Composite insulation panel

• US 9,145,680 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2012
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kingspan Research And Developments Limited
• Original Assignee: Kingspan Research And Developments Limited
• Inventors: Carolan, James, Flynn, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): FERENCE, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US13/984,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20140053485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• Field of Search: 523/094, 523/095, 523/091.3, 523/091.4, 523/091.5, 527/831, 527/831.1, 527/941
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/205 of foamed plastics, or of plastics and foamed plastics, optionally reinforced
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/243 one at least of the material being insulating
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/292 composed of insulating material and sheet metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/352 at least one insulating layer being located between non-insulating layers, e.g. double skin slabs or sheets
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/358 with at least one of the layers being offset with respect to another layer
• CPC Class Codes: F16J 15/14 by means of granular or plastic material, or fluid

Abstract

A manufactured composite insulating panel comprises an external sheet having an outer face and an inner face, an internal sheet having an outer face and an inner face, and an insulating body between the inner face of the external sheet and the inner face of the internal sheet. The external sheet has a portion that extends beyond the internal sheet and the insulating body to define an overlap part for overlapping with part of an adjacent panel, on assembly and a seal is applied to the inner face of the overlap part of the external sheet. The panel has a side overlap part to which a side seal is factory applied. An end seal is also factory applied to an end overlap part of the panel.

Claims

1. A manufactured composite insulating panel comprising:

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an external sheet having an outer face and an inner face;

an internal sheet having an outer face and an inner face;

an insulating body between the inner face of the external sheet and the inner face of the internal sheet,

the external sheet having a portion that extends beyond the internal sheet and the insulating body to define an overlap part for overlapping with part of an adjacent panel, so that on assembly the overlap part of said manufactured composite insulating panel, overlaps with the adjacent panel; and

a seal applied to the inner face of the overlap part of the external sheet,

wherein the seal is fixedly bonded to the inner face of said overlap part, and said fixedly bonded seal provides an outer exposed surface for releasably sealing said overlap part to an adjacent panel with which, on assembly, the overlap part overlaps, whereby the seal does not cause the panels to become permanently fixed to one another.

2. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seal is of a material which is compatible with the insulating body.

3. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seal is a foam material.

4. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 3 wherein the seal is a closed cell foam material.

5. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the overlap part comprises an end overlap part.

6. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 5 wherein the seal comprises a bead which extends across the inner face of the end overlap part.

7. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 6 wherein the seal comprises a plurality of beads of sealant, said plurality of beads extending which extends across the inner face of the end overlap part.

8. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the overlap part comprises a side overlap part.

9. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 8 wherein the seal comprises a bead which extends along the inner face of the side overlap part.

10. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the external sheet comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs.

11. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the insulating body comprises a foam.

12. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 11 wherein the foam comprises a polyisocyanurate foam material.

13. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 11 wherein the foam comprises a phenolic foam material.

14. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the external sheet comprises a metallic material.

15. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the external sheet comprises a steel material.

16. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the internal sheet comprises a metallic material.

17. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the internal sheet comprises a steel material.

18. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the panel comprises a roof panel.

19. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the panel comprises a wall panel.

20. The manufactured panel as claimed in claim 1 wherein the panel comprises a floor panel.

21. A roof assembly comprising a plurality of manufactured composite insulating panels as claimed in claim 1.