Modular building structure with foldable landing
View Patent ↗Modular building structures and methods of forming such structures are disclosed. A modular building structure may include a plurality of walls, a ceiling and a landing. The plurality of walls may include a front wall. The ceiling may be positioned at a top portion of each of the plurality of walls and may have a top surface. The landing may be connected to the ceiling by one or more pin assemblies. The one or more pin assemblies are configured to enable the landing to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position. An upper surface of the landing may be adjacent to a top surface of the ceiling when the landing is in the retracted position. The landing may extend from the front wall when the landing is in the extended position.
1. A modular building structure comprising:
a plurality of walls including a front wall;
a ceiling positioned at a top portion of each of the walls, the ceiling having a top surface; and
a landing connected to the ceiling by one or more pin assemblies,
wherein the one or more pin assemblies are configured to enable the landing to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein an upper surface of the landing is adjacent to a top surface of the ceiling when the landing is in the retracted position, wherein the landing extends from the front wall when the landing is in the extended position,
wherein a pin assembly of the one or more pin assemblies comprises:
a pin,
a cell-side portion connected to the ceiling, the cell-side portion comprising a receiving structure and a first supporting structure connected to a bottom side of the receiving structure, and
a landing-side portion connected to the landing, the landing-side portion comprising a pin-receiving structure proximate to the receiving structure of the cell-side portion, a second supporting structure and a first headed concrete anchor.
2. The modular building structure of claim 1 , wherein the receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin.
3. The modular building structure of claim 2 , wherein the pin-receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin.
4. The modular building structure of claim 1 , wherein the first supporting structure comprises a second headed concrete anchor.
5. The modular building structure of claim 1 , further comprising a third supporting structure configured to support the landing and removably connected to the first supporting structure.
6. The modular building structure of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of walls, the ceiling and the landing comprise concrete.
7. The modular building structure of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of walls and the ceiling form a contiguous structure having no seams.
8. The modular building structure of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of walls further include one or more interior walls configured to separate adjacent cells.
9. A modular building structure comprising:
a plurality of walls including a front wall;
a ceiling positioned at a top portion of each of the walls, the ceiling having a top surface; and a landing connected to the ceiling by one or more pin assemblies,
wherein the plurality of walls and the ceiling form a contiguous structure having no seams,
wherein the one or more pin assemblies are configured to enable the landing to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein an upper surface of the landing is adjacent to a top surface of the ceiling when the landing is in the retracted position, wherein the landing extends from the front wall when the landing is in the extended position,
wherein each pin assembly comprises a pin, a cell-side portion connected to the ceiling and comprising a receiving structure and a first supporting structure connected to a bottom side of the receiving structure, and a landing-side portion connected to the landing and comprising a pin-receiving structure proximate to the receiving structure of the cell-side portion, a second supporting structure and a first headed concrete anchor.
10. The modular building structure of claim 9 , wherein the receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin.
11. The modular building structure of claim 10 , wherein the pin-receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin.
12. The modular building structure of claim 9 , wherein the first supporting structure comprises a second headed concrete anchor.
13. The modular building structure of claim 9 , further comprising a third supporting structure configured to support the landing and removably connected to the first supporting structure.
14. The modular building structure of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of walls, the ceiling and the landing comprise concrete.
15. The modular building structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of walls further include one or more interior walls configured to separate adjacent cells.
16. A modular building structure comprising:
a plurality of walls including a front wall;
a ceiling positioned at a top portion of each of the walls, the ceiling having a top surface; and
a landing connected to the ceiling by one or more pin assemblies, wherein each pin assembly comprises:
a pin,
a cell-side portion connected to the ceiling, wherein the cell-side portion comprises a receiving structure having a hole in a first side wall and a hole in an opposing side wall, a first supporting structure connected to a bottom side of the receiving structure, and a second supporting structure removably attached to the first supporting structure, and
a landing-side portion connected to the landing, wherein the landing-side portion comprises a pin-receiving structure having a hole in a first side wall and a hole in an opposing side wall, and a third supporting structure connected to a bottom side of the pin-receiving structure.
17. The modular building structure of claim 16 , wherein the receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin, and wherein the pin-receiving structure comprises a hole to receive the pin.
18. The modular building structure of claim 16 , further comprising a third supporting structure configured to support the landing and removably connected to the first supporting structure.
19. The modular building structure of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of walls, the ceiling and the landing comprise concrete.
20. The modular building structure of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of walls further include one or more interior walls configured to separate adjacent cells.