EP3387206A1

EP3387206A1 - Dismountable window element and assembly method

Info

Publication number: EP3387206A1
Application number: EP16809647.7A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Fabrice LHOMME
Original assignee: FL Creation SARL
Current assignee: FL Creation SARL
Priority date: 2015-12-10
Filing date: 2016-12-08
Publication date: 2018-10-17
Also published as: FR3057899A1; FR3045094B1; WO2017097433A1; FR3045094A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular window structure comprising profiles (1) of jambs to be joined to profiles of cross-members, thereby supporting glazing panels, in addition to two sets of respectively vertical (3) and horizontal glazing beads which hold the panels in place and cooperate with elastically deformable seals (J), said glazing beads (3) each having a U-shaped section (3a) in which there is at least one fastening element (310, 320) cooperating by means of elastic deformation of the seals (J) and reversible click-locking with at least one holding element (10) located on a side (11) of said profiles, which is designed to be covered by the U-shaped section of said glazing beads.

Description

REMOVABLE GLASS ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MOUNTING

The invention relates to a removable canopy structure and a mounting method of this structure.

Known windows have structures in which the uprights and sleepers are formed of series of metal profiles which are assembled before being welded or bolted together by supporting glazing panels. Horizontal and vertical glazing stops, associated with seals are then placed to wedge and immobilize the glazing against the profiles while ensuring the sealing and thermal insulation of the room equipped with the canopy.

However, the profiles that make up these structures have complex sections with high manufacturing costs.

Moreover, both their assembly and fixing are delicate operations that require the intervention of specialists such as locksmiths or ironworkers, particularly when it comes to securing steel profiles by means of welds.

In addition, these structures that are generally not removable or modular are designed and made in the workshop and are transported to be mounted on a remote work at a specific location whose dimensions are pre-established and well defined.

Therefore, these structures, once manufactured, offer little or no possibility of adaptation to different situations or premises.

An additional problem is the rigidity of the assemblies. Document US 5040 347 discloses a structure that comprises a male profile comprising two substantially parallel lateral walls and a female V-shaped section whose claws snap onto the free edges of the male profile. Given the V-shape of the female profile and the orientation of the claws, snapping can be achieved only by elastic deformation of the side walls of the male section which (like the female section) is open structure. This results in a lack of structural rigidity of the male section, to the detriment of the holding of the entire structure.

The object of the present invention is to solve the technical problems posed by the prior art by proposing a kitable and dismountable canopy structure which allows greater freedom of adaptation and which can be mounted directly and simply by anyone, without the help of a building professional, and who in addition offers good structural rigidity despite its removable nature.

This object is achieved according to the invention by means of a modular canopy structure comprising, on the one hand, upright sections intended to be assembled to cross-section profiles by supporting glazing panels and, on the other hand, two sets of glazing beads, respectively, vertical and horizontal enclosing the panels and cooperating with elastically deformable seals, wherein said glazing beads each have a U-shaped section, the vertical glazing beads having two inner symmetrical lugs which extend so substantially perpendicular to the glazing, the facing faces of the legs being each provided with a longitudinal projection forming fastening elements of the vertical beads, cooperating by elastic deformation of the seals and reversible snap with retaining grooves carried by a side of said profiles of amount which is intended to be capped by the U-shaped section of said glazing beads.

According to various characteristics:

each vertical glazing unit is provided with a front wall, two facing side walls which extend perpendicularly from the front wall, and a pair of bottom walls which extend facing the front wall, one towards the other and substantially coplanar from the side walls, the tabs projecting inwardly from the bead of an inner edge of said bottom walls;

the profiles of sleepers comprise an inner flank parallel to the glazing and whose face facing the glazing is provided with a longitudinal groove forming the retaining element for attachment of the horizontal glazing bead;

the section profiles have a T-section with an inner side perpendicular to the glazing which is provided with at least one longitudinal groove forming the retaining element for attachment of the vertical bead;

the U-section of the horizontal glazing beads has two branches facing one each carrying a longitudinal rib forming the fastening elements of said horizontal glazing beads on the cross sections;

the outer branch of the U-section of horizontal glazing is longer than its inner branch;

