IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
|
국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
|
출원번호 |
UP-0653313
(2007-01-16)
|
등록번호 |
US-7712270
(2010-06-03)
|
발명자
/ 주소 |
|
대리인 / 주소 |
|
인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
39 |
초록
▼
An improved building panel is presented to make wall surface assemblies on structural building frames. The edge-sealed building panel includes with self-aligning features between adjacent horizontal edges for quick mating and assembly. The building panels have protuberant upper edges mate with groov
An improved building panel is presented to make wall surface assemblies on structural building frames. The edge-sealed building panel includes with self-aligning features between adjacent horizontal edges for quick mating and assembly. The building panels have protuberant upper edges mate with grooves on the lower edges for improved sealing and weatherproofing, due to the interlocking shape and the use of compliant seals between the edges. The horizontal mating edge shapes enable pivoting assembly by engaging the building panel obliquely and swinging it onto the wall surface. Vertical mating surfaces with compliant seals are shaped to engage perpendicularly to the wall plane, so that the compliant seals clamp shut without in-plane relative motion, improving seal integrity.
대표청구항
▼
I claim: 1. A wall-surface building panel securable to a structural building frame having vertical connector strips connected thereto, said panel comprising: a generally planar panel body having elongate opposite upper and lower edge-defining structures, and elongate opposite first and second later
I claim: 1. A wall-surface building panel securable to a structural building frame having vertical connector strips connected thereto, said panel comprising: a generally planar panel body having elongate opposite upper and lower edge-defining structures, and elongate opposite first and second lateral edge-defining structures extending therebetween, said panel body having an outer width and an inner width; an elongate protuberant structure operatively associated with, and extending along, the upper edge-defining structure generally in a plane of the body; an elongate groove structure operatively associated with, and extending along, the lower edge-defining structure generally in the plane of the body, and being generally complementarily compatible with said protuberant structure; oblique vertical mating structures operatively associated with, and extending along, the first and second lateral edge-defining structures, complementarily compatible with the corresponding vertical connector strips, wherein the oblique vertical mating structures are arranged so that the outer width of the planar panel body is greater than the inner width thereof; wherein the elongate protuberant structure of a subjacent panel is shaped to releasably, pivotally and load-supportively interface with the elongate groove structure of said panel, said interfacing enabling a range of motion of said panel relative to the subjacent panel; wherein said range of motion ranges from a first position non-coplanar with the wall surface, to a second position generally coplanar with the wall surface; wherein said range of motion substantially reduces sliding contact between each said oblique vertical mating structures and corresponding said vertical connector strip; and wherein said elongate protuberant structure and said generally complementarily compatible elongate groove structure have cross-sectional shapes that provide outer edges that are lower than inner edges. 2. The building panel of claim 1, wherein said elongate protuberant structure includes at least one aligning member extending upwardly therefrom away from said lower edge-defining structure and being tapered at a distal end thereof, and wherein said elongate groove structure includes at least one aligning cavity extending inwardly therein toward said upper edge-defining structure, said aligning cavity cooperating with said aligning member of the subjacent panel when positioned appropriately relative to the building frame, in a manner of pivoting interlock, to guide the panel in place over the subjacent panel, the aligning member and the aligning cavity making contact before said elongate groove structure contacts said elongate protuberant structure of the subjacent panel. 3. The building panel of claim 2, wherein said aligning member has a height and said aligning cavity has a depth, said height and said depth being selected to provide a gap between the elongate groove structure and the elongate protuberant structure of the subjacent panel. 4. The building panel body of claim 2, wherein said aligning member includes a grasping feature. 5. The building panel of claim 4, wherein said grasping feature is a transverse through hole. 6. The building panel of claim 2, wherein said aligning member is a pin, and said aligning cavity is a pin hole. 7. The building panel of claim 6, wherein said pin is generally square in cross-section. 8. The building panel of claim 2, wherein said aligning member is a tenon, and said aligning cavity is a mortise. 9. The building panel of claim 2, wherein said elongate protuberant structure includes a plurality of coplanar and spaced-apart said aligning members, and wherein said elongate groove structure includes a plurality of coplanar and spaced-apart said aligning cavities, each said aligning cavities cooperating with a corresponding said aligning member of the subjacent panel when positioned appropriately relative to the building frame. 10. The building panel of claim 1, wherein said planar body further includes: at least one horizontal compliant sealing structure for interposing between the elongate groove structure and the elongate protuberant structure of the subjacent panel, and vertical compliant sealing structures for operatively interposing between the oblique vertical mating structures and the corresponding vertical connector strips. 11. The building panel of claim 10, wherein said horizontal compliant sealing structure is attached to the protuberant structure, and each said vertical compliant sealing structure is attached to the corresponding vertical connector strip. 12. The building panel of claim 1, wherein said oblique vertical mating structures comprise single planar surfaces. 13. The building panel of claim 1, wherein said oblique vertical mating structures comprise a plurality of surfaces. 14. The building panel of claim 1, wherein said oblique vertical mating structures comprise a plurality of oblique surfaces interconnected with reentrant surfaces. 15. A wall-surface building panel system securable to a structural building frame, the panel system comprising a plurality of building panels as claimed in claim 1 interfacing with one another in a vertical direction and with a plurality of vertical connector strips in a horizontal direction, said connector strips being mountable on the building frame. 16. The building panel system of claim 15, further including means for securing the planar panel body to the structural building frame. 17. The building panel system of claim 16, wherein the panel securing means includes a plurality of threaded fasteners.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.