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US 11,486,130 · App. 17/053,381 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Self-supported PC column joint part

Inventors: Thomas Hyun Koo Kang (Seoul, KR); Keun Sam Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION; EURO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
E04B1/21E04C3/34
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Patent No.
US 11,486,130
App. No.
17/053,381
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A self-supported PC column joint part. A plurality of accommodation pieces is buried in the upper surface of a lower member to which a PC column is to be joined, has accommodation spaces having open upper parts, and has female threads. A support bar is provided in a pocket formed in the lower end of the PC column, and includes a body coupled to the upper surface of the pocket to protrude and a head at the lower end of the body so as to be accommodated inside the accommodation space. A fixing piece has a through-hole formed in the center thereof such that the body of the support bar passes therethrough, and has threads formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to be screw-coupled to the accommodation piece, thereby fixing the head of the support bar.

Claims (14)

1. A self-supported PC column joint structure comprising:

a plurality of receptacles ( 3 ), each of which is buried in a top surface of a lower member ( 2 ) to which a PC column ( 1 ) is to be joined, and has an accommodation space ( 31 ) with an open top side and a female thread formed in an inner circumferential surface thereof;

a support bar ( 4 ) provided in a pocket ( 11 ) formed in a bottom end of the PC column ( 1 ), in a position corresponding to the receptacle ( 3 ), and comprising a body ( 41 ) coupled to a top surface of the pocket ( 11 ) and protruding downward from the PC column ( 1 ), and a head ( 42 ) expanded from a bottom of the body ( 41 ) and received in the accommodation space ( 31 ) of the receptacle ( 3 ); and

a fixing member ( 5 ), wherein a through-hole ( 51 ) is formed in a central portion of the fixing member ( 5 ) such that the body ( 41 ) of the support bar ( 4 ) extends therethrough, and a thread is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member ( 5 ) to be screw-engaged into the receptacle ( 3 ) to thereby press and fix a top surface of the head ( 42 ) of the support bar ( 4 ),

wherein a coupler ( 13 ) fixed to a bottom end of a main root ( 12 ) within the PC column ( 1 ) is buried in the PC column ( 1 ) above the pocket ( 11 ),

a top end of the body ( 41 ) of the support bar ( 4 ) is coupled to the coupler ( 13 ), and

the head ( 42 ) of the support bar ( 4 ) comes into tight contact with and is supported by a bottom surface of the accommodation space ( 31 ) of the receptacle ( 3 ), such that vertical load of the main root ( 12 ) within the PC column is directly transferred to the lower member ( 2 ) through the support bar ( 4 ).

2. The self-supported PC column joint structure of claim 1 , wherein tool coupling portions ( 43 ) are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the body ( 41 ).

3. The self-supported PC column joint structure of claim 1 , wherein tool coupling portions ( 52 ) are provided in an upper outer circumferential surface or a top surface of the fixing member ( 5 ).

4. The self-supported PC column joint structure of claim 1 , wherein a spiral reinforcing rod ( 7 ) is provided outside the support bar ( 4 ).

5. The self-supported PC column joint structure of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle ( 3 ) comprises:

an outer housing ( 3 a ) buried in the top surface of the lower member ( 2 ), and having an open top side and a female thread formed in an inner circumferential surface thereof; and

an inner housing ( 3 b ) having defined therein the accommodation space ( 31 ) having the open top side, and having a thread in an outer circumferential surface thereof to be screw-engaged into the outer housing ( 3 a ) so as to be height adjustable.

6. The self-supported PC column joint structure of claim 5 , wherein tool coupling portions ( 33 ) are provided in an upper outer circumferential surface or a top surface of the inner housing ( 3 b ).

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST ASSIGNOR FROM SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB ROUNDATION TO SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 72445 FRAME 755. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 14, 2025
From: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION; EURO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
To: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 073121/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2025
From: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB ROUNDATION; EURO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
To: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 072445/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2020
From: KANG, THOMAS HYUN KOO; KIM, KEUN SAM
To: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION; EURO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054293/0297 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0053586 · May 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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