EP3299565A1 - Glass structure provided with a corner profile - Google Patents

Abstract

Set including two canopy structures ( 2 ) each comprising:
at least two sleepers ( 13, 14 ),
- at least two T-section uprights ( 18 ) for attachment to the cross members ( 13, 14 ) and each having a web ( 20 ) and two wings ( 21, 22 ) which extend laterally projecting from the soul ( 20 );
- For each upright ( 18 ), a bead ( 25 ) U-section, intended to come to fit frontally on the web ( 20 ) of the upright ( 18 ) and defining with the wing ( 21 ) a space ( 31) ) home;
this assembly further comprising a profile ( 34 ) angle intended to fit on the uprights ( 18 ) of the two structures ( 2 ) contiguous, this profile ( 34 ) angle including a rod ( 35 ) finishing to polygonal section and a pair of spacers ( 36 ) which protrude from the rod (35) to be housed each in a space ( 31 ) home.

Description

The invention relates to the field of building. More specifically, it relates to an assembly comprising two dismountable canopy structures and a canopy including such structures, and glazing panels mounted in each structure.

• au moins deux traverses,
• au moins deux montants à section en T destinés à être fixés sur les traverses pour former un cadre, chaque montant ayant une âme et deux ailes qui s'étendent latéralement en saillie à partir de l'âme ;
• pour chaque montant, une parclose à section en U pourvue d'une paroi frontale, de parois latérales en regard qui s'étendent perpendiculairement à partir de la paroi frontale, d'une paire de parois de fond qui s'étendent en regard de la paroi frontale à partir des parois latérales, cette parclose étant destinée à venir s'emboîter frontalement sur l'âme du montant, en ménageant, entre l'aile du montant et une paroi de fond de la parclose, un espace d'accueil.

A canopy structure is known comprising:

• at least two sleepers,
• at least two T-section posts for attachment to the cross members to form a frame, each post having a web and two wings extending laterally projecting from the web;
• for each upright, a U-section baffle provided with a front wall, facing side walls which extend perpendicularly from the end wall, a pair of bottom walls which extend opposite the frontal wall from the side walls, this bead being intended to come to fit frontally on the soul of the upright, providing, between the wing of the upright and a bottom wall of the bead, a reception area.

This modular structure gives complete satisfaction. It is designed to be mounted in an opening (usually rectangular closed contour) practiced in a partition (carrier or not). Its architecture allows it to be assembled easily and quickly using common tools.

The configuration in which a closed contour opening is closed with a canopy whose structure is generally flat is the simplest. But we must be able to consider multiple configurations, in which several planar canopy structures are joined by forming an angle between them (eg a right angle), to form glazed partitions.

The problem then is to ensure the finish of the canopy at the junction between two contiguous structures, whose end edges are exposed.

The simplest is to place at this junction a finishing rod in the form of a profile that fills the gap defined between the contiguous structures while covering their end edges. But the The question then arises of the fixing of this rod to the structures. A weld would make the canopy indémontable and is difficult to envisage when the profiles are aluminum. Screwing from the outside poses aesthetic problems, and the known canopy structure is not designed to allow attachment by other means.

This shows that it is necessary to improve the canopy to allow it to form glazed partitions inclined relative to each other (especially to form two walls at right angles) while having an aesthetically acceptable finish.

• au moins deux traverses,
• au moins deux montants à section en T destinés à être fixés sur les traverses pour former un cadre, chaque montant ayant une âme et deux ailes qui s'étendent latéralement en saillie à partir de l'âme ;
• pour chaque montant, une parclose à section en U pourvue d'une paroi frontale, de parois latérales en regard qui s'étendent perpendiculairement à partir de la paroi frontale, d'une paire de parois de fond qui s'étendent en regard de la paroi frontale à partir des parois latérales, cette parclose étant destinée à venir s'emboîter frontalement sur l'âme du montant, en ménageant, entre l'aile du montant et une paroi de fond de la parclose, un espace d'accueil ;

cet ensemble comprenant en outre un profilé d'angle destiné à venir s'emboîter sur les montants des deux structures accolées, ce profilé d'angle incluant une baguette de finition à section polygonale et une paire d'entretoises qui font saillie de la baguette pour venir se loger chacune dans un espace d'accueil, chaque entretoise comprenant une paroi de fixation destinée à venir s'appliquer contre l'âme du montant, et une paroi d'appui destinée à être positionnée en regard d'une paroi de fond de la parclose.For this purpose, it is proposed, in the first place, an assembly including two canopy structures each comprising:

