US3919814A - Openable panel structure suitable for use either as roofing or as a curtainwall for buildings - Google Patents

Openable panel structure suitable for use either as roofing or as a curtainwall for buildings Download PDF

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US3919814A
US3919814A US480267A US48026774A US3919814A US 3919814 A US3919814 A US 3919814A US 480267 A US480267 A US 480267A US 48026774 A US48026774 A US 48026774A US 3919814 A US3919814 A US 3919814A
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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
    • E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B7/16—Roof structures with movable roof parts
    • E04B7/166—Roof structures with movable roof parts characterised by a translation movement of the movable roof part, with or without additional movements
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    • 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
    • E04B1/343—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
    • E04B1/344—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport with hinged parts

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  • ABSTRACT Openable panel structure comprises a rectangular frame to which panels are hinged along their diagonal axes, in order to cause overlapping of the sides of two adjacent panels with respect to each other, and overlapping of the bottom edge of each panel with respect to the bottom edge of the frame.
  • each individual panel is not pivoted along any longitudinal axis, but is instead pivoted along a diagonal axis in such a manner that two diametrically opposite corners of the panel are substantially fixed during opening operations, while the two opposing edges of the panel are rotated towards the inside and towards the outside of the base frame respectively.
  • FIG. ljis ape-rspective view; oftheinvention applied to roofing;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of it with the panels completely pen; I 7
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammaticperspective view of portion of the invention shown on an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 4 is a partial vertical section through a shed in which thestructure is also used for the side walls;
  • F,lG..5 is a partial schematic sectional of the central part of the roofing with the panel locking devices in the closed position;
  • the aforementioned figures show the supportframe for the roofing comprising substantially two'longitudinal side stringers 2 and a longitudinal central 1 stringer .1 at theridge.
  • eachcompr ise a plurality of panels 3,, .each composed, of a welded metal tubular frame. 4'which supports a sheet 5 of corrugated material which may either be of sheet metal or plastic laminate.
  • the boss 6 of ea ch panel is supported by a suitable.
  • pivot pin 66 carried by one of the stringers 2, whilethe; corresponding opposing boss 7 is supported by alike.
  • pivotpin 77. c ar.ried by the central stringer 1..
  • pivot pins 66 and 67 supportin the bosses 6 and 7 respectively are aligned with each other.
  • each panel 3 of ther oofing may be disposed either horizontally or vertically, to close or open the roofing. Furthermore in its vertical open arrangement, the panel 3 has noparts extending above the levelof the ridge 8, which can ,thus remainfixed, and the two endedges 33 of the panel are parallel to the stringers 2 in the closed position, and are always above the stringer 2 and always below the central stringer 1 respectively.
  • each panel 3 is rotated about axis an which does not correspond with the lines of maximum slope of each roofing pitch, but is inclined to said lines.
  • each panel is to form a curtain wall
  • the pivot pins 66 and 77 supporting each panel are located respectively below the upper side stringer and at the lower projecting edge defining the side wall.
  • FIG. 6 is a. perspective view of one of the panels
  • the fixed concave ridge 8 is positioned above the central stringer. 1 along the entire length of the roofing,
  • Each individual panel also comprises an arm 9 close to the hinge at the stringer 2, its purpose being to control the rotation of the panel.
  • All the arms 9 are connected together by connecting rods 10, the last of which is connected to a cylinder-piston unit 11 which rotates all the component panels of one pitch.
  • each of which is associated with the series of panels forming part of a single pitch, and which support a plurality of equidistant arms 13, their distance apart being equal to the distance apart of the pivot pins 77.
  • the rods 12 can slide axially, supported in a series of rings not shown in the figure, and the movement of translation of each rod 12 is controlled by a cylinderpiston unit 14.
  • the stroke of said cylinder-piston unit is equal to the distance between two consecutive pivot pins 77.
  • the arms 13 are in a position below the pivot pin 77 and thus enable the panels 3 to be rotated.
  • the cylinder-piston unit When the panels 3 are to be locked, the cylinder-piston unit is simply moved into the opposite limiting position so that each arm 13 becomes engaged under a projection formed on the edge 33 of each panel, thus preventing said edge from being lowered.
  • Panel structure comprising:
  • each panel being mounted to swing about an individual axis diagonal to that panel between a closed position in which said panels lie parallel to each other in the plane of said frame and an open position in which two adjacent sides of each panel lie on one side of said plane and its other two sides lie on the other side of said plane.
  • Double pitch roofing section for buildings comprising at least three parallel longitudinal stringers, with the central stringer at a higher level than the other two stringers, and a set of panels supported between each two adjacent stringers, each panel being mounted to swing about an individual axis diagonal to that panel between a closed position in which said panels lie paral lel to each other in the plane containing said two adjacent stringers and an open position in which two adjacent sides of each panel lie on one side of said plane and its other two adjacent sides lie on the other side of said frame.
  • Double pitch roofing section as claimed in claim 3 in which said central stringer carries a cover member and said panels have edges adjacent said central stringer which project beneath said cover member when the panels are in their closed position, and edges adjacent said other stringers which overlie said other stringers when in the panels are in their closed positions.
  • Double pitch roofing for buildings as claimed in claim 3 in which each panel has edges transverse to said stringers which overlap the adjacent edges of any adjacent panels when said panels are in closed position.
  • Double pitch roofing as claimed in claim 5 comprising means for swinging all of the panels in each set as a unit about their individual axes.
  • Double pitch roofing as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for swinging all of the panels in each setas a unit comprises a lever arm carried by each panel, each lever being connected to a longitudinally movable rod, and a piston connected to reciprocate said rod.
  • Double pitch roofing as claimed in claim 3 comprising means for locking said panels in their closed position, said locking means comprising an arm attached to each panel, a rod attached to each arm, means for reciprocating said rod between two positions, and means for preventing swinging movement by said arms and consequently by said panels when said rod is in one of said two positions.

