Panel with compressible projections and masonry wall system including the panel

摘要

A wall panel, a masonry wall system, and a method are described. Masonry units are used with wall panels to make a masonry wall. The wall panel has a back face and a front face. The front face has multiple ribs which engage the masonry units, where each rib has top and bottom sides. The bottom sides of the ribs have multiple compressible projections with cavities which can be deformed so as to retain the masonry unit in the panel. Each masonry unit has a body with a front face, a back face, and top and lateral faces. The back face and top lateral face form a back peripheral edge, and the top lateral face has at least one tooth for securing the masonry unit in the panel. In operation, the tooth compresses the projections of the horizontal ribs, thereby securing the masonry unit in the panel.

主权项

1. A masonry wall system comprising a panel for receiving masonry units,
each masonry unit comprising a body having a front face, a back face, and top and bottom lateral faces, the back face and top lateral face forming a back peripheral edge, the top lateral face being provided with at least one tooth extending at the back peripheral edge, the panel comprising:
a back face for covering a building surface,a front face provided with opposed ribs,each rib having top and bottom sides, the opposed ribs configured for receiving masonry units there between,
the top sides of the ribs configured for supporting the bottom lateral faces of the masonry units,the bottom sides of the ribs comprising a plurality of projections, each projection having a lower segment and a top segment separated by a cavity that extends through a thickness of the projection, wherein, when masonry units having a first vertical dimension are inserted between opposed ribs, the lower segment of each projection is distorted a first amount by the at least one tooth and is distorted a second amount by the top lateral face itself, wherein the first amount of distortion is greater than the second amount of distortion, and wherein both distortions compress the cavity of each projection but do not distort the top segment of each projection.