EP0549769A1

EP0549769A1 - Fire-resistant glass partition.

Info

Publication number: EP0549769A1
Application number: EP92915526A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Detlev Kujas; Guenter Wiedemann
Original assignee: Promat GmbH
Current assignee: FACHVERBAND GLASDACH-UND METALLBAU E.V.; Promat GmbH
Priority date: 1991-07-19
Filing date: 1992-07-14
Publication date: 1993-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 2012-07-14
Also published as: HU212006B; DE4123977A1; DE59204759D1; HU9300777D0; US5380569A; ES2084367T3; SK35193A3; ATE131900T1; HUT68817A; JPH06501291A; EP0549769B1; WO1993002268A1

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/EP92/01593 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 8, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 8, 1993 PCT Filed Jul. 14, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/02268 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 1993.A fire resistant glass partition having at least one field formed of a multi-layer fireproof glass and equipped with fittings for fastening and/or closing elements. An end face of a pane is covered all around with an edge-gripping sealing profile of an elastic material which, at least in its region facing the end face of the pane, is provided with a material that foams under the influence of heat. The fitting components extending into the edge region are also covered by the sealing profile, with the total thickness in the enclosed region essentially corresponding to the total thickness of the pane. In this way it becomes possible for fire resistant glass partitions to also employ the panes as self-supporting structural components and to also make the joints fire resistant.

Description

Description; Fire-resistant glass partition

Description:

The invention relates to a fire-resistant glass partition with at least one field formed from a pane of fire-resistant glass, which is provided with fittings for fastening and / or closing elements.

Fire-resistant glass partitions were previously designed in such a way that a frame made of metal profiles was created, in which the pane made of fire protection glass was inserted and held in place by appropriate glass retaining strips. Appropriate covers made of a fire-resistant material on the surfaces of the metal profiles facing the room then also achieved the required fire resistance for the area of the metal profiles. This technology was used both for fixed glass partitions, glass partitions with corresponding doors and for fire-resistant glass doors alone. Accordingly, the term “glass partition wall” in the sense of the present invention encompasses both a simple fire-resistant door which is formed by a single field of fire protection glass and multi-field fixed glass partition walls with and without door. Such glass partition walls have proven themselves, but do not quite meet modern architectural requirements with regard to large-area glass partition walls.

For glass partitions of normal design, it is also known, using so-called safety glass, to construct a glass partition wall in such a way that the glass panes are fixed as a self-supporting component in the wall, floor and ceiling area, adjacent glass panes with a thin a permanently elastic silicone putty joint. Any necessary fittings, in particular in the door area for door hinges, locks and handles, are fastened in such a way that the glass pane is provided with holes and the fittings are fixed by means of through-bolts using clamping plates lying on both sides.

Even when using fire protection glass, a glass partition designed in this way does not meet the requirements placed on a fire-resistant partition.

The invention is based on the object of creating a fire-resistant frameless glass partition of the type described at the outset.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that the end face of the pane is covered all round with an edge-encompassing sealing profile made of an elastic material, which is provided at least on its area facing the end face of the pane with a material which foams under the effect of heat, and in that the fitting parts protruding into the edge area are also encompassed by the sealing profile, the total thickness in the area covered essentially corresponding to the total thickness of the pane. Such an arrangement has the advantage that the pane can be used as a self-supporting component, the respective joint area, be it in the area of the wall, Ceiling or floor connection, be it in the area between two adjoining fields formed by panes, is designed so that in the event of a fire, the fire resistance is ensured for the duration of the life of the fire protection glass used. As soon as the part of the sealing profile facing the hot side is attacked or destroyed by the action of heat in the event of fire, the foaming material is exposed to the action of heat and can foam out the existing joint completely, so that for the intended time neither heat nor smoke affect the Fire away side can penetrate. It is important here that the fittings resting on the glass pane in the area covered by the sealing profile together with the glass pane in this area correspond to the total thickness of the multilayer fire-resistant glass pane in this area by partially removing the outer layer of the fire-resistant glass. This makes it possible to provide an uninterrupted, circumferential, fire-resistant seal on doors, too, in which the joint is closed by the foaming material in the event of a fire. A further advantage of this arrangement is that the end face of the multilayer fire protection glass is covered and thus avoided both against damage, in particular also against the ingress of moisture or damage to the sealing of the end face, as can occur with doors becomes. It follows from the foregoing that such a partition wall, in particular a multi-field partition, even if it contains a field designed as a door, corresponds optically and thus in architectural design to a frameless all-glass wall. In comparison to glass partition walls according to the prior art with a load-bearing frame construction, the sealing profiles delimiting the individual fields can be made very narrow, so that only the boundaries of the individual fields are just visible here. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the sealing profile has a substantially U-shaped cross section and that an outwardly pointing, web-shaped projection extending in the longitudinal direction is arranged on at least one leg. While the U-shaped area of the sealing profile essentially serves to protect the end face of the pane in question, to absorb the foaming material and to fix the sealing profile itself to the pane, the continuous, outwardly pointing, web-shaped projection serves for the sealing in relation to adjacent surfaces . This can be the area of an adjoining building wall including floor and ceiling, but also an adjoining fixed further pane and / or an adjoining door. The shape and geometric alignment of the web depends on the application.

