External frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange

Abstract

An external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange with a ventilation function and an integrated air exchanger in residential and public utility buildings, which comprising aluminium profiles with thermal breaks along with a glazing set, characterised in that the external frame consists of a fixed quadrangular frame of a doorcase (1), inside which it has at least one fixed leaf (4) with glazing filling (6) and at least one lift-and-slide leaf (10) with a glazing set (13), which are offset with respect to each other in a manner overlapping each other, wherein in the upper part (3) and / or on the sides of the frame of the doorcase (1) it has at least one seated integrated air exchanger (15).

Description

[0001] The object of the invention is an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange, intended for outdoor and indoor installation for applications in building engineering, especially residential and industrial.

[0002] Modern building engineering uses large-area glazings on outer walls, which allow for open contact with nature, also providing thermal protection of rooms. These glazings allow sunrays to penetrate the inside, wherein they must fulfil the requirements of being openable when necessary. Therefore, there is a need for systems which, according to the needs, protect various kinds of functions depending on the intended use of rooms. Fulfilment of such requirements is guaranteed by an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange.

[0003] From the European patent description EP3543450 there is known an invention relating to a lift-up sliding door with a door leaf and a door frame, wherein the door frame comprises an upper frame profile which has a lower side of the frame profile facing the door leaf, which comprises a frame profile groove, in which a first rail of a guide profile is placed with a first longitudinal direction, the door leaf also having an upper door leaf profile, which has an upper side of the door leaf profile, facing the upper fixed frame profile, which comprises a groove of the door leaf profile, in which a second rail of the guide profile is placed with a second longitudinal direction towards the first longitudinal direction, and wherein guide slides are placed in the second rail of the guide profile, the guide slides being slid on the first rail of the guide profile. The disclosed solution does not indicate the possibility of application of an air exchanger in the profile.

[0004] From the European patent description EP2610420 of a profile system for a lift-up sliding door or a sliding door there is known a fixed leaf profile for a fixed leaf, which has an overlap on the side facing away from the rebate towards the glass pane, and a doorcase profile with an incremental height of the cross-sectional area, which constitutes a base of the doorcase from all four sides. The doorcase profile is wider (when viewed in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction) than the width 40 of the fixed leaf itself I the fixed leaf profile and the sliding leaf / sliding leaf profile (when viewed in the same cross-section), in particular at least two times wider.

[0005] The disclosed solution does not indicate the possibility of application of an air exchanger in the profile.

[0006] The problems of known designs of windows and lift-and-slide doors are considerable energy losses in buildings caused by the escape of heat from the room via large glass surfaces and during their opening. In addition, the high thresholds present in known systems constitute a difficulty in the usage of windows and lift-and-slide doors.

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange, according to independent claim 1, which provides limited heat losses and allows for the exchange of air from the outside to the inside with the windows and lift-and-slide doors closed.

[0008] Another purpose of the invention is to provide an external frame with facilitated installation and the ability to make various arrangements of the external frame due to the use of profile-shaped basic components in the form of profiles, which are mutually connected so that the coupling elements are invisible on either the inner and the outer side, while the mechanisms used in the external frame allow for easy opening and closing of the windows and doors while securing them in various states of opening. The mechanisms would allow for protection against unauthorised interference from third parties. Inside, the external frame has at least one fixed leaf with a glazing set, and at least one lift-and-slide leaf with a glazing set. The external frame is formed of aluminium profiles with thermal breaks.

[0009] The invention relates to an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange. The external frame is a solution whose basis consists of aluminium profiles with thermal breaks. The external frame contributes to a reduction in the losses of thermal energy, and thus to lowering the operating costs of the designed objects. The product is intended for use both in residential buildings and in public utility buildings.

