US3900966A - Horizontally-pivotable double-glazed window - Google Patents

Horizontally-pivotable double-glazed window Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3900966A
US3900966A US429359A US42935973A US3900966A US 3900966 A US3900966 A US 3900966A US 429359 A US429359 A US 429359A US 42935973 A US42935973 A US 42935973A US 3900966 A US3900966 A US 3900966A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
sash
frame
piece
pieces
cross
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US429359A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Esteban Duran Suarez
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3900966A publication Critical patent/US3900966A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/06—Single frames
    • E06B3/24—Single frames specially adapted for double glazing
    • 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
    • E06B3/40—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 with a vertical or horizontal axis of rotation not at one side of the opening, e.g. turnover wings

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a horizontallypivotable double-glazed window.
  • the sash of the window comprises a horizontal cross-piece whose crosssection presents a section different from that of the lower cross-piece, and upright pieces which have the same cross-section.
  • the differences in the horizontal cross pieces are only on the outer parts of the sash.
  • the inner parts of the four pieces of the sash have four parallel flanges which determine two longitudinal channels which form grooves.
  • the edges of the panes of glass are secured by pressure in the grooves by means of gaskets which are partially introduced into the grooves. There is a distance between the grooves which constitutes the air chamber between the two panes of glass. Ventilation is provided at the bottom pane interior face of the exterior glass.
  • Horizontally-pivotable windows are operated by rotation of the sash around a horizontal shaft situated approximately half way up the window, which can be rotated through 180 in order to clean the outside of the window without difficulty from inside the building.
  • the double-glazed windows at present in existence on the market are the result of adding to the sash frame of a single-glazed window a second frame holding another pane of glass.
  • the sashes of these windows are constituted by two frames joined together by different processes and, generally, hinged together for the purpose of permitting access to the interior of the air chamber which separates the two frames from one another like the pages of a book.
  • the joint between the two frames will be either inside or outside, or even partly inside and partly outside of the building with respect to the ceiling joint between the movable window sash and the fixed window frame,
  • the double-glazed window which is the subject of the present invention is provided with a single-sash frame which eliminates the aforementioned disadvantages.
  • the sash frame of rectangular form, although it may have rounded corners, is constituted on its four sides by pieces having faces that form the walls of the interior air chamber. These faces have two longitudinal channels placed at a distance from one another, which constitute the grooves in which the edges of the window panes are housed in order to keep them firm.
  • the upper horizontal cross piece of the sash is fixed by its ends to the ends of each of the vertical pieces by means of screws whereby it can be withdrawn from the sash.
  • the window sash is thus constituted by way of a parallelepiped box equipped with a cover which can be withdrawn.
  • the joining of the window panes to the sash is effected by utilizing gaskets which are introduced into the interior of the grooves, the edges of the window panes being firmly secured between them, thus bring ing about the seal of the said joints as a consequence of the pressure to which they are subjected.
  • the four pieces of the sash are equipped on their faces opposite to the interior of the air chamber with longitudinal flanges parallel to one another, which are adequate for effecting the necessary overlapping with the window frame when the latter is in its closed position.
  • This set of flanges is identical in the case of the two lateral members and in the lower cross-piece and presents a different configuration in the upper horizontal cross-piece of the sash.
  • the configuration of the lower cross-piece of the sash provides a channel opposite to the channel that constitutes the groove of the outer window pane.
  • the bottom of this groove is equipped with a number of small openings that are protected from the penetration of rainwater by the channel opposite the groove, which acts as a gutter.
  • Small discontinuities can be provided in the gasket which seals the inside surface of the outer window pane by eliminating small portions of the gripping flanges. By alternating the discontinuities with respect to the small openings in the lower cross-piece and on the gripping flanges, labyrinth communication is established, which impedes the passage of dust and the contact of the outside atmosphere with that of the interior of the air chamber.
  • This communication of the chamber with the outside eliminates condensation in the interior of the chamber but has only a negligible effect on the thermal insulation of the window, since, although it permits the diffusion of the water vapour through it, it does not cause air convection currents.
  • the sash is joined to the window frame or fixed part of the window by a number of hinges or pivots that permit the rotation of the window sash with respect to a horizontal shaft.
  • the axis of turning is moved slightly downwards with respect to the middle point of the height of the window in order to permit the window sash to revolve through 180, thus enabling the outside of the window sash to be cleaned easily from inside the building.
