US 12,291,874 B2
Building and flashing
Toshiyuki Osada, Osaka (JP); Masaki Watanabe, Osaka (JP); and Mitsuharu Yachi, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Sekisui House, Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 18/019,681
Filed by Sekisui House, Ltd., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/030318
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 3, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/029991, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0287685 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. E04D 13/147 (2006.01); E04D 3/40 (2006.01); E04D 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/1478 (2013.01) [E04D 3/40 (2013.01); E04D 13/0445 (2013.01); E04D 2013/045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A building, comprising:
an outer wall;
a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground; and
a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall, wherein
the outer wall includes:
a wall body; and
an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap,
the flashing includes:
an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall;
a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof; and
a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide:
the attachment is attached to the wall body,
the guide includes:
an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel; and
an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel,
the inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel,
the water draining portion includes a barrier, and
the barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel.