US20080053004A1 - Roof assembly - Google Patents
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- the outer roof components are each provided with an over-lock at one end thereof and an under-lock at an opposite end thereof to facilitate, in use, mutual interlocking relationship between juxtaposed roof components along a roof structure.
- the ends of the outer components are butted together with a plastic seal in-between or the outer components have a longitudinal taper so that they can be laid one on top of the other.
- FIG. 2 is an underside perspective view of an outer ridge component of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 ;
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Abstract
The invention provides a roof assembly (2) comprising an outer roof component (4, 104, 204) that is arranged, in use, to be mutually interlocked with an inner roof component (6, 106, 206). The outer roof component (4, 104,204) comprises a depending key element (14) that is a snap-fit in an upwardly facing dovetail slot (36) provided in the inner roof component (6, 106, 206). Embodiments of the invention enable roofs of various pitches to be assembled, the components (204, 206) having mutually inter-engaging bulbous configurations for this purpose. The key element (14) and the inner roof component (6, 106, 206) are molded from foamed polystyrene. The invention also provides a method of forming a roof using the roof assembly (2).
Description
- This invention is concerned with a roof assembly and is particularly concerned with a roof assembly utilizing novel arrangements of mutually interlocking components.
- Traditional methods of roof construction require skilled labor on site and long build times, resulting in high costs. In the prior art, the final roof covering, for example roof tiles, is fixed in situ on the roof. This requires skilled roofers to mark the roof, fix battens, lay roof tiles and secure joints, which involves considerable costs on site, including the cost of health and safety measures to mitigate the risk of working at height. To reduce costs and satisfy the growing demand for high-quality, energy-efficient and sustainable methods of construction, new materials and techniques are increasingly being used. These include for example, use of prefabricated roof panels or so-called structural insulated panels (SIPS), which integrate several components in a complete assembly and can be installed with little site labor.
- The construction of the joints of a tiled pitched roof, for example the ridge and hips, presents particular challenges. It requires the use of multiple components and several operations on site to provide a weather tight joint. In the case of a roof ridge, these components may include a ridge batten or ridge board to fix the ridge tiles, a means to provide sealing against driving rain as well as various fasteners. In warm roof constructions with insulation at rafter level, canister applied foam may also be used to fill the gap at the ridge between the roof pitches and provide a continuous insulating layer.
- It is the object of the present invention to provide a roof assembly and a method of roof assembly that overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art. Specifically, the invention allows rapid installation of weather tight joints without use of fasteners or tools and without the need for skilled labor; such joints could be at the ridge or hips of a roof or between pre-tiled roof panels. Also, the invention ensures continuity of the insulation layer in a warm roof with rafter-level insulation.
- According to the present invention there is provided a roof assembly comprising an outer roof component configured for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with an inner roof component, which is adapted to be supported in a roof structure.
- Preferably, the inner roof component comprises an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of an outer roof component. In this manner the outer roof component is secured to the roof structure.
- Conveniently, the key element of the outer roof component may be a snap fit, when in use, in the aperture of the inner roof component.
- The key element of the outer roof component is preferably configured in cross section as an arrow head, preferably as a truncated arrow head, to facilitate the retention thereof in the aperture of the inner roof component, which aperture is configured to be of a shape corresponding to that of the key element. Other shapes of interlock are possible, such as ones with round edges.
- In a preferred embodiment, the outer roof component comprises a separately formed key element. Alternatively, the key element is formed integrally with the outer roof component. The outer component could be made as a long unit incorporating several roof tiles. This would give the traditional tiled appearance but with fewer components and joints. This applies especially where the outer component is a unitary component made from plastics, metals or composites, with an integral key element, because these materials can be easily formed into complex shapes.
- Conveniently, the key element may be a molding for attachment to a roof tile. In particular the key element may be molded from an expanded foamed material such as polystyrene, or a foamed polystyrene based composition. It will be realized that the moldings may be a composite provided with a tougher outer skin portion in order to enhance the performance of the products in use bearing in mind that these components are effective, in use, to seal and insulate the roof. The inner roof component can be formed in plastics, metal or composite materials which either are or can be designed to be flexible so as to allow snap fitting of the outer roof component.
