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EP1291473A2
EP1291473A2 EP02256279A EP02256279A EP1291473A2 EP 1291473 A2 EP1291473 A2 EP 1291473A2 EP 02256279 A EP02256279 A EP 02256279A EP 02256279 A EP02256279 A EP 02256279A EP 1291473 A2 EP1291473 A2 EP 1291473A2
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glazing structure
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Michael Pollards Fyrespan Webb
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Fenlock-Hansen Ltd
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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
    • E06B5/00—Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor
    • E06B5/10—Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor for protection against air-raid or other war-like action; for other protective purposes
    • E06B5/16—Fireproof doors or similar closures; Adaptations of fixed constructions therefor
    • E06B5/165—Fireproof windows
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88—Curtain walls
    • E04B2/885—Curtain walls comprising a supporting structure for flush mounted glazing panels
    • 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
    • E06B3/5436—Fixing of glass panes or like plates involving holes or indentations in the pane
    • 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
    • E06B3/5436—Fixing of glass panes or like plates involving holes or indentations in the pane
    • E06B3/5445—Support arms engaging the holes or indentations
    • 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
    • E06B1/00—Border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings; Frames to be rigidly mounted in such openings
    • E06B1/04—Frames for doors, windows, or the like to be fixed in openings
    • E06B1/36—Frames uniquely adapted for windows
    • E06B1/38—Frames uniquely adapted for windows for shop, show, or like large windows

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  • This invention relates to improvements in glazing systems and is particularly concerned with a system for supporting large glass panels for ensuring that the installation of such panels meets the most stringent fire regulations.
  • the present invention aims to provide a glazing system which avoids the disadvantages of conventional glazing systems and which is resistant to fire.
  • a glazing structure comprising a plurality of glass panels, at least one fitting fastened to each glass panel adjacent to an edge thereof and a linking member interconnecting adjacent fittings and therefore adjacent glass panels, wherein the linking member is connected to at least one of the fittings via a fusible member that is made of a material with a predetermined fusing point such that in the event of a fire the fusible member fuses and permits relative movement between the linking member and the respective fitting.
  • the fusible member in the event of a fire the fusible member fuses and the linking member can expand without the glass panels being drawn apart.
  • a structure for supporting a plurality of glass panels comprising a beam for extending across the glass panels, at least one fitting fastened to each glass panel adjacent to an edge thereof and a linking member connected to adjacent fittings and to the beam, wherein the linking member is connected to the fittings such that relative movement can take place between the beam and the fittings and hence between the beam and the glass panels, the movement being in a direction that is substantially parallel to the plane of the glass panels.
  • a first series of glass panels 1, 2, 3 are butt-jointed at their adjacent vertical edges and a second series of glass panels 4, 5, 6 are likewise butt-jointed at their adjacent vertical edges, the second series of glass panels being butt-jointed to the first series of glass panels at adjacent horizontal edges.
  • the voids between the butt-jointed panels are filled using an intumescent compound 10 and the assembled panels are held in a surrounding frame.
  • Each fitting comprises a spigot which is secured to a respective panel by a screw 8, the head of the screw butting against one side of the panel while the base of the spigot, which has a screw-threaded bore to receive the screw butts against the other side of the panel, preferably with the interposition of washers 9.
  • Each fitting 7, 27 is further provided with a transverse bore of the reception of a connecting rod 11, the bores and the connecting rods extending substantially vertically or horizontally depending on whether the butt-joint between the adjacent panels on which the fittings are mounted extends substantially horizontally or vertically.
  • a pair of lateral beams 12 and 13 which extend substantially horizontally across the frame 31 from one side to the other.
  • Each beam at each end is slidably fitted on a respective spigot 14, the spigots at each end of the beams being mounted on respective plates 26 which are secured to the respective vertical sides of a structure surrounding the frame (only one side shown in the drawings).
  • the beams 12 and 13 are shorter than the distance between the vertical sides of the frame to permit expansion of the beams. As shown in Fig. 3, the beams are maintained in place, intermediate their ends, by cables 15, 16 and 17, 18.
  • Each cable terminates at each end in a connector 19.
  • the upper connectors 19 of the upper cables 15 and 16 are pivotally connected to a mounting block 21 which is mounted on the structure surrounding the frame 31 at the upper side thereof.
  • the lower connector 19 of the upper cable 15 is pivotally connected to the upper end of a first support arm 22 while the lower connector of the upper cable 16 is pivotally connected to the upper end of a second support arm 23.
  • the support arms 22 and 23 are connected by a bracing bar 24.
  • the upper connector 19 of the lower cable 17 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the first support arm 22 while the upper connector 19 of the lower cable 18 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the of the second support arm 23.
  • the lower connectors 19 of both lower cables 17 and 18 are pivotally connected to a mounting block 21 which is mounted on the structure surrounding the frame at the lower side thereof.
  • the mounting blocks 21 are desirably mounted on plates 25 which are secured to the said surrounding structure by screws 29. Shims 30 may be provided between the plates 25 and the surrounding structure and also between the plates 26 and the surrounding structure.
  • the beams 12 and 13 preferably extend across the frame in the region of the horizontal butt-joints between the panels 1 and 4, 2 and 5 and 3 and 6. Because the beams will expand more than the glass panels in the event of a fire, it is necessary to compensate for this expansion by employing a different form of fitting 27 in these regions. These fittings are fitted to the comers of the panels 1, 2, 4 and 5 and 2, 3, 5 and 6 where the panels are jointed to one another as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.
