FI119827B - Balcony Glass Structure - Google Patents

Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a balcony glazing structure for forming a balcony window or other space glass window or glass wall, the balcony glazing structure comprising a plurality of glass elements which together form a glass window or glass wall, at least one horizontal guide or rail, supporting elements the glass element is supported on a guide or rail so that the glass element is movable laterally on a horizontal guide or rail for opening the glass window or glass wall, and at least one stopper connected to the glass element which prevents the glass element from turning by opening at a point other than a predetermined position, where the stop is at the opening.

20 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

· ·: V A variety of balcony glazing structures are known in which glass::: window elements of a balcony or other space are movable laterally to open a glass window or »» ·:: ***: glass wall. Usually, the displaced glass elements are also ···; * "· 25 rotatable or otherwise movable so that the vertical glass elements are • removed from the front of the window as if stacked against each other in a relatively small space.

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Known solutions are disclosed, for example, in EP-0 466 731, WO-97/39215, WO-97/38200, WO-97/30258, WO-00/11298 and WO-02/14639. However, the problem with the solutions presented in them is that · · · · · · * have not been able to attach support elements to the glass elements that allow both light and easy movement of the glass element ·: ··· and reliable rotation of the glass element. Some solutions have used e.g. pivoting rollers or wheels, however, the result is that the support structure of the glass element * becomes very complicated.

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PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

119827 2 It is an object of the present invention to provide a balcony glazing structure which does not have the above disadvantages.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that in the balcony glazing structure at a predetermined pivot point of the glass element, or the roll is detached from, or detachable from, the guide or rail, wherein the glass element is pivotable about pivoting members for opening.

15 Embodiments of the Invention

A preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the glass element has wheels or rollers adjacent to both ends of the horizontal edge of the glass element.

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Another advantageous embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the glass element has two wheels or rollers, one near each end of the horizontal top edge of the glass element.

A third preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the wheel or roller bearing the glass element is provided. Ball-bearing and coated with plastic or rubber.

• · • · ·. . A fourth preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the support part or support surface at the pivot point defined by the locking recess • · ** ·· * in the balcony glazing structure is in connection with the intermediate plane.

φ *. A fifth preferred [35] embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the intermediate part or * * supporting surface is made of slip plastic.

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A sixth advantageous embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that at the pivot point defined by the locking recess of the glass element, the pivoting member is a supporting part of the glass element which rests on a supporting part or supporting surface.

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A seventh preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that the balcony glazing structure has an opening or a notch at the edge of the guide, through which the wheel or roller can be removed from the guide by turning the glass element around the pivoting members.

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An eighth preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure according to the invention is characterized in that in the balcony glazing structure the part located at the top of the glass element and the corresponding part at the bottom thereof, such as pivoting members and / or locking parts and / or stops.

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Application examples

The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of the balcony structure according to the invention.

* ··. ·· *. Figure 2 is a side view of the glass element of the balcony glazing structure of Figure 1.

Figure 3 schematically illustrates a preferred embodiment of the balcony glazing structure • 4 * I · .., seen from the side and partially cut away.

Fig. 4 is a schematic top view of a balcony glazing structure. as seen.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

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Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a balcony glazing structure 10, • comprising a glass element 20, an upper frame structure 30 and a lower frame structure 40. The left side of the balcony glazing structure 10 shown in Fig. 1 * * 35 is facing inwardly.

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The glass element 20 of the balcony glazing structure 10 includes a glass 21 with a top strip 22 attached to a top edge and a bottom strip 23 attached to the bottom edge. The top strip 22, bottom strip 23, top frame 30 and bottom frame 40 are, for example. The glass 21 can be attached to the top strip 22 and bottom strip 23 by any known means such as bolts, rivets or glue. Supported members of the glass element 20 are attached to the top strip 22, which in this embodiment are ball-bearing and plastic-coated wheels 24 on the side of the top strip 22, the shafts of the wheels 24 being inserted into the hole in the top strip 22 and locked by a nut. Each glass element 20 has two bearing wheels 24, one at each end of the top strip 22, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The glass element 20 has wheels 24 10 resting on a guide 31 formed in the upper frame 30, whose upwardly extending edge 32 holds the wheels 24 in place.

In Figure 1, the top panel 22 of the glass element 20 is fixedly and non-rotatably connected to an upwardly directed pivoting member 25a, which is substantially circular in shape, but with a segmented portion off its left side in Figure 15. The pivot of the pivoting member 25a is located in a groove in the top bar 22 where it is locked by a nut at a suitable point in the top bar 22. The shape of the pivoting member 25a is also shown in Figs. 2 and 3 on the other side as well as in Fig. 4 from above. The pivoting member 25a rests on a locking member 26a and a support member 27 located in the upper frame 30, preferably made of plastic, the purpose and function of which are explained in more detail in the following figures.

