JP2008208651A - Building window device and building with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a building window which ensures ventilability over the entire horizontal region of the window. <P>SOLUTION: In the high window 10, a vertically movable window pane 23 is fitted, and therefore an in-frame region 22 enclosed by a window frame 21 can secure an opening region over the entire horizontal region. Thus like a horizontally sliding window, the opening region is not limited only to a right or left side, and therefore the ventilability can be ensured over the entire horizontal region. Further, vertical motion of the window pane 23 is electrically carried out by an electric motor or the like built in a window driving section 12, and controlled by a control section. Thus even in the window such as the high window 10 whose manual operation is difficult can be easily operated, the window pane 23 can be easily operated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a building window device that is opened and closed by raising and lowering a window glass, and a building provided with the building window device.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in a building 1 such as a house, a high window 3 may be installed in order to ensure daylighting and a feeling of opening in the living room 2. Since the high window 3 is installed at a position near the ceiling where it is difficult to reach, it is difficult to manually open and close the window shoji fitted in the window frame. For this reason, the high window 3 is often given only a function as a lighting window without providing an opening / closing function as a fitting kill.

However, it may be required to ensure air permeability using the high window 3. The reason for this is that if it is only necessary to ensure ventilation, it is sufficient to separately install a vent, and if the high window 3 is used, the breathability can be enhanced by a much wider opening than the vent. In the point. For this reason, an opening / closing function is also imparted to the high window 3 so that it functions not only as a daylighting window but also as a ventilation window. As such a high window 3, a horizontal pulling type has been conventionally known (for example, see Patent Document 1). As described above, since it is difficult to manually open and close the window shoji, this conventional laterally-drawn high window (not shown) is opened and closed using an electric motor. With such a configuration, it can be said that the opening / closing operation is not difficult.
JP 2000-179231 A

  By the way, not only the above-mentioned high window but generally a horizontally-drawn type window, it is normal that the right or left half region in the window frame remains blocked by the window screen even when the window is opened. is there. For this reason, the opening area where air permeability is ensured is biased to either the left or right. Still, since horizontal windows are generally used, it is considered possible to ensure air permeability even in such a biased opening area, but it is necessary to ensure air permeability over the entire lateral direction. May be required. This is because securing the opening area over the entire horizontal direction of the window frame allows the outside air to be taken into the entire room more efficiently than when there is an opening area that is biased to the left or right.

  The above points can be problematic for all types of windows. However, in particular, for high windows, the window frame may be formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction, so the adverse effect caused by the problem that the opening area is biased to either the left or right is increased.

  The main object of the present invention is to provide a building window device capable of ensuring air permeability over the entire lateral direction, and a building including the same.

  Hereinafter, effective means for solving the above-described problems will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

  A window device for a building according to the present invention includes a window frame attached to an opening that communicates indoors and outdoors, and a window glass that is provided on the window frame and opens and closes an area surrounded by the window frame by raising and lowering along the window frame. Driving means for driving the window glass so as to move up and down between a fully closed position where all of the area is closed and a fully open position where almost the entire area is open; and the window by the drive means Control means for controlling the raising and lowering operation of the glass.

  In this configuration, since the window glass is moved up and down along the window frame, an opening region is formed in the window frame over the entire lateral direction while the window glass reaches the fully open position. For this reason, the opening area does not deviate to the left or right as in the case of a horizontal pulling type window, and air permeability can be ensured over the entire horizontal direction. This is a particularly significant advantage in the case of a window frame formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the lateral direction. Further, the window glass is lifted and lowered by the driving means. Moreover, since the raising / lowering operation is controlled by a control means, even if it is difficult to manually operate the window glass such as a high window or a top light, the window glass can be easily operated. it can.

  In addition, as an opening part which connects indoors and outdoors, the opening part provided in the outer wall of a building in order to attach a high window, a waist window, etc., and the opening part provided in the roof in order to attach a top light can be considered.

  In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, it includes rain / snow information acquisition means for acquiring rain / snow information relating to rainfall or snowfall, and based on the rain / snow information acquired by the rain / snow information acquisition means, the driving means lifts and lowers the window glass. It is good to control the operation. In this case, as rain / snow information acquisition means, means for acquiring meteorological information (including forecasts, rainfall / snowfall information) from an external information source such as the Internet can be applied in addition to those that directly detect raindrops such as raindrop sensors. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which closes and operates window glass, when rainfall exceeds a predetermined reference level.

  By doing so, it is possible to prevent rain from entering the room through the window device even when the weather suddenly deteriorates.

  In this case, in a building provided with a gutter member above the window frame, a raindrop sensor that detects adhesion of raindrops to the window glass is used as the rain / snow information acquisition means, and the raindrop sensor is used as one of the window frames. It is preferable to provide a plurality of vertical frames in the vertical frame, which is a unit, and to control the raising / lowering position of the window glass according to which raindrop sensor is detected from which height of the raindrop sensors.

  In short, in a building with a gutter member provided above the window frame, rain can be prevented from entering the room through the window device, but if it rains diagonally, there is a risk of rain falling. is there. In such a case, according to the plurality of raindrop sensors provided at the top and bottom, it is possible to determine in which lifting position the window glass should be placed to prevent rain. Therefore, it is possible to perform opening / closing control according to the rain condition, and accordingly, it is possible to maintain the indoor environment in an optimum state.

