CA1255068A - Building constructions - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A building construction has a series of tongued and grooved planks are arranged one above the other with end faces joined vertically is characterized in that some preferably all the vertical joints include inner sealing means to seal the inner portions of the end faces one to the other or to vertical structural members so that air may enter a joint but is substantially prevented from passing through the inner sealing means. Interconnecting means join the planks and the vertical structural members and some preferably all joints base cover means including air entry means to permit air entry but limit or prevent precipatation entry.
A building construction has a series of tongued and grooved planks are arranged one above the other with end faces joined vertically is characterized in that some preferably all the vertical joints include inner sealing means to seal the inner portions of the end faces one to the other or to vertical structural members so that air may enter a joint but is substantially prevented from passing through the inner sealing means. Interconnecting means join the planks and the vertical structural members and some preferably all joints base cover means including air entry means to permit air entry but limit or prevent precipatation entry.
Description
~L2it.35~ 8 This invention relates to building constructions.
It is an object of the present ~nvention to provide a building construction which will at least provide the public with a useful choice~
Accordingly the invention consists in a building construction in which a plurality of tongued and grooved planks each having outside and inside surfaces and end faces are arranged horizontally and the end faces joined vertically at joints into the building construction by joining means characterised in that at least some of the vertical joining means include inner sealing means arranged to substantially seal the inner portions of the end ~aces of the planks one to the other or the inner portions of such end faces to a structural member~ interconnecting means are arranged to join adjacent planks one to the other or one of said planks to said structural member in a manner such as to resist forces tending to widen the joint and at least some joints are provided with outer cover means the outer cover means including air entry means the construction and arrangement being such that air may enter t the joint but is substantially prevented from passing through the inner sealing means.
Preferably said cover is an extrusion or extrusions.
AlternatiYely said air entry means may be provided b~ !
forming said cover as a series of discontinuous members assembled with spaces provided between adjacent members 1, ~J~ I
It is an object of the present ~nvention to provide a building construction which will at least provide the public with a useful choice~
Accordingly the invention consists in a building construction in which a plurality of tongued and grooved planks each having outside and inside surfaces and end faces are arranged horizontally and the end faces joined vertically at joints into the building construction by joining means characterised in that at least some of the vertical joining means include inner sealing means arranged to substantially seal the inner portions of the end ~aces of the planks one to the other or the inner portions of such end faces to a structural member~ interconnecting means are arranged to join adjacent planks one to the other or one of said planks to said structural member in a manner such as to resist forces tending to widen the joint and at least some joints are provided with outer cover means the outer cover means including air entry means the construction and arrangement being such that air may enter t the joint but is substantially prevented from passing through the inner sealing means.
Preferably said cover is an extrusion or extrusions.
AlternatiYely said air entry means may be provided b~ !
forming said cover as a series of discontinuous members assembled with spaces provided between adjacent members 1, ~J~ I
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the covers having fixin~ rneans arranged to hold the covers in place to other members of the jointing system.
As a further alternative the cover may be provided by a plurality of side by side lengthwise members with a Continuous slot between contiguous members.
Preferably longitudinal plank sealing means are provided between the tongue of one plank and the groove of an adjacent plank in which that tongue fits.
Preferably said plank sealing means comprise a hollow tube which is compressed in use.
Alternatively said sealing means comprise an extruded member having one or two blades which is or are deformed when the tongue of one plank engages in the groove of the other.
Said sealing means may be provided in the base of a grooYe or on the side of a tongue.
Preferably said plank sealing means are provided on the tongue and groove adjacent the inner surfaces of said planks.