- said rib of the outer branch is housed in a longitudinal groove formed at the base of the cross sections and forming a transverse stop for said horizontal bead; the U-section of the horizontal beads is surmounted by a closed tubular body carrying, externally, an elastically compressible seal in contact with the inner face of the glazing;

the U-section of the vertical beads is formed inside an open tubular body carrying, externally, at least one elastically compressible seal in contact with the inner face of the glazing;

the section profiles are assembled to the cross sections by means of brackets comprising a central foot and two lateral wings;

the inner side of the uprights has an internal cavity for housing the foot of said bracket;

the inner flank of the cross sections delimits, with an outer side facing, an intermediate rail for housing the wings of said bracket;

said brackets are screwed into said profiles;

- The profiles are provided with elastically deformable joints in contact with the outer faces of the glazing.

Another object of the invention is a method of reversibly mounting a canopy structure as defined above, in which the uprights and the sections of sleepers are each provided with internal flanks by means of brackets that said screws are introduced into and screwed into said profiles, elastically deformable seals are fixed on the one hand on the inner faces of the profiles and, on the other hand, on the outer faces of the glazing beads, installs the glazing panels against the profiles and then comes to cap the inner sides of the profiles by the U-shaped sections of the glazing beads while compressing the seals to snap the elements attachment of the glazing beads in the retaining elements of said profiles.

The invention provides a simple, practical and easy to implement for the realization of a canopy.

The modular kit structure of the canopy of the invention allows industrial mass production and marketing through large distribution circuits through compact and compact packaging and storage modes.

This structure allows the assembly of the canopy by individuals, non-professional building, who can find in DIY stores, pre-determined formats adaptable to different situations premises.

If necessary, the assembly of the structure of the invention being completely reversible, it is possible to modify the layout of a room by re-using this same structure.

Although the canopy of the invention is more particularly intended for an indoor installation, it could, however, be used in an outer wall, especially for the construction of verandas or greenhouses.

Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the description which follows, with reference to the appended figures and detailed below.

Figures 1A and 1B show views, respectively, exploded perspective and after assembly and installation of an embodiment of the canopy structure according to the invention.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D show partial views in vertical section of the structure of FIG. 1A during the different phases of the assembly of the canopy.

Figures 3A and 3B show partial views in horizontal section of the structure of Figure 1A during the different phases of the assembly of the canopy.

Figures 4A and 4B show, respectively, a profile and top view of the bracket used in the canopy structure of the invention.

Figures 5A and 5B illustrate a step of assembling the canopy structure. For the sake of clarity, identical or similar elements are marked with identical reference signs throughout the figures.

Naturally, the embodiments illustrated by the figures presented above and described below are given by way of non-limiting examples. It is explicitly planned that we can combine these different modes to propose others.

The canopy structure shown in FIG. 1A comprises, in the traditional way, profiles 1 of uprights intended to be assembled to profiles 2 of sleepers to form the general framework of the canopy which is constituted here of six vertical bays.

This frame supports glass panels P which are immobilized by two sets of glazing beads, respectively, vertical glazing beads 3 and horizontal glazing beads 4. The attachment of the glazing beads 3, 4 to the frame thus makes it possible to trap the panels P in a manner that interlayer.

The complementary installation of joints J in flexible material, on both sides of the glazing, makes it possible to ensure the setting, the sealing and, if necessary, the thermal insulation of the canopy.

According to the invention and as illustrated by FIGS. 2A to 2D and 3A, 3B, the glazing beads 3, 4 have profiles delimiting, at least partially, U-shaped sections 3a, 4a.

In these U-shaped sections is made at least one element ensuring the attachment of the glazing beads 3, 4 on the profiles 1, 2 of uprights and sleepers.

For this purpose, the profiles 1, 2 comprise, for their part, retaining elements cooperating, preferably by snapping, with the fastening elements of the glazing beads.

