Abstract:
“ROTATING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS IN GENERAL”, the present patent of invention is described as a rotating system for buildings in general which, according to the characteristics thereof, provides the formation of a rotating system ( 1 ) in a proper and specific mechanical driving structure for the application in commercial and/or residential buildings (B) with two or more stories (A) or floors, in order to provide, in an extremely comfortable, practical and safe way, that each one of the floors (A) thereof rotates freely and independently in either direction, at any moment and for any number of turns directly by the residents&#39; command and, having as a basis the incorporation of a fixed structure ( 2 ) in each one of the floors (A) as a support, a rotary platform ( 3 ) as a revolving element, a driving assembly ( 4 ) to impart movement, a control panel ( 5 ) to command the system, a sealing assembly ( 6 ) as a protection and an electrification assembly ( 7 ) to collect electric power.

Description:
SUMMARY  
       [0001]     The present patent relates to mechanical systems in general, more specifically to a rotating system for buildings in general which, according to the characteristics thereof, possesses as a basic principle to provide the formation of a rotating system in a proper and specific mechanical driving structure for the application in commercial and/or residential buildings with two or more stories or floors, in order to provide, in an extremely comfortable, practical and safe way, that each one of the floors thereof rotates freely and independently in either direction, at any moment and for any number of turns directly by the residents&#39; command and having as a basis a rotating system with great resistance, safety and versatility. With specific design and shape, easily accessible for a better adaptation and safety for the users, practical handling, functionality, accessible cost and due to its general characteristics and dimensions, is easily adaptable to any type of buildings, furnishings, users and places, regardless of the characteristics thereof.  
         [0002]     The patent in question is characterized in that it aggregates components and processes in a differentiated concept to meet the several requirements the nature of its use demands, that is, independent rotation of each of the floors of a building in general. Such concept provides a rotating system having great efficiency, functionality, resistance, durability, safety, accuracy and comfort due to its excellent technical qualities, thereby providing advantages and improvements in the revolving procedures of the floors of buildings in general, the characteristics of which differ from the other shapes and models of rotating systems for buildings in general widely known in the current state of the art.  
         [0003]     The present patent consists in the utilization of a modern, safe, practical and efficient rotating system for buildings in general formed by an assembly of properly incorporated mechanical and building solutions comprising a complete and differentiated rotating system, with an exclusive design, optimum finish details and proprietary characteristics, incorporating a proper and specific mechanical structure, of high durability and strength, having a general circular shape and a properly integrated fixed structure symmetrically arranged in each of the floors as a support for the rotating system in the building, a rotary platform as a revolving element to the system, a driving assembly to impart movement to the rotary platform, a control panel to command the system, a sealing assembly as internal environment protection and an electrification assembly to collect electric power, in order to provide the formation of a complete, safe and unique assembly, whose internal and external shapes and arrangements provide a proper individualized arrangement over each one of the floors for the most varied types of buildings in general.  
         [0004]     The general conception of the rotating system for buildings in general is directly based on a building having a fixed structure made of reinforced concrete or metallic material and a rotary platform for each floor which is directly actuated by an electric motor with a reducer, driven by a lateral roller belt and supported by a sliding wheel assembly over bearing races that, together with the control panel, allow a smooth, silent, economic and practical rotation of the rotary platform by sliding over the floor of the building in a fully individualized way and with the full possibility of determining the rotation speed and direction, as well as programming the rotation starting and ending time, including by remote control. Therefore, each one of the rotary platforms supported on each one of the floors rotates independently instead of the building central structure.  
         [0005]     Simple rotating structures are widely known in the current state of the art, i.e., those with a single rotating floor as, for example, the ones applied primarily on the top of buildings and towers as a base for panoramic restaurants and also one-story residences. These rotating systems are fully based on big-sized driving systems similar to those used in overhead traveling crane systems widely commercially available for decades, the most well-known of those being that from Demag which are based on driving wheels individually supported on rails.  
