EP1201869B1 - Wing made of plastics, assembly method therefor and double winged opening, eg for a window - Google Patents

Wing made of plastics, assembly method therefor and double winged opening, eg for a window Download PDF

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EP1201869B1
EP1201869B1 EP01402758A EP01402758A EP1201869B1 EP 1201869 B1 EP1201869 B1 EP 1201869B1 EP 01402758 A EP01402758 A EP 01402758A EP 01402758 A EP01402758 A EP 01402758A EP 1201869 B1 EP1201869 B1 EP 1201869B1
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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
    • E06B3/96—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
    • E06B3/9636—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings for frame members having longitudinal screw receiving channels
    • 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
    • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/06—Single frames
    • E06B3/08—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials
    • E06B3/20—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials of plastics
    • E06B3/22—Hollow frames
    • E06B3/221—Hollow frames with the frame member having local reinforcements in some parts of its cross-section or with a filled cavity
    • E06B3/222—Hollow frames with the frame member having local reinforcements in some parts of its cross-section or with a filled cavity with internal prefabricated reinforcing section members inserted after manufacturing of the hollow frame
    • 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
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/36—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement with a single vertical axis of rotation at one side of the opening, or swinging through the opening
    • E06B3/362—Double winged doors or windows
    • 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
    • E06B3/54—Fixing of glass panes or like plates
    • E06B3/5454—Fixing of glass panes or like plates inside U-shaped section 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
    • 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
    • E06B3/96—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
    • E06B3/964—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings using separate connection pieces, e.g. T-connection pieces
    • E06B3/9641—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings using separate connection pieces, e.g. T-connection pieces part of which remains visible

