Building panel, assembly and method

Abstract

A wall cladding assembly is disclosed having elongate jointing elements 12 for mounting to a frame 11 and having flanges 17 extending therefrom, a plurality of walling members 10 having elongate recesses along opposed sides thereof for receiving the flanges 17 whereby the plurality of walling members 10 is supported by the plurality of jointing elements 12 to form a wall, and elongate cover means 15 for fastening to the jointing elements 12 to cover the jointing elements 12 between adjoining walling members 10.

The claims defining the invention are as follows:  
     
         1 . A building assembly including:—
 a plurality of elongate jointing elements adapted to be fastened relative to a building frame and each including an outwardly facing channel portion and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel;  
 a plurality of cladding panels having elongate recesses along and proximate the edges thereof for engaging the at least one flange for supporting the cladding panel to form a wall, and  
 elongate cover means fastenable to the at least one flange for covering the channel portion.  
 
     
     
         2 . A method of fastening cladding panels to building frames, the method including:—
 fastening an elongate jointing element relative to the building frame, the jointing element including an outwardly facing channel portion for fixing the jointing element relative to the building frame and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel;  
 forming an elongate recess along and proximate the edge of a cladding panel;  
 engaging the flange in the recess, and  
 fastening elongate cover means to the at least one flange for covering the channel portion.  
 
     
     
         3 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the arrangement is such that the cover means when fastened to the flange is receivable with the flange within the recess.  
     
     
         4 . A wall cladding assembly including:—
 elongate jointing elements for mounting to a frame and having flanges extending therefrom;  
 a plurality of walling members having elongate recesses along opposed sides thereof for receiving the flanges whereby the plurality of walling members is supported by the plurality of jointing elements to form a wall, and  
 elongate cover means for fastening to the jointing elements to cover the jointing elements between adjoining walling members.  
 
     
     
         5 . A method of assembling a wall, the method including:—
 mounting a plurality of elongate jointing elements having flanges extending therefrom to a frame;  
 supporting a walling member having elongate recesses along opposed sides thereof between a pair of jointing elements by positioning the flanges in the recesses, and  
 fastening elongate cover means to the jointing elements to cover the jointing elements between adjoining walling members.  
 
     
     
         6 . A building assembly including:—
 a plurality of elongate jointing elements adapted to be fastened relative to a building frame and each including an outwardly facing channel portion and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel;  
 a plurality of cladding panels having elongate recesses along and proximate the edges thereof for engaging the at least one flange for supporting the cladding panel to form a wall, and  
 sealing means positionable between the building frame and an elongate jointing element when fastened thereto for substantially sealing the space between the building frame and the cladding panel against the ingress of moisture.  
 
     
     
         7 . A method of fastening cladding panels to building frames, the method including:—
 positioning sealing means between an elongate jointing element and the building frame, the jointing element including an outwardly facing channel portion for fixing the jointing element relative to the building frame and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel, and the sealing means being adapted to substantially seal the space between the building frame and the cladding panels against the ingress of moisture;  
 fastening the elongate jointing element relative to the building frame;  
 forming an elongate recess along and proximate the edge of a cladding panel, and  
 engaging the flange in the recess.  
 
     
     
         8 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the sealing means is a longitudinally extending gasket.  
     
     
         9 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the gasket includes longitudinally extending rib means adapted to resiliently engage the inner surface of the cladding panels when the at least one flange engages the recess.  
     
     
         10 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the rib means includes a plurality of parallel ribs extending outwardly of the building frame when the gasket is positioned thereagainst by the jointing element.  
     
     
         11 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the ribs are dimensioned such that engagement of a flange of a jointing element in a recess in a cladding panel biases the ribs against the inner surface of the cladding panel.  
     
     
         12 . A wall cladding assembly including:—
 elongate jointing elements for mounting to a frame and having flanges extending therefrom:  
 sealing means positionable between the frame and an elongate jointing element when fastened thereto for substantially sealing the wall cavity against the ingress of moisture, and  
 a plurality of walling members having elongate recesses along opposed sides thereof for receiving the flanges whereby the plurality of walling members is supported by the plurality of jointing elements to form a wall.  
 
     
     
         13 . A method of assembling a wall, the method including:—
 positioning sealing means between a frame and a plurality of elongate jointing elements, the sealing means being adapted to seal the wall cavity against the ingress of moisture and the jointing elements having flanges extending therefrom;  
 mounting the jointing elements to the frame, and  
 supporting a walling member having elongate recesses along opposed sides thereof between a pair of jointing elements by positioning the flanges in the recesses.  
 
     
     
         14 . A building assembly including:—
 a plurality of elongate jointing elements adapted to be fastened relative to a building frame and each including an outwardly facing channel portion and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel, and  
 a plurality of cladding panels having elongate recesses along and proximate the edges thereof for engaging the at least one flange for supporting the cladding panel to form a wall;  
 the recesses being formed by affixing a longitudinally extending strip to the panel proximate an edge thereof.  
 
     
     
         15 . A cladding panel for use in a building assembly wherein a plurality of elongate jointing elements are adapted to be fastened relative to a building frame, the jointing elements including an outwardly facing channel portion and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging the cladding panel, the panel including:—
 a substantially planar surface area, and  
 a plurality of elongate recesses along and proximate edges thereof for engaging a flange for supporting the cladding panel to form a wall;  
 the recesses being formed by affixing a longitudinally extending strip to the panel proximate an edge thereof.  
 
     
     
         16 . A method of fastening cladding panels to building frames, the method including:—
 fastening an elongate jointing element relative to the building frame, the jointing element having an outwardly facing channel portion for fixing the jointing element relative to the building frame and at least one flange extending laterally from the channel portion for engaging a cladding panel;  
 forming an elongate recess along and proximate the edge of the cladding panel, the recess being formed by affixing a longitudinally extending strip to the panel proximate an edge thereof, and  
 engaging the flange in the recess.  
 
     
     
         17 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the strip has a longitudinally extending rebated lap, the rebate constituting the recess when the strip is fixed to the panel.  
     
     
         18 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein a longitudinally extending gasket is fixed to the outer edge of the lap for sealing against the outwardly facing channel portion when the flange is received in the recess.  
     
     
         19 . A building assembly as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the strip is fixed to the panel such that the distance between the outer edge of the lap and the edge of the panel is slightly less than the combined thickness of the outwardly facing channel portion and the gasket.  
     
     
         20 . A building assembly substantially as described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.  
     
     
         21 . A wall cladding assembly substantially as described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.  
     
     
         22 . A cladding panel substantially as described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.  
     
     
         23 . A method of fastening cladding panels to building frames substantially as described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.  
     
     
         24 . A method of assembling a wall substantially as described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.