[0010] The external frame allows for the opening of windows or doors, which is based on a mechanism lifting the leaf while it is being opened, and lowering it while it is being closed. During rotation of a control grip in the form of any handle, the sliding leaves are lifted in the doorcase, and it is not possible to slide them until then. The closed door is seated on elongated tracks protected against the inflow of uncontrolled air by horizontal and lateral seals, in a manner which allows their stabilisation in any opening position, and additionally supports tightness and acoustic insulation. Therefore, it is an extremely durable system, at the same time guaranteeing easiness of opening and ensuring excellent sliding of the leaf along the rail, which additionally protects the parts against wear.

[0011] The fitting lift-and-slide leaves, with effective protection against break-ins in the closed state, consists of a mechanism activated by means of a control grip, for at least one sliding coupling which is coupled by corner deflection with a first carriage, which is coupled via a connecting element with a second carriage, which is connected by second corner deflection with the sliding element, guided vertically on the leaf, with a device reversing the sliding direction assigned thereto, via which a locking element on the leaf is slidable downwards, in a support with a coupling element placed fixedly within the space.

[0012] The operating principle of the lift-and-slide door involves lifting a movable leaf on carriages by rotation of the control grip, making it possible to slide them along the same line in which they are seated in the frame. The lift-and-slide design involves offsetting the leaf and a fixed element (optionally, two leaves) with respect to each other. This causes the openable elements to overlap each other. Due to this, the door does not occupy space in the room, nor does it restrict its arrangement.

[0013] The closed door rests against longitudinal lower and lateral seals, allowing for its stabilisation in each position, and additionally supporting tightness and acoustic insulation. Therefore, it is an extremely durable system, at the same time guaranteeing easiness of opening and ensuring excellent sliding of the leaf along a stainless steel rail placed in a low threshold. The leaf can be slid over the entire length of the opening and stopped at any time for a proper arrangement for a closed door. This makes the door highly resistant to break-ins.

[0014] The essence of the invention is an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange with a ventilation function, which consists of aluminium profiles with thermal breaks along with a glazing set, characterised in that the outer assembly comprising a quadrangular frame of a doorcase, which inside it has at least one fixed leaf with glazing filling and at least one lift-and-slide leaf with a glazing set, which form a system with one fixed leaf and one lift-and-slide leaf for single-track sliding, or a multiple of such an arrangement for multi-track sliding, or a system with one fixed leaf and two lift-and-slide leaves for double-track sliding, wherein in the upper part and / or on the sides of the frame of the doorcase it has at least one seated integrated air exchanger.

[0015] Preferably, the external frame in the frame of the doorcase has one fixed leaf with a glazing set, which constitutes a separate part between the vertical outer profile of the frame of the doorcase and the fixed profile of the doorcase, which is also a vertical profile element of the fixed leaf, attached by screws with connectors in the upper and lower part of the quadrangular frame of the doorcase, while in the remaining part in the frame of the doorcase it has a lift-and-slide leaf with glazing filling, protruding with respect to the fixed leaf, overlapping the fixed leaf from the inner side, wherein the lift-and-slide leaf has a vertical inner profile with its sides releasably abutting on the fixed profile, and it has an outer profile releasably abutting from the front on the inner profile of the frame of the doorcase, and it has a lower horizontal profile slidably connected in the lower profile of the frame of the doorcase in a guide, while an upper horizontal profile is slidably connected in the upper profile of the frame of the doorcase, wherein between the vertical inner profile of the lift-and-slide leaf and the releasably abutting fixed profile it has a two-piece labyrinth element, whose one part is attached to the fixed profile with protruding brush seals, while the second part is attached to the profile by the protruding brush seals.

[0016] Preferably, in its cross-section, the quadrangular frame of the doorcase has a profile wider than the width of the fixed leaf and the profile of the lift-and-slide leaf, wherein the aluminium profiles are alternately connected to the thermal breaks and bolted.

[0017] Preferably, where releasably connected to the vertical lateral profile of the doorcase, the lift-and-slide leaf has a glazing bar and an inner seal on the inner side, on the abutting periphery of the glazing set, and an outer seal on the outer side, and, where releasably connected to the vertical profile, it has a lateral shield and a brush seal on the outer side, and a winged seal on the inner side.

