System and methods for extruded aluminum wall panel framing

Abstract

A system and method for manufacturing, assembling, and installing an extruded aluminum wall panel frame by manufacturing an extrusion profile that comprises a stud, a sole plate, and a sill plate and other components used to configure the extrusion profile into a frame either fully or partially assembled prior to transport and installation at the building site where the frame may be installed as a single-level structure or multi-level structure of varying lengths, widths, and floorplans.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An extruded aluminum wall panel framing system, comprising:
 a floor slab;   a substantially horizontal rail base coupled to the floor slab; and   a substantially vertical wall panel, coupled to the rail base.   
     
     
         2 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel further comprises:
 a substantially vertical first side, further comprising
 a first common stud; 
   a substantially vertical second side, further comprising
 a second common stud; 
   a substantially horizontal bottom side, further comprising
 a sole plate; and 
   a substantially horizontal top side, further comprising:
 a sill plate, 
   wherein the first common stud is coupled to the sole plate and the sill plate and the second common stud is coupled to the sole plate and the sill plate and the first common stud, the second common stud, the sole plate, and the sill plate are comprised of a substantially aluminum material.   
     
     
         3 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 2 , wherein the extruded aluminum wall panel framing system is configured as a corner application further comprising:
 a substantially vertical third side, further comprising
 a corner stud; 
   wherein the first common stud is coupled to the corner stud, the sole plate, and the sill plate and the second common stud is coupled to the corner stud, the sole plate, and the sill plate.   
     
     
         4 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the extruded aluminum wall panel framing system is configured as an extension application comprising:
 a first wall panel, comprising a first end and a second end; and   a second wall panel, comprising a first end and a second end,   wherein the first end of the first wall panel is coupled to the second end of the second wall panel by a fastener.   
     
     
         5 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the extruded aluminum wall panel framing system is configured as a multi-level application comprising:
 a first wall panel, comprising a top side and a bottom side; and   a second wall panel, comprising a top side and a bottom side,   wherein the top side of the first wall panel is coupled to the bottom side of the second wall panel by a fastener.   
     
     
         6 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel further comprises an isolation strip coupled to the wall panel. 
     
     
         7 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel further comprises a shear panel coupled to the wall panel. 
     
     
         8 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel is further configured with an opening, comprising:
 a jack stud;   a header coupled to the jack stud; and   a windowsill coupled the jack stud.   
     
     
         9 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel is further configured with extra bracing where the extra bracing is selected from at least one of the following: a king stud, an upper cripple stud, and a lower cripple stud. 
     
     
         10 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall panel further comprises a substantially vertical third common stud located between the first common stud and the second common stud. 
     
     
         11 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastener comprising at least one of a screw, a self-drilling screw, a self-tapping screw, an anchor screw, a bolt, a sill bolt, a panel bolt, a nut, and a panel nut bolt. 
     
     
         12 . The extruded aluminum wall panel framing system of  claim 2 , wherein the wall panel further comprises an isolation strip coupled to the wall panel and a shear panel coupled to the wall. 
     
     
         13 . An extruded aluminum wall panel framing system, comprising:
 a floor slab;   a substantially horizontal rail base, coupled to the floor slab by an anchor screw through a rail base anchor bolt hole;   a substantially vertical wall panel coupled to the rail base and further comprising:
 a substantially vertical first side, further comprising
 a first common stud; 
 
 a substantially vertical second side, further comprising
 a second common stud; 
 
 a substantially horizontal bottom side, further comprising
 a sole plate; and 
 
 a substantially horizontal top side, further comprising:
 a sill plate; 
 
 an opening, further comprising:
 a jack stud; 
 a header coupled to the jack stud; 
 a windowsill coupled to the jack stud; 
 a king stud coupled to the jack stud; 
 an upper cripple stud coupled to the jack stud; and 
 a lower cripple stud coupled to the jack stud; 
 
 wherein the first common stud is coupled to the sole plate and the sill plate and the second common stud is coupled to the sole plate and the sill plate; 
   an isolation strip coupled to the wall panel; and   a substantially vertical shear panel coupled to the wall panel.   
     
     
         14 . A method for manufacturing an extruded aluminum wall panel framing, comprising:
 positioning a first common stud substantially vertically;   positioning a second common stud substantially vertically;   positioning a sole plate substantially horizontally;   securing the first common stud to the sole plate;   securing the second common stud to the sole plate;   positioning a sill plate substantially horizontally;   securing the first common stud to the sill plate; and   securing the second common stud to the sill plate.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising further comprising installing an isolation strip, a shear panel, an opening, an extra bracing, and a fastener. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the wall panel is further configured as a corner panel and the method further comprises:
 dividing the wall panel into a first section and a second section;   positioning a corner stud substantially vertically between the first section and the second section;   positioning the first section of the wall panel substantially perpendicularly relative to the second section of the wall panel; and   securing the first section to the corner stud and the second section to the corner stud.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising securing the wall panel to a rail base. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the wall panel further comprises an opening configured to house at least one of a door and a window. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the extruded wall panel framing further comprises an isolation strip. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the extruded aluminum wall panel framing further comprises a shear panel.