• at least two sleepers,
• at least two T-section posts for attachment to the cross members to form a frame, each post having a web and two wings extending laterally projecting from the web;
• for each upright, a U-section baffle provided with a front wall, facing side walls which extend perpendicularly from the end wall, a pair of bottom walls which extend opposite the frontal wall from the side walls, this bead being intended to be fitted frontally on the core of the upright, providing, between the wing of the upright and a bottom wall of the bead, a reception area;

this assembly further comprising a corner profile intended to fit on the uprights of the two contiguous structures, this corner profile including a finishing rod with polygonal section and a pair of spacers which project from the rod to each of them being housed in a reception space, each spacer comprising a fixing wall intended to be applied against the core of the upright, and a support wall intended to be positioned opposite a bottom wall of the bead.

The corner profile ensures the finish of the whole (and the canopy). Its assembly is practical and fast; it can be realized using common tools (screwdriver). The corner profile provides elsewhere a certain structural rigidity to the whole, ensuring a junction between the adjacent structures.

• la baguette de finition comprend par ex. une paroi d'angle formant une cornière à deux côtés ;
• la baguette de finition peut comprendre un raidisseur qui relie les côtés ;
• le raidisseur se présente avantageusement sous forme d'un plat qui confère à la baguette une section de forme triangulaire ;
• chaque entretoise du profilé d'angle peut comprendre un flanc à partir duquel la paroi de fixation s'étend à l'équerre ;
• selon un mode de réalisation, le flanc se raccorde au côté adjacent de la baguette de finition en étant décalé par rapport à celui-ci de sorte à définir une feuillure complémentaire d'une aile du montant ;
• la paroi de fixation de chaque entretoise présente de préférence un bord chanfreiné ;
• chaque entretoise comprend avantageusement un voile qui s'étend à l'équerre à partir de la baguette de finition et à une extrémité de laquelle la paroi d'appui s'étend elle-même à l'équerre ;
• selon un mode de réalisation, l'âme du montant est percée d'un trou pour le passage d'une vis destinée à venir en prise hélicoïdale avec la paroi de fixation du profilé d'angle pour assurer la fixation de celui-ci sur le montant.

Various additional features may be provided, alone or in combination. So :

• the finishing rod comprises e.g. an angle wall forming a two-sided angle;
• the finishing rod may include a stiffener that connects the sides;
• the stiffener is advantageously in the form of a plate which gives the rod a section of triangular shape;
• each spacer of the corner profile may comprise a sidewall from which the fixing wall extends to the square;
• according to one embodiment, the sidewall is connected to the adjacent side of the finishing rod being offset relative thereto so as to define a complementary rebate of a wing of the upright;
• the fixing wall of each spacer preferably has a chamfered edge;
• each spacer advantageously comprises a web which extends to the square from the finishing rod and at one end of which the support wall itself extends to the square;
• according to one embodiment, the core of the upright is pierced with a hole for the passage of a screw intended to come into helical engagement with the wall of attachment of the corner profile to ensure the attachment thereof to the amount.

It is proposed, secondly, a canopy comprising an assembly as described above, and glazed panels housed between the sleepers and the uprights, and a song is housed in a reception area being immobilized between a wing of the upright and a bottom wall of a bead.

• la FIG.1 est une vue en perspective de face montrant un exemple d'installation d'une verrière incluant deux structures planes disposées à angle droit et jointes au moyen d'un profilé d'angle en coin ;
• la FIG.2 est une vue d'élévation montrant la verrière de la FIG.1 par l'arrière ;
• la FIG.3 est une vue de détail en coupe horizontale, éclatée, illustrant partiellement l'assemblage de la verrière selon le plan de coupe III-III de la FIG.1 ;
• la FIG.4 est une vue de détail en coupe horizontale dans le même plan de coupe que la FIG.3 et montrant la verrière assemblée.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the light of the description of an embodiment, given hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

• the FIG.1 is a front perspective view showing an example of a canopy installation including two flat structures arranged at right angles and joined by means of a corner corner profile;
• the FIG.2 is an elevation view showing the canopy of the FIG.1 rear ;
• the FIG.3 is a detail view in horizontal section, exploded, partially illustrating the assembly of the canopy according to section plane III-III of the FIG.1 ;
• the FIG.4 is a detail view in horizontal section in the same plane of section as the FIG.3 and showing the assembled canopy.

