Method for enlarging the glazed area of ​​an opening in a facade.

By installing a wider window with an insulated frame, the glazed area is expanded, improving natural light and facade visibility indoors.

FR3159187B1Active Publication Date: 2026-04-24WEISSBERG LACOMBE ARCHITECTES
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Authority / Receiving Office
FR · FR
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
WEISSBERG LACOMBE ARCHITECTES
Filing Date
2024-02-13
Publication Date
2026-04-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing facade designs limit the glazed area, restricting natural light and visibility of the facade from indoors.

Method used

Installing a window wider than the bay opening with an insulated frame, allowing the facade to be visible from inside and increasing the glazed area.

Benefits of technology

Enhances natural light entry and provides visibility of the facade from within the room by enlarging the glazed area.

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Abstract

The plan is to install a window wider than the existing bay window opening on the facade. The idea is to increase the glazed area, as the window will be wider than the facade opening, and to allow a view from inside the apartment of the building's facade as it turns within the bay window opening. See Figure 2 for a simplified drawing.
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Description

Title of the invention: Method for enlarging the glazed area of ​​an opening in the facade.

[0001] The technical characteristics of the invention: It involves enlarging the glazed area of ​​an opening in the facade to increase the amount of light entering the room and to see the facade turn around in the window opening of the process. Brief description of the drawings

[0002] -[Fig.l]: Exterior elevation view of the new window of the process.

[0003] - [Fig.2]: Interior elevation view of the new window of the process.

[0004] - [Fig.3]: Plan view of the new window of the process.

[0005] - [Fig.4]: Cross-section of the window of the process if the wall is not insulated from the inside.

[0006] - [Fig.5]: Cross-section of the window of the process if the wall is insulated from the inside.

[0007] - [Fig. 6]: Photograph of a constructed example, with a glazed sill: the facade can be seen turning back to form a bay window reveal. The visible window is surface-mounted on the interior against insulation. Preferred embodiment of the invention

[0008] The embodiment of the invention is achieved by installing a window wider than the size of the bay, beyond the frame of the opening. Description of the invention

[0009] The idea is to be able to increase the glazed area of ​​a facade bay but also to make the facade of the building visible from inside the room.

[0010] The window of the process will be fitted with an insulated frame when it is placed against an uninsulated interior wall.

[0011] The process comprises: • a) The installation of a window wider than the size of the bay in the facade. • b) The installation of an insulated frame around the window of the process if the wall is not not insulated from the inside. LEGEND :

[0012] 1-Bay panel on the front.

[0013] 2-Gap of the process window, after its installation.

[0014] 3-Direction of opening of the window of the process, after its installation.

[0015] 4-The process window.

[0016] 5-Installation of an insulated frame around the window of the process when the wall is not insulated from the inside.

[0017] 6-Installation of the window of the process when the wall is insulated from the inside.

Claims

[Claim 1] Demands A method for enlarging the glazed area of ​​an opening to increase the amount of light entering a room, characterized in that it comprises: 1- Installing a window wider than the size of a bay 2- the installation of an insulated frame around the window of the process if the wall is not insulated from the inside.