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US 12,291,874 B2Granted
Building and flashing
AssigneeSekisui House, Ltd.
InventorsToshiyuki Osada, Masaki Watanabe, Mitsuharu Yachi
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Abstract
A building includes an outer wall, a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, and a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall. The flashing includes an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall, a guide connected to the attachment and arranged above the roof, and a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide.
Claims20
A building, comprising:
- an outer wall;
- a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground;
- and
- a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and
- an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
- the flashing includes:
- an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide:
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the water draining portion includes a barrier, and
- the barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel.
18 more elements
A building, comprising:
- an outer wall;
- a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground;
- and
- a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and
- an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
- the flashing includes:
- an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide,
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the outer guide includes:
- a main guide connected to the inner guide;
- and
- an extension guide extending downward from the main guide, and
- the extension guide includes a guide side portion extending in a direction in which the gap below the exterior panel extends.
21 more elements
A flashing attached to a building, the building including a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to an outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, the flashing comprising:
- an attachment and configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
- the flashing is arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall,
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the water draining portion includes a barrier, and
- the barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel.
13 more elements
A building, comprising:
- an outer wall;
- a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground;
- and
- a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and
- an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
- the exterior panel includes a notch,
- the flashing includes:
- an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide,
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the water draining portion includes a barrier and an extension barrier,
- the barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel, and
- the extension barrier is configured to extend from the barrier and is arranged in the notch of the exterior panel.
20 more elements
A flashing attached to a building, the building including a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to an outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, the flashing comprising:
- an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap, the exterior panel including a notch,
- the flashing is arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall,
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the water draining portion includes a barrier and an extension barrier,
- the barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel, and
- the extension barrier is configured to extend from the barrier and is arranged in the notch of the exterior panel.
14 more elements
A flashing attached to a building, the building including a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to an outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, the flashing comprising:
- an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
- a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof;
- and
- a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide, wherein
- the outer wall includes:
- a wall body;
- and an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
- the flashing is arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall,
- the attachment is attached to the wall body,
- the guide includes:
- an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel;
- and
- an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
- the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
- the outer guide includes:
- a main guide connected to the inner guide;
- and
- an extension guide extending downward from the main guide, and
- the extension guide includes a guide side portion extending in a direction in which the gap below the exterior panel extends.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.