  • the window frame that is to say, the assembly of fixed sections which are in contact with a sill or with the facade, is composed of a rectangular frame in which the cross-pieces of the frame are fixed by their ends to the vertical pieces or up-rights of the frame by means of screws.
  • the four members adopt, in their sectional view a U- shaped configuration with the arms of the U situated in vertical planes, facing towards the outside of the frame.
  • One or more flanges also being provided in vertical planes but pointing toward the inside of the frame.
  • the web in each section of the two vertical pieces of the window frame is perpendicular to the arms of the U, as it is normally positioned.
  • the web of the cross-pieces is not horizontal but both the upper and the lower webs are inclined toward the outside for the purpose of tending to expel the rainwater that might possibly penetrate into them towards the outside.
  • the outflow of this water is affected through a number of small orifices suitably placed for the purpose.
  • This water should be channelled towards the outside in order to prevent its penetration into the interior of the building.
  • the seal between sash and frame is effected by means of overlapping flanges and projections placed for the purpose provided with a gasket placed between them.
  • the horizontal pivot delimits two zones in the window for the purpose of closing it.
  • the sash In the upper zone, on closing the window, the sash contacts the window frame from the inside, the opposite occurring in the lower zone.
  • the overlap of the flanges of the sash and the window frame of the upper cross-pieces of both is such that, when the window is closed, the flange pertaining to the window frame is outside and that pertaining to the sash is situated on the inside, while in the case of the lower cross-pieces of both, the opposite occurs.
  • a projection member is fixed alternately to the sash or to the window frame when suitably placed, the projection member permits the correct functioning of the window.
  • projection members are straight members which are joined to the two vertical pieces of the sash, running from the horizontal pivot to the head of the sash.
  • the four projecting members used have one and the same cross-section. They are provided with a longitudinal housing in the form substantially of a C in crosssection which serves to support the weather strip. These projections are fixed with a clip both to the window and to the sash frame without the need for any other type of fixing.
  • the weather strip housed in the projections fulfils the double mission of acting both as a seal joint between the fixed and moveable parts of the window, and serving as a seal joint between the projection member itself and the piece to which it is affixed.
  • projection members are only used on the vertical pieces, where they are really indispensable, whilst in other existing windows on the market they are utilized also on the horizontal pieces.
  • the arrangement adopted implies an economy in materials and also in labour, because of the simplicity of fixing by means of a clip; this is one more factor which reduces the cost of the window.
  • Both the seal flange of the upper cross-piece of the sash and the lower cross-piece of the window frame are provided with housings similar to those of the projection member for securing the gasket.
  • the said gasket when the window is closed, does not present a gap, being made firm with the window sash above the horizontal pivot and with the window frame below the said shaft.
  • the window sash constitutes a unitary assembly in the form of a parallelepiped box, it possesses greater rigidity than the conventional double-framed window sashes so that the seal is more efficient because it affords the sash a high degree of resistance to warping.
  • this window is the special configuration adopted by the vertical pieces of the sash and the window frame, which provide additional protection to the window gasket in the vertical lengths so that, in the majority of cases, rainwater does not even reach the said joint.
  • Each of the two vertical pieces of the window frame is provided with two longitudinal flanges parallel to one another pointing toward the inside of the frame. One of them is situated flush with the outside plane of the window frame and the other is set back towards the inside, forming a longitudinal channel or groove.
  • the flange situated on the inside acts as a seal.
  • the vertical pieces of the sash frame are in turn provided with two similar flanges that form a longitudinal channel, similar to that formed by the vertical pieces of the window frame in such a way that when the window is closed, the channels of the vertical pieces of the sash are facing the channels of the vertical pieces of the win dow frame.
  • a small aperture which runs from top to bottom of the window.
  • a similar aperture is provided between the inner flanges of the window frame and the sash, and which is closed by the weather strips. Between these outer and inner flanges a chamber is defined.
  • the drops of rainwater which can fall on the weather strips is reduced to a minimum since the greater part of water which pene' trates through the outer aperture drains downwards through the chamber without reaching the weather sea].
  • the weather strip section is capable by itself of providing the necessary seal, it will not even be reached by the water in the majority of cases.
  • the clearance between the upper crosspieces of the window frame and the sash is also additionally pro tected against the penetration of rainwater by means of a small flashing or gutter fixed to the upper cross-piece of the window frame and along its length, and which overlaps on the outside with the upper cross-piece of the sash.
  • This flashing has a gap in its upper part to permit drainage of the upper cross-piece of the window frame to which we have referred previously, expelling the water drained to the outside, preventing it from falling on the upper cross-piece of the window sash.
  • the weather strip of the upper horizontal length of the window is in turn protected from water.
  • the lower cross-piece of the sash has a cross-section with identical configuration to that of the vertical piece of the sash, so that the channel with which it is provided does the work of a gutter, preventing the water from draining towards the inside of the window, so that the weather strip of the lower horizontal stretch of the window is also protected.
  • the slops with which the lower cross-piece of thewindow frame is provided deflects towards the outside the water that falls on its surface.
  • the locking of the window in its closed position can be obtained by any of the conventional existing procedures.
  • the system consisting of a handle which has a gudgeon firmly joined at a right angle to it in such a way that the revolving of the handle causes the gudgeon to revolve.
  • the window will be provided with one or more locking devices.
  • FIG. 1 shows a diagram of the frontal view of a window according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the vertical section through IIII of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows the horizontal section through III-III of FIG. 1.
  • the upper number II designates the section corresponding to the upper horizontal length and that the lower number II designates that corresponding to the lower length
  • the left number III designates the sectional view of a vertical length from above the horizontal pivot of the window
  • the right number III designates that of the opposite vertical length from below the previously mentioned pivot.
  • the joint of the cross-piece I with the vertical pieces 2 is effected by means of the screws 19 which, on passing through the cross-piece I at its two ends (two screws at each end) screw in the screw channels 18 placed in the upper ends of the vertical pieces 2 so that the crosspiece I is securely attached to the sash frame.
  • the cross-piece I may be withdrawn by unscrewing the screws 19.
  • the window panes l and 16 are embedded in the sash, being housed in their corresponding grooves and fixed by means of the gaskets 11, 12 and 13.
  • the ventilation orifices 22 together with the elimination of the small projections of the edge 26 of the gasket 12 provide communication between the outside atmosphere and that of the air chamber of the window, for the purpose of preventing the formation of condensation in the chamber.
  • the window frame As far as the window frame is concerned, there can be seen at the upper number II of the vertical crosssection, the upper cross-piece 3 to which the flashing 7 is fixed, at the lower number II the lower cross-piece 4 is shown.
  • the horizontal cross-section of the window shows the vertical pieces or uprights 5 of the window frame which is joined to the cross-pieces 3 and 4 by means of screws 21 (two at each end of each cross-piece) that is to say eight in all. These screws, on passing through the crosspieces screw into the screw channels with which the vertical pieces 5 of the window frame are provided.
  • the horizontal cross-section shows the projecting members 6 fixed with a clip onto the sash in left section III, that is to say in the upper half of the window, and on the window frame in right section III, that is to say in the lower half of the window.
  • the weather strip 9 is housed in a flange with which the upper cross-piece I of the sash is provided for this purpose and in the lower zone (lower section II) the elastic seal joint 10 is housed in a flange pertaining to the lower cross-piece 4 of the window frame.
  • the orifices 24 in the upper cross-piece 3 of the window frame provide the drainage of the latter crosspiece.
  • the retaining flanges 23 with which the two members of the window frame are fitted have the purpose of producing a fixing to the anchorage clips (not shown) with which the window frames are fixed to the traditional type of facade.
  • a foundation piece 25 is housed, which presents parallel surfaces on which are supported the heads of the screws 21 to maintain their coaxiality with the corresponding screw channels 2 in the vertical uprights of the window frame 5.
  • a sash for a double-glazed window comprising:
  • each of said pieces having four integral parallel spaced apart flanges on their inner surface forming a front groove and a rear groove to receive the edges of two panes, said two grooves being spaced from each other to form a central U- channel in said sash between an adjacent flange of 5 each of said grooves;
  • each of said wedge shaped gaskets extending within a respective one of said grooves against the flange facing said adjacent flange;
  • ventilation means in said forward groove of said lower horizontal cross-piece to ventilate the chamber formed between said front and rear grooves by the panes;
  • four projecting members having a forward facing weather strip on one side for sealing said sash to said frame when said sash is in the closed position, two of said projecting members being fastened to said vertical pieces of said sash above said horizontal pivot to abut said weather strip against the rear flange of said two parallel frame flanges, and the other two of said projecting members being fastened to said vertical frame pieces below said pivot to abut said weather strip against the rear flange of said pair of exterior flanges on said vertical pieces of said sash.
  • said lower frame cross-piece and said upper horizontal cross-piece of said sash each have a C-shaped member projecting upward and supporting forward facing horizontal weather strips in abutment against the rear flange of said pair of exterior flanges on said lower horizontal cross-piece of said sash and against said downward projecting flange on said upper frame cross-piece, whereby the horizontal and vertical pieces of said sash are sealed when said sash is in said closed position.
  • a horizontally pivotable double-glazed window sash and frame comprising:
US429359A 1972-12-29 1973-12-28 Horizontally-pivotable double-glazed window Expired - Lifetime US3900966A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES1972187275U ES187275Y (es) 1972-12-29 1972-12-29 Ventana basculante de doble acristalamiento.