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  • the invention relates to windows, patio doors, doors, or the like, made of thermoplastic material.
  • It relates more particularly to an opening belonging to such openings, a method of assembling such an opening, and an opening of this type having two openings intended to bear against one another.
  • thermoplastic material such as in particular PVC
  • windows French windows, doors or the like.
  • FIG. 1 shows a horizontal sectional view of the central portion of a window with two leaves of the prior art.
  • Such openings 100 are intended to bear on another opening 101, or on a frame, and include a panel 102, including a glazing, carried by and in a frame.
  • the frame itself comprises two uprights 103 and two crosspieces associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, an adjacent upright and cross member being assembled to each other in a plane forming an angle of 45 ° with said amount and said crossbar, said plane passing substantially through a corner of the frame.
  • seals 107, 108 reported on the one hand on the bearing surfaces 104 formed on the uprights and crosspieces and, secondly, on the glazing beads 105, ensure a good seal between the frame and the panel 102.
  • glazing beads 105 thus serves a dual purpose: to secure the panel 102 in the frame of the opening 100, and to participate in the seal between the frame and the panel 102.
  • an opening 100 of the prior art comprises at least two profiles: at least one profile P1 constituting the amounts and sleepers, and a profile P2 in which are cut the glazing beads 105.
  • an opening 109 of the prior art having two openings 100, 101, as illustrated in Figure 1 generally comprises more profiles, the profiles used for the realization of the two opening being different.
  • the object of the invention is to solve these problems, in particular by providing an opening made of thermoplastic material and an opening having two openings, having only one profile.
  • the invention relates to an opening of the type previously described, the uprights and crosspieces each consist of a single and same hollow section of thermoplastic material.
  • the uprights and the cross members are associated transversely two by two towards their ends, an adjacent upright and cross member being assembled to each other in a plane passing substantially through a corner of the frame and forming an angle, in particular close to 45 ° , with the said amount and the said cross.
  • the profile has on one of its sides a groove receiving an edge of the panel, and on its opposite side, a projecting portion extending substantially parallel to the median plane of said groove and offset with respect to said median plane, the protruding portion bearing, opposite said median plane, a seal for cooperating with a bearing surface made on another opening or on a frame.
  • the groove comprises sealing means cooperating with the edge of the panel engaged in said groove, so that the amounts and the cross members of the opening are devoid of glazing beads for sealing with said panel .
  • the assembly between an amount and an adjacent cross is made using a rigid member shaped bracket whose branches are engaged one in the amount and the other in the cross.
  • the sealing means of the groove comprise two lips each located towards the end portion of a side wall of the groove and directed towards the inside of said groove, said lips being manufactured with the profile.
  • the bracket has a linear projection forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of its branches, said projection being intended, once an amount and an adjacent cross member assembled by said bracket, to fill the clearance between said amount and the said crosses including sealing end.
  • the profiles are fixed to each other by screws passing through holes in the corresponding square.
  • the screws are self-tapping and the profile comprises cells extending along the axis of the profile and of substantially triangular cross-section, the cells receiving said screws, the dimensions of the section of the cells being slightly smaller than the diameter of the screws, so that, during assembly of the opening, the screwing can both be performed in the wall of the cells and guided by said cells.
  • the bracket comprises at least one plane wall extending substantially perpendicular to one of its branches, substantially from the common end portion of the two branches, and in a direction opposite to the other arm, said planar wall being intended for closing at least one cavity of an amount or a crossbar towards the end of the section constituting said amount or said cross.
  • Each arm of the bracket comprises a plurality of wings engaging in cavities of an amount or a cross member, towards the end of the section constituting said amount or said cross.
  • the invention relates to a method of manufacturing and assembling an opening as just described.
  • each amount is fixed to the adjacent crossmember by screws passing through holes in the bracket engaged in said amount and said cross.
  • the invention relates to an opening, such as in particular window, French window, door, or the like, comprising a first and a second opening as previously described, said openings being intended to bear one on the other, the first opening consisting of a first section and the second opening of a second profile.
  • the first and second profiles are identical, and the profile constituting the inner pillar of the second leaf is placed so that it is confused, when the opening is closed, with the image of the section constituting the amount interior of the first opening by a rotation of 180 ° with respect to an axis located, relative to said first opening, substantially in the median plane of the groove, substantially parallel to the inner pillar, on the side of the protruding part, away from the bottom of the groove, outside the profile.
  • the profile further comprises an extension extending substantially parallel to the median plane of the groove, said extension being located on the same side of the profile as the projecting portion and being offset with respect to said median plane in the half plane not containing said projecting portion, a face of the extension being substantially parallel to the median plane but not facing said median plane, so that said face of the section constituting the inside of the first opening forms a cooperating bearing surface with the seal of the protruding portion of the profile constituting the inner amount of the second opening.
  • FIG. 2 shows a window 1 comprising a frame 2, fixed to the masonry, and two leaves 3, 4 opening towards the interior of the building receiving the window.
  • the invention also relates to the case of an outwardly opening window E of the construction.
  • the leaves 3, 4 are carried by the frame 2 by means of hardware such as hinges and hinges, not shown.
  • the second leaf 4 hereinafter called “semi-fixed opening" is the leaf that is opened last when opening the window.
  • opening both generally two leaves 3, 4, and in particular the opening 3.
  • Each opening 3, 4 comprises a frame and, carried by and in the frame, a glazing unit 5.
  • the glazing unit 5 is an insulating double glazing unit comprising an inner pane 6, a window pane 7, a space 8 separating the two panes 6, 7, and a peripheral spacer 9.
  • the glazing 5 defines a median plane P.
  • the window 1 is closed.
  • the plane P is then the one in which, or in the vicinity of which, is the frame of each of the openings 3, 4 and the frame 2.
  • the frame of the semi-fixed opening 4 comprises an external upright 14, articulated to the frame 2, and an inner support 15 intended to bear on the opening 3, as well as an upper cross member 16 and a bottom rail 17.
  • the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13 consist of a single and same hollow section, made of thermoplastic material, such as PVC, obtained for example by extrusion.
  • the profile shown in particular in Figures 3 and 4, comprises firstly, on one of its sides, a substantially parallelepipedal groove 18 extending along the axis of the profile.
  • the groove 18 comprises a substantially plane bottom 19 and two side walls 20, 21 substantially perpendicular to the bottom 19.
  • the groove 18 is intended to receive the edge of the glazing 5, the median plane of the groove 18 perpendicular to the bottom 19 then being substantially merged. with the median plane P of the glazing 5. Subsequently, also denote by "P" the median plane of the groove 18 of the profile.
  • the end portions 20a, 21a of the side walls 20, 21 each comprise a sealing lip 22 coextruded with the profile, extending substantially parallel to the axis of the profile.
  • the sealing lips 22 are directed towards the inside of the groove 18 and are sufficiently flexible to be able to be deformed when the glazing 5 is inserted into the groove 18. As illustrated in FIG. placed in the groove 18, each lip 22 rests on the corresponding window 6, 7, and is slightly curved, the concavity of the lip 22 being directed towards the inside of the groove 18.
  • the sealing lips 22 are made of a softer PVC than the PVC used for the rest of the profile. They can thus provide a perfect seal, particularly preventing water from penetrating by capillarity inside the groove 18.
  • the profile also has, on its side opposite the side having the groove 18, a projecting portion 23 extending substantially parallel to the median plane P of the groove 18, and offset by a certain distance relative to said median plane P.
  • the protruding portion 23 comprises an outer wall 24 substantially parallel to the median plane P, an inner wall 25 substantially parallel to the outer wall 24, a connecting wall 26 and an end wall 27, the latter being substantially perpendicular to the outer walls 24 and inner 25.
  • These four walls 24, 25, 26, 27 are substantially flat, the outer wall 24 further comprising a recess 28 towards the inside of the profile.
  • the protruding portion 23 has an internal cavity 29 defined between the four walls 24, 25, 26, 27.
  • the inner face 25 has a linear cavity 30, extending substantially parallel to the axis of the profile, and intended for receive a seal 31.
  • the profile comprises a cell 32 of triangular cross-section, which extends substantially parallel to the axis of the profile, said cell 32 being located, inside the profile, between the projecting portion 23 and the groove 18 .
  • the cell 32 is intended to receive screws during assembly of the opening 3.
  • the protruding portion 23 is connected to the end portion 21a of the side wall 21 of the groove 18 by a curved wall 33, whose concavity is directed towards the inside of the profile.
  • a cavity 34 is defined between the curved wall 33, the connecting wall 26 of the projecting portion 23, the side wall 21 of the groove 18 and the cell 32.
  • the profile further comprises a cavity 32 ', a cavity 34' and a symmetrical curved wall 33 'of the cells 32, cavity 34 and curved wall 33 with respect to the median plane P of the groove 18.
  • the profile comprises a U-shaped cavity 35 whose bottom 36 is parallel and adjacent to the bottom 19 of the groove 18, said U-shaped cavity 35 being symmetrical with respect to the median plane P.
  • the cells 32, 32 ' are located on either side of the bottom 36 of said U-shaped cavity 35.
  • a first branch 37 of the U-shaped cavity 35 is adjacent to the projecting portion 23, while a second branch forms an extension 38 of the section.
  • the extension 38 thus extends substantially parallel to the median plane P and is located on the same side of the profile as the projecting portion 23.
  • the extension 38 is offset with respect to the median plane P in the half-plane not containing the projecting portion 23
  • the extension 38 comprises a face 39 substantially flat and directed towards the outside of the support surface profile, as will be described later.
  • the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13 of the opening 3 are portions of the profile which has just been described, the cuts having been made in a plane inclined by 45 ° by relative to the axis of said profile.
  • the projecting portion 23 of the profile is situated on the same side of the frame, in this case towards the interior I of the construction receiving the window 1.
  • the uprights 10, 11 and the crosspieces 12, 13 are associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, so as to form the frame of the opening 3.
  • An adjacent upright and a cross member are assembled to each other following a plane forming an angle close to 45 ° with said amount and said cross, and passing substantially through a corner 42 of the frame.
  • the assembly is not done by welding, as is the case in the prior art, but mechanically, using four rigid brackets 43.
  • the bracket 43 as shown in Figures 4 to 7, comprises two branches 44, 45 forming between them an angle of 90 °.
  • Each branch comprises a plurality of wings, respectively 44a, 45a, linear cross section or U, in particular.
  • Each of these wings 44a, 45a is intended to be engaged, during the assembly of the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13, in particular in the cavities 29, 34, 34 ', 35 of the section constituting the amount or the corresponding crossbar, as shown in Figure 7 which shows a section of a section constituting an amount or a cross, towards the end of said amount or said cross, a branch of the bracket 43 having been engaged in the said section.
  • the bracket 43 also has a substantially flat wall 46 forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of the branches 44, 45 of the bracket 43, and passing towards the common end portion of the two branches 44, 45.
  • the wall 46 is intended to come into contact with the ends at 45 ° of the uprights and crosspieces of the opening 3.
  • an edge 47 of the wall 46 forms a linear projection intended, once the upright 10 and the adjacent transom 12 assembled by the bracket 43, to fill the clearance j between the said upright 10 and said cross member 12, for sealing and aesthetics among others (see Figure 5).
  • a branch 44 of a bracket 43 is engaged in each of the end portions of the upper cross member 12. The same procedure is followed with the lower cross member 13.
  • brackets 43 are held in the crosspieces 12, 13, for example by gluing, by means of latching means, or with putty.
  • the glazing 5 is introduced into the groove 18 of the constituent sections of the uprights 10, 11.
  • brackets 43 are associated so as to form the frame of the opening 3, the branches 45 of brackets 43 hitherto not engaged in sections now engaging in the end portions of the uprights 10, 11.
  • brackets 43 are fixed to the uprights 10, 11 and cross members 12, 13 by screwing.
  • the brackets 43 comprise holes 48 (see FIG. 6) intended for the passage of fastening screws 49.
  • the holes 48 are placed in such a way that, when the branch 44 of the bracket 43 is engaged in the constituent section of the upper cross member 12, and the branch 45 of the bracket 43 is engaged in the constituent section of the inner upright 11, the holes 48 of the branch 44 are aligned with the cells 32, 32 'of the profile constituting the inner upright 11.
  • the dimensions of the cross section of the cells 32, 32 'of the profile are slightly smaller than the diameter of the fixing screws 49, said fixing screws 49 being self-tapping.
  • the screw 49 passes into the hole 48 of the bracket 43, then cooperates with the cell 32, for example, the screwing taking place in the wall of the cell 32 and being guided by said cell 32.
  • FIG. 5 diagrammatically shows the opening frame 3 once assembled, as well as the position of the brackets 43 and fixing screws 49 and the folded section of the constituent sections of the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13.
  • the mechanical assembly method according to the invention has the advantage, compared to the prior art, of not requiring glazing beads, the seal between the glazing 5 and the frame 3 being provided by the lip 22 and the mounting glazing 5 in the groove 18 of the profile.
  • the prior art necessarily implies the establishment of the glazing 5 after welding assembly of the frame, and therefore the subsequent addition of glazing beads.
  • the uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 of the semi-fixed opening 4 are made of the same hollow profile as the uprights 10, 11 and the crosspieces 12, 13 of the opening 3.
  • the uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 of the semi-fixed opening 4 are portions of the section just described, the cuts having been made along an inclined plane of 45 ° with respect to the axis of said profile.
  • the projecting portion 23 of the profile is located on the same side of the frame, in this case inwardly I of the construction receiving the window 1, while for the inner upright 15, the projecting portion 23 of the profile is located on the opposite side of the frame, in this case towards the outside E of the building receiving the window 1.
  • FIG. 9 where it can be seen from the representation of the folded sections of the profiles that the inner amount 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 is reversed relative to the cross members 16, 17 and to the outside amount 14.
  • the outer face 39 of the extension 38 of the inner upright 11 of the opening 3 forms a bearing surface for the seal 31 placed in the linear cavity 30 of the inner amount 15 of the opening 4.
  • the outer face 39 of the extension 38 of the inner pillar 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 forms a bearing surface for the seal 31 placed in the linear cavity 30 of the inner pillar 11 the opening 3.
  • This double-opening window structure 1 using a reversible profile makes it possible to reduce to one the number of profiles used for the manufacture of said window 1, and consequently to considerably reduce the costs.
  • the uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 are associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, following a plane inclined at 45 ° passing through a corner 42 of the frame, so as to form the frame of the semi-fixed opening 4.
  • the assembly is done mechanically using rigid brackets.
  • the assembly of the external upright 14 to the crosspieces 16, 17 is made using two brackets 43 identical to those used for assembling the opening 3.
  • This machining induces the appearance of cavities at the ends of the corresponding profiles, cavities positioned differently than those appearing in a simple cut at 45 °, and which can not be closed by the bracket 43 during assembly.
  • the invention therefore provides a semi-fixed angle bracket 50, illustrated in FIG.
  • the semi-fixed angle bracket 50 comprises two branches 51, 52, each having a plurality of wings 51a, 52a intended to be engaged in the cavities of the section constituting a cross member 16, 17 or the inner pillar 15 the semi-fixed opening 4.
  • the semi-fixed angle bracket 50 further comprises a substantially flat wall 53 forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of the branches 51, 52 of said bracket 50, and passing towards the common end portion of the two branches 51, 52.
  • this wall 53 makes it possible to fill the clearance j existing between upright 15 and crosspieces 16, 17 during assembly.
  • the semi-fixed angle bracket 50 comprises two substantially planar walls 54, 55 extending from the common end portion of the two branches 51, 52, each parallel to one of the branches 51, 52 and to the opposite the said branch 51, 52.
  • the walls 54, 55 are intended to close the cavities of the section appeared following the aforementioned machining.
  • the method of assembly of the semi-fixed opening 4 is similar to that of the opening 3, by replacing the "standard" brackets 43 by semi-fixed angle brackets 50 at the end portions of the interior pillar 15. the semi-fixed opening 4.
  • FIG. 9 schematically represents the semi-fixed opening frame 4 once assembled, as well as the position of the brackets 43, 50 and fixing screws 48 and the folded section of the constituent sections of the uprights 14, 15 and crosspieces 16, 17.
  • a window can of course be applied to other types of openings, such as in particular a French window, in which the profile used is similar, the part protruding projecting however more on the side of the profile, or a door, the panel inserted in the groove of the profile may for example be solid and unglazed.

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The glazing (5) is carried in a frame comprising two uprights (11,15) and two crosspieces which are each constituted by a single hollow thermoplastic section. Each section comprises a groove (18) provided with sealing (22) for receiving the glazing. An Independent claim is included for a method of manufacture and assembly of the window.

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L'invention concerne les fenêtres, portes-fenêtres, portes, ou analogue, en matériau thermoplastique.The invention relates to windows, patio doors, doors, or the like, made of thermoplastic material.

Elle vise plus particulièrement un ouvrant appartenant à de telles ouvertures, un procédé d'assemblage d'un tel ouvrant, ainsi qu'une ouverture de ce type possédant deux ouvrants destinés à venir en appui l'un sur l'autre.It relates more particularly to an opening belonging to such openings, a method of assembling such an opening, and an opening of this type having two openings intended to bear against one another.

On connaît déjà des ouvrants en matériau thermoplastique, tel que notamment le PVC, destinés à des fenêtres, portes-fenêtres, portes ou analogue.Already known opening of thermoplastic material, such as in particular PVC, for windows, French windows, doors or the like.

On se réfère à la figure 1 qui représente une vue en coupe horizontale de la partie centrale d'une fenêtre à deux vantaux de l'art antérieur.Referring to Figure 1 which shows a horizontal sectional view of the central portion of a window with two leaves of the prior art.

