Patent ID: 9371643
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E04B,E04F

Claim Text:
1. A building facade consisting of a building wall, an insulating layer comprising insulating elements, having a surface and disposed on the building wall, a facade cladding which is disposed at a distance from the building wall and from the insulating layer to form a rear ventilation gap between the insulating layer and the facade cladding and a lock element provided for fire protection, which is disposed between neighboring insulating elements of the insulating layer, characterized in that the lock element is formed in one piece from fiber material, extends beyond the surface of the insulating layer in the direction of the facade cladding and exhibits a compressibility or flexibility aligned at least predominantly between the building wall and the facade cladding and in that at least one spacer element made of plastic is located between the surface of the lock element and the façade cladding.