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
  • E06B3/02—Wings made completely of glass
  • E06B3/025—Wings made completely of glass consisting of multiple glazing units
• • 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
  • E06B3/30—Coverings, e.g. protecting against weather, for decorative purposes
  • E06B3/308—Wing frames covered on the outside by a rigidly-mounted outer frame
• • 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
  • E06B3/36—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 single vertical axis of rotation at one side of the opening, or swinging through the opening
  • E06B3/362—Double winged doors or windows

Definitions

• the present invention concerns a glazing panel, in particular a glazing panel which can be used for windows, doors and such, whereby by glazing panel should be understood any panel in a transparent or translucent material.
• the invention is meant to be used in leaves, in other words in parts of a window, door or such, which can be opened, which does not mean that such a glazing panel cannot be used for a fixed glazing.
• Leaves are hereby concerned which can be opened in any way whatsoever, either by turning, toppling, falling open, sliding, folding or a combination thereof.
• leaves are formed of on the one hand a window frame of wood, PVC, aluminium or such, and on the other hand of a double-sided glass panel, whereby this glass panel is mounted in the window frame.
• the thus obtained leaves have several disadvantages, such as the necessity to wedge the glass panel in the window; the heavy load of the glass panel, as it has to provide the strength of the leaf; the necessity to provide water discharge grooves in the window frame; and the considerable broadening of the window frame, with about 5 to 6 cm as seen in front view, in relation to a fixed window frame, so that the view through the window is significantly obstructed and there is less incidence of light.
• frameless glazing panels for leaves which can open.
• Glazing panels are known from EP 0.228.641 and CH 633.607 which consist of a frame formed of profiles with an insulating glazing with two glass plates, whereby these profiles show a first part which is situated between the glass plates and a second part which is situated outside the glass plates, in which local fittings, such as hinges, are provided.
• the profiles shown herein are not suitable for sliding fittings, however.
• the invention aims a glazing panel which does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages and which combines the advantages of a traditional window and of a frameless glazing. *
• a glazing panel consisting of a frame with an insulating glazing with at least two glass plates, characterized in that the frame is composed of profiles which, on the one hand, are situated at least partially between the glass plates and are preferably glued to them directly, and which, on the other hand, are provided with a fitting groove in which are provided lamella-shaped sliding fittings which continue over one or more angles.
• One of the major advantages of this invention also consists in that a very solid leaf can be made with an unstable material, in particular synthetic material, because the profiles and possibly also the fittings are mainly integrated between the glass plates.
• the invention does not exclude the use of other materials than synthetic material for the profiles.
• one or more composing parts of the profiles and accessories working in conjunction with them are integrated partly or entirely between the glass plates.
• also sliding fittings are integrated at least partially between the glass plates.
• the glazing panel apart from the above-mentioned profiles, is eguipped with one or more distance blocks for the glass plates, which are countersunk to this end over a certain distance between the edges of the glass plates.
• the use of such a separate distance block is advantageous in that the forces which are exerted on the fittings are absorbed by the above-mentioned profiles and not by the distance block, such that the vapour-tight sealing between the two glass plates, which is ensured by the distance blocks, is optimally guaranteed.
• the invention also aims the following advantages:
• any deformation of the leaf is excluded, as the profiles of which this wing consists are glued at least partially between the glass plates and as the leaf is mainly formed of glass; the leaf cannot come down, as the glazing so to say forms a whole with the profiles; a glazing panel which is in conformity with all legal tests regarding safety and reliability; an embodiment which is optimally burglarproof, as it is impossible to break it open by means of a crow bar, so that no unwanted visitors can come in without breaking the glass plates; a solid look; less shadows, as the outer flanges of a traditional leaf profile are no longer present; reinforcement by means of steel profiles is not * reguired; more easily mountable, as the glass no longer needs to be provided in the workshop or on the building site, since the whole is tailor-made in the factory; depending on the embodiment, less rubbers must be provided; glazing beads must no longer be cut or sawn and water discharge grooves must no longer be milled out.
