Facade system with less visible supports
AssigneeFRENER & REIFER METALLBAU GmbH/Srl
InventorFranz REIFER
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Abstract
A façade system for buildings provides supports for glass having less surface area, whereby a more undisturbed view to the outside is provided. The equipping is conducted by fastening the used insulating transparent pane units in two steps. The weight of the used glass pane elements is supported by bearings that may be arranged at any position of at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical structure element. Due to their substantially horizontal or vertical alignment the bearings do not influence the size of the visible portion of the faced structure. To keep the panes tight on the building, pressure structure elements are mounted from the outside of the building to fasten the panes tight on the building structure or a carrying element of the building.
Claims4
Façade system with less visible supports, comprising:
- at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical structure element (1) having a height h1;
- an inner sealing element (3) mounted on the at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical structure element (1);
- an insulating transparent pane unit (4) comprising at least one glass pane;
- pressure structure element (7) for pressing the glass panes in the general direction of the at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical structure element (1), wherein the pressure structure element (7) has a height h2;
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- an outer sealing element (9) mounted on the pressure structure element (7),
- wherein the height h2 of the pressure structure element (7) has maximum of not more than the height h1 of the at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical structure element (1) plus 32 mm (or 1.26 inches), respectively, and the façade system further comprises a bearing structure (11) to bear the weight of the transparent isolating pane unit (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.