CA1262026A - Wall insulation system - Google Patents
Wall insulation systemInfo
- Publication number
- CA1262026A CA1262026A CA000562427A CA562427A CA1262026A CA 1262026 A CA1262026 A CA 1262026A CA 000562427 A CA000562427 A CA 000562427A CA 562427 A CA562427 A CA 562427A CA 1262026 A CA1262026 A CA 1262026A
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- Prior art keywords
- insulation
- boards
- channel
- insulation boards
- channels
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- 238000009413 insulation Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 37
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 108091006146 Channels Proteins 0.000 claims 7
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 5
- 230000004888 barrier function Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 229910001335 Galvanized steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 230000000875 corresponding effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000008397 galvanized steel Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000149 penetrating effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
- E04B1/74—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
- E04B1/76—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to heat only
- E04B1/78—Heat insulating elements
- E04B1/80—Heat insulating elements slab-shaped
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Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a system or assembly, intended to overcome the disadvantages. It provides a wall assembly, which comprises insulation boards assembled to form a layer of insulation; a generally flat channel, having a series or bonds to provide structural strength and also having a series of regularly spaced teeth or projections punched along the length of metal channel adapted to be pressed into the insulation board; and fastening elements for holding the channel sections in position, securing insul-ation boards to a wall structure. There is also provided a generally flat shaped channel member having a central port-ion, and extending parallel to one another and generally parallel to the central portion two side flanges which both lay flat on the surface of the insulation boards to provide additional structural strength to both the channel member itself and the wall system overall.
Description
SC~IEDULE "~"
There is disclosed a wal] lnsulatlorl system, and a channel sectlon for use ln such a system.
At the present time, a common construction technique, for completing the inside oE a building, includes a layer of insulation formed from individual insulation boards, and an inner wall surface formed from dry wall panels. The in-sulation boards are secured to masonry, by means of channel sections. rn conventional cons~ructions,the edges of the insu~ation boards are provided with slots wh;ch are cut into the board, and run parallel to an ed~e oE the board. With two insulation boards butted up against one another, this enables U-shape channel members to engage -the slots at the edge of the boards. Nails are then driven through -the channel members, and between the edges oF the boards, and into the masonry to hold the insulation boards in position.
Dry wall panels c~n then be secured to the channel members, by dry wall screws, and then completed in known manner. Also, in known manner, a vapor barrier is usually provided. This construction has many disadvanta~es. The provision of ~rooves or slots along the edges of the insulation boards complicates the production process, and increases the costs of producing them. Further, i-t considerably weakens the insulation boards.
During transporta-tion, handling and construction, it is quite easy Eor -the grooved edge portions to be damaged.
The present invention provides a system or assembly, intended to overcome the disadvan-tages. It provides a wall assembly, which comprises insula-tion boards assembled to form a layer of insulation; a generally flat channel, having a series of bends to provide structural strength and also having a series of regularly spaced teeth or projections punched along the length of metal channel adapted to be pressed into the insulation board; and fas-tening elements for holding the channel sections in position, securing insul-a-tion boards to a wall structure. There is also provided a generally Elat shaped channel member having a central por-t-ion, and extending parallel to one another and generally parallel to the central portion two side flanges which both lay flat on the surface of -the insulation boards to provide additional structural str.ength to both the channel member itself and the wall system overall.
It has been realized that insulation boards are oE a relatively low s-tructural strength. It is for this reason that it is undesira'Dle to provide unnecessary cuts, slots etc. in them, as it llnnecessarily weakens them, resulting in damage during assembly etc. Since the insulation boards are of this nature, it has been realized that the pro-vision of teeth or projections along the leng-th of -the channel members ~rill enable the channel members to engage and secure the insulation boards in posi-tion.
It has also been realized that systems requiring factory pre-grooved insulation boards are restrictive in terms of where channel members must be p~aced. This re-striction tends to force a situation Or on-site hand grooving in order to complete the construc-tion.
By simply providing this too-thed channel, these two problem realizations can be overcome as there is now no need to provide a pre-grooved insulation board. Once the toothed channel members are in place, there can still be portions of the insulation board having -the Eull thickness of the board extending between the main body of the board and the portion beneath the channel. In this context, it is to be appreciated tha-t -the reference to "teeth" covers any series of projections or the li]ce, which are capable of penetrating the insulation boards to hold and secure them, without excessive force being required, and without causing excessive damage to the insulation boards.
