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US 12,338,626 B1Granted
Modular wall panel with integrated channels
OwnerMichael Neumayrinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a prefabricated wall panel that is made from materials which are otherwise waste products in the agricultural and forestry industry. Each wall panel includes lateral and longitudinal channels with a step in the sidewalls thereof to accommodate installation of various items. Some of the sidewalls may also include an additional step further recessed into the channel to accommodate other items. Regardless of the number channels and steps therein, the wall panels are also devoid of any shear sharp corner, such that a curved section is provided between each transition to allow for easier manufacturing with composite materials.
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A wall system, comprising:
- a panel comprising a front face, a back face, a top end, a bottom end and a pair of opposing side ends, wherein the top end and bottom end are spaced by a panel height, wherein the pair of opposing side ends are spaced by a panel width, and wherein the front face and the back face are spaced by a panel total thickness;
- a longitudinal channel recessed a longitudinal channel depth from the front face of the panel, wherein the longitudinal channel spans the panel height between the top end and the bottom end;
- a plurality of lateral channels recessed a lateral channel depth from the front face of the panel, wherein the lateral channels spans the panel width between the opposing side ends, wherein each of the longitudinal channel and the lateral channels further comprise a trough between a pair of opposing sidewalls spaced by a channel width, wherein the opposing sidewalls are comprised of opposing longitudinal sidewalls and opposing lateral sidewalls, wherein each of the sidewalls span the corresponding channel depth between a sidewall proximal end connected to the front face and a sidewall distal end connected to the respective trough, and wherein the front face is comprised of a flat surface bounded by the longitudinal channel and the lateral channels;
- a first step recessed a step depth from the front face within each of the opposing sidewalls, wherein the step depth is less than one half the corresponding longitudinal channel depth, and wherein the step depth is less than five times a material thickness of the panel;
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- a plurality of channel transitions between the longitudinal channel and the lateral channels, a plurality of proximal sidewall transitions between the respective proximal ends of each sidewall and the front face of the panel, and a plurality of distal sidewall transitions between the respective distal ends of each sidewall and the corresponding troughs, and wherein each of the channel transitions, the proximal sidewall transitions, and the distal sidewall transitions comprise a curved section devoid of a sharp corner.
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A wall system, comprising:
- a panel comprising a front face, a back face, a top end, a bottom end and a pair of opposing side ends, wherein the top end and bottom end are spaced by a panel height, wherein the pair of opposing side ends are spaced by a panel width, and wherein the front face and back face are spaced by a panel total thickness;
- a longitudinal channel recessed a longitudinal channel depth from the front face of the panel, wherein the longitudinal channel spans the panel height between the top end and the bottom end;
- a plurality of lateral channels recessed a lateral channel depth from the front face of the panel, wherein the lateral channel spans the panel width between the opposing side ends, wherein the longitudinal channel and the lateral channels respectively comprise a longitudinal trough and a lateral trough between a pair of corresponding opposing sidewalls spaced by a channel width, and wherein each of the opposing sidewalls span the corresponding channel depth between a sidewall proximal end connected to the front face and a sidewall distal end connected to the respective longitudinal trough and the respective lateral trough;
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- a first step recessed a step depth from the front face within each of the opposing sidewalls, wherein the step depth is less than one half the corresponding longitudinal channel depth and the lateral channel depth spanned by the corresponding opposing sidewalls.
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A wall system, comprising:
- a panel comprising a front face, a back face, a top end, a bottom end and a pair of opposing side ends, wherein the top end and the bottom end are spaced by a panel height, wherein the pair of opposing side ends are spaced by a panel width, and wherein the front face and the back face are spaced by a panel total thickness;
- a longitudinal channel recessed a longitudinal channel depth from the front face of the panel, and wherein the longitudinal channel spans the panel height between the top end and the bottom end;
- a plurality of lateral channels recessed a lateral channel depth from the front face of the panel, wherein the lateral channel spans the panel width between the opposing side ends, wherein the longitudinal channel and the lateral channels further comprise a trough between a respective pair of opposing longitudinal sidewalls and pair of opposing lateral sidewalls spaced by a channel width, and wherein each of the sidewalls span the corresponding channel depth between a sidewall proximal end connected to the front face and a sidewall distal end connected to the trough;
- a first step recessed a step depth from the front face within each of the opposing longitudinal sidewalls and the opposing lateral side walls;
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- a second step recessed a second step depth from the front face within at least one of the opposing longitudinal sidewalls and the opposing lateral sidewalls, and wherein the second step is positioned at a location between the first step and one of the corresponding longitudinal troughs and the corresponding lateral troughs.
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