IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0052111
(2008-03-20)
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등록번호 |
US-7793474
(2010-10-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Tyler, Francis S.
- Hines, David C.
- Wolf, David H.
- Broehl, Joshua M.
- Float, Jamison J.
- Lua, James H.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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A quoin formed of individual over-mount corner units constructed as simulated brick to match the adjoining wall panels forming the exterior cover of an exterior wall of a building is provided. The corner units are formed with a front portion configured as courses of brick separated by mortar joints
A quoin formed of individual over-mount corner units constructed as simulated brick to match the adjoining wall panels forming the exterior cover of an exterior wall of a building is provided. The corner units are formed with a front portion configured as courses of brick separated by mortar joints joined to a rear plate that provides a support frame for the corner unit. Multiple standoffs are positioned on the rear plate opposite mortar joints formed on the front portion to provide a location for driving fasteners to mount the corner unit onto the building substructure. The overlapping nature of the corner units with respect to the wall panels allows the wall panels to be cut imprecisely at the exterior corner. The standoffs maintain a predetermined spacing between the building substructure and the rear plate to establish a channel for the drainage of moisture due to condensation or rain infiltration.
대표청구항
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. A corner unit for placement on an exterior corner of a building having a building substructure cooperative with simulated wall panels attached to exterior walls of said building to form a cover for said exterior walls, the corner unit comp
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. A corner unit for placement on an exterior corner of a building having a building substructure cooperative with simulated wall panels attached to exterior walls of said building to form a cover for said exterior walls, the corner unit comprising: front, simulated surface portions joined at an intersection and defining a plurality of simulated masonry units extending outwardly from rear plate portions, a relief space formed between adjacent simulated masonry units and defining a simulated joint, said simulated surface portions mimicking an exterior surface of a building and providing a decorative appearance; and a plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly of each of said simulated surface portions to engage said building substructure, each standoff aligned with one of said simulated joints on said simulated surface portion, each of said standoffs being formed with a passageway to permit passage of a fastener to secure said corner unit directly to said building substructure. 2. The corner unit of claim 1, further comprising a rear plate attached to said front, simulated surface, said plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly of said rear plate. 3. The corner unit of claim 2, wherein said front surface portion and said rear plate are integrally formed. 4. The corner unit of claim 2, further comprising a polymer-based mortar between said simulated wall panels and said rear plate. 5. The corner unit of claim 2, further comprising a decorative member projecting outwardly from said front simulated surface. 6. An exterior wall of a building forming a corner at one end thereof with a generally orthogonally extending second exterior wall comprising: a building substructure including a layer of exterior sheathing material; a layer of wall panels having an exterior surface simulating an exterior surface of a building and attached to said sheathing material, said wall panels having a terminus end corresponding to said corner, said terminus end being located at a distance from said corner such that said sheathing material is exposed between said terminus end and said corner; and a quoin formed of at least one corner unit having a decorative exterior surface and a rear plate oriented in generally orthogonally extending faces, said decorative exterior surface defining a plurality of simulated masonry units extending outwardly from a rear plate portion, a relief space formed between adjacent simulated masonry units and defining a simulated joint, each orthogonally extending face of said rear plate including a plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly from said rear plate and engaging said exposed sheathing material between said terminus end and said corner, each said face having a lateral width sufficiently large to overlap corresponding said terminus ends of said wall panels when attached to said exposed sheathing material; and each standoff aligned with one of said simulated joints on said decorative exterior surface. 7. The exterior wall of claim 6, wherein each of said standoffs are formed with a passageway to permit the passage of a fastener to connect said corner unit to said exposed sheathing material. 8. The exterior wall of claim 6, wherein said standoffs have a depth dimension measured rearwardly from said rear plate that is at least equal to a corresponding thickness dimension of said wall panels such that said rear plate will be positioned on top of the exterior surface of said wall panels when attached to said exposed sheathing material. 9. The exterior wall of claim 6, wherein said quoin is formed from a plurality of corner units oriented in a generally vertical configuration. 10. The exterior wall of claim 9, wherein said plurality of corner units are arranged in an alternating reverse orientation pattern such that said alternating corner units are rotated upside down with respect to adjacent corner units. 11. The exterior wall of claim 6, wherein said decorative exterior surface of each said corner unit is formed in a configuration defining simulated masonry units oriented in courses having joints between said masonry units. 12. The exterior wall of claim 6, wherein each said corner unit incorporates a plurality of courses, a first portion of said courses having more simulated bricks than a second portion of said courses. 13. A method of forming a decorative corner on an exterior wall of a building comprising: mounting a quoin formed of at least one corner unit at a corner formed by two generally orthogonal external walls of a building, said external walls including wall panels attached to an exterior surface of sheathing material such that a terminus end of the wall panels is located a distance from said corner thereby exposing sheathing material, said at least one corner unit having front decorative simulated surfaces joined at an intersection and rear plates, each said rear plate including a plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly from said rear plate to engage said sheathing material between said terminus end and said corner; wherein said front decorative simulated surfaces define a plurality of simulated masonry units extending outwardly from said rear plate, said simulated surfaces mimicking an exterior surface of a building and providing a decorative appearance; wherein a relief space is formed between adjacent simulated masonry units, said relief space defining a simulated joint; and wherein each of said standoffs is aligned with one of said simulated joints on said simulated surface. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said mounting step includes: driving a fastener through said front simulated surface and through said standoff into said exposed sheathing material; and covering said fastener by applying mortar to said simulated exterior surface over said fastener. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein mounting step includes: attaching a plurality of corner units in a vertical configuration along said corner to form said quoin. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein said attaching step includes reversing the orientation of alternating said corner units. 17. The corner unit of claim 1, wherein said standoffs have a height at least equal to a thickness of said wall panels such that said simulated surface portions are positioned on top of said wall panels. 18. A corner unit for placement on an exterior corner of a building having a building substructure cooperative with simulated wall panels attached to exterior walls of said building to form a cover for said exterior walls, the corner unit comprising: front, simulated surface portions joined at an intersection, said simulated surface portions mimicking an exterior surface of a building and providing a decorative appearance, said front simulated surface portions are formed into simulated masonry units having joints positioned between said masonry units; and a plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly of each of said simulated surface portions to engage said building substructure, each of said standoffs being formed with a passageway to permit passage of a fastener to secure said corner unit directly to said building substructure, one or more of said standoffs being located in alignment with said joints. 19. The corner unit of claim 18, further comprising rear plates attached to said front, simulated surface portions, said plurality of standoffs projecting rearwardly of said rear plates.
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