AU745194B2 - Improvements in glazed roofs - Google Patents
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- AU745194B2 AU745194B2 AU90821/98A AU9082198A AU745194B2 AU 745194 B2 AU745194 B2 AU 745194B2 AU 90821/98 A AU90821/98 A AU 90821/98A AU 9082198 A AU9082198 A AU 9082198A AU 745194 B2 AU745194 B2 AU 745194B2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
- E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
- E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
- E04D3/08—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with metal glazing bars
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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
- E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
- E04B7/02—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation with plane sloping surfaces, e.g. saddle roofs
- E04B7/06—Constructions of roof intersections or hipped ends
- E04B7/063—Hipped ends
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
- E04D13/17—Ventilation of roof coverings not otherwise provided for
- E04D13/174—Ventilation of roof coverings not otherwise provided for on the ridge of the roof
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F7/00—Ventilation
- F24F7/02—Roof ventilation
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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
- E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
- E04B7/02—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation with plane sloping surfaces, e.g. saddle roofs
- E04B7/06—Constructions of roof intersections or hipped ends
- E04B7/063—Hipped ends
- E04B2007/066—Hipped ends for conservatories
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
- E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
- E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
- E04D3/08—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with metal glazing bars
- E04D2003/0868—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars
- E04D2003/0875—Mutual connections and details of glazing bars on the ridge of the roof or on intersecting roof parts
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S52/00—Static structures, e.g. buildings
- Y10S52/17—Static structures, e.g. buildings with transparent walls or roof, e.g. sunroom
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- Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
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Abstract
A glazed roof has a ridge and at least one free ridge end, a ventilation path being provided through a ridge end component.
Description
TITLE:Improvements in glazed roofs.
DESCRIPTION
This invention concerns improvements in glazed roofs.
The invention is particularly concerned with conservatory roofs and, more particularly, with means for ventilating conservatories. Conservatories are a popular addition to houses to provide additional room with the attractions of being light and providing wide outwards views.
Because conservatories are glazed extensively, there can be disadvantages, in that, when the weather is hot the conservatory interior can become very hot and when the weather is cold, the glazing is not able to retain heat. As a consequence of the latter condensation can form on inner surfaces of a conservatory.
To combat these problems it is desirable to provide ventilation. One simple form of ventilation is to provide air passageways through the roof ridge of a conservatory, so that air can flow through the conservatory.
The ridge ventilation system does provide a large area over which rain ingress is possible i.e. along both sides of the ridge, where rain can splash upwards from roof glazing panels under a ridge cover and into the ridge beam. Therefore, rain baffles and other suitable seals have to be provided to prevent rain ingress into the conservatory itself.
GB 2223732A describes a glazed roof having a ridge and at least one free ridge end with a ventilation gap being provided through a ridge end component.
4uA AENIED SHEET Lu A MENDED An object of this invention is to provide an alternative ventilation system for a glazed roof structure.
According to this invention there is provided a glazed roof having a ridge and at least one free ridge end, a ventilation tube at the at least one free ridge end, a decorative cover fitted over the ventilation tube leaving an air passageway between edges thereof, and a cover panel beneath the roof ridge end, the cover panel having an aperture coinciding with the tube, wherein the ridge end comprises a flange component of or mounted to a ridge beam end, the flange component being arranged to have ends of glazing bars attached thereto and the ventilation tube extends through the flange component.
Typically a Victorian or Edwardian style conservatory will have one or more ridge ends suitable for adoption of the present invention. At such a ridge end glazing bars extend downwardly and radially, a cover sits over the ridge end and a decorative finial is mounted on the cover. The decorative cover may be a finial fitted over the ventilation tube.
The tube and flange may be made as a single component, such as a die cast component.
A cover for the roof ridge end preferably has an aperture therethrough for the ventilation tube and is preferably shaped to sit on the ventilation tube top. The aperture preferably has a generally central slot connected by webs to sides of the aperture, the slot being arranged to receive a spigot or the like of a decorative component, such as a finial, whereby the decorative component sits on top of the ventilation tube but has its bottom edge spaced from the cover to provide an air passageway therebetween.
