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AssigneeVKR Holding A/S
InventorsClaes Lindgren, Birgitte Hansen, Samuel Howard Darmer, Morten Falk Reventlow, Brent Møller, Lars Erdmann
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A roof window assembly is composed of a window component, a main frame component and, optionally, an integrated flashing component. The window component may be used independently and without modifications for a roof window installation employing a curb-frame. The window component features a novel design with an glazing element fitted in a profiled sheet metal frame, which can be made from a single continuous sheet metal profile bent into a polygonal frame shape with corner junctions. In both fixed and ventilating versions of the roof window assembly identical connecting members into open mutual engagement at the top side of the window and main frame components provides for easy mounting and dismounting of the window component with respect to the main frame component. The flashing component comprises a rigid flashing frame arrangeable against outer side faces of the main frame component and foldable resilient side flashing sheets, which can be folded to allow packing of the flashing component together with the window and main frame components into a single unit comprising all components needed for installation of the roof window assembly.
A window component for use in a roof or skylight window installation, comprising a glazing element with external and internal major surfaces and a closed substantially polygonal perimeter composed of side edges forming angles with each other and a window frame engaging edge zones at said external major surface of the glazing element along all sides thereof, said window frame being made of a continuous single sheet of profile material having throughout the length of the profile material the same substantially L-shaped cross-section consisting of a first profile wall for engagement with said edge zones at said external major surface only of the glazing element and a second profile wall extending generally at substantially right angles to said first profile wall and having an internal side facing the side edges of the glazing element in substantial parallel relationship and with a relatively small clearance thereto, said first profile wall having a shallow trough-shaped cross section between the second profile wall and a first free edge forming a rest for the glazing element, said second profile wall providing at an external side thereof a transverse inwards recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the frame, said glazing element being permanently connected with said window frame solely by a strip of an adhesive compound interposed between each of said edge zones of the external major surface of the glazing element and the first profile wall of the window frame.
A roof window assembly comprising a substantially rectangular window component comprising a glazing element with external and internal major surfaces and a window frame engaging edge zones of said external major surface of the glazing element along all sides thereof, said window frame being made of a continuous single sheet of profile material having throughout the length of the profile material the same substantially L-shaped cross-section consisting of a first profile wall for engagement with said edge zones of said external major surface only of the glazing element and a second profile wall extending generally at substantially right angles to said first profile wall and having an internal side facing side edges of the glazing element in substantial parallel relationship and with a relatively small clearance thereto, said first profile wall having a shallow trough-shaped cross section between the second profile wall and a free edge forming a rest for the glazing element, said second profile wall providing at an external side thereof a transverse inwards recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the frame, said glazing element being permanently connected with said window frame solely by a strip of an adhesive compound interposed between each of said edge zones of the external major surface of the glazing element and the first profile wall of the window frame.
A main frame component for use in a roof window assembly for stationary connection of the assembly with supporting means of a roof structure, comprising a top member, side members and a bottom member in a rectangular configuration, of which at least the profiles for the top and side members have the same cross-section including upper side faces defining a common window plane for positioning of a substantially rectangular window component, each of said top, side and bottom members being formed in an outer side face with transverse depressions for securing of connecting members for connection with a window component, mounting members for connecting with at least one of said supporting means of the roof structure and positioning members for temporary positioning of the main frame component with respect to a window opening in the roof structure during installation of the main frame component.
A flashing component for use in a roof window assembly to provide weather-proof external joint of the assembly with a surrounding roof-covering, comprising a flashing frame composed of interconnected top, side and bottom members of a substantially rigid material arrangeable against external top, side and bottom faces of the roof window assembly and side flashing sheets of a resiliently foldable material projecting from the side members of said flashing frame.
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