To those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, many changes in construction and widely differing embodiments and applicaSions of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. The disclosures and the descriptions herein are purely illustrative and are not intended to be in any sense limtinK~
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One preferred form of the invention and modification thereof will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a building construction according to the invention showing a corner and a window jamb spaced away from the corner Figure lA is an enlargement of part of Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a plan view of a building construction corner and in which a jamb is adjacent that corner Figure 3 is a plan view of two interconnected jambs ~igure 4 is a plan view of a further jam connection to a plank Figure 5 is similar to part of Figure 1 but shown without a cover and to a larger scale to show the inner sealing means Figures 6 to 10 are plan views of different alternative arrangements of joints members and covers therefor Figure 11 is a vertical scrap view of a cover suitable for the invention Figures lZ to 14 show inner sealing means for the tongued and grooved planks used in the invention Figures 15 and 16 show alternative types of tongue and groove joint sealing means and Figure 17 is a sketch showing sealing means used to seal the bevelled edges of planks against the cover used in the invention ,, ~s~
Referring to the drawings the invention is an improvement to the wellknown building system sold under the registered trade mark LOCKWOOD and in which a series of tongued and grooved planks are arranged horizontally and vertical joints are provided.
According to the present invention such vertical joints utilise the connectors and method of using those connectors described in New Zealand Patent Specification 197169 and the connectors are shown in Figure 1 referenced 1, splayed ends of the connectors fitting in dovetailed slots 2 in the planks 3.
As may be seen from Figure 5 the connecting means 1 in adjacent planks 3 are interconnected by a bulbuous member 5 engaging c-shaped slots in a channel member 6 which is arranged vertically. Also associated with the channel members 6 are further c-shaped slots 7 in which sealing means 9 are provided and preferably such sealing means 9 comprise brush sealing means such as those sold under the Trade Mark SCHLEGEL. Such brush sealing means are arranged adjacent the inner surfaces 10 of the planks 3, i.e. the surfaoes which are inside the building when completed.
To protect the outer faces 15 of the planks 3 from the weather a cover 16 is provided for the edges 15 and such cover includes air entry means which may comprise a continuous slot 17 as shown in Figure 1 i.e, in the construction of Figure 1 the cover 16 is in two pieces ~ss~
and assembled together by a shaped member 18 which may be a series of discontinuous shorter pieces as compared with the single long piece that form each of the covers 16. The shaped members 18 are spaced apart by short distances to provide air entries to the joints. The shaped members 19 provide a shield to prevent moisture e.g. rain from directly entering into the joint9 the members 19 draining downwardly to discharge accumulated water. To attach the member 18 to the planks the member 19 is provided with wings which fit in shaped slots 20.
It will be apparent from Figure 1 that at the corner a corner member 21 is provided having shaped members 22 which engage the shaped member 18 in a similar way to that described with the left hand side of Figure 1. Similarly with the jamb 27 shown in Figure 1 the member 16 engages with shaped members 18 spaced apart by short distances which engage a shaped member 25 mounted on the jamb 27.
Aluminium alloy frame 26 butts onto member 25 and also mounts on frame 27.
Ir. Figure 2 the corner member 21 is shown en~aging directly with a jamb 30 with some modification to the arrangement shown in Figure 1.
In Figure 3 two jambs 31 and 32 are provided with the window frames jambs 33 of an aluminium alloy extrusion.
The shaped member 25 is mounted in the window frame 32 and engages a slot 37 in the window frame jamb 31. Shaped member 25 engages with shaped member 18 spaced ~L2S5~
apart by short distances. To fill the gap between shaped member 25 and window frame 33 a shaped member 28 is engaged with shaped members 18. Although not shown the brush arrangement 9 could be provided adjacent the jamb at 39 or Sealing at this position otherwise achieved.
In Figure 4 a simplified arrangement is shown in which the aluminium window jamb 40 is provided with an integral cover 41. In this case the inner seal is provided by a wooden moulding 42 and a sealant 43 e.g. an extrudable sealant. Similarly in Figure 3 the joint 39 could be sea.led in a positive way for example by adhesive.
The covers 16 are preferably sealed against the planks
the covers having fixin~ rneans arranged to hold the covers in place to other members of the jointing system.
As a further alternative the cover may be provided by a plurality of side by side lengthwise members with a Continuous slot between contiguous members.