- The inner roof component may conveniently also be molded from an expanded foamed material such as polystyrene.
- In one embodiment of the invention, the assembly is a ridge assembly and the outer roof component has a ridge tile as its outer covering.
- In such an embodiment, the outer roof component may conveniently comprise a filler element to prevent, in use, the ingress of driving rain or snow. The filler element may be of a flexible webbed comb-like configuration and may conveniently be secured to the key element of the outer roof component. In use on the roof, such a filler element either automatically adjusts to fit around the profile of adjacent roof tiles or is molded manually to seal the gaps with adjacent roof tiles. Several materials or combinations of materials may be used to make such flexible elements including plastics, rubber, metal gauze and non-woven fleece made for example from polypropylene or polyacrylonitrile.
- The side edges of the ridge tile will normally be straight. However, instead of being straight, the side edges of the outer ridge component could be profiled so as to mate with the profile of the top row of tiles and have integral sealing features and have integral sealing features instead of a filler element. Advantageously the outer component is formed of a plastics material to achieve the complex shape required.
- Preferably, the outer roof components are each provided with an over-lock at one end thereof and an under-lock at an opposite end thereof to facilitate, in use, mutual interlocking relationship between juxtaposed roof components along a roof structure. Alternatively, the ends of the outer components are butted together with a plastic seal in-between or the outer components have a longitudinal taper so that they can be laid one on top of the other.
- In other embodiments of the invention the outer roof component is a roof tile or a hip tile. Whatever its form, the outer roof component may be made from a tile mortar composition as a unitary component, e.g. it is a concrete roof tile. Alternatively, the outer roof component may be made from a ceramic composition, e.g. it is a clay roof tile. In a further preferred embodiment the outer roof component is made from a plastics material composition.
- The inner roof component may be in the form of a prefabricated insulated roof panel. In use, such panels are laid side by side on the roof from ridge to eaves. In one embodiment the panels are pre-tiled, for example with conventional roof tiles, except at the side edges. Once installed, the non-tiled area along the joint between panels would be covered by a special tile. This special tile carries a depending key element which is a snap fit in an aperture formed in the non-tiled edge area of the panel.
- This invention also provides a combination of the roof assembly and a roof structure.
- Preferably, the inner roof component comprises a molding, configured to be retained and supported in complementary configurations formed in the roof structure.
- The inner roof component may conveniently be retained and supported by elements of the roof structure, which elements are provided with the complementary configurations for facilitating, in use, the retention and support of the inner roof component in the roof structure.
- Preferably, where the roof assembly is a ridge assembly, the complementary configurations of the structural elements are formed to facilitate the construction of roofs with various pitches. In one convenient embodiment the inner roof component is configured with a bulbous lower end portion for engagement, in use, with complementary configurations formed in juxtaposed upper end portions of the elements to facilitate the construction of a roof of various pitches.
- The roof structure supporting the inner roof component can be made of wood, metal, plastics or composites; where prefabricated insulated roof panels are used, it may be either independent of or integrated into those panels.
- The present invention may also provide a method of forming a roof comprising the steps of:—
- a) providing a roof structure having provision for the retention and support of a series of inner roof components there-along;
b) installing a series of inner roof components along the roof structure; and,
c) securing a series of outer roof components in mutual engagement with the inner roof components along the roof structure, thereby to form a roof assembly. - The so-formed roof assembly is preferably as described above.
- In a preferred method of forming a roof provided by the present invention a series of inner roof components are offered up seriatim at one end of the roof structure and moved there-along to create a continuous line thereof along the roof structure to thereafter enable a series of outer roof components to be secured in mutual engagement therewith to form a roof.
- In a further method of forming a roof provided by the present invention a series of inner roof components may conveniently be positioned in a continuous line thereof, each inner roof component being supported between an associated pair of retaining hangers to thereby provide support for a series of outer roof components arranged in a continuous line thereof each of which may be located in mutual interlocking engagement with an associated inner roof component to thereby form a roof.
