Component manufacturing system for a prefabricated building panel

Abstract

The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be installed at a building site to form a structure that includes walls, floor and a roof. Structures may be manufactured in a manufacturing facility and delivered to a construction site for installation.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 791,982 filed Apr. 14, 2006, the disclosure of which is being incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. This application is related to U.S. patent application Docket No. GTP-001, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 707,650, entitled “Material Transport System for Building Panel Assembly,” U.S. patent application Docket No. GTP-002, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 707,638, entitled “Framing Table for Building Panel Assembly,” U.S. patent application Docket No. GTP-003, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 707,563, entitled “Bi-Directional Roller Table,” U.S. patent application Docket No. GTP-004, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 707,649, entitled “Automatic Pinning Process for Building Panel Assembly,” U.S. patent application Docket No. GTP-005, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 707,555, entitled “Overhead Gantry for use in Building Panel Construction,” U...

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Benefits of technology

[0049] In one embodiment, the plurality of prefabricated metal panels may be organized according to the order of use of the panels during construction. The plurality of prefabricated metal panels may be assembled into a plurality of bundles for transportation. This allows the kit to be transported on a number of transport vehicles, and / or be transported in stages. The plurality of bundles can each include a stabilizing element. The kit can further include at least one protective element. The protective element may be configured to protect the plurality of prefabricated metal panels from damage during transportation.

Problems solved by technology

Conventional building construction has many problems, not the least of which is the time and expense required to construct a structure, such as a multi-story home or office building.

Much construction work is custom work that is performed on-site, and so is subject to a variety of inefficiencies.

The construction and organization of these panels may, however, be complicated in itself.

As a result, many of the expected advantages of the use of prefabricated panels in building construction have not been fully realized, especially with respect to the systematic management and control of construction of a building from initial design stage to final assembly.

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