Composite window frames and / or composite stiles

Abstract

To prevent a gap between an upper end of a fixture cover made of resin and a head jamb or a top rail from being seen from the outside and improve a design even when the fixture cover shrinks due to the temperature change and the gap enlarges.SOLUTION: A stile 2c comprises a metallic stile 2c1 and a metallic casing 2c2 for a stile which are metallic members molded from aluminum, a resin-made casing 2c3 for a stile which is a resin member and a machine screw cover 2c4 for a stile. While the resin-made casing 2c3 for a stile is fixed to the metallic casing 2c2 for a stile by a machine screw 4 and fitted to the metallic stile 2c1 with the metallic casing 2c2 for a stile, the machine screw cover 2c4 for a stile is fitted to the resin-made casing 2c3 for a stile so as to hide the machine screw 4 and further a cover upper end hiding member 3 for hiding the upper end of the machine screw cover 2c4 for a stile by overlapping with the machine screw cover 2c4 for a stile only for a predetermined length in a vertical direction is provided at the resin-made casing 2c3 for a stile.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a composite window frame and / or composite frame in which glass is fixed with metal and resin frames within a rectangular framed window. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, composite window frames that combine a metal frame with a resin frame attached to the interior side of the metal frame have been increasingly used as window frames that are attached to window openings in buildings in order to prevent condensation in winter while maintaining the thermal insulation properties of the window frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such composite window frames, the frame of a shoji screen is also made of a metal frame and a resin frame to fix the glass for the same reason. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-107631 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In such composite window frames and / or composite frames consisting of metal members such as a metal frame or metal frame and resin members such as a resin frame or resin frame, the resin frame is fixed to the metal members with fasteners such as screws, and in order to improve the design, a resin fastener cover is fitted to the front side of the resin member such as the resin frame or resin frame to cover the heads of the fasteners so that they are not visible from the outside.

[0005] Generally, resin has a thermal expansion coefficient 4 to 5 times larger than that of metal, but resin members such as resin frames and resin frames fixed to metal members such as metal frames and metal frames with fasteners such as screws are limited in contraction and expansion due to temperature changes. On the other hand, since a resin fastener cover is fitted and attached to a resin member, contraction and expansion due to temperature changes are greater than that of a metal member or a resin member fixed to a metal member.

[0006] Therefore, in winter, the resin fastener cover shrinks more than the metal member and the resin member fixed to the metal member, and in particular, in the case of a fastener cover that hides the head of the fastener that fastens the resin member to the metal member that constitutes the vertical frame or vertical stile, the gap between the upper end of the fastener cover and the upper frame or upper stile is located close to eye level and is noticeable, resulting in a problem of poor design. Also, in summer, the resin fastener cover expands more than the metal member and the resin member fixed to the metal member, and its longitudinal end interferes with the upper frame or upper stile, making it impossible to absorb the expansion, and there is a risk that the fastener cover will come loose.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and its object is to provide a composite window frame and / or composite frame that prevents the gap from being seen from the outside, improving the design, even if the resin fastener cover shrinks due to temperature change and the gap between the upper end of the fastener cover and the upper frame or upper stile becomes large, and that will not come loose even if the fastener cover expands due to temperature change. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, the composite window frame and / or composite stile of the present invention is a composite window frame and / or composite stile comprising a metal member framed in a rectangular shape and a resin member attached to the interior side of the metal member, the resin member comprising a resin member main body portion which is fixed to a fixing portion provided on the metal member by a fixing device, a resin fixing device cover which is engaged with the resin member main body portion and hides the fixing device exposed from the resin member main body portion, Among the fixing device covers, Extends vertically Vertical Fixture Cover The upper end is overlapped by a certain length in the vertical direction. Vertical Fixture Cover A cover upper end hiding member is provided to hide the upper end. Among the fixing device covers, an upper fixing device cover that is arranged on the upper portion of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends laterally is arranged above the cover upper end hiding member, and the longitudinal end of the upper fixing device cover is not visible from the outside. It is characterized by: In addition, the composite window frame and / or composite frame according to the present invention has The cover upper end hiding member has a hiding member fixing portion fixed to the vertical resin member main body portion extending in the vertical direction of the resin member main body portion, a relay portion extending laterally from the upper end of the hiding member fixing portion to pass between the upper fixing device cover and the vertical fixing device cover and extending upward from the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover to the opposite side of the vertical resin member main body portion with a predetermined space therebetween, and a cover upper end hiding portion hanging down from the tip of the relay portion so as to face the vertical resin member main body portion and extending downward from the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover. It is also characterized by the following. In addition, the composite window frame and / or composite frame according to the present invention has It is also characterized in that a gap is provided between the relay portion of the cover upper end hiding member and the upper fixing tool cover. In addition, the composite window frame and / or composite frame according to the present invention has Of the resin members, the lower resin member which is arranged at the bottom of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends laterally has a lower resin member main body portion which is fixed by a fixing device to a fixed portion provided on a lower metal member which is arranged at the bottom of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends laterally among the metal members, and a lower fixing device cover made of resin which is engaged with the lower resin member main body portion and hides the fixing device exposed from the lower resin member main body portion, and the lower end portion of the vertical fixing device cover is placed on the upper surface of the lower fixing device cover. Effect of the Invention