In general, the fastening elements of the glazing beads 3, 4 cooperate with the retaining elements of the profiles 1, 2 by first using, by a forced support, the deformation of the joints J and, more particularly, their elastic compression. which makes it possible to preposition these elements relatively to each other before proceeding to a slight displacement in vertical or horizontal translation of the glazing beads 3, 4 until a final snap on the profiles 1, 2. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, the profile 2 of the cross member has an internal flank 21 parallel to the glazing P which is intended to be capped by the section 4A in U of the horizontal glazing 4.

The side of the flank 21 which faces the glazing P is provided with a longitudinal groove 20 forming here the retaining element for attachment of the horizontal bead 4.

Section 4A U horizontal beads 4 has two facing branches 41, 42, respectively outer and inner each carrying a longitudinal rib 410, 420.

The rib 420 forms a first attachment element intended to cooperate with the retaining groove 20 formed on the inner side 21 of the cross section 2.

The outer branch 41 of the section 4A U horizontal beads 4 is here longer than its inner branch 42.

The rib 410 carried by the lower end of the leg 41 is housed, at the end of assembly, in a longitudinal groove 22 formed at the base of the profiles 2 cross members and forming a transverse stop for the horizontal bead 4.

The section 4A U-shaped horizontal beads 4 is here surmounted by a closed tubular body 40 carrying, externally, an elastically compressible sealing gasket J coming into contact with the inner face of the pane P, as illustrated by FIGS. 2C and 2D .

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the upright profiles 1 have, in turn, a T-section with an inner flank 11 extending inward perpendicularly to the pane.

As seen in Figures 3A and 3B, the inner flank 11 extends perpendicularly from a base 12 which forms the head of the T.

The flank 11 is provided with at least one longitudinal groove 10 and here with two symmetrical grooves 10 forming the retaining elements for fastening the vertical glazing bead 3.

The section 3A U vertical beads 3 has, for its part, two inner symmetrical lugs 31, 32 which extend substantially perpendicular to the glazing P.

The facing faces of the tabs 31, 32 are each provided with a longitudinal projection 310, 320 forming the fastening elements of the vertical beads 3 intended to cooperate with the retaining grooves 10 borne by the sidewall 11 of the profiles 1 amounts.

The U-section 3A of the vertical beads 3 is formed inside an open tubular body 30 carrying, externally, at least one elastically compressible seal J coming into contact with the inner face of the glazing P, as illustrated by FIG. Figure 3B.

More precisely, and as illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B, each vertical glazing unit 3 is provided with a front wall 33, two facing lateral walls 34 which extend perpendicularly from the front wall 33, and a a pair of bottom walls which extend facing the front wall 33, one towards the other and substantially coplanar, from the side walls 34. It is from an inner edge of these bottom walls that the tabs 31, 32 extend projecting towards the inside of the baffle 3.

The upright profiles 1 are assembled to the profiles 2 of crosspieces by means of connecting brackets 5 of the type comprising a central leg 51 connected to two lateral wings 52A, 52B via a fillet, as illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

In this case, it is provided that the inner side 11 of the upright sections 1 has an internal cavity 110 (FIGS. 3A, 3B) for receiving, by interlocking, the foot 51 of the bracket 5.

More precisely, and as can be seen in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the inner flank 11 has, in section (in a horizontal plane corresponding to the plane of FIGS. 3A and 3B), a closed contour (rectangular in the illustrated embodiment). , and ends, opposite the base 12, by a flange 13 which extends parallel thereto.

In parallel, the inner side 21 of the profiles 2 of crosspieces delimits, with an outside flank 23 opposite (FIG. 2A), a space forming an intermediate rail R for the accommodation of one of the flanges 52A, 52B of the bracket 5.

The inner side 21 has an upper edge 24; the outer side 23 has an upper edge 25.

The brackets 5 are fixed in the profiles 1, 2 by means of screws V,

V passing through holes 16, 26 made, preferably in the workshop, respectively in the profiles 1 and 2 and which are opposite, in view screwing, with bores 50, 53 made respectively in the wings 52A, 52B and in the foot 51 of the brackets 5 (Figures 1A, 5A).

The installation of the canopy of the invention takes place in the following manner, as illustrated by FIG. 1A.

First, the uprights 1 and the profiles are assembled.

