Prefabricated building panel and method of making

• US 3,965,635 A
• Filed: 04/17/1975
• Issued: 06/29/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Metropolitan Industries, Inc. (Emecole Metro, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Metropolitan Industries, Inc. (Emecole Metro, LLC)
• Inventors: Renkert, John S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Purser, Ernest R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Farber, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US05/569,276
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 52/434, 52/744, 52/747, 52/749, 52/743, 52/309, 52/310, 52/315, 52/617, 52/621, 52/612, 52/600, 52/125, 52/385, 404/31
• US Class Current: 52/434
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 19/0053 to tiles, bricks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/041 composed of a number of smaller elements, e.g. bricks, also combined with a slab of hardenable material
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2002/007 Panels with the appearance of a brick wall

Abstract

A method for making a building panel and the panel made by the steps which include laying a mold form horizontally, laying bricks in the pattern indicated in the mold form and depositing a fibrous and cementitious mixture in the spaces between the bricks and over the tops of the bricks. Providing a reinforcing lattice work and forcing it into the still soft cementitious mixture. Subsequently, a resin insulating material is foamed in situ in the mold cavities formed between the elements of the lattice work. Optionally, a smooth finish coat of material may be troweled or sprayed over the insulation material.

Claims

1. A process for forming an insulated concrete panel comprising,

providing a mold cavity with said cavity having a surface of cementitious material,

depositing a resinous mixture in said cavity in contact with said cementitious surface,

foaming the resinous mixture to fill the cavity,

applying a layer of cementitious material over the resinous mixture and in contact with said surface of cementitious material to completely enclose the foam within the cementitious mold cavity.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein the cementitious mold cavity is formed by depositing a layer of an aqueous mixture of cement and glass fibers on a plurality of bricks,

placing beams and shafts on said layer in a pattern to form a cavity and

coating the beams and shafts with a cementitious mixture.

3. The process of claim 2 wherein the foamed resin is allowed to harden before the enclosing layer of cementitious material is applied.

4. The process of claim 3 including spacing said bricks apart in a predetermined pattern to form a decorative wall facing prior to depositing the aqueous layer of cement and glass fibers.

5. A process for forming a wall panel suitable for assembly with other panels to form interior or exterior building walls comprising the steps:

a. providing a form disposed horizontally and bearing indicia to indicate relative positioning of a plurality of bricks,

b. positioning such bricks on the form according to the indicia and out of contact with each other,

c. depositing a first fluid mixture of cement and glass fibers into the spaces between the bricks and to a depth to cover the upwardly facing surface of some of the bricks, said mixture having the properties of hardening and freezing the bricks in place relative to each other,

d. providing material in the spaces between the bricks prior to deposition of said cementitious mixture to prevent a substantial portion of said mixture from migrating to the downwardly disposed faces of said bricks,

e. providing a second form constructed as a lattice work with the shafts and beams forming the lattice work each being structurally more rigid than a cylindrical rod of identical cross-sectional area, the shafts and beams being joined together to prevent relative movement where they intersect,

f. placing the second form on top of the bricks,

g. spraying a second fluid mixture on the exposed areas of the second form, bricks and first fluid mixture, said second fluid mixture including cement and glass fibers and having the properties of hardening and bonding the second form to the bricks and

h. removing the wall panel from the horizontally disposed form.

6. The process of claim 5 including depositing insulation material in the spaces between the beams and shafts of the second form.

7. The process of claim 6 wherein the insulation material comprises a foamed resin deposited in the spaces as a liquid before the panel is removed from the horizontally disposed form.

8. The process of claim 7 including pressing the second form downward into the first fluid mixture while the first mixture is still fluid and before spraying the second mixture.

9. A method for forming a wall panel suitable for assembly with other panels to form interior or exterior building walls comprising the steps:

mixing about 53.4% Portland cement, 10.3% hydrated lime, 0.7% calcium stearate, 2.7% glass fibers, and 32.9% water to a uniform consistency in the following sequence, the percentages being expressed as weight percentages;

a. dry blending the cement, lime and calcium stearate;

b. dry blending the fibers in slowly;

c. adding about half the dry blend with the water while agitating, and after achieving an even consistency,

d. slowly blending the remainder of the dry blend into the even consistency while still agitating;

the improvement comprising;

placing thin bricks on a horizontal mold form with the front side facing downward,

providing means between the bricks to prevent the migration of wet cement to the front face of the bricks,

spraying the wet blended mixture over the upwardly facing brick surfaces, allowing the mixture to hydrate, thereby freezing the bricks

together in relative fixed position to form a panel, and removing the mold form from the panel.

10. The method of claim 9 including applying an adhesive over the upwardly facing brick surfaces prior to spraying the wet mixture.