         [0006]     The present rotating system is based on the application of components and process in a differentiated concept, without, however, achieving a high degree of sophistication and complexity, thereby allowing to solve some of the main inconveniences of the other shapes and models widely known in the current state of the art and employed in the rotation of floors of buildings in general, which are located in a work range wherein the handling difficulties, low efficiency and performance and accidents are fairly frequent and whose shapes and/or models are extremely complex and based on adaptations, being thus very fragile and prone to deterioration and have low strength and durability, high costs, are fully unsafe, uncomfortable and difficult to handle, are not easily understood by the users and require the need of high skilled labor. 
     
    
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       [0007]     The objects, advantages and other important characteristics of the patent in question can be more easily understood when read jointly with the appended drawings, wherein:  
         [0008]      FIG. 1  is an upper view diagram of the floor of a building with the rotating system for buildings in general.  
         [0009]      FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of a building with the rotating system for buildings in general, section A-A of FIG. ( 1 ).  
         [0010]      FIG. 3  is a detailed cross-sectional view of the floor of a building with the rotating system for buildings in general, detail A of FIG. ( 2 ).  
         [0011]      FIG. 4  is a detailed upper view diagram of the floor of a building with the rotating system for buildings in general without the rotary platform upper floor.  
         [0012]      FIG. 5  is a detailed upper view of the joining point of two rotary platform modules of the rotating system for buildings in general, detail B of FIG. ( 4 ).  
         [0013]      FIG. 6  is a detailed cross-sectional view of the floor of a building with the rotating system for buildings in general in the configuration with an upper covering integrated to the rotary platform. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
       [0014]     As can be inferred from the appended drawings that illustrate and integrate the present descriptive report of the patent of invention “Rotating system for Buildings in General”, FIG. ( 1 ) shows the same in a general manner, comprised of a complete rotating system ( 1 ) with proprietary characteristics, incorporating a proper and specific mechanical structure of high durability and strength, general circular shape, internal and external shapes and arrangements that provide a proper and individualized disposition on each one of the floors (A) of several types of buildings (B) in general and possessing a properly integrated and symmetrically arranged fixed structure ( 2 ), in each of the floors (A), of a general circular shape, horizontally and symmetrically arranged along the periphery of a floor (A) and forming each one of the stories (A) or floors of a building (B); a rotary platform ( 3 ) of a general circular shape possessing a central opening horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged over and along the fixed structure ( 2 ) of a floor (A); a driving assembly ( 4 ) of a general ring-like shape, horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged around the entire periphery of the rotary platform ( 3 ) lateral face in each floor (A); a control panel ( 5 ) of a general rectangular shape, vertically and symmetrically arranged in the fixed structure ( 2 ) center portion in each floor (A); a sealing assembly ( 6 ) having a general curved shape horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically aligned between the outer Page  4  of  2   5  walls (C) upper ends and the fixed structure ( 2 ) lower face in each floor (A) and over the joining areas of the inner side ends of the rotary platform ( 3 ) and the inner wall (D) of a floor (A); and an electrification assembly ( 7 ) of a general circular shape horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged between the rotary platform ( 2 ) lower face and the fixed structure ( 2 ) upper face of a floor (A).  
         [0015]     The fixed structure ( 2 ), made of metallic material, reinforced concrete or similar material with equal or higher strength, is comprised of a structural center ( 2 A) having a general cylindrical hollow shape vertically, perpendicularly and symmetrically centered over the floor (A) and having a set of doors and windows ( 2 B) of general varied shapes, vertically and symmetrically spaced within the structural center ( 2 A) lateral faces, a bearing race or rail ( 2 C) of general ring-like shape vertically, parallelally and symmetrically arranged around the entire periphery of the structural center ( 2 A) outer face and frontally aligned with the rotary platform ( 3 ) inner side face as a lateral support thereof, all plumbing and toilet facilities, phone and television lines, electric cables/power distribution, and internal ventilation of the floor (A) and the building (B) being symmetrically arranged in the structural center ( 2 A) inner side and all the fixed utilities such as bathrooms, kitchens, and others in the floor (A) depending on the plumbing-toilet facilities symmetrically arranged on the structural center ( 2 A) inner side; and a lower clearance ( 2 D) having a general circular shape with a rectangular section horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged on the floor (A) and perpendicularly and symmetrically arranged around the entire structural center ( 2 A) outer face and possessing a set of bearing races or rails ( 2 E) having general ring-like shapes horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically spaced over the entire periphery of the lower clearance ( 2 D) inner lower face as a lower support for the rotary platform ( 3 ).  
