US Patent 12018482 Exterior wall panel system

An exterior wall panel system is provided. The exterior wall panel system includes a wall panel and a wall supporting member. The wall panel includes an exterior facia mounted to a panel perimeter frame having a head frame with an inner male panel engagement leg, a jamb frame, and a sill frame with a female panel engagement pocket. The wall supporting member includes an extruded structural member with a panel mounting flange and a shop-installed panel fastener on the panel mounting flange. The panel fastener includes a fastener stem with a stem diameter and a fastener head. The head frame or the jamb frame has a shop-fabricated jamb fastener hole for engaging the panel fastener.