De tels ouvrants 100 sont destinés à venir en appui sur un autre ouvrant 101, ou sur un dormant, et comportent un panneau 102, notamment un vitrage, porté par et dans un cadre.Such openings 100 are intended to bear on another opening 101, or on a frame, and include a panel 102, including a glazing, carried by and in a frame.

Le cadre comporte lui-même deux montants 103 et deux traverses associés perpendiculairement deux à deux vers leurs extrémités, un montant et une traverse adjacents étant assemblés l'un à l'autre suivant un plan formant un angle voisin de 45° avec le dit montant et la dite traverse, le dit plan passant sensiblement par un coin du cadre.The frame itself comprises two uprights 103 and two crosspieces associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, an adjacent upright and cross member being assembled to each other in a plane forming an angle of 45 ° with said amount and said crossbar, said plane passing substantially through a corner of the frame.

Dans l'art antérieur, l'assemblage de l'ouvrant 100 est effectué de la façon suivante :

  • dans un premier temps, les traverses et les montants sont associés deux à deux afin de former un cadre, cet assemblage s'effectuant par soudage, du fait des propriétés thermoplastiques du matériau constitutif des montants et traverses ;
  • dans un deuxième temps, le panneau 102, notamment le vitrage, est placé dans le cadre, contre des surfaces d'appui 104 ménagées sur les montants et les traverses ;
  • enfin, des parcloses 105 sont associées au cadre, sur chaque montant et chaque traverse, afin de former, avec les surfaces d'appui 104 précitées, une gorge 106 permettant de bloquer le panneau dans le cadre.
In the prior art, the assembly of the opening 100 is carried out as follows:
  • firstly, the crosspieces and the uprights are associated in pairs to form a frame, this assembly being performed by welding, because of the thermoplastic properties of the material constituting the amounts and sleepers;
  • secondly, the panel 102, in particular the glazing, is placed in the frame, against bearing surfaces 104 formed on the uprights and crosspieces;
  • finally, glazing beads 105 are associated with the frame, on each upright and each cross member, in order to form, with the aforementioned bearing surfaces 104, a groove 106 for blocking the panel in the frame.

De plus, des joints d'étanchéité 107, 108 rapportés, d'une part sur les surfaces d'appui 104 ménagées sur les montants et les traverses et, d'autre part, sur les parcloses 105, permettent d'assurer une bonne étanchéité entre le cadre et le panneau 102.In addition, seals 107, 108 reported on the one hand on the bearing surfaces 104 formed on the uprights and crosspieces and, secondly, on the glazing beads 105, ensure a good seal between the frame and the panel 102.

L'existence de parcloses 105 répond ainsi à un double objectif: assurer le blocage du panneau 102 dans le cadre de l'ouvrant 100, et participer à l'étanchéité entre le cadre et le panneau 102.The existence of glazing beads 105 thus serves a dual purpose: to secure the panel 102 in the frame of the opening 100, and to participate in the seal between the frame and the panel 102.

Dans cette méthode d'assemblage, les parcloses 105 sont donc indispensables. Par conséquent, un ouvrant 100 de l'art antérieur comprend au moins deux profilés : au moins un profilé P1 constitutif des montants et traverses, et un profilé P2 dans lequel sont découpées les parcloses 105.In this method of assembly, the glazing beads 105 are therefore indispensable. Therefore, an opening 100 of the prior art comprises at least two profiles: at least one profile P1 constituting the amounts and sleepers, and a profile P2 in which are cut the glazing beads 105.

Par ailleurs, une ouverture 109 de l'art antérieur comportant deux ouvrants 100, 101, telle qu'illustrée sur la figure 1, comprend généralement davantage de profilés, les profilés utilisés pour la réalisation des deux ouvrants étant différents.Furthermore, an opening 109 of the prior art having two openings 100, 101, as illustrated in Figure 1, generally comprises more profiles, the profiles used for the realization of the two opening being different.

Ainsi, la réalisation d'une ouverture, notamment d'une fenêtre, de l'art antérieur nécessite plusieurs profilés, par exemple quatre profilés dans le cas de la réalisation de la figure 1 (P1, P2, P3, P4).Thus, the production of an opening, in particular a window, of the prior art requires several sections, for example four sections in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 1 (P1, P2, P3, P4).

Or, le coût de l'outillage et des machines des filières d'extrusion est extrêmement élevé. En outre, plus le nombre de profilés à fabriquer est important, plus les campagnes d'extrusion sont courtes, et donc coûteuses.However, the cost of tools and machinery extrusion dies is extremely high. In addition, the greater the number of profiles to be manufactured, the more extrusion campaigns are short, and therefore expensive.

L'invention a pour but de résoudre ces problèmes, en fournissant notamment un ouvrant en matériau thermoplastique ainsi qu'une ouverture possédant deux ouvrants, ne comportant qu'un seul profilé.The object of the invention is to solve these problems, in particular by providing an opening made of thermoplastic material and an opening having two openings, having only one profile.

Comme il vient d'être expliqué, la réalisation d'une telle ouverture avec un unique profilé nécessite, en combinaison :

  • qu'il n'y ait pas besoin de parcloses, l'étanchéité entre le panneau et le cadre devant donc être réalisée différemment ;
  • que l'assemblage ne se fasse pas par soudage puisque celui-ci doit impérativement être effectué avant la mise en place du panneau, ce qui induit la présence de parcloses. Une autre méthode d'assemblage est donc fournie par l'invention.
As just explained, the realization of such an opening with a single profile requires, in combination:
  • that there is no need for glazing beads, the seal between the panel and the frame must therefore be made differently;
  • that the assembly is not done by welding since it must imperatively be performed before the establishment of the panel, which induces the presence of glazing beads. Another method of assembly is thus provided by the invention.

Selon un premier aspect, l'invention concerne un ouvrant du type précédemment décrit, dont les montants et les traverses sont chacun constitués d'un unique et même profilé creux en matière thermoplastique. Les montants et les traverses sont associés transversalement deux à deux vers leurs extrémités, un montant et une traverse adjacents étant assemblés l'un à l'autre suivant un plan passant sensiblement par un coin du cadre et formant un angle, notamment voisin de 45°, avec le dit montant et la dite traverse.According to a first aspect, the invention relates to an opening of the type previously described, the uprights and crosspieces each consist of a single and same hollow section of thermoplastic material. The uprights and the cross members are associated transversely two by two towards their ends, an adjacent upright and cross member being assembled to each other in a plane passing substantially through a corner of the frame and forming an angle, in particular close to 45 ° , with the said amount and the said cross.

Le profilé présente sur l'un de ses côtés une gorge recevant un bord du panneau, et, sur son côté opposé, une partie saillante s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement au plan médian de la dite gorge et décalée par rapport au dit plan médian, la partie saillante portant, en regard du dit plan médian, un joint d'étanchéité destiné à coopérer avec une surface d'appui réalisée sur un autre ouvrant ou sur un dormant.The profile has on one of its sides a groove receiving an edge of the panel, and on its opposite side, a projecting portion extending substantially parallel to the median plane of said groove and offset with respect to said median plane, the protruding portion bearing, opposite said median plane, a seal for cooperating with a bearing surface made on another opening or on a frame.

Selon l'invention, la gorge comporte des moyens d'étanchéité coopérant avec le bord du panneau engagé dans la dite gorge, de sorte que les montants et les traverses de l'ouvrant sont dépourvus de parcloses pour réaliser l'étanchéité avec le dit panneau.According to the invention, the groove comprises sealing means cooperating with the edge of the panel engaged in said groove, so that the amounts and the cross members of the opening are devoid of glazing beads for sealing with said panel .

De plus, l'assemblage entre un montant et une traverse adjacents est réalisé à l'aide d'un organe rigide en forme d'équerre dont les branches sont engagées l'une dans le montant et l'autre dans la traverse.In addition, the assembly between an amount and an adjacent cross is made using a rigid member shaped bracket whose branches are engaged one in the amount and the other in the cross.

Les moyens d'étanchéité de la gorge comprennent deux lèvres situées chacune vers la partie extrême d'une paroi latérale de la gorge et dirigées vers l'intérieur de la dite gorge, lesdites lèvres étant venues de fabrication avec le profilé.The sealing means of the groove comprise two lips each located towards the end portion of a side wall of the groove and directed towards the inside of said groove, said lips being manufactured with the profile.

L'équerre comporte une saillie linéaire formant un angle voisin de 45° avec chacune de ses branches, la dite saillie étant destinée, une fois un montant et une traverse adjacents assemblés par la dite équerre, à combler le jeu entre le dit montant et la dite traverse notamment à fin d'étanchéité.The bracket has a linear projection forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of its branches, said projection being intended, once an amount and an adjacent cross member assembled by said bracket, to fill the clearance between said amount and the said crosses including sealing end.

Selon d'autres caractéristiques, les profilés sont fixés les uns aux autres par des vis passant dans des trous de l'équerre correspondante.According to other characteristics, the profiles are fixed to each other by screws passing through holes in the corresponding square.

Les vis sont auto-taraudeuses et le profilé comprend des alvéoles s'étendant selon l'axe du profilé et de section droite sensiblement triangulaire, les alvéoles recevant les dites vis, les dimensions de la section des alvéoles étant légèrement inférieures au diamètre des vis, de sorte que, lors de l'assemblage de l'ouvrant, le vissage puisse à la fois être effectué dans la paroi des alvéoles et guidé par les dites alvéoles.The screws are self-tapping and the profile comprises cells extending along the axis of the profile and of substantially triangular cross-section, the cells receiving said screws, the dimensions of the section of the cells being slightly smaller than the diameter of the screws, so that, during assembly of the opening, the screwing can both be performed in the wall of the cells and guided by said cells.

