WO2002057582A1 - Frame members - Google Patents

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WO2002057582A1
WO2002057582A1 PCT/GB2002/000120 GB0200120W WO02057582A1 WO 2002057582 A1 WO2002057582 A1 WO 2002057582A1 GB 0200120 W GB0200120 W GB 0200120W WO 02057582 A1 WO02057582 A1 WO 02057582A1
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Brian Paul Booth
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Sapa Building Systems Limited
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window 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
    • E06B3/04Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/263Frames with special provision for insulation
    • E06B3/26301Frames with special provision for insulation with prefabricated insulating strips between two metal section members
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window 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
    • E06B3/04Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/263Frames with special provision for insulation
    • E06B3/2632Frames with special provision for insulation with arrangements reducing the heat transmission, other than an interruption in a metal section
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window 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
    • E06B3/04Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/263Frames with special provision for insulation
    • E06B3/2632Frames with special provision for insulation with arrangements reducing the heat transmission, other than an interruption in a metal section
    • E06B2003/26325Frames with special provision for insulation with arrangements reducing the heat transmission, other than an interruption in a metal section the convection or radiation in a hollow space being reduced, e.g. by subdividing the hollow space
    • E06B2003/2633Frames with special provision for insulation with arrangements reducing the heat transmission, other than an interruption in a metal section the convection or radiation in a hollow space being reduced, e.g. by subdividing the hollow space the insulating strips between the metal sections having ribs extending into the hollow space
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window 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
    • E06B3/04Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/263Frames with special provision for insulation
    • E06B2003/26349Details of insulating strips
    • E06B2003/2635Specific form characteristics
    • E06B2003/26352Specific form characteristics hollow
    • E06B2003/26356Honeycomb
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window 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
    • E06B3/04Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/263Frames with special provision for insulation
    • E06B2003/26349Details of insulating strips
    • E06B2003/2635Specific form characteristics
    • E06B2003/26359Specific form characteristics making flush mounting with neighbouring metal section members possible

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  • This invention relates to insulating frame members and more particularly to thermally broken frame members for glazing applications such as windows, doors, conservatories and other structures.
  • glazing frames fabricated from extruded aluminium alloy glazing bars remain the preferred choice, having superior strength, stability, durability and other advantages compared with frames of pvc ⁇ plastics material.
  • window frames or door frames fabricated from aluminium bars are known in the art of window frames or door frames fabricated from aluminium bars.
  • the good thermal conductivity of aluminium may result in the cooling of the interior-facing surfaces of the frame resulting in heat loss and also condensation, if the interior atmosphere is sufficiently warm and humid.
  • thermoly broken' designs in which the ' inner and outer sections of an extruded frame member (which may be referred to herein as a ⁇ profile' ) are inter-connected by means of a rigid member of heat insulating material which substantially reduces heat conductivity between the inner and outer sections of the profile. It is an object of this invention to provide a thermally broken glazing frame or the like having improved thermal insulation for use in the construction of a glazed window, door or other article, of improved U value.
  • This invention consists in a frame member having an inner profile section and an outer profile section of thermally conducting material interconnected by an elongate web of thermally insulating material characterised in that the web is formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending thin walled chambers such that the web, in cross section, is formed by a matrix of rows and columns of the cross sections of the said chambers.
  • the chambers have cross section of polygon form of and, more preferably, the cross sectional form is such that the form of matrix consists in a tessellated array in which the chamber walls are all of uniform thickness.
  • An array of chambers each having the same hexagonal cross sectional form is particularly advantageous and provides a honeycomb' matrix.
  • Other single forms that tessellate exactly are equilateral triangles and rectangles although arrays of mixed forms will also tessellate exactly.
  • the web may have a thin outer skin, which forms the wall of a truncated array of chambers along the boundary of the web.
  • the lengths of the various conduction paths through the chamber walls between the inner and outer edges of the web will generally be greater, and potentially substantially greater, than the width of a corresponding solid web. Together with the relative thinness of the chamber walls the thermal conductivity of the web in accordance with this invention will result in substantially lower heat loss by conduction compared with the case a conventional web.
  • the chamber wall thickness should be a rather small fraction of the depth of the web, between the inner and outer ends thereof, and preferably be about 1% -5% of the overall web depth.
  • the frame member has a pair of spaced apart webs of the kind described.
  • the interior facing surfaces of such first and second spaced apart webs are each provided with a plurality of opposed fins, which reduced heat transfer by convection and radiation between the inner and outer frame members.
  • the window frame member shown generally as 2 has an inner aluminium alloy profile 4 and an outer aluminium alloy profile 6 which are connected together a pair of extruded spaced apart polyamide web members 8,10.
  • Each web which is 36 mm deep between the inner and outer edges, is formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending thin walled chambers 12 of hexagonal cross sectional form.
  • Each web, in cross section, is formed by a matrix of rows and columns of the hexagonal cross sectional forms of the chambers.
  • the illustrated array is tessellated, that is each hexagonal form is disposed as an element of a mosaic with uniform wall thickness (of 0.6 mm in the case illustrated) between each chamber.
  • Each web has a thin (0.6mm) outer skin 14 which forms the outer wall of an array of truncated chambers 15 of semi hexagon formed along the outer surface.
  • the opposed inner surface is formed with a plurality of pair of inwardly directed fins 16 which reduce heat transfer within the cavity formed between the webs 8,10 by radiation and convection between the inner and outer elements 4, 6.
  • the window assembly is completed in a standard way: the sealed unit 18 is retained in the glazing rebate 20 formed by rebate profile 22 an associated gasket 24 and the external glazing bead 26 which retains gasket 28 in contact with the outer marginal edge of sealed unit 18.
  • Conduction between the normally warmer interior section 4 towards the normally cooler exterior section 6 occurs through the walls of the hexagonal chambers 12 and 15. Not only is the conduction path length through the chamber walls greater than the 36mm depth of the web but the relative wall thinness also contributes substantially to a reduction in conductivity compared with a conventional web.