  Next, a horizontal or substantially horizontal outdoor surface is formed at a position lower than the ceiling surface of the building space on the outdoor side separated by the building space and the outer wall, and the ceiling surface of the building space and the ceiling are formed on the outer wall. When applied to a building provided with the window frame and the window glass at a position close to the outdoor surface and close to the outdoor surface, the building window device is configured as follows. Is desirable. It is assumed that the outdoor surface is a roof surface, a balcony floor surface, a ground surface, or the like.

  That is, it comprises monitoring means for monitoring whether water or dust on the outdoor surface enters the building space through the window glass, and the window glass is moved up and down based on the monitoring result of the monitoring means. It is good to control.

  In short, according to the building structure described above, it is possible to ensure the daylighting of a living room or the like through the window device, but on the other hand, since the window device is provided at a position relatively close to the outdoor surface, it exists on the outdoor surface. There is a risk that water, dust (including outdoor garbage, sandstone, etc.) may enter the building space through the window device. In this regard, the window glass lifting / lowering operation is controlled based on the monitoring result of whether water or dust enters, so that even if there is water or dust on the outdoor surface, It is possible to suppress entry into the building space through the device. Therefore, comfort can be ensured in a building space such as a living room.

  As a building structure, it is preferable that a skip floor is provided on the outdoor side separated by the space in the building and the outer wall at a height that is an intermediate height of the space in the building, and the outdoor surface is constructed by the skip floor. In this case, if it considers from the space in a building, a window apparatus will be provided as a high window in a position higher than an outdoor skip floor.

  Specifically, the following configuration can be applied as the monitoring unit and the control unit.

  (1) The monitoring means is a person detection means for detecting a person existing in a detection area around the window frame and the window glass on the outdoor surface, and a person exists in the detection area by the person detection means. When it is detected that the window glass is closed, the window glass is controlled to the closed side. Thereby, even if rainwater accumulates on the outdoor surface, the rainwater can be prevented from being splashed up by a person passing and entering the room. The dust on the outdoor surface can also be prevented from rising and entering the room due to the passage of people.

  (2) The monitoring means is a wind speed detection means for detecting an outdoor wind speed, and controls the window glass to the closed side when the wind speed detected by the wind speed detection means exceeds a reference value. Thereby, even if rainwater accumulates on the outdoor surface, the rainwater can be prevented from being splashed by the wind and entering the room. The dust on the outdoor surface can be prevented from being lifted by the wind and entering the room.

  (3) The monitoring means is a puddle detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a puddle around the window frame and the window glass on the outdoor surface, and the puddle detecting means detects that there is a puddle. The window glass is controlled to the closed side. Thereby, when there is a puddle on the outdoor surface, the water can be prevented from being splashed and entering the room.

  Furthermore, it is good for the lower part of the said window frame to provide the water return part which protrudes on the outdoor side from this window frame, and is arrange | positioned above the said outdoor surface in the whole horizontal direction. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the splashed water from reaching the area surrounded by the window frame. In addition, this water return part also has a function as a wind return part.

  Next, in the building window device, a sash is configured including the window frame and the window glass, the sash, the window driving unit including the driving unit and a storage case in which the driving unit is accommodated. Are preferably integrated in advance and configured as a module. Such modularization facilitates the work of attaching the building window device to the building and improves the workability. In addition, if the number of work processes on site is reduced, the degree of dependence on the skill level of the installer will be reduced, leading to improvement in the quality and reliability of the building window device.

  In this case, if the module outer wall material is provided on the outdoor side surface of the storage case so as to be flush with the outdoor surface of the window frame, the building window device can be attached more easily. Become.

  It is preferable that the window driving unit is disposed at a lower portion of the sash, and the window glass is configured to rise toward the fully closed position and to descend toward the fully open position. In this way, if the window glass is a liftable type and the region surrounded by the window frame is closed by the rise, the opening region over the entire horizontal direction can be formed at the top of the region surrounded by the window frame. It becomes possible. In this case, if a fence is installed above the window, raindrops entering the opening area are blocked by the fence, so that air permeability can be secured while preventing rain from entering the room even in rainy weather. In addition, in the case of a structure that is closed when the window glass descends or a horizontal type window, even if a fence is installed above the window, rain will enter the room from the bottom of the opening area in the rain Problems will arise.

  If a sealing member that seals between the inner peripheral portion and the window glass is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the window frame, the risk of raindrops or the like entering the building can be reduced.

  Here, the building window apparatus in which the window glass moves up and down in the window frame has many parts that are similar in structure and operation to the power window apparatus of an automobile. For this reason, it is preferable that the said sealing member is diverted the sealing member used for the seal | sticker between the window glass and door frame of a motor vehicle. Moreover, it is preferable that the drive means is diverted to a window glass lifting device in a power window device of an automobile. By diverting automobile parts in this way, parts that have already been proven and mass-produced can be used, so that quality can be stabilized and reliability can be improved, and there are significant advantages in terms of cost and maintenance.

  Next, the building window device is preferably installed on the outer wall of the building. In this building, light and wind are taken into the building through the building window device, so that daylighting, openness and air permeability are improved, and the indoor environment is improved.

  In addition, when a building window device modularized by a sash and a window drive unit is installed, the window frame is attached so that the outer peripheral surface thereof is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the building, and the window drive It is preferable that the portion has an attachment structure that is housed in a housing recess that is on the outdoor side below the opening and is connected to the opening. According to such an attachment structure, since the housing concave portion in which the window driving portion is accommodated is provided in advance on the building side, the modular building window device can be easily and suitably attached.

