EP0990762B1 - Shutter with adjustable lamellae and outer covering - Google Patents

Shutter with adjustable lamellae and outer covering Download PDF

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EP0990762B1
EP0990762B1 EP99830600A EP99830600A EP0990762B1 EP 0990762 B1 EP0990762 B1 EP 0990762B1 EP 99830600 A EP99830600 A EP 99830600A EP 99830600 A EP99830600 A EP 99830600A EP 0990762 B1 EP0990762 B1 EP 0990762B1
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Camillo Di Natale
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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
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/30—Coverings, e.g. protecting against weather, for decorative purposes
    • E06B3/301—Coverings, e.g. protecting against weather, for decorative purposes consisting of prefabricated profiled members or glass
    • E06B3/302—Covering wooden frames with metal or plastic profiled members
    • 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
    • E06B9/02—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/08—Roll-type closures
    • E06B9/11—Roller shutters
    • E06B9/15—Roller shutters with closing members formed of slats or the like

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  • the present innovation proposes a darkening shutter with adjustable lamellae the peculiarity of which is a particular outer covering.
  • this covering system permits a shutter to be covered in order to give the manufactured article characteristics of resistance without the necessity of an upkeep.
  • a shutter is formed by a frame, which is rectangular in general and within which a plurality of transversal boards or lamellae is mounted obliquely.
  • the shutter is thus a structure for closing a window and it can be adjusted from a closed position to an opened position. When the shutter is in its closed position, it prevents the light to enter from the outside while in its opened position, the shutter permits the air to enter in.
  • the present innovation relates to another improvement of the shutter according to which improvement it is possible to solve many problems related to an upkeep of the manufactured article, especially in proximity to the outer part and to better the aesthetic appearance of the article in question.
  • the present solution permits to solve some aspects that in general were disregarded in this specific field till now, i.e. the aspects connected with an upkeep of the outer side of the shutter. These aspects are directly connected with the aesthetic appearance and the endurance of the shutter itself.
  • the shutters must be treated on their external sides periodically because the inclemency of the weather and the atmospheric agents damage both the wooden surface of the frame and above all the wooden surfaces of the adjustable lamellae in a short time.
  • the French patent FR 1558865 reveals a roller shutter with covering elements that are adjacent to the wooden lamella. In this way the external wood surface is protected by the cover, but, in case of wood volume alteration due to humidity or other weather agents, the covering elements will change their shape as well.
  • the aim of the present innovation is the removal of the above described inconveniences by using a simple device that improves the characteristics of the outer side of the shutter, which side is subjected to a great wear and tear.
  • Another aim of the present innovation is an improvement of the characteristics of the rolling shutter by mounting particular covering elements that are very simple to be installed.
  • a darkening shutter with adjustable lamellae and outer covering characterized by the fact that covering inserts in metallic and/or plastic material or other suitable materials, preferably aluminium or bronze or the like, are applied to the external side of the shutter, such covering elements being inserted both in each lamella of the shutter and in the supporting frame thereof.
  • number 1 denotes a shutter for a window.
  • This shutter is represented on the whole in Fig. 1 and consists essentially of movable doors 2 showing horizontal cross-pieces, a fixed frame 3 and a series of adjustable listels 4.
  • the peculiarity of the innovation consists in conceiving and carrying out a series of sections in a metallic and/or plastic material or other suitable materials, preferably aluminium or bronze or the like. These sections cover the external surfaces of the aforesaid components of the shutter.
  • sections 6, 7 and 8 which are represented in Figg. 10, 12 and 13, respectively and are shaped in such a way as to be applied to the lower horizontal cross-pieces of a shutter in form of a movable door 2 while there are sections 9 ( Figure 16) that are applied to the upper horizontal cross-pieces of the movable door.
  • sections 10 that are positioned on all the vertical uprights of the movable doors and on the external framing of the fixed frame as well as sections 11 ( Figure 15) that are applied to the intermediate cross-pieces 5 of a shutter for a French window.
  • sections 12 ( Figure 14) that are positioned in the outside of the adjustable listels 4 and act as supporting and rotating elements for supporting and rotating the listels 4. More precisely, the sections 6-11 are fixed, i.e. they are mounted and fixed on the cross-pieces and the uprights of the doors and respective frames whereas the sections 12 are shaped in such a way as to be mounted on horizontal pivots and rotate around these pivots together with the adjustable listels.
  • each section 12 is provided with a hole 13 through which a pivot 14 passes.
  • the ends of the pivot 14 are fixed to the inner sides of the vertical uprights of the movable doors. In this way, the listels are adjustable because the aforesaid pivot is connected with the vertical uprights of the movable doors.
  • the said means comprises inner seats 15 which are coupled with known connecting elements 16.
  • the connecting elements 16 are applied to suitable points of the respective supports of the shutter.
  • sealing elements 17 that are put in suitable seats, obtained along the inner edges of the shutter, such elements being sealing elements for the sections of the adjustable lamellae when they are in their closed position.
  • the so-described covering system improves those aspects that are in general disregarded in the specific field, namely, the aspects relating to an upkeep of the outer part of the shutter, which aspects are directly connected with the aesthetic appearance.
  • the aluminium sections which are mounted on the outer side of the shutter, give the shutter itself characteristics of higher resistance to the inclemency of the weather and thefore a longer duration than the known solutions because the outer aluminium surfaces are more resistant than the outer wood surfaces.
  • the aesthetic aspect of the shutter is improved because there are valuable finishes that make the shutter more pleasant.
  • the whole outer part is made of aluminium while the whole inner part in made of wood and therefore, it is not possible to see wood components from the outside while it is not possible to see metal components or parts of other materials from the inside.

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  • Wing Frames And Configurations (AREA)
  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
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EP99830600A 1998-10-01 1999-09-23 Shutter with adjustable lamellae and outer covering Expired - Lifetime EP0990762B1 (en)

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IT1998VR000053U IT245386Y1 (it) 1998-10-01 1998-10-01 Persiana oscurante a lamelle orientabili provvista di rivestimentoesterno.
ITVR980053U 1998-10-01

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EP0990762A2 EP0990762A2 (en) 2000-04-05
EP0990762A3 EP0990762A3 (en) 2002-02-13
EP0990762B1 true EP0990762B1 (en) 2005-01-12

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DE (1) DE69923132D1 (es)
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ITVR20010005U1 (it) 2001-01-29 2002-07-29 Natale S R L Di Dispositivo atto a trattenere le lamelle orientabili di persiane o simili in posizioni angolari predeterminate
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FR1558865A (es) * 1968-03-29 1969-02-28
FR2078313A5 (es) * 1970-02-09 1971-11-05 Dover Roller Shutters Ltd
DE2622905C3 (de) * 1976-05-21 1985-03-14 Alukon F. Grashei Kg, 8671 Konradsreuth Rolladenstab
FR2384097A1 (fr) * 1977-03-16 1978-10-13 Piana Renato Profile creux destine a former par raccordement articule avec des profiles semblables des ecrans roulants notamment des volets roulants
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DE3369865D1 (en) * 1983-03-10 1987-04-02 Futura Aluminium Systems Metallic blind formed by assemblable components
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ES2235454T3 (es) 2005-07-01
ATE287022T1 (de) 2005-01-15
EP0990762A3 (en) 2002-02-13
EP0990762A2 (en) 2000-04-05
DE69923132D1 (de) 2005-02-17
ITVR980053U1 (it) 2000-04-01

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