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US4453356A (en) * 1982-06-25 1984-06-12 Kelly Klosure Systems Modular panel system for temporary buildings
US4977713A (en) * 1988-08-03 1990-12-18 Zveibil Salvador M Convertible and reversible solar shed or ceiling
US5306210A (en) * 1991-08-15 1994-04-26 Smit Dirk V Z Louvre type roof structures
US6202363B1 (en) * 1998-06-08 2001-03-20 Chao-Jen Chang Shielding canopy
US6418677B1 (en) * 2000-07-28 2002-07-16 Doei Gaiso Yugen Gaisha Joint device for floor
US20090013614A1 (en) * 2007-07-13 2009-01-15 Kim Rogers Retractable rigid roof system
US9732553B2 (en) * 2014-07-31 2017-08-15 Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. Shutter assembly
CN114016654A (zh) * 2021-12-15 2022-02-08 苏州美瑞德建筑装饰有限公司 一种仿木屋人字屋顶造型的复合木饰面吊顶安装设计结构

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US1421154A (en) * 1920-03-05 1922-06-27 Bologh Philip Skylight ventilator
US2735224A (en) * 1956-02-21 Harris

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4453356A (en) * 1982-06-25 1984-06-12 Kelly Klosure Systems Modular panel system for temporary buildings
US4977713A (en) * 1988-08-03 1990-12-18 Zveibil Salvador M Convertible and reversible solar shed or ceiling
US5306210A (en) * 1991-08-15 1994-04-26 Smit Dirk V Z Louvre type roof structures
US6202363B1 (en) * 1998-06-08 2001-03-20 Chao-Jen Chang Shielding canopy
US6418677B1 (en) * 2000-07-28 2002-07-16 Doei Gaiso Yugen Gaisha Joint device for floor
US20090013614A1 (en) * 2007-07-13 2009-01-15 Kim Rogers Retractable rigid roof system
US9732553B2 (en) * 2014-07-31 2017-08-15 Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. Shutter assembly
US10465438B2 (en) 2014-07-31 2019-11-05 Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. Shutter assembly
US11021907B2 (en) 2014-07-31 2021-06-01 Hunter Douglas Industries B.V. Shutter assembly
CN114016654A (zh) * 2021-12-15 2022-02-08 苏州美瑞德建筑装饰有限公司 一种仿木屋人字屋顶造型的复合木饰面吊顶安装设计结构
CN114016654B (zh) * 2021-12-15 2022-08-30 苏州美瑞德建筑装饰有限公司 一种仿木屋人字屋顶造型的复合木饰面吊顶安装设计结构

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