Masonry wall assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9476200-B2
Application number	US-201414465421-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2014
Priority date	Aug 23, 2013
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

The present invention includes a method and a unit for a masonry wall system, each unit comprising a face shell wherein the interior surface has a transverse axis running from the top surface to the bottom surface of the face shell, and one or more webs having a front end and a rear end, wherein the rear end of each web is integral with or attached to the interior surface of the face shell along the transverse axis. The method for wall construction further comprising positioning one or more vertical reinforcement rods or tendons with one end embedded in a wall-foundation and laying a layer wall units on the wall-foundation such that the one or more webs of the layers of wall units are aligned, and the vertical reinforcement rods or tendons run through or are adjacent to the webs of the wall units.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A unit for a wall comprising:
a single face shell comprising:
an interior surface;
an exterior surface, the exterior surface being spaced apart from the interior surface;
a top surface;
a bottom surface, the bottom surface being spaced apart from the top surface, wherein each of the top surface and the bottom surface extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface;
a first end surface; and
a second end surface, the second end surface being spaced apart from the first end surface, wherein each of the first end surface and the second end surface extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface and between the top surface and the bottom surface;
wherein a first axis extends between the top surface and the bottom surface of the face shell along the interior surface, a second axis extends between the first end surface and the second end surface along the interior surface and perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis extends between the interior surface and the exterior surface and perpendicular to the first and second axes; and

a first web and a second web, each of the first web and the second web having a distal end and a proximal end and an inner surface and an outer surface extending between the distal and proximal ends, wherein the proximal end of each web is integrally attached to the interior surface of the face shell, the distal end is spaced apart from the proximal end along a direction of the third axis, at least a portion of the outer surface lies in a plane that intersects the second axis, the inner surfaces are spaced apart from and face each other, and the distal ends are directly coupled together to define a pocket with the inner surfaces and a portion of the interior surface of the face shell disposed between the inner surfaces of the first and second webs,
wherein:
the portion of the outer surface of the first web is spaced inwardly of the first end surface or the second end surface,
at least a portion of the interior surface of the face shell disposed between the proximal end of the first web and the first or second end surface of the face shell adjacent the outer surface of the first web is visible from the direction of the third axis upon installation of two or more units atop each other, and
a ledge extends outwardly from the outer surfaces of the distal ends of the webs in the direction of the third axis, the ledge having a horizontal surface that is spaced apart from and is spaced between upper and lower surfaces of the distal ends of the webs, wherein the horizontal surface lies within a plane that extends substantially parallel to the second and third axes.

2. The unit of claim 1 , wherein the distal ends of the first and the second webs define at least one of a fastener-receiving groove or a recess to receive a fastener clip.

3. The unit of claim 1 , wherein the inner and outer surfaces of at least one of the first or second web defines an opening or opening knock out that extends between the inner and the outer surfaces.

4. The unit of claim 3 , wherein each of the first web and the second web further comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top and bottom surfaces of each of the first web and the second web are spaced apart and extend between the inner and outer surfaces of the respective web, and the opening or opening knock-out that is defined by and extends between the inner and outer surfaces is also defined by and extends through one of the bottom surface or the top surface of the respective web.

5. The unit of claim 1 , wherein the top surface or the bottom surface of the face shell defines one or more horizontal grooves extending between the first end surface and the second end surface.

6. The unit of claim 5 , wherein each of the one or more horizontal grooves is dimensioned to receive at least a portion of one or more horizontal joint reinforcements.

7. The unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more brick ties embedded in or fastened to the exterior surface of the face shell.

8. The unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more ledges that extend from the interior surface of the face shell, wherein a plane that includes the ledge extends parallel to the second and third axes.

9. The unit of claim 1 , wherein a center between the proximal ends of the first and second webs is offset along the second axis from a center of the interior exterior surface of the single face shell.

10. A unit for a wall comprising:
a single face shell comprising:
an interior surface;
an exterior surface, the exterior surface being spaced apart from the interior surface;
a top surface;
a bottom surface, the bottom surface being spaced apart from the top surface, wherein each of the top surface and the bottom surface extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface;
a first end surface; and
a second end surface, the second end surface being spaced apart from the first end surface, wherein each of the first end surface and the second end surface extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface and between the top surface and the bottom surface;
wherein a first axis extends between the top surface and the bottom surface of the face shell along the interior surface, a second axis extends between the first end surface and the second end surface along the interior surface and perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis extends between the interior surface and the exterior surface and perpendicular to the first and second axes; and

a first web and a second web, each of the first web and the second web having a distal end and a proximal end and an inner surface and an outer surface extending between the distal and proximal ends, wherein the proximal end of each of the first web and the second web is integrally attached to the interior surface of the face shell, the distal end of each of the first web and the second web is spaced apart from the proximal end along a direction of the third axis, at least a portion of the outer surface lies in a plane that intersects the second axis, the inner surfaces face each other and are spaced apart from each other a first distance, the distal ends are spaced apart a second distance that is less than the first distance, and the distal ends have a thickness as measured in the direction of the second axis that is greater than a thickness of the each web adjacent the respective proximal end as measured in the direction of the second axis,
wherein:
the portion of the outer surface of the first web is spaced inwardly of the first end surface or the second end surface,
a ledge extends outwardly from the outer surfaces of the distal ends of each of said first and second web in the direction of the third axis, each ledge having a horizontal surface that is spaced apart from and is spaced between upper and lower surfaces of the distal ends of each web, wherein the horizontal surface lies within a plane that extends substantially parallel to the second and third axes, and
at least a portion of the interior surface of the face shell disposed between the proximal end of the first web and the first end surface of the face shell adjacent the outer surface of the first web is visible from the direction of the third axis upon installation of two or more units atop each other.

11. The unit of claim 10 , wherein a center between the proximal ends of the first and second webs is offset along the second axis from a center of the exterior surface of the single face shell.

Assignees

• Univ Texas

Inventors

• Gomes Francisco Henning
• Gomes Dabney Staub

Classifications

• E04C1/397

  serving for locating conduits (E04C1/392 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04C1/39

  characterised by special adaptations, e.g. serving for locating conduits, for forming soffits, cornices, or shelves, for fixing wall-plates or door-frames, for claustra · CPC title

• E04B2002/0247

  Strips or bars · CPC title

• E04B2/22

  using elements having a general shape differing from that of a parallelepiped · CPC title

• E04B2/24 Primary

  the walls being characterised by fillings in some of the cavities forming load-bearing pillars or beams · CPC title