WO1999058782A1 - Panel assembly - Google Patents
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- WO1999058782A1 WO1999058782A1 PCT/IE1999/000040 IE9900040W WO9958782A1 WO 1999058782 A1 WO1999058782 A1 WO 1999058782A1 IE 9900040 W IE9900040 W IE 9900040W WO 9958782 A1 WO9958782 A1 WO 9958782A1
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- panel assembly
- jaws
- panel
- retaining
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
- E04B2/88—Curtain walls
- E04B2/96—Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms
- E04B2/967—Details of the cross-section of the mullions or transoms
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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
- E06B3/54—Fixing of glass panes or like plates
- E06B3/5427—Fixing of glass panes or like plates the panes mounted flush with the surrounding frame or with the surrounding panes
Definitions
- This invention relates to a panel assembly, for example in the construction of a curtain wall.
- the panels may be glazing panels, such as double glazed sealed units, or they may be opaque or translucent panels.
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the retaining member at an initial stage of being snap-fitted to the mullion in a second embodiment of the invention
- a curtain wall comprises a rectangular grid of elongate support members, i.e. vertical mullions 10 and horizontal transoms 12, defining a plurality of rectangular openings 14 (in Fig. 1 only the intersection of one mullion with one transom is shown) .
- Each rectangular opening 14 is occupied by a respective rectangular double glazed sealed unit 16 which is secured along its edges to the respective edges of the aperture 14, i.e. to the support members 10 and 12 surrounding and defining the opening, in the following manner (the following description will describe the fixing of the opposite vertical edges of the units 16 to the mullions 10, but essentially the same arrangement applies to the fixing of the upper and lower horizontal edges of the units 16 to the transoms 12) .
- an elongate wedge member 56 is forced into the mouth 58 of the channel member 48 so as to maintain the opposite sides 52 apart and prevent inadvertent removal of the retaining member 22 from the mullion 10, especially before the cover 40 is snapped into place.
- the member 56 has rearwardly directed resilient barbs 60 which, when the member 56 is fully engaged in the channel member 48, Fig. 7B, engage behind stepped portions 62 in the interior of the channel member 48 to retain the wedge member 56 in place. If necessary, the wedge member 56 can be prised out of the channel member 48 to allow removal of the retaining member 22.
- the wedge member 56 is made of a relatively deformable plastics material.
- Each unit 16 is mounted by its edges in a respective rectangular frame 70 comprising an inner rectangular subframe 70A and an outer rectangular subframe 70B.
- the inner and outer subframes 70A, 70B are each made up of four lengths of extruded metal having the cross-section shown in Fig. 8 which are mitred together at the corners of the frame 70.
- the subframes 70A, 70B are secured together by a rigid thermally insulating material such as a resin 72 which thermally insulates the inner subframe 70A from the outer subframe 7OB.
- the inner subframe 70A is within the outer subframe 70B and is offset relative to the outer subframe 70B in a direction normal to the units 16 and towards the transoms 12 and mullions 10 (not shown) .
- each unit 16 is mounted in the respective outer subframe 70B and there retained in place by four clips 74 each extending along a respective one of the four edges of the unit 16.
- Each clip 74 is of generally of L-shaped cross-section and engages the outer subframe 70B in the manner shown and presses on the outer surface of the unit 16 via a gasket 76. This maintains the respective edge of the unit 16 under pressure between the gasket 76 and a further gasket 78 which is carried by the inner subframe 70A and presses on the inner surface of the unit 16.
- the four clips 74, one along each edge of the frame 70 are, like the subframes, mitred together at the corners of the frame.
- L-shaped cleats 80 are inserted into the mitred ends of the clips 74 at each corner of the frame to strengthen the corner against a tendency for the clips to open under strain.
- each frame 70 with its respective unit 16 mounted therein as described is a self-supporting assembly which can be fitted to a pre-assembled grid of mullions and transoms as now described.
- An advantage of this fourth embodiment is that an opening window vent can be fitted in place of the outer subframe 70B without detracting from the overall appearance of the assembly. It will be understood that although the snap-fit retaining member used in the fourth embodiment is similar to that shown in Fig. 6 and 7, the retaining member could be similar to that used in either of the first two embodiments.
- the jaws 30 could be on the retaining member 22 and the tongue 32, jaws 42 or channel member 48 could be on the support member 10 or 12.
