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US2918993A
US2918993A US370916A US37091653A US2918993A US 2918993 A US2918993 A US 2918993A US 370916 A US370916 A US 370916A US 37091653 A US37091653 A US 37091653A US 2918993 A US2918993 A US 2918993A
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  • This invention relates to a wall panel.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a novel insulated sheet metal wall panel which'A may be erected vand dismantled in a of time and with minimum labor.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a novel wall panel structure embodying a'plurality of panel units panel units to enable the wall panel structure to be quickly and easily erected and taken down when it is desired to move the structure.
  • the invention consists in the wall panel units, in the wall panel structure and in the fastening means for the erection of the wall panel units, and the various structures and parts thereof hereinafter described and particularly claimed at the end of this specification.
  • Fig. l illustrates in side elevation a plurality of connected panels
  • Fig. 2 is a section of the panels shown in Fig. 1 taken on the line 2-2 thereof;
  • Fig. 3 is a section of the present connected panels taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modified form of the present connected panels
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening means for fastening the outer and inner components of the wall panel shown in Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 6 is a cross section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of fas.- tening means for fastening the outer and inner components of the wall panel shown in Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 8 is a cross section showing the crimped marginal lips of the inner and outer sheets of the panel units.
  • the present invention contemplates an inv sulated sheet metal wall panel structure comprising a plurality of panel units erected side by side and each unit comprising an inner sheet metal facing sheet adapted to be secured to the framework of the building.
  • the inner sheet metal facing sheet of each unit is provided with outwardly extended lips on the two side edges ⁇ thereof, one being a male lip and the other a female lip, and with the male lips of one panel unit projecting into the female lip of an adjacent unit.
  • the insulated sheet metal wall panel further comprises an outer sheet and a sub-girt system secured thereto and which may in some instances be prefabricated and which is arranged to cooperate with the previously erected inner facing sheet to form the completed panel structure.
  • the sub-girts are arranged to extend transversely of the outer sheets and spaced along the length thereof, and provision is made for securing the outer sheet unit to the inner facing sheets through connections to the outwardly extended lips of the inner facing sheets as will be described.
  • FIG. 3 one embodiment of the invention is ⁇ illustrated in Fig. 3 wherein 10 represents the present wall panel structure comprising-a series of panel units adapted tobe' erected upon the framework of the building and to besecured thereto.
  • each panel unit comprises an inner facing sheet 12'fwhich is attachedv to the framework Vof the building, herein shown as horizontally disposed steel girders 14, by means of bolts 15 or otherwise.
  • Each innerfacing sheet is provided along itsopposite marginal edges with outwardly turned lips, one'lip 20 comprising a male lip and the second lip comprising a female lip 22.
  • each sub-gift 33 comprises a U- shaped channel member secured by the self-tapping screws 34 or by welding to the outer facing sheet.
  • the channel shaped sub-girt shown in Fig. 3 and in detail in Fig. 5 is preferably of a length with relation to the lwidth of the outer sheet 16 so that the forward end 35 thereof terminates a short distance within the margin of the facing sheet, and the rear end 36 projects slightly beyond the margin of the sheet, as illustrated.
  • one end of the channel shaped sub-gift 33 is provided with an upstanding end ange 42. having an opening 43 therein for connecting said one end to the outwardly extended lips 20, 22 of the inner facing sheet 12.
  • the outer facing sheet 16 having the sub-girt 33 attached thereto is secured at one edge to the inner facing sheet by a self-tapping screw 45 extended through the lflange 42 and the male and female lips 20, 22 of the inner facing sheet, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the other edge of the outer facing sheet may be attached to the marginal edge of the previously erected outer facing sheet, as by connecting the overlapped edges of the corrugated outer sheet by self-tapping :screws 47.
  • the space within the inner facing sheets of each unit is lled with insulation 48, preferably during erection.
  • the sub-girts may and preferably will take the form illus-v trated in detail in Fig. 7 wherein the rear end portions of each sub-grt are cut away so that when erected the cutaway shoulders 82 contact the underside of the female lip 22 of the inner facing sheet of the next succeeding panel unit being erected, and the shoulders 82 may be if so desired welded by welds 84 or otherwise secured to the female lip as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • the sub-girts are preferably of a length coextensive with the width of the outer facing sheet and are preferably welded either in the plant or in the field to rmly secure the sub-girts to the outer facing sheet, and as succeeding panel units are erected the male and female lips 30, 32 of the adjacent outer facing sheets are interlocked and preferably crimped orl weathertight joints.
  • a prefabricated outer sheet and sub-gift system comprising a corrugated metal facing sheet having a plut rality of spaced, lightweight channel shaped sheet metal sub-gifts extending transversely across and secured to the inner face of said corrugated facing sheet, the length of each sub-girt being substantially the same as the width of the prefabricated outer'sheet to which it is secured,
  • said Prefabricated outer sheet and sub-gift system adapted to be securedto said panel units with the ends of the sub-girts having the notches overlying said outwardly extending female lips and the other end extending up to said female lips, said sub-girts being secured to the female lips byvwelding said female lips to the upper edge of said notched'sub-girt portion, said outer sheet ⁇ adjacent said notched portion of the sub-girthaving an outwardly extending male lip and the opposite edge of said outer sheet having au female lip, said female lip telescopically receiving said male lip of an adjacent sheet, and said lipsbeing crimped in interlocking relation.