  When at least one of the bottom surface and the back surface of the storage case is open, it is preferable that the surface forming the storage recess has a waterproof structure that waterproofs the storage case. With this waterproof structure, it is possible to prevent water droplets that have dropped into the storage case from entering the interior of the outer wall or roof from the surface that forms the storage recess. As a result, adverse effects on the outer wall can be prevented, for example, the water that has entered becomes damp and damages the wood interposed inside the outer wall.

  Furthermore, a slit is formed between the lower end of the front surface of the storage case and the bottom surface forming the storage recess to communicate the inside of the storage case with the outside, and the water that has entered the storage case through the slit is drained. If the drainage structure to be provided is provided, it is possible to prevent water droplets that have entered the storage case from accumulating inside the building outer wall.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is embodied in a high window device, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the high window device. FIG. 2 is a side view of the high window device, and the sash portion is a longitudinal sectional view. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the window driving unit, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the arm type driving mechanism.

  In addition, when a high window apparatus is installed in a building, a front means the case where a high window apparatus is seen from the side used as the outdoor side. In the following description, the front, rear, left, and right are referred to based on this front. In FIG. 2, the right side is the outdoor side and the left side is the indoor side.

(Configuration of high window device)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the high window device 10 mainly includes a sash portion 11 and a window driving portion 12 attached to a lower portion of the sash portion 11. The sash part 11 and the window drive part 12 are integrated in advance at the manufacturing stage of the high window device 10, and the high window device 10 is configured as a single module combining them. The sash portion 11 includes a window frame 21 formed in a horizontally long rectangular frame shape, and a window glass 23 that moves up and down in the window frame 21 and opens and closes an in-frame region 22 surrounded by the window frame 21.

  The window frame 21 is formed by molding a thin metal plate. In this embodiment, it is made of aluminum. The window frame 21 has the same width as the thickness (front / rear width) of the outer wall 81 of the building, which will be described later, and is composed of four frame members, that is, an upper frame 26, a lower frame 27, and left and right vertical frames 28. It is configured.

  A slit 29 is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the lower frame 27 in the entire area of the lower frame 27 along the direction in which the frame material extends. The window glass 23 is inserted into the slit 29. A first accommodating portion 30 is provided before and after the slit 29, respectively. A seal lip 31 is accommodated in each first accommodating portion 30. The seal lip 31 seals between the slit 29 and the window glass 23.

  A pair of protrusions 32 are provided on the inner peripheral portions of the upper frame 26 and the vertical frame 28 in the entire region along the direction in which the frame material extends. Both protrusions 32 are provided at a certain interval in the front-rear direction, and a second accommodating portion 33 is formed between them. A glass run 34 is accommodated in the second accommodating portion 33. The glass run 34 guides the raising and lowering of the window glass 23 and abuts against the upper side and the left and right sides of the window glass 23 to seal the portions. In the present embodiment, the seal member is constituted by the previous seal lip 31 and the glass run 34.

  On the other hand, the window glass 23 is formed of a single transparent or translucent glass plate, the left and right lengths are slightly smaller than the window frame 21, and the upper and lower lengths are longer than the window frame 21. Yes. Even in a state in which the window glass 23 is raised and the in-frame region 22 is completely closed (the position of the window glass 23 in this state is referred to as a fully closed position), the lower end portion of the window glass 23 protrudes downward from the lower frame 27. Are accommodated in the window drive unit 12. Further, even when the window glass 23 is lowered and almost all of the in-frame region 22 is opened (the position of the window glass 23 in this state is referred to as a fully opened position), the upper end of the window glass 23 is above the slit 29. And is sealed by the seal lip 31.

  The configuration in which the window glass 23 is sealed by the seal lip 31 in the fully open position is not essential, and the upper end of the window glass 23 may be arranged below the contact position with the seal lip 31. Good. This is because, as will be described later, a configuration is adopted that copes with water droplets that have dropped through the seal.

  Next, the configuration of the window driving unit 12 will be described. The window drive unit 12 includes a storage case 41 and a window drive device 42 stored in the storage case 41. The storage case 41 is formed by molding a thin metal plate. In this embodiment, it is made of steel that has been waterproofed. The storage case 41 includes a front panel 43 and left and right side panels 44, and the back and bottom portions are open. Since the storage case 41 has a sufficient size for storing the window glass 23, the lower end portion of the window glass 23 does not protrude from the lower end of the storage case 41 even in the fully open position.

  The front panel 43 has the same left-right width as the sash portion 11, and the vertical width is larger than that of the window glass 23. On the other hand, the left and right side panels 44 have a vertical width longer than that of the front panel 43, and the lower ends thereof protrude from the lower ends of the front panel 43. The front and rear width of the side panel 44 is smaller than that of the sash portion 11.

