External wall structure

• US 6,505,448 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2001
• Issued: 01/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nichia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nichia Corporation
• Inventors: Ito, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Katcheves, Basil
• Application Number:
  US09/956,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20020032999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 527/180.4, 527/180.6, 527/180.1, 525/20, 527/168, 524/66, 524/68, 524/71, 523/021, 522/09
• US Class Current: 52/474
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0803 with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/02 Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for protecting edges of plaster E04F13/06
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/062 used between similar elements separate provisional spacers E04F21/0092

Abstract

An external wall structure of enhanced exterior design, which is provided with a decorative plate and can be constructed through a simple supplementary work. This external wall structure comprises a horizontally elongated draining member (20) which is secured to a furring strip (10), and a couple of upper and lower siding boards (1, 1) which are coupled with each other with the draining member (20) being interposed therebetween. This external wall structure is featured in that a horizontally elongated decorative plate (60) is mounted, via a plurality of fixtures (40) attached to the draining member (20), on a joint portion between said couple of upper and lower siding boards (1, 1), thus covering the joint portion.

Claims

1. An external wall structure, comprising:

a horizontally elongated draining member which is secured to a building wall; and

a couple of upper and lower siding boards which are coupled with each other with said draining member being interposed therebetween, said draining member comprising

an upward holder portion for holding the upper siding board, which is provided with drain holes;

a downward holder portion for holding the lower siding board; and

and wherein said fixture comprises;

a hook portion hung on the draining member;

a fixing portion for fixing the fixture to the lower siding board; and

upper and lower locking portions locked in the upper and lower portions of the decorative plate;

wherein a horizontally elongated decorative plate is mounted via a fixture on a joint portion between said couple of upper and lower siding boards, thereby covering said joint portion.

2. An external wall structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixture further comprises at least one arm which pushes the rear surface of the decorative plate.

3. An external wall structure, comprising:

a horizontally elongated draining member which is secured to a building wall; and

a couple of upper and lower siding boards which are coupled with each other with said draining member being interposed therebetween, said draining member comprising

a horizontally elongated substrate;

an upward holder portion and a downward holder portion extending forward from the substrate, the upward holder portion being provided with a drain hole; and

a plurality of spacer ribs which are protruded from the rear surface of the substrate;

and wherein said fixture comprises;

a substrate;

a hook portion in the middle of the upper edge of the substrate, which is hung on the upper edge of the upward holder portion of the draining member;

a couple of upper locking portions extending forward from the opposite side portions of the upper edge of the substrate, each of the upper locking portions comprising an upwardly slanted surface;

a slanted portion extending forward from a lower portion of the substrate;

a lower locking portion at the lower edge of the slanted portion;

a tongue portion extending backward from a lower central portion of the substrate and being provided with a nailing hole;

a pair of rising portions extending forward on the opposite right and left sides of the substrate; and

a pair of arms on upper opposite sides of the substrate which push the rear surface of the decorative plate;

wherein a horizontally elongated decorative plate is mounted via a fixture on a joint portion between said couple of upper and lower siding boards, thereby covering said joint portion.

4. An external wall structure according to claim 3, wherein said fixture is formed of a single plate.

5. An external wall structure, comprising:

a horizontally elongated draining member which is secured to a building wall, said draining member comprising

a horizontally elongated substrate;

an inclined plate portion extending obliquely downward in a forward direction from the lower end of the horizontally elongated substrate; and

a draining portion extending downward from the lower end of the inclined plate portion;

wherein said fixture comprises;

a substrate;

a couple of upper locking portions extending forward on the opposite side portions of the upper edge of the substrate, each of the upper locking portions comprising an upwardly slanted surface;

a slanted portion extending forward from a lower portion of the substrate;

a lower locking portion at the lower edge of the slanted portion;

a tongue portion extending backward from a lower central portion of the substrate and being provided with a nailing hole;

a pair of rising portions extending forward from the opposite right and left sides of the substrate; and

a pair of arms at upper opposite sides of the substrate which push the rear surface of the decorative plate;

wherein said inclined portion of the tongue portion of the anchoring member contacts with the lower edge of the draining portion of the draining member which has been secured to a horizontal furring strip; and

a couple of upper and lower siding boards which are coupled with each other with said draining member being interposed therebetween;

wherein a horizontally elongated decorative plate is mounted via a fixture on a joint portion between said couple of upper and lower siding boards, thereby covering said joint portion.

6. An external wall structure according to claim 5, wherein said fixture is formed of a single plate.