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US 2021/0324629 A1Published application
Unified Prefinished Panel
OwnerElisha Halsey Brintoninventor
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A product and a method of manufacture and assembly of a prefabricated wall panel for construction is shown and described. The present invention is directed towards minimizing the labor of multiple additive steps using many layers and materials seen in many building envelopes. In one example, the method comprises, A series of prefabricated residential or commercial building panels made of any of varying materials such as hemperete, fiber, cellulose, plant material, bio-aggregate, aggregate, aerated concrete, composite or inorganic materials, of substantially solid body with channel shaped elongated voids substantially located at the vertical sides as well as horizontally across their top. Said voids in one panel are a connected channel wrapping around 3 or more sides of the panel and exposed to the exterior of said panel. Said panels are placed side by side around the perimeter of a foundation aligning the channel shaped void in one panel with the respective channel shaped void in the panel beside it creating a concrete form, or form for a load bearing material. Said panels are left in place as an integral part of the wall system. Concrete or other load bearing material is placed in said voids substantially vertically between the panels and across their tops creating an air seal and a mechanical bond between panels. The resulting concrete shape inside the wall is a post and beam structure that is substantially equidistant from the interior and exterior of the wall minimizing heat transfer through thermal bridging and minimizing weathering to the concrete. Many of the requirements of a building's wall such as the insulation, the shear strength, the rough openings for windows and doors, the interior and exterior skin, utility chases, drip edges and trim details can be met by this series of prefabricated building blocks. A method of manufacture of the building panels, the product created by that manufacture, a method of panel assembly and integration with other building components, and the finished product created by the manufacture, assembly and integration with other building components are all shown in the present disclosure.
Prefabricated wall construction panels, comprising:
Prefabricated wall construction panels according to claim one comprising:
A series of prefabricated building panels with at least 3 sides rabbeted around their narrowest side perimeter, where said rabbet is for the purpose of concrete infill, where said panels are of a full ceiling height, whose method of manufacture, and method of assembly creates a complete wall containing the insulation, shear strength, water resistance, exterior skin and interior skin.
A prefabricated panel or panels provided for window placement, that includes flanges cast concurrently with the body of the panel, where said flanges intrude inward a distance into the window void on the upper and side portions of said void, providing a surface against which to mount a window jamb, situating said jamb away from the exterior of the building.
A method of manufacture of wall building panels comprising:
A method of assembly of prefabricated panels to make a wall and connect or integrate other common building elements comprising:
A wall panel or series of wall panels with a horizontal chase void 6 or rabbet in the surface facing into a building at the substantially lower portion of the panel and longitudinally exposed on the surface of said panel, that when a multiplicity of like wall panels are placed in a perimeter creating a building's exterior walls each said chase void 6 is aligned continuously with the chase voids 6 in adjoining panels providing a ring around said perimeter wherein the lower surface of said ring represents the height of a concrete floor slab to be poured and said lower surface serves as a level line and screed guide for pouring, striking, troweling or floating a concrete floor, and further, said ring also furnishes a utility chase above said floor and within the plane of the wall for efficient placement of plumbing, wiring or other utilities where said ring and utilities may be covered with a trim such as baseboard 18.
The method of assembly and use of components according to any combination of claims in a wall building system and the building thereby created.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.