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US3570182A
US3570182A US784765A US3570182DA US3570182A US 3570182 A US3570182 A US 3570182A US 784765 A US784765 A US 784765A US 3570182D A US3570182D A US 3570182DA US 3570182 A US3570182 A US 3570182A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/42—Sliding wings; Details of frames with respect to guiding
    • E06B3/46—Horizontally-sliding wings
    • E06B3/4681—Horizontally-sliding wings made of glass panes without frames

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  • This invention relates to window constructions and, in particular, to constructions having sliding windows designed to be installed in a buildings outer wall.
  • a window pane In the case of windows which are to be opened for ventilation, it is usual for a window pane to be slidable in a groove or channel formed in a frame. Buildings which are exposed to driving rain or, in other words, a combination of wind and rain, frequently acquire a build up of excess pressure on the wind side and a reduced pressure on the lee side. Where the building is a tall one or possesses an exposed situation, this pressure differential between the interior and exterior of the building can amount to 70 mm. water column in strong winds. Sliding windows are susceptible to the ingress of water under driving rain as a result of the clearance between the window pane and the groove or channel which permits the pane to be displaced without too much force. Furthermore, contaminants and temperature variations provide a basis for leakages in a window construction.
  • Drainage holes bored in the frame have been proposed for the purpose of dealing with the situation. However, such holes can be blocked by the counter pressure from the wind side, while the excess pressure is large enough to force water in through the crevices resulting in window leakages.
  • a window construction comprises at least one window pane mounted for slidable opening in a surrounding groove of a frame of profile form adapted to be located in an outer building wall, said frame defining at the inside face of said pane and adjacent the lower portion of said groove, a chamber communicating freely with the outside atmosphere via an opening in the frame adjacent the outside of the wall.
  • the bottom of the groove is formed with passage means for directing water to the frame opening.
  • the frame supports the lower end of the window pane on opposite side thereof at a location adjacent the groove.
  • the lower end of the window pane is supported by the frame in a somewhat similar fashion but at a location separate from and above the groove.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a window construction having two slidable window panes
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-section through the frame of a window construction according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, on the line IIIIII of FIG. 1 and illustrates a second embodiment of the invention.
  • window panes 1 and 2 are mounted in a frame 3 for slidable movement relative to each other by means of slide grooves 4 and 5 respectively which extend in parallel around the inner periphery of the frame.
  • FIG. 2 shows the profile form 10 of the frame 3 receiving only a single displaceable window pane 11. While the panes are normally made of glass, preferably insulation glass, they can be fabricated from other materials.
  • the frame profile 10 is provided with an inner hollow space which is divided by the window portion 11 into an outer chamber 12 and an inner chamber 13.
  • the two chambers 12 and 13 communicate with each other through holes 14 in a block 15 which the window portion 11 rests on and which is formed integrally with the profile 10.
  • the block 15 is provided with a slide channel 16 for the controlled reception of the window portion 11.
  • the upper edge of the frame profile 10 bears against the window portion 11 on both sides of the latter and it is provided with an outer tongue 17 and an inner tongue 18.
  • the two chambers 12 and 13 have bottom portions which are inclined outwards towards the outer side of the supporting wall 19 where the chamber 12 is provided with a downwardly directed opening 20.
  • the profile is provided with an insulation chamber 22 which prevents cold air from coming into contact with such surfaces.
  • the possibility of condensation can, according to the invention, be further reduced by utilizing a frame profile of a thermal insulating material, such as polyvinyl chloride or similar non-metallic material.
  • a thermal insulating material such as polyvinyl chloride or similar non-metallic material.
  • a frame profile 23 is illustrated which is designed to receive two displaceable window portions 24 and 25, an outer and an inner one respectively.
  • Two slide grooves 26 and 27 respectively are therefore arranged in the frame profile 23 and these are formed as gutters or grooves integrally with the upper portion of the frame profile which has an outer, outwardly inclined surface 28 and an inner, inwardly inclined surface 29.
  • the two slide channels 26 and 27 in the frame profile 23 are the same in principle.
  • the following description of the outer slide groove 26 applies, therefore, also to the inner slide groove 27.
  • the gutter 26 formed by the slide groove is substantially of U-shape. The distance between the side walls is so much greater in the lower portion than the thickness of the window portion 24 that a clearance exists on both sides of the window portion.
  • the upper edge of the frame profile 23 extends in towards the window portion so that tongue-like abutments 30 and 31 are formed, respectively on the outer side and on the inner side.
  • the bottom 32 of the slide groove 26 is provided with openings 33 which run out into an inner chamber 34 in the frame profile, the slide groove projecting freely into this chamber which is common to the two slide grooves 26 and 27.
  • a chamber 35 exists below the tongue 31 below the tongue 31 .
