Seismic protective structure for board partitions
View Patent ↗A seismic protective structure ( 100 ) for protecting a board partition ( 190 ). The protective structure ( 100 ) comprises a first stud ( 110 ), a second stud ( 120 ), and a wedge ( 140 ). The first stud ( 110 ) is mounted against a neighboring wall ( 150 ) and the second stud is being positioned spaced from the first stud so that a protective board ( 130 ) is mounted on the first stud and the second stud. The structure also comprises a wedge ( 140 ) mounted and positioned against the second stud ( 120 ) such that the protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first ( 110 ) and second stud ( 120 ) is pushed at least partly out of the plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge ( 140 ) when a given level of seismic stress is appearing.
1. A seismic protective structure ( 100 ) for protecting a board partition ( 190 ), the protective structure ( 100 ) comprising:
a first stud ( 110 ) and a second stud ( 120 ), the first stud ( 110 ) being mounted against a neighbouring wall ( 150 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) being positioned spaced from the first stud,
a protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ), and
a wedge ( 140 ) mounted and positioned against the second stud ( 120 ) such that the protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first and second studs ( 110 , 120 ) is pushed at least partly out of a plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge ( 140 ) at a given level of seismic stress,
wherein said protective board ( 130 ) is fixed on the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) via fixing means.
2. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing means are screws.
3. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said seismic protective structure is configured, at the given level of stress, to intentionally damage the protective board ( 130 ), thereby releasing pressure from a remainder of the board partition ( 190 ).
4. A The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) for protecting a board partition ( 190 ), the protective structure ( 100 ) comprising:
a first stud ( 110 ) and a second stud ( 120 ), the first stud ( 110 ) being mounted against a neighbouring wall ( 150 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) being positioned spaced from the first stud,
a protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ), and
a wedge ( 140 ) mounted and positioned against the second stud ( 120 ) such that the protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first and second studs ( 110 , 120 ) is pushed at least partly out of a plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge ( 140 ) at a given level of seismic stress,
wherein length of the wedge ( 140 ) is smaller than height of the protective board ( 130 ).
5. A seismic protective structure ( 100 ) for protecting a board partition ( 190 ), the protective structure ( 100 ) comprising:
a first stud ( 110 ) and a second stud ( 120 ), the first stud ( 110 ) being mounted against a neighbouring wall ( 150 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) being positioned spaced from the first stud,
a protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ), and
a wedge ( 140 ) mounted and positioned against the second stud ( 120 ) such, that the protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first and second studs ( 110 , 120 ) is pushed at least partly out of a plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge ( 140 ) at a given level of seismic stress, wherein an edge of the protective board ( 130 ), or a corner part ( 1010 , 1020 ) thereof, is slanted to be parallel with the wedge ( 140 ) when mounted against the wedge ( 140 ).
6. A The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) for protecting a board partition ( 190 ), the protective structure ( 100 ) comprising:
a first stud ( 110 ) and a second stud ( 120 ), the first stud ( 110 ) being mounted against a neighbouring wall ( 150 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) being positioned spaced from the first stud,
a protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ), and
a wedge ( 140 ) mounted and positioned against the second stud ( 120 ) such that the protective board ( 130 ) mounted on the first and second studs ( 110 , 120 ) is pushed at least partly out of a plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge ( 140 ) at a given level of seismic stress,
wherein the protective board ( 130 ) comprises an upper ( 1010 ) and a lower ( 1020 ) corner part mounted against the first stud ( 110 ) and the second stud ( 120 ) such that the wedge ( 140 ) pushes at least one of the upper corner part ( 1010 ) and the lower corner part ( 1020 ) out of the plane of the board partition ( 190 ) at the given level of seismic stress.
7. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 6 , wherein said wedge ( 140 ) is provided only along at least one of said upper and lower corner parts pact ( 1010 , 1020 ).
8. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 6 , wherein height of at least one of the upper and the lower corner part ( 1010 , 1020 ) is 0.1 to 0.3 times height of the board partition ( 190 ).
9. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 6 , wherein said protective board ( 130 ) is configured such that at least one of said upper corner part ( 1010 ) and said lower corner part ( 1020 ) is at least partially separated from a remainder of the protective board ( 130 ), when pushed out of the plane of the board partition ( 190 ).
10. The seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of, said upper corner part ( 1020 ) and said lower corner part ( 1020 ) is provided as separate parts.
11. A board partition ( 190 ) comprising the seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 1 .
12. The board partition ( 190 ) according to claim 11 , wherein
the board partition ( 190 ) is double sided having the protective board ( 130 ) at each side of the board partition ( 190 ),
the board partition ( 190 ) comprises four said seismic protective structures ( 100 ) each comprising a double wedge structure, and
said wedges ( 140 ) are present on both sides of the board partition ( 190 ) and in each corner of the protective boards ( 130 ).
13. A kit of parts configured to construct the seismic protective structure ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein
the kit of parts comprises one or more said wedges ( 140 ), at least one said protective board ( 130 ) comprising an upper corner part ( 1010 ) and a lower corner part ( 1020 ), the first stud ( 110 ), and the second stud ( 120 ) for constructing the board partition adapted for pushing at least one of the upper corner part ( 1010 ) and the lower corner part ( 1020 ) of the protective board at least partly out of the plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge at the given level of seismic stress.
14. A method of protecting a board partition ( 190 ) against a given level of seismic stress, the method comprising using the seismic protective structure ( 100 ) as recited in claim 1 , in the board partition ( 190 ) such that at the given level of seismic stress, the protective board is pushed at least partly out of the plane of the board partition ( 190 ) by the wedge mounted on the second stud of the seismic protective structure ( 100 ).
15. A method of restoring a board partition ( 190 ) after an earthquake, the board partition comprising the seismic protective structure ( 100 ) as recited in claim 1 , the method comprising replacing only the protective board ( 130 ) being part of the seismic protective structure ( 100 ) or replacing only an upper ( 1010 ) or a lower part ( 1020 ) of the protective board being part of the seismic protective structure ( 100 ).