公开(公告)号：US5165207A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-24

申请号：US824517

申请日：1992-01-23

申请人： Harlan Oehlke

发明人： Harlan Oehlke

IPC分类号： E04B1/32

CPC分类号： E04B1/3211 ,  E04B2001/3241 ,  E04B2001/3294 ,  Y10T403/4641 ,  Y10T403/7073

摘要： Structural components for forming a space frame, particularly a geodesic dome structure, as well as a method of assembling the structural components is described in this invention. The structural components feature a connector having a slotted tubular member which extends into a transition area which, in turn, extends into a planar spade section. A structural conduit is positioned so as to abut the spade section and includes an inwardly extending wedge shaped protrusion that extends into a V-shaped recess formed in the transition area to lock the structural conduit with respect to the connector. Thus, when the structural conduit is placed in a state of tension, the wedge shaped protrusion acts to increase the outside diameter of the slotted tubular member so as to increase the compression of the slotted tubular member with respect to the inside surface of the structural conduit. The connectors, together with the attached structural conduits, are arranged in a star-like fashion in groups having numbers such as five or six such that the structural conduits can be arranged to form a space frame such as a geodesic dome. Each spade section includes an enlarged aperture through which securement member extends and the spade sections are placed in a layered arrangement.

摘要翻译： 在本发明中描述了用于形成空间框架的结构部件，特别是测地圆顶结构以及组装结构部件的方法。 结构部件具有连接器，该连接器具有开槽的管状部件，其延伸到过渡区域，该过渡区域又延伸到平坦的铲形部分中。 结构导管被定位成邻接铲形部分并且包括向内延伸的楔形突起，其延伸到形成在过渡区域中的V形凹部中，以相对于连接器锁定结构导管。 因此，当结构导管处于张紧状态时，楔形突起用于增加开槽管状构件的外径，以增加开槽管状构件相对于结构导管内表面的压缩 。 连接器与连接的结构导管一起以星形的方式被布置成具有诸如五或六的数字，使得结构导管可以被布置成形成诸如测地圆顶的空间框架。 每个铲形部分包括扩大的孔，固定构件通过该孔扩大，并且铲形部分以分层布置放置。