         [0016]     The fixed structure ( 2 ), according to the general use needs and by means of the structural center ( 2 A) thereof, can also include the fixed facilities of the building (B) such as lifts, stairs and leisure and service areas, among others, which are normally arranged on the outside of the rotary platform ( 2 ), as shown in FIG. ( 1 ).  
         [0017]     The rotary platform ( 3 ), made of metallic material of high resistance or similar material with equal or higher lightness and strength, is comprised of an assembly of sector modules ( 3 A) having general semicircular shapes horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically aligned and slightly sideways spaced around the entire periphery of the rotary platform ( 3 ) as sectors thereof; an assembly of lower attachment bearings ( 3 B) of general paralelepipedal hollow shapes, horizontally and symmetrically spaced between the adjacent lateral faces and joining faces of the sector modules ( 3 A) and vertically aligned with the set of bearing races or rails ( 2 E); a set of vertical wheels or bearings ( 3 C) of general cylindrical shapes, vertically and symmetrically centered on the lower attachment bearings ( 3 B) as a vertical support for the rotary platform ( 3 ) over the set of bearing races or rails ( 2 E); an assembly of side attachment bearings ( 3 D) of general paralelepipedal hollow shapes, horizontally and symmetrically arranged between the adjacent ends of the sector modules ( 3 A) inner faces and joining faces and horizontally arranged on the bearing race or rail ( 2 C); a set of horizontal wheels or bearings ( 3 E) of general cylindrical shapes, horizontally and symmetrically centered on the side attachment bearings ( 3 D) as a lateral support for the rotary platform ( 3 ) in the bearing race or rail ( 2 C), that is, the structural center ( 2 A), by means of the bearing race or rail ( 2 C), serves as a guide for the circular movement of the set of horizontal wheels or bearings ( 3 E) which, in its turn, determines the rotary platform ( 3 ) rotation on the floor (A) central axis and hold up the radial torque; outer sealing walls ( 3 F) having general curved shapes, made of several different high-strength materials and vertically, perpendicularly and symmetrically arranged on the rotary platform ( 3 ) outer side ends, fully joined thereon as an outer covering of the floor (A), in order to rotate along with the rotary platform ( 3 ) and allow the rotation to be seen from the outside of the building (B); and a floor ( 3 G) of general circular shape horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged over the entire periphery of the rotary platform ( 3 ) and made of wood, granite, marble, metal, plastic or hardboard, among others, as a covering and external finish for the rotary platform ( 3 ).  
         [0018]     The number of modules ( 3 A) applied in a rotary platform ( 3 ) is directly proportional to the size thereof, so as to provide a practical and safe transportation, as well as an easy and safe handling and installation of the parts directly on the fixed structure ( 2 ); the number of vertical wheels or bearings ( 3 C) and horizontal wheels or bearings ( 3 E) are also directly proportional to the size of the rotary platform ( 3 ), in order to provide an extremely stable and safe floor, that is, without any deflections or swings.  
