Modular insulated panel system

Claim 2

A panel module for a panel system of the type described comprising an edge forming member including a base wall having laterally spaced outer edges, and adjacent flanges connected to said base wall in opposed spaced-apart relation and being relatively angularly related to each other defining a wedgeshaped channel therebetween, a liner member having an edge margin disposed between said flanges and being in surface abutment with one of said flanges and spaced from the other of said flanges, and bonding means comprising foam insulation material that is expanded into said channel between the other of said flanges and said liner member and hardened in bonding engagement therein to maintain said edge forming and liner members together.

Claim 3

The panel module according to claim 1, wherein said spaced-apart flanges include a first flange extending from adjacent to one lateral edge of said base wall substantially in the plane of said liner member and a second flange extending from said base wall angularly and adjacent to said first flange.

Claim 4

The panel module according to claim 2, including another pair of angularly disposed spaced flanges formed adjacent to the other lateral edge of said base wall to define another wedge-shaped channel, and another second liner member positioned in surface abutment with the outermost of said other pair of flanges and maintained therein by said bonding means.

Claim 5

The panel module according to claim 3, in which said liner members extend from said first-mentioned and other wedge-shaped channels in predetermined spaced parallel planes forming opposite and substantially planar surface walls of said panel module, and said foam insulation material forms the sole means for interlocking said edge forming and liner members together.

Claim 6

The panel module according to claim 1, wherein said base wall of said edge forming member is separated into laterally spaced segments, and opposed walls being formed on said base wall segments and extending normal thereto to define an elongated recessed central channel extending substantially throughout the length of said edge forming member.

Claim 7

The panel module according to claim 5, in which a rigid strip of reinforcing material is positioned within each of said opposed channel forming walls.

Claim 8

The panel module according to claim 5, in which a cross wall interconnects said channel forming walls and defines the bottom of said central channel, and said cross wall is provided with lateral protrusions extending beyond said spaced channel forming walls toward said pairs of flanges and in spaced relation with said base wall segments.

Claim 9

The panel module according to claim 5, in which said opposed walls have laterally aligned openings, and a plurality of laterally extending pin means being positioned in said openings in predetermined longitudinally spaced relationship across the central channel of said edge forming member.

Claim 10

The panel module according to claim 8, in which said edge forming member is T-shaped in cross-section and said opposed channel walls extend perpendicularly from said base wall segments to define said central channel, and said spaced-apart flanges being formed on the lateral edge of at least one base wall segment remote from said central channel.

Claim 11

The panel module according to claim 8, in which said edge forming member is L-shaped in cross-section and said laterally spaced base wall segments are in the plane of said liner member with adjacent edges from which opposed walls extend perpendicular to define said central channel, and an end wall extending normal to the plane of said liner member from the lateral edge of at least one base wall segment remote from said central channel.

Claim 12

An insulated panel comprising a pair of opposed liner means each having opposed pairs of marginal edge portions, at least one edge portion of one of said liner means being juxtaposed with one edge portion of the other of said liner means, opposed pairs of edge members connected in end-to-end framing relation between said liner means in enclosing engagement with said opposed pairs of edge portions thereof, a body cavity formed between said liner means and said edge members, at least one of said edge members including a base wall extending between said liner means and substantially normal thereto, a pair of opposed side walls integral with said base wall, a pair of flange means integrally connected with said base wall adjacent to said side walls and defining therewith a pair of substantially wedge-shaped channel means open to said body cavity, one edge portion of said one and other liner means being respectively received in said channel means and engaged with said side walls, and an integral mass of insulation material in said body cavity and extending into said channel means in bonding relation between said liner means and edge members for preventing displacement of said one edge member from said panel.

Claim 13

An insulated panel comprising a pair of opposed liner means each having opposed pairs of marginal edge portions, at least one edge portion of one of said liner means being juxtaposed with one edge portion of the other of said liner means, opposed pairs of edge members connected in end-to-end framing relation between said liner means in enclosing engagement with said opposed pairs of edge portions thereof, a body cavity formed between said liner means and said edge members, at least one of said edge members including a base wall extending between said liner means and substantially normal thereto, a pair of opposed side walls integral with said base wall, a pair of flange means integrally connected with said base wall adjacent to said side walls and defining therewith a pair of substantially wedge-shaped channel means open to said body cavity, one edge portion of said one and other liner means being respectively received in said channel means and engaged with said side walls, and an integral mass of insulation material in said body cavity and extending into said channel means in bonding relation between said liner means and edge members for preventing displacement of said one edge member from said panel.