L'équerre comprend au moins une paroi plane s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'une de ses branches, sensiblement depuis la partie extrême commune des deux branches, et dans une direction opposée à l'autre branche, la dite paroi plane étant destinée à obturer au moins une cavité d'un montant ou d'une traverse, vers l'extrémité du profilé constitutif du dit montant ou de la dite traverse.The bracket comprises at least one plane wall extending substantially perpendicular to one of its branches, substantially from the common end portion of the two branches, and in a direction opposite to the other arm, said planar wall being intended for closing at least one cavity of an amount or a crossbar towards the end of the section constituting said amount or said cross.

Chaque branche de l'équerre comprend une pluralité d'ailes s'engageant dans des cavités d'un montant ou d'une traverse, vers l'extrémité du profilé constitutif du dit montant ou de la dite traverse.Each arm of the bracket comprises a plurality of wings engaging in cavities of an amount or a cross member, towards the end of the section constituting said amount or said cross.

Selon un deuxième aspect, l'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication et d'assemblage d'un ouvrant tel qu'il vient d'être décrit.According to a second aspect, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing and assembling an opening as just described.

Le procédé de fabrication et d'assemblage comprend les étapes suivantes :

  1. a) on découpe les montants et les traverses de l'ouvrant dans un profilé creux selon des plans formant un angle voisin de 45° avec l'axe du dit profilé ;
  2. b) on engage une branche d'un organe rigide en forme d'équerre dans chacune des parties extrêmes de chacune des deux traverses, respectivement de chacun des deux montants ;
  3. c) on engage le panneau dans les gorges des montants, respectivement des traverses ;
  4. d) on engage les branches libres des équerres liées aux traverses, respectivement aux montants, dans les parties extrêmes des montants, respectivement des traverses, portant le panneau, de sorte à fermer le cadre.
The manufacturing and assembly process comprises the following steps:
  1. a) the uprights and crosspieces of the sash are cut into a hollow profile in planes forming an angle close to 45 ° with the axis of said profile;
  2. b) engaging a branch of a rigid square-shaped member in each of the end portions of each of the two crosspieces respectively of each of the two uprights;
  3. c) the panel is engaged in the grooves of the amounts, respectively cross;
  4. d) the free branches of the brackets connected to the sleepers, respectively to the uprights, are engaged in the end portions of the uprights, respectively of the sleepers, carrying the panel, so as to close the frame.

Selon une réalisation possible, on prévoit des moyens de maintien des branches des équerres dans les traverses, respectivement les montants, tel que notamment collage ou système d'encliquetage.According to one possible embodiment, provision is made for means for holding the branches of the brackets in the crosspieces, respectively the uprights, such as in particular gluing or latching system.

Après l'étape d), on fixe chaque montant à la traverse adjacente par des vis passant dans des trous de l'équerre engagée dans le dit montant et la dite traverse.After step d), each amount is fixed to the adjacent crossmember by screws passing through holes in the bracket engaged in said amount and said cross.

Enfin, selon un troisième aspect, l'invention concerne une ouverture, telle que notamment fenêtre, porte-fenêtre, porte, ou analogue, comprenant un premier et un deuxième ouvrants tels que précédemment décrit, les dits ouvrants étant destinés à venir en appui l'un sur l'autre, le premier ouvrant étant constitué d'un premier profilé et le deuxième ouvrant d'un deuxième profilé.Finally, according to a third aspect, the invention relates to an opening, such as in particular window, French window, door, or the like, comprising a first and a second opening as previously described, said openings being intended to bear one on the other, the first opening consisting of a first section and the second opening of a second profile.

Selon l'invention, les premier et deuxième profilés sont identiques, et le profilé constituant le montant intérieur du deuxième ouvrant est placé de telle sorte qu'il soit confondu, lorsque l'ouverture est fermée, avec l'image du profilé constituant le montant intérieur du premier ouvrant par une rotation de 180° par rapport à un axe situé, par rapport au dit premier ouvrant, sensiblement dans le plan médian de la gorge, sensiblement parallèlement au montant intérieur, du côté de la partie saillante, à distance du fond de la gorge, à l'extérieur du profilé.According to the invention, the first and second profiles are identical, and the profile constituting the inner pillar of the second leaf is placed so that it is confused, when the opening is closed, with the image of the section constituting the amount interior of the first opening by a rotation of 180 ° with respect to an axis located, relative to said first opening, substantially in the median plane of the groove, substantially parallel to the inner pillar, on the side of the protruding part, away from the bottom of the groove, outside the profile.

Selon une réalisation, le profilé comprend en outre un prolongement s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement au plan médian de la gorge, le dit prolongement étant situé du même côté du profilé que la partie saillante et étant décalé par rapport au dit plan médian dans le demi-plan ne contenant pas la dite partie saillante, une face du prolongement étant sensiblement parallèle au plan médian mais non en regard du dit plan médian, de sorte que la dite face du profilé constitutif du montant intérieur du premier ouvrant forme une surface d'appui coopérant avec le joint d'étanchéité de la partie saillante du profilé constitutif du montant intérieur du deuxième ouvrant.According to one embodiment, the profile further comprises an extension extending substantially parallel to the median plane of the groove, said extension being located on the same side of the profile as the projecting portion and being offset with respect to said median plane in the half plane not containing said projecting portion, a face of the extension being substantially parallel to the median plane but not facing said median plane, so that said face of the section constituting the inside of the first opening forms a cooperating bearing surface with the seal of the protruding portion of the profile constituting the inner amount of the second opening.

Les autres caractéristiques de l'invention résultent de la description qui suit d'un mode de réalisation, description effectuée en référence aux figures annexées dans lesquelles :

  • la figure 2 est une vue en élévation d'une fenêtre à deux vantaux selon l'invention, représentée fermée ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe horizontale, selon la ligne AA de la figure 2, de la partie centrale d'une fenêtre à deux vantaux selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 4 est une représentation schématique en perspective et en éclaté du montage des profilés d'un cadre ouvrant, la forme des profilés ayant été simplifiée ;
  • la figure 5 est une représentation schématique du cadre ouvrant une fois les profilés assemblés, montrant la position des équerres et des vis de fixation, ainsi que la section rabattue des profilés ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en élévation d'une équerre destinée à l'assemblage des profilés d'un cadre ouvrant ;
  • la figure 7 est une représentation schématique en coupe droite d'un profilé selon l'invention montrant l'équerre de la figure 5 engagée dans ce profilé ;
  • la figure 8 est une représentation schématique en perspective et en éclaté du montage des profilés d'un cadre ouvrant semi-fixe, la forme des profilés ayant été simplifiée ;
  • la figure 9 est une représentation schématique du cadre ouvrant semi-fixe une fois les profilés assemblés, montrant la position des équerres et des vis de fixation, ainsi que la section rabattue des profilés ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue en élévation d'une équerre destinée à l'assemblage des traverses d'un cadre ouvrant semi-fixe au montant intérieur du dit cadre.
The other features of the invention result from the description which follows of an embodiment, description made with reference to the appended figures in which:
  • Figure 2 is an elevational view of a window with two leaves according to the invention, shown closed;
  • Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view along the line AA of Figure 2, the central portion of a window with two leaves according to the invention;
  • Figure 4 is a schematic perspective and exploded view of the mounting of the profiles of an opening frame, the shape of the profiles having been simplified;
  • Figure 5 is a schematic representation of the frame opening once the assembled sections, showing the position of the brackets and fixing screws, and the folded section of the profiles;
  • Figure 6 is an elevational view of a bracket for assembling the profiles of an opening frame;
  • Figure 7 is a schematic representation in cross section of a profile according to the invention showing the bracket of Figure 5 engaged in this section;
  • Figure 8 is a schematic perspective and exploded view of the mounting of the profiles of a semi-fixed opening frame, the shape of the profiles having been simplified;
  • Figure 9 is a schematic representation of the semi-fixed opening frame once the profiles assembled, showing the position of the brackets and fixing screws, and the folded section of the profiles;
  • Figure 10 is an elevational view of a bracket for assembling the sleepers of a semi-fixed opening frame to the inner pillar of said frame.

On se réfère tout d'abord à la figure 2 qui représente une fenêtre 1 comprenant un cadre dormant 2, fixé à la maçonnerie, et deux vantaux 3, 4 s'ouvrant vers l'intérieur I de la construction recevant la fenêtre. Bien entendu, l'invention concerne également le cas d'une fenêtre s'ouvrant vers l'extérieur E de la construction.Referring first to Figure 2 which shows a window 1 comprising a frame 2, fixed to the masonry, and two leaves 3, 4 opening towards the interior of the building receiving the window. Of course, the invention also relates to the case of an outwardly opening window E of the construction.

Les vantaux 3, 4 sont portés par le dormant 2 au moyen de pièces de quincaillerie telles que charnières et gonds, non représentées.The leaves 3, 4 are carried by the frame 2 by means of hardware such as hinges and hinges, not shown.

Le premier vantail 3, appelé par la suite « ouvrant », porte d'autres pièces de quincaillerie, telles que poignées, etc. C'est le double ouvrant, c'est-à-dire le vantail que l'on ouvre en premier afin d'ouvrir la fenêtre.The first leaf 3, subsequently called "opening" door other hardware, such as handles, etc. This is the double opening, that is to say the leaf that opens first to open the window.

Le deuxième vantail 4, appelé par la suite « ouvrant semi-fixe », est le vantail que l'on ouvre en dernier lors de l'ouverture de la fenêtre.The second leaf 4, hereinafter called "semi-fixed opening", is the leaf that is opened last when opening the window.