[0009] In the composite window frame and / or composite frame of the embodiment of the present invention, the resin member includes a resin member main body portion that is fixed to a fixing portion provided on the metal member by a fixing device, and a resin fixing device cover that is engaged with the resin member main body portion and hides the fixing device exposed from the resin member main body portion. The fixing device cover has an upper end of the vertical fixing device cover extending vertically and a cover upper end hiding member that overlaps with the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover by a predetermined length in the vertical direction to hide the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover, and the upper fixing device cover is positioned at the top of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends horizontally and is positioned above the cover upper end hiding member so that the longitudinal end of the upper fixing device cover is not visible from the outside. Therefore, for example, in winter, vertical The fixing cover may become damaged due to temperature changes. Main unit It shrinks more than vertical Even if the gap between the top end of the fixture cover and the upper frame or upper stile becomes large, the cover top end hiding member vertical By overlapping the upper end of the fixing cover by a certain length in the vertical direction vertical The upper end of the fixing tool cover is hidden, so the gap is not visible from the outside, improving the design. vertical The fixing cover is a metal part or a resin part fixed to the metal part. Main unit Even if it is extended more than this, its longitudinal ends will not interfere with the upper frame or upper frame, vertical This prevents the fixture cover from coming loose. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an entire vertical sliding window that uses a composite frame as an embodiment of the composite window frame and / or composite frame of the present invention. [Diagram 2] This is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts near the upper frame, showing the installation state of the screw cover upper end hiding member in the composite frame of the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a key portion near the vertical frame, showing the installation state of a screw cover upper end hiding member in a composite frame of an embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4]4A and 4B are a plan view and a front view, respectively, of a screw cover upper end hiding member that constitutes a composite frame of an embodiment. [Diagram 5] 1A and 1B are respectively a right side view of the screw cover upper end hiding member that constitutes the composite frame of the embodiment, and a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the essential parts showing the relationship with the upper end of the screw cover, etc. when the screw cover upper end hiding member is attached to a resin frame for a vertical frame. [Figure 6] 1A to 1C are a front view, a plan view, and a left side view, respectively, of an end sealing member constituting a composite frame of an embodiment. [Figure 7] This is a vertical cross-sectional view including a composite window frame, showing the installation state of the end sealing member that constitutes the composite frame of the embodiment. [Figure 8] This is an enlarged front view of a key part (the joint between the lower frame and the vertical frame) showing the attached state of the end covering member that constitutes the composite frame of the embodiment. [Figure 9] This is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main parts (the joint between the lower frame and the vertical frame, omitting the resin frame for the vertical frame, etc.) including the composite window frame, showing the attached state of the end covering members that make up the composite frame of the embodiment.

[0011] The composite window frame and / or composite frame of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a vertical sliding window as an example. Note that the embodiment described below is merely one example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described below, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention. In addition, the 'vertical resin member main body' in this invention corresponds to the 'resin frame for vertical frame 2c3' in the embodiments, the 'vertical fixing device cover' corresponds to the 'screw cover for vertical frame 2c4' in the embodiments, the 'upper fixing device cover' corresponds to the 'screw cover for upper frame 2a4' in the embodiments, the 'lower metal member' corresponds to the 'metallic lower frame 2b1' in the embodiments, the 'lower resin member main body' corresponds to the 'resin frame for lower frame 2b3' and the 'lower fixing device cover' corresponds to the 'screw cover for lower frame 2b4' in the embodiments.

