Moulded panel

Abstract

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Claims

1. A moulded panel for attachment to a structure, the panel comprising:a hollow plastic body formed by rotational moulding, the body having a length, a width and a depth, a first end, an opposite second end, an upper section, an opposite lower section, a first major face defined by a front wall extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section, and a second major face defined by a back wall opposite the first major face, the second major face extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section;wherein the upper section defines a plurality of first mounting formations to facilitate mounting of the panel to the structure;wherein the lower section defines a plurality of second mounting formations to facilitate mounting the panel to the structure.

2. The panel of claim 1, wherein the second major face defines a plurality of asymmetricsurface variations.

3. The panel of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the body is free of internal and / or external nonmoulded reinforcing structure.

4. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the body comprises at least one bridgingportion where a part of the back wall extends inwardly to contact the front wall or an internal projection of the front wall, the at least one bridging portion being disposed between the first and second ends and between the upper and lower sections.

5. The panel of claim 4, wherein the at least one bridging portion comprises a plurality ofbridging portions disposed at spaced locations along the length and width of the body.

6. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a vertical cross-sectional profile of thebody is varied across the length of the body.

7. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first mounting formations aredisposed at an upper part of the second major face, wherein the first major face is an externally2026205027   26 Jun 2026facing face of the panel and the second major face faces the structure when the panel is mounted to the structure.

8. The panel of anyone of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mounting formations comprise acentral mounting formation and at least first and second side mounting formations that are disposed on respective first and second lateral sides of the central mounting formation, wherein the first and second side mounting formations are arranged to permit movement of the body relative to the structure and the central mounting formation is arranged to keep a central part of the body substantially laterally fixed relative to the structure.

9. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second mounting formations havedifferent formations from the first mounting formations.

10. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the second mounting formations comprise second recessed sections of the second major face.

11. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the body is an integrally formed unitary body.

12. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the length of the panel is between about 2 m and about 4 m, wherein the depth of the panel is between about 150 mm and about 500 mm, and wherein the width of the panel is between about 1 m and about 3 m.

13. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the weight of the panel is between about 60 kg and about 150 kg.

14. The panel of any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the panel has a substantially closed hollow shell structure defined at least in part by the front and back walls.

15. A structure, comprising:support structure that is fixed relative to the ground; andat least one panel according to any one of claims 1 to 14 mounted to the support structure.2026205027   26 Jun 202616. The cladded structure of claim 15, wherein two of the panels are positioned in a line along the support structure.

17. A method of mounting panels to a structure, comprising:positioning at least one panel according to any one of claims 1 to 14 to be supported in relation to the structure.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the positioning comprises positioning two of the panels in a line along a face of the structure.

19. A method of manufacturing a plastic panel, the method comprising:rotationally moulding a hollow plastic body, the body having a length, a width and a depth, a first end, an opposite second end, an upper section, an opposite lower section, a first major face defined by a front wall extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section, and a second major face defined by a back wall opposite the first major face, the second major face extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section;forming the upper section to define a plurality of first mounting formations to facilitate mounting of the panel to a structure; andforming the lower section to define a plurality of second mounting formations to facilitate mounting the panel to the structure.

20. A building structure comprising a plurality of the panels of any one of claims 1 to 14.

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