Preferably longitudinal plank sealing means are provided between the tongue of one plank and the groove of an adjacent plank in which that tongue fits.
Preferably said plank sealing means comprise a hollow tube which is compressed in use.
Alternatively said sealing means comprise an extruded member having one or two blades which is or are deformed when the tongue of one plank engages in the groove of the other.
Said sealing means may be provided in the base of a grooYe or on the side of a tongue.
Preferably said plank sealing means are provided on the tongue and groove adjacent the inner surfaces of said planks.
To those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, many changes in construction and widely differing embodiments and applicaSions of the invention will suggest themselves without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. The disclosures and the descriptions herein are purely illustrative and are not intended to be in any sense limtinK~
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One preferred form of the invention and modification thereof will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a building construction according to the invention showing a corner and a window jamb spaced away from the corner Figure lA is an enlargement of part of Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a plan view of a building construction corner and in which a jamb is adjacent that corner Figure 3 is a plan view of two interconnected jambs ~igure 4 is a plan view of a further jam connection to a plank Figure 5 is similar to part of Figure 1 but shown without a cover and to a larger scale to show the inner sealing means Figures 6 to 10 are plan views of different alternative arrangements of joints members and covers therefor Figure 11 is a vertical scrap view of a cover suitable for the invention Figures lZ to 14 show inner sealing means for the tongued and grooved planks used in the invention Figures 15 and 16 show alternative types of tongue and groove joint sealing means and Figure 17 is a sketch showing sealing means used to seal the bevelled edges of planks against the cover used in the invention ,, ~s~
Referring to the drawings the invention is an improvement to the wellknown building system sold under the registered trade mark LOCKWOOD and in which a series of tongued and grooved planks are arranged horizontally and vertical joints are provided.
According to the present invention such vertical joints utilise the connectors and method of using those connectors described in New Zealand Patent Specification 197169 and the connectors are shown in Figure 1 referenced 1, splayed ends of the connectors fitting in dovetailed slots 2 in the planks 3.
As may be seen from Figure 5 the connecting means 1 in adjacent planks 3 are interconnected by a bulbuous member 5 engaging c-shaped slots in a channel member 6 which is arranged vertically. Also associated with the channel members 6 are further c-shaped slots 7 in which sealing means 9 are provided and preferably such sealing means 9 comprise brush sealing means such as those sold under the Trade Mark SCHLEGEL. Such brush sealing means are arranged adjacent the inner surfaces 10 of the planks 3, i.e. the surfaoes which are inside the building when completed.
To protect the outer faces 15 of the planks 3 from the weather a cover 16 is provided for the edges 15 and such cover includes air entry means which may comprise a continuous slot 17 as shown in Figure 1 i.e, in the construction of Figure 1 the cover 16 is in two pieces ~ss~
and assembled together by a shaped member 18 which may be a series of discontinuous shorter pieces as compared with the single long piece that form each of the covers 16. The shaped members 18 are spaced apart by short distances to provide air entries to the joints. The shaped members 19 provide a shield to prevent moisture e.g. rain from directly entering into the joint9 the members 19 draining downwardly to discharge accumulated water. To attach the member 18 to the planks the member 19 is provided with wings which fit in shaped slots 20.
It will be apparent from Figure 1 that at the corner a corner member 21 is provided having shaped members 22 which engage the shaped member 18 in a similar way to that described with the left hand side of Figure 1. Similarly with the jamb 27 shown in Figure 1 the member 16 engages with shaped members 18 spaced apart by short distances which engage a shaped member 25 mounted on the jamb 27.
Aluminium alloy frame 26 butts onto member 25 and also mounts on frame 27.
Ir. Figure 2 the corner member 21 is shown en~aging directly with a jamb 30 with some modification to the arrangement shown in Figure 1.
In Figure 3 two jambs 31 and 32 are provided with the window frames jambs 33 of an aluminium alloy extrusion.