On the FIG.1 and FIG.2 is represented a canopy 1 which comprises two structures 2 , advantageously metallic and, for each structure 2 , one or more panel (s) 3 glazing supported and maintained by the structure 2.

The number of panels 3 glazing mounted in each structure 2 is indifferent. In the example of the FIG.1 , the canopy 1 comprises seven panels 3 mounted in each structure 2 (fourteen in total), only one of which is visible in each structure 2 for the sake of clarity of the drawing.

As we see on the FIG.1 , the canopy 1 is housed in an opening 4 formed in a partition 5 comprising two panels 6 which form a wedge defining between them an angle A (90 ° in the example shown). In other configurations, the angle A could be any, while being strictly between 0 ° and 180 °.

As we see on the FIG.1 , the opening 4 extends continuously on both sides 6 , including at their junction. The opening 4 has a lower edge 7 and an upper edge 8 , and is delimited on the sides by lateral edges 9 (one in each panel 6 ), between which the canopy 1 extends .

Each structure 2 , which forms a part of the canopy 1 , comprises, in the first place, at least two sleepers, namely a lower cross-member 13 , intended to be fixed (eg by means of screws) on the lower edge 7 of the opening 4 , and an upper cross member 14 , intended either to be fixed on an upper edge 8 of the opening 4. Alternatively, in a (conceivable) configuration where the opening 4 would be delimited by no upper edge, the Top 14 traverse could remain free.

Each crossbar 13 , 14 is in the form of a U-shaped profile, preferably a metal profile, e.g. steel or aluminum. Each 13 , 14 comprises a base 15 through which the crossbar 13 , 14 is intended to be fixed on the edge 7 , 8 of the opening 4 , a side 16 which protrudes perpendicularly from the base 15 , and a tab 17 opposite the side 16 and which also protrudes perpendicularly from the base 15.

Each structure 2 comprises, secondly, at least two uprights 18 T-section intended to be fixed on the cross members 13 , 14 to form a frame 19. If N is the number of panels 3 glazing (where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1), each structure 2 comprises a number N + 1 of uprights 18 (the uprights 18 forming ends, with the cross members 13 , 14 , the frame 19 of the structure 2 ).

Each upright 18 is in the form of a preferably metallic profile, e.g. steel or aluminum.

Each amount 18 , illustrated in section in particular on the FIG.3 , comprises a core 20 and two wings 21 , 22 which extend laterally projecting from the core 20 , advantageously symmetrically on both sides thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment illustrated on the FIG.3 , the core 20 is hollow and comprises an inner housing 23 . The wings 21 , 22 are, for their part, advantageously full.

In the example shown on the FIG.3 , each upright 18 is provided with a pair of grooves 24 dug on either side of the core 20 , the function of which will appear hereinafter.

Each structure 2 comprises, thirdly, and for each upright 18 , a bead 25 with a U-section intended to fit in frontally (that is to say in the direction defined by the soul on the FIG.3 ) on the core 20 of the upright 18.

The baffle 25 is provided with a front wall 26 , opposite side walls 27 which extend perpendicularly from the front wall 26 , and a pair of bottom walls 28 which extend facing the wall. 26 from front wall 27 side.

According to a preferred embodiment illustrated on the FIG.3 and FIG.4 , the bead 25 comprises a pair of elastic arms 29 which extend internally from the bottom walls 28 . As seen in these figures, each arm 29 is provided at its inner end with a bead 30 intended to snap into a groove 24 to ensure the reversible mounting of the bead 25 (which contributes to the reversibility of assembly of the entire structure 2 ).

