JP3181524B2 - Window unit - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window unit which constitutes a window and has a design function provided to itself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a curtain wall window unit pre-assembled has advantages such as improvement of workability at a site, and is compared with a knockdown system assembled at a site. Tend to be heavily used.

[0003] This unit forms a part of the outer wall of a building independently by storing glass and panels on the inner periphery of a frame assembled in a rectangular shape, and is continuous in the height direction and the lateral direction to form the entire outer wall. Which are described in, for example,
In some cases, a decorative panel is placed on the outdoor side of the frame, such as -25540, to positively change the appearance.

A method of attaching a decorative panel separately to a frame of a unit for decoration is to easily provide a variety of designs by preparing a panel having a different surface shape for a kind of standardized frame. Can be
There are problems that it takes time to assemble, complicates the connection with beams, cubicles, and the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the problem of adding decoration to a frame, and proposes a new window unit that solves this problem.

[0006]

According to the present invention, an overhanging portion of a frame constituting a window unit is formed so as to extend continuously from a portion for storing glass and a panel to the outside of the room, and the overhanging portion has a decorative property. The design element is added to the frame itself to eliminate the complexity of combining separate components and simplify the construction.

When the window unit is used alone, a plurality of window units are assembled on a part of the outer wall surface of the building and are arranged adjacent to each other in the height direction and the horizontal direction. Has a decorative effect such as drawing a regular pattern on the entire outer wall surface or shading the glass surface with natural light.

The window unit is composed of a frame assembled into a rectangular shape from two vertical frames and two horizontal frames, and a glass or panel housed on the inner periphery of the frame.
Each vertical frame and each horizontal frame of the frame are formed in a hollow portion having a box-shaped cross section protruding from the inner circumference on the indoor side in the expected width direction and an inner circumference in an intermediate portion in the expected width direction, and are formed of glass or panel. And a projecting portion that continuously extends from the receiving groove to the outside of the room. When the vertical frame and the horizontal frame are assembled to form a frame, the hollow portion, the receiving groove, and the projecting portion are framed. Continuously in the circumferential direction of.

[0009] A pair of indoor side hooks juxtaposed in the expected width direction are protruded from an outer peripheral portion of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame on the indoor side, and the pair of indoor side hooks are provided with grooves on the outer periphery of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame. Is formed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A window unit according to the present invention comprises a frame F assembled into a rectangular shape from two vertical frames 1, 1 and two horizontal frames 2, 2 as shown in FIGS. It is composed of glass 7 and panels housed in the inner periphery of F, and can be attached alone to the frame of the structure, and its outer wall can be arranged continuously in the height direction or the lateral direction as shown in FIG. It constitutes. The vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2 are generally manufactured by cutting an extruded profile formed by extrusion of an aluminum alloy into predetermined dimensions.

Although the drawings show a case where the window unit is applied to a window of a curtain wall, the window unit may be used as a single window. Vertical frame 1 that constitutes frame F
The horizontal frame 2 has a hollow portion 3 protruding from the inner periphery of the indoor side in the expected width direction, a storage groove 4 formed in the inner periphery of an intermediate portion in the expected width direction, and extends from the storage groove 4 to the outside of the room. Overhang 6-3
The hollow portion 3, the storage groove 4, and the overhang portion 6 are all continuous in the length direction of the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2, and orbit in the circumferential direction of the frame F when the frame F is configured. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hollow portion 3 includes an indoor piece 3a facing the room and an outdoor piece facing the outdoor in parallel with the indoor piece 3a.
The outer frame 3b is formed integrally with the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2 in a box-shaped cross section from the inner peripheral piece 3c continuous with the two pieces 3a, 3b. The storage groove 4 is located. The hollow portion 3 is formed by locking or fixing a box-shaped member formed separately from the main body of the vertical frame 1 or the horizontal frame 2 to the main body of the vertical frame 1 or the horizontal frame 2. 2 may be integrally formed.

The hollow portion 3 forms a part of the storage groove 4 and, when the glass 7 or the like is stored in the storage groove 4, plays a role of hiding the exposure of the sealing material 9 filled on both surfaces thereof to the indoor side. The width of the seal member 9 is about the sum of the depth of the glass 7 or the like and the width of the sealing material 9.

The storage groove 4 is provided with the outdoor piece 3b of the hollow portion 3 described above.
And a ridge 5 inserted in parallel with the outside from the outside. For example, as shown in FIG.
5a is attached to the vertical frame 1 or the horizontal frame 2 by engaging a receiving piece 4a protruding into the storage groove 4, for example. In the embodiment, the pressing edge 5 of the upper horizontal frame 2 of the frame F is connected to the horizontal frame. The shape is integrated into 2.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the glass 7 and the panel are provided with the back-up material 8 placed in the storage groove 4 and built up from the outside using the depth thereof, and filled with the sealing material 9. It is stored by.

A dry seal for stopping water between the frame F adjacent in the height direction and the lateral direction on the outer peripheral side of the intermediate portion in the expected width direction of the frame F where the storage groove 4 is formed as shown in the figure. The material 10 is laid around the frame F in an annular manner.

The sealing material 10 is previously mounted in a factory by being inserted into an embedding groove 14 formed around the outer peripheral surface of the frame F, and is brought into contact with the sealing material 10 of the adjacent frame F to be compacted. Maintain water tightness between F and F.

