EP1988247A2 - Load-bearing frame, in particular for a door or window frame, door and method for installing a panel in such frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves fixing a sealing joint (6) on a branch of L shaped rabbet (3) supporting a surface (7) of a panel (4). A flexible wall (10) is extended in the rabbet such that the wall is arranged at outside of the rabbet, where the wall carries a sealing joint (8). The panel is placed in the rabbet on the flexible wall. A surface (9) of the panel is covered using a glazing bead (5) with a part of the wall adjoining with the joint (8) by folding the part of the wall on the surface (9) of the panel and setting the glazing bead on a profile (2). An independent claim is also included for a load-bearing frame comprising sealing joints.

Description

• un profilé à rupture de pont thermique présentant une feuillure en L destinée à loger un panneau,
• une parclose rapportée, fixée sur ledit profilé en vue de maintenir ledit panneau dans le cadre,
• un premier joint d'étanchéité fixé sur une branche du L de la feuillure et prenant appui sur une première face du panneau,
• un deuxième joint d'étanchéité destiné à être maintenu sur la parclose et prenant appui sur la deuxième face du panneau opposée à la première face.

The present invention relates to a frame frame, in particular for opening or sleeping window, door, or the like, comprising:

• a thermal break profile having an L-shaped rabbet for housing a panel,
• a glazing bead attached to said profile for holding said panel in the frame,
• a first seal fixed on a branch of the L of the rabbet and bearing on a first face of the panel,
• a second seal intended to be maintained on the bead and resting on the second face of the panel opposite to the first face.

The present invention further relates to a method of placing a panel in such frame frame, in particular for opening or sleeping window, door, or the like.

• les feuillures à panneau, en particulier les panneaux de type vitrage, double vitrage, sont des parties critiques des menuiseries dues aux déperditions tant sur le plan thermique que sur le plan acoustique. En effet, cette zone de jonction entre la feuillure et le panneau doit tenir compte des nécessités de drainage des eaux, et d'un certain volume d'air à conserver pour la respiration des vitrages et la ventilation des feuillures, et est de ce fait délicate à aménager et à améliorer sur les plans thermique et acoustique ;
• les joints d'étanchéité sont en outre relativement peu aisés à mettre en place.

The prior art as described above has several disadvantages:

• the panel rebates, in particular the glazing type panels, double glazing, are critical parts of joinery due to losses both thermally and acoustically. Indeed, this zone of junction between the rabbet and the panel must take into account the requirements of water drainage, and a certain volume of air to be preserved for the breathing of the windows and the ventilation of the rabbets, and is therefore delicate to develop and improve thermally and acoustically;
• the seals are also relatively easy to set up.

Existing systems for improving the acoustic and thermal performance of this zone are of the elongation type glazing joints (first and / or second seals), with tabs bearing on a plane of the profile. However, such a solution is not satisfactory because the performance improvement is insufficient.

Document The document is known DE 43 21 702 A1 which relates to a frame for a window, a door or a facade, the spars of which are composed of thermally insulated aluminum composite profiles and which has a peripheral glass rebate limited by at least one insulating bar connecting the outer shell to the shell inside each spar. In the rabbet, the edges of a window, a panel or the like engage and are sealed by seals leaning against the outer and inner shells of the composite profile. In the region of the window rabbet of the composite profile frame, the edges of the window or the panel are protected at least in sections by thermally insulating pieces or bars made of insulating material, which extend, in the cross-section of the rabbet, from the nearest inside or outside window gasket towards the insulating bar of the composite profile which defines the window rabbet, so that the cross-section of the rebate is delimited for the essential, on the outside as well as the inside of the glass, by the insulating parts or bars and the associated glass seals. A holding rod locks the window or the panel in the rabbet, via the seal in a known manner. Alternatively, this document teaches that an insulating rod or insulating piece made in one piece completely or in sections surrounding the longitudinal edges of the pane or panel, can be placed in the cross section of the rabbet. This document teaches another alternative solution, in which the window seals form with the bars or insulating fragments associated with the same side of the rabbet each time a molded piece of plastic material in one piece, preferably co-extruded.

Such a technology has the essential disadvantages of a complex and inconvenient implementation of the various bars and joints in the rabbet, and because of the almost complete filling of the rabbet by the insulating bars, of a very strong reduction, even of absence, breathing of windows and ventilation of rabbets.

The present invention overcomes the disadvantages and provide other advantages.

• un profilé à rupture de pont thermique présentant une feuillure en L destinée à loger ledit panneau,
• une parclose rapportée, destinée à être fixée sur ledit profilé en vue de maintenir ledit panneau dans le châssis cadre,
• un premier joint d'étanchéité destiné à être fixé sur une branche du L de la feuillure et prenant appui sur une première face du panneau,
• un deuxième joint d'étanchéité destiné à être maintenu sur la parclose et prenant appui sur la deuxième face du panneau opposée à la première face,

caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend les étapes suivantes, lesdits premier et deuxième joints d'étanchéité étant reliés par un voile souple thermiquement isolant solidaire de ces derniers, formant un dispositif d'étanchéité thermiquement isolant transversalement continu du premier joint d'étanchéité au deuxième joint d'étanchéité :

• fixer ledit premier joint d'étanchéité sur la branche du L de la feuillure destinée à servir d'appui à la première face du panneau,
• étendre au moins en partie le voile souple dans la feuillure en L, en sorte que la partie du voile souple portant le deuxième joint d'étanchéité soit disposée en dehors de la feuillure, le voile souple dans la feuillure formant sensiblement une section transversale en L correspondant au L de la feuillure,
• placer le panneau dans la feuillure sur le voile souple,
• recouvrir la deuxième face du panneau en vis-à-vis de la parclose avec la partie du voile souple attenante au deuxième joint disposée en dehors de la feuillure, en repliant ladite partie sur la deuxième face du panneau, et mettre la parclose en place sur le profilé.

