EP1188873A1 - Façade de mur rideau - Google Patents

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EP1188873A1
EP1188873A1 EP00650131A EP00650131A EP1188873A1 EP 1188873 A1 EP1188873 A1 EP 1188873A1 EP 00650131 A EP00650131 A EP 00650131A EP 00650131 A EP00650131 A EP 00650131A EP 1188873 A1 EP1188873 A1 EP 1188873A1
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sash
rail
transom
wedges
engagement element
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Simon Joseph Kenny
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Don Reynolds Ltd
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Don Reynolds Ltd
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Priority to EP00650131A priority Critical patent/EP1188873A1/fr
Priority to IES20010655 priority patent/IES20010655A2/en
Priority to IE20010656A priority patent/IE20010656A1/en
Publication of EP1188873A1 publication Critical patent/EP1188873A1/fr
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88—Curtain walls
    • E04B2/96—Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms

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  • the invention relates to curtain walling and in particular to bimodular curtain walling.
  • a curtain walling system is described in our UK-A-2292955 which comprises a plurality of mullion posts for fixing to a support structure and a plurality of transom rails for mounting to the mullion posts.
  • Sash assemblies which may be glazed units are mounted on site to the mullion posts and transom rails. The mounting of the sash assemblies is a relatively difficult and time consuming task.
  • the sashes or panel insert elements are retained by means of an appropriate number of fixing clips which are clip fitted to the insert elements and screw fixed to the noses of the mullions and transoms of the gridwork.
  • This method requires that the clips be fitted to the inserts on site, the inserts are then placed in position, and the retaining screws then fixed in position from the outside. Due to the closeness of the adjacent inserts and the overlapping front flipper weatherseal gaskets it is quite a slow and tedious task to fix the retaining screws.
  • the flipper gaskets have to be carefully manipulated sideways to allow room for the screw to be fed in.
  • the fixing screws have a tendency to bulge or spread the thermal break gasket where they penetrate which causes difficulties with fitting the adjacent insert. This is particularly so where the next insert is of an opening type.
  • a curtain walling system comprising: -
  • an upper sash has an upper engagement element for engagement with an upper transom rail engagement element, the upper sash engagement element being movable relative to the upper transom rail engagement element to fix the sash assembly to the ransom rail.
  • the upper transom rail engagement element and the upper sash engagement element have complementary wedge engagement formations which interengage to fix the sash assembly to the transom rails.
  • the upper sash engagement element includes an operating rod which is slidably moveable in the sash from the release positions to the fixing positions.
  • the upper sash engagement element and the lower transom rail engagement elements are fixed to the sash and transom rail respectively.
  • the lower sash engagement element and lower transom engagement elements have complementary wedge formations which interengage on mounting of the sash assembly to the lower transom rail.
  • the invention is a method of retaining fixed insert elements to a curtain wall grid without the need for site drilling or screwing.
  • a curtain walling system comprising a plurality of mullion posts 1 which are fixed to a building support structure and a plurality of transom rails for fixing to the mullion posts 1.
  • Sash assemblies 4 which may have glazing 9 are mounted to upper and lower transom rails 2, 3 respectively.
  • the transom rails 2, 3 and the mullions 1 have similar profiles with a rear box section 5 and a weather side nose portion 6 narrower than the rear section 5 and extending outwardly.
  • Each sash is of generally rectilinear shape and comprises an upper sash rail 10 and a lower sash rail 11 with a pair of side sash rails extending between the upper and lower sash rails, 10, 11.
  • a lower sash rail 11 has a lower sash engagement element in the form of longitudinally spaced-apart wedges 20 fixed thereto.
  • Lower transom rail engagement elements are provided by wedges 21 of complementary shape to the wedges 20.
  • the wedges 21 are fixed to the nose 6 of the transom rail.
  • the wedges 20 engage behind the transom rail wedges 21 to retain the lower edge of the sash assembly to the transom rail.
  • An upper sash rail 10 has an upper sash engagement element in the form of longitudinally spaced-apart wedges 30 which are fixed to an operating rod 31.
  • the rod 31 is slidably mounted in a track 33 of the sash rail 10.
  • Upper transom rail engagement elements are provided by wedges 35 fixed to the nose 6 of the transom rail.
  • the transom rail wedges 35 are of complementary shape to the sash rail wedges 30 and, on sliding of the operating rod 31, the wedges 30,35 are interengaged so that the sash rail wedges 30 are engaged behind the transom rail wedges 35 and the sash assembly is fixed in position.
  • the operating rod 31 is moved using a tool 40 which is inserted for example as illustrated in Fig. 2 to engage with an operator 41 projecting from the sliding rod 31.
  • the tool 40 is removed.
  • the mullion posts 1 are fixed to a support frame of a building and the transom rails 2, 3 with the wedges 21, 35 fitted are fixed to the mullion posts 1.
  • a sash assembly 4 is mounted to the transom rails 2, 3 by engaging the lower wedges 20 fixed to the lower sash rail 11 behind the fixed wedges 21 of a lower transom rail 3. With the movable wedges 30 of the upper sash rail 10 offset from the corresponding wedges 35 of the upper transom rail 2 the sash assembly 4 is pushed inwardly so that it is supported by the lower transom rail 3.
  • the fitter then inserts a tool 40 to engage the operator 41 and the tool 40 is then slid so that the operating rod 31 runs in the track 33 and the moveable sash wedges 30 are engaged behind the fixed transom wedges 35.
  • the sash assembly 4 is thereby readily and rapidly fitted and retained.
  • the tool 40 is removed and the procedure repeated to fix the further sash assemblies.