  • Each fitting 27 comprises a spigot which is secured to a respective panels by a screw 8, the head of the screw butting against one side of the panel while the base of the spigot, which is provided with a screw-threaded bore to receive the screw, butts against the other side of the panel, preferably with the interposition of washers 9.
  • Each fitting 27 is further provided with a pair of transverse bores spaced from each other and mutually perpendicular to each other.
  • the fittings are so arranged on the panels that one bore extends substantially vertically while the other bore extends substantially horizontally.
  • the fitting in panel 1 is connected to the fitting in panel 4 by a vertical connecting rod 11 which is located in the vertical bores in the two fittings 27 and, in a similar manner, the fitting in panel 2 is connected to the fitting in panel 5 by another vertical connecting rod 11 located in the vertical bores in the fittings 27.
  • the panels 3 and 6 are connected in a similar manner.
  • Linking rods 28 are located in the substantially horizontal bores in the fittings 27 in the panels 1 and 2, 4 and 5, 2 and 3 and 5 and 6, said linking rods preferably being relatively freely slidable in the bores.
  • the linking rods 28 are secured to respective support arms 22 which in turn are mounted on the beam 12.
  • the beams 12 and 13 will expand more than the glass but the slidable connection between the linking rods 28 and fittings 27 will ensure that the glass panels are not forced apart by the expansion of the beams because the linking rods 28, which are connected to the beam 12 by the support arm 22, can move with the beam by sliding along the bores in the fittings 27 as they do so.
  • the fittings 27 may also be connected to support arms 22 on the beam 12 in regions at which no cables are pivotally mounted on the support arms as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings.
  • the vertically offset fittings are connected to the common support arm 22 that in turn is connected to one end of a linking rod 28.
  • the linking rod is received in a horizontal bore of the spigot as before. This arrangement may be used in place of the arrangement of fittings 7 shown mid-way along the length panels 2 and 5.
  • the frame 31 is substantially rectangular and is secured in a surrounding structure by a series of screws 32.
  • a ceramic fibre in-fill 33 is desirably provided between the base of the frame and the surrounding structure and sealed in place by a fire-rated silicon seal 34.
  • the frame is substantially U-shaped in cross section and the edges of the glass panels are held in the frame by glazing beads 35 which are secured to the base of the frame by screws 36.
  • a glazing tape 37 is applied to the edge of the glass panel on both sides and the base of the frame is filled with an in-fill block 38 of a suitable flexible insulating material.
  • the ends of the beams 12 and 13 can be clamped to the respective spigots 14 by clamping screws 41 with the interposition of clamping washers 42 but the clamping is such that the relative movement between the beams and the spigots can take place in the event of beam expansion at elevated temperatures.
  • Slots 43 are provided in the beams for this purpose as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.
  • the linking rods 28 may normally be secured to the respective spigots 27 against relative movement by plugs 44 which are secured in place by grub screws 45.
  • the plugs are made of a material having a low melting point so that, in the event of fire, the plugs will melt and the above-described relative movement between the linking rods 28 and the spigots 27 can still take place.
  • the advantage of this arrangement is that the rods 28 can be a loose fit in the bores in the fittings 27 so that relative movement can take place readily in the event of a fire.
  • FIGS 11a, 11b and 11c show the spigot 27 and plug 44 in more detail.
  • the plug is in the form of a sleeve 50 that lines the bore 51 in the spigot 27.
  • the sleeve is manufactured from a suitable metal alloy or other material that is designed to melt or otherwise fuse at a predetermined temperature.
  • the linking rod 28 is received in the bore 51 as a friction fit with the sleeve 50 and the sleeve is held in place by a grub screw (not shown in figure 11) that is received in threaded aperture 52.
  • the sleeve may be secured to the spigot by other means such as bonding. When the sleeve melts or fuses it leaves an annular clearance between the linking rod and the wall of the bore so as to permit relative axial movement between the two.
  • the in-fill block 38 need only be provided along the bottom of the frame.
  • the purpose of the block is to support the panels in the event of a fire when the cables will expand and no longer support the beams.
  • the panels can drop by as much as 5mm but they will then be supported by the in-fill block 38 on which the bottoms of the panel will rest.
  • fitting pairs 7 disposed along the vertical edges of abutting panels are not shown connected to a supporting beam. However, it is to be understood that such fittings may be connected, in the manner described above to a supporting beam that may be disposed in the horizontal or vertical direction. Where the beam is disposed in a vertical direction the associated cables are disposed in the horizontal direction.
  • the beams may not be required at all.
  • the same connection between adjacent fittings securing adjacent panels together is required to accommodate any expansion of the connecting rods 11.
  • the same melting plug design is used to interconnect the fittings and the connecting rod so as to allow relative movement of the two components in the event of a fire.
  • the system according to the invention provides a construction which is highly resistant to fire and thus affords a safe environment. Tests have indicated the integrity of the system at temperatures slightly below 1000°C.
  • the invention is not restricted to the above-described embodiment but variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the embodiment shown in the drawings has only six glazing panels, more or less panels can be used with the system according to the invention.
  • the beams need not extend in a horizontal direction but may be extend in a vertical or other direction parallel to the plane of the glass.
  • the relative movement permitted between the linking rod and the fittings may be provided by means other than a sliding fitting.
  • a linkage connection between the fittings and the rod (or other linking member) that permits relative movement such as, for example, a scissor link connection.
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