         [0019]     The rotary platform ( 3 ), according to the general use needs, can be comprised of an inverted fastening system for the lower attachment bearings ( 3 B) and the set of vertical wheels or bearings ( 3 C), that is, the assembly of lower attachment bearings ( 3 B) of general paralelepipedal hollow shapes are horizontally and symmetrically attached to the set of bearing races or rails ( 2 E) and vertically aligned with the adjacent lateral faces of the sector modules ( 3 A) joining area and, consequently, the set of vertical wheels or bearings ( 3 C) having general cylindrical shapes are vertically and symmetrically centered on the lower attachment bearings ( 3 B) as a vertical support for the rotary platform ( 3 ), the rotary platform ( 3 ) thus possessing a set of bearing races or rails of general ring-like shapes horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically spaced on the entire periphery of its lower face and vertically aligned with the set of bearing races or rails ( 2 E) for the lower clearance ( 2 D).  
         [0020]     The rotary platform ( 3 ), according to the general use needs and as shown in FIG. ( 6 ), can be comprised of an upper covering or ceiling ( 3 H) having a general circular shape horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically spaced on the fixed structure ( 2 ) lower face in the upper floor (A) and perpendicularly and symmetrically supported by its outer side ends over and along the sealing outer walls ( 3 F) upper end, fully joined with the rotary platform ( 3 ) assembly and with the possibility of possessing outer sealing walls ( 31 ) having general curved shapes, made of several high-strength materials vertically, perpendicularly and symmetrically arranged on the rotary platform ( 3 ) inner side ends.  
         [0021]     The driving assembly ( 4 ), made of metallic material of high resistance or similar material with equal or higher lightness and strength, is comprised of an electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A) symmetrically spaced in the rotary platform ( 3 ) lateral face and possessing a pole wheel in its output shaft (drive shaft); an assembly of central supports ( 4 B) having general cylindrical shapes vertically and symmetrically spaced between the electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A) and the rotary platform ( 3 ) lateral face; a belt guide ( 4 C) having a general ring-like shape with a section similar to a “C”, horizontally and symmetrically arranged around the entire periphery of the rotary platform ( 3 ) outer face and possessing a circular shape in order to avoid the polygonal effect that causes discontinuity and bumps in the rotation; an assembly of pole wheel sections ( 4 D) having general paralelepipedal shapes, horizontally and symmetrically centered between the outer side ends of the sector modules ( 3 A) adjacent lateral faces and joining faces and vertically aligned to the belt guide ( 4 C), each one of them possessing a set of teeth ( 4 E) of general triangular shape horizontally and symmetrically spaced along the the periphery of the outer side face; and a roller belt ( 4 F) of general ring-like shape horizontally and symmetrically arranged around the inner periphery of the belt guide ( 4 C) housing the roller belt ( 4 F), external to the pole wheel ( 4 D) sections generating the roller belt ( 4 F) coupling with the rotary platform ( 3 ) and external to the central support ( 4 B) assembly, as well as transpassing the electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A); the actuation being carried out by an electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A) which, by means of its output shaft pole wheel, drives the roller belt ( 4 F).  
         [0022]     The control panel ( 5 ) is the direct responsible for activating all the functions of the rotating system ( 1 ), that is, connecting and disconnecting it, determining the rotation speed and direction and programming the operation starting and ending times; the activation being also remote by telephone or by a traditional remote control.  
         [0023]     The sealing assembly ( 6 ) for protecting the floor environment (A) against wind and rain is comprised of a set of brushes ( 6 A) of general curved shapes and rectangular sections horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically centered along the periphery of the outer sealing walls ( 3 F) upper ends; an assembly of labyrinths ( 6 B) of general paralelepipedal shapes horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically centered along the periphery of the outer sealing walls ( 3 F) upper end, thus creating a sandwich with the outer sealing walls ( 3 F) upper ends and the set of brushes ( 6 A); and an assembly of lower sealing elements ( 6 C) having general curved shapes and rectangular sections horizontally, parallelally and symmetrically arranged around the periphery of the structural center ( 2 A) outer face and aligned on the top with the rotary platform ( 3 ) inner side face.  
