AU600743B2 - Temperature control skylight - Google Patents
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- AU600743B2 AU600743B2 AU77188/87A AU7718887A AU600743B2 AU 600743 B2 AU600743 B2 AU 600743B2 AU 77188/87 A AU77188/87 A AU 77188/87A AU 7718887 A AU7718887 A AU 7718887A AU 600743 B2 AU600743 B2 AU 600743B2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
- E06B9/24—Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
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- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
- E04D13/03—Sky-lights; Domes; Ventilating sky-lights
- E04D13/033—Sky-lights; Domes; Ventilating sky-lights provided with means for controlling the light-transmission or the heat-reflection, (e.g. shields, reflectors, cleaning devices)
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- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
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Description
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRAL1I 3 0743 PATENTS ACT 1952-69 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
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Class Int. Class Application Number: PH 07549 Lodged: 19.08.1986 0 00 a00 0 00m 0 Cmplete Specification Lodged: 0 .0 Accepted: 000000 Published: 00 o Port 0 000.
00 0 0 0 00 I' I~d IS~ 41A w~jd Is C, or,-c C AtiEft'! W- litt'.ifft 1.2tai of Applicant: 0 00 Address of Applicant: 0 0 00 0 00 00 -D 0 Actual Inventor: Address far Sc'.-ce KA-R-T-I-N--Oh N- F IT ZMiAUJR-I GE Lot 1 Marshall Avenue, Mt. Macedon a-nd -126kA GapR-4,R~-4-, both in the State of Victoria, Australia, respectively ANDREW MITCHELL EDWD. WATERS SONS, 50 QUEEN STREET, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 3000.
Complete Specification for the invention entitled: TEMPERATURE CONTROL SKYLIGHT The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us t'
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2 TEMPERATURE CONTROL SKYLIGHT This invention relates to a skylight having improved temperature control characteristics.
The principal function of skylights is to improve the lighting in living and work areas. However, they can serve other functions, in particular the cooling of a room.
A major problem with known skylights is that they can act both as a source of heat loss in winter and a source of heat loading in summer.
The present invention addresses both problems by providing a skylight wherein an adjustable shade means is coupled with a variable vent means in conjunction with a translucent element, whereby temperature control by venting, c for example, as a result of thermosiphoning through said vent means is assisted by adjustment of said shade means.
Accordingly, this invention relates to a non-opening skylight provided with adjustable shade means to control the amount of light entering the skylight, characterized in that an adjustable ventilation means is provided in the skylight structure whereby entry or exit of air is permitted through the skylight.
Said skylight is preferably rectangular in shape and said s'iade means is preferably a roller or Holland blind but may be a louvre or Venetian blind, for example, said vent means is preferably rectangular in shape and may be hinged along one side or adapted to lift bodily out of or into engagement with a corresponding seal means in the skylight. Tn another emodiment it can be of louvred or hinged slat design.
The skylight according to the invention may be of double-skin construction, that is, doubleglazed, if of glass.
Said vent means may be provided with a layer of foamed plastics material, such as foamed polystyrene, on its inner surface to improve its heat insulating characteristics. These characteristics may be improved further by the provisions of a draft-proof gasket.
I 3 This invention also relates to an array of skylights according to the invention.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, in which: Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of a skylight according to the invention; Fig. 1 is a similar cross-sectional view of a skylight according to the invention illustrating an alternative mode of construction of a shade means; 10 Figs. 2 and are similar i0 cross-sectional views of skylights according to the invention illustrating an alternative shade means combined S with various alternative vent means; F Figs. 3 and are diagrammatic C cross-sectional views showing a skylight according to the Sinvention installed in a conventional peaked roof and the effects of various wind conditions; and Fig. 4 is a plan view from above of an array of three skylights according to the invention, neighbouring skylights being joined by a device shown in a diagrammatic cross-sectional view in Fig. 4 In Fig. 1 skylight 1 is constructed from frame 2, translucent pane 3 and cross-member 4. Hinged vent means is mounted by means of hinges (not shown) on an interior 25 portion of frame 2 and rests against cross-member 4. An insect screen 6 prevents ingress of flies etc., when vent means 5 is opened. Roller blind 7 is mounted within housing t c 7 on frame 2, adjacent vent means 5. A protruding portion 9 trrs of blind 7 is shown running over opened vent means 5. Blind 7 and vent means 5 may each be operated by means of cords and pulleys, Bowden cables (in the case of the vent means), electrically operated track means etc., In Fig. 1 roller blind 10 has been rotated so that protruding portion 11 extends tangentially from the Supper portion rather than the lower portion of the roll.
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-4- In Fig. 2 the roller blind of the preceding drawings has been replaced by a louvred blind 12, elements 13 of which are shown as being partially opened.
In Fig. 2 a vent means 14 is shown elevated completely from its closed position by means of two hinged joints In Fig. 2 a louvred vent means 16 is shown.
In this case, insect screen 17 is shown in a position which allows opening of the constituent elements of vent means 17.
In Fig. 3 the wind conditions at night after a hot day are illustrated, a breeze W flowing over the ridge of the roof past a skylight according to the invention. A venturi effect is created at point V, hot air HA flowing out C through the opened vent means.
