EP1045106B1 - Method for installing a frame assembly comprising a roller shutter box - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a bay block comprising a roller shutter box, as well as a process for the installation of this bay block.

As part of window rehabilitation works houses and / or apartments, or as part of works new, the techniques used generally consist, as part of the rehabilitation, to carry out the change the window in place as well as the closure (shutters, wooden shutters, roller shutters, swing shutters, etc ...).

In a new application, there is no phase of change itself, but rather a phase of installation of the closure assembly within a blank opening.

For questions of speed of intervention (case of occupied housing) and also in order not to degrade the interior finishes of the room, the installation of the new carpentry is done over the frame of the original window.

Known techniques for achieving closure of a window or more generally of an opening made in a home, using without limitation a shutter type shutter, use two different installation methods.

Thus, according to a first principle, it is integrated into the carpentry to form a "bay block".

The roller shutter box is then superimposed on the carpentry, and is inserted between the new frame high and the old high frame remained in place.

The advantage of this laying process lies mainly in its ease of implementation, the whole is positioned practically like a carpentry alone, the manufacture of trunk and its assembly on the joinery are totally made in the workshop, the exterior coverings of the carpentry are simplified.

• prise de jour importante du fait de la hauteur du coffre sous l'ancien dormant,
• dégradation de la qualité thermique et acoustique de la nouvelle menuiserie,
• habillage côté intérieur de la menuiserie, toujours délicat à la périphérie du coffre du volet roulant.

However, its disadvantages are:

• significant daytime catch due to the height of the trunk under the old frame,
• deterioration of the thermal and acoustic quality of the new carpentry,
• trim on the interior side of the joinery, always delicate at the periphery of the roller shutter box.

Or, according to a second method of installing a type closure including roller shutter, this one consists of an installation independent of the joinery.

Thus, the user first installs the carpentry, and in a second step he poses the set of the closure in front of the joinery by fixing it either against the main structure, or sometimes against carpentry existing.

The advantage of this process lies in the low uptake of day of the roller shutter box, on the one hand because it the latter is juxtaposed in front of the new frame, and the other hand, as it is not in contact with the interior of the piece, there is no insulation problem, and the thickness the trunk can be very thin.

However, the major drawback of this second type of laying process, consists mainly in that it requires a specific installation, the measurement exterior structural work (dimension between tables, dimension under lintel ...) must also be done to be able to manufacture the roller shutter box.

As a result, manufacturing and transportation to site are independent of carpentry, which results in additional packaging costs; so it is not not possible to achieve economies of scale from from taking the order to the final installation.

EP-A-0 851 089 proposes a bay unit comprising a safety box rolling shutter cooperating with slides and forming a closure, and a new frame, this bay block comprising a device for adjusting the height of the shutter box rolling and means to adapt the finishes side against a window painting. The trunk is unscrewed and removed, via openings provided in the adjustment device, to allow an assembler to proceed with the jointing between the new frames and former. The trunk is then replaced in grooves of the adjustment device and then raised until there have contact between its upper surface and that of the bay window. If the trunk is not dismantled and if we are satisfied with a simple displacement in translation of the trunk down compared to backstage, access to the junction between new and old dormant in the upper part of the bay is not sufficiently clear to allow jointing work easy for the editor.

The object of the present invention is, in particular, to provide a bay unit of the type of EP-A-0 851 089 comprising a chest standard prefabricated roller shutter which allows good clear access to the joint between new and old dormant in the upper part of the bay without having to disassemble the trunk.

The present invention more generally proposes to overcome the disadvantages of installation procedures known from the state of the art by proposing a method of installation of a rolling shutter box which combines the advantages of prior methods.

According to the invention a bay unit comprising a trunk rolling shutter cooperating with slides and forming a closure, and a frame, this bay block further comprising a device for adjusting the roller shutter box, and means for adapting the side finishes against a window painting, is characterized in that it has a hinge system that allows you to tilt the closing towards the outside, and in that the device adjustment system has flexible notched legs that support on the edge of the slides and preventing the bay block from come down unexpectedly.

Other features of the invention result from Bay block claims 2 and following.

• on incline la fermeture vers l'avant, les coulisses pivotant autour d'un système d'articulation et on réalise la mise en place d'un fond de joint et l'application d'un cordon de mastic pour l'étanchéité ;
• on rapproche la fermeture contre le nouveau dormant, celle-ci se fixant aux coulisses grâce à des organes de fixation, et on pousse verticalement sous le coffre pour le plaquer sous le linteau, un dispositif d'ajustement ressortant, des coulisses, des pattes flexibles crantées empêchant le bloc baie de redescendre.