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Abstract

A glazing (2) has inner and outer aluminium alloy sections (22), (6) interconnected by a pair of extruded polyamide thermally insulating webs (8), (10) each formed with a plurality of hollow chambers (12) of hexagonal cross section to form a honeycomb-like matrix. The inwardly facing facing surfaces of the webs are formed with fins (16) which reduce internal heat transfer.

Description

Insulating Frame Members
This invention relates to insulating frame members and more particularly to thermally broken frame members for glazing applications such as windows, doors, conservatories and other structures.
For certain applications, glazing frames fabricated from extruded aluminium alloy glazing bars remain the preferred choice, having superior strength, stability, durability and other advantages compared with frames of pvcϋ plastics material.
A recognised disadvantage of window frames or door frames fabricated from aluminium bars is that, in the event of low external temperatures occurring, the good thermal conductivity of aluminium may result in the cooling of the interior-facing surfaces of the frame resulting in heat loss and also condensation, if the interior atmosphere is sufficiently warm and humid.
Many proposals have been made to mitigate this problem by introducing so called ^thermally broken' designs in which the' inner and outer sections of an extruded frame member (which may be referred to herein as a λprofile' ) are inter-connected by means of a rigid member of heat insulating material which substantially reduces heat conductivity between the inner and outer sections of the profile. It is an object of this invention to provide a thermally broken glazing frame or the like having improved thermal insulation for use in the construction of a glazed window, door or other article, of improved U value.
This invention consists in a frame member having an inner profile section and an outer profile section of thermally conducting material interconnected by an elongate web of thermally insulating material characterised in that the web is formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending thin walled chambers such that the web, in cross section, is formed by a matrix of rows and columns of the cross sections of the said chambers.
Preferably, the chambers have cross section of polygon form of and, more preferably, the cross sectional form is such that the form of matrix consists in a tessellated array in which the chamber walls are all of uniform thickness. An array of chambers each having the same hexagonal cross sectional form is particularly advantageous and provides a honeycomb' matrix. Other single forms that tessellate exactly are equilateral triangles and rectangles although arrays of mixed forms will also tessellate exactly.
The web may have a thin outer skin, which forms the wall of a truncated array of chambers along the boundary of the web.
Except for conduction through any such thin outer skin, the lengths of the various conduction paths through the chamber walls between the inner and outer edges of the web will generally be greater, and potentially substantially greater, than the width of a corresponding solid web. Together with the relative thinness of the chamber walls the thermal conductivity of the web in accordance with this invention will result in substantially lower heat loss by conduction compared with the case a conventional web.
The chamber wall thickness should be a rather small fraction of the depth of the web, between the inner and outer ends thereof, and preferably be about 1% -5% of the overall web depth.
Preferably, the frame member has a pair of spaced apart webs of the kind described. Advantageously, the interior facing surfaces of such first and second spaced apart webs are each provided with a plurality of opposed fins, which reduced heat transfer by convection and radiation between the inner and outer frame members.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood one embodiment will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates a cross section of a window frame member which is part of a standard 1200mm x 1200mm window assembly not shown, incorporating a 24mm sealed double glazing unit.
