Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.

Takeaki Baba

Toshihiro Hara

Keizo Nanba

Kazuki Fujise

Hiromichi Sano

Koji Tobita

Yoshio Takeshima

Harumi Chiba

Atsuo Muneto

A honeycomb curtain wall is made up of composite honeycomb panels with a honeycomb core having t and c (t: plate thickness of the honeycomb core material, c: cell size of the honeycomb core) selected so that the warping amount of the panel by heat distortion becomes less than a specified value in the relationship between the warping amount and t/c and frames placed at the periphery. The composite honeycomb panel can be mounted directly on the building main frame and can withstand outer pressure loads to the exterior walls of the building because the rigidity of the honeycomb panel removes the need for additional bracing. Peripheral frames compose the joining portions of adjacent materials. This structure enables the use of large honeycomb panels and a simple construction process as well as increasing the effective room space of the building due to a reduced total wall thickness.

Honeycomb curtain wall and a honeycomb panel for a honeycomb curtain wall

A honeycomb panel structure for thermal and acoustic insulation and for load bearing capability has a honeycomb panel which comprises a honeycomb core laminated with two facing plates, and a pair of housings. Each housing has a channel to engage and support a edge of the honeycomb panel. A first neutral axis passes through the center of gravity of the honeycomb panel and extends in the direction of the panel. A second neutral axis passes through the centers of gravity of the housings and extends parallel to the first neutral axis. The first and second neutral axes are spaced apart in a vertical direction so that the structure has much higher flexural rigidity.

Honeycomb panel structure

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Chofu, Japan

Takeaki Baba