The invention also relates to a method for installing a bay block, in an old frame, this bay block comprising a roller shutter box cooperating with slides and forming a closure, and a new frame, method according to which installs the bay block in the old frame, and we calibrate and fix this bay block in the old frame, a process which is characterized in that:

• the closure is tilted forward, the slides pivoting around an articulation system and the installation of a joint bottom and the application of a bead of sealant for sealing;
• the closure is brought closer to the new frame, it is fixed to the slides by means of fixing members, and one pushes vertically under the trunk to place it under the lintel, a spring adjustment device, slides, flexible legs notches preventing the bay block from coming back down.

• la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une ouverture pourvue d'un bloc baie faisant l'objet de l'invention, configuré dans sa première phase de montage ;
• la figure 2 est une vue en coupe et en élévation latérale d'un caisson visé à la figure 1 ;
• la figure 3 est une vue en coupe et en élévation latérale, illustrant la position basse du caisson, permettant ainsi de rentrer l'ensemble menuiserie et coffre de volet roulant au travers des anciens dormants ;
• la figure 4 est une vue en coupe et en élévation frontale, illustrant le système de pattes flexibles ;
• la figure 5 est une vue en coupe et en élévation frontale, illustrant le système d'articulation selon un deuxième mode de réalisation ;
• la figure 6 est une vue en coupe et en élévation frontale, illustrant le système de verrouillage par clippage ;
• la figure 7 est une vue en perspective d'une ouverture pourvue d'un bloc baie faisant l'objet de l'invention, configuré dans sa deuxième phase de montage ;
• la figure 8 est une vue en coupe et en élévation latérale, d'un caisson visé à la figure 7, pourvu d'un bâche de protection ;
• la figure 9 est une vue en perspective d'une ouverture pourvue d'un bloc baie faisant l'objet de l'invention, configuré dans sa troisième phase de montage ;
• la figure 10 est une vue en coupe et en élévation latérale, d'un caisson visé à la figure 9.

Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge from the description given below, with reference to the appended drawings which illustrate an embodiment thereof devoid of any limiting character. In the figures:

• Figure 1 is a perspective view of an opening provided with a bay block forming the subject of the invention, configured in its first assembly phase;
• Figure 2 is a sectional view in side elevation of a box referred to in Figure 1;
• Figure 3 is a sectional view in side elevation, illustrating the low position of the box, thus allowing to enter the carpentry and roller shutter trunk assembly through the old frames;
• Figure 4 is a sectional view in front elevation, illustrating the flexible leg system;
• Figure 5 is a sectional view in front elevation, illustrating the articulation system according to a second embodiment;
• Figure 6 is a sectional view in front elevation, illustrating the clip-on locking system;
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an opening provided with a bay block forming the subject of the invention, configured in its second mounting phase;
• Figure 8 is a sectional view in side elevation of a box referred to in Figure 7, provided with a protective cover;
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an opening provided with a bay block forming the subject of the invention, configured in its third mounting phase;
• FIG. 10 is a view in section and in side elevation, of a box referred to in FIG. 9.

According to a preferred embodiment of a set of closing of the type including rolling shutter (see figures 1, 2, 3), allowing the implementation of the method object of the invention, it comprises a bay block or closure formed 1 of two lateral slides 2, 3 the ends of which, in particular the upper ends, cooperate at tulip level 4.

These tulips 4 are crossed by legs (not shown in the figures) protruding perpendicular to the cheeks 5, these being positioned at the ends of a roller shutter box 6, the latter being further fitted with all the traditional components 7 of this type of closure, i.e. flap axis, mechanism maneuver (strap, winch, motor ..), apron, torque limiter, reducer, lock, guide strap ..., the deck blades can slide at within said slides 2, 3.

This bay 1 block is juxtaposed on the outside of carpentry, it will be fixed temporarily against the joinery forming the new frame 8 at when it was produced in the workshop with the box installed in the low position.

Thus, the completion ratings for the closure, the type including roller shutter, are exactly those carpentry, there is no specific rating for take on the shell.

The trunk being located on the outside of the carpentry, there is no finish problem interior. Daytime use is also minimized, because a specific rack system, which will be described below, allows to place the trunk under the lintel, in order to gain the height of the pig (the jackpot being defined as the value of the overshoot of the old frame 9 under the lintel).

According to another characteristic of the invention (see figure 9), the bay block 1 provided with its assembly closure includes means for adapting the side finishes against the painting; they will be carried out particularly at the level of 2 of components on the one hand, at the level of the slide 2, 3, an angle iron will be clipped on the slide (adjustable locally in width) and on the other hand, trunk level 6, it is also necessary to fill the jack value space this will made using the end caps which will be telescopic mounted on the trunk, and pushed back until coming into contact with the board (see Figures 3 and 4).