Fg The conditions on a still night are illustrated in CC990.15 t Fig. a thermal siphon TS being created and hot air cc again flowing out through the opened vent means. Venting of hot air may be promoted by the addition of shafts, baffles etc. inwards of the skylight. This thermal chimney effect is assisted by any venturi effect as shown in Fig. 3 Cooler air entering at other points in the building then circulates within the building. In Figs. 3(a) and the roller blind is shown as slightly "tented" at point 18.
(This also appears in Fig. In Fig. 4 a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of connector means 19 is shown, comprising a U-channel section base 20 with extended lips 21 and 22.
In Fig 4 an array of three skylights 1A, IB and IC are shown, skylights 1A and lB being connected by connector means 19A and skylights lB and LC by connector means 19B.
3In Fig. 4 the mode of attachment of connector means 19 to two skylights is shown. Side members 23 and 24 of two adjacent skylights 1A and lB according to the invention support single glass panes 25 and 26 respectively.
panes rather than double panes are shown for the (Single, panes rather than double panes are shown for the sake of simplicity.) Lengths of flashing 27 and 28 protect upper regions of side members 23 and 24 respectively. A rafter, or other support member, 29 is located between and below skylights 1A and lB and connectors means 19A.
Connector means 19A joins skylights 1A and lB by means of extended lips 21 and 22 which penetrate corresponding longitudinal slots 30 and 31 in the outer walls of side members 23 and 24 respectively.
Sealant is indicated at several points of the 10 structure illustrated in Fig. 4 It is, of course,applied to any point, joining line or region as required to weatherproof and strengthen the structure.
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Claims (7)
1. A skylight structure incorporating a non-opening translucent pane and provided with adjustable shade means for the pane, characterized in that an adjustable, sealable ventilation means associated with the pane is provided in the skylight structure, the spatial and mechanical inter-relationship of the shade means to the pane and to the ventilation means being such that in use: 1.
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11. An array c the precedi o ot 0 t o of oo 00 o0 0 o 0 000000 0 0 oo 00 oo 0 000 00 00 0 Go* ooo 0 0 0000 toot 00t exit of hot air through the ventilation means, when opened, is promoted by means of thermosiphoning, suction outwards using a venturi effect or both, whether the shade means is retracted or is in its operative shading position; and an insulating gap is formed between the pane and the shade means when the shade means is in its operative shading position. 2. A skylight as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the adjustable ventilation means comprises an element hinged along one edge and so located and orientated with respect to the remainder of the skylight structure that in use the hinging edge constitutes the upper edge of the adjustable ventilation means. 3. A skylight as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the adjustable ventilation means is liftable bodily to and from me skylight structure by means of a plurality of hinged joints. 4. A skylight as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the adjustable ventilation means comprises a set of louvre elements. A skylight as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that remote actuating means are provided for one or both the adjustable shade means and the adjustable ventilation means, whereby each or both may be adjusted independently. DATE] ANDRI JAME2 PATE 2/7 FE] EAST 0 7 1~ eCj 7 6. A skylight as with reference 7. A skylight as with reference 8. A skylight as with reference claimed to Figs. claimed to Figs. claimed to Figs. in claim 1, substantially 4(a) and in claim 1, substantially 4(a) and 4(c). in claim 1, substantially 4(a) and 4(c). as described 4(c). as described as described as described as described 9. A skylight as claimed in claim 1, substantially with reference to Figs. 4(a) and 4(c). A skylight as with reference claimed to Figs. in claim 1, substantially 4(a) and 4(c). S11. An array of two or more skylights as claimed in any one of r the preceding claims and with further reference to Fig. 4(b). DATED THIS DAY OF JUNE 1990 ANDREAS SEDEROF JAMES MURRAY CO. PATENT ATTORNEYS 2/7 FERNCROFT AVENUE EAST MALVERN VIC 3145 mi
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU77188/87A AU600743B2 (en) | 1986-08-19 | 1987-08-18 | Temperature control skylight |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AUPH754986 | 1986-08-19 | ||
| AUPH7549 | 1986-08-19 | ||
| AU77188/87A AU600743B2 (en) | 1986-08-19 | 1987-08-18 | Temperature control skylight |
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| AU7718887A AU7718887A (en) | 1988-02-25 |
| AU600743B2 true AU600743B2 (en) | 1990-08-23 |
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| AU77188/87A Ceased AU600743B2 (en) | 1986-08-19 | 1987-08-18 | Temperature control skylight |
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| AU2002952574A0 (en) * | 2002-11-08 | 2002-11-21 | Rodric Lindsay Fooks | Skylight system |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| AU6691681A (en) * | 1980-01-11 | 1981-07-23 | Woodroffe Roofing Pty. Ltd. | Skylight |
| AU582857B2 (en) * | 1985-05-27 | 1989-04-13 | Skydome Industries Pty. Limited. | Vented skylight |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| AU6691681A (en) * | 1980-01-11 | 1981-07-23 | Woodroffe Roofing Pty. Ltd. | Skylight |
| AU582857B2 (en) * | 1985-05-27 | 1989-04-13 | Skydome Industries Pty. Limited. | Vented skylight |
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| MK14 | Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired |