
     
     
         3 . Safety cell according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that said means of anti-detritus protection ( 4 ) are constituted of a protective net or by a sheet of steel which is also perforated. 
     
     
         4 . Safety cell according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the internal cladding panels ( 5 ) of the walls are of plasterboard. 
     
     
         5 . Safety cell according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the surface of the base, composed of said tubular elements (I) is set on supports of rubber. 
     
     
         6 . Safety cell according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that both the lateral surfaces and the upper surfaces are set at a determined distance from the walls and the ceiling respectively.