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EP00650131A 2000-09-13 2000-09-13 Façade de mur rideau Withdrawn EP1188873A1 (fr)

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EP00650131A EP1188873A1 (fr) 2000-09-13 2000-09-13 Façade de mur rideau
IES20010655 IES20010655A2 (en) 2000-09-13 2001-07-13 Curtain walling
IE20010656A IE20010656A1 (en) 2000-09-13 2001-07-13 Curtain walling

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EP00650131A EP1188873A1 (fr) 2000-09-13 2000-09-13 Façade de mur rideau

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2257135A1 (es) * 2003-10-23 2006-07-16 Industrias Gonzalez, S.L. Sistema constructivo para muros cortina.
GR1006155B (el) * 2007-10-15 2008-11-13 Γρηγορης Ζαφειροπουλος Συστημα κατασκευης υαλοπετασματων απο προφιλ αλουμινιου
US7676999B2 (en) 2005-03-15 2010-03-16 Muridal Inc. Curtain wall system and method
CN107893489A (zh) * 2017-10-25 2018-04-10 苏州金螳螂幕墙有限公司 一种90度折叠形幕墙

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3719014A (en) * 1971-08-03 1973-03-06 American Metal Climax Inc Wall system
GB2292955A (en) 1994-09-07 1996-03-13 Don Reynolds Limited Curtain walling
WO1999029995A1 (fr) * 1997-12-11 1999-06-17 Hydro Aluminium Systems S.P.A. Ensemble d'elements metalliques destine a la construction des façades continues d'un batiment

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3719014A (en) * 1971-08-03 1973-03-06 American Metal Climax Inc Wall system
GB2292955A (en) 1994-09-07 1996-03-13 Don Reynolds Limited Curtain walling
WO1999029995A1 (fr) * 1997-12-11 1999-06-17 Hydro Aluminium Systems S.P.A. Ensemble d'elements metalliques destine a la construction des façades continues d'un batiment

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2257135A1 (es) * 2003-10-23 2006-07-16 Industrias Gonzalez, S.L. Sistema constructivo para muros cortina.
US7676999B2 (en) 2005-03-15 2010-03-16 Muridal Inc. Curtain wall system and method
US7922224B2 (en) 2005-03-15 2011-04-12 Muridal Inc. Curtain wall system and method
GR1006155B (el) * 2007-10-15 2008-11-13 Γρηγορης Ζαφειροπουλος Συστημα κατασκευης υαλοπετασματων απο προφιλ αλουμινιου
CN107893489A (zh) * 2017-10-25 2018-04-10 苏州金螳螂幕墙有限公司 一种90度折叠形幕墙
CN107893489B (zh) * 2017-10-25 2024-01-23 苏州金螳螂幕墙有限公司 一种90度折叠形幕墙

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