[0018] Preferably, where connected to the upper profile of the doorcase, the lift-and-slide leaf has a shield on the outer side, and it has an outer seal on the abutting periphery of the glazing set, and it has a glazing bar and an inner seal on the inner side, and it has a glass spacer pad above the glazing set, and the upper profile has a hood mould attached by a sheet metal screw from the front.

[0019] Preferably, where connected to the steel fixed profile of the doorcase, the lift-and-slide leaf has a labyrinth element, and the lift-and-slide leaf has a shield for the labyrinth element from the front.

[0020] Preferably, where connected to the lower profile of the doorcase, the lift-and-slide leaf has a lower shield along with a brush seal in the outer part, and, where mutually connected, it has a guide in the form of a guide rail, and it has an insulator for the lift-and-slide leaf, and it has a seal for the leaf, and a carriage placed on the guide in the form of a guide rail.

[0021] Preferably, the lift-and-slide leaf has a lifting mechanism, activated by means of a control grip.

[0022] Preferably, where connected to the upper profile of the doorcase, the fixed leaf has a flange bar on the outer side, while at the bottom in the upper profile of the doorcase it has an upper reversible profile.

[0023] Preferably, in the upper part of the profile of the doorcase, the assembly has an air exchanger integrated with a fan, and it has channels filled with polystyrene foam, and it has a filter connected to a diffuser, and it has an insulating material in the upper part.

[0024] Preferably, the air exchanger has a set of stacked aluminium profile plates, forming mini channels for air exchange, and it has a diffuser.

[0025] Preferably, the aluminium profile plates have mini channels in the shape of the letter "V", which are notched at an angle of 45°, the first channel being 3 mm away from the edge.

[0026] Preferably, the air exchanger has longitudinal shields on both sides, attached to the box shield of the air exchanger in the upper part, and to a fixing element in the lower part, the air exchanger being attached by a coupling to the upper part of the profile of the doorcase, while the insulating material is covered by the housing plate of the air exchanger.

[0027] The invention provides an external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange and ventilation function. The external frame is based on aluminium profiles with thermal breaks. The external frame allows for reduction in the losses of thermal energy, and thus for lowering the operating costs of the designed objects.

[0028] The solution according to the invention allows for mounting a large-sized window or door leaf, which is perfectly suitable for closing large spaces, guaranteeing insulation of the inside, and at the same time not reducing the thermal and acoustic tightness of the entire arrangement. The external frame is based on a mechanism which allows for lifting the leaf while it is being opened, and lowering it while it is being closed. The closed door rests against longitudinal lower and lateral seals, allowing for its stabilisation in each position, and additionally supporting tightness and acoustic insulation. Therefore, it is an extremely durable external frame, at the same time guaranteeing easiness of opening and ensuring excellent sliding of the leaf along a stainless steel rail, which additionally protects the part against wear.

[0029] The design of the external frame according to the invention allows for reaching high resistance to external factors, a high degree of thermal insulation, the ability to manufacture a door with very large dimensions and a leaf weight of even up to 400 kg, and especially the ability to use a ventilation system and heat recovery ventilation in the external frame of windows and doors.

[0030] The design of the external frame of the invention allows for the creation of arrangements with various configurations, such as: an arrangement with one fixed leaf and one lift-and-slide leaf for single-track sliding, or a multiple of such an arrangement for multi-track sliding; with one fixed leaf and with two lift-and-slide leaves on both sides of the fixed leaf for single-track or double-track sliding.

