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US 2010/0139835 A1Published application
Method and system of fabricating facade panels
OwnerHarry Gilesinventor
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Abstract
A method and system of manufacturing multi-layered composite panels is disclosed wherein various geometrically configured inner core elements are attached along the core's edges to outer sheets of light-transmitting material using guided computer numerical control. The guided computer numerical control is used to apply adhesives and to direct adhesive cure devices, continuously or in parts, between the core and the skin to achieve an energy-efficient, structurally-enhanced integral light-transmitting façade panel.
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A method for fabricating a façade element, the method comprising:
- disposing a core on a worktable, the core having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edge being disposed on the worktable;
- applying an adhesive to the first edge of the core using guided computer numerical control;
- applying a first sheet of light-transmitting material to the first edge of the core;
- curing the adhesive along the first edge of the core using guided computer numerical control to secure the core to the first sheet to define a partial assembly;
- disposing the partial assembly on the worktable with the first sheet disposed on worktable;
- applying an adhesive to the second edge of the core using guided computer numerical control;
- applying a second sheet of light-transmitting material to the second edge of the core;
- curing the adhesive along the second edge of the core using guided computer numerical control to secure the core to the second sheet to define a completed assembly.
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A system for fabricating a façade element, the system comprising:
- a worktable;
- a tool holder mounted on a first carrier, the first carrier mounted on a second carrier, and the second carrier mounted on rails that run along a length of the worktable,
- the first carrier moveable relative to the second carrier in a first direction, the second carrier moveable relative to the worktable in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the tool holder moveable in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions;
- an adhesive dispenser attached to the tool holder;
- a curing device attached to the tool holder;
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- a controller programmed:
- to control the tool holder, first carrier, second carrier and the adhesive dispenser to apply an adhesive to a first edge of a core, the core disposed on the worktable and having a second edge opposite the first edge,
- to control the tool holder, first carrier, second carrier and the curing device to cure the adhesive along the first edge of the core through a first sheet of light-transmitting material applied to the first edge of the core using guided computer numerical control to secure the core to the first sheet to define a partial assembly,
- to control the tool holder, first carrier, second carrier and the adhesive dispenser to apply an adhesive to the second edge of the core using guided computer numerical control;
- to control the tool holder, first carrier, second carrier and the curing device to cure the adhesive along the second edge of the core through a second sheet of light-transmitting material applied to the second edge of the core using guided computer numerical control to secure the core to the second sheet to define a completed assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.