Once nested on the upright 18, the bead 25 household between the core 20 of the upright 18 and one (or each) wall 28 bottom of the bead 25 , a space 31 home. On at least one side of the core 20 (and for example on both sides when the upright 18 is an intermediate upright), the receiving space 31 is intended to accommodate a channel 32 of a glazing panel 3 .

When the amount 18 is a lateral end amount of the structure 2, only a reception space 31 receives the edge 32 of a glazing 3 , as shown on the left and above on the FIG.4 . To ensure a correct (and flexible) retention of the panel 3, the structure 2 comprises elastic joints 33 . In the example shown, the edge 32 is trapped between two seals 33 , one of which is fixed on a bottom wall 28 of the bead 25 , and the other, facing, on the flange 22 of the upright.

To the assembly comprising the structures 2 intended to be contiguous, is added a profile 34 of angle intended to fit together on the uprights 18 of the lateral end of the two structures 2.

This angle profile 34 is intended to form, at the junction between the panels 6 , a connection between the adjoined structures 2 , with a triple function: first, aesthetic (the corner profile 34 ensures the visual finish by covering the ends lateral structures 2 ); secondly, protective, forming a shield against infiltrations (dust, moisture, grease) and against shocks; thirdly, structural, by stiffening the canopy 1 at the junction between structures 2.

The section 34 includes a corner 35 of cover strip with a polygonal section and a pair of struts 36 which protrude from the wand 35 to be received in a space 31 each host that opens at the side end of each structure 2.

According to an embodiment illustrated in particular on the FIG.3 and FIG.4 the finishing rod 35 comprises a corner wall 37 , which may be flat or polygonal. In the illustrated example, the corner wall 37 forms a two-sided angle iron 38 , 39. In the mounted situation, and as illustrated in FIG. FIG.4 each side 38 , 39 extends parallel to the flange 20 of the adjacent upright 18 .

Advantageously, and as in the example illustrated on the FIG.3 and FIG.4 The cover strip 35 includes a stiffener 40 which connects the sides 38, 39. In this example, the stiffener 40 is in the form of a flat which provides the rod 35 a triangular cross-section. Alternatively, the corner wall 37 may have any other shape, e.g. a quarter-round or polygon shape with sides of equal or different widths.

Each spacer 36 comprises a fixing wall 41 intended to be applied against the core 20 of a post 18. As can be seen in the FIG.3 and FIG.4 , The wall 41 of attachment extends perpendicularly to the side 38 (respectively 39) of the rod 35 of the closest finish, and parallel to the core 20 of the upright 18.

Each spacer 36 also comprises a support wall 42 , which extends perpendicularly to the fixing wall 41 and is intended to be positioned facing a bottom wall 28 of the baffle 25, in the space 31 of FIG. home that opens at the lateral end of structure 2.

According to a preferred embodiment, each spacer 36 comprises a flank 43 from which the fixing wall 41 extends to the square. In the example shown on the FIG.3 and FIG.4 , this flank 43 is connected to the adjacent side 38 (respectively 39 ) of the finishing strip 35 being offset with respect thereto, so that is defined between the flank 43 and the side 38 (respectively 39 ) a rabbet 44 complementary to a wing 21 of the amount 18.

The wall 41 for fixing each spacer 36 advantageously has an edge 45 chamfered internally, so as not to interfere with the fitting of the corresponding baffle 25 ( FIG.4 ).

Moreover, as illustrated in FIG.3 and FIG.4 each spacer 36 preferably comprises a web 46 which extends at right angles from the finishing rod 35 (here from the stiffener 40 ) and at one end of which the support wall 42 extends - even at the square.

As we see on the FIG.3 and FIG.4 , the spacers 36 are symmetrical to one another with respect to a general plane S of symmetry of the section 34 of angle. In situation, this plane S of symmetry is itself confused with a plane P bisector structures 2. In the illustrated example, where the angle A between the sides 6 of the partition 5 (and therefore between the general plans of the structures 2) contiguous is approximately 90 °, the spacers 36 extend in general directions perpendicular to each other, which correspond to the directions of engagement of the struts 36 in the uprights 18 of corresponding ends of the adjoining structures 2 .

The attachment of the angle profile 34 to the uprights 18 of the structures 2 is advantageously achieved by means of one or more screws 47 , preferably self-drilling (s), which comprises (include) a head 48 (advantageously conical) and a body 49. threaded.

