Method and Apparatus For Spanning Gutter Gaps in Wall Panels

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-03
ELWARD SYST
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[0010] The flexible sheet interlock is preferably composed of a sealing non-skinning and non-hardening material that has a useful life at least equal to that of the wall panels. In this manner, the integrity of the seal between the wall panels is maintained over the useful life of the panels. The most preferred sealing material is silicone or urethane. The flexible sheet interlock, being non-skinning and non-hardening, can move freely, in response to thermally induced movement of the wall p

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Penetration of terrestrial fluids behind the wall panels can cause warpage and/or dislocation of the wall panels, which can culminate in wall panel failure.
If the sealing material hardens or “sets up”, the sealing material can break or shear, thereby destroying the weather seal.
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[0040]FIG. 4 depicts a second embodiment of a wall panel mounting assembly according to the first aspect of the present invention (this first aspect briefly described in the Summary of the Invention section hereinabove). In this second embodiment, drainage holes 78 are located on a substantially vertical surface 154 of an embodiment of the lower perimeter framing member 58. Because a vertically oriented drainage hole is more susceptible to the entry of fluids than the horizontally oriented drainage hole of FIG. 2, the preferred minimum distance “DH” from the rear surface 120 of the capillary break 74 for this second embodiment is greater than the preferred minimum distance “DH” from the rear surface for the first embodiment (e.g., FIG. 2). More preferably, the drainage hole 78 is located at least about 0.75 inches from the rear surface 120 of the capillary break 74. The center of the drainage hole 78 is located above the free end 124 (FIG. 4) of the capillary break 74 and more prefe...

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[0041]FIG. 5 depicts a third embodiment of a wall panel mounting assembly according to the first aspect of the present invention. In this third embodiment, drainage holes 78 are located above the free end 124 of the capillary break 74 with an inclined surface 212 extending from the drainage holes 78 to a point below the capillary break 74. The inclined surface 212 facilitates removal of fluids from the recess 82 and thereby inhibits build-up of fluids in a corner of the recess 82 (i.e., a corner of the chamber 86).

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[0042]FIGS. 6A and 6B depict a fourth embodiment of a wall panel attachment system according to the second aspect of the present invention (this second aspect briefly described in the Summary of the Invention section hereinabove). The system uses a flexible sheet interlock 250 (FIG. 6B) to seal inline adjacent perimeter framing members (e.g., perimeter framing members 258a and 258b, which may correspond to one of the pairs of lower perimeter framing members 58a,b or 58c,d of FIGS. 1, 1A and 1C). At the joint or gap 284 between the perimeter framing members 258a and 258b of adjacent wall panels 54a,b (or 54c,d), a flexible sheet interlock 250 inhibits fluid migration along the joint defined by the adjacent ends 254a,b of the adjacent gutter segments (e.g., 83a,b in FIG. 6B) of the perimeter framing members 258a and 258b. The flexible sheet interlock 250 realizes this result by retaining fluids in the adjacent gutter segments 83a,b. Accordingly, the interface (e.g., 260, FIG. 7) betwe...

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The wall panel system of the present invention includes a flexible sheet interlock to flexibly seal a joint defined by adjacent perimeter framing members and a capillary break to inhibit the entry of water into drainage or weep holes in gutters in the perimeter framing member.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 886,297, filed Jun. 20, 2001, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERECTING WALL PANELS”, which is a continuation application of 09 / 334,124, filed Jun. 15, 1999, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERECTING WALL PANELS” now U.S. Pat. No. 6,330,772, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 989,748, filed Dec. 12, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,100, all the above identified references being fully incorporated herein by this reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed generally to apparatus and methods for erecting wall panels and specifically to perimeter framing members for attaching wall panels to structural members. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The exterior walls of many commercial and industrial buildings are formed by mounting a number of wall panels and attached perimeter extrusions on a g...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B1/70E04F13/08E04F19/06
CPCE04F13/0826E04F13/0889E04F19/06Y10T137/048
Inventor MITCHELL, JED D.
Owner ELWARD SYST
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