Curtain wall
AssigneesStephanie Catharina R. Claeys, Laurens Leonard J. Claeys, Nausikaa Els P. Claeys
InventorEric Claeys
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Abstract
Curtain wall including mullion profiles, transom profiles and panels, where the mullion profiles extend vertically, with the transom profiles being fixed at right angles to the mullion profiles, where the transom profiles and the mullion profiles define rectangular openings. The panels are placed in the openings to close these openings, where the panels are secured by means of first glazing beads, that are attached to the mullion profile by means of first attachment aids, where the first attachment aids and the mullion profiles are designed to attach the first attachment aids to the mullion profile, where the first attachment aids and the first glazing beads are designed to snap the first glazing beads onto the first attachment aids.
Claims15
A curtain wall comprising:
- one or more mullion profiles, one or more transom profiles and one or more panels,
- wherein the one or more mullion profiles consist of monolithic profiles, wherein the one or more mullion profiles do not comprise any perforations towards an outside of the curtain wall, wherein the one or more mullion profiles extend vertically,
- wherein the one or more transom profiles are attached at right angles to the one or more mullion profiles,
- wherein the one or more transom profiles and the one or more mullion profiles define rectangular openings,
- wherein the one or more panels are placed in said openings to close the openings, wherein side edges of the one or more panels are fitted in rabbets of the mullion profiles and of the transom profiles with seals, wherein the rabbets in the mullion profiles have a fixed indivisible width and wherein the one or more panels are secured along an inside of the curtain wall in the mullion profiles by means of first glazing beads that are composed of a rigid material and are provided with a respective said seal and are attached to the mullion profiles by means of first attachment aids,
- wherein the first attachment aids and the one or more mullion profiles are configured to snap the first attachment aids onto the mullion profiles,
- wherein the first attachment aids and the first glazing beads are configured to snap the first glazing beads onto the first attachment aids in a direction parallel to a plane of a respective panel of the one or more panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.