Abstract: The present invention relates to a building material design support system for supporting design of a building material capable of exhibiting a random texture pattern as a whole in a state in which the building materials are installed on a building portion and exhibiting continuity of the texture of adjacent building materials, such building material and a program for use in such building material design support system. More specifically, on a building material, first convex portions #A1L, #A1R, #A2L, #A2R to be arranged next to corresponding first convex portions of an adjacent building material have a prescribed texture common to every building materials, and the second convex portions have randomly arranged textures different from each other on every building material.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a fastening member excellent in strength of fastening a decorative external panel and capable of constructing an external wall surface excellent in design appearance, and an external wall structure. The fastening member 1 is used for fastening the decorative external panel 6 to a plurality of the underlying panels 5 disposed in front of the construction frame 3 of a building. This fastening member 1 has a base plate portion 11, a supporting portion 13, an upper panel engaging portion 131, and a lower panel engaging portion 132. The base plate portion 10 has, at its portion above the supporting portion 13, a first screw hole 110 and a second screw hole 120 differing in the distance from the supporting portion 13.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is excellent in bending strength, dimensional stability and installing property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance, as well as a process for manufacturing the product. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises the following raw materials: a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material and a woody reinforcement, wherein the siliceous material is an inorganic hollow material and/or an inorganic spherical material and a finely dividing inorganic hollow material and/or a finely dividing inorganic spherical material. The effects of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a fiber reinforced cement product having good bending strength, dimensional stability and installing property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance.

Abstract: In a line type inkjet printer, a method for cleaning a nozzle effectively reducing the occurrence of clogging of nozzle. In a nozzle of a printing apparatus having a fixed print head of line type, the method includes a first process for counting the number of times of non-ink jet work operations of the nozzle in each print head from image data for printing, a second process for operating a period to flush based on the number of times of non-ink jet work operations, and the third process for producing a control signal of printing including the period to flush.

Abstract: The present invention is a fastening member formed of a single steel plate for fastening exterior panels to a building frame and a structure using the fastening member. The fastening member includes, a base plate portion functioning as a fastening portion to a building frame side, a central supporting portion to be in contact with the rear surface of an upper exterior panel at the time of the fastening, and an engaging portion extended from a lower end of the central supporting portion, the engaging portion being configured to be engaged with upper and lower ends of exterior panels at the time of the fastening. Between an upwardly extended portion and a downwardly extended portion constituting the engaging portion, a cutout for decreasing the rigidity of the engaging portion is formed.

Abstract: A joint member capable of forming a joint portion that can be easily constructed and has an excellent design and a high waterproof capacity even if it is manufactured at a low cost. A joint member 1 is composed of a hat joiner 10 and a joint cover 20, and the hat joiner 10 is composed of a base plate 11 to be fastened to the body side of building frame and a convex portion 12 protruding from the base plate 11 to the surface side. The joint cover 20 is provided with a joint groove portion 21 that covers a top surface 12c of the convex portion 12 in the course of construction, and a lower edge portion 23 extending from the lower end of the joint groove portion 21 and brought into contact with the surface of an external wall panel 30B in the course of construction. An elastic water proof material 26 is attached to the rear surface of the lower edge portion 23.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fastening member which can fasten siding boards in which a lateral joint portion is arranged in a portion where a vertical member is not arranged with a sufficient strength, can prevent a displacement, and is excellent in a durability. Another object is to provide a siding boards attachment structure using the fastening member. Further another object is to provide a method of attaching siding boards using the fastening member. The fastening member has a long fixing plate portion. The long fixing plate portion is provided with a first fastening portion for engaging upper and lower end portions in the lateral joint portion of the siding boards, a vertical rising portion in a lower side of the first fastening portion, and a second fastening portion for engaging upper and lower end portions of the siding board in the other portions than the lateral joint portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an opening portion periphery decorative member easy in construction, excellent in external appearance and excellent in weather resistance, an opening portion periphery construction structure, and an opening portion periphery construction method. Accordingly, an opening portion periphery construction structure includes an opening portion periphery decorative member 10 to be installed on a periphery of an opening portion 5 of a building, upper, lower, left and right L-joiners 100 to be installed on upper, lower, left and right sides of the opening portion 5, respectively, and upper, lower, left and right frame members 11 each configured to be engaged with the corresponding L-joiner 100 and fixed to a front face 20 of an underlayment member 2. The L-joiner 100 has a front plate portion 101, an inner side plate portion 102, and a joiner side engaging portion 103.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inorganic board lighter in weight and excellent in strength and rigidity, and a method of producing the inorganic board. An inorganic board described in claim 1 for accomplishing the object comprises a hydraulic inorganic material, an inorganic lightweight material, a woody reinforcing material and a calcium silicate hydrate, wherein a ratio of the calcium silicate hydrate to the hydraulic inorganic material is 3-54 parts by mass: 100 parts by mass. Thus, by making an inorganic board, made of a hydraulic inorganic material, an inorganic lightweight material and a woody reinforcing material as main components, further contain a calcium silicate hydrate, an inorganic board which is lightweight and excellent in strength and rigidity can be obtained.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide an inorganic composition for obtaining an inorganic product which is excellent in physical property such as installing property, and which is economical price, as well as a process for manufacturing the product. Namely, the present invention provides, as a means to solve the conventional problems, an inorganic composition comprising the following raw materials: a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material and a woody reinforcement, wherein the hydraulic inorganic material is a cementitious material, the siliceous material is a mixture of a rough particle size of siliceous material and a finely particle size of siliceous material, and the woody reinforcement is a wood powder and a pulp. The effects of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an inorganic product which is excellent in physical property such as installing property, and which is economical price.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is inexpensive and economical, and to provide pushing forward disposal of defective products. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material, a woody reinforcement and a finely dividing fiber reinforced cement product which is produced by said raw materials and cured in an autoclave.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is excellent in bending strength, dimensional stability and installing property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance, as well as a process for manufacturing the product. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises the following raw materials: a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material and a woody reinforcement, wherein the siliceous material is an inorganic hollow material and/or an inorganic spherical material and a finely dividing inorganic hollow material and/or a finely dividing inorganic spherical material. The effects of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a fiber reinforced cement product having good bending strength, dimensional stability and installing property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modesty panel capable of being stably attached to a fixing surface of a building side regardless of the unevenness of the fixing surface, and an external wall construction structure in which the modesty panel is attached. In the external wall construction structure, a base member 10 provided with an upper attaching portion 12 and a lower attaching portion 13 is fixed to the building external wall surface 2. The base member 10 has first and second engaging stepped portions 16 and 17. To this base member 10, a modesty panel main body 30, provided with first and second engaging ridges 32 and 33, is outwardly engaged. In a superimposed region S formed by the engagement, a fixing screw 4 is screwed to integrally and firmly fix the modesty panel main body 30 and the base member 10.