Claim 14

An edge member for an insulated panel comprising an extruded plastic body of preselected length, a base wall on said body having interior and exterior surfaces and laterally spaced outer margins, a pair of outer side walls integrally formed on the outer margins of said base wall defining the width of said edge member, flange means integrally connected with the interior surface of said base wall adjacent to each of said side walls and angling from said base wall toward said side wall to define a wedge-shaped channel therebetween, said base wall including a pair of opposed second wall means integrally connected with said base wall adjacent to the mid-portion thereof and laterally spaced from said outer side walls, a cross wall integrally connected between said wall means and spaced from said base wall, said wall means and cross wall defining a continuous elongated central channel extending substantially throughout the length of said base wall, a plurality of opposed and aligned aperture means in said second wall means, and being predeterminately longitudinally spaced from each other lengthwise of said body, and a plurality of pin means received in said plural opposed aperture means and extending across said central channel.

Claim 15

An edge member for an insulated panel comprising an extruded plastic body of preselected length, a base wall on said body having interior and exterior surfaces and laterally spaced outer margins, a pair of outer side walls integrally formed on the outer margins of said base wall defining the width of said edge member, flange means integrally connected with the interior surface of said base wall adjacent to each of said side walls and angling from said base wall toward said side wall to define a wedge-shaped channel therebetween, said base wall including a pair of opposed second wall means integrally connected with said base wall adjacent to the mid-portion thereof and laterally spaced from said outer side walls, a cross wall integrally connected between said wall means and spaced from said base wall, said wall means and cross wall defining a continuous elongated central channel extending substantially throughout the length of said base wall, a plurality of opposed and aligned aperture means in said second wall means, and being predeterminately longitudinally spaced from each other lengthwise of said body, and a plurality of pin means received in said plural opposed aperture means and extending across said central channel.

Claim 16

A modular insulated panel enclosure having a controlled environment, comprising a first series of horizontally disposed panel members forming a bottom wall, a second series of vertically disposed panel members forming opposed side and end walls, a third series of horizontally disposed panel members forming a top wall, corner members disposed between adjacent side and end walls, door assembly means in one of said side and end walls, adjacent panel members in each of said first, second and third series having continuous opposed channel means with a plurality of longitudinally spaced pins therein, first spline members having slots engaged with said pins in opposed channels and interlocking said adjacent panel members together, second spline members on said corner members in interlocking relationship between adjacent side and end wall panels, Shelf means including vertical shelf mounting standards connected with certain of said spline locking members and positioned adjacent to the interior surfaces of said second series of panel members substantially at the juncture of adjacent panel members, yieldable sealing members having plural sealing lips sealably engaged between adjacent panel members of said first, second and third series and other sealing means covering said shelf standards and having spaced wing flanges with sealing lips engaged against said interior surfaces adjacent to the juncture of adjacent panel members.

Claim 17

A modular insulated panel enclosure having a controlled environment, comprising a first series of horizontally disposed panel members forming a bottom wall, a second series of vertically disposed panel members forming opposed side and end walls, a third series of horizontally disposed panel members forming a top wall, corner members disposed between adjacent side and end walls, door assembly means in one of said side and end walls, adjacent panel members in each of said first, second and third series having continuous opposed channel means with a plurality of longitudinally spaced pins therein, first spline members having slots engaged with said pins in opposed channels and interlocking said adjacent panel members together, second spline members on said corner members in interlocking relationship between adjacent side and end wall panels, Shelf means including vertical shelf mounting standards connected with certain of said spline locking members and positioned adjacent to the interior surfaces of said second series of panel members substantially at the juncture of adjacent panel members, yieldable sealing members having plural sealing lips sealably engaged between adjacent panel members of said first, second and third series and other sealing means covering said shelf standards and having spaced wing flanges with sealing lips engaged against said interior surfaces adjacent to the juncture of adjacent panel members.