• · ·; V In Fig. 1, also the lower panel 23 of the glass element 20 is fixedly and non-rotatably connected by a pivoting member 25b facing downwards. The pivot of the pivoting member 25b is located in the groove of the lower bar 23 where it is locked by a nut at a suitable point in the lower bar 23. The pivoting member 25b t «25 rests on the locking member 26b in the lower frame 40. The functioning of these bodies is also Φ ··: *. described in more detail in the following figures.

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The lower barrel 40 of Figure 1 has a sloping base 41 and a lower portion 42 having a lower barrel 40 therethrough. any water that may enter can drain away. The hole 42 is located at the outer edge of the lower barrier 40, whereby any rainwater that may have entered the lower barrier 40, for example, flows back outside the window.

• · · ...; Figure 2 is a side view of a glass element 20 of a balcony glazing structure according to the invention, seen from the side. The glass element 20 has a glass 21, a top strip 22 and a bottom strip 23. The top strip 22 is | 35 mounted on two ball-bearing and plastic-coated wheels 24a and 24b, which are located * at substantially each end of the top bar 22. This allows the glass element 20 to move 119827 5 in its conductor lightly and silently. The position of the wheels 24a and 24b at the ends of the top strip 22 also ensures that the glass element 20 is also supported as far as possible.

The top panel 22 and bottom panel 23 of the glass element 20 of Figure 2 have pivoting members 25a and 25b located at respective positions on the edge of the glass element 20 so that the glass element 20 can pivot about a vertical axis thereof. On the opposite side of the glass element 20, the upper strip 22 and the lower strip 23 have, at appropriate positions, stops 28a and 28b, the position of which determines at which point of the conductor the glass element 20 must be pivotable. The stops 28a and 28b are disposed in the grooves of the top strip 22 and the bottom strip 23 and locked by nuts in a manner similar to the pivoting members 25a and 25b in Figure 1. The operation of the stop 28 is described in more detail in the following figure.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a simplified example of a balcony glazing structure 10 according to the invention and its operation. Figure 3 shows a glass element 20 having upper wheels 22 mounted on two wheels 24a and 24b rotating on guide 31 of upper frame 30. Both upper frame 30 and upper element 22 of glass element 20 are schematically partially cut away for better operation of the structure.

In Figure 3, a top member 22 of the glass element 20 is also provided with a pivot member 25 and a stop 28.

For turning, the glass element 20 must first be moved to such a position that the pivoting member 25 is at the locking recess 29 for the pivoting member just for this pivoting member.

In this case, the stop 28 is also conveniently located at the opening 33 in the upper frame 30.

• • · · • · · ·· * ·: ***; Figure 3 shows an essential detail of the operation of the balcony glazing structure 10 according to the invention ···; *** · 25. As the glass element 20 moves in the guide 31 supported by the wheels 24a and 24b ···, the pivoting member 25 attached to the glass element 20 also moves within the upper frame • * · [···, 30. The pivoting member 25 then moves above the intermediate plane 34 of the upper frame 30 but does not touch the intermediate plane 34 so that the movement of the glass element 20 on the wheels 24a and 24b is as light as possible.

However, in the situation shown in Fig. 3, the glass element 20 is moved to the left in Fig. 3 so that the pivoting member 25 extends over the locking member 26 at the end of the upper frame 30, wherein the support surface 35 of the locking member 26 carries the pivoting member 25 and • (at the same time the glass element 20. FIG. 3 shows that the glass element 20 at this point 35 on the guide 32 edge 32 has notches 36a and 36b at the wheels 24a and 24b. 28 is also located at the opening 33 in the upper frame 30 119827 6 so that the glass element 20 can be removed from the guide 31 and pivotable about the pivoting member 25.

Fig. 4 is a schematic top view of the rotation of the glass element 20 in the situation of Fig. 35. The lower surface of the pivoting member 25 secured to the top strip 30 of the glass element 20 is then over the support surface of the locking member 26 and the support member 27 shown in Figure 1. When the glass element 20 is pivoted, the cylindrical outer surface of the pivoting member 25 enters the locking recess of the locking member 26. Hereby, the pivoting member 25 acting as the pivot axis of the glass element 20 remains well in place and the pivoting movement of the glass element 20 is controlled.