  The storage case 41 having the above configuration is attached to the lower frame 27 so that the front panel 43 is disposed at a position deeper than the front surface of the sash portion 11. In this state, the rear end of the side panel 44 is located in front of the rear end of the sash portion 11. In addition, a module outer wall member 13 made of the same material and having the same appearance as the building outer wall member 82 described later is provided on the front surface (outdoor side surface) of the front panel 43. The same plane is formed by the front surface and the front surface of the sash portion 11 (window frame 21).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the window driving device 42 in the storage case 41 is an arm type window regulator, and includes an electric motor 45, an arm type driving mechanism 46, and a window control panel 47. These are diverted from each member constituting the power window of the automobile. The electric motor 45 is connected to an arm type driving mechanism 46, and the arm type driving mechanism 46 is connected to the window glass 23. When the electric motor 45 is driven, the window glass 23 is raised and lowered along the vertical frame 28 in the sash portion 11 by the operation of the arm type driving mechanism 46. The electric motor 45 is connected to the window control panel 47, and the drive of the electric motor 45 is controlled by the window control panel 47. The window control panel 47 includes a control unit 48 and an operation unit 49, and is provided outside the window driving unit 12 (see FIG. 1). The control unit 48 is connected to the electric motor 45 and controls the drive of the electric motor 45. The operation unit 49 is connected to the control unit 48, and the control of the electric motor 45 by the control unit 48 is set by the operation unit 49. The operation unit 49 is provided with an open button 50, a close button 51, a stop button (not shown), a remote control receiving unit (not shown), and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the electric motor 45 and the arm type driving mechanism 46 constitute a driving means, and the window control panel 47 constitutes a control means.

  A specific configuration of the arm type driving mechanism 46 is shown in FIG. The arm type drive mechanism 46 includes a lift arm 61. The fixed shaft 62 of the lift arm 61 is supported on the back surface of the front panel 43 (not shown in FIG. 4) of the storage case 41 together with the electric motor 45. The lift arm 61 has a semi-circular sector gear 63 at its lower end, and an output shaft 45 a of the electric motor 45 is provided with a pinion (not shown) that meshes with the sector gear 63. The electric motor 45 is driven forward and reverse by the control unit 48. For this reason, when the output shaft 45 a of the electric motor 45 repeats normal rotation or reverse rotation, the lift arm 61 swings around the fixed shaft 62.

  A substantially central portion of the lift arm 61 is rotatably connected to a substantially central portion of the equalizer arm 64 via a floating shaft 65. For this reason, the lift arm 61 and the equalizer arm 64 are connected to form an X shape. Guide rollers 66 and 67 are provided at the upper ends of the arms 61 and 64, respectively. A guide roller 68 is also provided at the lower end of the equalizer arm 64. And the glass bracket 70 which has the guide rail 69 which guides the guide rollers 66 and 67 of the upper end part of both arms 61 and 64 to the left and right is provided in the lower end part of the window glass 23. As shown in FIG. On the back surface of the front panel 43 provided with the base portion, an arm bracket 72 having a guide rail 71 for guiding the guide roller 68 at the lower end portion of the equalizer arm 64 to the left and right is attached. As a result, when the lift arm 61 is swung by the forward / reverse rotation of the electric motor 45, the window glass 23 is raised and lowered while maintaining a substantially horizontal state.

  Although the window glass 23 is sealed by the seal lip 31, the seal is not perfect, and water droplets attached to the window glass 23 may drop into the storage case 41. For this reason, the arm type drive mechanism 46 is waterproofed. The waterproofing process is performed by applying a cation electrodeposition coating with a highly corrosion-resistant resin paint to each member, or covering the member with a waterproof sheet.

(Installation structure of high window device)
Next, the attachment structure at the time of attaching the high window apparatus 10 comprised as mentioned above to a building is demonstrated based on FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the high window device is attached to the outer wall of the building, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the high window device is attached to the outer wall of the building, and FIG. 7 is a view of FIG. FIG. 5 and 6, only the window driving unit 12 and the module outer wall material 13 show side surfaces instead of cross sections, but for the sake of convenience of explanation, only the lower end portion is shown in cross section.

  First, the structure of the outer wall 81 of the building which is a mounting side is demonstrated. The outer wall 81 includes a building outer wall material 82 for forming an outer wall surface and a base frame 83. The building outer wall material 82 is a ceramic siding board, and the base frame 83 is made of channel steel having a U-shaped cross section. A gypsum board 85 as an interior material is attached to the interior side of the base frame 83 via a heat insulating material 84. The heat insulating material 84 is made of, for example, glass wool with a moisture-proof layer. An air layer is formed between the building outer wall material 82 and the heat insulating material 84.

  An opening 86 is provided at a position where the high window apparatus 10 is attached on the outer wall 81 described above. The opening 86 communicates the inside and outside of the building. The opening 86 has a size corresponding to the vertical and horizontal widths of the sash portion 11 (window frame 21). Of the inner peripheral surface forming the opening 86, the upper and left and right surfaces are formed by the web surface of the base frame 83 and the plane of the frame plate 87 forming the same plane. The frame plate 87 hides the end portions of the heat insulating material 84 and the gypsum board 85 and is used for fixing the window frame 21.

  Below the opening 86, a plate-like spacer 88 having the same front-rear width as the web surface is provided on the web surface of the base frame 83, and a subframe 89 is provided on the spacer 88. Similarly to the base frame 83, the subframe 89 is also made of channel steel having a U-shaped cross section. The heat insulating material 84 and the gypsum board 85 extend to the upper end of the subframe 89 and are attached. The end portions of the heat insulating material 84 and the plaster board 85 are hidden by a lower frame plate 90 that forms the same plane as the web surface of the subframe 89. This lower frame plate 90 is also used for fixing the sash portion 11. Thus, the lower surface of the inner peripheral surface forming the opening 86 is formed by the web surface of the subframe 89 and the flat surface of the lower frame plate 90. The space formed on the front side of the subframe 89 is a housing recess 91 that houses the window driving unit 12 and has a volume corresponding to the size of the window driving unit 12.

