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US 12,601,175 · App. 18/339,908 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Timber-concrete composite slab with notched plywood shear connector and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Jung Kwon Oh (Seoul, KR); Kyung Sun Ahn (Seoul, KR); Sung Jun Pang (Seoul, KR); Ji Yong Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
E04B5/43B32B3/30B32B13/10
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Patent No.
US 12,601,175
App. No.
18/339,908
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A timber-concrete composite slab with a notched plywood shear connector may include a plurality of shear connectors disposed with gaps in a width direction, and a plurality of tension members made of wood and each coupled to lower portions of any one and another adjacent one of the shear connectors between the adjacent shear connectors. The timber-concrete composite slab may also include a plurality of heat insulators each bonded or inserted between upper portions of any one and another adjacent one of the shear connectors, and concrete poured in a predetermined height over the shear connectors.

Claims (20)

1 . A timber-concrete composite slab with a notched plywood shear connector, the timber-concrete composite slab comprising:

a plurality of shear connectors, each of the plurality of shear connectors formed by longitudinally connecting a plurality of plywood sections, wherein each of the plurality of plywood sections has a notched portion on an upper end;

a plurality of tension members made of wood, each of the plurality of tension members coupled to lower portions of any one of the plurality of shear connectors and another adjacent one of the plurality of shear connectors between the adjacent shear connectors;

a plurality of heat insulators, each of the plurality of heat insulators coupled to upper portions of any one of the plurality of shear connectors and another adjacent one of the plurality of shear connectors between the adjacent shear connectors; and

concrete poured in a predetermined height over the shear connectors.

2 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 1 , wherein the notched portions are configured to be formed by partially cutting upper ends of the plywood sections.

3 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 1 , wherein each of the shear connectors has a fireproof paint layer applied in a predetermined thickness on an outer edge face of a lower end thereof.

4 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 1 , wherein each of the shear connectors has a waterproof paint layer applied in a predetermined thickness on an outer edge face of an upper end thereof.

5 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 1 , wherein the tension members are coupled respectively to the plywood sections constituting the shear connectors.

6 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 1 , wherein each of the heat insulators is coupled to upper portions of any one of the plurality of shear connectors and another adjacent one of the plurality of shear connectors between the adjacent shear connectors by bonding or inserting.

7 . The timber-concrete composite slab of claim 6 , wherein each of the heat insulators comprises holes, and wires for electricity and communication are distributed in a corresponding area through the holes.

8 . A method of manufacturing a timber-concrete composite slab with a notched plywood shear connector, the method comprising:

forming a notched portion by partially cutting each of a plurality of plywood sections having identical dimensions in width and depth;

forming a shear connector by longitudinally arranging the plurality of plywood sections having the notched portions formed thereon;

coupling a wood tension member having a predetermined height to the shear connector by butting and the nailing the tension member to a lower portion of a first side of the shear connector;

coupling an heat insulator having a predetermined height to the shear connector by joining and then fixing the heat insulator to an upper portion of a first side of the shear connector having the tension member fixed thereto;

connecting shear connectors in a preset width by joining and then nailing a shear connector to the shear connector having the heat insulator coupled thereto; and

pouring concrete over the shear connectors connected in the preset width.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the concrete is poured with the shear connectors, and wherein the shear connectors have been connected in a preset width, placed in a mold.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the concrete is poured with the shear connectors, and wherein the shear connectors have been connected in a preset width, installed and fixed between any one wall or beam of an architectural structure and another wall or beam of the architectural structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: OH, JUNG KWON; AHN, KYUNG SUN; PANG, SUNG JUN; KIM, JI YONG
To: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 064102/0122 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0077492 · Jun 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230417052A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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