Abstract: The present invention is a suction box for dehydrating the intermediate form of an inorganic building board during manufacturing or dehydrating the material slurry which is eventually molded into inorganic building boards. The suction box can change the open area ratio of dehydration space easily and can be used with pressure forming machines. The suction box has a frame member with a bottom plate, plural bridge members, plural spacer members and a pair of fixture members. The open area ratio is the space formed between each bridge member, including an interval with the bridge member and an outer frame portion in the frame member with the bottom plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-seismic reinforced structure of a building, and particularly to a fiber reinforced cement siding and an anti-seismic reinforced structure of a building using the fiber reinforced cement siding for improving moisture transmission performance by using a structural face material such as a fiber reinforced cement external wall material and the like in a wooden building.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is inexpensive and economical, and to provide pushing forward disposal of defective products. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material, a woody reinforcement, a finely dividing fiber reinforced cement product and/or a finely dividing intermediate of fiber reinforced cement product which is produced by said raw materials.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is excellent in bending strength, dimensional stability and installation property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance, as well as a process for manufacturing the product. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises the following raw materials: a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material and a woody reinforcement, wherein the siliceous material is a mixture of an average particle size of not less than 15 ?m and not more than 50 ?m which is burned ash of coal and/or rhyolite and an average particle size of not less than 1 ?m and not more than 15 ?m which is burned ash of coal and/or rhyolite.

Abstract: The problems to be solved by the invention are to provide a fiber reinforced cement composition for obtaining a fiber reinforced cement product which is excellent in bending strength, dimensional stability and installation property such as handling property, flexibility performance and nail performance, as well as a process for manufacturing the product. Namely, the fiber reinforced cement composition comprises the following raw materials: a hydraulic inorganic material, a siliceous material and a woody reinforcement, wherein the siliceous material is a mixture of an average particle size of not less than 15 ?m and not more than 50 ?m which is burned ash of coal and/or rhyolite and an average particle size of not less than 1 ?m and not more than 15 ?m which is burned ash of coal and/or rhyolite.

Abstract: Horizontal joint portions of abutting building boards are constructed in a manner to look straight-line in an external appearance when constructed even in a case that the building board has a dimension error. A printing apparatus for printing a building board of a shiplap joint system composed of a design surface having a horizontal joint portion formed along a longitudinal direction of the building board and an upper and lower shiplap portions formed at an end portion of the building board includes a fixed printing head having a plurality of nozzles for performing printing operation by means of emitting a jet of ink toward the design surface of the building board, in which the printing head performs printing operation along a printing line spaced apart from an edge of the upper shiplap portion or the lower shiplap portion at a constant distance when performing the printing operation for the horizontal joint portion.