Fire resistant frame structure for windows, doors, facades or glass roofs
AssigneeSchuco International KG
InventorsArmin Tonsmann, Frank Mantwill, Siegfried Habicht, Eitel-Friedrich Hocker
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Abstract
A fire resistant frame structure for windows, doors, facades or glass roofs, includes a metallic structural element for connection to at least one other metallic structural element to form a frame. Secured to the outside and/or inside of the frame are slabs of adsorbent material which retain a high water content and exhibit heat absorbing and hydrophilic properties. The slabs of adsorbent material react or are activated at a certain temperature level to release their water content in order to cool the frame.
Claims29
A fire resistant frame structure for windows, doors, facades or glass roofs, comprising:
- a first metallic structural element;
- at least a second metallic structural element for connection to the first structural element to form a frame defined by a longitudinal axis, said structural elements exhibiting an outside surface area and an inside surface area;
- adsorbent material attached to the structural elements upon a surface area selected from the group consisting of the inside surface area and the outside surface area, said adsorbent material retaining a high water content and having heat absorbing and hydrophilic properties;
- and connecting means for joining the structural elements together, said connecting means exhibiting a surface area across which a heat flux is reduced in comparison to a heat flux across the structural elements.
A fire resistant frame structure for windows, doors, facades or glass roofs, comprising:
- a first metallic structural element;
- at least a second metallic structural element for connection to the first structural element to form a frame defined by a longitudinal axis, said structural elements exhibiting an outside surface area and an inside surface area;
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- adsorbent material made of alum and gypsum and attached to the structural elements upon a surface area selected from the group consisting of the inside surface area and the outside surface area, said adsorbent material retaining a high water content and having heat absorbing and hydrophilic properties.
A fire resistant frame structure for windows, doors, facades or glass roofs, comprising:
- a first metallic structural element;
- at least a second metallic structural element for connection to the first structural element to form a frame defined by a longitudinal axis, said structural elements exhibiting an outside surface area and an inside surface area;
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- adsorbent material having an outer layer with fabric being embedded therein and attached to the structural elements upon a surface area selected from the group consisting of the inside surface area and the outside surface area, said adsorbent material retaining a high water content and having heat absorbing and hydrophilic properties.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.