System for recording information associated with hail storm event and determining structure damage based on same

摘要

A hail strike recording device is operable to provide quantifiable information about a hail storm event experienced by a roof. The recording device is operable to be installed on a roof and includes a panel component and a mounting assembly. The panel component presents a hail impact zone to sense one or more hail strikes, with the recording device operable to provide recorded data associated with the sensed one or more hail strikes.

主权项

1. A hail strike recording device operable to provide quantifiable information about a hail storm event experienced by a roof, said recording device comprising:
a sacrificial panel component including a deformable hail impact zone, said impact zone being calibrated so that deformation caused by a hail strike corresponds with a known impact energy; and a mounting assembly configured to support the panel component on the roof, said mounting assembly being fixedly coupled to the panel component and including an anchor operable to be secured to the roof, said mounting assembly being configured to support the panel component adjacent the roof so that the hail impact zone faces skyward in generally the same orientation as the roof, such that the impact energy absorbed by the impact zone is substantially similar to that which would have been experienced by the roof if the hail had struck the roof rather than the panel component.