According to yet another characteristic of this block bay, it has an articulation system 11 (see Figure 5) which allows it to tilt towards the exterior to allow the installer to realize the waterproofing, outside of the new window in order to comply with D.T.U. (technical sheet of Woodworking recommendation for Documents Unified Techniques). The tilting of the whole closure 1 around the point of rotation formed by the articulation system is limited by cords 12 (see figure 7).

According to a first embodiment, this system hinge 11 is made up of hinges placed, on the one hand at the lower ends of the backstage 2, 3, and on the other hand on the carpentry new frame 8.

According to another embodiment, the system 11 is developed by a system of hooks engaged with both the slides 2, 3 and the carpentry of the new frame 8.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the bay block 1 includes a device 13 allowing adjust the height of the jack. Indeed, it is necessary for the installer to install easily the seals between the carpentry and the frame of the closure, and therefore that the latter can pivot freely around its hinges 11, that there is sufficient space between the lintel of the opening and the horizontal wall of the box (see Figure 2), this space also being necessary to be able to install the block assembly bay through the old sleepers.

To this end, the roller shutter box is shifted to carpentry of a length corresponding to this space, with the understanding that when operations have been made, this space must be filled by a translational movement back from bay 1 block on the joinery.

Consequently, it is expected to have substantially in the axis of the slides (refer to figure 4) and in the lateral extension of the cheeks 5 forming the box, flexible legs 14 provided with notched walls.

When the user fills the space of the pig, the flexible tabs 14 at their walls notched, bear successively on the edge backstage 2, 3 during the entire return movement in position and thus prevent the bay block 1 from come down unexpectedly.

In order to secure the connection between the closure and the carpentry forming the new frame 8, we plans to deposit (see Figure 6) so uniformly distributed a plurality of organs of fixing 15 formed in particular by "clips" on which come to cooperate organs complementary to the closure. next applications fixing by "clipping" can be supplemented by screws or by any other means equivalent.

According to yet another aspect of the invention, particularly used in addition during the closure switching phase with respect to carpentry, it is possible to adapt a tarpaulin 16 of protection which envelops the closure. This tarp which is held in the lower part by a bar holding 17 and in the upper part by hooking eyelets 18, provides protection anti-fall for the user, especially when the latter performs the sealing operations between the closure and carpentry, this tarp can also allow the user to have his tools.

Before proceeding to lock the closure on the solid frame of the carpentry of the new sleeping 8, the user removes the tarp which can be reused on another block opening bay 1.

• 1ère phase : le poseur installe l'ensemble bloc baie (c'est-à-dire le nouveau dormant 8 et la fermeture dans l'ancien dormant 9), et réalise les calages et fixation de ce nouvel ensemble.
• 2ème phase : il incline la fermeture vers l'avant, les coulisses 2, 3 pivotent autour d'un système d'articulation 11 préalablement fixé, en usine sur la menuiserie, l'ensemble est retenu en position incliné par 2 cordons 12 en partie haute, entre le coffre et la nouvelle menuiserie. Le poseur peut donc réaliser facilement la mise en place du fond de joint et l'application du cordon de mastic pour l'étanchéité. Eventuellement, lors de cette deuxième phase, l'utilisateur enveloppe le bloc baie et la fermeture, à l'aide de la bâche de protection 16.
• 3ème phase : la poseur rapproche la fermeture contre le dormant, elle se fixe grâce aux organes de fixation 15 aux coulisses 2, 3 sur des plots préalablement fixés en usine sur la nouvelle menuiserie. Afin de plaquer le coffre sous le linteau, le poseur pousse verticalement sous le coffre, le dispositif d'ajustement 13 ressort des coulisses 2, 3, et les pattes flexibles 14 crantées empêchent l'ensemble de redescendre. Pour combler l'espace latéral entre le coffre et les tableaux de fenêtre, le poseur écarte les 2 caches d'extrémité ou plus généralement les finitions latérales 10 du coffre pour les amener en contact contre le tableau. Il reste ensuite à ajuster en largeur les cornières latérales qui viennent se clipper sur la coulisse 2, 3 afin de masquer l'espace entre coulisse et tableau de fenêtre.

