LIGHT TRANSMITTING WALL PANELS

• Main Author: BEZNER, BARUCH J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 23.04.1985
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: BLASTING; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS IN GENERAL; DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GLASS; GUTTERS; HEATING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; LADDERS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; ROOF COVERINGS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS; ROOFS; SKY-LIGHTS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; STRUCTURES BUILT-UP FROM SUCH ELEMENTS, IN GENERAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WEAPONS

There is provided an extruded, modular panel unit for the construction of wall-surface portions, especially of light-transmitting wall-surface portions. The panel comprises two sheet-like major surfaces interconnected and spaced apart by a plurality of web-like ribs dividing the space delimited by the major surfaces into a plurality of subspaces, and at least one joining flange extending in the direction of extrusion and projecting at an angle from an edge of the panel unit. In cross section, the sheet-like major surfaces and the ribs form a truss-like structure of which the major surfaces constitute the chords and the ribs constitute the webs. The panel unit of the present invention is thus easy to assemble in situ to provide a light transmitting wall which is less fragile and has more thermal insulation than a single pane window.