• figure 1 shows an inside view of a window which is eguipped with a glazing panel according to the invention
• figures 2 and 3 show sections to a larger scale according to lines II-II and III-III in figure 1
• figure 4 schematically shows a corner connecting piece of the glazing panel from figure 1
• figure 5 shows a corner connecting piece which can be used in a glazing panel according to the invention
• figure 6 shows a part which is comparable to the part indicated with F6 in figure 3, but to a larger scale and in greater detail
• figure 7 shows a variant of a glazing panel according to the invention
• figure 8 shows a section according to line VIII-VIII in figure 7
• figure 9 shows a section according to line IX-IX in figure 8
• figure 10 shows a part of the fittings of the glazing panel from figure 7 as dismounted
• figure 11 shows a window which is equipped with two glazing panels according to the invention
• figure 12 shows a section according to line XII-XII in figure 11 to a larger scale
• figure 13 schematically shows
• figure 23 shows another variant of the part which is represented in figure 15.
• the invention concerns a glazing panel 1, which is meant in the first place to form a leaf 2 which can be mounted moveable in a fixed window frame 3.
• the glazing panel 1 consists of a frame 8 formed of profiles 4-7, in which is provided an insulating glazing 9, consisting of at least two glass plates 10 and 11.
• the profiles 4-7 are situated at least partially between the glass plates 10 and 11, and lamella-shaped sliding fittings 12 are also provided in the same profiles, which are mounted in a fitting groove 13 provided to this end in said profiles 4-7 and which, as will become clear from following examples, continue over the angles.
• the profiles 4-7 are glued directly onto the glass plates 10 and 11.
• they can possibly be provided with seatings 14-15 turned towards the inner sides of the glass plates 10 and 11, which can be filled with a bonding agent 16.
• the profiles 4-7 are hollow, so that they obtain a great strength.
• an absorbent material 18 for example in the shape of grains, to keep the free space 19 between the glass plates 10 and 11 free from moist.
• the absorption takes place via passages 20 in the profile walls 21.
• the size of the parts of the profiles 4-7 which protrude outside the contour of the glazing 9, is limited to a minimum.
• this is obtained by integrating the profiles 4-7 concerned entirely between the glass plates 10 and 11, to the exception of the flanges 22 and 23 which cover the crosscut ends 24 and 25 of the glass plates 10 and 11, and to the exception of the accessories fixed to these flanges 22-23 or forming a part thereof as described hereafter.
• the flanges 22 and 23 make it possible among other things to provide the glazing panel 1 with a glass edge protection and/or a window sealing.
• the glass end protection consists of a strip 26, for example made of rubber, which is provided in a seating 27, as well as a strip 28 which is provided in a seating 29.
• the strip 28 makes contact with the fixed window frame 3 and in this way forms an extra sealing, which particularly provides an acoustic insulation.
• the flanges 22 also make it possible to provide an inside stop 30, which can be made in one piece with the profiles 4-7.
• the leaf 2 obtains a double stop, as in a traditional window.
• the seating 27, together with the inside stop 30, also makes it possible to provide an ornamental frame 31, instead of the strip 26, on the inside of the glazing panel 1, of which is represented only a part in figure 1.
• hook-shaped elements 32 can be provided to this end on the backside of the ornamental frame 31, with which the ornamental frame 31 can be pressed down in the seating 27, and behind the free edge of the inside stop 30.
• the distance D between, on the one hand, the crosscut ends 24 and 25 of the glass plates 10-11, and on the other hand the crosscut outer side of the leaf, over the range B over which the leaf is countersunk in the window frame 3, is restricted to the thickness of one single wall of the profiles 4-7, possibly increased with a small space A between the ends 24-25 and the profile 4-7 concerned for possibly applying glue or such, and possibly increased with the thickness of a seating for a sealing or such, in this case the above-mentioned seating 29. It is clear that said distance D remains very limited in comparison to existing windows.
• the profiles 4-7 are fixed to one another at the angles by means of corner connecting pieces 33 which, as is schematically represented in figure 4, can be fixed in the profiles 4-7, by means of clamping, gluing, screwing or in any other way whatsoever.
• openings 35 and 36 are preferably provided for these screws 34 in the profiles 4-7 and in the corner connecting pieces 33, whose axes have shifted slightly, so that the profiles which meet in an angle are automatically drawn together as the screws 34 are screwed in.
• such a corner connecting piece 33 can be adjusted to the shape of the profiles 4-7.