[0012] <Overview of vertical sliding windows and composite window frames 1> FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a vertical sliding window employing a shoji frame structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] A vertical sliding window is a well-known window in which a shoji screen 2 slides out to the outside (outdoors) to be opened or closed by a pair of upper and lower stays (not shown) provided between an upper frame 1a and a lower frame 1b that constitute a composite window frame 1 as shown in FIG. 1, and an upper frame 2a and a lower frame 2b that constitute a shoji screen 2. The composite window frame 1 is composed of an upper frame 1a, a lower frame 1b, and left and right vertical frames 1c that have a metal frame 1a1, a metal lower frame 1b1, and metal vertical frames 1c1 on both the left and right sides, which are framed in a square shape and are attached to the window opening of a building as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 8, etc., and are composed of an upper frame 1a, a lower frame 1b, and left and right vertical frames 1c that have a resin upper frame 1a2, a resin lower frame 1b2, and resin frames 1a2-1c2 of the resin vertical frames 1c2 on both the left and right sides. The metal frames 1a1 to 1c1 are formed from an extruded material such as aluminum, and the resin frames 1a2 to 1c2 are formed from an extrusion material such as vinyl chloride or acrylic resin.

[0014] <Frame structure of Shoji 2> As shown in Fig. 1, the shoji screen 2 of the first embodiment slides open and closes in an opening of a composite window frame 1 made up of an upper frame 1a, a lower frame 1b, and vertical frames 1c on both the left and right sides, and is configured to support double-glazing glass, etc., with an upper frame 2a, a lower frame 2b, and vertical frames 2c on the left and right sides. Note that the characteristics of the frame structure of the shoji screen 2 of the first embodiment are not related to double-glazing, so the double-glazing glass is not shown in the drawings.

[0015] (Upper stile 2a) As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the upper frame 2a is composed of a metal upper frame 2a1 as the metal member of the present invention molded from aluminum or the like, a metal frame 2a2 for the upper frame as the fixed part, a resin frame 2a3 for the upper frame as the resin member main body part constituting the resin member of the present invention molded from polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resin, or the like, and a screw cover 2a4 for the upper frame as a fixing device cover.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 2, the metal upper frame 2a1 has an exterior upright portion 2a11 that stands upright at the exterior end, a glass upper end pressing portion 2a12 that presses the upper end of the hanging double-glazed glass (not shown) from the outside of the room at the exterior end, and a hollow first hollow portion 2a13 and a second hollow portion 2a14. It also has an engagement groove portion 2a15 between the first hollow portion 2a13 and the second hollow portion 2a14 into which an engagement portion 2a22 described later of the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2 fits, and an engagement claw portion 2a16 into which an engagement portion 2a34 described later of the plastic frame for the upper frame fits.

[0017] As shown in Figure 2, the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2 is a component that fits into the metal upper frame 2a1 to press the upper end of the double-glazed glass (not shown) from the inside of the room after the plastic frame for the upper frame 2a3 is fixed with screws 4 as fixing devices, and is provided with a screw hole installation piece 2a21 having multiple screw holes at predetermined intervals in the finding direction into which the screws 4 screw, and an engagement portion 2a22 that fits into the engagement groove portion 2a15 of the metal upper frame 2a1 of the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2.

[0018] The resin frame for the upper frame 2a3 is formed by cutting a shape formed by extruding synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or acrylic resin, and is a component that is attached to the metal upper frame 2a1 after being fixed to the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2 with screws 4 as shown in FIG. 2. The resin frame for the upper frame 2a3 has screw hole installation surfaces 2a31 in which screw holes through which the screws 4 pass are provided at the same intervals as the screw hole installation pieces 2a21 of the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2, an intermediate surface 2a32 whose tip abuts against the underside of the metal upper frame 2a1, an indoor-side exposed surface 2a33 exposed to the room, and a vertical surface of the indoor-side exposed surface 2a33 that slopes from the upper end of the vertical surface toward the metal upper frame 2a1 and engages the metal upper frame 2a1. It has an engaging portion 2a34 that engages with the claw portion 2a16, a first engaged portion 2a35 for the cover that extends downward from the tip of the screw hole mounting surface 2a31 and engages with the first engaging portion 2a41 of the upper frame screw cover 2a4, a second engaged portion 2a36 for the cover provided at the lower end of the intermediate surface 2a32 and engaging with the second engaging portion 2a42 of the upper frame screw cover 2a4, a third engaged portion 2a37 for the cover provided at the lower end of the indoor exposed surface 2a33 and engaging with the third engaging portion 2a43 of the upper frame screw cover 2a4, and a relay surface 2a38 that is continuous with the screw hole mounting surface 2a31 and extends from the second engaged portion 2a36 for the cover to the indoor exposed surface 2a33.

[0019] The upper frame screw cover 2a4 is attached to the lower part of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 so as to hide the head of the screw 4 that fixes the upper frame metal frame 2a2 and the upper frame resin frame 2a3, and the first engaging part 2a41, the second engaging part 2a42, and the third engaging part 2a43 that engage with the first cover engaged part 2a35, the second cover engaged part 2a36, and the third cover engaged part 2a37 of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 are provided on the upper surface side (rear surface side) from the main body part 2a44. Also, the longitudinal direction (depth direction in FIG. 1, left and right direction in FIG. 3) end part 2a45 of the upper frame screw cover 2a4 is up to the upper part of the main body part 2c44 of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 described later (upper relay part 3b of the cover upper end hiding member 3 described later) as shown in FIG. 5(b). Therefore, the longitudinal end 2a45 of the upper frame screw cover 2a4 is configured so as not to be seen from the outside. The longitudinal end 2b45 of the lower frame screw cover 2b4 is also configured so as not to be seen from the outside, as shown in FIG.

[0020] (Lower stile 2b) As shown in Figure 1, the lower frame 2b is also composed of a metal lower frame 2b1 as the metal member of the present invention molded from aluminum or the like, a metal frame for the lower frame 2b2 as the fixed part, a resin frame for the lower frame 2b3 as the resin member main body constituting the resin member of the present invention molded from polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resin, or the like, and a screw cover for the lower frame 2b4 as a fixing device cover.

[0021] The metal lower frame 2b1, metal frame for the lower frame 2b2, plastic frame for the lower frame 2b3 and screw cover for the lower frame 2b4 which constitute the lower frame 2b are respectively formed in a shape which is approximately an inverted upside-down version of the metal upper frame 2a1, metal frame for the upper frame 2a2, plastic frame for the upper frame 2a3 and screw cover for the upper frame 2a4 which constitute the upper frame 2a, as is clear from Figure 1, and are assembled in an inverted state (excluding the cover upper end hiding member 3).

[0022] (Stile 2c) 3, the vertical frame 2c is configured with a metal vertical frame 2c1 which is a metal member formed from aluminum or the like, a metal frame 2c2 for the vertical frame as a fixed part, a resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame as a resin member main body constituting the resin member of the present invention, a screw cover 2c4 for the vertical frame as a fixing tool cover, and a cover upper end hiding member 3 described later. Note that, in this specification, the vertical frame 2c on the right side of the interior is described as an example, but the vertical frame on the left side of the interior is formed in a shape obtained by mirror-inverting the vertical frame 2c, and is assembled in the mirror-inverted state.

[0023] As shown in Figure 3, the metal vertical frame 2c1 has an exterior protruding portion 2c11 that protrudes outward at the exterior end, a glass lateral end pressing portion 2c12 that protrudes inward at the exterior end and presses the lateral end of the double-glazed glass (not shown) from the outside of the room, and a hollow first hollow portion 2c13 and a second hollow portion 2c14.It also has an engagement groove portion 2c15 between the first hollow portion 2c13 and the second hollow portion 2c14 into which the engagement portion 2c22 of the metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2, described later, fits, and an engagement claw portion 2c16 into which the engagement portion 2c34 of the plastic frame for the vertical frame 2c3, described later, fits.

[0024] As shown in Figure 3, the metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2 is fitted into the metal vertical frame 2c1 to form the vertical frame 2c after the resin frame for the vertical frame 2c3 is fixed with fastening devices such as screws 4. The metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2 has a screw hole installation piece 2c21 with a plurality of screw holes at predetermined intervals into which the screws 4 screw, and a fitting portion 2c22 that fits into the fitting groove portion 2c15 of the metal vertical frame 2c1 of the metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2.

[0025] The resin frame for the vertical frame 2c3 is extruded from a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or acrylic resin, similar to the resin frame for the upper frame 2a3 and the resin frame for the lower frame 2b3, and is attached to the metal vertical frame 2c1 after the metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2 is connected with screws 4 as shown in FIG. 3. The resin frame for the vertical frame 2c3 has a screw hole installation surface 2c31 with a plurality of screw holes provided at a predetermined interval, an intermediate surface 2c32 whose tip abuts against the front surface of the metal vertical frame 2c1, an indoor exposed surface 2c33 exposed to the room, and a metal vertical frame 2c34 extending from the right end of the horizontal surface of the indoor exposed surface 2c33 to the right end of the metal vertical frame 2c1. It has an engaging portion 2c34 that inclines toward 2c1 and engages with the engaging claw portion 2c16 of the metal vertical frame 2c1, a first engaged portion 2c35 for the cover that extends leftward from the exterior end of the screw hole installation surface 2c31 and engages with the first engaging portion 2c41 of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, a second engaged portion 2c36 for the cover that is provided at the left end of the intermediate surface 2c32 and engages with the second engaging portion 2c42 of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, and a third engaged portion 2c37 for the cover that is provided at the left end of the indoor exposed surface 2c33 and engages with the third engaging portion 2c43 of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4.

[0026] In addition, since the resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame has the cover upper end concealing member 3 attached to its upper end, two fitting holes 2c38a are provided at the top of the relay surface 2c38, which is continuous with the screw hole installation surface 2c31 between the second engaged portion 2c36 for the cover and the third engaged portion 2c37 for the cover and extends to the indoor exposed surface 2c33, into which two fitting portions 3a1 described later of the cover upper end concealing member 3 are inserted and fitted.

[0027] The vertical frame screw cover 2c4 is attached to the inside of the vertical frame made of resin 2c3, i.e., on the left side in Figure 3, so as to hide the heads of the screws 4 that fix the vertical frame made of resin 2c3 to the vertical frame metal 2c2. On the vertical frame 2c side, a first engagement portion 2c41, a second engagement portion 2c42 and a third engagement portion 2c43 that engage with the first cover engaged portion 2c35, the second cover engaged portion 2c36 and the third cover engaged portion 2c37 of the vertical frame resin 2c3 are respectively provided from the main body portion 2c44, and the upper end portion, which is the longitudinal end portion 2c45 (up and down direction in Figure 1, depth direction in Figure 3) of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, is configured to be hidden by the cover upper end hiding member 3 as shown in Figure 5(b) described later, even if it expands and contracts due to temperature changes. The other vertical frame screw cover 2c4 has a lower end portion, which is a longitudinal end portion 2c45, placed on the upper surface of the lower frame screw cover 2b4 as shown in FIG.

[0028] (Cover top end hiding part 3) The cover upper end hiding member 3 is molded from resin into the shape shown in Figures 4(a), (b), and 5(a), and is composed of a hiding member fixing part 3a that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the relay surface 2c38 of the resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame as shown in Figures 3 and 5(b), a relay part 3b that extends horizontally from the upper end of the hiding member fixing part 3a and covers the upper part of the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, and a cover upper end hiding part 3c that hangs down from the tip of the relay part 3b to face the hiding member fixing part 3a, and the like. The hiding member fixing part 3a is provided with two fitting parts 3a1 that are spaced apart in the vertical direction and fit respectively into two fitting holes 2c38a in the relay surface 2c38 of the resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame.

[0029] On both the left and right sides of the cover upper end hiding portion 3c in Figures 4(a) and (b), there is provided an end protrusion 3c1 that protrudes toward the hiding member fixing portion 3a, and while it overlaps and hides the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, only the tip of the end protrusion 3c1 on the outside of the room comes into contact with the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 so as to reduce the contact area as shown in Figure 3.

[0030] In addition, when the cover upper end hiding member 3 is attached to the upper end of the resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame, the end hiding portion 3c is formed so as to overlap the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 by a predetermined length L in the vertical direction, as shown in Figure 5(b).

[0031] The specified length L is determined taking into consideration the shrinkage length of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 so that, because the resin vertical frame screw cover 2c4 expands and contracts more with temperature changes than the metal vertical frame 2c1 or the resin vertical frame 2c3 which is fixed to the metal vertical frame 2c2 made of metal with screws 4 and has limited thermal shrinkage and thermal expansion, even if the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 shrinks more than the metal vertical frame 2c1 or the resin vertical frame 2c3 in winter, for example, and the gap between the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 and the upper frame screw cover 2a4 becomes larger, the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 overlaps and is hidden by the lower end of the cover upper end hiding portion 3c, and the shrunken upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 is not visible from the outside.

[0032] Incidentally, the state shown in FIG. 5(b) shows a state other than summer and winter. In summer, the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 extends beyond the metal vertical frame 2c1 and the resin vertical frame 2c3 fixed with screws 4 to the metal vertical frame 2c2 and the metal vertical frame 2c2, and the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 approaches the underside of the relay portion 3b of the cover upper end hiding member 3, thereby ensuring a predetermined gap S of a length that does not allow the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 to interfere with the underside of the relay portion 3b.

[0033] (End sealing member 5) The end blocking member 5 is a member configured in the shape shown in Figures 6(a) to (c), and is fixed with screws 6 to the upper and lower parts of the metal vertical frame 2c1 of the vertical frame 2c as shown in Figures 7 to 9, so as to block both ends, which are the longitudinal ends 2a39 of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 and both ends, which are the longitudinal ends 2b39 of the lower frame resin frame 2b3.

[0034] That is, the end sealing member 5 is formed from resin into a shape as shown in Figures 6(a) to (c), and includes end sealing surfaces 5a that abut or are close to both longitudinal ends of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 or the lower frame resin frame 2b3 to seal said ends, screw shaft insertion portions 5b into which the shafts of the screws 6 are inserted, recesses 5c into which the heads of the screws 6 fit, and recesses 5d into which the heads of the screws 6 fit, and recesses 5e into which the heads of the screws 6 fit, and recesses 5f into which the heads of the screws 6 fit, and recesses 5g ... It is equipped with a frame indoor side covering surface 5d which has the same cross-sectional shape and is continuous with the indoor exposed surfaces 2a33, 2b33, a horizontal engaging claw fitting portion 5e into which the engaging claw portion 2a16, 2b16 (see Figures 1 and 2) of the metal upper frame 2a1 or the metal lower frame 2b1 which are metal members extending in the horizontal direction fit, a vertical engaging claw fitting portion 5f into which the engaging claw portion 2c16 (see Figure 3) of the metal vertical frame 2c1 which is a metal member extending in the vertical direction fits, and a vertical member opposing surface 5g which faces the longitudinal end 2c39 of the resin frame 2c3 for the vertical frame.

[0035] In order to close both ends of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 and the lower frame resin frame 2b3 in the longitudinal direction with the end blocking member 5 thus configured, as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the upper frame 2a and the lower frame 2b are fixed to the upper and lower parts of the metal vertical frame 2c1 that face both ends of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 and the lower frame resin frame 2b3 in the longitudinal direction with screws 6, and then the upper frame 2a and the lower frame 2b are assembled to the vertical frame 2c, and both ends of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 and the lower frame resin frame 2b3 in the longitudinal direction are blocked by the end blocking member 5 fixed to the upper and lower parts of the metal vertical frame 2c1 as shown in the longitudinal cross-sectional view of Fig. 7. Also, as shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the vertical frame resin frame 2c3 is placed between the vertical member facing surfaces 5g of the upper and lower end blocking members 5. Therefore, the indoor exposed surface 2c33 against which the airtight material 1c21 provided on the resin vertical frame 1c2 abuts does not extend to the upper or lower end of the shoji screen, but the frame room interior side covering surface 5d of the end sealing member 5 extends continuously to the upper and lower end of the shoji screen, and the airtight material 1c21 abuts against the frame room interior side covering surface 5d and is continuous with the airtight materials 1a21, 1b21 of the upper and lower frames.

[0036] <Main effects of the frame structure of the shoji screen 2 in the embodiment> As explained above, in the shoji screen 2 that employs a composite frame which is an embodiment of the composite window frame and / or composite frame of the present invention, the vertical frame 2c comprises the metal vertical frame 2c1 and the metal vertical frame 2c2, which are metal members formed from aluminum or the like, and the resin vertical frame 2c3 and the vertical frame screw cover 2c4, which are resin members, and the resin vertical frame 2c3 is fixed to the metal vertical frame 2c2 with screws 4 and attached to the metal vertical frame 2c1 together with the metal vertical frame 2c2, while the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 is attached to the resin vertical frame 2c3 so as to hide the screws 4, and the resin vertical frame 2c3 is further provided with a cover upper end hiding member 3 which overlaps with the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 by a predetermined length L in the vertical direction and hides the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4.

[0037] For this reason, the resin vertical frame screw cover 2c4 shrinks and expands more due to temperature changes than the resin vertical frame 2c3 which is fixed with screws 4 to the metal vertical frame 2c1 and the metal vertical frame 2c2. Even if, for example, in winter the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 shrinks more than the metal vertical frame 2c1 and the resin vertical frame 2c3 and the gap between the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 and the upper frame screw cover 2a4 becomes larger, the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 is hidden by the cover upper end hiding member 3 which overlaps the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 by a predetermined length L, so that the gap is not visible from the outside and the design can be improved. Furthermore, a predetermined gap S is secured so that the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 does not interfere with the underside of the relay portion 3b of the cover upper end hiding member 3, so that it can also accommodate expansion of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 due to heat in the summer, for example.

[0038] In addition, in the shoji screen 2 that employs the composite frame of an embodiment of the present invention, end blocking members 5 are provided at the upper and lower parts of the metal vertical frame 2c1 of the vertical frame 2c to block both longitudinal ends of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 and the lower frame resin frame 2b3.

[0039] As a result, both longitudinal ends of the resin frame for the upper frame 2a3 and the resin frame for the lower frame 2b3 do not come into direct contact with the sides of the metal vertical frame 2c1, and even if the metal vertical frame 2c1 is cooled by outside air, the cold air from the metal vertical frame 2c1 is prevented from being transmitted to the resin frame for the upper frame 2a3 and the resin frame for the lower frame 2b3, thereby improving the insulation properties of the shoji screen 2.

[0040] In addition, the end covering member 5 has a frame interior side covering surface 5d which is continuous with the indoor exposed surface 2a33, 2b33, which is the indoor side surface of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 or the lower frame resin frame 2b3, and which has the same cross-sectional shape as the indoor exposed surface 2a33, 2b33, which is the indoor side of the upper frame resin frame 2a3 or the lower frame resin frame 2b3, and which continues with the indoor exposed surface 2c33 of the vertical frame resin frame 2c3 to the upper and lower ends of the shoji screen.Therefore, the airtight material 1c21 provided on the resin vertical frame 1c2 abuts against the frame interior side covering surface 5d and is continuous with the airtight materials 1a21, 1b21 of the upper and lower frames, thereby improving airtightness performance and insulation performance.

[0041] In the above embodiment, a cover upper end hiding member 3 for hiding the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 is provided on the vertical frame resin frame 2c3, which is the main body of the resin member extending vertically. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is of course also possible to provide a cover upper end hiding member 3 for hiding the upper end of the vertical frame screw cover 2c4 on the underside (bottom surface) of the upper frame screw cover 2a4, which hides the heads of the screws 4 that fix the upper frame metal frame 2a2 and the upper frame resin frame 2a3 in the upper frame 2a.

[0042] In addition, in the above embodiment, the metal members are the metal upper frame 2a1, the metal lower frame 2b1, and the metal vertical frame 2c1, and the metal frame for the upper frame 2a2, the metal frame for the lower frame 2b, and the metal frame for the vertical frame 2c2, which fit into the metal members as the fixed parts, are described as being separate parts. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the fixed parts do not have to be metal frames, but may be fixed parts fixed to the metal upper frame 2a1, the metal lower frame 2b1, and the metal vertical frame 2c1 by fasteners, and of course a portion of 2a1 to 2c1 of each metal frame member may also be the fixed part.

[0043] In addition, in the above embodiment, a shoji screen 2 using a composite frame has been described as an example of a composite window frame and / or composite frame according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that a composite window frame according to the present invention may be used on the composite window frame 1 side.

[0044] In addition, in the description of the embodiment, the shoji screen 2 and composite window frame 1 of the present invention have been used in a vertical sliding window to be attached to a window opening of a building, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be used in other casement windows such as horizontal sliding windows, vertical axis rotating windows, horizontal axis rotating windows, and outward-tilting windows, as well as other composite window frames such as sliding windows and fixed windows, and even composite window frames for interior fittings. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 1 Composite window frames 1a Upper frame 1a1 Metal upper frame (metal parts) 1a2 Resin upper frame (resin part) 1a21 Airtight material 1b Bottom frame 1b1 Metal lower frame (metal parts) 1b2 Resin lower frame (resin material) 1b21 Airtight material 1c vertical frame 1c1 Metal vertical frame (metal parts) 1c2 Resin vertical frame (resin material) 1c21 Airtight material 2 Shoji Screen 2a Upper stile 2a1 Metal upper frame (metal parts) 2a11 Outdoor side standing section 2a12 Glass upper end pressing part 2a13 1st Hollow Section 2a14 2nd Hollow Section 2a15 Fitting groove 2a16 Engagement claw part 2a2 Metal frame for upper stile (fixed part) 2a21 Screw hole installation piece 2a22 Mating part 2a3 Resin frame for upper frame (resin material Main unit ) 2a31 Screw hole installation surface 2a32 intermediate plane 2a33 Indoor exposed surface 2a34 Engagement part 2a35 First engaged part for cover 2a36 Second engaged part for cover 2a37 Third engaged part for cover 2a38 relay surface 2a39 Longitudinal end 2a4 Upper frame screw cover ( above Fixture Cover) 2a41 First engaging part 2a42 Second engaging part 2a43 Third engagement part 2a44 Main body 2a45 Longitudinal end 2b Lower stile 2b1 Metal lower stile ( under Metallic parts) 2b2 Metal frame for lower stile (fixed part) 2b3 Resin frame for lower frame ( under Resin material body) 2b39 Longitudinal end 2b4 Screw cover for lower frame ( under Fixture Cover) 2b45 Longitudinal end 2c Stiles 2c1 Metal vertical frame (metal parts) 2c11 Outdoor protrusion 2c12 Glass side edge pressing part 2c13 First Hollow Section 2c14 2nd Hollow Section 2c15 Fitting groove 2c16 Engagement claw part 2c2 Metal picture frame for vertical stile (fixed part) 2c21 Screw hole installation piece 2c22 Mating part 2c3 Resin frame for vertical frames ( vertical Resin material body) 2c31 Screw hole installation surface 2c32 intermediate plane 2c33 Indoor exposed surface 2c34 Engagement part 2c35 First engaged part for cover 2c36 Second engaged part for cover 2c37 Third engaged part for cover 2c38 relay surface 2c38a fitting hole 2c39 Longitudinal end 2c4 Vertical frame screw cover ( vertical Fixture Cover) 2c41 First engaging part 2c42 Second engaging part 2c43 Third engaging part 2c44 Main body 2c45 Longitudinal end 3 Cover top end hiding part 3a Hidden part fixing part 3b Relay section 3c Cover top concealed part 3c1 End protrusion 4 Screws (fixing device) 5 End sealing material 5a End sealing surface 5b Screw shaft through hole 5c Recess 5d Frame interior side cover surface 5e Lateral engagement claw fitting portion 5f Vertical engagement claw fitting part 5g Vertical member facing surface 6 bis

Claims

1. A composite window frame and / or composite stile comprising a metal member framed in a rectangular shape and a resin member attached to the interior side of the metal member, The resin member is a resin member main body portion fixed to a fixed portion provided on the metal member by a fixing device; a resin fastener cover that is engaged with the resin member main body and hides the fastener exposed from the resin member main body; The fixing device cover has an upper end hiding member that overlaps an upper end of the vertical fixing device cover extending in the vertical direction by a predetermined length in the vertical direction to hide the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover, A composite window frame and / or composite frame, characterized in that among the fastening covers, an upper fastening cover which is positioned on the top of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends laterally is positioned above the cover upper end hiding member, and the longitudinal end of the upper fastening cover is not visible from the outside.

2. 2. The composite window frame and / or composite stile according to claim 1, The cover upper end hiding member is a concealing member fixing portion fixed to a vertical resin member main body portion extending in a vertical direction of the resin member main body portion; a relay portion extending laterally from an upper end portion of the concealing member fixing portion, passing between the upper fixing device cover and the vertical fixing device cover, and extending upward from the upper end portion of the vertical fixing device cover to the opposite side of the vertical resin member main body portion with a predetermined interval therebetween; A composite window frame and / or composite stile, characterized in that it has a cover upper end hiding portion that hangs down from the tip of the relay portion so as to face the vertical resin member main body portion and extends downward below the upper end of the vertical fixing device cover.

3. The composite window frame and / or composite stile according to claim 2, A composite window frame and / or composite stile, characterized in that a gap is provided between the relay portion of the cover upper end hiding member and the upper fixing device cover.

4. In the composite window frame and / or composite stile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Among the resin members, a lower resin member that is arranged at the lower part of the composite window frame and / or composite frame and extends laterally is Among the metal members, a lower resin member main body portion is disposed at the lower portion of the composite window frame and / or composite stile and is fixed to a fixing portion provided on a lower metal member extending laterally by a fixing device; a lower fixing tool cover made of resin that is engaged with the lower resin member main body portion and hides the fixing tool exposed from the lower resin member main body portion, A composite window frame and / or composite stile, characterized in that the lower end of the vertical fixture cover rests on the upper surface of the lower fixture cover.

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