Cladding for a modular frame structure

Abstract

A cladding of a modular frame structure, of the type used for assembling complex frames of buildings by interconnecting module frames identifying an outer wall of the building, is provided. Each module frame has a substantially parallelepiped shape and it is identified by longitudinal, vertical and transversal beams joining at respective angles. The cladding includes respective inner panels the edges thereof are wholly sustained inside said beams, including the overlapping of a pair of layers: a first bearing layer facing outwards, and a second insulating thermal layer facing inwards; outer panels in contact with the inner panels include a box-like reinforcement, which defines the inner face, having a compensation foil made of compressible material, rested on an inner panel, and an outer face having a plurality of fastening pins infixed in the wall of the reinforcement; and a flat element of outer finishing, forming an air gap.

1 . A cladding of a modular frame structure, of the type used for assembling complex frames ( 1 ) of buildings by interconnecting several parallelepiped-shaped module frames identifying outer walls and intermediate floors and which are formed by longitudinal ( 2 ), vertical ( 3 ) and transversal beams ( 4 ) joining at respective angles at a respective connecting knot ( 5 ) joining module frames adjacent at said angles, or providing for a connection of the module frames to a flat basement or to a roof structure, wherein the cladding comprises:
 respective inner panels ( 9 ,  30 ), edges thereof are sustained inside by edges of the beams ( 2 ,  3 ,  4 ), comprising a first bearing layer ( 91 ) facing outwards, and a second insulating thermal layer ( 92 ) facing inwards;   outer panels ( 20 ), arranged in contact with said inner panels ( 9 ) outside the respective module frame, comprising a box-like reinforcement ( 21 ), with a filler ( 23 ) selected in relation to the use climatic area, having a compensation foil ( 24 ) made of compressible material, rested on an inner panel ( 9 ), and a plurality of fastening pins ( 25 ) infixed in the wall of the reinforcement ( 21 );   a flat element of outer finishing ( 26 ), forming an empty air gap ( 27 ) between it and an outer face of the outer panel ( 20 ) sustained by said fastening pins ( 25 ),   
       wherein each connecting knot ( 5 ) has a box-like structure with a cubic and hollow parallelepiped-like shaped inner core ( 6 ), formed by six walls faced two by two, each wall with a circular opening thereby forming respective channels opened according to orthogonal axes, and comprising supporting plates parallel or orthogonal therebetween two by two, by defining side and angular rests, 
       at an outer surface of the complex frame ( 1 ) the connecting knots ( 5 ), on said side and angular rests, have respective stopper-like elements ( 10 ), for closing the opening faced outwards, and framework elements ( 11 ) extending from a knot to the another knot and which is configured to support a cladding panel ( 20 ). 
     
     
         2 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said frame beams ( 2 ,  3 ,  4 ) have an L-shaped section with an inner angle thereof facing towards an inner space of the module frame, and wherein the edges of the inner panels ( 9 ) are sustained inside said L-shaped sections. 
     
     
         3 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the box-like reinforcement ( 21 ) has walls made of wood connected by angular metallic elements ( 22 ) to which said fastening pins ( 25 ) are connected. 
     
     
         4 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said filler ( 23 ) comprises panels made of wood fiber with variable density, selected based upon the climatic area. 
     
     
         5 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said compensation foil ( 24 ) is made of cork. 
     
     
         6 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said flat element ( 27 ) is selected from the group consisting of: a panel made of wood, steel or aluminum, a stratified layer made of glass or other transparent or semi-transparent material, a sheet of compressed concrete, a plate made of natural or artificial stone, and a photovoltaic module. 
     
     
         7 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer panel ( 20 ) is constituted by a plurality of panel-like elements ( 30 ) arranged edge against edge to form a more extended plane. 
     
     
         8 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said first bearing layer ( 91 ) is made of wood, or plywood, and the second insulating thermal layer ( 92 ) is made of a vegetable fiber. 
     
     
         9 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein on an inner face of the inner panel ( 9 ) there is a barrier ( 93 ) for an air seal and to keep a thermohygrometric equilibrium, and optionally a layer of plaster fiber ( 94 ). 
     
     
         10 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said first bearing layer ( 91 ) is made of wood, or plywood, and the second insulating thermal layer comprises a plurality of insulating layers ( 95 ) made of foamed material of vitreous type and vegetable, fibers with an air gap ( 99 ) between the bearing layer and the insulating layers, said inner panel ( 9 ) constituting a floor ( 30 ). 
     
     
         11 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at horizontal and vertical edges, both at the basement, the roof and between vertical walls, and those corresponding to the inner floors, comprise first box-like elements ( 31 ) arranged at a junction of the inner panels ( 9 ,  30 ). 
     
     
         12 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 11 , wherein the box-like elements ( 31 ) comprise a box made of steel ( 32 ) with a filler ( 36 ) which comprises an insulating material. 
     
     
         13 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at the vertical beams ( 3 ) and the horizontal beams ( 4 ) arranged on outer faces of the building, comprises box-like elements ( 34 ) with a box made of wood ( 35 ) and a filler which comprises an insulating material. 
     
     
         14 . The cladding of a modular frame structure according to  claim 13 , wherein said box-like elements ( 34 ), comprise a beam cover ( 37 ) acting as joint between the flat elements of outer finishing ( 26 ), with snap insulating connections ( 38 ) arranged at the respective edges.