In order to better understand the method of installing a bay block 1 as described above, the installation of the latter comprises three very distinct phases:

• 1st phase: the installer installs the bay block assembly (that is to say the new frame 8 and the closure in the old frame 9), and performs the setting and fixing of this new set.
• 2nd phase: it inclines the closure forward, the slides 2, 3 pivot around an articulation system 11 previously fixed, in the factory on the joinery, the assembly is retained in the inclined position by 2 cords 12 in part high, between the trunk and the new carpentry. The installer can therefore easily install the joint backing and apply the bead of sealant for sealing. Optionally, during this second phase, the user envelops the bay block and the closure, using the protective cover 16.
• 3rd phase: the installer brings the closure closer to the frame, it is fixed thanks to the fixing members 15 to the slides 2, 3 on studs previously fixed in the factory on the new carpentry. In order to press the trunk under the lintel, the installer pushes vertically under the trunk, the adjustment device 13 comes out from the slides 2, 3, and the flexible tabs 14 notched prevent the assembly from coming back down. To fill the lateral space between the box and the window boards, the installer discards the 2 end covers or more generally the side finishes 10 of the box to bring them into contact against the board. It then remains to adjust the width of the side angles which clip onto the slide 2, 3 in order to hide the space between the slide and the window panel.

• Tout d'abord, les performances thermiques et acoustiques de la menuiserie ne sont pas dégradées.
• On peut grâce à ce type de montage assurer le transport du coffre en même temps qu'avec les menuiseries.
• Il n'y a plus de cotes spécifiques entre le nouveau dormant et le système de fermeture, ce qui permet de générer une standardisation au niveau de la fabrication, d'où des économies d'échelle importantes. De plus, les utilisateurs possèdent un nombre de références limitées, ce qui limite le stock et les problèmes de montage.

The invention as described above, both in terms of the installation process and in terms of the structure of the bay block, offers numerous advantages:

• First of all, the thermal and acoustic performance of the joinery is not degraded.
• Thanks to this type of assembly, the trunk can be transported at the same time as with the joinery.
• There are no longer any specific dimensions between the new frame and the closure system, which enables standardization at the manufacturing level, resulting in significant economies of scale. In addition, users have a limited number of references, which limits stock and assembly problems.

It remains of course that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown above, but that it includes all variants.

Claims (9)

1. Combined aperture frame and shutter unit comprising a box (6) for a rolling shutter engaging in tracks (2, 3) and forming a closure, and a fixed frame (8), this combined aperture frame and shutter unit also comprising a device for adjusting the rolling-shutter box (6), and means that enable adaptation of the lateral finishing work to a window reveal, which unit is characterized in that it comprises a hinge system (11) that allows the closure to be tilted outwards, and in that the adjustment device (13) comprises flexible notched tabs (14) bearing against the edge of the tracks (2, 3) and preventing the unit (1) from dropping back down unexpectedly.
2. Combined aperture frame and shutter unit according to Claim 1, characterized in that the flexible tabs (14) are approximately in the axis of the tracks and in the lateral continuation of the end plates (5) positioned at the ends of the box (6).
3. Combined aperture frame and shutter unit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means that enable the lateral finishing work to be adapted to the reveal consist of, on the one hand, on the track (2, 3) side, an angle section that clips onto the track (2, 3), and, on the other hand, on the box (6) side, end covers (10) mounted telescopically on the box (6).
4. Combined aperture frame and shutter unit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tilting of the closure (1) about the point of rotation formed by the hinge system is limited by cords (12).
5. Combined aperture frame and shutter unit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the box comprises a plurality of uniformly distributed fixing members (15) formed in particular by clips on which complementary members integral with the closure engage, to secure the closure to the joinery forming a new fixed frame (8).
6. Method of installing a combined aperture frame and shutter unit (1), in an old fixed frame (9), this unit comprising a box (6) for a rolling shutter engaging with tracks (2, 3) and forming a closure, and a new fixed frame (8), in which method the unit (1) is installed in the old fixed frame (9), and this unit (1) is secured and fixed in the old fixed frame (9),
   which method is characterized in that:

   the closure is tilted forwards, the tracks (2, 3) pivoting about a hinge system (11), back-up material is inserted and a bead of sealant applied;

   the closure is moved back against the new fixed frame (8), which latter is fixed to the tracks (2, 3) by fixing members (15), and one pushes vertically under the box to press it under the lintel, an adjustment device (13) projecting from the tracks (2, 3), flexible notched tabs (14) preventing the unit from dropping back down.
7. Method of installing a combined aperture frame and shutter unit (1) according to Claim 7, characterized in that while the closure is tilted about the hinge system (11), the unit and the closure are enclosed in a protective sheet (16).
8. Method of installing a combined aperture frame and shutter unit (1) according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the hinge system (11), the fixing members (15), and cords (12) are preattached to the joinery in the factory.
9. Installation method according to the preceding claims, characterized in that in order to fill the lateral space between the box and the window reveals, telescopic covers are pushed against the reveal and lateral finishing work (10) is positioned on the box (6) and/or on the tracks (2, 3) of the unit (1).

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