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US 10,246,873 B1Granted
Insulated structural members for insulated panels and a method of making same
AssigneeKps Global LLC
InventorJames M. Costanza
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Abstract
A hybrid structural member for an insulated structural panel includes a core member surrounded on at least two sides by a high-density structural foam. The hybrid structural member may be manufactured by placing a core member in a cavity of an injection mold and surrounding the core member by insulating foam on at least two sides. The core member may be held in place by screws, posts, pins, a vacuum, or other suitable means.
Claims22
An insulated veneer panel system, comprising:
- an insulated panel formed of closed cell polyurethane foam disposed between sheathing material on first and second faces of the insulated panel, the insulated panel defined by first and second sides;
- an elongated hybrid structural member, formed of an elongated core member and a high density insulating material, disposed against at least one of the first and second sides of the insulated panel;
- the core member having a cross section defined by at least a length and a width, wherein the length and the width define a surface area at each end of the core member;
- wherein the high density insulating material of the elongated structural member substantially covers at least two surfaces defined by the length, width, and surface area at each end of the core member, thereby forming a hybrid structural member.
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A method for manufacturing a hybrid structural member for use in an insulated veneer panel system, comprising:
- positioning an elongated core member within a cavity of a mold, wherein the mold is configured to be closed on all sides around the core member, and wherein the mold cavity defines a predetermined cross section of the hybrid structural member, the cross section having a defined length and width;
- surrounding at least two sides of the core member with an expanding high density insulating material, wherein the high density insulating material expands to fill the mold cavity in the predetermined shape defined by the mold cavity, thereby forming the hybrid structural member;
- wherein
- the mold cavity defines at least one of a male and a female cross section of the hybrid structural member to enable an interlocked fit between first and second ones of the insulated veneer panels having a hybrid structural member disposed along at least one side thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.