2 of sleepers provided with their inner flanks 11, 21 by means of the brackets 5 which is introduced and which is screwed to predefined locations in the profiles, as shown in Figures 1, 5A and 5B.

According to a preferred embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5A and 5B, each section 1 of upright has, in the vicinity of each of its ends, a notch 14 made in the base 12, so that it is shorter than the The distance between the end of the flank 11, denoted 15, and the notch 14, is equal to the distance between the upper edge 24 of the inner flank 21 and the upper edge 25 of the outer flank 23. Thus, when the 1 section member is fitted on the profile 2 of the cross member, the notch 14 is applied on the upper edge 25 of the outer side while the end 15 of the side 11 is applied on the upper edge 24 of the inner side 21. This results in a good perpendicularity of the section 1 of amount relative to the cross section 2, and a good rigidity of their mutual attachment, to the benefit of the overall rigidity of the canopy structure.

Seals J are then fixed on the inner faces of the profiles 1, 2 and on the outer faces of the glazing beads 3, 4 (the positions of the joints are visible, in particular on the Figures 2A and 3A).

J joints profiles 1, 2 and those of the beads 3, 4 may have the same or different profile and geometry but they are all made of an elastically deformable material and, preferably, compressible. The compressible character of the joints J is essential in order to allow the sections 3A, 4A in U of the glazing beads 3, 4, first to position themselves correctly with respect to the profiles in order to cover the flanks 11, 21 and then to proceed to the latching by simple transverse support against the glazing and the profiles and translation, as described below with reference to Figures 2C and 3B. The release of this support locks the fastening elements in the corresponding retaining elements (Figures 2D and 3B). At this stage, it is already recommended to position and fix, for example, by sealing, gluing or screwing, the structure frame thus assembled in a bay provided for this purpose through a partition C, as shown in FIG. 1B.

The glazing panels P are then placed against the profiles and their inside flank 11, 21 is capped by means of the U-shaped sections 3A, 4A of the glazing beads 3, 4. This operation is performed by compressing the sealing joints J by a Forced support until snap fastening elements 310, 320, 410, 420 of the glazing beads 3, 4 in the corresponding retaining elements 10, 20 of the profiles.

This snapping is preferably effected with a sound click indicating the secure locking of the glazing beads 3, 4.

In particular, each baffle 3 vertical fits on the sidewall 11 of a section of uprights 1 without deformation thereof, thanks to the rigidity of the sidewall 11 provided by its closed contour and the presence of the flange 13, which exerts a stiffener function. The elastic deformation is fully absorbed by the bead 3, and more particularly by its tabs 31, 32 which bend away from each other to the outside during the interlocking of the bead 3 on the sidewall 11. , then flex again towards each other by elasticity when their projections 310, 320 snap into the grooves 10.

The modular nature of the canopy structure is well illustrated in FIG. 1A. It can be seen that the canopy structure is in the form of a ladder, the profiles 1 of amounts constitute the bars and whose cross sections 2 constitute the amounts. To be assembled, the canopy structure requires only one type of stud section 1, and only one type of transom section 2. FIGS. 5A and 5B, which illustrate the attachment of a section section 1 to the end of a section 2 of a crossmember, can be seen clearly, that any section 1 of upright can constitute an end upright of the canopy structure. This facilitates assembly, because the user is exempt from a tedious preparatory phase of preliminary sorting of the parts constituting the structure. The profiles 1 of uprights are undifferentiated and interchangeable, just as the sections 2 cross are undifferentiated and interchangeable.

The profiles and the glazing beads are made of metal and, preferably, extruded aluminum coated with a layer of paint finish. All the parts making up the canopy kit according to the invention, with the exception of the glazing panels (and, where appropriate, the seals), is preferably packaged and delivered in a suitable packaging which also contains an assembly manual describing in detail the method of assembly as described generally above.

It should be noted that the modular nature of the canopy structure allows, with a modest cutting operation, to easily join several structures to form a canopy of greater width.