More specifically, the invention relates to a method of setting up a panel in a frame frame, in particular for opening or sleeping window, door, or the like, comprising:

• a thermal break profile having an L-shaped rabbet for accommodating said panel,
• a glazing bead, intended to be fixed on said profile in order to maintain said panel in the frame frame,
• a first seal intended to be fixed on a branch of the L of the rabbet and bearing on a first face of the panel,
• a second seal intended to be held on the bead and resting on the second face of the panel opposite to the first face,

characterized in that it comprises the following steps, said first and second seals being connected by a thermally insulating flexible web integral with the latter, forming a transversely thermally insulating sealing device continuous from the first seal to the second seal:

• fixing said first seal on the branch of the L of the rabbet intended to serve as a support for the first face of the panel,
• at least partially extending the flexible web into the L-shaped rabbet so that the portion of the flexible web carrying the second gasket is arranged outside the rabbet, the flexible web in the rabbet substantially forming an L-shaped cross-section corresponding to the L of the rabbet,
• place the panel in the rabbet on the flexible veil,
• covering the second face of the panel vis-à-vis the baffle with the portion of the flexible web adjacent to the second seal disposed outside the rabbet, by folding the said portion on the second face of the panel, and put the bead in place on the profile.

The connection of the first and second seals by a flexible web makes it possible to simplify the installation of the seals which are in the form of a one-piece thermally insulating sealing device, thus easier and faster to handle and manage than two separate joints, saving time when mounting the panel. The flexibility of the web connecting the two seals makes it possible to confer on the sealing device a large deformability of the entire sealing device, which compensates for the monolithic nature of said device with a view to an easier and adaptable mounting of the device. sign on the frame. The monolithic nature of the sealing device simplifies logistics and avoids the loss of parts on site as well as the possible forgetfulness of mounting inserts.

• positionner le deuxième joint d'étanchéité le long de la deuxième face du panneau et au dessus de l'emplacement destiné à la parclose, avant la mise en place de la parclose,
• mettre ensuite le deuxième joint en place par bourrage dans l'interstice compris entre la parclose et la deuxième face du panneau jusqu'à son emboîtement avec la parclose, après la mise en place de cette dernière sur le profilé.

According to an advantageous characteristic, the step of covering the second face of the panel vis-à-vis the bead with the portion of the flexible web adjacent to the second seal disposed outside the rabbet, and put the bead in place on the profile, further comprises the following steps:

• position the second seal along the second face of the panel and above the position intended for the bead, before the placing of the bead,
• then put the second seal in place by tamping in the gap between the bead and the second face of the panel until it is interlocked with the bead, after the establishment of the latter on the profile.

• fixer le joint d'étanchéité par clipage sur la parclose avant de mettre cette dernière en place sur le profilé, puis mettre ensuite la parclose en place avec le deuxième joint d'étanchéité fixé, sur le profilé.

According to an advantageous alternative characteristic of the previous one, the step of covering the second face of the panel opposite the bead with the portion of the flexible web adjoining the second joint disposed outside the rabbet, and put the bead in place on the profile, further comprises the following step:

• attach the gasket by clipping on the bumper before putting it on the profile, then put the baffle in place with the second seal attached to the profile.

One or other of the above mounting alternatives, allows to choose between fixing the seal on the bead after or before mounting it on the profile. The choice may be essentially a matter of preference for the assembler, or design choice of the system for fixing the seal on the bead which may for example require the fixing of one on the other before the establishment of the bead on the profile.

• un profilé à rupture de pont thermique présentant une feuillure en L destinée à loger un panneau,
• une parclose rapportée, fixée sur ledit profilé en vue de maintenir ledit panneau dans le cadre,
• un premier joint d'étanchéité fixé sur une branche du L de la feuillure et prenant appui sur une première face du panneau,
• un deuxième joint d'étanchéité destiné à être maintenu sur la parclose et prenant appui sur la deuxième face du panneau opposée à la première face,

caractérisé en ce que ledit châssis cadre comprend en outre,

• un voile souple thermiquement isolant reliant lesdits premier et deuxième joints d'étanchéité, solidaire de ces derniers, formant un dispositif d'étanchéité thermiquement isolant transversalement continu du premier joint d'étanchéité au deuxième joint d'étanchéité, en sorte de couvrir la feuillure et la parclose autour du bord de panneau logé dans la feuillure.

The invention furthermore relates to a frame frame, in particular for an opening or frame of a window, door, or the like, comprising:

• a thermal break profile having an L-shaped rabbet for housing a panel,
• a glazing bead attached to said profile for holding said panel in the frame,
• a first seal fixed on a branch of the L of the rabbet and bearing on a first face of the panel,
• a second seal intended to be held on the bead and resting on the second face of the panel opposite to the first face,

characterized in that said frame frame further comprises

• a thermally insulating flexible web connecting said first and second seals, integral with the latter, forming a sealing device thermally insulating transversely continuous from the first seal to the second seal, so as to cover the rabbet and the bead around the panel edge housed in the rabbet.

