Thermal and acoustic insulating and sealing system for fluted deck constructions
AssigneeHilti Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsManfred Klein, Christian Förg
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Abstract
Described is a construction and parts of the construction for effectively thermally and acoustically insulating and sealing of a head of wall joint within a building construction having a metal deck construction defined by a head of a wall and a metal fluted deck comprising one or more flutes, wherein the head of wall is defined by a head of wall track including vertical studs and a dry wall affixed thereto, and wherein the head of wall track is installed parallel to the flute to the underside of the metal fluted deck defining a head of wall joint extending between the top edge of the dry wall and the underside of the metal fluted deck.
Claims20
A fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element comprising:
- one or more flutes,
- wherein the fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element is suitable for use in a metal deck construction defined by a head of a wall and a metal fluted deck, wherein the head of the wall is defined by a head of a wall track comprising vertical studs for affixing a dry wall thereto, and wherein the head of the wall track is installed parallel to the flute to an underside of the metal fluted deck,
- wherein the fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element comprises a cover material and at least one layer of an insulating material, and
- wherein the cover material comprises a continuous single layer that fully encases the at least one layer of insulation material.
A thermal insulating and/or sealing system, comprising:
- one or more flutes,
- wherein the thermal insulating and/or sealing system effectively thermally insulates and seals a head of a wall joint within a building construction comprising a metal deck construction defined by a head of a wall and a metal fluted deck, wherein the head of the wall is defined by a head of a wall track comprising vertical studs and a dry wall affixed thereto, and wherein the head of the wall track is installed parallel to the flute to the underside of the metal fluted deck defining a head of a wall joint extending between the top edge of the dry wall and the underside of the metal fluted deck, further comprising:
- a fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element comprising a cover material, and at least one layer of an insulating material, wherein the cover material is positioned in abutment with respect to the underside of the metal fluted deck spanning across the entire flute to create a flat surface for installation of a head of wall track to the underside of the metal fluted deck;
- and
- optionally, a fastening element for fastening the fire-resistant insulating and/or
- sealing element to the underside of the metal fluted deck
- wherein the cover material comprises a continuous single layer that fully encases the at least one layer of insulation material.
A fluted roof deck, comprising:
- a fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element for covering at least one of the flutes positioned in a metal fluted deck to create a flat surface for installing a head of a wall track to the underside of the metal fluted deck, wherein the fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element comprising a cover material, and at least one layer of an insulating material is positioned in abutment with respect to the underside of the metal fluted deck spanning across the entire flute to create a flat surface for installing the head of the wall track to the underside of the metal fluted deck,
- wherein the cover material comprises a continuous single layer that fully encases the at least one layer of insulation material.
A fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element for use in a metal deck construction defined by a head of a wall and a metal fluted deck having one or more flutes, wherein the head of the wall is defined by a head of a wall track including vertical studs for affixing a dry wall thereto, and wherein the head of the wall track is installed parallel to the flute to an underside of the metal fluted deck,
- wherein the fire-resistant insulating and/or sealing element comprises a cover material and at least one layer of an insulating material,
- wherein the cover material comprises a continuous single layer that fully encases the layer of insulation material,
- wherein the the cover material is a flexible foil material, and
- wherein the at least one layer of the insulating material is a formable thermally resistant and/or intumescent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.