By way of example, an embodimen-t of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of par-t of a channel member; and Figure 2 shows a perspective view of part of a wall formed including the present invention.
In the drawing , a toothed channel member i9 generally denoted by the reference 1. As shown most clearly in Figure 1, the channel member 1 has a central portion 4 and two side flanges 6.
The central portion 4 comprises a central strip 8 and stepped slightly away from the central strip 8, and coplanar with one another, are two side strips 10. The central s-trip 8 is knurled to recieve dry wall screws. It is also pre-punched, as indica-ted at 12, Eor nails which serve as ~astening elements. ~Each tooth 14 is generally triangular, and correspondingly shaped -triangular spaces 16 are formed where the tee-th 14 are punched in the me-tal. These spaces 16 e~tend across -the two side s-trips 10 in an evenly spaced patern along the entire length of the channel member 1. It is to be apprecia-ted tha-t the number, shape and spacing of the teeth 14 can be varied, dependent upon the materials used, etc. In particular, it may prove suEEicien-t to provide suf-~e~}e~ ~rovidc only a few teeth with large spaces in between, there simply being suEficient teeth to hold the insulation boards in place.
The toothed channel member 1 can be formed from a number of different materials by various techniques, but in this embodiment it is made from 26 gauge galvanized steel.
ReEerring to Figure 2, there is shown a wall construction having a masonry layer or wall 20. Secured to the masonry 20 are insulation boards 22. As shown, the channel members 1 provide engaging abutting, vertical side edges of the insulation boards22. The insulation boards 22 are of a semi-rigid or rigid nature so that it is a simple matter to press the toothed channel member 1 into them.
After the channel members 1 are pressed into position, then nails 24 are driven -through the holes 12 into the masonry 20, to secure the insula-tion boards 22 into position. To finish the wall assembly, dry wall panels 26 are layed over the insulation hoards 22, the dry wall panels 26 being oE cor-responding dimensions. Then, in known manner, screws 28 are used to secure the dry wall panels 26 to the knurled central strip 8 of -t11e channel memoers 1. The knurling assists in guiding the screws, and preventing them from slip-ping to one side. The dry wall can be Einished in known manner. Also, although not described, a vapour barrier can be provided in known manner.
There is disclosed a wal] lnsulatlorl system, and a channel sectlon for use ln such a system.
At the present time, a common construction technique, for completing the inside oE a building, includes a layer of insulation formed from individual insulation boards, and an inner wall surface formed from dry wall panels. The in-sulation boards are secured to masonry, by means of channel sections. rn conventional cons~ructions,the edges of the insu~ation boards are provided with slots wh;ch are cut into the board, and run parallel to an ed~e oE the board. With two insulation boards butted up against one another, this enables U-shape channel members to engage -the slots at the edge of the boards. Nails are then driven through -the channel members, and between the edges oF the boards, and into the masonry to hold the insulation boards in position.
Dry wall panels c~n then be secured to the channel members, by dry wall screws, and then completed in known manner. Also, in known manner, a vapor barrier is usually provided. This construction has many disadvanta~es. The provision of ~rooves or slots along the edges of the insulation boards complicates the production process, and increases the costs of producing them. Further, i-t considerably weakens the insulation boards.
During transporta-tion, handling and construction, it is quite easy Eor -the grooved edge portions to be damaged.
The present invention provides a system or assembly, intended to overcome the disadvan-tages. It provides a wall assembly, which comprises insula-tion boards assembled to form a layer of insulation; a generally flat channel, having a series of bends to provide structural strength and also having a series of regularly spaced teeth or projections punched along the length of metal channel adapted to be pressed into the insulation board; and fas-tening elements for holding the channel sections in position, securing insul-a-tion boards to a wall structure. There is also provided a generally Elat shaped channel member having a central por-t-ion, and extending parallel to one another and generally parallel to the central portion two side flanges which both lay flat on the surface of -the insulation boards to provide additional structural str.ength to both the channel member itself and the wall system overall.
It has been realized that insulation boards are oE a relatively low s-tructural strength. It is for this reason that it is undesira'Dle to provide unnecessary cuts, slots etc. in them, as it llnnecessarily weakens them, resulting in damage during assembly etc. Since the insulation boards are of this nature, it has been realized that the pro-vision of teeth or projections along the leng-th of -the channel members ~rill enable the channel members to engage and secure the insulation boards in posi-tion.