  The outer wall 81 of the building configured as described above is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the sash portion 11 (window frame 21) of the high window device 10 and the outer peripheral surface of the opening 86 from the outside of the building. 11 (window frame 21) is installed in the opening 86. At the same time, the window driving unit 12 is accommodated in the accommodating recess 91. In the state in which the high window device 10 is installed in this way, the same plane is formed on the front surface of the sash portion 11 (window frame 21), the front surface of the module outer wall member 13, and the outer wall surface (front surface of the building outer wall member 82). It is formed. The high window apparatus 10 is fixed by appropriate fixing means such as fastening the window frame 21 and each of the frame plate 87 and the lower frame plate 90 with an attachment screw 92 or the like.

  With the above configuration, the high window apparatus 10 is attached to the outer wall 81 of the building, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an automatic elevating type high window 110 is installed in the building.

  Although illustration is omitted, wiring for connecting the window control panel 47 provided on the indoor side of the outer wall 81 and the electric motor 45 provided in the storage case 41 and a power source for driving the electric motor 45 are supplied. The power cable is provided in the gap inside the outer wall 81. When the high window apparatus 10 is installed on the outer wall 81, it is necessary to connect the wiring on the outer wall 81 side and the wiring on the high window apparatus 10 side. A connector is provided at the end of each wiring and the like. The connectors are connected at the time of installation.

  Here, as described above, the storage case 41 of the window drive unit 12 has its back and bottom portions open. For this reason, when water droplets adhering to the window glass 23 drop into the storage case 41, the water droplets enter the outer wall 81, or the moisture in the outer wall 81 damages the wood inside the outer wall 81. 81 may be adversely affected. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a waterproof plate 101 constituting a waterproof structure is provided outside the subframe 89.

  The waterproof plate 101 has substantially the same left-right width as the sub-frame 89 and includes a horizontal portion 102 attached on the spacer 88. The side of the horizontal portion 102 on the subframe 89 is bent vertically to form a vertical portion 103, and the vertical portion 103 is attached to the front surface of the subframe 89. The front end portion of the horizontal portion 102 is once bent downward along a step between the spacer 88 and the upper end surface of the building outer wall material 82 and further bent forward. Thus, the waterproof plate 101 has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section as a whole due to the horizontal portion 102 and the vertical portion 103 thereof. Since the waterproof plate 101 is provided, the upper surface of the horizontal portion 102 is a bottom surface that forms the housing recess 91.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the high window device 10 is installed, the left and right side panels 44 constituting the storage case 41 are placed on the horizontal portion 102 of the waterproof plate 101. A slit 104 constituting a drainage structure is formed between the upper surface of the horizontal portion 102 and the front panel 43 of the storage case 41 and the lower end of the module outer wall material 13. By the slit 104, the inside of the storage case 41 communicates with the outside of the building. As shown in FIG. 7, the slit 104 is formed to extend in the horizontal direction under the module outer wall material 13.

  With this waterproof plate 101, water drops dripped into the storage case 41 are collected on the horizontal portion 102. And it is discharged | emitted outside the building through the slit 104 as shown by the arrow in the enlarged view of FIG.

(High window opening and closing action)
Next, the opening / closing operation of the automatic elevating type high window 110 installed in the building as described above will be briefly described.

  When it is desired to open the high window 110, the operator presses an open button 50 provided on the operation unit 49 of the window operation panel 47. Then, the control unit 48 detects that the open button 50 has been pressed and rotates the electric motor 45. The arm type drive mechanism 46 converts the rotation of the electric motor 45 into the lowering operation of the window glass 23. As a result, in the in-frame region 22 surrounded by the window frame 21, the opening region gradually widens from the top, and the high window 110 is opened.

  On the other hand, when it is desired to close the high window 110, the operator presses the close button 51 of the operation unit 49. Then, the control unit 48 detects that the close button 51 has been pressed, and rotates the electric motor 45 in the opposite direction. The arm type drive mechanism 46 converts the rotation of the electric motor 45 into the raising operation of the window glass 23. Thereby, the opening area is gradually narrowed in the in-frame area 22, and when the window glass 23 reaches the fully closed position, the high window 110 is completely closed.

  In addition, the relationship between operation of the buttons 50 and 51 and the raising / lowering operation | movement of the window glass 23 is not specifically limited. For example, when the buttons 50 and 51 are pressed once, the lifting / lowering operation is continued, and when the stop button is pressed, the operation is stopped at a desired position, or when the buttons 50 and 51 are kept pressed, the lifting / lowering operation is performed. Can be considered. Further, the raising and lowering operation of the window glass 23 may be performed by a remote control operation.

(Effect of this embodiment)
As described above in detail, the present embodiment has the following excellent effects.

  (1) Since the window glass 23 is moved up and down along the vertical frame 28, an opening area is formed in the frame area 22 in the middle of the window glass 23 reaching the fully open position. For this reason, the opening area does not deviate to the left or right as in the case of a horizontal pulling type window, and air permeability can be ensured over the entire horizontal direction. In particular, since the window frame 21 has a horizontally long rectangular frame shape, there is a great merit that there is no bias in the left-right direction. Further, since the window glass 23 is moved up and down by operating the window control panel 47, the opening and closing operation of the high window 110 can be easily performed.

  (2) In the high window device 10, the sash portion 11 and the window driving portion 12 are integrated in advance and modularized. Thereby, the operation | work which attaches the high window apparatus 10 to the opening part 86 of the building outer wall 81 becomes easy, and workability | operativity is improved. In addition, if the number of work processes at the site is reduced, the degree that depends on the skill level of the installer is reduced, leading to improvement in the quality and reliability of the high window 110. Moreover, since the module outer wall material 13 is provided and integrated in advance on the front surface of the storage case 41, the attaching operation of the high window device 10 is further facilitated.

