US 12,312,799 B2
Module for separate conveyance, structure for plant, and method of constructing structure for plant
Ken Kobayashi, Kanagawa (JP); and Yohei Yamaki, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to JGC CORPORATION, Kanagawa (JP)
Appl. No. 17/630,165
Filed by JGC CORPORATION, Kanagawa (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/030913
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/024382, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282474 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 1/348 (2006.01); E04B 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/3483 (2013.01) [E04B 1/2403 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for separate conveyance, to be conveyed in a separate manner and stacked at a construction site, the module for separate conveyance comprising:
column portions to be provided upright in a vertical direction; and
a horizontal structural portion to be provided in a horizontal direction between the column portions,
wherein each of the column portions is formed of an H-shaped steel member, comprising:
a horizontal plate, flange portions and a web;
wherein in a region of the horizontal plate which is located between the flange portions, bolt holes are provided such that the web is positioned between the bolt holes,
wherein the horizontal structural portion directly separates tier spaces adjacent to each other in an up-and-down direction when the modules for separate conveyance are stacked,
wherein the horizontal plate having the bolt holes is provided to each end of each of the column portions, and the horizontal plate is disposed on inner surfaces of the flange portions of each of the column portions,
wherein the ends of the upper and lower column portions are joined to each other in the up-and-down direction by aligning the bolt holes of the horizontal plates and connecting the horizontal plates to each other with bolts and the bolt holes,
wherein a first splice plate is disposed on an outer surface of one of the flange portions and a second splice plate is disposed on an outer surface of another of the flange portion, the first splice plate and the second splice plate are arranged over a joint between the ends of the upper and lower column portions to partially cover upper and lower flange portions, and
wherein the upper and lower flange portions and the splice plate are joined to each other with the bolts,
wherein the horizontal plate extends from the one of the flange portions to the another of the flange portions, and
wherein the horizontal plate extends to both sides of the web.