Steel Building and a Steel Joint for a Steel Building

Abstract

A steel building comprising a floor with a plurality of vertically positioned steel stanchions extending from the floor. The stanchions include a base end and a top end where an eave bracket is affixed to one of the stanchions opposite the base end. The eave bracket includes a beamed sleeve and a stanchion sleeve wherein the stanchion sleeve encloses the top end of the stanchion. A plurality of steel beams are included wherein the beams include an eave end and a peak end wherein the beam sleeve is affixed to and encloses the eave end of one of the beams. A plurality of steel peak brackets including first and second peak sleeves are included. Each peak sleeve is affixed to and encloses one of the peak ends of one of the beams. A roof is supported by the beams and the peak brackets while at least one wall is supported by the stanchions and the eave brackets.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a building made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an internal perspective view of a building made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a view of an example of a column, eave bracket, and rafter made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an example of a peak bracket and rafters supporting a roof made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an example of an alternate embodiment of peak brackets enclosing the end of rafters made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a view of a U-shaped base made in accordance with the current disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a view of a U-shape bracket engaging a base column along with an eave bracket and rafter.

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7. FIG. 8 shows an example of an interaction of a peak bracket.

FIG. 9 is a view of an alternate embodiment of base and partial eave brackets wherein the base and partial eave brackets have non-welded attachments to adjacent parts.

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 9 showing embodiments of the current invention attach to adjacent portions using non-welded fasteners.

Claims

1. A steel building comprising: a floor;a plurality of vertically positioned steel stanchions, the stanchions including a base end and a top end, the stanchion extending from the floor;a plurality of steel eave brackets, each eave bracket fixed to one of the stanchions opposite the base end and including a beam sleeve and a stanchion sleeve, the stanchion sleeve enclosing the top end of the stanchion;a plurality of steel beams, the beams including an eave end and a peek end, the beam sleeve fixed to and enclosing the eave end of one of the beams;a plurality of steel peek brackets, the peek brackets including first and second peek sleeves, each peek sleeve fixed to and enclosing the peek end of one of the beams;a roof supported by the beams and the peek brackets; andat least one wall supported by the stanchions and the eave brackets.

2. The building of claim 1, wherein the beam sleeve and the stanchion sleeve of each eave bracket spaced apart and positioned in intersecting planes.

3. The building of claim 2, wherein the intersecting planes form an obtuse angle.

4. The building of claim 2, wherein the eave bracket includes a support plate positioned in a support plane intersecting both of the intersecting planes of the beam sleeve and the stanchion sleeve.

5. The building of claim 1, wherein the eave bracket includes a connection section including a first side substantially planer with one of the stanchions, a second side substantially perpendicular to one of the stanchions, a third side substantially planer with one of the beams, a fourth side substantially perpendicular to one of the beams, and an eave support plate intersecting the of the first, second, third and fourth sides at an acute angle.

6. The building of claim 5, wherein the first side intersects the third side at an angle greater than ninety degrees, the second side intersects the fourth side at an angle less than 90 degrees, and the eave support plate directly engages the intersection of the first and third sides and the intersection of the second and fourth sides.

7. The building of claim 5, wherein the first side intersects the second side at approximately a ninety degree angle, the third side intersects the fourth side at approximately a ninety degree angle, and the eave support plate is space from the intersection of the first and second sides and the intersection of the third and fourth sides.

8. The building of claim 1, the peek bracket further including a peek support plate, wherein the peek sleeves of the peek bracket include a first armature and a second armature, each first armature being attached to the first armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle and each second armature being attached to the second armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle, the peek support plate spacing the pair of the attached armatures.

9. The building of claim 8, wherein the peek support plate is spaced from both peek sleeves in the peek brackets.

10. The building of claim 8, wherein the peek support plate directly engages both peek sleeves in the peek brackets.

11. The building of claim 1, further including a plurality of substantially U-shaped base member extending from the floor, wherein each stanchion is fixed to one of the base members.

12. The building of claim 1, further including a plurality of steel base brackets extending from the floor, each base bracket including a base sleeve fixed to and enclosing the base end of one of the stanchions.

13. The building of claim 1, wherein each eave bracket is welded to one of the stanchions and one of the beams and each peek bracket is welded to at least two of the beams.

14. A steel building comprising: a plurality of vertically positioned steel columns, the columns including a base end and a top end;a steel eave bracket fixed to one of the columns opposite the base end, the eave bracket including a rafter sleeve and a column sleeve, the column sleeve enclosing the top end of the column;a plurality of steel rafters, the rafters including an eave end and a peek end, the rafter sleeve fixed to and enclosing the eave end of one of the rafters;a plurality of steel peek brackets, the peek brackets including first and second peek sleeves, each peek sleeve fixed to and enclosing the peek end of one of the rafters; anda plurality of steel base brackets, each base bracket including a base sleeve fixed to and enclosing the base end of one of the columns.

15. The building of claim 14, wherein each eave bracket is externally welded to one of the columns and one of the rafters, each peek bracket is externally welded to at least two of the rafters and each base bracket is externally welded to one of the columns.

16. The building of claim 14, wherein the eave bracket includes: a connection section including a first side substantially planer with one of the columns, a second side substantially perpendicular to one of the columns, a third side substantially planer with one of the rafters, a fourth side substantially perpendicular to one of the rafters;an eave support plate intersecting the of the first, second, third and fourth sides at an acute angle; andwherein the first side intersects the second side at approximately a ninety degree angle and the fourth side intersects the third side at approximately a ninety degree angle.

17. The building of claim 16, wherein the eave support plate directly engages the intersection of the first and third sides and the intersection of the second and fourth sides.

18. The building of claim 16, wherein the eave support plate is space from the intersection of the first and second sides and the intersection of the third and fourth sides.

19. The building of claim 14, the peek bracket further including a peek support plate, wherein the peek sleeves of the peek bracket include a first armature and a second armature, each first armature being attached to the first armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle and each second armature being attached to the second armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle, the peek support plate spacing the pair of the attached armatures.

20. A steel building comprising: a floor;a plurality of vertically positioned steel columns, each column extending from the floor and including a base end and a top end;a plurality of steel eave brackets, each eave bracket fixed to one of the columns opposite the base end and including a rafter sleeve and a column sleeve, the column sleeve enclosing the top end of the column, each eave bracket including: a connection section including a first side substantially planer with one of the columns, a second side substantially perpendicular to one of the columns, a third side substantially planer with one of the rafters, and a fourth side substantially perpendicular to one of the rafters, the connection section separating the column sleeve from the rafter sleeve;an eave support plate intersecting the of the first, second, third and fourth sides at an acute angle; andwherein the first side intersects the third side at an obtuse angle, the second side intersects the fourth side at an acute angle, and the eave support plate directly engages the intersection of the first and third sides and the intersection of the second and fourth sides;a plurality of steel rafters, each rafter including an eave end and a peek end, the rafter sleeve fixed to and enclosing the eave end of one of the rafters;a plurality of steel peek brackets, each peek bracket including a first sleeve, a second peek sleeve and a peek support plate, each peek sleeve fixed to and enclosing the peek end of one of the rafters, each peek sleeve including a first armature and a second armature, each first armature being attached to the first armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle and each second armature being attached to the second armature of the opposing peek sleeve at an obtuse angle, the peek support plate spacing the pair of the attached armatures;a plurality of steel base brackets extending from the floor, each base bracket including a base sleeve fixed to and enclosing the base end of one of the columns;a roof supported by the rafters and the peek brackets; andat least one wall supported by the columns and the eave brackets.