The thermally insulating flexible web, by its great deformability and its continuity from one seal to the other, makes it possible to create a continuous thermal barrier in the rabbet between the profile and the panel by covering the entire rabbet and ensuring a perfect continuity of the thermal break zone. The complete coverage of the rebate perfectly isolates the inner area of the rabbet and thus allows to gain on the thermal aspects by masking the cold metal parts of the thermal break profile, and the acoustic aspects by dividing the zones between the outside and inside. By its very nature as a sail, and therefore by definition its shape of thin element in front of the extent of its surface, giving it still a form of flexible membrane or the like, the flexible sail occupies only a small part of the volume of the rabbet, between the panel and the profile, thus allowing the latter to breathe and providing sufficient free space for the ventilation of the rabbet.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said thermally insulating flexible web comprises support means secured to the face of said flexible web, arranged vis-à-vis the thermal break profile, and bearing on the insulating portion of said profile.

This feature provides increased thermal insulation performance of the frame according to the invention by providing an uninterrupted controlled thermal break zone, due to a continuous longitudinal support of the veil provided on the thermal insulation strip of the profile, which a face opens into the rabbet, said support being controlled by specific means.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said support means integral with the face of the flexible insulating web, arranged opposite the thermal break profile, and resting on the insulating part of said profile, adopt the form of a least one longitudinal rib.

The presence of at least one longitudinal rib makes it possible to effectively ensure the reach of the web via the rib on the insulating bars which extend parallel to the rib.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said sealing device thermally insulating material consists of a first material constituting the first and second seals, and a second material, different from the first material, constituting the thermally insulating flexible web of connection of the first and second seals.

The thermally insulating sealing device defined according to the invention has a dual function, a liquid sealing function for the first and second seals, and a thermal insulation function for the connecting web. This feature provides different materials for the thermally insulating sealing device, each adapted from its primary function, thereby improving the performance of said device.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said first constituent material of the first and second seals comprises a sealed EPDM type elastomer.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said second constituent material of the flexible insulating connecting web of the first and second seals, comprises a non-sealed EPDM type elastomer, consisting of a foam-type material.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said flexible insulating connecting web of the first and second seals comprises at least one through passage for the evacuation of a liquid.

The one or more through passages ensure, together with the flexible web that can itself fill a water drainage function by its membrane shape, in the case where it is tight, and together with the free space left in the rabbet by the flexible veil because of its small thickness in front of its surface, better control of the drainage of water that can flow between the outer seal and the panel.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said flexible insulating veil comprises support means secured to the face of the flexible insulating veil, arranged opposite the panel, and bearing on the edge of said panel.

This feature allows better partitioning of the space between the panel and the profile in the rabbet.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said support means integral with the face of the flexible insulating web, arranged opposite the panel, and resting on the slice thereof, comprise a first and a second longitudinal ribs spaced transversely so that the first rib bears on a first glazing panel, and the second rib bears on a second glazing panel separated from the first glazing by a insulating space.

Such a characteristic further improves the thermal insulation performance of the thermally insulating sealing device defined according to the invention, by creating a continuous thermal insulation barrier longitudinally along each glazing of a double glazing placed in the rebate, forming a specific partitioning of the rabbet for optimal thermal insulation.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said thermally insulating sealing device adopts, on the side of the rabbet closed by the bead, a developed width greater than the height of the bead, so that when the bead is put in place, the second seal sealing is able to be located above the baffle, outside the U-shaped rabbet thus formed by the L-shaped rabbet of the profile and the associated bead.

This feature facilitates the installation of the second gasket, side bead, when mounting the panel in the rabbet, allowing, thanks to the flexible thin web by definition, to place the baffle while allowing the second seal to find above the latter for the subsequent insertion by stuffing of the second seal, when the bead is placed in its housing in the rabbet.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said thermally insulating sealing device adopts, on the side of the rabbet opposite to the bead, a developed width greater than the height of the battue.

This feature makes it possible to use a given thermally insulating sealing device, as defined according to the invention, for rabbets of different widths, while at the same time making it possible to position said device under the panel in the best possible way in order to optimize the case. where appropriate, thermal insulation as explained above. In addition, this characteristic offers a sealing device adaptable to rabbets whose batts have different heights.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said thermally insulating sealing device adopts a developed width greater than the width of the U-shaped rabbet formed by the L-shaped rebate of the profile and the associated glazing bead.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said first seal is fixed on a branch of the L of the rabbet by means of a connection comprising a groove formed in said branch of the L of the rabbet, in which a portion of the first seal is housed.

This feature makes it possible to firmly attach the monobloc sealing device to the profile via the first seal, in order to then be able to extend it appropriately, quickly and easily, into the rabbet without risking a detachment of the device, to then be able to place the panel on it.

According to an advantageous characteristic, said second seal is of the joint type to be stuffed, and is held on the bead by jam from a gap formed between the bead and the panel.

This feature provides additional time gain in mounting, by a quick combination of the second seal and the bead to complete the mounting of the panel on the frame.