For this purpose, and according to an embodiment illustrated on the FIG.3 the web 20 of each lateral end upright 18 is pierced with a hole 50 for the passage of a screw 47 , designed to engage helically with the wall 41 for fixing the corresponding spacer 36 to ensure the fixing the angle profile 34 on the upright 18. The hole 50 has an internal diameter greater than the external diameter of the body 49 of the screw 47. According to an advantageous embodiment, the hole 50 has a conical recess 50A complementary to the head 48 of the screw 47 to accommodate it flush.

For the tightening of the screw 47 , the fixing wall 41 may be provided with a simple pointing mark opposite the hole 50 pierced in the core 20 of the upright 18. However, according to a preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. FIG.3 , the angle profile 34 is preferably provided in each spacer 36 , for the helical catch with a fixing screw 47 , a pilot hole 51 drilled in the wall 41 of fixing (opposite the hole 50 drilled in the soul 20 of the amount 18 ). This pilot hole 51 then has a diameter less than the overall diameter of the body 49 of the screw 47 , so as to allow the thread to bite into the material of the wall 41 of attachment and thus to ensure the clamping thereof against the soul 20 of the upright 18.

The assembly of each structure 2 , their joining by means of the corner profile 34 and the assembly of the canopy 1 are made as follows.

For each structure 2 , we first assemble the uprights 18 and crosspieces 13 , 14 to form a frame 19. This assembly is advantageously achieved by means of feet 54 threaded into the housing 23 at each end of a post 18 , and fixed by means of screws at both the upright 18 and the crossbar 13 , 14. As illustrated in the detail medallion of the FIG.1 each foot 54 is housed in a space delimited by the base 15 , the side 16 and the lug 17.

The two structures 2 thus partially assembled are housed in the opening 4 , each in a pan 6 of the partition 5 , and positioned relative to each other in an adjacent manner, so that two of their uprights 18 of end are joined, while forming an angle (here at 90 °) between them.

The corner profile 34 is then mounted together on the adjoining lateral end posts 18 of the structures 2. For this purpose, the spacers 36 are fitted on the flanges 21 situated on the outside of each structure 2. The wall 41 for fixing each spacer 36 is applied against the core 20 of the corresponding upright 18 ; the flank 43 against an inner face 55 of the wing 21 ; the rabbet 44 against an outer edge 56 of the wing 21. Then the angle profile 34 is fixed to each upright 18 by means of the screw (or screws) 47 , which is (are) introduced into the ( s) 50 hole (s) and screwed tightly into the pilot holes 51.

The assembly comprising the two structures 2 thus partially assembled, and including the corner profile 34 which ensures their joining, is then fixed in the opening 4 , advantageously by means of screws (not shown) which secure the cross members 13 , 14 of each structure 2 at the lower edges 7 and upper 8 of the opening 4.

The corner profile 34 provides the finishing and joining of the end edges of the structures 2.

Then the glazing panels 3 are mounted in the structures 2 thus partially assembled, with the interposition of joints 33 between the edges 32 and the uprights 18 or the crosspieces 13 , 14. Shims (for example wood briquettes) are preferably placed at the bottom of each lower cross 13 to avoid glass-metal contact.

A horizontal bead 58 is then threaded onto each crossmember 13 , 14. More precisely, this horizontal bead 58 , which is substantially L-shaped, is snapped onto the lug 17 of the corresponding crossmember 13 , 14 . This horizontal bead 58 preferably carries a seal intended to be applied in a flexible manner against a panel 3 of glazing in the vicinity of a horizontal edge thereof.

A bead 25 is then engaged on each upright 18 by being snapped onto the core 20. The arms 29 elastically deform by sliding against the core 20 , until the beads 30 are fitted into the grooves 24 , which ensures the reversible attachment of the bead 25 on the upright 18.

As illustrated on the FIG.4 , the bead 25 advantageously carries a seal 33 which is applied in a flexible manner against the panel 3 of glazing.

