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Wall for separating the inside of a building from the outside

US8966843B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

23Claims

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Assignee

Swiss Building Components AG · CH

Inventors

Rene Paul · Zürich, CH
York Ostermeyer · Zürich, CH
Yutaka Goto · Stintenberger Straße, CH
Thomas Frank · Dublin, US
Karim Ghazi Wakili · Andelfingen, CH
Holger Wallbaum · Zürich, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2011
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE04F17/04
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The wall serves for separating the inside of a building from the outside. According to a first aspect, the wall has a water vapor diffusion resistance of at most 20 meters, wherein the heat transfer coefficient amounts to at most 1.5 W/(m2·K), and the moisture storage capacity amounts to at least 2 kg/m2. According to a second aspect, the wall has a bearing layer (10) as well as an outer layer (9) and an inner layer (11), which include moisture-buffering materials.

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