Metal profile with thermal break
AssigneeLes Portes J.P.R. Inc.
InventorPierre Gosselin
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Abstract
The present relates to a metal profile having a thermal break for making doors. The metal profile comprises two complementary metal structural members. The two complementary metal structural members define at least one junction area there between, where each junction area defines a channel between the two complementary metal structural members. The metal profile further comprises a structural adhesive material for filling each of the channel. The structural adhesive material simultaneously forms a mechanical joint and a thermal break between the two complementary metal structural members. The structural adhesive material has a low thermal conductivity, a high percentage of elongation, and maintains a high rigidity of the metal profile. In an embodiment, the two structural members are made of aluminum.
Claims20
A metal profile comprising:
- two complementary metal structural members, one of the two complementary metal structural members defining a longitudinal groove, an other of the two complementary metal structural members defining a longitudinal protrusion, insertion of the longitudinal protrusion into the longitudinal groove defining a U-shaped channel between the two complementary metal structural members;
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- a structural adhesive material filling the U-shaped channel, the structural adhesive material simultaneously acting as a mechanical joint and a thermal break between the two complementary metal structural members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.