Dans toute la description, on désigne par « ouvrant » à la fois de façon générale chacun des deux vantaux 3, 4, et de façon particulière l'ouvrant 3.Throughout the description, the term "opening" both generally two leaves 3, 4, and in particular the opening 3.

Chaque ouvrant 3, 4 comprend un cadre et, porté par et dans le cadre, un vitrage 5. Selon une réalisation, illustrée notamment sur la figure 3, le vitrage 5 est un double vitrage isolant comprenant une vitre intérieure 6, une vitre extérieure 7, un espace 8 séparant les deux vitres 6, 7, et une entretoise périphérique 9. Le vitrage 5 définit un plan P médian.Each opening 3, 4 comprises a frame and, carried by and in the frame, a glazing unit 5. According to one embodiment, illustrated in particular in FIG. 3, the glazing unit 5 is an insulating double glazing unit comprising an inner pane 6, a window pane 7, a space 8 separating the two panes 6, 7, and a peripheral spacer 9. The glazing 5 defines a median plane P.

Dans la suite de la description, et pour plus de commodité, on considère que la fenêtre 1 est fermée. Le plan P est alors celui dans lequel, ou au voisinage duquel, se trouve le cadre de chacun des ouvrants 3, 4 et le dormant 2.In the following description, and for convenience, it is considered that the window 1 is closed. The plane P is then the one in which, or in the vicinity of which, is the frame of each of the openings 3, 4 and the frame 2.

Le cadre de l'ouvrant 3 comprend :

  • deux montants verticaux : un montant extérieur 10, articulé au dormant 2, et un montant intérieur 11 destiné à venir en appui sur l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 ;
  • une traverse supérieure 12 et une traverse inférieure 13.
The frame of the opening 3 comprises:
  • two vertical uprights: an outer upright 10, articulated to the frame 2, and an inner upright 11 intended to rest on the semi-fixed opening 4;
  • an upper cross member 12 and a lower cross member 13.

De façon analogue, le cadre de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 comprend un montant extérieur 14, articulé au dormant 2, et un montant intérieur 15 destiné à venir en appui sur l'ouvrant 3, ainsi qu'une traverse supérieure 16 et une traverse inférieure 17.Similarly, the frame of the semi-fixed opening 4 comprises an external upright 14, articulated to the frame 2, and an inner support 15 intended to bear on the opening 3, as well as an upper cross member 16 and a bottom rail 17.

Dans un premier temps, on décrit l'ouvrant 3, ainsi que son procédé d'assemblage.In a first step, the opening 3 and its assembly method are described.

Les montants 10, 11 et les traverses 12, 13 sont constitués d'un unique et même profilé creux, réalisé en matériau thermoplastique, tel que le PVC, obtenu par exemple par extrusion.The uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13 consist of a single and same hollow section, made of thermoplastic material, such as PVC, obtained for example by extrusion.

Le profilé, représenté notamment sur les figures 3 et 4, comporte tout d'abord, sur l'un de ses côtés, une gorge 18 sensiblement parallélépipédique s'étendant suivant l'axe du profilé. La gorge 18 comprend un fond 19 sensiblement plan et deux parois latérales 20, 21 sensiblement perpendiculaires au fond 19. La gorge 18 est destinée à recevoir le bord du vitrage 5, le plan médian de la gorge 18 perpendiculaire au fond 19 étant alors sensiblement confondu avec le plan médian P du vitrage 5. Par la suite, on désignera également par « P » le plan médian de la gorge 18 du profilé.The profile, shown in particular in Figures 3 and 4, comprises firstly, on one of its sides, a substantially parallelepipedal groove 18 extending along the axis of the profile. The groove 18 comprises a substantially plane bottom 19 and two side walls 20, 21 substantially perpendicular to the bottom 19. The groove 18 is intended to receive the edge of the glazing 5, the median plane of the groove 18 perpendicular to the bottom 19 then being substantially merged. with the median plane P of the glazing 5. Subsequently, also denote by "P" the median plane of the groove 18 of the profile.

Les parties extrêmes 20a, 21a des parois latérales 20, 21 comportent chacune une lèvre d'étanchéité 22 co-extrudée avec le profilé, s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à l'axe du profilé. Les lèvres d'étanchéité 22 sont dirigées vers l'intérieur de la gorge 18 et sont suffisamment souples pour pouvoir être déformées lors de l'insertion du vitrage 5 dans la dite gorge 18. Comme illustré sur la figure 3, une fois le vitrage 5 mis en place dans la gorge 18, chaque lèvre 22 s'appuie sur la vitre 6, 7 correspondante, et est légèrement incurvée, la concavité de la lèvre 22 étant dirigée vers l'intérieur de la gorge 18.The end portions 20a, 21a of the side walls 20, 21 each comprise a sealing lip 22 coextruded with the profile, extending substantially parallel to the axis of the profile. The sealing lips 22 are directed towards the inside of the groove 18 and are sufficiently flexible to be able to be deformed when the glazing 5 is inserted into the groove 18. As illustrated in FIG. placed in the groove 18, each lip 22 rests on the corresponding window 6, 7, and is slightly curved, the concavity of the lip 22 being directed towards the inside of the groove 18.

Les lèvres d'étanchéité 22 sont réalisées en un PVC plus souple que le PVC utilisé pour le reste du profilé. Elles peuvent ainsi assurer une étanchéité parfaite, empêchant notamment l'eau de pénétrer par capillarité à l'intérieur de la gorge 18.The sealing lips 22 are made of a softer PVC than the PVC used for the rest of the profile. They can thus provide a perfect seal, particularly preventing water from penetrating by capillarity inside the groove 18.

Le profilé comporte également, sur son côté opposé au côté présentant la gorge 18, une partie saillante 23 s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement au plan médian P de la gorge 18, et décalée d'une certaine distance par rapport au dit plan médian P.The profile also has, on its side opposite the side having the groove 18, a projecting portion 23 extending substantially parallel to the median plane P of the groove 18, and offset by a certain distance relative to said median plane P.

La partie saillante 23 comprend une paroi extérieure 24 sensiblement parallèle au plan médian P, une paroi intérieure 25 sensiblement parallèle à la paroi extérieure 24, une paroi de liaison 26 et une paroi extrême 27, ces dernières étant sensiblement perpendiculaires aux parois extérieure 24 et intérieure 25. Ces quatre parois 24, 25, 26, 27 sont sensiblement planes, la paroi extérieure 24 comportant en outre un décrochement 28 vers l'intérieur du profilé.The protruding portion 23 comprises an outer wall 24 substantially parallel to the median plane P, an inner wall 25 substantially parallel to the outer wall 24, a connecting wall 26 and an end wall 27, the latter being substantially perpendicular to the outer walls 24 and inner 25. These four walls 24, 25, 26, 27 are substantially flat, the outer wall 24 further comprising a recess 28 towards the inside of the profile.

De plus, la partie saillante 23 comporte une cavité interne 29 définie entre les quatre parois 24, 25, 26, 27. La face intérieure 25 présente une cavité linéaire 30, s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à l'axe du profilé, et destinée à recevoir un joint d'étanchéité 31.In addition, the protruding portion 23 has an internal cavity 29 defined between the four walls 24, 25, 26, 27. The inner face 25 has a linear cavity 30, extending substantially parallel to the axis of the profile, and intended for receive a seal 31.

Par ailleurs, le profilé comporte une alvéole 32 de section droite triangulaire, qui s'étend sensiblement parallèlement à l'axe du profilé, la dite alvéole 32 étant située, à l'intérieur du profilé, entre la partie saillante 23 et la gorge 18. Comme il sera décrit plus loin, l'alvéole 32 est destinée à recevoir des vis lors de l'assemblage de l'ouvrant 3.Furthermore, the profile comprises a cell 32 of triangular cross-section, which extends substantially parallel to the axis of the profile, said cell 32 being located, inside the profile, between the projecting portion 23 and the groove 18 . As it will be described later, the cell 32 is intended to receive screws during assembly of the opening 3.

La partie saillante 23 est reliée à la partie extrême 21a de la paroi latérale 21 de la gorge 18 par une paroi courbe 33, dont la concavité est dirigée vers l'intérieur du profilé. Une cavité 34 est définie entre la paroi courbe 33, la paroi de liaison 26 de la partie saillante 23, la paroi latérale 21 de la gorge 18 et l'alvéole 32.The protruding portion 23 is connected to the end portion 21a of the side wall 21 of the groove 18 by a curved wall 33, whose concavity is directed towards the inside of the profile. A cavity 34 is defined between the curved wall 33, the connecting wall 26 of the projecting portion 23, the side wall 21 of the groove 18 and the cell 32.

Le profilé comporte en outre une alvéole 32', une cavité 34' et une paroi courbe 33' symétriques des alvéole 32, cavité 34 et paroi courbe 33 par rapport au plan médian P de la gorge 18.The profile further comprises a cavity 32 ', a cavity 34' and a symmetrical curved wall 33 'of the cells 32, cavity 34 and curved wall 33 with respect to the median plane P of the groove 18.

Enfin, le profilé comporte une cavité 35 en forme de U dont le fond 36 est parallèle et adjacent au fond 19 de la gorge 18, la dite cavité en U 35 étant symétrique par rapport au plan médian P. Les alvéoles 32, 32' sont situées de part et d'autre du fond 36 de la dite cavité en U 35.Finally, the profile comprises a U-shaped cavity 35 whose bottom 36 is parallel and adjacent to the bottom 19 of the groove 18, said U-shaped cavity 35 being symmetrical with respect to the median plane P. The cells 32, 32 'are located on either side of the bottom 36 of said U-shaped cavity 35.

