U.S. patent number 3,596,424 [Application Number 04/858,187] was granted by the patent office on 1971-08-03 for a panel assemblage means for the construction of the walls of buildings.
Invention is credited to Robert Mitchell Ward.
United States Patent |
3,596,424 |
Ward |
August 3, 1971 |
A PANEL ASSEMBLAGE MEANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALLS OF
BUILDINGS
Abstract
A panel assemblage for forming the walls of buildings comprising
an outer and inner metal sheet or components both formed with
longitudinal channels at their vertical edges which channels are of
such section that the channels of one sheet interfit with those of
the other sheet to form between the sheets a cavity which is filled
with heat-insulating material, and also form outer channels which
are open on one of the faces of the panel, assembling said panels
so that the outer channels of laterally adjacent panels interfit
and form therebetween vertical channels or cavities, inserting
locking members into the vertical channels or cavities to bind
together said panels, which members project upwards to engage the
corresponding channels in the assembled panels immediately above
and anchoring the said locking members to purlins secured to a
supporting framework.
Inventors: |
Ward; Robert Mitchell
(Edinburgh 12, SC) |
Family
ID: |
25327699 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/858,187 |
Filed: |
September 15, 1969 |
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690804 |
Dec 15, 1967 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/330; 52/478;
52/520; 52/404.3; 52/588.1; 52/792.11 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F16B
5/0044 (20130101); E04B 2/62 (20130101); E04C
2/292 (20130101); E04B 1/6179 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E04B
1/61 (20060101); F16B 5/00 (20060101); E04C
2/26 (20060101); E04B 2/58 (20060101); E04B
2/62 (20060101); E04C 2/292 (20060101); E04d
003/35 (); E04d 003/362 () |
Field of
Search: |
;52/235,404,407,478,483,497,519,530,574,582,585,586,588,589,619,520 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Perham; Alfred C.
Parent Case Text
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 690,804 filed Dec.
15, 1967and now abandoned.
Claims
I claim:
1. A panel assemblage for use in the construction of walls formed
of superimposed horizontal tiers of panels comprising a first panel
defined by a first sheet component having a right-angled flange at
each vertical edge thereof with the flanges being inturned at their
longitudinal edges for providing opposed channels and a second
sheet component having a channel of U-shaped section at each
vertical edge and having at its lower end an offset weather strip
extending between its two channels, the channels of U-shaped
section fitting within the opposed channels of the sheet component
to provide an open-ended cavity for heat-insulating material and
also providing longitudinally extending side channels, the flanges
of the first sheet component and the outer flanges of the channels
of U-shaped section being of less depth than the depth of the inner
flanges of the U-shaped section channels and a second panel
including a first sheet component having a channel of U-shaped
section at each vertical edge thereof and a second sheet having
right-angled flanges at each vertical edge thereof with the flanges
inwardly turned at their longitudinal edges, the lower end of this
sheet having an offset weather strip extending the breadth of the
sheet, the channels of U-shaped section of the first sheet fitting
within the opposed channels of the second sheet to provide an
open-ended cavity for receiving heat-insulating material and also
providing longitudinally extending side channels, the outer flanges
of the U-shaped section of the first sheet and the flanges of the
second sheet being of less depth than the inner flanges of the
U-section channels, the two panels being assembled by interfitting
their adjacent vertical edges so that each sheet component having
flanged ends is coplanar with a sheet component having channels of
U-shaped section and the weather strips of the two panels being
then in alignment, the interfitting edges of the two panels forming
a vertical passage and locking means inserted in the passage to
hold the panels in their assembled position, said locking means
projecting upwardly from the panels so that they will enter the
passage formed by a superimposed pair of panels.
2. A panel assemblage as claimed in claim 1 wherein the inserted
locking means extends upwardly to lock together and to secure the
superimposed panels in fixed relationship to the lower panels.
Description
This invention has reference to the construction of walls of
buildings wherein the walls are formed of panels secured to an
inner supporting framework.
The present invention has for its object to provide an improved
method of and panels for use in the construction of walls whereby
the walls can be quickly erected without the necessity of
introducing means to seal the joints formed by the assembled
panels.
According to the present invention the panels for the construction
of the walls of buildings are formed of panels each comprising two
plates or components each of which is formed with longitudinal
channels at its vertical edges and which channels are of such
horizontal cross section that the channels of one sheet interfit
with those of the other sheet to form between the sheets a cavity
which is filled with heat-insulating material and also form
channels which are open on one of the faces of the panel, the
sheets which will form the outer face of the panels having joggled
or offset downward extensions which constitute weathering strips
and the walls formed by assembling such panels to form a first
horizontal tier of vertical panels the outer flanges of laterally
adjacent panels interfitting and forming therebetween vertical
cavities, inserting locking members into the upper ends of said
cavities to bind together the interfitting panels which members
project upwards beyond the panels, anchoring said locking members
to a purlin, thereafter forming a superimposed tier in like manner,
the said projecting locking members extending into the vertical
cavities of the panels of the second tier, and anchoring the
locking members introduced into the upper ends of the cavities of
the second tier to a purlin, the weathering strips of the panels
forming the second tier covering the horizontal joints between said
two tiers and thereafter forming further superimposed tiers of
panels in like manner.