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3900966A true US3900966A (en) 1975-08-26

Family

ID=8358862

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US429359A Expired - Lifetime US3900966A (en) 1972-12-29 1973-12-28 Horizontally-pivotable double-glazed window

Country Status (9)

Country Link
US (1) US3900966A (ja)
JP (1) JPS4998042A (ja)
AU (1) AU6390873A (ja)
CH (1) CH581772A5 (ja)
DE (1) DE2364395A1 (ja)
ES (1) ES187275Y (ja)
FR (1) FR2212480B1 (ja)
GB (1) GB1459459A (ja)
IT (1) IT1002405B (ja)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4608796A (en) * 1984-06-22 1986-09-02 Hordis Brothers, Inc. Multiple pane glass unit
US4821476A (en) * 1982-09-07 1989-04-18 Phoenix Interiors Limited Demountale partitioning system
US5694722A (en) * 1994-01-18 1997-12-09 Kohler Co. Adjustable wall jamb
NL1014968C2 (nl) * 2000-04-18 2001-10-19 Interieur Systeem Bergeijk B V Kozijnconstructie, alsmede een kozijnstijl hiervoor.
FR2840347A1 (fr) * 2002-06-04 2003-12-05 Technal Chassis respirant pour porte ou fenetre, en facade d'un batiment
US20150047280A1 (en) * 2013-08-19 2015-02-19 Rogers Athletic Company, Inc. Demountable barrier system