         [0024]     The electrification assembly ( 7 ) for the rotary platform ( 3 ) provided with points for electric power collection is comprised of a set of brushes ( 7 A) of general ring-like shapes horizontally and symmetrically arranged underneath the rotary platform ( 3 ) lower face; an electrified track ( 7 B) of general ring-like shape horizontally and symmetrically arranged between the lower clearance ( 2 D) inner lower face and the rotary platform ( 3 ) lower face, in the brush system ( 7 A) vertical alignment; and an electricity collector ( 7 C) of general ring-like shape horizontally and symmetrically arranged between the lower clearance ( 2 D) inner lower face and the rotary platform ( 3 ) lower face and parallelally and symmetrically spaced in the electrified track ( 7 B); the electric power being directly collected by the brush system ( 7 A) which is joined with the rotary platform ( 3 ) and causes a friction against the electrified track ( 7 B).  
         [0025]     The application of the rotating system for buildings in general is based on the direct action of the driving assembly ( 4 ) around the rotary platform ( 3 ), which is directly controlled by the users by means of a control panel ( 5 ). When the electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A) is actuated, its output shaft pole wheel directly drives the roller belt ( 4 F) which, in its turn, is activated by the assembly of central supports ( 4 B) inside the belt guide ( 4 C), in order to symmetrically drive the assembly of pole wheel ( 4 D) sectors. As the assembly of pole wheel ( 4 D) sectors and, therefore, its rotation, is activated by the roller belt ( 4 F), the rotary platform ( 3 ) starts to rotate on the lower clearance ( 2 D) in the fixed structure ( 2 ) supported by the set of vertical wheels or bearings ( 3 C) on the bearing races or rails ( 2 E) and around the fixed structure ( 2 ) center ( 2 A) laterally guided by the set of horizontal wheels or bearings ( 3 E) against the bearing race or rail ( 2 C) that serves as a guide for the circular movement and the determination of the rotary platform ( 3 ) rotation on the floor (A) central axis. Before or after the actuation of the electric motor coupled with a reducer ( 4 A), the users are able to freely determine the rotation speed and direction, as well as program the starting and ending of the rotating system ( 1 ) operation.  
         [0026]     The components of the rotating system for buildings in general are fully fitted and attached to each other and the general structure of the building floor, do not present any breakable parts, are highly resistant and completely safe. After fitted and attached to each other and to the floor structure, the components are locked, thus preventing them from getting loose when in use, thus making the assembly fully available for a proper, safe, comfortable and silent rotation of the floor in relation to the building general structure. Therefore, the rotating system ( 1 ) can be easily used without worries of any nature as regarding its durability and safety.  
         [0027]     As its structures are made of strong metallic material or similar material with equal or higher lightness and strength, the rotating system for buildings in general and the components thereof, are rustproof and waterproof, have a high level of durability and resistance, specially against bad weather and physical-chemical agents, provide great safety for the users and, when generally used, does not present any risks of fatigue of their structures.  
         [0028]     For all of the above, this is a system that will be well received by residents and building constructors in general, since the rotating system for buildings in general presents several advantages, such as: great safety, reliability and agility in its application; great efficiency and performance due to its general conception; greater comfort and safety for the users; great durability and strength, low or no wear of the assembly as a whole; fully accessible costs which provides an optimum cost/benefit ratio; practical and safe use in any type of building; proper and direct adaptation to several types of users, furnishings and internal disposition of the floors; modern design; low cost and practical general maintenance; fully silent in all revolving operations; great versatility and flexibility regardless of the type of building; extremely low consumption of electric power; and the certainty of always having a product that fully meets the conditions required to its application in buildings in general.  
         [0029]     For all of the above, the rotating system for buildings in general can be classified as a fully versatile, efficient, accurate, safe, silent and, specially, practical means for the fully individualized rotation, in either direction, of the floors of the most varied types of buildings in general by the most varied users and places, regardless of the general characteristics thereof, it is also easy to use and handle, has a great performance and excellent characteristics; the sizes, dimensions and quantities may vary, depending on the use needs.