Seamless siding and method and apparatus for making a seamless siding panel
First Claim
1. A siding panel, comprising:
- a facing element, the facing element comprising;
a convex front face portion;
a first connecting portion extending along an upper edge of the front face portion, a second connecting portion at a lower edge of the front face portion, and adapted to engage a first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel;
a mounting portion at a top edge of the facing element adapted for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface;
a support element having a convex first face and mounting to a rear surface of the front face portion of the facing element.
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Abstract
A siding system includes panels having a facing element with a convex front face portion. A first connecting portion extending along an upper edge and a second connecting portion at a lower edge is adapted to engage the first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel. Mounting holes at a top edge of the facing element provide for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface. A support element, such as foam insulation attaches to a rear surface of the facing element. A machine for making the metal siding panels has a feeder and multiple roller sets. First ones of the rollers have a concave portion and complementary second ones of the rollers have a convex portion. The concave portion first roller set has a larger radius profile than the last roller set to roll form the siding from a coil of blank material. Bending rollers form the mounting structure of the panels. Embossing rollers forming an embossed pattern on the face of the panels.
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24 Claims
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1. A siding panel, comprising:
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a facing element, the facing element comprising;
a convex front face portion;
a first connecting portion extending along an upper edge of the front face portion, a second connecting portion at a lower edge of the front face portion, and adapted to engage a first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel;
a mounting portion at a top edge of the facing element adapted for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface;
a support element having a convex first face and mounting to a rear surface of the front face portion of the facing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A siding system, comprising:
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a plurality of siding panels, each siding panel comprising;
a facing element, the facing element comprising;
an embossed convex front face portion, a first connecting portion extending along an upper edge of the front face portion, a second connecting portion at a lower edge of the front face portion, and adapted to engage a first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel, a mounting portion at a top edge of the facing element adapted for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface;
a support element having a convex first face and mounting to a rear surface of the front face portion of the facing element;
wherein the siding panels are connected along their top and bottom edges to adjacent siding panels to form extended siding. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A siding panel, comprising:
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a facing element, the facing element comprising;
an embossed convex front face portion, a first connecting portion extending along an upper edge of the front face portion, a second connecting portion at a lower edge of the front face portion, and adapted to engage a first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel;
a mounting portion at a top edge of the facing element adapted for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface;
a support element having a convex first face and mounting to a rear surface of the front face portion of the facing element.
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11. A roll-formed siding facing element, comprising:
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an embossed convex front face portion;
a first connecting portion extending along an upper edge of the front face portion;
a second connecting portion at a lower edge of the front face portion, and adapted to engage a first connecting portion of an adjacent lower siding panel; and
a mounting portion at a top edge of the facing element adapted for mounting the siding panel to a vertical surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. An apparatus for making metal siding panels, comprising:
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a feeder;
a plurality of first roller sets, wherein first ones of the rollers having a concave portion and complementary second ones of the rollers have a convex portion, and wherein the concave portion first roller set has a larger radius profile than a last roller set;
bending means adapted for forming a first flange proximate a first end of the rollers;
stamping means;
embossing means adapted for forming an embossed pattern.
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20. A metal siding element from a blank material, made by the steps of:
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providing a siding-forming device with a plurality of aligned roller sets of first rollers and second complementary rollers, wherein each of the first rollers has a concave profile, and wherein rollers become successively more concave from a first end to a second end, and a flange former, and a punching station;
feeding the material through the punching station, whereby the flange has a plurality of mounting orifices formed therein;
feeding the blank material along the roller sets in engagement with the first and second rollers, whereby a portion of the blank acquires an arcing cross-section material past the flange formers, whereby an edge of the blank has a flange formed thereon;
cutting the material at a predetermined length. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24)
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23. A method of making a siding element, comprising the steps of:
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providing a continuous coil of blank material;
providing a siding forming device with a plurality of aligned roller sets progressing from a first end to a second end, wherein each of the roller sets has a first roller having a concave profile, and wherein the first rollers become successively more concave from the first end to the second end, flange forming rollers, and a punching station;
feeding the blank through the punching station, whereby an edge of the blank material has a plurality of spaced apart mounting orifices formed therein;
feeding the blank material along the rollers in engagement with the rollers, whereby a portion of the blank acquires an arcing cross-section;
passing the blank past the flange forming rollers, whereby an edge of the blank has a flange formed thereon;
cutting the blank at a predetermined length.
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