A TRANSLUCENT PANEL

摘要

A translucent panel 1 comprises a single body of translucent polycarbonate material, the single body comprising a profiled outer weather skin 2, an inner liner skin 3 and, a multiwall support 4 between the inner liner 3 and the weather skin 2. The panel 1 has an integral overlap portion 10 at one end of the panel. This is used for overlapping with other panels such as composite insulating roof or wall panels 18 of similar profile. The outer weather skin 2 is profiled to define a number of raised profiles 30 which may, for example be crown - shaped. The panel comprises a reinforcing means which may be provided by a reinforcing strip 30 which is accommodated in a pocket 30 formed in or provided by the multiwall support 4 inboard of the outer weather skin 2. The reinforcing strip 30 may be provided in the underlap crown 15 of the translucent panel for reinforcing the joint between the translucent panel and the adjacent overlapping panel 19. The strip 30 extends substantially the length of the panel and improves the spanability of the panel by 3 to 4 times in non - fragility / drop testing.