In a preferred embodiment it is provided that at least one web-shaped projection is designed to be flexible on the sealing profile. Such a flexible projection acts in the manner of a sealing lip, so that it bears against the adjacent sealing surface with a certain own prestress. It is preferably provided here that the flexible web-shaped projection attaches to a free leg end of the u-profile and runs in the opposite direction to the leg.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that on at least one leg of the U-profile in the region of its attachment to the crosspiece, a protruding beyond the back of the U-profile formed by the crosspiece, preferably stiffer in relation to the web-shaped projection, in the longitudinal direction continuous stop bar is arranged. A sealing profile designed in this way can be used both for sealing the joint between two fixed fields and for sealing the joint between a fixed and a movable field, ie a door. The The stop bar serves as a counter surface to a flexible web-shaped projection of the sealing profile on the adjoining field.

In another embodiment of the invention it is provided that the U-profile is provided with two stop webs which, together with the cross-web, form a U-shaped counter profile. Such a sealing profile is preferably provided for sealing between two fixed fields. A sealing profile provided with two flexible web-shaped projections and its flexible web-like projections can then be inserted into such a sealing profile. With a correspondingly symmetrical design of the areas of the two sealing profiles encompassing the edges of the panes, a perfect appearance can be achieved, which does not reveal that the sealing of the joint between the two adjacent panes is formed by two separate profiles. Another advantage of this embodiment is that in the embodiment of the invention, spacing and / or continuous stiffening elements can be inserted into the space between the U-shaped counter profile on the one hand and the sealing profile. It is expedient here if the remaining space between the two sealing profiles pushed into one another is filled with a material that foams under the influence of heat.

In an embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the fittings have clamping plates which can be screwed to the pane and which are jutting out from the edge of the clamped part of the pane and that the clamping plates are covered with plate-shaped covers made of a fire-resistant, heat-insulating material. This ensures that the removal of the outer glass layers including the intermediate layers connecting the glass layers is compensated for, so that the pane surfaces including the fitting areas as a whole are essentially have the same fire resistance.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the fire-resistant, heat-insulating material is held in cover cassettes, the bent edge of which extends to the edge of the pane and is encompassed by the sealing profile. This ensures that the critical transition area is also encompassed by the sealing profile and is reliably sealed.

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The invention is explained in more detail with reference to schematic drawings of exemplary embodiments. Show it:

1 is a glass partition in the form of a two- ¹ ° wing door,

2 is a horizontal section along the line II-II in Fig. 1,

^ΛU Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along the line

III-III in Fig. 1,

4 shows a vertical section along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1,

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5 is a vertical section along the line V-V in Fig. 1,

6 is a horizontal section along the line 0 VI-VI in Fig. 1,

7 shows a section along the line VII-VII in FIG. 1,

8 shows a fixed glass partition, 9 shows a cross section along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8,

10 shows another embodiment of the arrangement according to FIG. 9,

11 is a vertical section along the line XI-XI in Fig. 13,

12 is a vertical section along the line XII-XII Fig. 13,

13 shows the detail A in FIG. 8 on a larger scale,

1 shows a frontal view of a fire-resistant glass partition, the two fields 1 and 2 of which are designed as doors. Field 1 is the moving wing, while field 2 is the passive wing. Both wings are held in the wall opening via a conventional frame 3.

The fields 1 and 2 each consist of a continuous pane of multilayer fire protection glass and, as will be described in more detail below, are frameless.

As the horizontal section according to FIG. 2 shows for the frame area of a pane made of three-layer fire protection glass, the pane is provided all around with a sealing profile 4 encompassing the edges. This sealing profile 4 has an essentially U-shaped cross section, the two legs 5, 6 encompassing the pane in the edge region. On the area of the sealing profile 4 facing the end face of the pane, a strip 7 made of a material is inserted, which foams under the action of heat. The Dichtungs¬ profile 4 is now attached and held by gluing on the legs 5 and 6 on the disc. Drives in the event of a fire after destruction of the fire-side profile part, the foaming material, the rest of the sealing profile 4 against the frame 3, so that the joint between the pane and frame remains tightly closed even in the event of a fire. For sealing against drafts, the leg 6 of the sealing profile 4 is provided with a flexible, web-shaped projection 8 which attaches to the free leg end of the leg 6 and runs in the opposite direction to this.