The invention further consists in panels for use in the
construction of walls as set forth in the preceding paragraph each
panel being formed of a first metal sheet which at its vertical
sides form two opposed channels and a second sheet which at its
vertical sides forms channels of somewhat U-shaped section which
slide into the channels of the first sheet to form between the
sheets a cavity in which is inserted heat insulating material, and
which also form substantially U-shaped channels for the reception
of the outer flanges of adjacent panels each pair of laterally
assembled panels then forming channels for the reception of locking
members introduced therein, such members then locking the laterally
assembled panels and locking together vertically superimposed
panels and weathering strips formed by joggling or offsetting the
lower end of one of the sheets forming each panel.
The invention will now be described with reference to the
accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear component of a panel in
accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front component of this
panel;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rear component of a second
panel in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the front component of said second
panel;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the panel formed by the components shown
in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the panels formed by the components shown
in FIGS. 3 and 4;
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the panel shown in FIGS. 5 and 6
interlocked;
FIG. 8 shows part of a wall formed by the interlocked panels and
the interlocking members by which the interlocking panels are
rendered rigid;
FIG. 9 is an elevation of part of an erected wall together with a
panel positioned to form part of a further row to be superimposed
thereon; and
FIG. 10 is an end view of FIG. 9.
The rear component shown in FIG. 1 is formed from a metal sheet 10,
preferably an aluminum sheet, with right-angled flanges 11
extending along its two longer sides, and the longitudinal edges of
the flanges are turned over as at 12 to form opposed channels
13.
The front component shown in FIG. 2 is formed from a metal sheet
14, preferably aluminum, the longer sides of which are turned to
form right-angled inner flanges 15, then turned to extend parallel
to the sheet as at 16 and then turned at right angles to form outer
flanges 17, such component thus having side channels 18 of U-shaped
section. It will be seen that this component extends downwardly
beyond the channels to form a weatherstrip 19 which is offset
outwards to the thickness of the sheet. The front component is slid
into the rear component to form a panel, see FIG. 5, the flanges 17
sliding into the opposed channels 13 and the inwardly turned
flanges 12 retaining the components in their assembled position.
The panel described will be referred to as a first panel.
The other panel, which will be referred to as a second panel, is
formed of a rear component, see FIG. 3, similar to the front
component shown in FIG. 2 but without the weatherstrip 19, the
panels thereof bearing the same reference numbers together with the
index a. The front component of the second panel, which component
is shown in FIG. 4, is similar to the rear component shown in FIG.
1 but is provided with an offset weatherstrip 19a. FIG. 4 has the
same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 plus the index a.
To form the second panel the rear component, FIG. 3, is slid into
the front component, see FIG. 6. The front and rear components of
both panels form between them a cavity 20 which is filled with
heat-insulating material 21.
Two of such panels can be interlocked, but not rigidly interlocked,
by sliding one side of the first panel, i.e. a side which has the
abutting flanges 11 and 17 and also the flange 12 into the channel
18a of the adjacent side of the second panel. This is shown in FIG.
7. When so interconnected a cavity or channel 23 is formed, two of
the opposed faces thereof being formed by the flanges 17 and
17a.
It will be noted that the outer flange of the channels 18 and 18a
are both somewhat less in depth than the depth of the panels. This,
as will be seen from FIG. 7, permits the said front and rear faces
of the panels to be coplanar. Further the weatherstrips 19 and 19a
are contiguous and on the outer faces of the panels.
In erecting a wall, a metal or wooden framework, not shown, is
first formed and secured thereto by means of brackets which are
horizontal lengths or purlins 24 of angle iron spaced apart to
correspond with the length, i.e. the vertical height, of the
panels. The first horizontal row of panels is supported by clips to
the lowest purlin. The panels forming such row are alternate first
and second panels interconnected one after the other by sliding
their outer flanges into the channels of the adjacent panels, as
shown in FIG. 7. When so fitted the panels can partake of a lateral
movement relative to each other.
To secure the adjacent panels in interlocking engagement with each
other, sheet metal locking members 25 of a three-sided section are
introduced into the channels or cavities 23 formed by the
interfitting panels; said locking members project upwards from the
said channels. Said locking members are introduced to rigidly
secure each panel to the previously erected panel and are therefore
of such section that they will bear tightly on the flanges 17 and
17a of each pair of assembled panels in each row. The next row of
panels is erected to bear on the top of the row previously
assembled, the second row being formed like the preceding row and
the locking members, where they project upwards, extend into the
channels or cavities 23, which are formed by the interfitting
panels of the second row. In like manner further rows of panels are
erected.
To secure the panels to the framework the purlins 24 have mounted
thereon a series of bolts 26 which are inserted through apertures
in the locking members, the bolts having bands 26a which bear on
the inner face thereof. The other ends of the bolts pass through
holes in clips 27 which latter engage with the inner edges 28 of
the horizontal flanges of the purlins, the bolts being screw
threaded. Nuts 29 screwed on to the bolts bear on the clips and
draw the locking members and therefore the panels towards the
framework. In like manner succeeding rows of panels can be built
up. It will be understood that each locking member is so secured to
a purlin immediately after it has been introduced to lock together
a pair of panels.
The weather flanges 19 and 19a cover the joints formed between the
rows of panels.
It will also be appreciated that the inner faces of the lower ends
of the channels formed in the second and succeeding rows of panels
must be slotted as at 29a to clear the bolts anchoring the locking
members.
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