Roof forming element for a roof of a building, and roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10626604-B2
Application number	US-201615756175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2016
Priority date	Sep 2, 2015
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a roof forming element for a roof, comprising a roof plate, a beam integral with the roof plate, such that the integral combination of the roof plate and the beam has an L-shaped cross-section, a cover, and coupling means for coupling the roof forming element to a further, neighbouring element. The roof forming element, at least in a mounted condition of a plurality of such elements, is configured such that the second longitudinal side of the element is arranged to be supported by the first longitudinal side of a further, neighbouring one of said elements, so that the beam of the further roof forming element also supports the roof plate of the roof forming element, and so that the respective roof plate elements of said roof forming element and further roof forming element are flush with respect to each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A building having a roof, which roof closes an opening of the building, wherein the roof is at least partly formed by a plurality of roof forming elements which each close a part of said opening, wherein the plurality of roof forming elements is supported by a support structure of the building, which support structure surrounds the opening,
each of the plurality of roof forming elements comprising
an elongate polymer roof plate having a top plate and a bottom plate parallel to the top plate, which top and bottom plate are integrally interconnected via a plurality of ribs extending in a length direction of the roof plate,
a beam which is manufactured as one integral part together with the roof plate, wherein the beam extends in the length direction of the roof plate, is located at a first longitudinal side of the roof plate, and protrudes downwards from the bottom plate of the roof plate, wherein the other, second longitudinal side is free from a second beam protruding downwards from the bottom plate, so that the integral combination of the roof plate and the beam has an L-shaped cross-section,
a cover for at least substantially completely covering the top plate at a distance therefrom, so as to define an interior space between the cover and the top plate, wherein the cover comprises at least one cover element which extends over the entire width of the roof plate and over at least part of the length of the roof plate, and
coupling means for coupling a first one of the plurality of roof forming elements to a second one of the plurality of roof forming elements, the second roof forming element neighbouring the first roof forming element,
wherein a second longitudinal side of the first roof forming element is supported by a first longitudinal side of the second roof forming element, so that the beam of the second roof forming element also supports the roof plate of the first roof forming element, and so that the first roof forming element and second roof forming element are flush with respect to each other, and wherein the respective roof plates of the first and second roof forming elements are flush with respect to each other,
wherein a second longitudinal side of a third roof forming element of the plurality of roof forming elements is supported by a first longitudinal side of the first roof forming element, the third roof forming element neighbouring the first roof forming element, the first longitudinal side of the first roof forming element being opposite the second longitudinal side of the first roof forming element, so that the beam of the first roof forming element also supports the roof plate of the third roof forming element, and so that the respective roof plates of the first roof forming element and the third roof forming element are flush with respect to each other, and
wherein the plurality of roof forming elements comprises a photovoltaic element in its interior space.

2. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio between the height of the beam and the width of the first roof plate element is in the range of 1:15 to 1:1.

3. The building according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio between the height of the beam and the width of first roof plate element is in the range of 1:8 to 1:3.

4. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling means couple the second longitudinal side of the first roof forming element to the first longitudinal side of the second roof forming element.

5. The building according to claim 4 , wherein the roof plate of the first roof forming element has a rib at the first longitudinal side of the roof plate of the first roof forming element, on top of the top plate of the roof plate of the first roof forming element, and has a flange element at the second longitudinal side of the roof plate of the first roof forming element, which is arranged to overlap a rib of the second roof forming element connected to the first roof forming element.

6. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the roof plate of the first roof forming element comprises an intermediate plate between the top plate and the bottom plate, wherein the intermediate plate is integrally interconnected to the top plate as well as to the bottom plate via a plurality of ribs extending in length direction of the roof plate of the first roof forming element.

7. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the cover seals the interior space from the outside at the longitudinal sides of the first roof forming element, wherein the first roof forming element comprises a respective closing element at both its end faces seen in the length direction, extending between the roof plate of the first roof forming element and the cover, for sealing the interior space of the first roof forming element at the respective end face.

8. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the integral combination of the roof plate of the first roof forming element and the beam is at least substantially made of a polymer.

9. The building according to claim 8 , wherein the integral combination of the roof plate of the first roof forming element and the beam is at least substantially made of a glass fibre reinforced polypropylene.

10. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is light transparent to such an extent that in use electrical power is generated by the photovoltaic element due to incident sunlight.

11. The building according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of ceiling plates, wherein each of the ceiling plates is connected to a free end of the beam of at least two neighbouring roof forming elements, so as to form a ceiling for an interior space of the building underneath the roof.

12. The building according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of roof forming elements has a length which is about equal to a length of the roof and each have a width which is a part of a width of the roof, wherein the plurality of roof forming elements are interconnected such that they close the entire opening in the building.

13. The building according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of roof forming elements has a length which is about equal to a length of the roof and each have a width which is a part of a width of the roof, wherein the plurality of roof forming elements are interconnected, wherein the roof also comprises a further roof forming element having the roof plate of the first roof forming element and the cover but is free from a beam at its first longitudinal side, which further roof forming element is interconnected to one of the outer ones of the interconnected roof forming elements at the first longitudinal side of that outer roof forming element, wherein the opening is closed entirely by the further roof forming element and the plurality of roof forming elements.

14. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the roof is a pitched roof, wherein the opening closed by the roof is bounded by a ridge and a building wall, which define the length of the roof, and by further opposite building walls, which define a width of the roof.

15. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the cover of that at least one roof forming element is light transparent to such an extent that in use electrical power is generated by the photovoltaic element due to incident sunlight.

16. The building according to claim 1 , wherein the elongate polymer roof plate of the first roof forming element is an extruded, elongate polymer roof plate of the first roof forming element; and wherein the beam is an extruded beam integral with the extruded, elongate polymer roof plate of the first roof for

Assignees

• Sabic Global Technologies Bv

Inventors

• Steenbakkers-Menting Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria
• Van Giesen Roland
• Van Den Berg Marinus

Classifications

• H02S20/23

  specially adapted for roof structures · CPC title

• E04B7/12

  formed in bays, e.g. sawtooth roofs (E04B7/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04D3/357

  comprising hollow cavities · CPC title

• H02S20/25

  Roof tile elements · CPC title

• E04D3/351

  at least one of the layers being composed of insulating material, e.g. fibre or foam material · CPC title