A projecting portion 6 is formed on the outside of the storage groove 4 so as to extend continuously therefrom. The overhang portion 6 alone becomes a decorative portion of the window and has a high proportion in the expected width of the frame F. In the drawing, the expected width of the overhang portion 6 is larger than the expected width of the storage groove 4 which determines the expected width of the normal window. are doing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the overhanging portion 6 forms irregularities on the wall surface by arranging the frames F continuously in the height direction and the lateral direction, thereby forming an overall orderly pattern. It plays a role in increasing the rigidity of F itself. In the drawing, the rigidity of the frame F is further increased by making the thickness of a part of the overhang 6 larger than the thickness of other parts of the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, frames F, F adjacent to each other in the height direction and the lateral direction are connected to the outer peripheral side of the overhanging portion 6 located outside the dry-type sealing member 10. A connecting piece 11 having a length continuous in the length direction of the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2 is laid.

The connecting piece 11 has its engaging piece 11a
Outdoor hooks 15, 15 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the
The adjacent frames F, F are connected by placing the backing material 12 on the back side thereof and connecting them with screws 13 penetrating the connecting piece 11.

A back-up material 8 is provided in a space between the adjacent frames F on the outdoor side of the connecting piece 11, and a wet sealing material 9 is filled on the surface side thereof. In the drawing, the back-up material 8 and the seal material 9 are filled in the section of the thick portion of the overhang portion 6, but the surface of the seal material 9 is located on the indoor side from the boundary between the thick portion and the non-thick portion on the outdoor side. , The part of the thick part serves as a parting material for the sealing material 9. Further, since the backup material 8 and the sealing material 9 are filled in the section of the thick portion, the filling amount is reduced as compared with a case where the thick portion is not formed in the overhang portion 6.

There is a step on the cross section between the surface of the sealing material 9 and the outdoor end of the overhang portion 6, and the appearance of the window is shaded by the step.

As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially L-shaped blinder 16, 16 is attached to an outer peripheral portion of the vertical frame 1 on the indoor side, and the blinders 16, 16 are adjacent to each other by overlapping each other. The gap between the vertical frames 1 and 1 is hidden, and vertical joints continuous in the height direction are formed.

In the drawing, a pair of indoor side hook pieces 17, 17 juxtaposed in the expected width direction are protruded from an outer peripheral portion on the indoor side of the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2. A groove 18 is formed on the outer periphery of the vertical frame 1 and the horizontal frame 2. Each groove of vertical frame 1 and horizontal frame 2
Numeral 18 is used to lock the bracket to the frame unit and attach it to the window unit when the window unit is used alone, and the groove 18 of the vertical frame 1 is also used for attaching the blinds 16 and 16. Used.

[0026]

According to the present invention, an overhanging portion is formed on the outside of the frame constituting the window unit so as to protrude from a storage groove made of glass or the like, and the overhanging portion has the function of decorating the window unit. It is not necessary to add the components described above, and the complexity of assembling and assembling separate components is eliminated, and accordingly, the work on site is simplified.

Further, since the stiffness of the window unit itself is increased by the projecting portion having an expected width larger than the expected width of the storage groove, the effect of preventing the deformation is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection portion of a window unit adjacent in the horizontal direction.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a connection portion of a window unit adjacent in a height direction.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view showing a part of an outer wall surface using a window unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

F ... frame, 1 ... vertical frame, 2 ... horizontal frame, 3 ... hollow portion, 3a ... indoor piece, 3b ... outdoor piece, 3c ... inner peripheral piece, 4 ...
... storage groove, 4a ... receiving piece, 5 ... ridge, 5a ... engaging piece,
6 ... overhang, 7 ... glass, 8 ... backup material,
9 ... sealing material, 10 ... sealing material, 11 ... connecting piece,
11a: engagement piece, 12: backing material, 13: screw, 14 ...
Recessed groove, 15… Outside hook, 16… Blindfolding material, 17 ……
Indoor side hook, 18 …… groove.

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A window unit comprising a frame assembled from two vertical frames and two horizontal frames into a rectangular shape, and a glass or panel housed on the inner periphery of the frame. The frame and each horizontal frame are formed in a hollow section having a box-shaped cross section protruding from the inner circumference on the indoor side in the expected width direction and formed on the inner circumference in an intermediate portion in the expected width direction to store glass or panels. A groove, and an overhang portion continuously extending from the storage groove to the outside of the room. The hollow portion, the storage groove and the overhang portion continuously circulate in the circumferential direction of the frame, and the indoor side of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame. A window unit in which a pair of indoor side hooks juxtaposed in the expected width direction is protruded from the outer peripheral portion, and a groove is formed on the outer periphery of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame by the pair of indoor side hooks. 2. A dry-type sealing material which continuously and annularly surrounds a vertical frame and a horizontal frame is attached to an outer periphery, and a frame of a window unit adjacent in a height direction or a horizontal direction is attached to the outside of the room. The window unit according to claim 1, wherein an outdoor hook piece with which a connection piece for connection is engaged is protruded. 3. The window unit according to claim 1, wherein the hollow portion of the vertical frame and the hollow portion of the horizontal frame are formed integrally with the vertical frame and the horizontal frame, respectively. 4. The window unit according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of at least a part of the overhang portion of the vertical frame or the horizontal frame is larger than the thickness of other portions of the vertical frame or the horizontal frame.