Other features and advantages will become apparent on reading the following examples of embodiments of a frame frame, in particular for window frame, door, or the like, and methods and implementation of a panel in such chassis frame, according to the invention, accompanied by the accompanying drawings, examples given by way of non-limiting illustration.

The figure 1 represents a cross-sectional view of a frame frame according to the invention in a first mounting step.

The figure 2 represents a cross-sectional view of the frame frame according to the figure 1 in a second stage of assembly.

The figure 3 represents a cross-sectional view of a frame frame according to the invention, once mounted.

The frame frame 1 shown on the Figures 1 to 3 is for example a lower cross section of the frame, but can be applied to each of the vertical uprights of the frame frame or to the top rail. In addition, it should be noted that the configuration of rebated mounting panel 4, for example a double glazing, shown on the Figures 1 to 3 , could be applied to a sash frame frame, the profile housing the panel then being modified in its part external interface with the frame which is of known type, such as that shown on the Figures 1 to 3 , and is therefore not particularly described here.

• un profilé 2 à rupture de pont thermique présentant une feuillure 3 en L destinée à loger un panneau 4,
• une parclose 5 rapportée, fixée sur ledit profilé 2 en vue de maintenir ledit panneau dans le cadre,
• un premier 6 joint d'étanchéité fixé sur une branche du L de la feuillure et prenant appui sur une première 7 face du panneau,
• un deuxième 8 joint d'étanchéité destiné à être maintenu sur la parclose 5 et prenant appui sur la deuxième 9 face du panneau opposée à la première face 7,
• un voile 10 souple thermiquement isolant reliant lesdits premier et deuxième joints d'étanchéité, solidaire de ces derniers, formant un dispositif 11 d'étanchéité thermiquement isolant transversalement continu du premier joint d'étanchéité au deuxième joint d'étanchéité, en sorte de couvrir la feuillure et la parclose autour du bord 12 de panneau logé dans la feuillure.

The frame frame 1, in particular for window frame, door, or the like, represented on the Figures 1 to 3 , includes:

• a section 2 with a thermal break having an L-shaped rebate 3 intended to house a panel 4,
• a glazing bead 5 attached to said profile 2 for holding said panel in the frame,
• a first 6 seal attached to a branch of the L of the rabbet and bearing on a first 7 face of the panel,
• a second seal 8 intended to be held on the baffle 5 and bearing on the second 9 face of the panel opposite to the first face 7,
• a thermally insulating flexible web 10 connecting said first and second seals, integral with the latter, forming a transversely thermally insulating thermally insulating device 11 from the first gasket to the second gasket, so as to cover the rabbet and bead around the board edge 12 housed in the rabbet.

The section 2 thermal break conventionally comprises an outer section 24, an inner section 25, interconnected by an insulating portion 14, in the example by two crimped insulating bars. The profile 2 has, according to any known means, an L-shaped rabbet in which the panel 4 is to be housed, as shown, the outer section 24 also comprising, in a known manner, a battue 21 for supporting the panel 4 via a seal 6 of known type. The section 2 with thermal break represented is of conventional type L-rabbet parclosed. The glazing bead 5, as well as the sealing gasket 8, for example of the type to be stuffed, are also conventional and fixed in a conventional manner. The first seal 6 is attached to the branch 21 of the L or beaten the rabbet 3 by means of a conventional connection comprising a groove 22 formed in the branch of the L of the rabbet, in which a portion of the first 6 seal is housed. The second seal 8 is for example preferably of the joint type to be stuffed, and is held on the baffle 5 by stuffing from a gap 23 formed between the baffle 5 and the panel 4, as will be explained in detail further with the description of an example of a method of mounting a panel in the frame frame 1.

Conventionally, the panel 4, for example a double glazing is placed in the rabbet 3 on shims (not shown), and in abutment against the seal 6 previously introduced into its appropriate groove on the beaten 21 of the section 2.

The seals 6 and 8 are connected according to the invention by a flexible insulating web 10, as shown in FIG. figure 1 , to discover the face of the panel vis-à-vis with the bead 5, in order to allow an easier implementation of said panel 4.

The flexible insulating web 10 essentially adopts, by its very nature as a sail, and therefore by definition, a shape of thin element in front of the extent of its surface, giving it still a form of flexible deformable membrane or the like. The thickness of the flexible web 10 may advantageously be constant and for example between 0.5 millimeters and 2 to 3 millimeters, preferably from 1 to 2 millimeters. The thickness of the flexible web 10, at least in the longitudinal zone of connection to the second gasket 8, will preferably be smaller than the width of this second gasket 8, and less than the width of a gap 23 between the upper longitudinal edge 53 of the baffle 5 and the second face 9 of the panel 4 when these two elements are mounted on the profile 2.

Thus, as shown in the figures, the flexible web 10 occupies only a small part of the space of the rabbet 3, between the panel 4 and the section 2, acting as a partitioning membrane of this space, thus leaving the rabbet breathe and providing sufficient free space for ventilation of the rabbet 3.