• the profiles 4 and 7 can also be welded together. Moreover, the profiles 4-7 could be made solid, for example in synthetic material. It is clear that the glazing panel 1, apart from the sliding fittings 12, can also be equipped with other fittings, such as for example truss frames 37.
• the sliding fittings 12 themselves mainly consist of locks 38 which open into the outward directed wall 39 of the profiles 4-7.
• such an expandable piece 43 can also be replaced by a clip which can be clicked behind the ribs 45-46.
• the slanting planes 47-48 of the ribs 45-46 represented in the figures 2, 3 and 6 facilitate the application of such clips.
• the above- mentioned profiles 4-7 are particularly suitable for applying sliding fittings 12, in particular locks 38, which extend lengthwise along the edges of the leaf 2.
• the window handle 57 is mounted on the inside stop 30.
• the lower fittings 12 are hereby controlled by a window handle 57 which is normally used for top fittings.
• the transmission of the movement of the window handle 57 onto the connecting parts 49 is carried out by means of slidable lip 58 which works in conjunction with a catch pin 59 mounted on the connecting part 49 concerned.
• the conversion of the rotation of the window handle 57 in a shift of the lip 58 is carried out by means of a transmission known as such which is provided in the handle support 60.
• the traditional lock case for building in a handle case is hereby omitted.
• the glazing panel 1 makes it possible for the window sealing 61 to fit directly against the glass.
• On the inside stop 30 can also be provided a sealing strip 62. Together with the strip 28 and the window sealing 61, said sealing strip 62 forms a multiple acoustic sealing.
• the outer frame 3 which holds the window sealing 61 has a stop according to the invention of minimally 34 mm, which differs much from the existing profiles.
• the distance blocks 63 preferably consist of profiles which are countersunk over a certain distance E between the glass plates 10-11.
• the distance blocks 63 and the profiles 4-7 are fixed between the glass plates 10-11 with different products.
• the distance blocks 63 will be connected to the glass plates 10-11 by means of a vapour-proof product 66, whereas the profiles 4-7 are connected to the glass plates 10-11 by means of a product 67 with a strong adhesive power.
• vapour-tightness and adhesive power By making use of two different products, no compromises must be made between vapour-tightness and adhesive power, and a product 66 can be selected for the fastening of the distance blocks 63 which is optimally waterproof and vapour-proof, and which possibly adheres not so well, whereas a product 67 can be selected for the fastening of the profiles 4-7 which adheres optimally, but which does not necessarily need to be vapour-proof.
• UV-resistant compositions are preferably used for the products 66-67 since, as opposed to a traditional window, these products are exposed to sunlight when the leaf 2 is opened.
• the glazing panel 1 is preferably free of mechanical connections between the distance blocks 63 and the profiles 4-7, such that a possible deformation in the profiles 4-7 does not have a negative influence on the sealing which is ensured by the distance blocks 63.
• the distance F between the front of the fittings 12 on the one hand and the back of the back wall 68 on the other hand solely depends on the depth of the fitting groove 13, in other words this distance F is not larger than the distance which is strictly reguired to form the fitting groove 13. In this manner, the width of the profiles 4-7, measured in the plane of the panel, is restricted to a minimum.
• the basic structure of the profiles 4-7 is mainly single-walled in the embodiment of figures 7 and 8.
• the inside stop 30 can be hollow, however, and further can also be provided a duct-shaped cavity 69 for applying corner connecting pieces.
• this cavity 69 is provided laterally next to the fitting groove 13.
• the inside stop 30 is preferably hollow and is preferably connected at the angles by means of corner - connecting pieces 70, as is schematically represented in figure 7.
• Figures 7 and 8 are additional representations of how the sliding fittings 12 which were already described by means of figures 2 and 3 can be mounted in the fitting grooves 13.
• Figure 7 clearly shows how the above-mentioned lip 58 fits through a slot 71 which is provided in the inside stop 30.
• fastening plates 72 which can clutch behind the ribs 45-46.
• These fastening plates 72 hereby have a shape which make it possible for said plates to be put in a first position X in the fitting groove 13, and which, by rotating them into a second position Y, can clutch behind the above-mentioned ribs 45-46.
• a standard fitting groove 13 which is fit for what are called Euro-fittings with a standardized width of 16 millimetre.
