GB2382098A

GB2382098A - Frame arrangement with cladding members

Info

Publication number: GB2382098A
Application number: GB0127789A
Authority: GB
Inventors: William Boardman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-11-20
Filing date: 2001-11-20
Publication date: 2003-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 2021-11-20
Also published as: GB0127789D0; GB2382098B

Abstract

A frame e.g. a glazed door frame, comprises frame members 2, 3, 4, 5 and elongate cladding members 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 positioned on the frame members, where the cladding members extend inwardly past the frame members to form a rebate 12 to receive the edges of a sheet material. Where two frame members are fitted together, the cladding members are arranged so that one end of a cladding member extends behind and is hidden by an adjacent cladding member. The frames may be provided with relief in order to enable the end portion of the cladding member into a gap behind another, or the cladding member itself is provided with extension portions which provide this gap. Preferably the frame members are wooden and the cladding members are aluminium extrusions. Also described is a cladding component which is not in the same plane as an adjacent cladding component to allow one end to overlap another. A further embodiment describes how the frames may be shaped to engage the cladding member.

Description

A FRAME ARRANGEMENT. E. G. A DOOR This invention relates to a frame arrangement with rebates for receiving the periphery of sheet material. More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a glazed door.

A glazed door may comprise a frame made of wood, aluminium or plastics material and including two vertical members or'stiles'and two or more horizontal members fixed between the vertical members to define one or more spaces for receiving respective sheets of glass. The horizontal and vertical members are formed with rebates for receiving the edges of the glass and the glass is then fixed in place by glazing sprigs and a putty or more usually these days, by fixing strips and sealing tape. The glass or some of the glass might be omitted in favour of other sheet material such as wooden sheets or panels, e. g to provide a half-glazed door.

According to the invention, there is provided a frame arrangement such as a door comprising elongate frame members fixed together to form a frame bounding a space for being filled in with sheet material such as glass and elongate cladding members made of relatively thin material and positioned on one face of the frame and on respective ones of the frame members, the cladding members extending in past the inwardly directed sides of the frame members to form a rebate for receiving the periphery of said sheet material and, at each position where two frame members are fixed together, the end portion of the cladding member on one of those two frame members extends behind and is hidden by the other of those two cladding members.

Preferably, the dimensions of the frame members in the directions between the two faces of the frame are such as to provide relief to enable the end portion of said one of said cladding members to be received behind the other of said two cladding members as aforesaid.

Said cladding members may have extension portions defining the spacing between the cladding members and the frame members and the extension portions are adapted to provide relief to enable the end portion of said one of said cladding members to be received behind the other of said two cladding members.

Advantageously, the frame members are made of wood and the cladding members are aluminium extrusions.

The cladding members may have portions for engaging the frame members to fix the cladding members to the frame members.

Some of the cladding members may have portions for engaging the frame members to fix them to the frame members and others of the cladding members are those of which end portions extend behind said some cladding members and are thereby hidden behind as well as being secured by said some cladding members.

For a better understanding o the invention and to show how the same may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front view of a door;

Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respective sections on tines))-)), !))-)) !,) V-) V and V-V of Figure 1; Figure 6 is a diagram for explaining how parts of the Figure 1 door fit together; Figure 7 is an enlarged view showing part of Figure 1 and Figures 5 and 6, and Figure 8 is sectional view of part of another door.

The door of Figures 1 to 7 comprises a wooden frame made up of two vertical members (stiles) 1 and 2 and upper, central and lower horizontal members 3,4 and 5 fixed together by (for example) bolts, screws, dowels or mortise and tenon joints (not shown).

At the front face of the door, on the members 1 to 5, there are respective extruded aluminium elongate cladding members 6,8, 9,10 and 11. The widths of these members 6 to 11 are greater than those of the corresponding frame members 1 to 5 so that each cladding member extends in to form a rebate 12 for receiving the periphery of a glazing panel (not shown).

The dimensions of the frame members 1 to 5 from front to rear face of the door and the dimensions of extension portions 13,14, 15,16 and 17 of the cladding members 6 to 11 are set so as to provide relief for enabling the end portions 18 of the cladding members overlying the horizontal frame members to extend behind and be hidden behind the cladding members overlying the vertical members.