Referring to the drawing, the window frame member shown generally as 2 has an inner aluminium alloy profile 4 and an outer aluminium alloy profile 6 which are connected together a pair of extruded spaced apart polyamide web members 8,10. Each web, which is 36 mm deep between the inner and outer edges, is formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending thin walled chambers 12 of hexagonal cross sectional form. Each web, in cross section, is formed by a matrix of rows and columns of the hexagonal cross sectional forms of the chambers. The illustrated array is tessellated, that is each hexagonal form is disposed as an element of a mosaic with uniform wall thickness (of 0.6 mm in the case illustrated) between each chamber.
Each web has a thin (0.6mm) outer skin 14 which forms the outer wall of an array of truncated chambers 15 of semi hexagon formed along the outer surface. The opposed inner surface is formed with a plurality of pair of inwardly directed fins 16 which reduce heat transfer within the cavity formed between the webs 8,10 by radiation and convection between the inner and outer elements 4, 6.
The window assembly is completed in a standard way: the sealed unit 18 is retained in the glazing rebate 20 formed by rebate profile 22 an associated gasket 24 and the external glazing bead 26 which retains gasket 28 in contact with the outer marginal edge of sealed unit 18.
Conduction between the normally warmer interior section 4 towards the normally cooler exterior section 6 occurs through the walls of the hexagonal chambers 12 and 15. Not only is the conduction path length through the chamber walls greater than the 36mm depth of the web but the relative wall thinness also contributes substantially to a reduction in conductivity compared with a conventional web.
Overall, calculations have shown that the 1200mm x 1200mm window assembly incorporating a 24 mm sealed double glazing unit in an aluminium alloy frame provided with thermally insulating webs as described with reference to the accompanying drawing benefits from a 5% reduction in heat loss (an increase of 5% in U value) under industry- standard test conditions, (CEN) compared with an otherwise identical window assembly provided with a standard solid polyamide insulator of the same 36mm depth.

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1. A frame member having alloy inner and outer sections interconnected by a web of thermally insulating material characterised in that the web is formed with a plurality of thin walled hollow chambers such that the web, in cross section, is formed by a matrix of rows and columns of the said chambers .
2. A frame member as claimed in Claim 1 in which the chambers of the web have cross section of polygon form.
3. A frame member as claimed in Claim 2 in which the matrix is in the form of a tessellated array in which the chamber walls are all of uniform thickness.
4. A frame member as claimed in Claim 3 in which the chambers each have the same hexagonal cross sectional form so as to provide provides a honeycomb matrix.
5. A frame member as claimed in any preceding Claim in which the web has a thin outer skin, which forms the wall of a truncated array of chambers along the boundary of the web.
6. A frame member as claimed in any preceding claim in which the chamber wall thickness is a small fraction of the depth of the web, between the inner and outer ends thereof.
7. A frame member as claimed in Claim 6 in which the thickness of the chamber wall is between a 1% and 5% of the overall web depth.
8. A frame member as claimed in any preceding Claim having a pair of spaced apart webs.
9. A frame member as claimed in Claim 8 in which the interior facing surfaces of such first and second spaced apart webs are each provided with a plurality of opposed fins, to reduced heat transfer between the inner and outer frame members.
10. A frame member as claimed in any preceding Claim in whch a web is formed as an extrusion of polyamide.
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