3 shows a horizontal section through the lower hinge band 9 of the field 1 designed as a door leaf. The hinge band 9 is connected to the pane via two clamping plates 10, 11, the two outer glass layers in the overlap region of the clamping plates 10, 11 - ^{• **} ° th 12, 13 of the fire protection glass are removed, so that the clamping plates 10, 11 are clamped with the middle thick glass layer 14 by means of continuous screw bolts as in a normal all-glass door. The thickness of the clamping plates 10, 11 is such that the total thickness in this area corresponds to the total thickness of the fire protection window.

The area of the clamping plates 10, 11 is covered on both sides with a plate 15 made of a fire-resistant material, which in turn is held in a thin sheet metal cassette 16 for reasons of strength and fastening. The sheet metal cassette 16 is screwed to the clamping plate 10 or the clamping plate 11 with screws 17. The outer edge 18 of the sheet metal cassette 16 is bent off towards the middle thick glass pane 14 and pulled forward to the outer edge with an intermediate layer made of the material 15, so that this area is also covered by the sealing profile 4 and thus an uninterrupted, continuous, fire-resistant sealing is guaranteed 5. The hinge 9 on the fixed wing 2 is formed in the same way. 4 shows a vertical section through the hinge strap 9 located below. On the one hand, this sectional illustration shows the arrangement of one of the screw bolts 19 connecting the two clamping plates 10, 11. The bore 20 through the disk 14 is expediently provided with a lining 21, which has the task of preventing direct contact between the edges of the screw thread and the reveal of the bore 20. There is an intermediate space between the edge 22 of the outer glass layers 12, 13 and the edge of the two clamping plates 10, 11, which is also filled with a strip 23 made of a fire-resistant material. This material should, if possible, be such that it simultaneously seals the sensitive intermediate layer between the middle pane 14 and the two outer glass layers 12, 13. For purely aesthetic reasons, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the sheet metal cassette 16 is covered with a decorative cover 24, for example made of aluminum. 5 shows, the upper hinge band is designed accordingly.

6 shows the lock and handle area in a horizontal section. Here, too, the fittings are fixed in the same way as the hinge straps on the middle pane via corresponding clamping plates 10, 11 via through bolts, not shown here. The clamping plates 10, 11 are in turn covered by fire-resistant material 15, the lock and lock box forming the cover for the fire-resistant material 15 in the area of the lock 25 and the lock case 26. On the other hand, a cassette-shaped cover 16 and a decorative cover 24 are again provided.

As can be seen from the illustration according to FIG. 6, the sealing profile 4 is designed somewhat differently in this area. The sealing profile 4.1 encompassing the edge of the pane 1 or the pane 2 in the vertical region additionally has to the flexible web-shaped projection 8, such as. 2, an additional stop web 27 was added, which connects to the cross web 28 forming the back of the sealing profile 4.1 and projects beyond it on the other side. Due to a correspondingly greater material thickness, the stop web 27 is stiffer than the web-shaped projection 8, so that in the illustrated closed position the web-shaped projection 8 of the one sealing profile 4.1 rests under deformation on the inside of the stiffer stop web 28 of the other sealing profile 4.1. as can be seen in the closed position shown. Otherwise, the structure, the arrangement and the manner of attachment correspond to that described with reference to FIG. 4.

From the horizontal section according to FIG. 7 it can be seen that the two sealing profiles 4.1 cover the door gap between the moving leaf 1 and the fixed leaf 2 continuously from floor to ceiling. Here too, the gap is closed in the event of fire by the material 7 foaming under the action of heat within the U-shaped region of the two profiles 4.1.

8 shows a fixed, fire-resistant, frameless all-glass partition for further clarification. In the illustrated embodiment, the

Fields 1, 2, 3 again formed storey-high by panes of fire protection glass of the type explained above. The vertical joints between the individual fields 1, 2 3 are now sealed by means of sealing profiles 4.1, as have already been described with reference to FIG. 7 for the embodiment according to FIG. 1, or else in the form shown in FIG. 9 . The sealing profiles 4.2 and 4.3 in the form shown in FIG. 9 represent modifications of the sealing profiles 4.1 described with reference to FIG. 7. The sealing profile 4.2 is shaped in such a way that it has two stop webs 27 and thus a U-shaped counter profile to profile 4.3, which in turn is symmetrical and has two flexible web-shaped projections 8. As a result, the arrangement according to FIG. 9 has a centering effect compared to the embodiment according to FIG. 7.

