Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing metal clad facade
- Patent Title (中): 用于提供金属外壳的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11944113Application Date: 2007-11-21
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Publication No.: US08668291B2Publication Date: 2014-03-11
- Inventor: Bruce Arthur Kopf , Michael Allen Bowen , Todd Joseph Tunzi
- Applicant: Bruce Arthur Kopf , Michael Allen Bowen , Todd Joseph Tunzi
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Main IPC: A47B96/04
- IPC: A47B96/04

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for a metal clad facade includes a thin metal cladding having at least one edge. The facade or the object with which it is associated has at least one edge around which the metal cladding edge can be wrapped. The wrapped edge could optionally be crimped. Optionally, exposed edges of the cladding could be covered by raised bosses or ribs on the façade. Optionally, a projection or extension of the cladding, oblique to other parts of the cladding, could extend into an opening in or near a surface of the facade or its underlying object. Wrapping of at least one edge with the metal cladding provides the appearance of a more substantial metal part than if the edge were not wrapped and provides for a more securement and durable attachment between the cladding and the underlying object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090126176A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING METAL CLAD FACADE Public/Granted day:2009-05-21
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