The shaped member 25 is mounted in the window frame 32 and engages a slot 37 in the window frame jamb 31. Shaped member 25 engages with shaped member 18 spaced ~L2S5~
apart by short distances. To fill the gap between shaped member 25 and window frame 33 a shaped member 28 is engaged with shaped members 18. Although not shown the brush arrangement 9 could be provided adjacent the jamb at 39 or Sealing at this position otherwise achieved.
In Figure 4 a simplified arrangement is shown in which the aluminium window jamb 40 is provided with an integral cover 41. In this case the inner seal is provided by a wooden moulding 42 and a sealant 43 e.g. an extrudable sealant. Similarly in Figure 3 the joint 39 could be sea.led in a positive way for example by adhesive.
The covers 16 are preferably sealed against the planks
3 by a sealant 50 (Figure 1) inserted in a crow's foot arrangement at the end of the outer end of the members 16.
Such a sealant would need to extend into the bevelled edge 51 at the junction between adjacent planks 3 as shown diagrammatically in Figure 17. In this case an extrudable sealant is used. The gap may also be filled by using a plastics injection moulding e.g. flexible P.V.C.
2~ Referring now to Figures 6 to 10, those fi~ures show varying types of covers and holding means for such cover.
Thus in Figure 6 the joint cover comprises an extruded or folded member 51 held in position by a cap 5~ having a shouldered pin 52 the shoulders 54 of which engage in a series of members 55 which are fixed in slots similar to the slots 20 shown in Figure 1.
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In Figure 7 the construction is similar to that shown in Figure 6 except that the shouldered members 55 are fixed to other members by a plate 57 and screws 58~
In Figure 8 the cover system comprises two separate cover members 60 and 61 which engage with a holding member 62 having hooks 63 which engage with detents 64 which in turn engage a member 65 fixed in a similar way to that shown in Figure lo In Figure 9 the members 60 and 61 again engage a holding member 62 and in this arrangement the detents 64 are fixed to a plate 65 nailed or otherwise fastened to the planks 3. Holding members 62 are spaced apart by short distances to allow air entry.
In Figure 10 a construction somewhat similar to Figure 1 is shown but the cover 70 is made in one piece with a series of longitudinal slots 71 in it as shown in Figure 11. To prevent moisture e.g~ rain passing directly into the joint a shield 72 is provided and the shield 72 is mounted on a stalk 73 connected to winged members 74 similar to those shown in Figure 1.
The constructions above described operate by providing pressure equalisation in the joint in that air may freely enter the joint although in all cases a shield is provided to prevent direct entry of water e.g. rain into the joint as shown more particularly in Figure 10 and because of the presence of the brush system 9 shown in the dra~ings entry of air into the room is prevented or substantially reduced.
l~S~V~3 To assist in the sealing of the wall system the plank~
3 are preferably provided with horizontal sealing means in the tongues and grooves adjacent the inner surface 100 of the wall being formedO Thus in Flgure 12 a slot 80 is Provided in the base of a groove 87 which is arranged in use on the inner surface and an inner seal is provided in that grooYe which can take the form either of a hollow flexible tube for example of a plastics material such as plasticised polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene but preferably the seal comprises a tube 83 shown in Figure 15 with a flexible blade 84 theraon the seal being mounted as shown in Figure 12~ As an alternative shown in Figures 13 and 16 the seal may comprise a "Christmas tree" or serrated member 85 having two blades 86 thereon the member 85 fitting in the slot 86 Figure 13 and the blades being compressed in a plane normal to the serrated member 85 by the tongue 87 o~ the plank 3.
~n Figure 14 there is shown an alternative construction in which a tube 90 is mounted in a slot 91 on the side of a tongue 92 in the plank 3.
The u~e of the construction is as follows.
