Bay block assembly, intended to equip a bay provided in a wall of a building

Abstract

The present invention relates to a window block assembly (1), intended to equip a window (B) arranged in a wall (M) of a building, which window block assembly (1) comprises a joinery (2) equipped with concealing means (3) which comprise at least one concealing fabric (31), which at least one concealing fabric (31) comprises: - an upper transverse edge (311) cooperating with a winding roller (33), - a lower transverse edge (312) comprising a transverse bar (313), intended to run along slides (34), and - two lateral edges (314), guided along said slides (34). Figure for the abstract: 2

Description

Title of the invention: Bay block assembly, intended to equip a bay provided in a wall of a building Technical field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of block-bay assemblies, intended to equip a bay provided in a wall of a construction. State of the art

[0002] In the construction industry, it is common to equip bays with bay block assemblies.

[0003] Such a bay block assembly comprises joinery equipped, directly, with concealment means.

[0004] The joinery comprises, in a conventional manner in itself, a fixed frame which carries at least one glazed frame.

[0005] The means of concealment usually consist of a rolling shutter system which combines:

[0006] - a roller shutter apron,

[0007] - a box, surmounting said sleeping frame and containing a rotating shaft which cooperates with the roller shutter apron and which can be rotated to maneuver this roller shutter apron between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration,

[0008] - slides, equipping said sleeping frame, for guiding the apron in translation of roller shutter on the height of the fixed frame between the aforementioned configurations.

[0009] Such a bay window assembly has the advantage of being able to be installed in one piece on site. The installation time is therefore identical to that required for installing traditional joinery.

[0010] However, in some cases, roller shutters are not the ideal blackout solution. There is therefore a need for window-block assemblies that offer alternatives in terms of blackout. Presentation of the invention

[0011] In order to overcome the aforementioned drawback of the state of the art, the present invention proposes a bay block assembly, intended to equip a bay provided in a wall of a construction.

[0012] Such a bay block assembly comprises joinery equipped with concealment means.

[0013] The joinery comprises a fixed frame which carries at least one glazed frame,

[0014] which concealment means comprise:

[0015] - at least one blackout canvas,

[0016] - a box, surmounting said sleeping frame and containing a winding roller which cooperates with said at least one blackout canvas and which is rotatable for maneuvering said at least one blackout canvas between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration,

[0017] - slides, equipping said sleeping frame, for guiding said frame in translation at least one blackout canvas over the height of said sleeping frame between said configurations,

[0018] And, according to the invention, said at least one blackout canvas comprises:

[0019] - an upper transverse edge cooperating with said winding roller,

[0020] - a lower transverse border comprising a transverse bar, intended to walk along the said scenes, and

[0021] - two lateral edges, guided along said slides and, preferably, maintained in the said wings by means of means of solidarity.

[0022] The present invention thus proposes a bay block assembly offering an alternative in terms of concealment.

[0023] According to a preferred embodiment, the trunk comprises a set of longitudinal walls:

[0024] - a lower wall, delimiting a passage slot for the routing of said at least one blackout canvas,

[0025] - a first front wall, intended to come opposite said wall,

[0026] - a second front wall, opposite said first front wall and intended to stay away from said wall, and

[0027] - an upper wall, opposite said lower wall.

[0028] Other non-limiting and advantageous characteristics of this embodiment according to the invention, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations, are the following:

[0029] - the first front wall comprises a lower strip which is offset towards said second front wall, advantageously to preserve a space suitable for the installation of sealing means between said lower strip and said wall;

[0030] - the lower wall is secured to the first front wall:

[0031] — directly, or

[0032] — by means of an intermediate profile, forming an extension, which comprises first means of securing with said lower wall and second means of securing with said first front wall, so as to be able to hide the crossbar in a high position within said trunk;

[0033] - the lower wall has a return which covers the first front wall, useful when the trunk extends below said wall and into the space of said bay;

[0034] - the second front wall has a lower lip cooperating by em box with an additional slot provided at the level of an upper crosspiece of said sleeping frame.

[0035] Other non-limiting and advantageous characteristics of the product according to the invention, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations, are the following:

[0036] - the two side edges are held in the slides by means of fastening means which consist of zippers;

[0037] - the slides each have two longitudinal grooves:

[0038] — a first groove in which a lateral edge of said at least one canvas occulting is guided and maintained, and

[0039] — a second groove receiving fixing means for securing with the sleeping frame.

[0040] Preferably, the second groove is closed by a finishing profile.

[0041] Of course, the various features, variants and embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or mutually exclusive. Detailed description of the invention

[0042] Furthermore, various other characteristics of the invention emerge from the appended description given with reference to the drawings which illustrate non-limiting forms of embodiment of the invention and where:

[0043] [Fig-1] is a general and perspective view of a bay unit assembly according to the invention;

[0044] [Fig.2] is a partial sectional view of a first embodiment of a bay unit assembly according to the invention, accompanied by a partial sectional view passing through one of the two slides;

[0045] [Fig.3] is a partial sectional view of a second embodiment of a bay unit assembly according to the invention, accompanied by a partial sectional view passing through the means for securing the lower wall according to an alternative embodiment;

[0046] [Fig.4] is a partial sectional view of a third embodiment of a bay unit assembly according to the invention.

[0047] It should be noted that, in these figures, the structural and / or functional elements common to the different variants may have the same references.

[0048] The present invention thus relates to a bay block assembly 1, intended to equip a bay B provided in a wall M of a construction (for example a building or an individual house).

[0049] As shown schematically in [Fig.l], such a bay unit 1 comprises joinery 2 equipped with concealment means 3.

[0050] The joinery 2 comprises, in a conventional manner, a fixed frame 21 which carries at least one glazed frame 22. The glazed frame 22 can be opening (swinging or sliding) or fixed.

[0051] Such joinery 2 consists for example of a window, a French window, a bay window.

[0052] According to the invention, the concealment means 3 comprise:

[0053] - at least one blackout canvas 31,

[0054] - a box 32, surmounting the sleeping frame 21 and containing a winding roller 33 which cooperates with said at least one blackout canvas 31 for its maneuverability between a deployed configuration (over the height of the joinery 2 and the bay B) and a retracted configuration (within the box 32, freeing the bay B).

[0055] - slides 34, equipping the sleeping frame 21, for guiding in translation of said at least one blackout canvas 31 over the height of said sleeping frame 21 between the aforementioned configurations. Sleeping frame

[0056] Generally and conventionally in itself, the sleeping frame 21 advantageously comprises:

[0057] - an upper crosspiece 211, receiving the trunk 32, advantageously coming to the level of the lintel of bay B.

[0058] - a lower crosspiece 212, opposite, and

[0059] - two lateral uprights 213, receiving the slides 34. Blackout fabric

[0060] As illustrated in Figures 2 and following, said at least one blackout fabric 31 advantageously comprises:

[0061] - an upper transverse edge 311 cooperating with the winding roller 33 which is described below,

[0062] - a lower transverse border 312 comprising a transverse bar 313, intended to travel along the wings 34, and

[0063] - two lateral edges 314 (detail view in [Fig.2]), guided along the slides 34 and, preferably, held in these slides 34 by means of securing means 315.

[0064] The securing means 315 provide in particular better wind resistance and a reduction in the passage of lateral light.

[0065] Preferably, the two lateral edges 314 are held in the slides 34 by means of securing means 315 which consist of zippers. (e.g., blister and canvas edge type).

[0066] Still generally, such an occulting canvas 31 is for example chosen from:

[0067] - a canvas suitable for filtering sunlight, or

[0068] - a mosquito net. Chest

[0069] The box 32 contains the winding roller 33, cooperating with said at least one blackout fabric 31.

[0070] This winding roller 33 can be rotated (advantageously by an electric motor unit) to maneuver said at least one blackout fabric 31 between the two aforementioned configurations:

[0071] - the deployed (or unrolled) configuration, along the slides 34, to ensure the occultation function, and

[0072] - the retracted (or rolled-up) configuration, in which the blackout fabric 31 is wound around said winding roller 33.

[0073] Furthermore, preferably and in a conventional manner per se, the trunk 32 comprises a set of longitudinal walls:

[0074] - a lower wall 321, also called “underside”, delimiting a passage slot F for the routing of said at least one occulting canvas 31,

[0075] - a first front wall 322, intended to come opposite the wall M,

[0076] - a second front wall 323, opposite the first front wall 322 and intended to remain at a distance from wall M, and

[0077] - an upper wall 324, opposite the lower wall 321.

[0078] Preferably, the passage slot F is delimited between the lower wall 321 and the second front wall 323.

[0079] The second front wall 323 advantageously comprises a stop profile 3231, at the level of the passage slot F.

[0080] This stop profile 3231 is intended to fit the transverse bar 313, to define a high end-of-travel position for the latter, corresponding to the retracted configuration.

[0081] This stop profile 3231 advantageously makes it possible to guide the blackout fabric 31 towards the slides 34, when the winding diameter is large.

[0082] Generally speaking, the lower wall 321 is advantageously removable, in particular for maintenance operations.

[0083] The lower wall 321 is advantageously secured to the first front wall 322, for example by means of screwing means V.

[0084] This solidarity is carried out:

[0085] - directly ([Fig.2]), or

[0086] - indirect ([Fig.3]), by means of an intermediate profile 326 forming extension, in particular so as to be able to hide the crossbar 313 in a high position within said trunk 32.

[0087] In a “direct” connection, the lower wall 321 advantageously extends opposite a lower edge of the second front wall 323. And in an “indirect” connection, the lower wall 321 is advantageously offset downwards relative to the lower edge of the second front wall 323, opposite the upper crosspiece 211 of the fixed frame 21.

[0088] For this, on the side of the first front wall 322, the lower wall 321 advantageously comprises a flap 3212 which is intended to receive screwing means V.

[0089] The flap 3212 advantageously extends on the side of the inner face of the lower wall 321 (inside of the box 32 - towards the upper wall 324).

[0090] This section 3212 can extend:

[0091] - within the trunk 32 and resting on the first front wall 322, so as to hide the screwing means V within the box 32 (figures 2 and 3 in particular), or

[0092] - outside the box 32 and at a distance from the first front wall 322, so as to make the screwing means V accessible from outside the box 32 (enlarged and partial view in [Fig.3]).

[0093] And the first front wall 322 advantageously comprises, on the side of a lower edge 3224 (facing the lower wall 321), a groove 3225 intended to receive the screwing means V.

[0094] Where appropriate, the intermediate profile 326 comprises a combination of securing means 327, advantageously by means of screwing means V:

[0095] - first securing means 3271, with the lower wall 321 (by example via its section 3212), and

[0096] - second securing means 3272, with the first front wall 322 (by example at its lower border 3224).

[0097] Furthermore, preferably, the first front wall 322 comprises a lower strip 3221, on the side of the lower wall 321. And this lower strip 3221 is offset towards the second front wall 323. In other words, this lower strip 3221 is intended to move away from the wall M.

[0098] Such a lower strip 3221 is advantageously intended to preserve a space suitable for the installation of sealing means 5 between the lower strip 3221 and the wall M ([Fig.2]).

[0099] The sealing means 5, conventional in themselves, consist for example of a mastic on the joint base.

[0100] Furthermore, the second front wall 323 is advantageously covered by a facing P, for example by an insulating layer in combination with a layer of finishing.

[0101] Generally, the second front wall 323 advantageously comprises a lower lip 3232 cooperating by fitting with a complementary slot 2111 formed at the level of the upper crosspiece 211 of the sleeping frame 21.

[0102] Such an interlocking has the advantage of assembling the box 32 on the fixed frame 21 and of creating a seal between the two elements.

[0103] Furthermore, preferably, this box 32 further comprises two lateral cheeks 325 ([Fig.l]), which carry the winding roller 33, directly, or by means of support flanges (not shown). Alternatively, the winding roller 33 can be self-supporting by the slides 34.

[0104] Furthermore, preferably, the box 32 is advantageously assembled with the sleeping frame 2 by interlocking.

[0105] Preferably, the joinery 2 also includes connecting tabs 50, allowing the correct position and possibly the mechanical connection between the box 32 and the fixed frame 21 of the joinery 2.

[0106] Generally speaking, preferably, the first front wall 322 is intended to come:

[0107] - entirely opposite the wall M, resting on the latter, when the box 32 extends opposite wall M and outside the footprint of bay B (figures 2 and 3), or

[0108] - partially opposite wall M, with an upper strip resting on the wall M and a lower strip in the footprint of bay B, when the trunk 32 extends partially below the wall M and partially into the footprint of bay B ([Fig.4]).

[0109] Where appropriate, the lower wall 321 advantageously comprises a return 3211 which covers the first front wall 322, in particular its lower strip in the space occupied by the bay B ([Fig.4]).

[0110] Such a return 3211 is particularly useful when the trunk 32 extends partially below the wall M and into the space occupied by the bay B.

[0111] In this case, figures 2 to 4 illustrate some examples of embodiments for the trunk 32, which are not limiting.

[0112] In [Fig.2], the first front wall 322 is intended to come entirely opposite the wall M, resting on the latter; the box 32 extends opposite the wall M and outside the space occupied by the bay B.

[0113] The lower wall 321 is secured directly to the first front wall 322. This lower wall 321 extends in the extension of the upper face of the bay B.

[0114] In a high position, the crossbar 313 is located outside the trunk 32.

[0115] In [Fig.3], the first front wall 322 is intended to come entirely in facing wall M, resting on the latter; the box 32 extends facing wall M and outside the space of bay B.

[0116] The lower wall 321 is secured by means of an intermediate profile 326 ([Fig.3]), forming an extension, so as to be able to hide the transverse bar 313 in a high position within said box 32.

[0117] In [Fig.4], the first front wall 322 extends partially opposite the wall M, with an upper strip resting on the wall M and a lower strip projecting relative to the wall M; the box 32 extends below the wall M and within the space occupied by the bay B.

[0118] The lower wall 321 includes a return 3211 which covers the first front wall 322 of the box 32, up to the upper face of the bay B, to ensure an optimal finish. Behind the scenes

[0119] The slides 34 each have two longitudinal grooves ([Fig.2]):

[0120] - a first groove 341 in which a lateral edge 314 of said at least a blackout canvas 31 is guided and held, and

[0121] - a second groove 342 receiving fixing means 343, for example a screws, for securing with the fixed frame 21.

[0122] Preferably, the second groove 342 is closed by a finishing profile 344. Implementation

[0123] The bay block assembly 1 according to the invention is prepared in the factory.

[0124] This bay block assembly 1 then has the advantage of being able to be installed in a single block on the construction site, in the same way as a bay block assembly with roller shutter.

[0125] It is then possible to carry out a project with similar window block assemblies, depending on the desired concealment (in particular depending on the opacity of the concealment fabric).

[0126] Of course, various other modifications may be made to the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

Claims

1. Bay block assembly (1), intended to equip a bay (B) formed in a wall (M) of a building, which bay block assembly (1) comprises joinery (2) equipped with concealing means (3), which joinery (2) comprises a fixed frame (21) which carries at least one glazed frame (22), which concealing means (3) comprise: - at least one concealing fabric (31), - a box (32), surmounting said fixed frame (21) and containing a winding roller (33) which cooperates with said at least one concealing fabric (31) and which is rotatable for maneuvering said at least one concealing fabric (31) between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration, - slides (34), equipping said fixed frame (21), for guiding in translation said at least one concealing fabric (31) over the height of said fixed frame (21) between said configurations,which at least one blackout canvas (31) comprises: - an upper transverse edge (311) cooperating with said winding roller (33), - a lower transverse edge (312) comprising a transverse bar (313), intended to run along said slides (34), and - two lateral edges (314), guided along said slides (34).,

2. Bay unit assembly (1), according to claim 1, characterized in that the two lateral edges (314) of said at least one blackout canvas (31) are held in the slides (34) by means of securing means (315).

3. Bay block assembly (1), according to claim 2, characterized in that the two lateral edges (314) are held in the slides (34) by means of securing means (315) which consist of zippers.

4. Bay unit assembly (1), according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the box (32) comprises a set of longitudinal walls: - a lower wall (321), delimiting a passage slot (F) for the routing of said at least one occulting canvas (31), - a first front wall (322), intended to come opposite said wall (M), - a second front wall (323), opposite said first front wall (322) and intended to remain at a distance from said wall (M), and - an upper wall (324), opposite said lower wall (321).

5. Bay block assembly (1), according to claim 4, characterized in that the first front wall (322) comprises a lower strip (3221) which is offset towards said second front wall (323), advantageously to preserve a space suitable for the installation of sealing means (5) between said lower strip (3221) and said wall (M).

6. Bay unit assembly (1), according to any one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the lower wall (321) is secured to the first front wall (322): - directly, or - by means of an intermediate profile (326), forming an extension, which comprises first means of securing (3271) with said lower wall (321) and second means of securing (3272) with said first front wall (322), so as to be able to hide the transverse bar (313) in a high position within said box (32).

7. Bay block assembly (1), according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the lower wall (321) comprises a return (3211) which covers the first front wall (322), useful when the box (32) extends below said wall (M) and within the space of said bay (B).

8. Bay block assembly (1), according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the second front wall (323) comprises a lower lip (3232) cooperating by fitting with a complementary slot (2111) formed at the level of an upper crosspiece (211) of said fixed frame (2).

9. Bay unit assembly (1), according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the slides (34) each comprise two longitudinal grooves: - a first groove (341) in which a lateral edge (314) of said at least one occulting fabric (31) is guided and held, and - a second groove (342) receiving fixing means (343) for securing with the fixed frame (21).

10. Bay block assembly (1), according to claim 9, characterized in that the second groove (342) is closed by a finishing profile (344).

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