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Dec. 29, 1959 A. w. coFFMAN ITAL 2,918,993
WALL PANEL Filed July 29, 1953 2 sheets-'sheet 1 /a/en W Coffman BY T/Sa'e//E J//en #.MQANQM.
HTTNEY Dec. 29, 1959 A. w. CQFFMAN ET AL 2,918,993
WALL PANEL 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed July 29, 1953 v2,918,293. miriam Application July 29, 1953, Serial No. 370,916
1 Claim. (Cl. 189-34) Y.This invention relates to a wall panel. 'In A'general the object of the invention is to provide a novel insulated sheet metal wall panel which'A may be erected vand dismantled in a of time and with minimum labor.
A further object of the invention is to provide a novel wall panel structure embodying a'plurality of panel units panel units to enable the wall panel structure to be quickly and easily erected and taken down when it is desired to move the structure.
With these general objects in view and such others as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the wall panel units, in the wall panel structure and in the fastening means for the erection of the wall panel units, and the various structures and parts thereof hereinafter described and particularly claimed at the end of this specification.
In the drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the present invention:
Fig. l illustrates in side elevation a plurality of connected panels;
Fig. 2 is a section of the panels shown in Fig. 1 taken on the line 2-2 thereof;
Fig. 3 is a section of the present connected panels taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modified form of the present connected panels;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening means for fastening the outer and inner components of the wall panel shown in Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is a cross section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of fas.- tening means for fastening the outer and inner components of the wall panel shown in Fig. 4; and
Fig. 8 is a cross section showing the crimped marginal lips of the inner and outer sheets of the panel units.
l United States Patent @O l and novel means of detachably securing together the In general the present invention contemplates an inv sulated sheet metal wall panel structure comprising a plurality of panel units erected side by side and each unit comprising an inner sheet metal facing sheet adapted to be secured to the framework of the building. The inner sheet metal facing sheet of each unit is provided with outwardly extended lips on the two side edges` thereof, one being a male lip and the other a female lip, and with the male lips of one panel unit projecting into the female lip of an adjacent unit.
The insulated sheet metal wall panel further comprises an outer sheet and a sub-girt system secured thereto and which may in some instances be prefabricated and which is arranged to cooperate with the previously erected inner facing sheet to form the completed panel structure. The sub-girts are arranged to extend transversely of the outer sheets and spaced along the length thereof, and provision is made for securing the outer sheet unit to the inner facing sheets through connections to the outwardly extended lips of the inner facing sheets as will be described.
`Patented Dec. 29, 1959 "ice Referring now to the drawings, one embodiment of the invention is`illustrated in Fig. 3 wherein 10 represents the present wall panel structure comprising-a series of panel units adapted tobe' erected upon the framework of the building and to besecured thereto. *Each panel unit comprises an inner facing sheet 12'fwhich is attachedv to the framework Vof the building, herein shown as horizontally disposed steel girders 14, by means of bolts 15 or otherwise. Each innerfacing sheet is provided along itsopposite marginal edges with outwardly turned lips, one'lip 20 comprising a male lip and the second lip comprising a female lip 22. As adjacent sheets 12 are erected upon the framework ofthe buildingythe male lip of 'one unit is inserted into the female lip'of the adjacent unit.- In erecting the panel units a convenient number of inner facing sheets are secured to the framework vpreparatory to erection of the outer facing sheets.
of the outer facing sheet 16 has attached to it, either in the factory or in the field, a plurality of sub-girts 33 extending at spaced intervals transversely across the inner face of the sheet, and in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, each sub-gift 33 comprises a U- shaped channel member secured by the self-tapping screws 34 or by welding to the outer facing sheet. The channel shaped sub-girt shown in Fig. 3 and in detail in Fig. 5 is preferably of a length with relation to the lwidth of the outer sheet 16 so that the forward end 35 thereof terminates a short distance within the margin of the facing sheet, and the rear end 36 projects slightly beyond the margin of the sheet, as illustrated.
In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, and as shown in detail in Fig. 5, one end of the channel shaped sub-gift 33 is provided with an upstanding end ange 42. having an opening 43 therein for connecting said one end to the outwardly extended lips 20, 22 of the inner facing sheet 12. Thus, in the erection of the panel structure the outer facing sheet 16 having the sub-girt 33 attached thereto is secured at one edge to the inner facing sheet by a self-tapping screw 45 extended through the lflange 42 and the male and female lips 20, 22 of the inner facing sheet, as shown in Fig. 3. The other edge of the outer facing sheet may be attached to the marginal edge of the previously erected outer facing sheet, as by connecting the overlapped edges of the corrugated outer sheet by self-tapping :screws 47. In practice, the space within the inner facing sheets of each unit is lled with insulation 48, preferably during erection.