Another advantage of the embodiment according to FIG. 9 can be seen from the modification shown in FIG. 10. In this embodiment, a reinforcement 29, for example a metal rail, can be inserted into the space delimited by the profile 4.2 and the profile 4.3. The reinforcement 29 is then covered on both sides with a strip 30 made of a heat-insulating, fire-resistant material, which can also be a material that is foamed by the action of heat. The shape of the sealing profile 4.2 shown in FIG. 10 can also be used as a connection profile in the wall, floor or ceiling area. In the floor area in particular, instead of the continuous reinforcement shown in FIG. 10, the disk is "padded" so that the weight of the disk on the floor is absorbed by the inserted blocks. In the remaining cavities of the U-shaped counter profile, strips of the foaming material under the influence of heat are also inserted here, so that the joint is automatically sealed in the event of a fire. The profile shape 4.2 is not limited to the exemplary embodiment shown. The stop webs 27 can be made thin-walled, in particular for wall connection profiles of this type, expediently with an otherwise identical outer contour, so that the webs 27 act in the manner of sealing lips.

The fixed fields of a glass partition can now be screwed to the ceiling in the floor and ceiling area by means of a fitting element, as shown in vertical section for the ceiling area in FIG. 11. Here too, fire resistance is achieved with the aid of clamping plates 10, 11, which are covered in cassettes 16 by fire-resistant material 15. This fastening fitting 31 differs from the other fittings in that ^{• ■} * as here the middle thick glass pane 14 also has an edge-side recess, so that only part of the glass pane 14 is encompassed by the clamping plates 10, 11. The edge-side part of the recess is also replaced by a block 32 made of fire-resistant material, which is led to the edge area and which is encompassed by the sealing profile in the prescribed manner. With the help of the block, the entire arrangement is screwed against the ceiling or against the floor, so that the lateral forces ^• * -0 are reliably absorbed here.

In FIGS. 12 and 13, a fastening element 33 is shown in a cross section and in a top view as an enlarged illustration of the detail A in FIG. 8. The construction of the fastening element 33 corresponds approximately to the fastening element 31, so that the sectional illustration according to FIG.

11 corresponds to the section XI-XI in FIG. 13. Instead of a fastening screw, instead of the through hole for the fastening screw in a hole 0, a snap pin 35, which is supported by a compression spring 34, is inserted into the block 32 and engages in a corresponding hole in the building wall, as shown in FIG. 13 in connection with Fig.

12 can be seen.

5 As shown in FIG. 13, the two cover disks 12, 13 are cut out in the corner region in accordance with the edge contour 36. The thick middle glass pane 14 is cut out according to the contour 37, so that the clipping plates 10, 11 can be clamped directly onto this pane. 0

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Claims

Expectations:

1. Fire-resistant glass partition with at least one of a field formed from multi-layer fire protection glass, which is provided with fittings for fastening. And / or closing element, characterized in that the end face of the pane has an all-round sealing profile (4) from one elastic material is covered, that at least on its area facing the end face of the pane is provided with a material (7) foaming under the influence of heat and that the fitting parts (18) projecting into the edge area are also covered by the sealing profile (4), wherein the total thickness in the area covered corresponds substantially to the total thickness of the disc.

2. Glass partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing profile (4) has a substantially U-shaped cross section and that on at least one leg (5, 6) has an outwardly pointing in the longitudinal direction continuous web-shaped projection (8, 27 ) is arranged.

3. Glass partition according to claim 1 or 2, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that at least one web-shaped projection (8) on the sealing profile (4) is flexible.

4. Glass partition according to one of claims 1, 2 or 3, da¬ characterized in that the flexible web-shaped projection (8) attaches to the free leg end (5, 6) of the U-profile and in the opposite direction to the leg (5, 6th ) runs.

5. Glass partition according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that on at least one leg (5, 6) of the Dichtungsprofilε (4.1, 4.2) in the area of its approach to the crossbar one over the formed by the crossbar

Back of the sealing profile (4) protruding, preferably stiffer in relation to the web-shaped projection (8), in ^{• ■■ A} stop ^web (27) running through in the longitudinal direction is arranged.

6. Glass partition according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized ^{5 in} that the sealing profile (4.2) is provided with two stop webs (27) which together with the crossbar form a U-shaped counter profile.

7. Glass partition according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized ^• - ^■ characterized in that the U-shaped counter profile encompasses a preferably continuous Vewrsteifungselement (29).

8. Glass partition according to claim 7, characterized in that the stiffening element (29) on at least one side

^••• 5 is covered within the counter profile with a heat-insulating material (30), preferably foaming under the influence of heat.

9. Glass partition according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in 0 that the fittings with the disc (14) screwable clamping plates (10, 11), which are surmounted by the clamped part of the pane and that the clamping plates (10, 11th ) are covered with plate-shaped covers (15) made of a fire-resistant, heat-insulating material ⁵ .

10. Glass partition according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the fire-resistant material (15) is held in cover cassettes (16), the bent ° edge (18) extends to the edge of the pane and comprises the sealing profile (4) is.

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