Inventors:
Vladimir Leytes - New Brighton MN, US
Michael Smith - Saint Paul MN, US
Xiaocong Gu - The Mews Pittsburgh PA, US
International Classification:
E04C005/08
US Classification:
052/235000, 052/223140, 052/223700
Abstract:
A self-bearing curtain wall system is provided, the system including a matrix of unitized kinematically integrated cladding panels flexibly joined to a structural member so as to thereby responsively anchor said matrix of unitized cladding panels. Adjacent cladding panels of the matrix of unitized cladding panels are responsively linked horizontally and vertically for horizontal and vertical rotation. Horizontally adjacent cladding panels of the matrix of unitized cladding panels are responsively joined to a cable type structural member via an anchor fixture, which allows the structural member to move freely along the wall.