Referrin8 to the construction shown in Figure 1 the planks 3 are assemblied together using the connecting means I in the manner described in New Zealand Patent Specification No. 797169. These members being inserted preferably in one len~th but abutting short lengths may be used lf l~S5~6~3 desired. The brush sealing means 9 are preferably inserted in long lengths to provide a substantially continuous seal adjacent the lnner surface 10 of the planks 3. The members l9 are inserted in the slots therefor and the joining members 18 inserted in the c-shaped groove therefor these members being provided either in short lengths with long gaps between adjacent lengths or substantially continuously but with long slots formed in the base thereof. The preferable arrangement is to provide as large an opening as possible in a long but narrow arrangement. The cover 16 is then clipped in place and if in two members these covers are held by the c-shaped portion thereof engaging a flat portion of the member 18.
The constructions shown in Figures 6 to 9 are assembled lS in a similar way ~ith the covers 51 held in place by the caps 53 or the covers 60 and fil held in place by the members 62 being provided in short lengths and clipped o~er the detents 64 and similarly with the construction shown in Figures 10 and 11.
The seals shown in Figures 12 to 14 are pre~erably placed in position during manufacture of the plan~s that is to say the grooves to contain the seals are grooved out and the seal provided from a roll thereof and pressed in by, for example, a pressing roller immediately following the making of the groove or if desired may be provided as a separate operationO
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The systems above described assist in weather proofing the joints by providing pressure equalization in the joints. The covers are generally sealed on the edges thereof with separate air entries, the air entries being Shielded to prevent direct access for rain into the joints. The inner surfaces of the planks are sealed or substantially sealed to prevent the passage of air into the room formed by the planks and the space within the joints enables the velocity of entering air to be reduced reasonably rapidly giving the desired pressure equalization effect.
Such a sealant would need to extend into the bevelled edge 51 at the junction between adjacent planks 3 as shown diagrammatically in Figure 17. In this case an extrudable sealant is used. The gap may also be filled by using a plastics injection moulding e.g. flexible P.V.C.
2~ Referring now to Figures 6 to 10, those fi~ures show varying types of covers and holding means for such cover.
Thus in Figure 6 the joint cover comprises an extruded or folded member 51 held in position by a cap 5~ having a shouldered pin 52 the shoulders 54 of which engage in a series of members 55 which are fixed in slots similar to the slots 20 shown in Figure 1.
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In Figure 7 the construction is similar to that shown in Figure 6 except that the shouldered members 55 are fixed to other members by a plate 57 and screws 58~
In Figure 8 the cover system comprises two separate cover members 60 and 61 which engage with a holding member 62 having hooks 63 which engage with detents 64 which in turn engage a member 65 fixed in a similar way to that shown in Figure lo In Figure 9 the members 60 and 61 again engage a holding member 62 and in this arrangement the detents 64 are fixed to a plate 65 nailed or otherwise fastened to the planks 3. Holding members 62 are spaced apart by short distances to allow air entry.
In Figure 10 a construction somewhat similar to Figure 1 is shown but the cover 70 is made in one piece with a series of longitudinal slots 71 in it as shown in Figure 11. To prevent moisture e.g~ rain passing directly into the joint a shield 72 is provided and the shield 72 is mounted on a stalk 73 connected to winged members 74 similar to those shown in Figure 1.
The constructions above described operate by providing pressure equalisation in the joint in that air may freely enter the joint although in all cases a shield is provided to prevent direct entry of water e.g. rain into the joint as shown more particularly in Figure 10 and because of the presence of the brush system 9 shown in the dra~ings entry of air into the room is prevented or substantially reduced.
l~S~V~3 To assist in the sealing of the wall system the plank~
3 are preferably provided with horizontal sealing means in the tongues and grooves adjacent the inner surface 100 of the wall being formedO Thus in Flgure 12 a slot 80 is Provided in the base of a groove 87 which is arranged in use on the inner surface and an inner seal is provided in that grooYe which can take the form either of a hollow flexible tube for example of a plastics material such as plasticised polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene but preferably the seal comprises a tube 83 shown in Figure 15 with a flexible blade 84 theraon the seal being mounted as shown in Figure 12~ As an alternative shown in Figures 13 and 16 the seal may comprise a "Christmas tree" or serrated member 85 having two blades 86 thereon the member 85 fitting in the slot 86 Figure 13 and the blades being compressed in a plane normal to the serrated member 85 by the tongue 87 o~ the plank 3.