The angle profile 34 does not interfere with the interlocking of the bead 25. Each spacer 36 is substantially complementary to the corresponding space 31 home. The wall 41 for fixing the spacer 36 may extend beyond the bottom wall 28 of the baffle 25 towards the inside thereof, but the chamfer whose edge 45 is provided prevents the two parts 25 , 34 abut against each other. The bearing wall 42 makes it possible to form a stop for the bottom wall 28 of the baffle 25 and thus to prevent the tilting thereof by pivoting around its fastener (at the level of the beads 30 ) on the upright 18 , to the benefit of a correct and rigid positioning of the bead 25 relative to the upright 18.

The stiffener 40 consolidates the assembly by forming a square that keeps the angle A constant between the structures 2.

Once assembled, the structures 2 have good mechanical rigidity, to which contributes the angle profile 34 , which gives the structures 2 (and the canopy as a whole) a pleasant aesthetic and protection against pollutants (dust, moisture ) by closing both visual and material access through the lateral end of the structures.

It can be seen that the addition of one or more corner profile (s) 34 makes it possible to form a canopy 1 to several successive moving partitions. In particular it is possible to form a canopy whose partitions are at right angles to one another (or each other).

Claims (10)

Set including two canopy structures ( 2 ) each comprising: at least two sleepers ( 13 , 14 ), at least two T-section uprights ( 18 ) for attachment to the cross members ( 13 , 14 ) to form a frame ( 19 ), each upright ( 18 ) having a web ( 20 ) and two wings ( 21 , 22); ) extending laterally projecting from the core ( 20 ); - for each upright ( 18 ), a bead ( 25 ) U-section provided with a wall ( 26 ) front, side walls ( 27 ) facing which extend perpendicularly from the wall ( 26 ) front, a pair of bottom walls ( 29 ) which extend facing the front wall ( 26 ) from the side walls ( 27 ), said bead ( 25 ) being intended to fit frontally on the web ( 20 ) of the upright ( 18 ), providing, between the wing ( 21 ) of the upright ( 18 ) and a bottom wall ( 28 ) of the baffle ( 25 ), a space ( 31 ) home; this assembly being characterized in that it further comprises a profile ( 34 ) angle intended to fit on the uprights ( 18 ) of the two structures ( 2 ) contiguous, this profile ( 34 ) angle including a finishing rod ( 35 ) with a polygonal cross-section and a pair of spacers ( 36 ) projecting from the rod ( 35 ) to be housed each in a receiving space ( 31 ), each spacer ( 35 ) comprising a wall ( 41 ) for fixing against the web ( 20 ) of the upright ( 18 ), and a support wall ( 42 ) intended to be positioned facing a wall ( 28 ) of the bottom of the bead ( 25 ). An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the finishing rod ( 35 ) comprises a corner wall ( 37 ) forming a two-sided angle ( 38 , 39 ). Assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the finishing rod ( 35 ) comprises a stiffener ( 40 ) which connects the sides ( 38 , 39 ). Assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that the stiffener ( 40 ) is in the form of a plate which gives the rod ( 35 ) a triangular section. Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each spacer ( 36 ) of the angle profile ( 34 ) comprises a flank ( 43 ) from which the wall ( 41 ) of attachment extends to the bracket. An assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that the flank ( 43 ) is connected to the adjacent side ( 38 , 39 ) of the finishing strip ( 35 ) offset from it in order to define a rebate ( 44). ) complementary to a wing ( 21 ) of the upright ( 18 ). Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall ( 41 ) for fixing each spacer ( 36 ) has a chamfered edge ( 45 ). Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each spacer ( 36 ) comprises a web ( 46 ) which extends at right angles from the finishing rod ( 35 ) and at one end of which the wall ( 42 ) itself extends to the square. Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the core ( 20 ) of the upright ( 18 ) is pierced with a hole ( 50 ) for the passage of a screw ( 47 ) intended to come into helical engagement with the wall ( 41 ) for fixing the angle profile ( 34 ) to secure it to the upright ( 18 ). Canopy ( 1 ) comprising an assembly according to one of the preceding claims, and glazed panels ( 3 ) housed between the sleepers ( 13 , 14 ) and the uprights ( 18 ), and a song ( 32 ) is housed in a space ( 31 ) being immobilized there between a wing ( 20 ) of the upright ( 18 ) and a wall ( 28 ) of a bottom of a glazing bead ( 25 ).

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