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0616101Y2 (ja) * 1987-08-12 1994-04-27 吉田工業株式会社 ブラインド内蔵障蔽ユニット
US5001867A (en) * 1989-09-26 1991-03-26 Gencorp Inc. Door glass cassette for vehicles
GB2330168A (en) * 1997-10-10 1999-04-14 Rustin Allen Limited Double-glazed partition
FR2835012B1 (fr) * 2002-01-24 2005-02-04 Technal Dispositif d'etancheite pour chassis de vitrage respirant
CN104018759B (zh) * 2014-06-06 2015-11-18 李一达 一种多功能节能防盗窗及其型材

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2179585A (en) * 1939-01-09 1939-11-14 Ed Friedrich Inc Refrigerator window
US2332060A (en) * 1942-03-20 1943-10-19 Hunter Sash Company Inc Window
US2838109A (en) * 1951-06-11 1958-06-10 Persson Eric Sigfrid Window

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2179585A (en) * 1939-01-09 1939-11-14 Ed Friedrich Inc Refrigerator window
US2332060A (en) * 1942-03-20 1943-10-19 Hunter Sash Company Inc Window
US2838109A (en) * 1951-06-11 1958-06-10 Persson Eric Sigfrid Window

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4821476A (en) * 1982-09-07 1989-04-18 Phoenix Interiors Limited Demountale partitioning system
US4608796A (en) * 1984-06-22 1986-09-02 Hordis Brothers, Inc. Multiple pane glass unit
US5694722A (en) * 1994-01-18 1997-12-09 Kohler Co. Adjustable wall jamb
US6023889A (en) * 1994-01-18 2000-02-15 Kohler Co. Adjustable wall jamb
NL1014968C2 (nl) * 2000-04-18 2001-10-19 Interieur Systeem Bergeijk B V Kozijnconstructie, alsmede een kozijnstijl hiervoor.
FR2840347A1 (fr) * 2002-06-04 2003-12-05 Technal Chassis respirant pour porte ou fenetre, en facade d'un batiment
EP1369548A1 (fr) 2002-06-04 2003-12-10 Technal Châssis respirant pour porte ou fenêtre, en façade d'un bâtiment
US20150047280A1 (en) * 2013-08-19 2015-02-19 Rogers Athletic Company, Inc. Demountable barrier system
US9920522B2 (en) * 2013-08-19 2018-03-20 Rogers Athletic Company, Inc. Demountable barrier system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE2364395A1 (de) 1974-07-04
JPS4998042A (ja) 1974-09-17
GB1459459A (en) 1976-12-22
CH581772A5 (ja) 1976-11-15
ES187275U (es) 1973-12-16
ES187275Y (es) 1974-04-01
FR2212480B1 (ja) 1979-10-19
IT1002405B (it) 1976-05-20
AU6390873A (en) 1975-06-26
FR2212480A1 (ja) 1974-07-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4614062A (en) Metal frame assembly for windows or doors
US3530618A (en) Composite door and window construction
US2663917A (en) Window structure
US3900966A (en) Horizontally-pivotable double-glazed window
US4344254A (en) Thermally insulated aluminum door or window frame
US3899858A (en) Window
US5373671A (en) Statically stable frame with full thermal break for windows and facade elements
US3555735A (en) Window and door frameworks
GB2155981A (en) Panelled walls
US2768410A (en) Expansible storm sash
US4309845A (en) Thermally insulated hinged windows and doors
US3173179A (en) Metal window construction
US3844077A (en) Building wall assembly with weepage channels
US3720025A (en) Curtain wall system with vents
US2811754A (en) Vertically pivoted reversible windows
US2758344A (en) Window with stationary, pivoted and hinged frames
US3362123A (en) Curtain wall with panels of different thicknesses
GB2095318A (en) Glazing or panelling system
US2797778A (en) Window construction
US4120127A (en) Double glazed wall structure
US3758997A (en) Building wall assembly
US3678625A (en) Building wall assembly
US3771264A (en) Reversible window assembly for a permanently closed window opening
GB2166792A (en) Window frames
US1999208A (en) Window construction