Une première branche 37 de la cavité en U 35 est adjacente à la partie saillante 23, tandis qu'une deuxième branche forme un prolongement 38 du profilé. Le prolongement 38 s'étend donc sensiblement parallèlement au plan médian P et est situé du même côté du profilé que la partie saillante 23. Le prolongement 38 est décalé par rapport au plan médian P dans le demi-plan ne contenant pas la partie saillante 23. Le prolongement 38 comprend une face 39 sensiblement plane et dirigée vers l'extérieur du profilé formant surface d'appui, comme il sera décrit plus loin.A first branch 37 of the U-shaped cavity 35 is adjacent to the projecting portion 23, while a second branch forms an extension 38 of the section. The extension 38 thus extends substantially parallel to the median plane P and is located on the same side of the profile as the projecting portion 23. The extension 38 is offset with respect to the median plane P in the half-plane not containing the projecting portion 23 The extension 38 comprises a face 39 substantially flat and directed towards the outside of the support surface profile, as will be described later.

Entre les branches 37, 38 de la cavité en U 35, et à l'extérieur du profilé, est ménagé un espace 40, tandis qu'à l'intérieur de la cavité en U 35 est présente une pièce 41 destiné à rigidifier le profilé.Between the branches 37, 38 of the U-shaped cavity 35, and outside the profile, is a space 40, while inside the U-shaped cavity 35 there is a part 41 intended to stiffen the profile. .

Comme représenté sur les figures 4 et 5, les montants 10, 11 et les traverses 12, 13 de l'ouvrant 3 sont des portions du profilé qui vient d'être décrit, les découpes ayant été effectuées selon un plan incliné de 45° par rapport à l'axe du dit profilé.As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13 of the opening 3 are portions of the profile which has just been described, the cuts having been made in a plane inclined by 45 ° by relative to the axis of said profile.

Pour chacun des montants 10, 11 et chacune des traverses 12, 13, la partie saillante 23 du profilé est située du même côté du cadre, en l'occurrence vers l'intérieur I de la construction recevant la fenêtre 1.For each of the uprights 10, 11 and each of the crosspieces 12, 13, the projecting portion 23 of the profile is situated on the same side of the frame, in this case towards the interior I of the construction receiving the window 1.

Les montants 10, 11 et les traverses 12, 13 sont associés perpendiculairement deux à deux vers leurs extrémités, de sorte à former le cadre de l'ouvrant 3. Un montant et une traverse adjacents sont assemblés l'un à l'autre suivant un plan formant un angle voisin de 45° avec le dit montant et la dite traverse, et passant sensiblement par un coin 42 du cadre.The uprights 10, 11 and the crosspieces 12, 13 are associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, so as to form the frame of the opening 3. An adjacent upright and a cross member are assembled to each other following a plane forming an angle close to 45 ° with said amount and said cross, and passing substantially through a corner 42 of the frame.

L'assemblage ne se fait pas par soudage, comme c'est le cas dans l'art antérieur, mais mécaniquement, à l'aide de quatre équerres rigides 43.The assembly is not done by welding, as is the case in the prior art, but mechanically, using four rigid brackets 43.

L'équerre 43, telle que représentée sur les figures 4 à 7, comporte deux branches 44, 45 formant entre elles un angle voisin de 90°. Chaque branche comporte une pluralité d'ailes, respectivement 44a, 45a, de section droite linéaire ou en U, notamment.The bracket 43, as shown in Figures 4 to 7, comprises two branches 44, 45 forming between them an angle of 90 °. Each branch comprises a plurality of wings, respectively 44a, 45a, linear cross section or U, in particular.

Chacune de ces ailes 44a, 45a est destinée à être engagée, lors de l'assemblage des montants 10, 11 et des traverses 12, 13, notamment dans les cavités 29, 34, 34', 35 du profilé constitutif du montant ou de la traverse correspondante, comme le montre la figure 7 qui représente une coupe d'un profilé constitutif d'un montant ou d'une traverse, vers l'extrémité du dit montant ou de la dite traverse, une branche de l'équerre 43 ayant été engagée dans le dit profilé.Each of these wings 44a, 45a is intended to be engaged, during the assembly of the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13, in particular in the cavities 29, 34, 34 ', 35 of the section constituting the amount or the corresponding crossbar, as shown in Figure 7 which shows a section of a section constituting an amount or a cross, towards the end of said amount or said cross, a branch of the bracket 43 having been engaged in the said section.

Ainsi, l'assemblage d'un montant 10 avec une traverse adjacente 12 est réalisé à l'aide d'une équerre 43 dont les branches 44, 45 sont engagées l'une dans le montant 10 et l'autre dans la traverse 12.Thus, the assembly of an upright 10 with an adjacent cross member 12 is achieved by means of a bracket 43 whose branches 44, 45 are engaged one in the upright 10 and the other in the crossbar 12.

L'équerre 43 comporte également une paroi sensiblement plane 46 formant un angle voisin de 45° avec chacune des branches 44, 45 de l'équerre 43, et passant vers la partie extrême commune des deux branches 44, 45.The bracket 43 also has a substantially flat wall 46 forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of the branches 44, 45 of the bracket 43, and passing towards the common end portion of the two branches 44, 45.

La paroi 46 est destinée à venir en contact avec les extrémités à 45° des montants et traverses de l'ouvrant 3. De plus, un bord 47 de la paroi 46 forme une saillie linéaire destinée, une fois le montant 10 et la traverse adjacente 12 assemblés par l'équerre 43, à combler le jeu j entre le dit montant 10 et la dite traverse 12, à fin d'étanchéité et d'esthétique entre autres (voir figure 5).The wall 46 is intended to come into contact with the ends at 45 ° of the uprights and crosspieces of the opening 3. In addition, an edge 47 of the wall 46 forms a linear projection intended, once the upright 10 and the adjacent transom 12 assembled by the bracket 43, to fill the clearance j between the said upright 10 and said cross member 12, for sealing and aesthetics among others (see Figure 5).

On décrit à présent le procédé d'assemblage de l'ouvrant 3.The method of assembling the opening 3 is now described.

Dans un premier temps, on engage une branche 44 d'une équerre 43 dans chacune des parties extrêmes de la traverse supérieure 12. On procède de même avec la traverse inférieure 13.In a first step, a branch 44 of a bracket 43 is engaged in each of the end portions of the upper cross member 12. The same procedure is followed with the lower cross member 13.

De préférence, les équerres 43 sont maintenues dans les traverses 12, 13, par exemple par collage, à l'aide de moyens d'encliquetage, ou avec du mastic.Preferably, the brackets 43 are held in the crosspieces 12, 13, for example by gluing, by means of latching means, or with putty.

Dans un deuxième temps, on introduit le vitrage 5 dans la gorge 18 des profilés constitutifs des montants 10, 11.In a second step, the glazing 5 is introduced into the groove 18 of the constituent sections of the uprights 10, 11.

Ensuite, l'ensemble montants 10, 11 - vitrage 5 et l'ensemble traverses 12, 13 - quatre équerres 43 sont associés de façon à former le cadre de l'ouvrant 3, les branches 45 des équerres 43 jusque là non engagées dans des profilés venant à présent s'engager dans les parties extrêmes des montants 10, 11.Then, the upright assembly 10, 11 - glazing 5 and the cross assembly 12, 13 - four brackets 43 are associated so as to form the frame of the opening 3, the branches 45 of brackets 43 hitherto not engaged in sections now engaging in the end portions of the uprights 10, 11.

Enfin, les équerres 43 sont fixées aux montants 10, 11 et traverses 12, 13 par vissage. A cet effet, les équerres 43 comportent des trous 48 (voir figure 6) destinés au passage de vis de fixation 49.Finally, the brackets 43 are fixed to the uprights 10, 11 and cross members 12, 13 by screwing. For this purpose, the brackets 43 comprise holes 48 (see FIG. 6) intended for the passage of fastening screws 49.

Comme le montrent les figures 5 et 7, les trous 48 sont placés de telle sorte que, lorsque la branche 44 de l'équerre 43 est engagée dans le profilé constitutif de la traverse supérieure 12, et la branche 45 de l'équerre 43 est engagée dans le profilé constitutif du montant intérieur 11, les trous 48 de la branche 44 sont alignés avec les alvéoles 32, 32' du profilé constitutif du montant intérieur 11.As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the holes 48 are placed in such a way that, when the branch 44 of the bracket 43 is engaged in the constituent section of the upper cross member 12, and the branch 45 of the bracket 43 is engaged in the constituent section of the inner upright 11, the holes 48 of the branch 44 are aligned with the cells 32, 32 'of the profile constituting the inner upright 11.

De plus, les dimensions de la section droite des alvéoles 32, 32' du profilé sont légèrement inférieures au diamètre des vis de fixation 49, les dites vis de fixation 49 étant auto-taraudeuses. Ainsi, la vis 49 passe dans le trou 48 de l'équerre 43, puis coopère avec l'alvéole 32, par exemple, le vissage s'effectuant dans la paroi de l'alvéole 32 et étant guidé par la dite alvéole 32.In addition, the dimensions of the cross section of the cells 32, 32 'of the profile are slightly smaller than the diameter of the fixing screws 49, said fixing screws 49 being self-tapping. Thus, the screw 49 passes into the hole 48 of the bracket 43, then cooperates with the cell 32, for example, the screwing taking place in the wall of the cell 32 and being guided by said cell 32.

Bien entendu, on peut également employer un procédé d'assemblage similaire à celui qui vient d'être décrit en associant le vitrage 5 aux traverses 12, 13 et les équerres 43 aux montants 10, 11.Of course, it is also possible to use an assembly method similar to that just described by associating the glazing 5 with the crosspieces 12, 13 and the brackets 43 with the uprights 10, 11.