In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the sub-girts may and preferably will take the form illus-v trated in detail in Fig. 7 wherein the rear end portions of each sub-grt are cut away so that when erected the cutaway shoulders 82 contact the underside of the female lip 22 of the inner facing sheet of the next succeeding panel unit being erected, and the shoulders 82 may be if so desired welded by welds 84 or otherwise secured to the female lip as illustrated in Fig. 4. The sub-girts are preferably of a length coextensive with the width of the outer facing sheet and are preferably welded either in the plant or in the field to rmly secure the sub-girts to the outer facing sheet, and as succeeding panel units are erected the male and female lips 30, 32 of the adjacent outer facing sheets are interlocked and preferably crimped orl weathertight joints.
1 In those instances where the panel units are to be erected in vertical relationto one another, the top and bottom of the units may telescope suinciently to form While the preferred kembodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms within the scopeof the following claims.
the space between the lips and overlying the inner facing sheet, a prefabricated outer sheet and sub-gift system comprising a corrugated metal facing sheet having a plut rality of spaced, lightweight channel shaped sheet metal sub-gifts extending transversely across and secured to the inner face of said corrugated facing sheet, the length of each sub-girt being substantially the same as the width of the prefabricated outer'sheet to which it is secured,
the anges of ,saidsub-girts being notched at one end thereof, said Prefabricated outer sheet and sub-gift system adapted to be securedto said panel units with the ends of the sub-girts having the notches overlying said outwardly extending female lips and the other end extending up to said female lips, said sub-girts being secured to the female lips byvwelding said female lips to the upper edge of said notched'sub-girt portion, said outer sheet `adjacent said notched portion of the sub-girthaving an outwardly extending male lip and the opposite edge of said outer sheet having au female lip, said female lip telescopically receiving said male lip of an adjacent sheet, and said lipsbeing crimped in interlocking relation.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,103,407 `Dean Dec. 28, 1937 2,209,816 Grapp July 30, 1940 2,284,229 Palmer ,May 26, 1942 2,444,091 ;Carlsen June 29, 1948 2,449,292 Gillett et a1 Sept. 14, 1948 2,659,461 Bowman f Nov. 17, 1953 2,728,423 rBrown Dec. 27,1955
, Colman et al. July 1, 1958
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US3058551A (en) * 1959-10-16 1962-10-16 Jasper J Martin Building construction and elements therefor
US3258887A (en) * 1963-01-31 1966-07-05 Elwin G Smith & Company Inc Wall assembly including explosion bolts
US3324617A (en) * 1965-01-14 1967-06-13 Robertson Co H H Liner sheet and side joints therefor
EP0011202A1 (en) * 1978-11-17 1980-05-28 H.H. Robertson Company Support means for wall or roof structure
US8407957B2 (en) 2011-03-09 2013-04-02 Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. Wall insulation system with blocks having angled sides

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US2284229A (en) * 1940-08-19 1942-05-26 Palmer George Vincent Metal wall building construction
US2444091A (en) * 1944-07-25 1948-06-29 Carlsen Olaf Structural section and structural members composed thereof
US2449292A (en) * 1944-06-07 1948-09-14 Detroit Steel Products Co Building structure
US2659461A (en) * 1952-03-27 1953-11-17 American Steel Band Company Insulated metal wall panel
US2728423A (en) * 1951-10-09 1955-12-27 Robertson Co H H Wall-panel structure
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US2209816A (en) * 1938-04-04 1940-07-30 Herbert L Grapp Oven panel
US2284229A (en) * 1940-08-19 1942-05-26 Palmer George Vincent Metal wall building construction
US2449292A (en) * 1944-06-07 1948-09-14 Detroit Steel Products Co Building structure
US2444091A (en) * 1944-07-25 1948-06-29 Carlsen Olaf Structural section and structural members composed thereof
US2728423A (en) * 1951-10-09 1955-12-27 Robertson Co H H Wall-panel structure
US2659461A (en) * 1952-03-27 1953-11-17 American Steel Band Company Insulated metal wall panel
US2841253A (en) * 1953-07-29 1958-07-01 Robertson Co H H Wall panel

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US3058551A (en) * 1959-10-16 1962-10-16 Jasper J Martin Building construction and elements therefor
US3258887A (en) * 1963-01-31 1966-07-05 Elwin G Smith & Company Inc Wall assembly including explosion bolts
US3324617A (en) * 1965-01-14 1967-06-13 Robertson Co H H Liner sheet and side joints therefor
EP0011202A1 (en) * 1978-11-17 1980-05-28 H.H. Robertson Company Support means for wall or roof structure
US8407957B2 (en) 2011-03-09 2013-04-02 Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc. Wall insulation system with blocks having angled sides

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