For this purpose, it suffices to cut the sections 2 of the cross member between the two orifices 26 situated in the vicinity of an end edge of the sections 2 (as illustrated by the dotted line in FIG. 5A, to abut two sections 2 and to assemble them by means of a bracket 5 mounted astride the junction between them and screwed by means of screws V.

Claims

1. A modular canopy structure comprising, on the one hand, profiles (1) of uprights intended to be assembled to profiles (2) of sleepers by supporting panels (P) of glazing and, on the other hand, two sets of glazing beads, respectively, vertical (3) and horizontal (4) enclosing the panels and cooperating with joints (J) elastically deformable sealing, characterized in that said glazing beads (3, 4) each have a section (3a, 4a) in U, the vertical beads (3) having two inner symmetrical legs (31, 32) which extend substantially perpendicular to the glazing (P), the facing faces of the tabs (31, 32) being each provided with a longitudinal projection (310, 320) forming fastening elements (310, 320, 410, 420) of the vertical glazing beads (3) cooperating by elastic deformation of the joints (J) and reversible snap-fastening with retention grooves (10). ) carried by a sidewall (11) of said profiles (1) amount which is intended to be capped by the U-section of said glazing beads.

2. Structure according to claim 1, characterized in that each vertical baffle (3) is provided with a wall (33) front, two side walls (34) opposite which extend perpendicularly from the wall (33). ) and a pair of bottom walls (35) which extend opposite the front wall (33) towards each other and substantially coplanarly from the walls (34). ), the tabs (31, 32) projecting inwardly of the baffle (3) from an inner edge of said bottom walls (35).

3. Structure according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the profiles (2) of sleepers comprise an inner flank (21) parallel to the glazing (P) and whose face facing the glazing is provided with a groove longitudinal (20) forming the retaining element for attachment of the horizontal bead (4).

4. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiles (1) amounts have a T-section with an inner flank (11) perpendicular to the glazing (P) which is provided with at least one longitudinal groove (10) forming the retaining element for fastening the vertical bead (3).

5. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section (4a) in U horizontal glazing beads (4) has two opposite branches (41, 42) each carrying a longitudinal rib (410, 420) forming the fastening elements of said horizontal beads on the profiles (2) of sleepers.

6. Structure according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the outer leg (41) of the section (4a) U of the horizontal beads (4) is longer than its inner branch (42).

7. Structure according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said rib (410) of the outer leg (41) is housed in a longitudinal groove (22) formed at the base of the profiles (2) of cross and forming a transverse stop for said horizontal bead (4).

8. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section (4a) U-shaped horizontal beads (4) is surmounted by a closed tubular body (40) carrying, externally, a seal (J ) elastically compressible in contact with the inner face of the glazing (P).

9. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section (3a) U-shaped vertical beads (3) is formed inside an open tubular body (30) carrying, externally, at least one elastically compressible seal (J) in contact with the inner face of the glazing (P).

10. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiles (1) amounts are assembled to the profiles (2) of cross members by means of brackets (5) comprising a central foot (51) and two side wings (52a, 52b).

11. Structure according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the inner side (11) of the profiles (1) uprights comprises an internal cavity (110) for housing the foot (51) of said bracket (5).

12. Structure according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the inner side (21) of the profiles (2) crosses delimits, with an outer side (23) facing, an intermediate rail for housing the wings (52a, 52b) of said bracket.

13. Structure according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that said brackets (5) are screwed into said profiles (1, 2).

14. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiles (1, 2) are provided with elastically deformable joints in contact with the outer faces of the glazing.

15. A method of reversibly mounting a canopy structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that assembling the profiles (1) amounts and the profiles (2) of sleepers each provided with inner flanks (11, 21) by means of squares (5) which are introduced and which are screwed into said profiles, are fixed elastically deformable seals (J), on the one hand, on the inner faces of the profiles and, on the other hand, on the outer faces of the glazing beads (3, 4), the glazing panels (P) are placed against the profiles and then the inner flanks of the profiles are capped by the U-shaped sections (3a, 4a). bead stops (3, 4) while compressing the seals to snap the fastening elements (310, 320, 410, 420) of the glazing beads into the retaining elements (10, 20) of said profiles.