La figure 5 représente schématiquement le cadre ouvrant 3 une fois assemblé, ainsi que la position des équerres 43 et des vis de fixation 49 et la section rabattue des profilés constitutifs des montants 10, 11 et des traverses 12, 13.FIG. 5 diagrammatically shows the opening frame 3 once assembled, as well as the position of the brackets 43 and fixing screws 49 and the folded section of the constituent sections of the uprights 10, 11 and crosspieces 12, 13.

Le procédé d'assemblage mécanique selon l'invention présente l'avantage, par rapport à l'art antérieur, de ne pas nécessiter de parcloses, l'étanchéité entre le vitrage 5 et le cadre 3 étant assurée par la lèvre 22 et le montage du vitrage 5 dans la gorge 18 du profilé. Au contraire, l'art antérieur implique nécessairement la mise en place du vitrage 5 après l'assemblage par soudage du cadre, et donc l'ajout ultérieur de parcloses.The mechanical assembly method according to the invention has the advantage, compared to the prior art, of not requiring glazing beads, the seal between the glazing 5 and the frame 3 being provided by the lip 22 and the mounting glazing 5 in the groove 18 of the profile. On the contrary, the prior art necessarily implies the establishment of the glazing 5 after welding assembly of the frame, and therefore the subsequent addition of glazing beads.

On décrit à présent l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 et la fenêtre 1.We now describe the semi-fixed opening 4 and the window 1.

Les montants 14, 15 et les traverses 16, 17 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 sont constitués du même profilé creux que les montants 10, 11 et les traverses 12, 13 de l'ouvrant 3.The uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 of the semi-fixed opening 4 are made of the same hollow profile as the uprights 10, 11 and the crosspieces 12, 13 of the opening 3.

Comme représenté sur les figures 8 et 9, les montants 14, 15 et les traverses 16, 17 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 sont des portions du profilé qui vient d'être décrit, les découpes ayant été effectuées selon un plan incliné de 45° par rapport à l'axe du dit profilé.As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 of the semi-fixed opening 4 are portions of the section just described, the cuts having been made along an inclined plane of 45 ° with respect to the axis of said profile.

Pour chacune des traverses 16, 17, ainsi que pour le montant extérieur 14, la partie saillante 23 du profilé est située du même côté du cadre, en l'occurrence vers l'intérieur I de la construction recevant la fenêtre 1, tandis que pour le montant intérieur 15, la partie saillante 23 du profilé est située du côté opposé du cadre, en l'occurrence vers l'extérieur E de la construction recevant la fenêtre 1. Cette caractéristique est notamment illustrée par la figure 9, où l'on peut constater grâce à la représentation des sections rabattues des profilés que le montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 est inversé par rapport aux traverses 16, 17 et au montant extérieur 14.For each of the crosspieces 16, 17, as well as for the external upright 14, the projecting portion 23 of the profile is located on the same side of the frame, in this case inwardly I of the construction receiving the window 1, while for the inner upright 15, the projecting portion 23 of the profile is located on the opposite side of the frame, in this case towards the outside E of the building receiving the window 1. This characteristic is particularly illustrated in FIG. 9, where it can be seen from the representation of the folded sections of the profiles that the inner amount 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 is reversed relative to the cross members 16, 17 and to the outside amount 14.

Ainsi, comme illustré sur la figure 3, le montant intérieur 11 de l'ouvrant 3 et le montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 sont symétriques, lorsque la fenêtre 1 est fermée, par rapport à un axe X tel que :

  • l'axe X est situé, lorsque la fenêtre 1 est fermée, sensiblement dans le plan médian P de la gorge 18 ;
  • l'axe X est sensiblement parallèle aux montants de la fenêtre 1 ;
  • l'axe X est situé du côté de la partie saillante 23 du montant intérieur 11 de l'ouvrant 3 ;
  • l'axe X est situé à distance du fond 19 de la gorge 18 du montant intérieur 11 de l'ouvrant 3, à l'extérieur du profilé, dans l'espace 40.
Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the inner upright 11 of the opening 3 and the inner upright 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 are symmetrical, when the window 1 is closed, with respect to an axis X such that:
  • the X axis is located, when the window 1 is closed, substantially in the median plane P of the groove 18;
  • the X axis is substantially parallel to the amounts of the window 1;
  • the X axis is located on the side of the protruding portion 23 of the inner amount 11 of the opening 3;
  • the X axis is located at a distance from the bottom 19 of the groove 18 of the inner upright 11 of the opening 3, outside the profile, in the space 40.

Lorsque la fenêtre 1 est fermée, la face extérieure 39 du prolongement 38 du montant intérieur 11 de l'ouvrant 3 forme une surface d'appui pour le joint d'étanchéité 31 placé dans la cavité linéaire 30 du montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4. Réciproquement, la face extérieure 39 du prolongement 38 du montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 forme une surface d'appui pour le joint d'étanchéité 31 placé dans la cavité linéaire 30 du montant intérieur 11 de l'ouvrant 3.When the window 1 is closed, the outer face 39 of the extension 38 of the inner upright 11 of the opening 3 forms a bearing surface for the seal 31 placed in the linear cavity 30 of the inner amount 15 of the opening 4. Reciprocally, the outer face 39 of the extension 38 of the inner pillar 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 forms a bearing surface for the seal 31 placed in the linear cavity 30 of the inner pillar 11 the opening 3.

Cette structure de fenêtre 1 à double ouvrant utilisant un profilé réversible permet de réduire à un le nombre de profilés employés pour la fabrication de la dite fenêtre 1, et par conséquent de réduire considérablement les coûts.This double-opening window structure 1 using a reversible profile makes it possible to reduce to one the number of profiles used for the manufacture of said window 1, and consequently to considerably reduce the costs.

Comme dans le cas de l'ouvrant 3, les montants 14, 15 et les traverses 16, 17 sont associés perpendiculairement deux à deux vers leurs extrémités, suivant un plan incliné à 45° passant par un coin 42 du cadre, de sorte à former le cadre de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4.As in the case of the opening 3, the uprights 14, 15 and the crosspieces 16, 17 are associated perpendicularly two by two towards their ends, following a plane inclined at 45 ° passing through a corner 42 of the frame, so as to form the frame of the semi-fixed opening 4.

L'assemblage s'effectue mécaniquement à l'aide d'équerres rigides.The assembly is done mechanically using rigid brackets.

L'assemblage du montant extérieur 14 aux traverses 16, 17 est réalisé à l'aide de deux équerres 43 identiques à celles utilisées pour l'assemblage de l'ouvrant 3.The assembly of the external upright 14 to the crosspieces 16, 17 is made using two brackets 43 identical to those used for assembling the opening 3.

En revanche, le fait que le montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 est inversé par rapport aux traverses 16, 17 nécessite une opération supplémentaire d'usinage pour le montage du cadre semi-fixe et l'emploi d'un autre type d'équerre, dite « équerre d'angle semi-fixe » 50.On the other hand, the fact that the inner end 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4 is reversed relative to the crosspieces 16, 17 requires an additional machining operation for the mounting of the semi-fixed frame and the use of another type of bracket, called "semi-fixed angle bracket" 50.

La partie extrême des traverses 16, 17 destinée à être assemblée au montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4, ainsi que les parties extrêmes du dit montant intérieur 15 sont usinées, comme représenté sur les figures 8 et 9, afin de permettre l'assemblage de ces différents éléments de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4.The end part of the crosspieces 16, 17 intended to be assembled to the inner post 15 of the semi-fixed opening 4, as well as the end portions of said inner post 15 are machined, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in order to allow the assembly of these different elements of the semi-fixed opening 4.

Cet usinage induit l'apparition de cavités aux extrémités des profilés correspondants, cavités positionnées différemment de celles apparaissant lors d'une simple découpe à 45°, et qui ne pourront donc être obturées par l'équerre 43 lors de l'assemblage.This machining induces the appearance of cavities at the ends of the corresponding profiles, cavities positioned differently than those appearing in a simple cut at 45 °, and which can not be closed by the bracket 43 during assembly.

L'invention prévoit donc une équerre d'angle semi-fixe 50, illustrée sur la figure 10.The invention therefore provides a semi-fixed angle bracket 50, illustrated in FIG.

L'équerre d'angle semi-fixe 50 comprend deux branches 51, 52, chacune comportant une pluralité d'ailes 51a, 52a destinées à être engagées dans les cavités du profilé constitutif d'une traverse 16, 17 ou du montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4.The semi-fixed angle bracket 50 comprises two branches 51, 52, each having a plurality of wings 51a, 52a intended to be engaged in the cavities of the section constituting a cross member 16, 17 or the inner pillar 15 the semi-fixed opening 4.

L'équerre d'angle semi-fixe 50 comprend en outre une paroi sensiblement plane 53 formant un angle voisin de 45° avec chacune des branches 51, 52 de la dite équerre 50, et passant vers la partie extrême commune des deux branches 51, 52. Comme dans le cas de l'ouvrant 3, cette paroi 53 permet de combler le jeu j existant entre montant 15 et traverses 16, 17 au montage.The semi-fixed angle bracket 50 further comprises a substantially flat wall 53 forming an angle close to 45 ° with each of the branches 51, 52 of said bracket 50, and passing towards the common end portion of the two branches 51, 52. As in the case of the opening 3, this wall 53 makes it possible to fill the clearance j existing between upright 15 and crosspieces 16, 17 during assembly.