Figure 4 shows that the glass element 20 is rotated by an angle α. Typically, in a balcony glazing structure, the glass element 20 is pivoted so that the angle? Is about 90 °, with the open glass elements 20 overlapping against the side wall of the balcony. However, the angle α can, if necessary, be any other.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 1-4, there are corresponding portions at the top and bottom of the glass element 20, such as pivoting members 25a and 25b, locking members 26a and 26b, and stops 28a and 28b. They may be different at the top and bottom of the glass element 20, but according to a preferred embodiment they are the same at both edges. This results in significant savings in manufacturing and maintenance costs.

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

M: It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various embodiments of the invention may vary within the scope of the following claims. It is also clear that • 1 ·. **. The 25 balcony balcony structures shown can also be used, for example, in the balcony ···: 1. glass wall or any other sliding wall.

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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 Balcony glass structure 20 Glass element 5 21 Glass 22 Top strip 23 Bottom strip 24 Wheel 25 Swivel member 10 26 Locking section 27 Bracket section 28 Stopper 29 Locking recess 30 Upper frame structure 15 31 Guide 32 Edge 33 Aperture 34 Intermediate 35 Support surface 20 36 Notch 40 Lower frame structure | 41 Inclined Bottom 42 Hole • · • · «·» M • · • · I »· ·· * · • ·· * • 1 2 • • · · · · 1 · · · · 1 · • · • 1 • ® · • · · · f 1 · »·· 1« · • · * · • · · * 2 • · • 1 ♦

Claims (9)

A glazing structure (10) for creating a glass window or glass wall on balconies or other spaces, wherein the glazing structure comprises 5 - several glass elements (20) which together form a glass window or glass wall, at least one horizontal guide (31) or rail supporting parts (24) fixed in the glass element (20), such as wheels or rollers, with which the glass element is supported in the guide (31) or the rail, so that it is possible to move the glass element laterally along the horizontal direction guide (31) or the rail for to open the window or glass wall, pivoting mechanisms (25) fixed in the glass element (20) which are most advantageously placed in the upper and lower edges of the glass element in the vicinity of the opposite vertical side of the glass element, in such a way that the glass element can be opened by turning it around the pivot mechanism; and at least one stop (28) fixed to the glass element (20) which prevents the glass element from being opened except in predetermined positions, where the stop is is at an opening (33), characterized in that in the glazing structure (10) at the predetermined opening positions of the glass element (20) at the reading recess (29) there is a supporting part, such as a support (27) 20 or supporting surface (35) supporting eating at least part of the glass element (20), that the glass element (20) has a pivoting mechanism (25a) as a supporting part, which in the opening position (29) of the glass element is supported on a support (27) or a supporting surface (35), say::: means that the wheel (24) or roller of the glass element is detached or can be detached from the guide (31): ***: or the rail, whereby the glass element can be opened by reversing the ··· 25 pivot mechanisms (25a, 25b). • · · · ♦ • · • · ·, ···. A glazing structure (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the glass element (20) has wheels (24a, 24b) or rollers adjacent the ends of the glass element. , horizontal edge. • t · • · · • * 30 A glazing structure (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: *: ··· the glass element (20) has two wheels (24a, 24b) or rollers, one or the other end of upper right edge of the glass element. e * * 35 4. A glazing structure (10) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the glass element (20) has a plastic or rubber-bearing wheel (24a, 24b) or ball bearing roller. 119827 A glazing structure (10) according to the claims of claims 1-4, characterized in that in the glazing structure (10) at the opening position of the glass element (20) determined by the reading recess (29) there is a support (27) or support surface (35) adjacent to the intermediate plate. (34). 6. A glazing structure (10) according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the support (27) or the supporting surface (35) adjacent to the intermediate plate (34) consists of plastic. 10 A glazing structure (10) according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the opening position of the glass element (20) determined by the reading recess (29) has a pivot mechanism (25a) which is the supporting part of the glass element (20) and is supported on a support (27) or support surface (35) adjacent to the intermediate plate (34). 15 A glazing structure (10) according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that there is in the glazing structure (10) an opening (32) or groove (36) at the edge of the guide (31) through which the wheel (24a, 24b) ) or the roller can be removed from the guide (31) by turning the glass element (20) sideways around the pivot mechanism (25). 20 9. A glazing structure (10) according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the glass element (20) of the glazing structure (10) has at its upper edge a portion corresponding to a similar part at the lower end. the edge, for example, swinging mechanisms (25a, 25b): ***: and / or latches (26a, 26b) and / or stops (28a, 28b) that are interchangeable with each other 25 • · • · · · · · · 1 • ·· • 1 • · • 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·