| 摘要 |
Flat faced stud members adhered to one face of a rigid, planar core and sheathing adhered to an opposing face of that core create a wall panel. The adhesive used to adhere the sheathing to the core is non-continuous and follows a pattern used to attach the stud members to the core. A top plate and a bottom plate are adhered to the core and adhered to the stud members. A cap connects to at least one of the plates and overlays an end of the sheathing. The cap, plates, core, stud members, and sheathing bound by adhesive create a cohesive assembly which is structurally considered a single unit. |
| 主权项 |
1. A structural wall panel comprising:
a generally planar insulating core, the core comprising one planar surface and an opposing planar surface with a thickness therebetween, one edge and an opposing edge, and one end and an opposing end; a plurality stud members having a length, a width, and a depth, the length of each stud member being a length of the insulating core from one end to the opposing end, the depth of each stud member defining a front and a rear of the stud member, and the width of each stud member defining opposing sides of the stud member, one of the opposing sides of each stud member adhered to the one planar surface in a spaced relationship from the one edge of the insulating core, each stud member having one end and another end; a first plate adhered along the one end of the insulating core overlaying and connected to the one end of each stud member; a second plate adhered along the opposing end of the insulating core overlaying and connected to the another end of each stud member; sheathing covering and adhered to the opposing planar surface of the insulating core, the sheathing covering and connected to the first plate and the second plate, adhesive adhering the sheathing to the opposing planar surface of the insulating core is non-continuous and is in the same spaced relationship of the plurality of stud members on the one planar surface of the insulating core; and at least one cap plate, the at least one cap plate disposed along at least one of the first plate and the second plate and overlaying and directly connected to an end of the sheathing; wherein the thickness of the insulating core combined with the width of the stud are substantially equal to a depth of the first or second plate, and the insulating core provides structural integrity, the studs provide lateral and sheer integrity, the first plate, the second plate, and the cap plate disperse vertical loads across the vertical flat laid studs and the insulating core, and the sheathing provides bearing and sheer integrity to create a wall panel assembly that is a structural wall. |
