Window, door or wall frame assembly with thermally insulating truss
AssigneeVisionar Window Systems Inc.
InventorJohan SAWATZKY
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Abstract
A frame assembly for a window, door or wall comprise trusses that serve as a structural support and a thermal break. The frame assembly includes an inner frame portion and an outer frame portion, with the trusses mounted there-between. The trusses comprise thermally insulating strut members that have a lower thermal conductivity than the inner and outer frame portions, and in some embodiments between can be composed of carbon fiber. The thermally insulating strut members enables the trusses to serve as thermal breaks and provide heat insulation between the inner frame portion and the outer frame portion, while providing structural support to the frame assembly.
Claims11
A frame assembly for a window, door, or wall, comprising:
- an inner frame portion;
- an outer frame portion spaced from the inner frame portion;
- and
- a truss positioned between the inner and outer frame portions, and comprising:
- a first beam and a second beam spaced from the first beam, each of the first and second beams having nodes spaced along its length;
- and
- multiple strut members interconnecting the first and second beams, each strut member having a first end connected to a node of the first beam and a second end connected to a node of the second beams, the strut members composed of a thermally insulating material having a lower thermal conductivity than the inner and outer frame portions;
- wherein the inner frame portion and the outer frame portion define a longitudinal direction extending peripherally around the window, door or wall, and
- wherein the truss provides a structural support to and a thermal break between the inner and outer frame portions.
A window system comprising at least one window mounted to a frame assembly, the frame assembly comprising:
- an inner frame portion;
- an outer frame portion spaced from the inner frame portion;
- and
- a truss positioned between the inner and outer frame portions, and comprising:
- a first beam and a second beam spaced from the first beam, each of the first and second beams having nodes spaced along its length;
- and
- multiple strut members interconnecting the first and second beams, each strut member having a first end connected to a node of the first beam and a second end connected to a node of the second beams, the strut members composed of a thermally insulating material having a lower thermal conductivity than the inner and outer frame portions;
- wherein the inner frame portion and the outer frame portion define a longitudinal direction extending peripherally around the at least one window, and
- wherein the truss provides a structural support to and a thermal break between the inner and outer frame portions.
A door system comprising at least one door panel mounted to a frame assembly, the frame assembly comprising:
- an inner frame portion;
- an outer frame portion spaced from the inner frame portion;
- and
- a truss positioned between the inner and outer frame portions, and comprising:
- a first beam and a second beam spaced from the first beam, each of the first and second beams having nodes spaced along its length;
- and
- multiple strut members interconnecting the first and second beams, each strut member having a first end connected to a node of the first beam and a second end connected to a node of the second beams, the strut members composed of a thermally insulating material having a lower thermal conductivity than the inner and outer frame portions;
- wherein the inner frame portion and the outer frame portion define a longitudinal direction extending peripherally around the at least one door panel, and
- wherein the truss provides a structural support to and a thermal break between the inner and outer frame portions.
A wall system comprising at least one wall panel mounted to a frame assembly, the frame assembly, comprising:
- an inner frame portion;
- an outer frame portion spaced from the inner frame portion;
- and
- a truss positioned between the inner and outer frame portions, and comprising:
- a first beam and a second beam spaced from the first beam, each of the first and second beams having nodes spaced along its length;
- and
- multiple strut members interconnecting the first and second beams, each strut member having a first end connected to a node of the first beam and a second end connected to a node of the second beams, the strut members composed of a thermally insulating material having a lower thermal conductivity than the inner and outer frame portions;
- wherein the inner frame portion and the outer frame portion define a longitudinal direction extending peripherally around the at least one wall panel, and
- wherein the truss provides a structural support to and a thermal break between the inner and outer frame portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.