  (3) The up-and-down lift type high window apparatus 10 has many structures similar to the side door of a motor vehicle. Therefore, the seal lip 31 and the glass run 34 of the present embodiment are diverted from seal members used for sealing between the window glass of the automobile and the door frame. Further, the window drive device 42 is also converted from a power window device of an automobile. By diverting automobile parts in this way, parts that have already been proven and mass-produced can be used, so that quality can be stabilized and reliability can be improved, and there are significant advantages in terms of cost and maintenance.

  (5) An accommodation recess 91 for accommodating the window drive unit 12 is formed below the opening 86 of the building outer wall 81. And the window drive part 12 is accommodated in the accommodation recessed part 91 simultaneously with the sash part 11 being provided in the opening part 86. FIG. With such an attachment structure, the attachment operation of the high window device 10 in which the sash portion 11 and the window driving portion 12 are modularized can be easily and suitably performed.

  (6) Although the bottom surface and the back surface of the storage case 41 are open, a waterproof plate 101 is provided, and water stored on the waterproof plate 101 is configured to be discharged to the outside through the slit 104. ing. Thereby, it is possible to prevent water droplets that have dropped into the storage case 41 from entering the inside of the outer wall 81, and to avoid adverse effects on the outer wall 81.

(Another embodiment)
The embodiment is not limited to the above contents, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

  (A) As the window driving device 42, an automobile sunroof device may be used instead of the automobile power window device. Even in this case, since mass-produced parts can be used, the quality can be stabilized and the reliability can be improved, and there are great advantages in terms of cost and maintenance. In that case, if a sunroof device having a tilt-up function that lifts the rear end portion of the roof panel and tilts it rearward for the purpose of vehicle interior ventilation or the like is used, the tilt-up function can be used together. Furthermore, the window glass 23 may be configured not to be housed in the housing case 41 of the window driving unit 12 but to be lowered while the window glass 23 slides outside the outer wall 81. In this case, diversion of a sunroof device in which the window glass slides outside the vehicle body is suitable.

  In addition, the window drive device 42 may be configured to be driven by air pressure or hydraulic pressure, or may be a wire type window regulator instead of the arm type even when the configuration of the power window is diverted.

  (B) The window frame 21 is not limited to a horizontally long rectangular frame shape, and may be a vertically long frame or a frame having another shape such as a square or a triangle. Further, the front surface may have a curved shape (R shape) instead of a flat shape. In this case, the window glass 23 is also matched with the shape of the window frame 21.

  (C) As the window glass 23, a multi-layer glass composed of a plurality of glass plates may be used, or the window glass 23 may have a sunshade function or a light scattering function.

  (D) It is good also as a structure which provided the back panel in the storage case 41, and opened only the bottom face. Alternatively, the waterproof plate 101 and the storage case 41 may be integrated so that the storage case 41 itself has a waterproof structure. In this case, the water droplets dripping into the storage case 41 are collected in the case 41 and then discharged to the outside through the slit 104. In addition, as a waterproof structure, a waterproof sheet may be provided instead of the waterproof plate 101.

  (E) The drainage structure is not simply configured to store water on the horizontal portion 102 of the waterproof plate 101, but a water guide plate (not shown) that guides water toward the slit 104 by an inclined surface inclined toward the slit 104. (Omitted) may be provided in the storage case 41. With this configuration, the water in the storage case 41 can be easily drained.

  (F) The high window apparatus 10 may be provided with one or more various detection sensors as detection means, and the control unit 48 may be configured to control the raising / lowering operation of the window glass 23 based on the detection result of the sensors. . In this case, the operation unit 49 may be provided with an automatic control button for turning on / off the automatic control function based on the detection of the sensor.

  Examples of the sensor type include an obstacle sensor. In this case, it is conceivable that when the obstacle sensor detects an obstacle or the like while the window glass 23 is rising, the rising is stopped and a warning is displayed by blinking a lamp or the like.

  As another example, there is a raindrop sensor (rain / snow information acquisition means) that detects raindrops attached to the window frame 21 or the window glass 23. FIG. 7 shows a raindrop sensor 111 attached to the window frame 21. In this case, it can be considered that when the raindrop sensor 111 detects a raindrop, the window glass 23 is automatically raised and the high window 110 is closed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of raindrop sensors 111 are arranged along the vertical frame 28 over the entire vertical frame 28, and a gutter 112 is provided above the high window 110. And you may make it control raising / lowering of the window glass 23 so that the upper end part of the window glass 23 may be arrange | positioned in the installation position of the raindrop sensor 111 from which the raindrop was detected. An example of the control will be briefly described with reference to FIG. When the rain legs are relatively weak (rain falling in the A direction), rain is blocked by the hail 112, and therefore, for example, the raindrop sensor 111 disposed at the upper portion does not detect rain. In this case, the upper end portion of the window glass 23 is disposed at the position where the uppermost sensor 111 is installed among the raindrop sensors 111 that have detected raindrops. On the other hand, when heavy rain is falling (rain falling in the direction B), the hail 112 hardly functions and all the raindrop sensors 111 detect rain. In this case, the window glass 23 is disposed at the fully closed position. In this way, by adjusting the opening and closing of the high window 110 according to the rain condition, it is possible to ensure air permeability while preventing rain from entering the room even in rainy weather.

