Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Veneer tiles held by nonload-bearing grid – Integral projections on backer
Patent
1992-01-08
1994-01-11
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Veneer tiles held by nonload-bearing grid
Integral projections on backer
52482, 52551, E04F 1308
Patent
active
052770095
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The first named inventor of the present invention, Kenji Yamaguchi, filed a prior design application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 18, 1990 entitled "Tiles", bearing Ser. No. 07/535,959. USSN 07/535,959 is based on Japanese Utility Model Appln. No. 63-151968, filed Nov. 22, 1988 mentioned in the Declaration/Power filed concurrently herewith.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to exterior wall unit structures using tiles applied to outside surface of buildings and, more particularly, to exterior wall units having dry construction formed by using siding members and tiles.
PRIOR ART STATEMENT
In the prior art, there are well-known siding members, which are in the form of boards comprising metal base members and fillers filling the base members for ensuring insulation against heat and sound, the fillers being synthetic resin foams such as polyurethane foam, glass wool, rock wool and asbestos. They are used as exterior materials or finishing materials for building construction. However, any base member is formed as a finishing material by coating a steel sheet and fitted as exposed exterior materials. Therfore, its processing is limited, and it lacks imposing characters and high class senses.
On the other hand, tile finishing is adopted for regular buildings such as reinforced concrete buildings. It is superior in imposing characters, and it is practiced in various processes by setting tile units. However, joint structures between adjacent tile units require site works by experts skilled in the tile finishing and such works are inefficient. Further, there is a social problem that the number of the experts is decreasing. Further, the solidification of mortar by drying imposes limitations on the construction period.
There is a technique for simplifying the tile setting, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Disclosure No. 147,832/1984 In this technique, supports are secured to plate members of a building body, and tiles are assembled by sliding engagemant with the supports. In this case, however, such site assembly works as the securing of the supports and fitting of the tiles by sliding engagement are necessary after securing the plate members on the building body side. The process thus requires a large number of steps and fails to greatly contribute to the reduction of construction period. Besides, if an error is produced in the assembling of the supports, it disables subsequent regular tile assembling and causes finish irregularities. At any rate, therefore, works by experts are necessary.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been intended in the light of the above situation, and it has an object of providing an exterior wall unit structure comprising one or more siding members and one or more tile units, which can preclude the drawbacks inherent in the prior art.
Another object of the invention is to provide an exterior wall unit, which both the siding members and tile units are provided with engaging means for mutual engagement. Thus it enables to set tiles simutaneously with the assembling of siding members to a building body side.
To attain the above objects of the invention, there is basically provided an exterior wall unit structure for constituting the exterior wall of a building structure, which comprises a siding member made of metal and one or more procelain tiles corresponding in size to and fitted to the outside surface of the siding member, the siding member having the outside surface formed with engaging means extending in the horizontal direction for engagement with the tile or tiles, each tile being formed with engaging means for engagement with the engaging means of the siding member, each tile being coupled to the outside surface of the siding member to be integral therewith the engagement of both the engaging means. The siding member may be formed by metal sheet such that opposed paired sides thereof are formed with connecting means enabling fitting connection between adjacent siding member
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Kobayashi Shun-ichi
Okazaki Fumitoshi
Yamaguchi Kenji
Aubrey Beth A.
Friedman Carl D.
Sanwa Shutter Corporation
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