It has also been realized that systems requiring factory pre-grooved insulation boards are restrictive in terms of where channel members must be p~aced. This re-striction tends to force a situation Or on-site hand grooving in order to complete the construc-tion.
By simply providing this too-thed channel, these two problem realizations can be overcome as there is now no need to provide a pre-grooved insulation board. Once the toothed channel members are in place, there can still be portions of the insulation board having -the Eull thickness of the board extending between the main body of the board and the portion beneath the channel. In this context, it is to be appreciated tha-t -the reference to "teeth" covers any series of projections or the li]ce, which are capable of penetrating the insulation boards to hold and secure them, without excessive force being required, and without causing excessive damage to the insulation boards.
By way of example, an embodimen-t of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of par-t of a channel member; and Figure 2 shows a perspective view of part of a wall formed including the present invention.
In the drawing , a toothed channel member i9 generally denoted by the reference 1. As shown most clearly in Figure 1, the channel member 1 has a central portion 4 and two side flanges 6.
The central portion 4 comprises a central strip 8 and stepped slightly away from the central strip 8, and coplanar with one another, are two side strips 10. The central s-trip 8 is knurled to recieve dry wall screws. It is also pre-punched, as indica-ted at 12, Eor nails which serve as ~astening elements. ~Each tooth 14 is generally triangular, and correspondingly shaped -triangular spaces 16 are formed where the tee-th 14 are punched in the me-tal. These spaces 16 e~tend across -the two side s-trips 10 in an evenly spaced patern along the entire length of the channel member 1. It is to be apprecia-ted tha-t the number, shape and spacing of the teeth 14 can be varied, dependent upon the materials used, etc. In particular, it may prove suEEicien-t to provide suf-~e~}e~ ~rovidc only a few teeth with large spaces in between, there simply being suEficient teeth to hold the insulation boards in place.
The toothed channel member 1 can be formed from a number of different materials by various techniques, but in this embodiment it is made from 26 gauge galvanized steel.
ReEerring to Figure 2, there is shown a wall construction having a masonry layer or wall 20. Secured to the masonry 20 are insulation boards 22. As shown, the channel members 1 provide engaging abutting, vertical side edges of the insulation boards22. The insulation boards 22 are of a semi-rigid or rigid nature so that it is a simple matter to press the toothed channel member 1 into them.
After the channel members 1 are pressed into position, then nails 24 are driven -through the holes 12 into the masonry 20, to secure the insula-tion boards 22 into position. To finish the wall assembly, dry wall panels 26 are layed over the insulation hoards 22, the dry wall panels 26 being oE cor-responding dimensions. Then, in known manner, screws 28 are used to secure the dry wall panels 26 to the knurled central strip 8 of -t11e channel memoers 1. The knurling assists in guiding the screws, and preventing them from slip-ping to one side. The dry wall can be Einished in known manner. Also, although not described, a vapour barrier can be provided in known manner.
Claims (3)
1. A system of insulation consisting of sheets of semi-rigid or rigid insulation boards and metal fastening channels, said channels have teeth or projections punched along top section of metal channel, wherein the teeth are generally triangular shaped, said channels further having a central portion including knurled portion to receive dry wall screws, the strength and density of the insulation boards being such that said channels may be easily and readily pressed into said insulaation boards without spring-back.
2. The system of insulation of claim 1. wherin said channels have apertures to accomodate fasteners to facilitate fastening to a wall.
3. A system of insulation as in claim 1. wherin said chan-nels are pressed directly into said insulation boards without requiring the insulation boards to be slotted or grooved to facilitate said pressing.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000562427A CA1262026A (en) | 1988-03-25 | 1988-03-25 | Wall insulation system |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000562427A CA1262026A (en) | 1988-03-25 | 1988-03-25 | Wall insulation system |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1262026A true CA1262026A (en) | 1989-10-03 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA000562427A Expired CA1262026A (en) | 1988-03-25 | 1988-03-25 | Wall insulation system |
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| CA (1) | CA1262026A (en) |
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1988
- 1988-03-25 CA CA000562427A patent/CA1262026A/en not_active Expired
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