The thermally insulating flexible web 10 advantageously comprises support means 13 integral with the face of the web disposed opposite the section 2 with thermal break, and preferably bearing on the insulating part 14 of the profile 2, advantageously adopting the shape of two longitudinal ribs 15, for example of triangular section, extending perpendicularly to the surface of the web 10, as shown. Other forms of longitudinal rib sections 15 could be suitable, in particular defining any secondary web of substantially constant thickness arranged perpendicularly or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the web 10. The two ribs 15 advantageously bear on the insulating surface of the web bar. thermal insulation 14, which extends into the rabbet 3, as shown. Thus, there is longitudinal continuity of the thermal break in the space between the surface of the profile 2 giving in the rabbet 3 and the edge of the panel 4, controlled by the advantageous contact of the free edge of the longitudinal rib 15 on the insulating strip 14. Such contact ensures a continuity of insulating materials improving the thermal break in the rebate 3. The contact of the free edge of the rib 15 with the insulating strip 14 may advantageously be controlled by a wedge means 50 allowing wedge the rib 15 on the bar 14. This wedge means can for example be provided by a rigid longitudinal rib 50 formed on the profile 2, extending in the rabbet 3 from the surface of the profile vis-à- screw of the latter, as shown in the figures, and also advantageously serving to form a groove 52 for fixing the baffle 5, as will be explained later.

Advantageously, the thermally insulating sealing device 11 consists of a first material constituting the first 6 and second 7 seals, and a second material, different from the first material, constituting the thermally insulating flexible web 10. connecting the first and second seals. By first and second different materials is meant here two materials which have different characteristics and properties, but which can be obtained from the same initial material. The first constituent material of the first 6 and second 7 seals preferably comprises a sealed EPDM type elastomer, and the second material constituting the flexible insulating web 10 adopting a form of deformable membrane preferably comprises an elastomer EPDM type leak-tight made of a foam material. Indeed, the web 10 has no specific function of liquid tightness to assume. The device 11 can be obtained with known manufacturing processes, for example by bi-material spinning, or co-extruded from the same base material whose characteristics differ for the joints 6 and 8 and for the veil 10 as indicated above.

The flexible insulating connecting web 10 of the first 6 and second 7 seals, comprises at least one through passage 16 for the evacuation of a liquid, as shown in FIGS. Figures 1 to 3 . The through passage 16 may consist of a plurality of holes 16 distributed longitudinally on the device 11, the side of the web to be under the outer seal 6, and in the case where the flexible web 10 would be sealed. The holes 16 will preferably be placed in line with the wall of the web along the inner face of the battue 21 of the profile 2.

The flexible insulating web 10 preferably comprises support means 17 secured to the face of the flexible insulating web, arranged opposite the panel 4, and bearing on the edge 18 of the panel 4, preferably comprising a first 19 and a second 20 longitudinal ribs, spaced transversely so that, in the case of a double glazed panel type, the first rib 19 bears on a first glazing (not shown) of the panel 4, and the second rib 20 relies on a second glazing (not shown) of the panel 4 separated from the first glazing by an insulating space. Thus, there is a total control of the continuity of the thermal bridge break on either side of the web 10, and thus a total continuity, in a vertical plane, passing through the bars 14, the rupture of thermal bridge for the frame frame according to the invention, between the portion of the frame 1 in contact with the external environment and the part of the frame 1 in contact with the inner environment. The two longitudinal ribs 19 and 20 may, for example, respectively adopt a triangular cross section, as shown, or another section suitable for supporting the panel, in particular as described above for the longitudinal rib 15. Preferably, the means 17 of FIG. support will be withdrawn from the through passages 16, as shown, so as not to impede the flow of water.

Advantageously, the thermally insulating sealing device 11 adopts, on the side of the rabbet 3 closed by the bead 5, a developed width Ip greater than that of the baffle 5, so that when the bead 5 is in place , the second seal 8 is advantageously adapted to be located above the baffle 5, outside the U-shaped rabbet thus formed by the L-shaped rabbet 3 and the associated bead 5, while being linked to the veil 10, as shown in figure 2 . This allows for example to place the baffle 5, after having folded up the flexible web 10 provided with the seal 8, so that the latter does not interfere with the introduction by clipping or snapping generally of the baffle 5 in its appropriate groove. In this case of mounting mode, the seal 8 is then placed in place by stuffing into the gap 23 between the bead and the face of the panel 4 until it is interlocked with the baffle 5, such interlocking being known. By developed width is meant a width calculated from a stretched veil. When placing the gasket 8 by stuffing, the web 10 forms a "belly" in the space between the baffle 5 and the panel 4, as shown in FIG. figure 2 or 3 . This belly does not interfere with the thermal insulation imparted by the veil 10, because its insulating material allows it to come into contact with the possibly cold walls of the profile 2, or the bead 5, without prejudice to the quality of thermal insulation obtained , forming a partitioning of the space of the rabbet 3 between the panel 4 and the profile 2, as shown in FIG. figure 3 .

Similarly, the thermally insulating sealing device 11 may advantageously adopt, on the side of the rebate 3 opposite the baffle 5, a developed width Ic greater than the height of the battue 21. This expanded width lc greater than the height of the beaten 21 makes it possible to adapt a given device 11 to several widths of profile 2 or several heights of battue 21, so that the support means 13 can preferably always be on the bar 14, thus conferring a flexible character of use of this device 11. When placing the seal 6, then the web 10 and the panel 4 on the web, the web 10 will eventually form a "belly" in the space between the inner face of the 21 and the panel 4. This belly does not interfere with the thermal insulation imparted by the veil 10, because its insulating material allows it to come into contact with the cold walls of the outer profile 24, without prejudice the thermal insulation quality obtained, forming a partitioning of the space of the rabbet 3 between the panel 4 and the section 2.

