The present application claims the benefit of provisional patent application 62/454,152 filed 3 Feb. 2017.
The present application relates to a novel and useful device for mounting a cladding member to a facade.
Building facades are often covered with cladding members such as panels that are formed of plate or sheet materials such as ceramic compositions, phenolic resins, insulated plies, and the like.
In installing cladding elements, it is necessary to control water infiltration and drainage behind the cladding members. In addition, the control of thermal contraction and expansion of the installed cladding members must be accommodated.
In the past, many systems have been proposed to install cladding members using multiple extrusions for support and stiffening. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 9,777,486 describes a device for fixing multiple panels to a surface using multiple extrusions.
It is also important to minimize the cost and expense of installing cladding members or panels on a facade while maintaining the integrity and durability of such installation.
A system for installing panels on a facade using a single extrusion panel system device would be a notable advance on the construction arts.
In accordance with the present application, a novel and useful device for installing a cladding member to a facade is herein provided.
The device of the present application utilizes an anchor fixed to a facade. The anchor includes a flange that extends outwardly from the facade. The anchor may, in certain cases, take the form of a U-shaped member.
A support is also included in the present application and is commonly referred to as an extrusion. The support includes a first surface for holding the cladding member either vertically or horizontally depending on the orientation of the underlying facade. The support also is provided with an appendage that extends outwardly from the first surface. The appendage and the flange of the anchor selectively include an aperture and at least one elongated slot.
A first fastener fixes a portion of the flange to the appendage of the support. Such fastening takes place via the aperture. A second fastener is used to confine the flange relative to the appendage to the slot and permits relative thermal contraction and expansion movement between the flange and the appendage.
A reveal strip is also employed in the present device. The support provides a second surface for positioning the reveal strip between the cladding member mounted on the first surface of the support and the anchor fixed to the facade. The first fastener and second fastener may comprise clevis pins or other known fasteners that maintain the side-by-side positioning of the flange of the anchor relative to the appendage extending from the support.
The support is also dimensioned such that a duplicate of the support serves as a stiffener located beneath the cladding member held by the support. Also, the duplicate of the support may serve as a stiffener located between the cladding member and a portion of the support. Thus, a single extrusion may be employed for the support and the stiffener. Such single extrusion may be formed of metallic material such as aluminum, steel, and the like.
The support may further entail a third surface also capable of holding a reveal strip between the cladding member and the anchor. The second and third surfaces may be alternately used depending on the orientation of the support member relative to the cladding member in the anchor. In many cases, the second and third surfaces are spaced from one another and are oriented in different directions from one another. The first surface may be formed as a portion of a protrusion and include a pocket for holding the reveal strip. The protrusion may further encompass the formation of a wall formed to receive penetration of a third fastener. The third fastener may be employed to form a reveal fastener between the cladding member and the support.
In certain applications, the cladding member may be constructed with a return portion and the device of the present application further includes a depth element located between a portion of the cladding member and said support such that the depth element lies adjacent the return portion of the cladding member.
It may be apparent that a novel and useful device for mounting a cladding member to a facade has been hereinabove described.
It is therefore an object of the present application to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade utilizing a single extrusion system to support and stiffen the cladding member relative to the facade.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade which is capable of accommodating cladding members formed in a flush or cassette style.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that controls water infiltration and drainage and that requires minimum labor and materials for fabrication and installation of such cladding member.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade using panels fabricated as flush, cassette, or in a 3-D style which may be installed as a dry rain screen system using progressive or non-progressive, sealed, gasketed, or exposed fastener methods.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that utilizes a single extrusion that may be used either as a perimeter extrusion, or as a stiffener extrusion.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that includes multiple means to support reveal strips where the cladding member is in a vertical or horizontal location.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that is capable of using cladding members formed of various materials.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that employs a hook-and-pin mounting system in combination with a system for controlling the thermal contraction and expansion of the cladding members.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that includes a system for allowing mechanical or adhesive attachment of the panel to a panel support.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that allows for multiple panel mounting extrusion placements by the use of a single extrusion.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that includes provision in the extrusion support to control the depth of the cladding member relative to the facade.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that has of reveal strips to control moisture behind the cladding member and allows for reveal holding cavities that provide for minimum friction between such cavity and the reveal strips, permitting free movement during thermal activity.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that possesses the ability to connect perimeter extrusions supporting multiple cladding members resulting in a unitized panel system.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade employing a single extrusion serving as a panel support and as a stiffener that is capable of being taped, structurally caulked, or mechanically fastened to the panel material.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that may be used with adhesive fastening or by exposed fasteners.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that permits insulation to be added between the cladding member and the facade anchor, and includes spaces adjacent a reveal strip.
A further object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that uses an interchangeable support and stiffener device that is economically fabricated and installed in robust construction projects and without any loss of aesthetics.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that utilizes a single extrusion system that prevents cladding member supports from being detached from the facade, and has interconnections between supports of multiple cladding members to create a unitized frame for the panel materials.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that eliminates the need for the installation of long extrusions on a building facade.
A further object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that provides for the installation of reveal strips preventing water and air entering the space behind the mounted panel and, thus, complies with testing standards.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade that includes the installation of short sections of extrusions instead of full panel length pieces and permits panel overlap in such installation.
A further object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cladding member to a facade which is applicable to panels having a flat or cassette style structure.
Another object of the present application is to provide a device for mounting a cassette style cladding member where a pair of the returns of such cladding member are fixed to a support via mechanical fasteners.
The invention possesses other objects and advantages especially as concerns particular characteristics and features thereof which will become apparent as the specification continues.
For a better understanding of the application, reference is made to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments thereof which should be references to the prior described drawings.
Various aspects of the present application will evolve from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments thereof, which should be references to the prior described drawings.
The application as a whole is depicted by reference character 10 followed by an upper case letter to denote various embodiments of the same.
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While in the foregoing embodiments of the application have been set forth in considerable detail for the purposes of making a complete disclosure of the invention, it may be apparent to those of skill in the art that numerous changes may be made in such details without departing from the spirit or principles of the invention.
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