The extension portions 13 to 17 have overhangs 19 engaged in the sides of the frame members 1 to 5 to fix the cladding members to the frame members.

In a modified embodiment shown in Figure 8, the overhangs 19 of the extension portions 15,16 and 17 of the horizontal cladding members are omitted and these cladding members are fixed in place by being engaged under the vertical cladding members.

Instead of wood and aluminium, the door frame and cladding could be made of other materials, for example, plastics. The cladding members could be of copper or brass for example The glass or other infill sheet (not shown) material is fixed in the frame by glazing strips (not shown) with sealing tape (not shown) between the glass or other material and the rebates Because the cladding members on the horizontal frame members extend behind the cladding members of the vertical frame members, different thickness of sealing tape is preferably used between the glass and the vertical and horizontal rebates.

With the illustrated arrangement- 1. Exterior aluminium cladding does not require fastening to neighbouring aluminium claddings.

2. The inner plane aluminium claddings do not have to be cut accurately as the ends are covered by the neighbouring claddings.

3. All the components are square-cut-no end preparation of components is required.

4. No leating is required at aluminium joints.

5. There are no aluminium joints.

6. All the strength is in the main (timber) frame.

Further embodiments of the invention include : A rebated Glazed frame in which there is a frame fastened together at the corners having an additional component fastened to each of the frame components with each additional component being wider than the frame component to which it is attached forming a rebate in which the glazing material is located so that at least part of each additional component is not in the same plane as the adjacent additional component the distance between each plane being at least the thickness of the adjacent component so that additional components can be the same length as the frame component to which it is attached with the ends of the additional components forming the inner plane of the additional component planes concealed by the additional components forming the outer plane AND the additional components may be attached to the frame components by means of shapes in the additional components co-engaging into shapes formed in the frame components AND the faces of the components forming the frame abutting the additional components can be on different planes so that the additional components forming the outer additional component plane may be coengaged to the frame AFTER the additional components forming the inner component plane have been attached in a similar means so that the additional components can be attached after the main frame has been assembled or before assembly of the main frame.

It is important that the outer plain components are fixed to the frame components to prevent sliding.

ALTERNATIVE 1-The inner plane aluminium components can be placed in register by the relative shape and not fastened to the relative frame component and held in that position by the adjacent extenor components at the ends.

ALTERNATIVE 2-By trenching a groove across the face of the frame component which carries the outer aluminium component in line with and deep enough to allow the passage of the inner plane aluminium component the aluminium inner plane component may be slid along the trench after the frame has been assembled and the engaging shapes will then enter the prepared shapes in the frame components that specified to accommodate the inner plane components the prepared trenches will then be concealed by the outer plane components when they are assembled

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A frame arrangement such as a door comprising elongate frame members fixed together to form a frame bounding a space for being filled in with sheet matenal such as glass and elongate cladding members made of relatively thin material and positioned on one face of the frame and on respective ones of the frame members, the cladding members extending in past the inwardly directed sides of the frame members to form a rebate for receiving the periphery of said sheet material and, at each position where two frame members are fixed together, the end portion of the cladding member on one of those two frame members extends behind and is hidden by the other of those two cladding members.
2. An item according to Claim 1, wherein the dimensions of the frame members in the directions between the two faces of the frame are such as to provide relief to enable the end portion of said one of said cladding members to be received behind the other of said two cladding members as aforesaid.
3. An item according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein said cladding members have extension portions defining the spacing between the cladding members and the frame members and the extension portions are adapted to provide relief to enable the end portion of said one of said cladding members to be received behind the other of said two cladding members.
4. An item according to Claim 1,2 or 3, wherein the cladding members have portions for engaging the frame members to fix the cladding members to the frame members.

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5. An item according to Claim 1,2 or 3, wherein some of the cladding members have portions for engaging the frame members to fix them to the frame members and others of the cladding members are those of which end portions extend behind said some cladding members and are thereby hidden behind as well as being secured by said some cladding members.
6. An item according to any preceding Claim, wherein the frame members are made of wood and the cladding members are aluminium extrusions.