• the connecting parts 49 hereby preferably consist of relatively rigid, lamella-shaped parts 49A for the straight parts and flexible, lamella-shaped parts 49B at the angles, which does not exclude the use of intermediate other elements, however.
• a free space G can be left between the crosscut side of the leaf 2 and the fixed window 3, which makes it possible to mount certain surface-mounted parts of the fittings in it, such as for example the link 73 which is represented in figure 10.
• Figures 11 and 12 show another variant whereby the invention is applied in a window with two leaves 2.
• the stop 74 between the two leaves can hereby consist of a profile 75 which is fixed against the crosscut end of one of the two leaves 2, for example glued to it.
• FIG. 13 shows an embodiment with a third glass plate 76, with respective distance blocks 77 and 78.
• the glazing panel 1 has one or more distance blocks 63 which continue at one or more, and preferably at all angles of the panel, for example in a bent shape. Thus is excluded that mitres are formed in the angles which are difficult to seal.
• a profile is preferably used for the distance block 63 which extends in one piece over the entire contour, such that only one connection 79 must be sealed.
• one or more thermal bridges 80 can be provided in the distance blocks 63.
• sliding fittings 12 are preferably countersunk such that they are situated at least partially between the glass plates 10-11, it is clear that this is not strictly necessary according to the invention.
• figure 16 shows a variant whereby the sliding fittings 12, the fitting groove 13 as well as the fastening means for the sliding fittings 12, in this case the fastening plates 72 and the screws 44, are situated outside the contour of the glass plates 10-11.
• Figure 16 also shows that elastic distance blocks 81 can be provided between the glass plates 10-11 and the profiles 4-7, for example made of plastic, in particular EPDM. These distance blocks 81 avoid direct contact between the glass and the profiles 4-7, so as to prevent the glass from breaking during the installation.
• vent openings 82 are preferably provided in the profiles 4-7, so that any vapour or air which is released from the adhesives due to temperature variations can escape. It is clear that such openings can be provided in all the above-mentioned profiles 4-7.
• Figure 17 shows a variant whereby the sliding fittings 12 and the fitting groove 13 are situated outside the contour of the glass plates 10-11, but whereby the fastening means of the sliding fittings 12, in this case the screws 44, extend at least partially between the glass plates 10-11.
• the screws 44 are hereby screwed directly in the profiles 4-7.
• the profiles 4-7 can be provided with vent openings 83.
• the screws 44 do not necessarily need to clutch in the openings 83, for it is possible to use self-tappers which can be screwed anywhere in the profiles.
• the profiles 4-7 have a screw aperture 84 which makes it possible to easily screw the screws 44 in the profiles 4-7 and to fix corner pieces in them.
• Figure 19 shows a variant in which the sliding fittings 12 and the fitting groove 13 are situated outside the contour of the glass plates 10-11, but in which the screw seatings and partially also the screws 44 are situated between the glass plates 10-11.
• the fitting groove 13 is situated outside the glass plates 10-11, but between the flanges 22 and 23.
• Figure 20 shows a variant in which the sliding fittings 12 are situated outside the contour of the glass plates 10-11, but in which the screw seatings, in particular the perforation openings 83, the screws 44 and the fitting groove 13 are situated at least partially between the glass plates 10-11.
• the screw aperture 84 and the fitting groove 13 do not necessarily need to be symmetrically opposed and can be shifted slightly sideways in relation to one another.
• Figures 21 and 22 show a variant in which parallel standing ribs 85-86 are placed on the bottom of the fitting groove 13 in between which self-tapping screws 44 can be fixed.
• the invention can be used both for normal glazing and special glazing, such as a glazing of laminated or toughened glass, glass with a metal coating, glass in between which is provided a filling with a special gas, etc.
• the distance block 63 does not necessarily need to be made of a hollow profile or such.
• Figure 23 schematically shows a variant in which the distance block 63 consists of a strip, made of a synthetic mass 87 in which is embedded an element 88.
• the synthetic mass 87 contains absorbent granules 89 or such.
• Such a distance block 63 is applied between two glass plates 10 and 11 by heating the strip and, as represented in figure 23, by pressing the glass plates 10-11 against it at a distance from one another which depends on the above-mentioned element 88.
• a protective foil will be applied at least on the inside of the fitting groove 13, for example made of synthetic material, in order to avoid disadvantageous electrolysis effects.

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