Enfin, l'équerre d'angle semi-fixe 50 comprend deux parois sensiblement planes 54, 55 s'étendant depuis la partie extrême commune des deux branches 51, 52, chacune parallèlement à l'une des branches 51, 52 et à l'opposé de la dite branche 51, 52. Les parois 54, 55 sont destinées à obturer les cavités du profilé apparues suite à l'usinage précité.Finally, the semi-fixed angle bracket 50 comprises two substantially planar walls 54, 55 extending from the common end portion of the two branches 51, 52, each parallel to one of the branches 51, 52 and to the opposite the said branch 51, 52. The walls 54, 55 are intended to close the cavities of the section appeared following the aforementioned machining.

Le procédé d'assemblage de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4 est similaire à celui de l'ouvrant 3, moyennant le remplacement des équerres « standard» 43 par des équerres d'angle semi-fixe 50 aux parties extrêmes du montant intérieur 15 de l'ouvrant semi-fixe 4.The method of assembly of the semi-fixed opening 4 is similar to that of the opening 3, by replacing the "standard" brackets 43 by semi-fixed angle brackets 50 at the end portions of the interior pillar 15. the semi-fixed opening 4.

La figure 9 représente schématiquement le cadre ouvrant semi-fixe 4 une fois assemblé, ainsi que la position des équerres 43, 50 et des vis de fixation 48 et la section rabattue des profilés constitutifs des montants 14, 15 et des traverses 16, 17.FIG. 9 schematically represents the semi-fixed opening frame 4 once assembled, as well as the position of the brackets 43, 50 and fixing screws 48 and the folded section of the constituent sections of the uprights 14, 15 and crosspieces 16, 17.

L'invention qui vient d'être décrite dans le cas particulier d'une fenêtre peut bien entendu s'appliquer à d'autres types d'ouvertures, telles que notamment une porte-fenêtre, dans laquelle le profilé utilisé est similaire, la partie saillante saillant toutefois davantage sur le côté du profilé, ou une porte, le panneau inséré dans la gorge du profilé pouvant par exemple être plein et non vitré.The invention that has just been described in the particular case of a window can of course be applied to other types of openings, such as in particular a French window, in which the profile used is similar, the part protruding projecting however more on the side of the profile, or a door, the panel inserted in the groove of the profile may for example be solid and unglazed.

Par ailleurs, l'homme du métier comprendra que, dans le cas où l'on souhaite obtenir un centrage de la poignée de l'ouverture, il peut s'avérer nécessaire d'ajouter à l'ouvrant 3 un élément constitué d'un autre type de profilé. Ce profilé supplémentaire n'est qu'optionnel, et la structure même de l'ouverture reste quant à elle réalisée à partir d'un seul profilé.Furthermore, the skilled person will understand that, in the case where it is desired to center the handle of the opening, it may be necessary to add to the opening 3 an element consisting of a other type of profile. This additional profile is only optional, and the same structure of the opening remains made from a single profile.

Enfin, bien que l'invention ait été décrite dans le cas d'une réalisation particulière d'un ouvrant rectangulaire, elle peut également s'appliquer à d'autres formes d'ouvrants, en particulier des ouvrants trapézoïdaux. Dans ce dernier cas, les angles entre montants et traverses, et donc les angles des équerres utilisées, sont différents de 45°, mais le principe d'assemblage reste le même.Finally, although the invention has been described in the case of a particular embodiment of a rectangular opening, it can also be applied to other forms of opening, in particular trapezoidal openings. In the latter case, the angles between uprights and crosspieces, and therefore the angles of the brackets used, are different from 45 °, but the assembly principle remains the same.

Claims (12)

  1. Opening frame (3, 4) designed to come to rest against another opening frame (4, 3) or against a window frame (2) and comprising a panel, in particular a glass panel (5), held in a frame comprising two uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and two crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) joined together transversally in pairs at their ends, one upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and an adjacent crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) being assembled in relation to each other in a plane substantially passing through a corner (42) of the frame and forming an angle, in particular around 45°, with said upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and said crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17), the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) each being constituted by hollow profiles of a thermoplastic material, each profile having a groove (18) on one of its sides which receives an edge of the panel (5) and a protruding part (23) on the opposite side, which extends substantially parallel to the median plane (P) of said groove (18) and is staggered in relation to said median plane (P), the protruding part (23) holding a sealing joint (31), facing said median plane, and designed to cooperate with a support surface (39) made on another opening frame (4, 3) or on a. window frame (2), characterised in that:
    - the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) are each constituted by the same, single profile,
    - the groove (18) comprises sealing means (22) cooperating with the edge of the panel (5) engaged in said groove (18), so that the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) of the opening frame (3, 4) are free from glazing beads to provide the seal with said panel (5);
    - the assembly of an upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and an adjacent crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) is performed with the help of a rigid element forming a set square (43, 50), the branches (44, 45, 51, 52) of which are engaged, one in the upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and the other in the crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 1.7).
  2. Opening frame according to claim 1, characterised in that the sealing means of the groove (18) comprise two lips (22), each located at the end part (20a, 21a) of a side wall (20, 21) of the groove (18) and directed towards the inside of said groove (18), said lips (22) being formed integral with the profile.
  3. Opening frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the set square (43, 50) comprises a linear protrusion (47) forming an angle of around 45° with each of its branches (44, 45, 51, 52), said protrusion (47) being designed to make up for the play (j) between said upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and said crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17), in particular for sealing purposes, once an upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and an adjacent crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) have been assembled by said set square (43, 50).
  4. Opening frame according to any one of the claims from 1 to 3, characterised in that the profiles are fixed to each other by screws (49) passing through holes (48) in the corresponding set square (43, 50).
  5. Opening frame according to claim 4, characterised in that the screws (49) are self-tapping screws and in that the profile comprises cells (32, 32') extending along the axis of the profile and having substantially triangular cross-sections, the cells (32, 32') receiving said screws (49), the dimensions of the cell (32, 32') section being slightly less than the diameter of the screws (49), so that, when assembling the opening frame (3, 4), the screwing can be carried out in the cell (32, 32') wall and guided by said cells (32, 32') at the same time.
  6. Opening frame according to any one of the claims from 1 to 5, characterised in that the set square (50) comprises at least one flat wall (54, 55) extending substantially perpendicularly to one of its branches (51, 52), substantially from the end part shared by the two branches (51, 52), and in an opposite direction to the other branch (52, 51), said flat wall (54, 55) being designed to block at least one cavity (29, 34, 34', 35) of an upright (10, 11, 14, 15) or a crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17 ) , to the end of the profile which constitutes said upright (10, 11, 14, 15) or said crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) .
  7. Opening frame according to any one of the claims from 1 to 6, characterised in that each branch (44, 45, 51, 52) of the set square (43, 50) comprises a plurality of wings (44a, 45a, 51a, 52a) engaging in the cavities (29, 34, 34', 35) of an upright (10, 11, 14, 15) or a crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) towards the end of the profile which constitutes said upright (10, 11, 14, 15) or said crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) .
  8. Manufacturing and assembly method of an opening frame (3, 4) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises the following steps:
    a) the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) of the of the opening frame (3, 4) are cut into a hollow profile according to planes forming an angle of around 45° with the axis of said profile;
    b) a branch (44, 45, 51, 52) of a rigid element in the form of a set square (43, 50) is engaged in each of the end parts of each of the two crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) and each of the two uprights (10, 11, 14, 15), respectively;
    c) the panel (5) is engaged in the grooves (18) of the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17), respectively;
    d) the free branches (44, 45, 51, 52) of the set squares (43, 50) linked to the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) and the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15), respectively, are engaged in the end parts of the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15) and the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17), respectively, holding the panel (5), so as to close the frame.
  9. Manufacturing and assembly method according to claim 8, characterised in that, during step b), means of supporting the branches (44, 45, 51, 52) of the set squares (43, 50) in the crosspieces (12, 13, 16, 17) and the uprights (10, 11, 14, 15), respectively, are provided, such as, in particular, gluing or a locking system.
  10. Manufacturing and assembly method according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that, after step d), each upright (10, 11, 14, 15) is fixed to the adjacent crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17) by screws (49) passing through holes (48) in the set square (43, 50) engaged in said upright (10, 11, 14, 15) and said crosspiece (12, 13, 16, 17).
  11. Opening, such as, in particular, a window (1), French window, door, or similar, comprising a first and second opening frame (3, 4) according to any one of the claims from 1 to 8, said opening frames (3, 4) being designed to come to rest against each other, the first opening frame (3) being constituted by a first profile and the second opening frame (4) by a second profile, characterised in that:
    - said second profile is identical to said first profile;
    - the profile constituting the inner upright (15) of the second opening frame (4) is placed in such a way that it merges, when the opening frame is closed, with the image of the profile constituting the inner upright (11) of the first opening frame (3) by a rotation of 180° in relation to an axis (X) located, in relation to said first opening frame (3), substantially in the median plane (P) of the groove (18), substantially parallel to the inner upright (11), on the side of the protruding part (23), at a distance from the bottom (19) of the groove (18), on the outside of the profile.
  12. Opening according to claim 11, characterised in that the profile also comprises an extension (38) extending substantially parallel to the median plane (P) of the groove (18), said extension (38) being located on the same side of the profile as the protruding part (23) and being staggered in relation to said median plane (P) in the semi-plane which does not contain said protruding part (23), one face (39) of the extension (38) being substantially parallel to the median plane (P) but not facing said median plane (P), in such a way that said face (39) of the profile which constitutes the inner upright (11) of the first opening frame (3) forms a support surface cooperating with the sealing joint (31) of the protruding part (23) of the profile which constitutes the inner upright (15) of the second opening frame (4).
EP01402758A 2000-10-25 2001-10-24 Wing made of plastics, assembly method therefor and double winged opening, eg for a window Expired - Lifetime EP1201869B1 (en)

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