초록 ▼

A wall panel and joint structure for erecting structurally sound, thermally efficient and inexpensive structures for human habitat. Each wall panel includes a foam core faced on each side with reinforced cementitious facing panels, the foam edges of the composite panel being grooved peripherally ins

A wall panel and joint structure for erecting structurally sound, thermally efficient and inexpensive structures for human habitat. Each wall panel includes a foam core faced on each side with reinforced cementitious facing panels, the foam edges of the composite panel being grooved peripherally inside the cementitious facing panels. At least one metal tongue member is inserted in opposing side edge grooves of abutting wall panels, and fasteners are mounted through the cementitious facing panels, any intervening foam, and into the tongue members to hold adjacent wall panels together. U-shaped channels are provided to finish an upper edge of the wall panel and to secure a bottom edge thereof to a floor structure. Wall mount clips are provided to secure the wall panels to existing subwall structures. Flanges are provided at an upper end of the tongue members to secure roofing members to the wall panels.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [10.] An enclosure comprising a plurality of structural panels wherein:each panel comprises a foam core having two side faces and peripheral edges;a cementitious facing on each side of each panel;said panels being oriented in abutting edge-to-edge relationship with an adjacent

[ What is claimed is:] [10.] An enclosure comprising a plurality of structural panels wherein:each panel comprises a foam core having two side faces and peripheral edges;a cementitious facing on each side of each panel;said panels being oriented in abutting edge-to-edge relationship with an adjacent panel;said abutting edges each having at least two separate parallel grooves in said foam core extending to the edge of each panel;said grooves being formed in said core such that each groove in each edge is open at said edge and has two opposed faces formed by said foam core and a blind end in said foam core, and wherein each groove is spaced from its nearest facing at least about 1/2 inch;the grooves in said edges being aligned and in register with adjacent cooperating grooves in said respective panels;an elongated tongue disposed in said adjacent grooves, said tongues extending between two panel edges for securing said panels structurally together; andfasteners extending through said facings and into said tongues for bolting said tongues and panels together;further including U-shaped footer channels for said panels, said channels having at least two flanges extending upwardly respectively into grooves disposed in a lower edge of said panel; andfurther including fasteners securing a lower end of said tongues to said footer flanges.