Beneath the roof ridge end a cover panel is preferably provided. The cover panel AMENDED SHEET preferably has an aperture into or over which the ventilation tube sits. Over the aperture there is preferably provided a hit and miss ventilator. Preferably the aperture is covered by a radially slotted cover with an associated rotatable slotted disc, whereby the disc can be rotated between a first position wherein respective slots of the cover and disc are aligned to allow air passage and a second position wherein solid parts of the disc align with slots of the aperture to prevent air passage.
The ventilation system of the invention may be used for natural ventilation. In other words when the ventilation passages are open warm air within a conservatory will rise and escape through the ventilation system. On the other hand forced ventilation may be possible with the ventilation system of the invention by providing an electrically operated fan or rotor within the ventilation tube to draw air through it from the conservatory.
The invention will now be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a partially exploded view from below of a conservatory ridge end with a ventilation system; Figure 2 is a further exploded view from below of the conservatory ridge of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a partially exploded view from above of the conservatory ridge end of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a further exploded view from above of the conservatory ridge and of Figure 1; and Figure 5 is a section through the conservatory ridge end of Figure 1.
"~-ILIV-0 WO 99/64698 PCT/GB98/02497 4 Referring to the accompanying drawings, the ridge end illustrated is typical of a so-called Victorian conservatory which has a ridge 10 with a decorative cresting 12 and a ridge end generally designated 14 from which glazing bars 19 extend radially and support glazing panels (not shown) therebetween.
The conservatory roof ridge end comprises a ridge beam 16 having a generally semi-circular ridge end plate 18 fixed thereto. The ridge end plate 18 slopes downwardly and has the glazing bars 19 attached thereto.
Over the ridge beam 16 is a capping 20 and at the ridge end is a generally semi-circular capping 22. Extending through the ridge end plate 18 is a ventilation tube 24. The plate 18 and tube 24 may be made as a one-piece die cast item. Space between ends of the glazing bars 19 and the ventilation tube 24 is sealed with foamed plastics material 26.
At its top the ventilation tube 24 extends through a circular aperture 28 in the capping 22. In the aperture 22 is a tube 30 with a closed bottom end connected by webs 32 to sides of the aperture 28. The tube 30 receives a spigot 34 from base 36 of finial 38, such that there is an air space between the bottom edge of the base 36 and the capping 22.
Beneath the ridge end is a cover plate 40. The cover plate has an aperture 42 into which the bottom end of the ventilation tube 24 extends. Covering the aperture 42 is a ventilation grille 44 having a plurality of radial slots 46. Rotatably mounted above the grille 44 is a disc 48 itself having a plurality of radial slots, whereby alignment of the slots of the cover and of the disc permit air passage into and through the ventilation tube 24.
WO 99/64698 PCT/GB98/02497 The ventilation tube 24 may be provided with an electrically operated fan or rotor to provide forced ventilation through the ventilation tube. Otherwise ventilation occurs by warmer air within the conservatory rising and passing through the ventilation tube.
Claims (9)
1. A glazed roof having a ridge and at least one free ridge end, a generally vertical ventilation tube at the at least one free ridge end, a decorative cover fitted over the ventilation tube leaving an air passageway between edges thereof, and a cover panel beneath the roof ridge end, the cover panel having an aperture coinciding with the tube, wherein the ridge end comprises a flange component of or mounted to a ridge beam end, the flange component being arranged to have ends of glazing bars attached thereto and the ventilation tube extends through the flange component.
2. A glazed roof as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tube and flange are a single component.
3. A glazed roof as claimed in any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein a cover for the roof ridge end has an aperture therethrough for the ventilation tube.
4. A glazed roof as claimed in claim 3, wherein the ridge end cover is shaped to sit on the ventilation tube top.
A glazed roof as claimed in claim 3 or 4, wherein the aperture has a generally central slot connected by webs to sides of the aperture, the slot being arranged to receive a spigot or the like of a decorative component whereby the decorative component sits on top of the ventilation tube but has its bottom edge spaced from the cover to provide an air passageway therebetween. 7
6. A glazed roof as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein -he cover panel has an aperture into or over which the ventilation tube sits.
7. A glazed roof as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein over the aperture there is provided a hit and miss ventilator.
8. A glazed roof as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the aperture is covered by a radially slotted cover with an associated rotatable slotted disc, whereby the disc can be rotated between a first position wherein respective slots of the coVer and disc are aligned to allow air passage and a second passage wherein solid parts of the disc align with slots of the aperture to prevent air passage.
