High thermal performance profile
AssigneeArconic Technologies LLC
InventorsCraig O'CONNELL, Gary LEDGER
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Abstract
A method of finishing a profile, wherein the profile is an inner profile or an outer profile for assembling into a profile assembly, the method comprising: treating an interior facing area of an outer surface of the profile so as to lower the emissivity of the interior facing area; or applying a protective cover or a protective film to the interior facing area of the outer surface of the profile. A method of manufacturing a profile assembly and a profile assembly produced by said method.
Claims22
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A method of finishing a profile, the profile being an inner profile or an outer profile for assembling into a profile assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a coating to an outer surface of the profile;
- and
- (b) following step (a), treating an interior facing area of the outer surface so as to lower the emissivity of the interior facing area,
- wherein the profile comprises first and second means for attachment to a thermal break and the interior facing area is located intermediate the first and second means for attachment, and
- wherein treating the interior facing area comprises applying a layer that is highly reflective to at least infrared radiation to the interior facing area.
A method of finishing a profile, the profile being an inner profile or an outer profile for assembling into a profile assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a protective film to an interior facing area of an outer surface of the profile, wherein the profile comprises first and second means for attachment to a thermal break and the interior facing area is located intermediate the first and second means for attachment;
- (b) following step (a), applying a coating to the outer surface of the profile;
- and
- (c) following step (b), removing the protective film from the interior facing area of the profile.
A method of finishing a profile, the profile being an inner profile or an outer profile for assembling into a profile assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) attaching a protective cover to the profile so as to cover an interior facing area of an outer surface of the profile, wherein the profile comprises first and second means for attachment to a thermal break and the interior facing area is located intermediate the first and second means for attachment;
- (b) following step (a), applying a coating to the outer surface of the profile, wherein applying the coating comprises powder coating the outer surface of the profile;
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- (c) following step (b) detaching the protective cover from the profile.
A profile assembly comprising:
- an inner profile having a first coating on an outer surface thereof;
- an outer profile having a second coating on an outer surface thereof;
- and
- two thermal breaks, wherein the inner profile is connected to the outer profile via the two thermal breaks,
- wherein a cavity is formed between the two thermal breaks, an interior facing area of the inner profile, and an interior facing area of the outer profile,
- wherein each interior facing area is independently:
- uncoated with either the first or the second coating;
- or
- has a layer which is highly reflective to at least infrared radiation applied thereto, and
- wherein, when the interior facing area of both the inner and outer profiles are uncoated with the first or second coating, the first coating is different from the second coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.