- the embodiments have described the use of the invention in the construction of a multi- light curtain wall, the invention is useful in many other situations where it is desired to assemble a plurality of panels.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU40555/99A AU4055599A (en) | 1998-05-11 | 1999-05-11 | Panel assembly |
EP99923828A EP1078134A1 (en) | 1998-05-11 | 1999-05-11 | Panel assembly |
Applications Claiming Priority (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IES980355 | 1998-05-11 | ||
IES980355 IES980355A2 (en) | 1998-05-11 | 1998-05-11 | Panel assembly |
IE980467A IE980467A1 (en) | 1998-05-11 | 1998-06-16 | Panel Assembly |
IE980467 | 1998-06-16 | ||
IE990075 | 1999-02-02 | ||
IES990075 | 1999-02-02 |
Publications (1)
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WO1999058782A1 true WO1999058782A1 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
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PCT/IE1999/000040 WO1999058782A1 (en) | 1998-05-11 | 1999-05-11 | Panel assembly |
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EP (1) | EP1078134A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4055599A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999058782A1 (en) |
Cited By (7)
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GB2440538A (en) * | 2006-08-01 | 2008-02-06 | Chung-Cheng Wu | Sheet material connecting system |
WO2009113889A1 (en) | 2008-03-10 | 2009-09-17 | Fakro Pp Spolka Z O. O. | Covering slat with fastening bar |
US9316040B2 (en) | 2013-07-16 | 2016-04-19 | Milgard Manufacturing Incorporated | Field mulling system for windows and doors |
GB2546068A (en) * | 2016-01-02 | 2017-07-12 | Clasby Neil | Perimeter glazing insert |
US10017980B2 (en) | 2010-06-04 | 2018-07-10 | Milgard Manufacturing Incorporated | Window mull system |
JP2018123541A (en) * | 2017-01-31 | 2018-08-09 | Ykk Ap株式会社 | curtain wall |
KR20220149258A (en) * | 2021-04-30 | 2022-11-08 | 김재욱 | Curtain wall assembly with improved insulation performance and increased bonding strength |
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US3380210A (en) * | 1965-05-07 | 1968-04-30 | Anaconda Aluminum Co | Frame member assemblies for wall structures |
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DE3509827A1 (en) * | 1985-03-19 | 1986-10-02 | Rüterbau GmbH, 3012 Langenhagen | Fastening for single and multiple glass panes, as well as wall and facade elements |
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EP0369326A2 (en) * | 1988-11-17 | 1990-05-23 | Forster Ag Hermann | Insulating connection device for building panels |
EP0442487A2 (en) * | 1990-02-15 | 1991-08-21 | Eltreva AG | Connecting element for two construction frame members |
EP0443900A2 (en) * | 1990-02-22 | 1991-08-28 | Philippe Aubin | Fixing device for a panel, especially a glazing panel on a supporting frame |
DE4007847A1 (en) * | 1990-03-12 | 1991-09-19 | Filser & Soehne Metallbau Gmbh | Glazed facade joint with cover strip - has toothed flange on cover strip locking in recess in support between panes |
CH680934A5 (en) * | 1990-01-04 | 1992-12-15 | Alu System Ag | Thermal insulation detail of exterior window framing etc. - detail between inner load carrying frame and external covering frame used for door, windows etc. on thermal insulation |
DE29621413U1 (en) * | 1995-12-12 | 1997-02-27 | Hartmann & Co W | Pressure profile for facade construction |
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- 1999-05-11 EP EP99923828A patent/EP1078134A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-05-11 WO PCT/IE1999/000040 patent/WO1999058782A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-05-11 AU AU40555/99A patent/AU4055599A/en not_active Abandoned
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US3009549A (en) * | 1958-07-21 | 1961-11-21 | Miller Ind Inc | Extruded structural member |
US3380210A (en) * | 1965-05-07 | 1968-04-30 | Anaconda Aluminum Co | Frame member assemblies for wall structures |
DE2430276A1 (en) * | 1974-06-24 | 1976-01-08 | Theodor Straub | Heat-insulated external wall facing element holder section - of flexible material with successive through cutouts for column, element and filler |
GB2167784A (en) * | 1984-11-28 | 1986-06-04 | Costa C C & Cia Srl | Facing for external surfaces of buildings |
DE3509827A1 (en) * | 1985-03-19 | 1986-10-02 | Rüterbau GmbH, 3012 Langenhagen | Fastening for single and multiple glass panes, as well as wall and facade elements |
DE3527211A1 (en) * | 1985-07-30 | 1987-02-12 | Schneider Fensterfabrik Gmbh & | Mullion/transom construction for metal windows |
EP0369326A2 (en) * | 1988-11-17 | 1990-05-23 | Forster Ag Hermann | Insulating connection device for building panels |
CH680934A5 (en) * | 1990-01-04 | 1992-12-15 | Alu System Ag | Thermal insulation detail of exterior window framing etc. - detail between inner load carrying frame and external covering frame used for door, windows etc. on thermal insulation |
EP0442487A2 (en) * | 1990-02-15 | 1991-08-21 | Eltreva AG | Connecting element for two construction frame members |
EP0443900A2 (en) * | 1990-02-22 | 1991-08-28 | Philippe Aubin | Fixing device for a panel, especially a glazing panel on a supporting frame |
DE4007847A1 (en) * | 1990-03-12 | 1991-09-19 | Filser & Soehne Metallbau Gmbh | Glazed facade joint with cover strip - has toothed flange on cover strip locking in recess in support between panes |
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Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2440538A (en) * | 2006-08-01 | 2008-02-06 | Chung-Cheng Wu | Sheet material connecting system |
GB2440538B (en) * | 2006-08-01 | 2008-10-08 | Chung-Cheng Wu | Assembled greenhouse structure |
WO2009113889A1 (en) | 2008-03-10 | 2009-09-17 | Fakro Pp Spolka Z O. O. | Covering slat with fastening bar |
US10017980B2 (en) | 2010-06-04 | 2018-07-10 | Milgard Manufacturing Incorporated | Window mull system |
US9316040B2 (en) | 2013-07-16 | 2016-04-19 | Milgard Manufacturing Incorporated | Field mulling system for windows and doors |
GB2546068A (en) * | 2016-01-02 | 2017-07-12 | Clasby Neil | Perimeter glazing insert |
JP2018123541A (en) * | 2017-01-31 | 2018-08-09 | Ykk Ap株式会社 | curtain wall |
KR20220149258A (en) * | 2021-04-30 | 2022-11-08 | 김재욱 | Curtain wall assembly with improved insulation performance and increased bonding strength |
KR102638515B1 (en) | 2021-04-30 | 2024-02-19 | 김재욱 | Curtain wall assembly with improved insulation performance and increased bonding strength |
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