Connection systems and methods for cubic structures

Abstract

The present invention discloses connection systems and methods for cubic structures. The systems include structural members and connecting members, the structural members are configured to interconnect with another structural member by the connecting members, the structural members are provided with accommodating portions for accommodating the connecting members, the structural members include various structural members having different types of interconnection, and the connecting members include various connecting members adapted to the different types of interconnection of the structural members. The methods connect the cubic structures according to the systems. The present invention can be adapted to the connection of cubic structures in various scenarios, thereby promoting development of modular construction.

1 . A connection system for cubic structures, characterized in that the system comprises structural members and connecting members, the structural members are configured to interconnect with another structural member through the connecting members, the structural members are provided with accommodating portions for accommodating the connecting members, the structural members include various structural members having different types of interconnection, and the connecting members include various connecting members adapted to the different types of interconnection of the structural members. 
     
     
         2 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise hollow components, each hollow component comprises a hollow tube having two ends each provided with an end plate, each end plate is provided with an opening, a mouth of the hollow tube is disposed at the opening of each end plate. 
     
     
         3 . The system as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that the opening has a length which is greater than a width of the opening. 
     
     
         4 . The system as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that the hollow components are hollow linear components or hollow curve components. 
     
     
         5 . The system as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that the connecting members comprise rigid strip-shaped connecting members or flexible strip-shaped connecting members, and the rigid strip-shaped connecting members or the flexible strip-shaped connecting members connect the hollow components that are stacked together through the accommodating portions accommodated in the hollow components. 
     
     
         6 . The system as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that the rigid strip-shaped connecting members comprise reinforcing bars, corresponding structural members are interconnected by overlapping one reinforcing bar with another reinforcing bar for a certain length; or
 the corresponding structural members are interconnected by interconnecting one reinforcing bar with another reinforcing bar using a connector, wherein both ends of the reinforcing bars are provided with threads, and the connector has a threaded socket that matches the threads.   
     
     
         7 . The system as claimed in  claim 6 , characterized in that the connector and the reinforcing bars are made of a same material, or the connector is made of a material stronger than a material of the reinforcing bars, and a protruded portion is provided at a bottom of the connector. 
     
     
         8 . The system as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that the connecting members comprise a connecting plate for connecting the hollow components that are juxtaposed, the connecting plate is provided with raised portions having an opening, shape and arrangement of the raised portions are adapted to the openings in the end plates of the hollow components to which the raised portions are connected. 
     
     
         9 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that an asymmetric shear key is provided on the connecting plate, when the hollow components are hollow linear components, the connecting plate is a straight connecting plate, and when the hollow components are hollow curve components, the connecting plate is a curved connecting plate. 
     
     
         10 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise solid components, each solid component comprises opposite first and second end faces, the first end face is provided with a male connecting portion, the second end face is provided with a female connecting portion, and the male connecting portion and the female connecting portion are configured to respectively connect to a female connecting portion and a male connecting portion of other structural members that are stacked and interconnected with the solid component. 
     
     
         11 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise solid components, each solid component comprises opposite first and second end faces and a side face connecting the first and second end faces, the side face is provided thereon with a plurality of grooves extending from the first end face to the second end face, a plurality of wire loops is arranged at intervals along each of the plurality of grooves, when juxtaposed with another solid component, the wire loops of the juxtaposed solid components overlap each other to form interconnecting channels for accommodating the connecting members that interconnect the juxtaposed solid components. 
     
     
         12 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise solid components, each solid component comprises opposite first and second end faces and a side face connecting the first and second end faces;
 the first end face is provided with a male connecting portion, the second end face is provided with a female connecting portion, the male connecting portion and the female connecting portion are configured to respectively connect to a female connecting portion and a male connecting portion of other structural members stacked and interconnected with the solid component;   the side face is provided thereon with a plurality of grooves extending from the first end face to the second end face, a plurality of wire loops is arranged at intervals along each of the plurality of grooves, when juxtaposed with another solid component, the wire loops of the juxtaposed solid components overlap each other to form interconnecting channels for accommodating the connecting members that interconnect the juxtaposed solid components.   
     
     
         13 . The system as claimed in  claim 12 , characterized in that the solid components that are juxtaposed against each other have a same thickness. 
     
     
         14 . The system as claimed in  claim 12 , characterized in that the solid components that are juxtaposed against each other comprise a primary solid component and a secondary solid component, the primary solid component being thicker than the secondary solid component. 
     
     
         15 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise solid components, the solid components that are juxtaposed against each other comprise a primary solid component and a secondary solid component, the primary solid component being thicker than the secondary solid component;
 the primary solid component comprises opposite first and second end faces and a side face connecting the first and second end faces, the first end face is provided with a male connecting portion, the second end face is provided with a female connecting portion, and the male connecting portion and the female connecting portion are configured to respectively connect to a female connecting portion and a male connecting portion of other structural members stacked and interconnected with the solid component, the side face is provided thereon with a plurality of grooves extending from the first end face to the second end face, a plurality of wire loops is arranged at intervals along each of the plurality of grooves;   the secondary solid component comprises opposite first and second end faces and a side face connecting the first and second end faces, the side face is provided with a plurality of grooves extending from the first end face to the second end face, a plurality of wire loops is arranged at intervals along each of the plurality of grooves;   when the primary solid component and the secondary solid component are juxtaposed, the wire loops of the primary and secondary solid components overlap each other to form interconnecting channels for accommodating the connecting members that interconnect the primary solid component and the secondary solid component.   
     
     
         16 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise a plate-type member, and the plate-type member comprises a central plate, and two side plates perpendicularly connected to two ends of the central plate respectively at a central position of the two side plates, the central plate is provided therein with a plurality of rod-shaped members extending along a length direction and arranged at intervals along a height direction, each rod-shaped member is provided at intervals along the length direction with a plurality of protruded rods protruding toward a thickness direction on a same side of the central plate, and each of the plurality of protruded rods has a protruding length shorter than a length of the side plates in the thickness direction on the same side of the central plate. 
     
     
         17 . The system as claimed in  claim 16 , characterized in that the connecting members comprise a connecting frame formed by connecting horizontal rod members and vertical rod members that are distributed in a staggered manner. 
     
     
         18 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the accommodating portions are arranged at a center of the structural members, or the accommodating portions include a plurality of accommodating portions distributed at different locations of the structural members. 
     
     
         19 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise polygonal cubes, the cubes each comprising an inclining face that is inclined at a certain angle to an adjacent face. 
     
     
         20 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the structural members comprise polygonal cubes, and faces of the cubes comprise planar faces or curved faces. 
     
     
         21 . A connection method for cubic structures, characterized in that the method comprises:
 providing structural members and connecting members of the system according to  claim 1  necessary for connection of the cubic structures;   interconnecting the structural members by the connecting members to form a structural member assembly;   filling a gap at an interconnection location of the structural member assembly with grout so that the structural member assembly forms a secured single structure, thereby forming the cubic structures by connection.