  • the chamber 35 is connected by means of the openings 36 with the inner chamber 34 of the frame profile.
  • the side walls of the slide groove are extended forward so that a projection 37 is formed which does not however contact the window portion.
  • the frame profile 23 comprises, in addition, an insulation chamber 38 arranged at its inner edge. This insulation chamber is attached directly at the inner slide groove 27.
  • the forward edge 39 of the frame profile extends a distance in front of the supporting wall 40 while the bottom of the chamber 34 extends down along the supporting wall.
  • a reinforcement there is arranged in this opening a reinforcement, the two downwardly projecting portions being connected by a hole-supporting plate 42.
  • the projection 37 is provided.
  • FIG. 3 In the case of larger window constructions, it is desir- 4 able to include supporting means at the under side of the window panes.
  • these take the form of cylindrical plugs 43 which are installed in holes in the under side of the gutters 36 and 27.
  • the plugs 43 are preferably made of a metallic material having a low coefiicient of friction or of another hard material and are able to support the weight of the window panes, transferring it to the lOWer portion of the frame.
  • Supporting ribs 44 preferably formed integrally with the frame profile, can be included with advantage to extend down to the supporting wall 40.
  • a window construction which comprises at least one openable window pane having inside and outside faces and a frame of profile form adapted to be located in an outer building wall, said frame including a block having a groove slidably receiving said pane at the lower end thereof, and a pair of continuous lateral tongues respectively engaging the inner and outer faces of the pane above said groove, said frame having a first chamber be neath the lateral tongue engaging the outer face of the pane and encircling said block on the outer and upper sides thereof, and a second chamber beneath the lateral tongue engaging the inner face of the pane and encircling said block on the upper and inner sides thereof, said first and second chambers being isolated from said groove in the block by the presence of the pane in said groove, and being isolated from one another solely by said pane and said block, said block having passage means providing communication between the first and second chambers and holes leading from said groove to said passage means, said first chamber having an outlet leading to the external atmosphere.
  • a window construction which comprises at least one openable window pane having inside and outside faces and a frame of profile form adapted to be located in an outer building wall, said frame having opposite walls defining a groove slidably receiving said window pane, said walls being spaced apart a distance greater than the thickness of the window pane, said frame including a pair of lateral tongues respectively engaging the inner and outer surfaces of the pane above said groove, said frame having a first chamber beneath the lateral tongues and around the walls of the groove, said frame having an opening at the bottom of the groove to provide communication between said groove and the first chamber, said first chamber having an outlet leading to the external atmosphere, the inside wall having an extension portion above said groove which projects towards the inner face of the pane but does not contact same, said extension portion being beneath the tongue engaging the inner surface of the pane and defining therewith a second chamber which is above and in communiction with said groove, said extension portion having an opening providing communication between said first and second chambers.
  • a construction according to claim 4, comprising an additional supporting means located between the lower portion of the frame and the surface of the wall supporting said window construction.

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US3858375A (en) * 1973-05-15 1975-01-07 Joe K Silvernail Curtain wall with internal weep means
US3866369A (en) * 1973-03-21 1975-02-18 Alusuisse Reversible sill assembly with a positive fluid drain
USD243679S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
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USD243678S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
US4553361A (en) * 1984-07-05 1985-11-19 Cole Sewell Corporation Tiered drain channel for extruded door insert
US5379824A (en) * 1993-08-10 1995-01-10 Hegwer Industries, Inc. Double window apparatus
US5388372A (en) * 1990-07-31 1995-02-14 Hydro Alluminio Ornago S.P.A. Metal section with an octagonal cross-section for window or door frames
US20050076573A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2005-04-14 Luis Rivera Sliding window track system
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US3866369A (en) * 1973-03-21 1975-02-18 Alusuisse Reversible sill assembly with a positive fluid drain
US3858375A (en) * 1973-05-15 1975-01-07 Joe K Silvernail Curtain wall with internal weep means
USD243679S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
USD243680S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
USD243677S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
USD243678S (en) 1973-12-28 1977-03-15 Raymond Dallaire Extruded sill track for a window
US4553361A (en) * 1984-07-05 1985-11-19 Cole Sewell Corporation Tiered drain channel for extruded door insert
US5388372A (en) * 1990-07-31 1995-02-14 Hydro Alluminio Ornago S.P.A. Metal section with an octagonal cross-section for window or door frames
US5379824A (en) * 1993-08-10 1995-01-10 Hegwer Industries, Inc. Double window apparatus
US20050076573A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2005-04-14 Luis Rivera Sliding window track system
US7150126B2 (en) * 2002-08-01 2006-12-19 Texas Stairs And Rails, Inc. Sliding window track system
US10087678B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2018-10-02 George E. Pettibone Modular window sub-sill unit for rainwater drainage
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