- In a further method of forming a roof provided by the present invention, the inner roof component may be in the form of pre-tiled insulated roof panels laid side by side from ridge to eaves, which thereafter enable a series of outer roof components to be secured in mutual engagement therewith to form a roof.
- There now follows by way of example detailed descriptions of the invention in various forms and methods of forming a roof structure, which description is to be read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:—
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FIG. 1 shows an end elevation of a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is an underside perspective view of an outer ridge component of the first embodiment shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an upper perspective view of the component shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a side elevation in the direction of the arrow IV ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is an underside view of the component shown inFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is an upper perspective view of the inner ridge component of the first embodiment shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 is an end section view through a ridge portion of a roof incorporating the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 8 is an upper perspective view of an inner component of a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 9 is an end section view through a ridge portion of a roof incorporating a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 10 is an upper perspective view of an inner component of a third embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 11 is an end section view through a ridge portion of a roof incorporating a third embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 12 is a cross-section of a pair of roof panels utilizing a roof assembly according to a further embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 13 is an end section through a hip portion of a roof incorporating an embodiment of the invention. - As a departure from traditional roof construction for the roofs of dwellings, the present invention generally provides a
novel roof assembly 2 comprising anouter ridge component 4 for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with aninner ridge component 6 that is supported in aroof structure 8 comprisingstructural elements 10, see especiallyFIGS. 7 , 9 and 11. - Specifically, the
outer ridge component 4 comprises a halfround ridge tile 12 of concrete, clay or plastic composition, whichroof tile 12 is provided with a dependingkey element 14 integrated with theunderside 16 thereof by a suitable means, seeFIGS. 1 to 7 . Thekey element 14, which is molded from a foamed polystyrene composition, comprises a dependingportion 18 of truncated arrowhead cross-section, see particularlyFIGS. 1 , 2 and 7. - The
key element 14 is of the same length as theroof tile 12 to which it is attached; however, theelement 14 is offset along the length of theroof tile 12, as shown inFIGS. 2 , 3, 4 and 5. This arrangement facilitates closure of a gap betweenadjacent tiles 12, in use on a roof, with anend portion 20 of afirst roof tile 12 overlying aprotruding end portion 22 of akey element 14 protruding from anadjacent roof tile 12 along a roof ridge. - The
key element 14 provides support for twofiller elements underside wing portions FIGS. 1 , 2 and 5. Eachfiller element like configuration 27. Thefiller elements respective wing portions - The
inner ridge component 6 is molded as anelongate element 32 of a foamed polystyrene composition and comprises a lowertruncated arrowhead portion 34 and an upwardly facing, open topped,dovetail slot 36 extending along the length thereof, seeFIGS. 1 , 6 and 7. Theelongate element 32 is supported, in use, on aridge beam 38 of theroof structure 8 and is held captive by juxtaposedupper end portions roof elements FIG. 7 . Theend portions uplift portions arrowhead portion 34 when theelongate element 32 is in use on a roof. - The
elements battens 52 forroof tiles 54. - After assembly of the
ridge beam 38 and theroof elements roof structure 8, a series ofelongate elements 32 is introduced at an end of theroof structure 8. Theelements 32 are each moved along the roof and into place betweenadjacent roof elements elongate elements 32 are held captive by theconfigurations respective roof elements FIG. 7 . -
Roof tiles 54 are then placed on the engagement means 52, as shown inFIG. 7 , and the roof is completed by the assembly thereon of a series of theouter ridge components 4, thekey elements 14 thereof being received in a snap-fit relationship within thedovetail slots 36 of associatedinner ridge components 6, seeFIG. 7 . - A modified
roof ridge assembly 102 of the invention is shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 wherein anouter ridge component 104 is the same as theouter ridge component 4 described herein; however, aninner ridge component 106 comprises alower platform portion 134 that is received, in use, between configuredend portions elements FIG. 7 embodiment. - A further modified
roof ridge assembly 202 of the invention is shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 wherein anouter ridge component 204 is the same as theouter ridge components inner ridge component 206 is provided with a lowerbulbous configuration 234 that is received, in use, between configuredend portions elements roof ridge assembly 202 is essentially the same as those described above with reference to theFIGS. 7 and 9 embodiments. - The
roof ridge assembly 202 facilitates the formation of a roof of various pitch, that is, thebulbous configuration 234 enables theelements - It will be appreciated that many variations and modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention and the roof structures upon which the roof assemblies are used. For example, the roof structure is:—
- a) a conventional trussed rafter configuration; or,
b) of structural insulated panel (SIP) configuration; or,
c) of SIP configuration pre-fitted with roof tiles; or,
d) of a special type of SIP that includes cassettes for the location and support of roof tiles. - The outer ridge component is formed as a single molded unit of concrete, clay or any convenient moldable material.