  Note that the window glass 23 may be raised when the rain detection value by the raindrop sensor 111 exceeds a preset reference value. Further, the rain / snow information acquisition means is not limited to the raindrop sensor 111, and may be, for example, an information acquisition unit connected to an external information source such as the Internet. In this case, the rain / snow information to be acquired includes information such as a forecast (precipitation probability, etc.) and precipitation.

  (G) The window drive unit 12 is provided on the sash unit 11 and the frame region 22 surrounded by the window frame 21 is closed when the window glass 23 is lowered. May be configured to be opened.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the building window device is specifically described as the high window device 10, but the type of the window device is not particularly limited, and is installed on the outer wall 81 such as a waist window, a bay window, and a sweep window. It may be a window device applied to a window installed on a roof, such as a top light. For example, when embodied as a top light device, a module roof material having the same material and appearance as the surrounding roof material is provided instead of the module outer wall material 13.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is also embodied in a high window device, and its main configuration is the same as that of the high window device 10 of the first embodiment. However, the present embodiment is characterized by the application target of the high window device. Hereinafter, the configuration of the building to which the high window device of the present embodiment is applied and the configuration added to the high window device 10 of the first embodiment will be mainly described. FIG. 9 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the entire building showing a state in which the high window device of the present embodiment is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the building 121 has a skip floor 122 as an outdoor surface on the lower floor portion, and on the skip floor 122, a balconi space 123 whose upper side is open to the outside is provided. The lower floor room 124 adjacent to the skip floor 122 is provided with a high window 125. The high window 125 is formed by attaching the high window device 10 of the first embodiment to an outer wall 126 that becomes a boundary with the balcony space 123. The skip floor 122 is installed after the high window apparatus 10 is installed on the outer wall 126.

  In such a configuration, even if the four sides of the balcony space 123 are surrounded by walls in order to ensure privacy, the sunlight inserted from above the balconi space 123 is taken into the lower floor room 124 through the high window 125, and the lower floor The daylighting property of the living room 124 can be secured. The space under the skip floor 122 can be used as the inner garage 127. In addition, a large window 130 (for example, the lower part is a fitting window and the upper part is a window that can be opened and closed) is installed on the outer wall 129 of the upper-floor room 128 that is a boundary with the balcony space 123. The lighting of the upper floor room 128 is also secured.

  And since the window glass 23 is a raising / lowering type, the high window 125 can open only the upper part of the in-frame region 22 surrounded by the window frame 21. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the water accumulated on the skip floor 122 from splashing and entering the lower floor room 124 while ensuring air permeability. In this case, a water return portion and a wind return portion (not shown) that protrude from the lower frame 27 to the balconi space 123 side and are disposed above the skip floor 122 are disposed in the lower frame 27 constituting the window frame 21 in the entire lateral direction. If provided, the effect of suppressing the splashing of water can be enhanced.

  In this configuration, various sensors are provided as monitoring means for monitoring whether water, dust (including outdoor garbage, sandstone, and the like) on the skip floor 122 enters the lower floor room 124 or not. In particular, at least one of a human sensor as a human detection means, a wind speed sensor as a wind speed detection means, and a water pool sensor as a water pool detection means is provided, and the control unit 48 detects a window based on the detection of the sensor. It can be said that it is preferable to control the raising and lowering of the glass 23.

  That is, when the presence sensor is installed in the window frame 21 or its peripheral portion and the presence sensor detects that a person is present in the detection region around the high window 125, the window glass 23 rises to raise the high window. 125 is configured to be closed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the water accumulated on the skip floor 122 due to rain from being splashed by a person passing and entering the lower floor room 124. In this case, the in-frame region 22 may be completely closed, or the upper portion may be slightly opened.

  In addition, when the wind speed sensor is disposed in the window frame 21 or its peripheral part and the wind speed of the wind passing through the periphery of the high window 125 exceeds the preset reference value by the wind speed sensor, the window glass 23 rises and becomes high. The window 125 is configured to be closed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent water and dust accumulated on the skip floor 122 from being splashed by the wind and entering the lower-floor room 124 due to rain.

  Further, a plurality of water pool sensors are installed on the skip floor 122 around the high window 125, and when the water pool is detected by the water pool sensor, the window glass 23 is raised and the high window 125 is closed. As a result, when there is a puddle on the skip floor 122 around the high window 125, it is possible to prevent the water from splashing up into the lower-floor room 124 due to an unexpected situation.

  The second embodiment is not limited to the contents described above. For example, in a building where the outdoor surface is not the skip floor 122 but the ground surface, and the room corresponding to the lower-floor room 124 is a semi-basement type, the high window device 10 is provided on the outer wall serving as a boundary between the room and the outer space. It may be a configured.

  In addition, the building 141 configured as shown in FIG. 10 may be used. The building 141 includes a first living room 144 that is an atrium space connected from the first floor portion 142 to the second floor portion 143, and a second living room 145 and a balconi space 146 that are adjacent to the first living room 144 side by side. The second room 145 is located on the first floor portion 142 and the balconi space 146 is located on the second floor portion 143, and they are adjacent to each other via a boundary 147 between the upper and lower floors. The high window apparatus 10 is attached to the outer wall 148 of the first living room 144 in contact with the boundary portion 147 at a position between the first living room 144 and the boundary portion 147 and close to the boundary portion 147. A high window 149 is provided. In this configuration, the floor surface of the balconi space 146 is an outdoor surface.

