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US 6,739,105 B2Granted
Constructional elements
AssigneeBiomedy AG
InventorJohn Joseph Fleming
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Abstract
A structural panel has a structural frame of interconnected structural members of cold-rolled steel material. EPS insulation is integrally moulded around the structural members to a combined depth of the members and wall tie brackets extending outwardly. There is minimal surface area contact between each bracket and a structural member to minimise cold bridging. Wall ties connect to the brackets by engagement of hooks on the wall ties with slots in the brackets, again with minimal area of contact.
Claims5
A structural assembly comprising:
- a structure panel including structural members and integrally moulded insulation, the structural members being interconnected independently of the insulation as a structural frame;
- an elongate floor support suspended from the panel along an upper side edge of the panel, the suspended support including a vertical web abutting against an inner surface of the panel, a top flange extending across a top side edge of the panel and terminating in a lip extending downwardly;
- joists connected to the suspended support and extending transversely from the plane of the panel;
- and
- a ledge extending horizontally from the vertical web, said joists resting on the ledge.
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A structural frame comprising:
- structural members interconnected together and at least some structural members including a web and a pair of flanges;
- a wall tie including
- a mortar-engaging outer end;
- a shank;
- and
- an inner end comprising a hook shaped for engagement in a slot of a wall tie bracket;
- and
- a wall tie bracket including
- an outer end comprising a slot for engagement with the wall tie;
- a shank;
- and
- an inner end comprising a head and a shoulder extending transversely of the shank, the head having a smaller width than the shoulder,
- each wall tie bracket extending through a flange and a web of a structural member, in which the head of the bracket extends through the web and the shoulder abuts against the web.
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A structural frame comprising:
- structural members interconnected together and at least some structural members including a web and a pair of flanges;
- a wall tie bracket including
- an outer end comprising a slot for engagement with a wall tie;
- a shank;
- and
- an inner end comprising a head and a shoulder extending transversely of the shank, the head having a smaller width than a width of the shoulder,
- each wall tie bracket extending through a flange and a web of a structural member, in which the head of the bracket extends through the web and the shoulder abuts against the web.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.