Electrical wiring systems for use in roofing applications
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04D-013/18
E04H-014/00
H01L-031/042
출원번호
US-0015104
(2011-01-27)
등록번호
US-8601753
(2013-12-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Gombarick, Jr., Joseph Charles
출원인 / 주소
CertainTeed Corporation
대리인 / 주소
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
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초록▼
The present invention relates generally to electrical systems. The present invention relates more particularly to electrical wiring systems suitable for use in roofing applications. One aspect of the invention is a wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having a slope and one or more roofing
The present invention relates generally to electrical systems. The present invention relates more particularly to electrical wiring systems suitable for use in roofing applications. One aspect of the invention is a wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having a slope and one or more roofing elements disposed on the roof deck, the wiring system including one or more wires extending along the roof disposed within a tube having an outer surface that is substantially exposed and complements the appearance of the roofing elements.
대표청구항▼
1. A wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having one or more granule-covered roofing elements disposed thereon so as to be exposed, the wiring system comprising one or more wires extending along the roof disposed within a tube having an outer surface that is substantially exposed, the tube
1. A wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having one or more granule-covered roofing elements disposed thereon so as to be exposed, the wiring system comprising one or more wires extending along the roof disposed within a tube having an outer surface that is substantially exposed, the tube being disposed on an exposed area of one or more of the granule-covered roofing elements and comprising roofing granules coating the outer surface of the tube, the color difference ΔE* between the outer surface of the tube and the one or more granule-covered roofing elements is less than about 20. 2. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube comprises rigid conduit having roofing granules affixed directly to the outer surface of the rigid conduit. 3. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube comprises one or more layers of granule-covered asphalt roofing material formed in a tubular shape. 4. The wiring system according to claim 3, wherein the granule-covered asphalt roofing material of the tube is a strip of asphalt roofing material, wound helically. 5. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube is formed from a sheet of granule-covered asphalt roofing material, formed into a cylinder with a seam running axially along the tube. 6. The wiring system according to claim 5, wherein the seam is openable. 7. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the roofing granules coated on the outer surface of the tube are solar reflective granules. 8. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube is formed from the same material as the granule-coated roofing elements. 9. The wiring system according to claim 8, wherein the roofing elements are granule-covered asphalt shingles having a top layer, and the tube is formed from the same granule-covered asphalt shingle material as the top layer of the granule-covered asphalt shingles. 10. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the ΔE* between the outer surface of the tube and the one or more granule-covered roofing elements is less than about 10. 11. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube substantially surrounds rigid conduit in which the wires are disposed. 12. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the tube has holes formed in one or more of the side surfaces of the tube, the holes being configured to allow for ventilation and draining of impinging liquid such as rainwater and condensation. 13. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the granules disposed on the outer surface of the tube are formed from the same blend of mixed colored granules as the granules of the granule-covered roofing elements, and wherein the distribution of the granules is the same as the distribution of the granules on the granule-covered roofing elements. 14. A roof-mounted electrical system electrically coupled to a wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having one or more granule-covered roofing elements disposed thereon, the wiring system comprising one or more wires extending along the roof disposed within a tube having an outer surface that is substantially exposed, the tube being disposed on an exposed area of one or more of the granule-covered roofing elements and comprising roofing granules coated on the outer surface of the tube, the color difference ΔE* between the outer surface of the tube and a color of the one or more roofing elements is less than about 20. 15. The roof mounted electrical system according to claim 14, wherein the electrical system is a windmill, an evaporative cooler, a light, an antenna, a satellite dish or audio equipment. 16. The roof mounted electrical system according to claim 14, wherein the electrical system is a photovoltaic system. 17. A method for constructing a wiring system on a roof comprising a roof deck having one or more granule-covered roofing elements disposed thereon, the wiring system comprising one or more wires extending along the roof disposed within a tube having an outer surface that is substantially exposed, the tube being disposed on an exposed area of one or more of the granule-covered roofing elements and comprising roofing granules coated on the outer surface of the tube, the color difference ΔE* between the outer surface of the tube and a color of the one or more roofing elements is less than about 20, the method comprising: disposing the wires on the roof, and then disposing the tube around the wires. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the wires are disposed on the roof while within a conduit, and wherein the disposing the tube around the wires comprises disposing the tube around the conduit. 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the disposing the tube around the wires comprises forming the tube around the wires from flat sheeting or strips of granule-coated roofing material. 20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the disposing the tube around the wires comprises inserting the wires through an open seam formed in the tube, then sealing the seam.
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