  In such a configuration, it may be difficult to attach the modularized high window apparatus 10. In such a case, each member which comprises the sash part 11 and the window drive part 12 is assembled | attached separately at the time of building construction.

The front view of the high window apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is the side view of a high window apparatus, and made the sash part the longitudinal cross-sectional view. The block diagram of a window drive part. The front view which shows an arm type drive mechanism. Sectional drawing which showed a mode that a high window apparatus was attached to the outer wall of a building. Sectional drawing which shows the state in which the high window apparatus was attached to the outer wall of a building. The perspective view at the time of seeing FIG. 6 from the outdoor side. Schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a configuration provided with a raindrop sensor The schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the whole building which shows the state to which the high window apparatus of 2nd Embodiment was attached. The schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of another building in 2nd Embodiment. Schematic which shows the installation state of a high window.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... High window apparatus as a building window apparatus, 11 ... Sash part, 12 ... Window drive part, 13 ... Module outer wall material, 21 ... Window frame, 23 ... Window glass, 45 ... Electric motor which comprises drive means, 46... Arm driving mechanism constituting drive means 48. Control part constituting control means 31. Seal lip constituting seal member 34. Glass run constituting seal member 41. Storage case 86 Open , 91: receiving recess, 101 ... waterproof plate constituting waterproof structure, 104 ... slit constituting drainage structure, 110 ... high window, 122 ... skip floor, 123 ... balconi space, 124 ... lower floor room, 125 ... high Windows, 126 ... the outer wall.

Claims (17)

A window frame attached to an opening communicating indoors and outdoors;
A window glass provided on the window frame, for opening and closing an area surrounded by the window frame by raising and lowering along the window frame;
Drive means for driving the window glass so as to move up and down between a fully closed position where all of the area is closed and a fully open position where substantially the entire area is open;
A building window device comprising: control means for controlling the raising and lowering operation of the window glass by the driving means. It includes rain / snow information acquisition means for acquiring rain / snow information related to rainfall or snowfall,
2. The building window device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls an elevating operation of the window glass by the driving unit based on the rain / snow information acquired by the rain / snow information acquiring unit. . Applied to a building provided with eaves members above the window frame,
A raindrop sensor that detects the attachment of raindrops to the window glass is used as the rain / snow information acquisition means, and a plurality of the raindrop sensors are provided vertically on a vertical frame that is a part of the window frame,
The building window device according to claim 2, wherein the control means controls the raising / lowering position of the window glass in accordance with which height of the raindrop sensor the raindrop sensor has detected. A horizontal or substantially horizontal outdoor surface is formed at a position lower than the ceiling surface of the building space on the outdoor side separated by the building space and the outer wall, and the ceiling surface of the building space and the outdoor surface are formed on the outer wall. And is applied to a building provided with the window frame and the window glass in a position close to the outdoor surface.
Comprising monitoring means for monitoring whether water or dust on the outdoor surface enters the building space through the window glass;
The building window device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control means controls the raising and lowering operation of the window glass based on a monitoring result of the monitoring means.   5. The invention is applied to a building in which a skip floor is provided at a height that is an intermediate height of the interior space of the building on the outdoor side separated by the interior space of the building and the outdoor surface is constructed by the skip floor. Building window equipment. The monitoring means is a human detection means for detecting a person present in a detection region around the window frame and the window glass on the outdoor surface,
6. The building window according to claim 4, wherein the control means controls the window glass to the closed side when the person detection means detects that a person is present in the detection area. 7. apparatus. The monitoring means is a wind speed detecting means for detecting an outdoor wind speed,
The building window device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the control means controls the window glass to the closed side when the wind speed detected by the wind speed detection means exceeds a reference value. The monitoring means is a puddle detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a puddle around the window frame and the window glass on the outdoor surface,
The building window device according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the control means controls the window glass to a closed side when the puddle detecting means detects that there is a puddle.   The building according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein a water return portion that protrudes to the outdoor side from the window frame and is disposed above the outdoor surface is provided in a lower part of the window frame in the entire lateral direction. Window equipment. A sash is configured including the window frame and the window glass,
The building window according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the sash, the driving unit, and a window driving unit including a storage case in which the driving unit is accommodated are integrated in advance as a module. apparatus.   The building window apparatus according to claim 10, wherein an outer wall material for a module is provided on an outdoor side surface of the storage case so as to be flush with an outdoor side surface of the window frame.   The building window device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein a seal member that seals a gap between the inner peripheral portion and the window glass is provided on an inner peripheral portion of the window frame.   The seal member used for sealing between the window glass of an automobile and a door frame is diverted as the seal member, and the window glass elevating device in a power window apparatus of the automobile is diverted as the driving means. Building window equipment.   The building window device according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is provided on the outer wall by attaching the window frame to the opening provided on the outer wall of the building, and the building window device is provided via the building window device. A building characterized by light and wind being taken indoors. A building provided with the modularized building window device according to any one of claims 10 to 13,
The window frame is mounted such that the outer peripheral surface thereof is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening, and the window driving unit is housed in a housing recess connected to the opening on the outdoor side below the opening. A building characterized by having a mounting structure.   16. The storage case has at least one of a bottom surface and a back surface thereof open, and the surface forming the storage recess has a waterproof structure that waterproofs the storage case. Listed in the building.   A drainage structure is formed between the lower end of the front surface of the storage case and the bottom surface forming the storage recess, and drains the water that has entered the storage case through the slit. The building according to claim 15 or 16, characterized by comprising:

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