[0031] The object of the invention is presented in the drawing, where Fig. 1 presents an external frame with one fixed leaf and one lift-and-slide leaf for single-track sliding in a front view from the inner side, Fig. 2 presents vertical section A-A of the connection of the fixed profile in the frame of the doorcase in the upper part, Fig. 3 presents vertical section A-A of the connection of the fixed profile in the frame of the doorcase in the lower part, Fig. 4 presents the lateral profile of the doorcase and the lift-and-slide leaf in a cross-section, Fig. 5 presents the upper profile of the doorcase and the lift-and-slide leaf in a cross-section, Fig. 6 presents the lateral profile of the lift-and-slide leaf and the lateral profile of the fixed leaf and the labyrinth element in a cross-section, Fig. 7 presents the lateral profile of the lift-and-slide leaf and the lower profile of the doorcase in a cross-section, Fig. 8 presents the lateral profile of the fixed leaf and the upper profile of the doorcase in a cross-section, Fig. 9 presents an external frame with one fixed leaf and one lift-and-slide leaf for single-track sliding in a front view from the inner side with an air exchanger placed in the upper part of the frame, Fig. 10 presents an external frame with one fixed leaf and one lift-and-slide leaf for single-track sliding in a top view with the air exchanger in place, Fig. 11 presents the air exchanger in an axonometric view, Fig. 12 presents the aluminium profile plate of the air exchanger in an axonometric view, Fig. 13 presents a portion of the beginning of the mini channels in the aluminium profile plate of the air exchanger, Fig. 14 presents the air exchanger placed on the frame of the doorcase of the lift-and-slide leaf in a cross-section.Embodiment I

[0032] The external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange with a ventilation function has a quadrangular frame of a doorcase 1, inside which there is a fixed leaf 4 with glazing filling 6 and a lift-and-slide leaf 10 with a glazing set 13, which form a system with the fixed leaf 4 and the lift-and-slide leaf 10 for single-track sliding. In the upper part 3 of the frame of the doorcase 1, it has a seated integrated air exchanger 15. The fixed leaf 4 with the glazing set 6 has a separate part between the vertical outer profile 5 of the frame of the doorcase 1 and the fixed profile 2 of the doorcase 1, which is also a vertical profile element of the fixed leaf 4, attached by screws 17 with connectors 18, which constitute connection elements of the fixed profile 2 in the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1, in the upper 3 and lower part 7. In the remaining part, the frame of the doorcase 1 has the lift-and-slide leaf 10 with glazing filling 13, protruding with respect to the fixed leaf 4, overlapping the fixed leaf 4 from the inner side. The lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a vertical inner profile 9 with its sides releasably abutting on the fixed profile 2, and it has an outer profile 14 releasably abutting on the inner profile 12 of the frame of the doorcase 1 from the front, and it has a lower horizontal profile 11 slidably connected in the lower profile 7 of the frame of the doorcase 1 in a guide 35, while an upper horizontal profile 16 is slidably connected in the upper profile 3 of the frame of the doorcase 1. Between the vertical inner profile 9 and the releasably abutting fixed profile 2, the lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a two-piece labyrinth element 30, whose one part is attached to the fixed profile 2 with protruding brush seals 23, while the second part is attached to the profile 9 by the protruding brush seals 23. The labyrinth element 30 constitutes a plastic insulating element which prevents the penetration of cold air into the room. In its cross-section, the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1 has a profile wider than the width of the fixed leaf 4 and the profile of the lift-and-slide leaf 10, wherein the aluminium profiles are alternately connected to the thermal breaks and bolted. Where releasably connected to the vertical lateral profile 12 of the doorcase 1, the lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a glazing bar 20 and an inner seal 21 on the inner side, on the abutting periphery of the glazing set 13, and an outer seal 22 on the outer side, and, where releasably connected to the vertical profile 12, it has a lateral shield 24 and a brush seal 23 on the outer side, and a winged seal 25 on the inner side. Where connected to the upper profile 3 of the doorcase 1, the lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a shield on the outer side 26, and it has an outer seal 22 on the abutting periphery of the glazing set 13, and it has a glazing bar 20 and an inner seal 21 on the inner side, and it has a glass spacer pad 27 above the glazing set 13, and the upper profile 3 has a hood mould 28 attached by a sheet metal screw 29 from the front.

[0033] Where connected to the steel fixed profile 2 of the doorcase 1, the lift-up sliding leaf 10 has a labyrinth element 30, and the lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a shield 31 for the labyrinth element 30 from the front.

