IP Library Granted Patent US 8,336,264
Granted Patent B2
US 8,336,264 · App. 13/057,106 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Installation structure of exterior wall decorative sheets

Assignee: Kikukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,336,264
App. No.
13/057,106
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an installation structure of exterior wall decorative sheet ( 1 ) possible for easily installing a wall surface (W) of the exterior wall decorative sheet ( 1 ), preventing the exterior wall decorative sheet ( 1 ) from moving upwards. It includes a plurality of solar panels ( 3 ), which is an exterior wall decorative sheet ( 1 ), a lower runner ( 2 ) holding the plurality of solar panels ( 3 ) at a lower side thereof, and an upper runner ( 2 ) holding the plurality of solar panels ( 3 ) at an upper side. The upper runner ( 2 ) includes a fixed portion ( 21 ) fixed to the wall surface (W), a rotating portion ( 22 ) attaching a base side thereof vertically and rotatably to the fixed portion ( 21 ), and an upper engaging portion ( 23 ) provided in a tip side of the rotating portion ( 22 ), engaged with the solar panel ( 3 ) by rotating the rotating portion ( 22 ) downwards, and disengaged with the solar panel ( 3 ) by rotating the rotating portion ( 22 ) upwards.

Claims (19)

1. An installation structure of exterior wall decorative sheet comprising;

a plurality of exterior wall decorative sheets;

a lower holding member fixed to a wall surface of a building and holding the plurality of exterior wall decorative sheets at a lower side thereof;

an upper holding member fixed to the wall surface of the building and holding the plurality of exterior wall decorative sheets at an upper side thereof,

wherein

the upper holding member comprises:

a fixed portion fixed to the wall surface,

a rotating portion fixed vertically and rotatably to a hinged portion in the fixed portion, and

an upper engaging portion

formed in an extension portion extending toward the exterior wall decorative sheet of the fixed portion,

engaging with the exterior wall decorative sheet when the rotating portion rotates downwards, and

disengaging with the exterior wall decorative sheet when the rotating portion rotates upwards, and wherein

the exterior wall decorative sheet is a solar panel including solar cell elements, and

the upper holding member is fixed to the fixed portion and provided with a plurality of holding member-side connectors connecting respectively to the plurality of solar panels and a wire collection connecting among the plurality of holding member-side connectors, and wherein

the solar panel is provided with a panel-side connector connecting to the holding member-side connector, and

the holding member-side connector and the panel-side connector are, respectively, provided with mutually connecting connection terminals to surround around the connection terminal by one thereof and include a first sealing member being in contact with the other thereof.

2. The installation structure of exterior wall decorative sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

the holding member-side connector and the panel-side connector is constituted to extend one thereof over the first sealing member and include a second sealing member being in contact with the other thereof, and

the second sealing member slants approaching closer to the first sealing member as it goes farther from a central position to either ends.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2011
From: SATO, AKIO; OKUNOGI, KOICHI; OKAWA, MASAFUMI
To: KIKUKAWA KOGYO CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-007044 · Jan 15, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110283635A1 · Nov 24, 2011