In general, the thermally insulating sealing device 11 may advantageously adopt a developed width greater than the developed width of the U-shaped rabbet formed by the L-shaped rebate 3 of the profile 2 and the height of the associated baffle 5. taking into account, where appropriate, the difference between these two developments due, for example, to the height of the supporting ribs 15, as represented on the Figures 2 and 3 . Thus, the flexible web 10, by its natural deformability, will ensure more controlled, even in the absence of the support means 13 and 17, a more efficient partitioning of the space of the rabbet 3, between the panel 4 and the profile 2, for example by forming a more or less regular undulation on its path in the rabbet whose wave-top would alternatively be in contact with either the panel 4 or the profile 2.

The sealing device 11 may be pre-mounted in the form of an L, preferably mitered under the glazed sealing portion so as to present the device 11 in the form of a device of the single-piece type on the periphery of the frame. The device 11 is thus advantageously called "turning". The ribs 15 may be cut for the passage of the shims (not shown) conventional support panel.

It should be noted that, alternatively, the gasket 8 held on the baffle 5 can be held by a clipping of the type similar to that of the gasket 6, and the baffle 5 is thus put in place in its groove on the section 2, after the seal 8 has been fixed on it.

Examples of methods of setting up a panel 4 in a frame frame 1 as described above will now be described.

• fixer le premier joint 6 d'étanchéité sur la branche du L de la feuillure 3 destinée à servir d'appui à la première 7 face du panneau 4, par exemple par clipage du joint 6 dans une rainure 22 du profilé 2 destinée à cet effet et formée notamment comme représenté sur les figures à l'extrémité supérieure de la battue 21 du profilé 2,
• étendre au moins en partie le voile souple 10 dans la feuillure 3 en L, en sorte que la partie du voile souple 10 portant le deuxième joint 8 d'étanchéité soit disposée en dehors de la feuillure 3, à l'extérieur du cadre 1, le voile souple 10 dans la feuillure 3 formant sensiblement une section transversale en L correspondant au L de la feuillure ; lors de cette étape, le cas échéant, placer la nervure 15 du dispositif 11 d'étanchéité derrière la cale 50 du profilé 2 pour assurer un contact du bord libre de la nervure 15 avec la barrette isolante 14,
• placer le panneau 4 dans la feuillure 3, sur le voile souple 10 ainsi positionné, comme représenté sur la figure 1, après avoir le cas échéant disposé les cales d'appui (non représentées) sous le panneau 4 ; une telle mise en place du panneau 4 est facilitée par le dégagement de l'accès à la feuillure 3 induit par la déformation du voile souple 10 vers l'extérieur de la feuillure 3, définissant une surface d'accès en feuillure dans le châssis cadre, supérieure à la surface du panneau 4, comme représenté sur la figure 1,
• recouvrir partiellement la deuxième face 9 du panneau 4 en vis-à-vis de la parclose 5 avec la partie du voile souple 10 attenante au deuxième joint 8, disposée en dehors de la feuillure 3, en repliant ou rabattant ladite partie sur la deuxième face 9 du panneau, et mettre la parclose 5 en place sur le profilé 2 :
  • selon une première alternative, et lorsque le dispositif 11 d'étanchéité thermiquement isolant adopte une largeur développée supérieure à la largeur développée de la feuillure en U formée par la feuillure 3 en L du profilé 2 et la parclose 5 associée, comme expliqué plus haut, cette étape comprend en outre les étapes suivantes :
    • positionner le deuxième joint d'étanchéité 8 le long de la deuxième face 9 du panneau 4 et au dessus de l'emplacement destiné à la parclose 5, avant la mise en place de cette dernière, puis mettre la parclose 5 en place sur le profilé 2, par exemple par un mouvement de type « pelle » comme expliqué plus en détail plus loin,
    • mettre ensuite le deuxième joint 8 en place par bourrage dans l'interstice 23 compris entre la parclose 5 et la deuxième 9 face du panneau 4 jusqu'à son emboîtement avec la parclose 5, par exemple au moyen d'un simple emboîtement comportant une rainure longitudinale 55 dans le joint 8, destinée à loger le bord longitudinal libre 53 de la parclose 5 ; l'emboîtement du joint 8 sur la parclose 5 confère avantageusement une bonne liaison mécanique du joint à la parclose, ainsi qu'un positionnement déterminé de l'un par rapport à l'autre, et donc un montage aisé ;
  • Selon une deuxième alternative, par exemple lorsque le dispositif 11 d'étanchéité thermiquement isolant adopte une largeur développée égale ou sensiblement égale, ou légèrement inférieure, à la largeur développée de la feuillure en U formée par la feuillure 3 en L du profilé 2 et la parclose 5 associée, cette étape comprend en outre l'étape suivante :
    • fixer le joint d'étanchéité 8 par clipage sur la parclose 5 avant de mettre cette dernière en place sur le profilé 2, puis mettre ensuite la parclose 5 en place avec le deuxième joint 8 d'étanchéité fixé, sur le profilé 2.

