Insulated metal panel and curtain wall systems
OwnerCurtis Kossmaninventor
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Abstract
Wall systems and buildings having such wall systems are disclosed. Such wall systems include parametric mullions each of which is constructed from a plurality of interconnecting components so that the wall systems may be disposed much closer to the building frame than conventional wall systems. Such wall systems may include panels disposed to form convex or concave facades. Such wall systems may also include decorative features superimposed over one or more panels or extending outward from the facade surface. The parametric mullions may be formed into trusses which may be used as part of a wall system or independently of such wall systems.
Claims31
An exterior curtain wall system for an exterior of a building comprising a plurality of mullions, wherein each mullion comprises a plurality of components including
- i) an H-beam beam having a plurality of serrated legs,
- ii) a first end beam having plurality of serrated cavities into which at least one of the serrated legs of the H-beam is received allowing interfacing of serrated surfaces of the serrated cavities of the first end beam and the serrated legs of the H-beam,
- iii) at least one serrated plate having a first serrated end and a second serrated end,
- iv) a box tube having a plurality of serrated cavities into which at least one of the serrated legs of the H-beam and at least the first serrated end of the at least one serrated plate are received allowing interfacing of serrated surfaces of the serrated cavities of the box tube and the serrated legs of the H-beam, and of the serrated cavities of the box tube and the first end of the at least one serrated plate, and
- v) a second end beam having a plurality of serrated cavities into which the second end of the at least one serrated plate is received allowing interfacing of serrated surfaces of the serrated cavities of the second end beam and the second end of the at least one serrated plate.
An exterior curtain wall system for an exterior of a building comprising a plurality of mullions, wherein each of the mullion comprises:
- an H-beam having a plurality of serrated legs,
- a first end beam having a plurality of serrated cavities into which at least one of the serrated legs of the H-beam is received allowing interfacing of serrated surfaces of the serrated cavities of the first end beam and the serrated legs of the H-beam,
- a second end member having a plurality of serrated cavities into which at least one of the serrated legs of the H-beam is received allowing interfacing of serrated surfaces of the serrated cavities of the first end beam and the serrated legs of the H-beam, and
- wherein at least one of the mullions is adapted to be anchored to an edge of a deck of a building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.