Composite profile for window, door or facade element
AssigneeTechnoform Bautec Holding GmbH
InventorThorsten Siodla
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Abstract
A composite profile for a window, door or façade element includes first and second outer profile parts and at least one insulating strip connecting the first and second outer profile parts with an intermediate space defined between them for thermal separation. At least one outer profile part connecting element is disposed in the intermediate space so that it is normally not in contact with the first and second outer profile parts. An actuating element is disposed so that, upon being activated by heat, it moves the outer profile part connecting element into engagement with the first and second outer profile parts, so that the outer profile part connecting element connects the first and second outer profile parts.
Claims20
A composite profile suitable for retaining a window, door or façade element, comprising:
- a first outer profile part,
- a second outer profile part,
- at least one insulating strip connecting the first outer profile part to the second outer profile part, wherein that the first and second outer profile parts are spaced from one another and an intermediate space is defined between the first and second outer profile parts for thermal separation,
- at least one outer profile part connecting element disposed in the intermediate space not in direct contact, in a first position, with the first outer profile part or the second outer profile part, such that the at least one outer profile part connecting element is spaced from the first and second outer profile parts for thermal separation in the first position, and
- at least one actuating element arranged and constructed to move the outer profile part connecting element into engagement with the first and second outer profile parts upon being activated by heat, so that the outer profile part connecting element connects the first and second outer profile parts in a second position.
A composite profile, comprising:
- a first frame comprising at least one metal,
- a second frame comprising at least one metal,
- at least one insulating strip connecting the first frame to the second frame such that the first and second frames are spaced from one another and an intermediate space is defined between the first and second outer profile parts,
- at least one movable connector disposed in the intermediate space not in direct contact with the first frame or the second frame in a first position, and
- at least one actuator arranged and constructed to move the movable connector into engagement with the first and second frames upon being activated by heat, wherein the movable connector is arranged and constructed to engage and connect the first and second frames in a second position.
A composite profile for window, door or façade elements having predetermined fire resistance properties, comprising:
- a first outer profile part,
- a second outer profile part,
- at least one insulating strip connected with the first and second outer profile parts so that the first and second outer profile parts are spaced from one another with an intermediate space defined between them for thermal separation,
- at least one outer profile part connecting element configured to connect the first and second outer profile parts by a durable engagement with the first and second outer profile parts, wherein the at least one outer profile part connecting element is disposed in the intermediate space such that it is not in engagement with the first outer profile part or the second outer profile part and is spaced from them for thermal separation, and
- a heat-activateable actuating element that is configured, upon activation, to actively move the outer profile part connecting element into engagement with the first and second outer profile parts, so that the outer profile part connecting element connects the first and second outer profile parts.
An apparatus comprising:
- an insulating strip body extending in a longitudinal direction, having a first width in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and having a minimum thickness in a height direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction,
- longitudinal edges disposed on opposite ends of the insulating strip body spaced from each other in the transverse direction and being configured to connect the insulating strip body with respective first and second outer profile parts of a composite profile,
- guide walls extending from the insulating strip body in the height direction and in parallel to each other, the guide walls being separated by a predetermined first distance and extending at least in sections along the longitudinal direction of the insulating strip body, and
- at least one actuating element that is activated by heat and is disposed between the guide walls, the actuating element being arranged and constructed to generate, upon activation, an actuating force in the height direction of the insulating strip body.
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