Patent ID: 8322088

Claim:
A ventilated roofing structure, comprising: a modular roofing panel unit which is adapted to form part of an outermost layer of a roof, which extends outwardly and downwardly to cover a space thereunder, and which terminates at an overhanging eave; a wall unit which is secured to said modular roofing panel unit distal from said overhanging eave, which extends downwardly to terminate at an anchored end, and which is disposed to partition the space under the roof into outside and inside spaces, said wall unit being configured to have a ventilation opening that extends to communicate the inside and outside spaces; and a modular drainage-route forming panel unit having an upper end which is fastened to said overhanging eave with an adaptor such that a gap is formed between said drainage route forming panel unit and said overhanging eave, said modular drainage-route forming panel unit extending downwards to separate the outside space into an airflow transit chamber and an outdoor space, and terminating at an anchoring edge which is secured directly to said anchored end, said modular drainage-route forming panel unit being configured to have a drainage port which is disposed proximate to said anchored end, and which extends to communicate the airflow transit chamber with the outdoor space.