MOUNTING FOR INSULATED PANEL

SUPPORT DE PANNEAU ISOLANT

English Abstract

A MOUNTING FOR INSULATED PANEL
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A mounting for a prefabricated insulated panel comprising an
outer metallic covering upon which are mounted batts of insulated
material. A Z-shaped connector embraces an exposed edge of the
batts of insulating material and is adapted to provide a
mounting connection between the outer covering and a combination
internal spacer and mounting connector extending through the
insulating material for attaching the panel to a structural
support.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A prefabricated insulated panel and mounting therefor
whereby the panel is attached to a supporting structure comprising:
(a) an elongated Z-shaped panel mounting member, one
leg of which is adapted to extend in spaced parallel relation to
the supporting structure.
(b) a spacer mounted on said one leg of said member
and extending in the direction of, and bearing against, the support-
ing structure,
(c) a first batt of insulating material mounted on
said spacer so as to extend from between the supporting structure
and said one leg of said Z-shaped panel mounting member,
(d) a connector carried by said spacer connecting
the same and said first batt of insulating material to the
supporting structure with said panel mounting member in spaced
relation thereto,
(e) a cover connected to the other of said legs of
said Z-shaped panel mounting member and extending in a spaced
parallel relation to said first batt of insulating material and,
(f) a second batt of insulating material mounted on
the rear surface of said cover and behind said other of said legs
of said panel mounting member and having a thickness equal to the
length of the medial portion of said panel mounting member and
having one edge abutting thereagainst so as to extend between said
cover and said first batt of insulating material.
2. A prefabricated insulated panel and mounting means
according to claim 1 wherein said spacer comprises a rigid elonga-
ted hollow diamond-shaped member mounted on said one leg of said
panel mounting member and having open communication with an aper-
ture formed therethrough, said connector being freely journalled
in said hollow member so as to connect said spacer to the support-
ing structure.
3. A prefabricated insulated panel and mounting as



defined by claim 1 wherein each of said batts of insulating
material are related to said panel mounting member whereby certain
of their edges are offset vertically with respect to each other.

Description

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An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting
for an insulated panel for attachment to a supporting structure.
The insulated panel is prefabricated and consists of an outer
metallic covering as well as a plurality of batts of insulating
material.
It is preferred in prefabricating an insulating panel to
utilize a plurality of batts of insulating material rather than
a single thick burdenso~e batt. The reason for this is that the
insulated material is normally constructed of fiberglass, and is
susceptible to tears, rips, and ruptures which ! if they occur at
the time of installation, require the replacement of the whole
panel. The present invention would permit the removal of only
that batt of insulating material which was ripped or ruptured,
with the replacement being capable of being accomplished on the
job.
The present invention also provides a means of mounting the
batts of insulation in a ship-lap manner. The present invention
also provides protection to certain longitudinal edges of the
batt of insulating material during the application of the
prefabricated panel onto a supporting structure.
The invention also provides for a minimum contact of
metallic parts, thereby reducing the degree of heat transfer
within the prefabricated panel.
The objects of this invention are best achieved by the
construction of a mounting for an insulated panel, as shown
in the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred
method of construction~ and in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevational sectional view of the
mounting for an insulated panel,
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the spacer member utilized
in the mounting,
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Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the spacer member,
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of
the insulated panel and its mounting therefor, and
Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the support
structure for the prefabricated insulated panel.
As viewed in Figs. 1 and 4, there is illustrated a
supporting structure 10, which provides a vertical mounting
surface 11.
A prefabricated panel 12 is illustrated, consisting of
an outer metallic covering 13, which may be corrugated, as
shown in Fig. 4. This covering 13, by suitable connectors 14,
is attached to a horizontally extending flange 15 of an
elongated panel mounting member 16.
This panel mounting member 16 is Z-shaped, and as such
provides the horizontally extending vertical flange 15, which
projects from one edge of the medial portion of the body 17 of
the member 16. This medial portion of the body 17 terminates
at its opposite longitudinal edge in a second flange 18, which
extends in an opposite vertical direction from that of flange 15,
as shown.
Extending in a horizontal plane from the rear wall surface
of the second vertical flange 18 is a spacer 19.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, this spacer 19 is constructed
from two L shaped elements 20 and 21. Each of the L-shaped
elements 20 and 21 provides a base 22 and 23, respectively,
and have their long leg portions 24 and 25 formed to provide
oppositely facing V-sections 26 and 27, respectively. The
long legged portions 24 and 25 are then connected by spot
welding and the li~e so as to form an integral spacer, as
shown.

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The bases 22 and 23 of the spacer 19 are in turn welded to
the rear wall of the second flange 18 and communicate with an
opening formed therein so that a connector 28 may pass
therethrough for attaching the spacer 19 to the supporting
structure 10.
Carried by the rear wall surface of the covering 13 are
batts of insulating material 29 and 30. These may be connected
to the covering 13 in any manner such as is well known in the
art. As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the batts 29 and 30 are
caused to be vertically offset correspondîng in degree to
the lengths of the oppositely extending flanges 15 and 18 of
the panel mounting member 16. By this arrangement subsequent
panels may be mounted in a ship-lap fashion upon the supports
lO so as to provide an insulated panel~
The medial body portion 17 of the panel mounting member 16
cooperates with the spacer 19 to resist compression of the
insulating material in the batts 29 and 30 during erection of
the panel onto the supporting structure 10. The configuration of
the panel mounting member 16 in a substantial ~-shaped form
cooperates to resist compression of the insulating material by
presenting the flanges 15 and 18 in a plane transverse to the
normal plane of the spacer 19 while being parallel to the
mounting surface 11 of the structural support 10 and the normal
plane of the metallic covering 13. Through the use of the hollow 25 spacer l9 the panels 12 may be readily attached and/or removed
from the structural support 10 without destruction of the
insulating material.
While I have illustrated and described the preferred form
of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is
capable of variation and modification without departing from

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the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be
limited to the precise details of construction as set forth,
but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications
as come within the scope of the appended claims~