An example of such a method comprises the following steps:

• attaching the first sealing gasket 6 to the branch L of the rabbet 3 intended to support the first face 7 of the panel 4, for example by clipping the gasket 6 into a groove 22 of the section 2 intended for this purpose and formed especially as shown in the figures at the upper end of the battue 21 of the profile 2,
• at least partially extend the flexible web 10 into the L-shaped rebate 3, so that the portion of the flexible web 10 carrying the second gasket 8 is disposed outside the rebate 3, outside the frame 1, the flexible web 10 in the rebate 3 substantially forming an L-shaped cross-section corresponding to the L of the rabbet; during this step, if necessary, place the rib 15 of the sealing device 11 behind the shim 50 of the profile 2 to ensure contact of the free edge of the rib 15 with the insulating strip 14,
• place the panel 4 in the rabbet 3, on the flexible web 10 thus positioned, as shown in FIG. figure 1 after having, if necessary, placed the bearing blocks (not shown) under the panel 4; such an installation of the panel 4 is facilitated by the release of the access to the rebate 3 induced by the deformation of the flexible web 10 towards the outside of the rabbet 3, defining a rabbet access surface in the frame frame , greater than the surface of the panel 4, as shown on the figure 1 ,
• partially covering the second face 9 of the panel 4 vis-à-vis the baffle 5 with the portion of the flexible web 10 adjacent the second seal 8, disposed outside the rebate 3, folding or folding said portion on the second side 9 of the panel, and put the baffle 5 in place on the section 2:
  • according to a first alternative, and when the thermally insulating sealing device 11 adopts a developed width greater than the developed width of the U-shaped rabbet formed by the L-shaped rabbet 3 of the profile 2 and the associated glazing bead 5, as explained above, this step further comprises the following steps:
    • position the second seal 8 along the second face 9 of the panel 4 and above the location for the baffle 5, before the introduction of the latter, then put the baffle 5 in place on the profile 2, for example by a movement of "shovel" type as explained in more detail below,
    • then put the second seal 8 in place by stuffing in the gap 23 between the baffle 5 and the second 9 face of the panel 4 until it is interlocked with the bead 5, for example by means of a simple interlocking including a groove longitudinal 55 in the seal 8, intended to accommodate the free longitudinal edge 53 of the baffle 5; the interlocking of the gasket 8 on the baffle 5 advantageously provides a good mechanical connection of the gasket to the bead, as well as a determined positioning of one with respect to the other, and therefore easy assembly;
  • According to a second alternative, for example when the thermally insulating sealing device 11 adopts a developed width equal to or substantially equal to, or slightly less than, the developed width of the U-shaped rebate formed by the L-shaped rebate 3 of the profile 2 and the parclose 5 associated, this step further comprises the following step:
    • secure the gasket 8 by clipping on the baffle 5 before putting the latter on the profile 2, then put the baffle 5 in place with the second seal 8 fixed on the section 2.

It should be noted that, thanks to the presence of a connection of the two seals 6 and 8 by a flexible web 10 of small thickness, it is possible to install the baffle 5 on the profile, by a movement of the "shovel" type, while the web is present between the face 9 of the panel 4 and the upper edge 53 of the baffle 5, the gasket 8 then being advantageously above the baffle 5 and thus not impeding the implementation of the latter.

For the installation of the baffle 5 by a movement of the "shovel" type on the profile 2, assembly of known type, it is necessary first to engage the lower edge 51 of the baffle 5 in the groove 52 formed for this purpose for example by the shim 50 as shown in the figures; during this movement, the upper edge 53 of the baffle 5 must be leaning towards the face 9 of the panel so as to engage the lower edge 51 of the baffle 5 in the groove 52; this inclination of the baffle 5 to the face 9 of the panel 4 to engage its lower edge 51 in the groove 52, is made possible only if the flexible web 10 adopts a small thickness, less than the thickness of the gasket 8 when the it is not very compressible, allowing such inclination, the value of which depends on the fixing system of the baffle 5 on the section 2; then, once the lower edge 51 of the baffle 5 engaged in the groove 52, the baffle 5 is fixed or clipped to its location on the section 2 by a rear rotary movement away from the face 9 of the panel 4 to it comes in rear stop against the profile 2 as shown on the Figures 2 and 3 , where appropriate by clipping means; the insertion of the seal 8 by stuffing into the gap 23 normally completes the locking of the baffle 5 on the profile 2.

According to the second alternative mounting (not shown), in which the second seal is fixed on the bead before it is placed on the profile, the mounting type "shovel" is difficult or impossible, especially when the second seal is little compressible. This alternative may be suitable for mounting which requires little or no inclination of the bead towards the face of the panel for its locking, or a mounting in which the second seal is sufficiently compressible to allow this inclination of the bead to the face of the panel by compression of the joint.

In general, the first mounting alternative, according to which the second seal 8 is put in place by tamping after the installation of the bead 5, is preferred because it is faster and easier to implement.