- The ridge tiles and the unitary molded outer ridge components may comprise over-locks and under-locks at opposite ends thereof for mutual interlocking in use and for sealing the ridge line of a roof against the ingress of driving rain, etc.
- The foamed polystyrene may be replaced by any other suitable composition that may be readily molded and or machined to obtain the mutually interlocking configurations of the
key element 14 and theelongate element 32. - The filler unit may also be changed for any like product commensurate with preventing the ingress of driving rain or snow to the inside of a roof.
- Referring to the embodiment of the invention shown in
FIG. 12 , adjacent parts of two insulatingroof panels underlock 312 formed along one edge and anoverlock 314 formed along the opposite side edge. The arrangement is such that, except as indicated below, each of the overlooks 314 mates with anunderlock 312 of an adjacent tile to form a weatherproof joint. Theseroof tiles 308 a, b etc. are secured to thepanel - In the case of the
panel 300, thetile 310 pre-assembled thereon is a special tile having a different construction from that of theroof tiles 308 a, b etc., being formed with astandard underlock 312 and anotherunderlock 316 along the opposite side edge. The right hand side edge of theroof tile 310 is located short of theside edge 304 of thepanel 300. - In the case of the
panel 302, theleft hand tile 308 a pre-assembled thereon has a left hand edge located somewhat short of theleft hand edge 306 of thepanel 302. - The
panel 300 has achannel 318 formed therein, adjacent theside edge 304. Along this channel is formed anelement 320 defining an upwardly facing open-top dovetail slot 336. Thechannel 318 and theelement 320 extend along the length of the panel, and are formed, for example by molding, from a foamed material such as foamed polystyrene. - After the insulating
panels special roof tile 322, which is again of different construction from theroof tiles 308 a, b etc., being formed with astandard overlock 314 and anotheroverlock 324 along the opposite side edge. The arrangement is such that the overlooks 314, 324 mate with theunderlocks adjacent tiles - The
special roof tile 322 carries on its underside a dependingkey element 326 formed, for example, of a foamed material such as foamed polystyrene. The key element has, in cross section, a truncated arrowhead form, so shaped and formed to correspond to thedovetail slot 336 in theelement 320, so as to be a snap-fit therein. - In this embodiment the insulating
panel 300 constitutes the inner roof component of the present invention, while thespecial roof tile 322 constitutes the outer roof component. - It can be appreciated that the principles described above for constructing a ridge or the joints between pre-tiled insulated roof panels can be adapted to make the hips on a roof. Such a hip assembly is shown in
FIG. 13 wherein an outer hip component in the form of ahip tile 412 is configured for inter-engagement with aninner hip component 406 supported byroof elements FIG. 9 .
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1. A roof assembly comprising an outer roof component configured for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with an inner roof component, which is adapted to be supported in a roof structure, wherein said inner roof component comprises an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of an outer roof component and wherein said outer roof component comprises a separately formed said key element.
2. The roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said key element of said outer roof component is a snap fit, when in use, in said aperture of said inner roof component.
3. The roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said key element of said outer roof component is configured with a shaped protrusion to facilitate the retention thereof in said aperture of said inner roof component, which aperture is configured to be of a shape corresponding to that of said key element.