9. A glazed roof as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 further comprising means for forced ventilation. A glazed roof as claimed in claim 9 further comprising an electrically operated fan or rotor within the ventilation tube to draw air through it from the conservatory. -Ii
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBGB9812010.8A GB9812010D0 (en) | 1998-06-05 | 1998-06-05 | Improvements in glazed roofs |
| GB9812010 | 1998-06-05 | ||
| PCT/GB1998/002497 WO1999064698A1 (en) | 1998-06-05 | 1998-08-20 | Improvements in glazed roofs |
Publications (2)
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| AU9082198A AU9082198A (en) | 1999-12-30 |
| AU745194B2 true AU745194B2 (en) | 2002-03-14 |
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| AU90821/98A Ceased AU745194B2 (en) | 1998-06-05 | 1998-08-20 | Improvements in glazed roofs |
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| JP (1) | JP2002517648A (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1301324A (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE290632T1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU745194B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2255269A1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69829319T2 (en) |
| HR (1) | HRP20000836A2 (en) |
| HU (1) | HUP0103787A2 (en) |
| MX (1) | MXPA00012026A (en) |
| NZ (1) | NZ508542A (en) |
| PL (1) | PL344641A1 (en) |
| RU (1) | RU2208106C2 (en) |
| SK (1) | SK18552000A3 (en) |
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| CA2838505A1 (en) * | 2011-06-07 | 2012-12-13 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | System and method for management of a roof |
| CN106869389A (en) * | 2017-03-31 | 2017-06-20 | 北京善筑科技股份有限公司 | Pitched roof connector and the assembled architecture pitched roof system with the connector |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2223772A (en) * | 1988-08-23 | 1990-04-18 | Rodney Charles Flux | Conservatory |
| GB2256880A (en) * | 1991-06-18 | 1992-12-23 | Thermal Profiles Accessories | Conservatories |
| FR2701279A1 (en) * | 1993-02-09 | 1994-08-12 | Hep | Improvement to the system for ventilating verandas, garden rooms (conservatories), spa baths (jacuzzis), swimming pool rooves, etc. |
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- 1998-08-20 PL PL98344641A patent/PL344641A1/en unknown
- 1998-08-20 NZ NZ508542A patent/NZ508542A/en unknown
- 1998-08-20 AT AT98942841T patent/ATE290632T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-08-20 AU AU90821/98A patent/AU745194B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-08-20 CN CN98814159A patent/CN1301324A/en active Pending
- 1998-08-20 RU RU2000133304/03A patent/RU2208106C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-08-20 DE DE69829319T patent/DE69829319T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-08-20 JP JP2000553681A patent/JP2002517648A/en active Pending
- 1998-08-20 HU HU0103787A patent/HUP0103787A2/en unknown
- 1998-08-20 SK SK1855-2000A patent/SK18552000A3/en unknown
- 1998-12-02 CA CA002255269A patent/CA2255269A1/en not_active Abandoned
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Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2223772A (en) * | 1988-08-23 | 1990-04-18 | Rodney Charles Flux | Conservatory |
| GB2256880A (en) * | 1991-06-18 | 1992-12-23 | Thermal Profiles Accessories | Conservatories |
| FR2701279A1 (en) * | 1993-02-09 | 1994-08-12 | Hep | Improvement to the system for ventilating verandas, garden rooms (conservatories), spa baths (jacuzzis), swimming pool rooves, etc. |
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| ATE290632T1 (en) | 2005-03-15 |
| CA2255269A1 (en) | 1999-12-05 |
| DE69829319D1 (en) | 2005-04-14 |
| HRP20000836A2 (en) | 2001-12-31 |
| AU9082198A (en) | 1999-12-30 |
| DE69829319T2 (en) | 2006-04-13 |
| PL344641A1 (en) | 2001-11-19 |
| MXPA00012026A (en) | 2003-10-15 |
| NZ508542A (en) | 2002-09-27 |
| SK18552000A3 (en) | 2001-06-11 |
| CN1301324A (en) | 2001-06-27 |
| JP2002517648A (en) | 2002-06-18 |
| RU2208106C2 (en) | 2003-07-10 |
| HUP0103787A2 (en) | 2002-03-28 |
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