[0034] Where connected to the lower profile 7 of the doorcase 1, the lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a lower shield 32 along with a brush seal 23 in the outer part, and, where mutually connected, it has a guide 35 in the form of a guide rail, and it has an insulator 34 for the frame of the lift-and-slide leaf 10, and it has a seal 33 for the leaf, and a carriage 36, which constitutes a fitting element, used to support the leaf and lead it on the guide, placed on the guide 35 in the form of a guide rail. The insulator 34 constitutes a plastic insulating element for sealing the space between the mobile leaf 4 and the frame of the doorcase 1.

[0035] The lift-and-slide leaf 10 has a lifting mechanism, activated by means of a control grip 19.

[0036] Where connected to the upper profile 3 of the doorcase 1, the fixed leaf 4 has a flange bar 37 on the outer side, while at the bottom in the upper profile 3 of the doorcase 1 it has an upper reversible profile 38.

[0037] The air exchanger 15 is integrated with a fan 42, and it has channels 39 filled with polystyrene foam, and it has a filter 43 connected to a diffuser 48, which constitutes a plastic element used to attach the fan 42 and guide the driven air into a system of channels in the air exchanger. In the upper part, it has an insulating material 45.

[0038] The air exchanger 15 has a set of stacked aluminium profile plates 41, forming mini channels for air exchange, and it has a diffuser 48.

[0039] The aluminium profile plates 41 have mini channels in the shape of the letter "V", which are notched at an angle of 45°, the first channel being 3 mm away from the edge.

[0040] The air exchanger 15 has longitudinal shields 47 on both sides, attached to the box shield 46 of the air exchanger 12 in the upper part, and to a fixing element 49 in the lower part, the air exchanger 15 being attached by a coupling 40 to the upper part of the profile 3 of the doorcase 1, while the insulating material 45 is covered by the housing plate 44 of the air exchanger 15.Embodiment II

[0041] In another embodiment, the external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange is like according to embodiment I, wherein the air exchanger 15 is seated on the lateral profile of the frame of the doorcase 1. Inside, the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1 has a fixed leaf 4 with glazing filling 6, placed in the middle of the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1, and on both sides of the fixed leaf 4 it has lift-and-slide leaves 10 with a glazing set 13.Embodiment III

[0042] In another embodiment, the external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange is like according to embodiment I, wherein the air exchanger 15 is additionally seated on the lateral profile of the frame of the doorcase 1. Inside, the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1 has two outermost fixed leaves 4 with glazing filling 6, and it has a lift-and-slide leaf 10 with a glazing set 13, which form a single-track sliding system.Embodiment IV

[0043] In another embodiment, the external frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange is like according to embodiment I, wherein the quadrangular frame of the doorcase 1 has two outermost a lift-and-slide leaves 10 inside it, between which it has a fixed leaf 4.

Claims

1. External frame of windows and lift-and-slide doors with integrated air exchange with a ventilation function, which comprising aluminium profiles with thermal breaks along with a glazing set, characterised in that the outer assembly consists of a quadrangular frame of a doorcase (1), which inside it has at least one fixed leaf (4) with glazing filling (6) and at least one lift-and-slide leaf (10) with a glazing set (13), which form a system with one fixed leaf (4) and one lift-and-slide leaf (10) for single-track sliding, or a multiple of such an arrangement for multi-track sliding, or a system with one fixed leaf (4) and two lift-and-slide leaves (10) for single or double-track sliding, wherein in the upper part (3) and / or on the sides of the frame of the doorcase (1) it has at least one seated integrated air exchanger (15).