4. The roof assembly according claim 1 , wherein said outer roof component comprises a ridge or hip tile including a filler element and side seals to prevent, in use, the ingress of driving rain or snow.
5. The roof assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said filler element is of a webbed comb-like configuration.
6. The roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner roof component is in the form of a prefabricated insulated roof panel, the panel being pre-tiled except along at least one side edge, and the outer roof component is in the form of a separate roof tile, adapted to be positioned in use over the non-tiled side edge.
7. The combination of the roof assembly according to claim 1 with a roof structure, wherein said inner roof component comprises a molding configured to be retained and supported in complementary configurations formed in said roof structure.
8. The combination the roof assembly according to claim 1 with a roof structure, wherein said inner roof component is retained and supported by elements of said roof structure, which elements are provided with the complementary configurations for facilitating, in use, the retention and support of said inner roof component in said roof structure.
9. The combination according to claim 8 , wherein said roof assembly is a ridge assembly and said complementary configurations of said elements are formed to facilitate the construction of roofs with various pitches.
10. A roof assembly comprising an outer roof component configured for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with an inner roof component, which is adapted to be supported in a roof structure, wherein the inner roof component is in the form of an insulated roof panel comprising an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of said outer roof component.
11. The roof assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said key element of said outer roof component is a snap fit, when in use, in said aperture of said inner roof component.
12. The roof assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said key element of said outer roof component is configured with a shaped protrusion to facilitate the retention thereof in said aperture of said inner roof component, which aperture is configured to be of a shape corresponding to that of said key element.
13. The roof assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said outer roof component comprises a separately formed said key element.
14. The roof assembly according claim 10 , wherein said outer roof component is made as a unitary component.
15. The roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner roof component is in the form of a prefabricated insulated roof panel, the panel being pre-tiled except along at least one side edge, and the outer roof component is in the form of a separate roof tile, adapted to be positioned in use over the non-tiled side edge.
16. A method of forming a roof comprising the steps of:—
a) providing a roof structure having provision for the retention and support of a series of inner roof components there-along;
b) installing a series of inner roof components along said roof structure; and,
c) securing a series of outer roof components in mutual engagement with said inner roof components along said roof structure, thereby to form a roof assembly,
wherein each said inner roof component comprises an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of a said outer roof component and wherein each said outer roof component comprises a separately formed said key element.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the roof assembly comprises an outer roof component configured for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with an inner roof component, which is adapted to be supported in a roof structure, wherein said inner roof component comprises an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of an outer roof component and wherein said outer roof component comprises a separately formed said key element.
18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said series of inner roof components are offered up seriatim at one end of said roof structure and moved there-along to create a continuous line thereof along said roof structure to thereafter enable said series of outer roof components to be secured in mutual engagement therewith to form the roof.
19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said series of inner roof components are positioned in a continuous line thereof, each inner roof component being supported between an associated pair of retaining hangers to thereby provide support for said series of outer roof components arranged in a continuous line thereof, each of which is located in mutual interlocking engagement with an associated said inner roof component to thereby form a roof.
20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said inner roof components are each in the form of a pre-tiled insulated roof panel and are laid side by side from ridge to eaves, which thereafter enable said series of outer roof components to be secured in mutual engagement therewith to form the roof.
21. A method of forming a roof comprising the steps of:—
a) providing a roof structure having provision for the retention and support of a series of inner roof components there-along;
b) installing a series of inner roof components along said roof structure; and,
c) securing a series of outer roof components in mutual engagement with said inner roof components along said roof structure, thereby to form a roof assembly,
wherein each said inner roof component is in the form of an insulated roof panel comprising an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of a said outer roof component.
22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the roof assembly comprises an outer roof component configured for mutual interlocking engagement, in use, with an inner roof component, which is adapted to be supported in a roof structure, wherein the inner roof component is in the form of an insulated roof panel comprising an aperture for receiving, in use, a depending key element of said outer roof component.
23. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the said inner roof components are each in the form of a pre-tiled insulated roof panel and are laid side by side from ridge to eaves, which thereafter enable said series of outer roof components to be secured in mutual engagement therewith to form the roof.
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