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Method of placing a panel (4) in a frame frame (1), in particular for an opening or window frame, door, or the like, comprising: - a thermal break profile (2) having an L-shaped rabbet (3) for accommodating said panel (4), - a bead (5) reported, intended to be fixed on said profile (2) to maintain said panel in the frame frame, a first seal (6) intended to be fixed on a branch of the L of the rabbet and bearing on a first (7) face of the panel, a second gasket (8) intended to be held on the baffle and bearing on the second (9) face of the panel opposite to the first face, characterized in that it comprises the following steps, said first (6) and second (8) seals being connected by a thermally insulating flexible web (10) integral with the latter, forming a sealing device (11) continuous transversely thermally insulating of the first gasket (6) at the second (8) gasket: - Fixing said first gasket (6) sealing on the branch of the L of the rabbet (3) intended to support the first (7) face of the panel (4), - at least partially extend the flexible web (10) into the L-shaped rabbet (3), so that the portion of the flexible web (10) carrying the second seal (8) is arranged outside the rabbet ( 3), the flexible web (10) in the rabbet forming substantially an L-shaped cross-section corresponding to the L of the rabbet, - place the panel (4) in the rabbet on the flexible web (10), - covering the second face (9) of the panel (4) vis-à-vis the baffle (5) with the portion of the flexible web (10) adjacent to the second seal (8) disposed outside the rabbet (3) , folding said portion on the second face (9) of the panel, and put the bead (5) in place on the profile (2). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the step of covering the second face (9) of the panel (4) vis-à-vis the baffle (5) with the portion of the flexible web (10) adjacent to the second seal (8) disposed outside the rabbet (3), and placing the bead (5) in place on the profile (2), further comprises the following steps : positioning the second gasket (8) along the second face (9) of the panel (4) and above the position intended for the baffle (5), before placing the baffle, - then put the second seal (8) in place by stuffing in the gap (23) between the baffle (5) and the second (9) face of the panel (4) until it is interlocked with the bead (5) , after the establishment of the latter on the profile. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the step of covering the second face (9) of the panel (4) vis-à-vis the baffle (5) with the portion of the flexible web (10) adjacent to the second seal (8) disposed outside the rabbet (3), and placing the bead (5) in place on the profile (2), further comprises the following step: - fix the seal (8) by clipping on the baffle (5) before putting it on the profile (2), then put the baffle (5) in place with the second seal (8) d sealing attached to the profile (2). Frame frame (1), in particular for opening or window frame, door, or the like, comprising: - a thermal break profile (2) having an L-shaped rabbet (3) intended to house a panel (4), - a glazing bead (5) reported, fixed on said profile (2) in order to maintain said panel in the frame, - a first (6) seal attached to a branch of the L of the rabbet and supported on a first (7) face of the panel, a second gasket (8) intended to be held on the baffle and bearing on the second (9) face of the panel opposite to the first face, characterized in that said frame frame further comprises a flexible thermally insulating web (10) connecting said first and second seals, integral with the latter, forming a device (11) for thermally insulating transversely continuous sealing of the first gasket to the second gasket, so as to cover the rabbet and the bead around the edge (12) of panel housed in the rabbet. Frame according to claim 4, characterized in that said flexible web (10) thermally insulating comprises means (13) support integral with the face of said flexible web, arranged vis-à-vis the section (2) rupture thermal bridge, and bearing on the insulating portion (14) of said profile (2). Frame according to claim 5, characterized in that said support means (13) integral with the face of the flexible insulating web, arranged vis-à-vis the profile (2) thermal break, and based on the insulating part (14) of said profile, take the form of at least one longitudinal rib (15). Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that said thermally insulating sealing device (11) consists of a first material constituting the first (6) and second (7) seals, and a second material, different from the first material, constituting the thermally insulating flexible web (10) for bonding the first and second seals. Frame according to claim 7, characterized in that said first constituent material of the first (6) and second (7) seals comprises a sealed EPDM type elastomer. Frame according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that said second material constituting the flexible insulating web (10) for connecting the first (6) and second (7) seals, comprises a non-sealed EPDM type elastomer, made of a foam material. Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 9, characterized in that said web (10) flexible connecting insulation of the first (6) and second (7) seals, comprises at least one passage (16) passing through for the evacuation of a liquid. Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 10, characterized in that said flexible web (10) comprises insulating means (17) integral with the face of the flexible insulating web, disposed opposite the panel (4), and bearing on the edge (18) of said panel. Frame according to claim 11, characterized in that said support means (17) integral with the face of the flexible web (10) insulating, arranged vis-à-vis the panel (4), and bearing on the edge of the latter, comprise a first (19) and a second (20) longitudinal ribs, spaced transversely so that the first (19) rib bears on a first glazing panel, and the second rib bears on a second glazing panel separated from the first glazing by an insulating space. Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 12, characterized in that said thermally insulating sealing device (11) adopts, on the side of the rabbet (3) closed by the bead (5), a developed width (1p ) greater than the height of the glazing bead, so that, when the bumper is put in place, the second (8) seal is capable of being located above the baffle (5), outside the baffle; U-shaped rabbet thus formed by the rabbet (3) L-shaped profile and associated bead. Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 13, characterized in that said thermally insulating sealing device (11) adopts, on the side of the rabbet (3) opposite to the bead (5), a developed width (1c ) greater than the height of the beat (21). Frame according to any one of claims 4 to 14, characterized in that said thermally insulating sealing device (11) adopts a width greater than the developed width of the U-shaped rebate formed by the rebate (3) L profile (2) and the bead (5) associated. Frame frame according to any one of claims 4 to 15, characterized in that said first (6) seal is attached to a branch (21) of the L of the rebate (3) by means of a link comprising a groove (22) formed in said branch of the L of the rabbet, wherein a portion of the first (6) seal is housed. Frame frame according to any one of claims 4 to 16, characterized in that said second (8) seal is of the joint type to be stuffed, and is held on the bead (5) by stuffing from a gap (23) formed between the bead and the panel (4).

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