2. The external frame according to claim 1, characterised in that in the frame of the doorcase (1) it has one fixed leaf (4) with a glazing set (6), which constitutes a separate part between the vertical outer profile (5) of the frame of the doorcase (1) and the fixed profile (2) of the doorcase (1), which is also a vertical profile element of the fixed leaf (4), attached by screws (17) with connectors (18) in the upper (3) and lower part (7) of the quadrangular frame of the doorcase (1), while in the remaining part in the frame of the doorcase (1) it has a lift-and-slide leaf (10) with glazing filling (13), protruding with respect to the fixed leaf (4), overlapping the fixed leaf (4) from the inner side, wherein the lift-and-slide leaf (10), which has a vertical inner profile (9) with its sides releasably abutting on the fixed profile (2), and it has an outer profile (14) releasably abutting from the front on the inner profile (12) of the frame of the doorcase (1), and it has a lower horizontal profile (11) slidably connected in the lower profile (7) of the frame of the doorcase (1) in a guide (35), while an upper horizontal profile (16) is slidably connected in the upper profile (3) of the frame of the doorcase (1), wherein between the vertical inner profile (9) of the lift-and-slide leaf (10) and the releasably abutting fixed profile (2) it has a two-piece labyrinth element (30), whose one part is attached to the fixed profile (2) with protruding brush seals (23), while the second part is attached to the profile (9) by the protruding brush seals (23).

3. The external frame according to claim 2, characterised in that, in its cross-section, the quadrangular frame of the doorcase (1) has a profile wider than the width of the fixed leaf (4) and the profile of the lift-and-slide leaf (10), wherein the aluminium profiles are alternately connected to the thermal breaks and bolted.

4. The external frame according to claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, where releasably connected to the vertical lateral profile (12) of the doorcase (1), the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a glazing bar (20) and an inner seal (21) on the inner side, on the abutting periphery of the glazing set (13), and an outer seal (22) on the outer side, and, where releasably connected to the vertical profile (12), it has a lateral shield (24) and a brush seal (23) on the outer side, and a winged seal (25) on the inner side.

5. The external frame according to claims 1 to 4, characterised in that, where connected to the upper profile (3) of the doorcase (1), the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a shield (26) on the outer side, and it has an outer seal (22) on the abutting periphery of the glazing set (13), and it has a glazing bar (20) and an inner seal (21) on the inner side, and it has a glass spacer pad (27) above the glazing set (13), and the upper profile (3) has a hood mould (28) attached by a sheet metal screw (29) from the front.

6. The external frame according to claims 1 to 5, characterised in that, where connected to the steel fixed profile (2) of the doorcase (1), the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a labyrinth element (30), and the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a shield (31) for the labyrinth element (30) from the front.

7. The external frame according to claims 1 to 6, characterised in that, where connected to the lower profile (7) of the doorcase (1), the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a lower shield (32) along with a brush seal (23) in the outer part, and, where mutually connected, it has a guide (35) in the form of a guide rail, and it has an insulator (34) for the frame of the lift-and-slide leaf (10), and it has a seal (33) for the leaf, and a carriage (36) placed on the guide (35) in the form of a guide rail.

8. The external frame according to claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the lift-and-slide leaf (10) has a lifting mechanism, activated by means of a control grip (19).

9. The external frame according to claims 1 to 8, characterised in that, where connected to the upper profile (3) of the doorcase (1), the fixed leaf (4) has a flange bar (37) on the outer side, while at the bottom in the upper profile (3) of the doorcase (1) it has an upper reversible profile (38).

10. The external frame according to claims 1 to 9, characterised in that in the upper part of the profile (3) of the doorcase (1) it has an air exchanger (15) integrated with a fan (42), and it has channels (39) filled with polystyrene foam, and it has a filter (43) connected to a diffuser (48), and it has an insulating material (45) in the upper part.

11. The external frame according to claims 1, 12, characterised in that the air exchanger (15) has a set of stacked aluminium profile plates (41), forming mini channels for air exchange, and it has a diffuser (48).

12. The external frame according to claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the aluminium profile plates (41) have mini channels in the shape of the letter "V", which are notched at an angle of 45°, the first channel being 3 mm away from the edge.

13. The external frame according to claims 1 to 12, characterised in that the air exchanger (15) has longitudinal shields (47) on both sides, attached to the box shield (46) of the air exchanger (12) in the upper part, and to a fixing element (49) in the lower part, the air exchanger (15) being attached by a coupling (40) to the upper part of the profile (3) of the doorcase (1), while the insulating material (45) is covered by the housing plate (44) of the air exchanger (15).

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