~n Figure 14 there is shown an alternative construction in which a tube 90 is mounted in a slot 91 on the side of a tongue 92 in the plank 3.
The u~e of the construction is as follows.
Referrin8 to the construction shown in Figure 1 the planks 3 are assemblied together using the connecting means I in the manner described in New Zealand Patent Specification No. 797169. These members being inserted preferably in one len~th but abutting short lengths may be used lf l~S5~6~3 desired. The brush sealing means 9 are preferably inserted in long lengths to provide a substantially continuous seal adjacent the lnner surface 10 of the planks 3. The members l9 are inserted in the slots therefor and the joining members 18 inserted in the c-shaped groove therefor these members being provided either in short lengths with long gaps between adjacent lengths or substantially continuously but with long slots formed in the base thereof. The preferable arrangement is to provide as large an opening as possible in a long but narrow arrangement. The cover 16 is then clipped in place and if in two members these covers are held by the c-shaped portion thereof engaging a flat portion of the member 18.
The constructions shown in Figures 6 to 9 are assembled lS in a similar way ~ith the covers 51 held in place by the caps 53 or the covers 60 and fil held in place by the members 62 being provided in short lengths and clipped o~er the detents 64 and similarly with the construction shown in Figures 10 and 11.
The seals shown in Figures 12 to 14 are pre~erably placed in position during manufacture of the plan~s that is to say the grooves to contain the seals are grooved out and the seal provided from a roll thereof and pressed in by, for example, a pressing roller immediately following the making of the groove or if desired may be provided as a separate operationO
~ss~
The systems above described assist in weather proofing the joints by providing pressure equalization in the joints. The covers are generally sealed on the edges thereof with separate air entries, the air entries being Shielded to prevent direct access for rain into the joints. The inner surfaces of the planks are sealed or substantially sealed to prevent the passage of air into the room formed by the planks and the space within the joints enables the velocity of entering air to be reduced reasonably rapidly giving the desired pressure equalization effect.
Claims (8)
1. A building construction in which a plurality of tongued and grooved planks each having outside and inside surfaces and end faces are arranged horizontally and the end faces joined vertically at joints into the building construction by joining means characterised in that at least some of the vertical joining means include inner sealing means arranged to substantially seal the inner portions of the end faces of the planks one to the other or the inner portions of such end faces to a structural member, interconnecting means are arranged to join adjacent planks one to the other or one of said planks to said structural member in a manner such as to resist forces tending to widen the joint and at least some joints are provided with outer cover means the outer cover means including air entry means the construction and arrangement being such that air may enter the joint but is substantially prevented from passing through the inner sealing means.
2. A building construction as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said outer cover means include a shield means arranged to prevent direct entry of water on to the planks.
3. A building construction as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said inner sealing means comprise a brush type seal.
4. A building construction as claimed in any one of Claims 1 wherein said air entry means are provided by forming said cover means as a series of discontinuous members assembled with spaces provided between adjacent members the covers having fixing means arranged to hold the covers in place to other members of the jointing system.
5. A building construction as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said cover means are provided by a plurality of side by side lengthwise members with a continuous slot between contiguous members,
6. A building construction as claimed in Claim 1 wherein longitudinal plank sealing means are provided between a tongue of one plank and a groove of an adjacent plank in which that tongue fits.
7. A building construction as claimed in Claim 6 wherein said blank sealing means comprise an extruded member having one or two blades which is or are deformed when a tongue of one plank engages in a groove of the other.
8. A building construction as claimed in Claim 6 wherein said building planks have double tongues and complementary groove profiles and said plank sealing means are provided on the tongue and groove adjacent the inner surfaces of said planks.
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