VKR Holding Patente

An actuator system (1) configured to move a skylight element (2) between a closed position, a fully open position, and partially open positions when in a default operating mode (M1), and to one predefined position of said partially open positions when in a temporary operating mode (M2). The actuator system (1) comprises an electric motor (3), an actuator (4) connected to said electric motor (3) and to said skylight element (2), and a control assembly (5) configured to receive and/or process environmental data (D), and determine if said environmental data (D) is indicative of a predefined environmental condition (C). If said environmental data (D) is indicative of said predefined environmental condition (C), said actuator system (1) operates in said temporary operating mode (M2), and if said environmental data (D) is not indicative of said predefined environmental condition (C), said actuator system (1) operates in said default operating mode (M1).

Herein is disclosed a method of manufacturing a profile (4), in particular a reinforced window profile (4), such as for a roof window (42), the method comprising the steps of feeding a continuous flow of a melted thermoplastic material to an extrusion die (2), feeding elongated reinforcement inserts (3) into a plurality of insertion positions of the extrusion die (2), so that a reinforced profile (4) is manufactured with the reinforcement inserts (3) extending in a longitudinal direction of the manufactured profile (4) and the reinforcement inserts (3) being partly or entirely embedded in the thermoplastic material of the manufactured profile (4), wherein the feeding of the reinforcement inserts (3) is conducted intermittently at a plurality of insertion positions of the extrusion die (2), so that consecutive reinforcement inserts (3) at a given insertion position of the extrusion die (2) are fed to the extrusion die (2) with a mutual longitudinal distance (6), wherein the mutual longitudinal distances (6) between consecutive reinforcement inserts (3) corresponding to each of said plurality of insert positions are arranged to form cutting zones (13) in the manufactured profile (4), wherein at least some of the insert positions are mutually displaced in a transversal direction (15) of the manufactured profile (4), and wherein end surfaces (16) of neighbouring reinforcement inserts (3) in said transversal direction (15) of the manufactured profile (4) are staggered in the longitudinal direction of the manufactured profile (4) so that the cutting zones (13) allow straight separating cuts (14) to be made across the manufactured profile (4) passing through the mutual longitudinal distances (6) between consecutive reinforcement inserts (3) of the manufactured profile (4) corresponding to each of said plurality of insert positions.

Herein is disclosed a window frame (34, 35), such as for a roof window (42), comprising at least a top bar (19) and two side bars (17), wherein the top bar (19) is manufactured by extrusion of a profile (4) of one or more thermoplastic materials and the two side bars (17) are manufactured by extrusion of a profile (4) of one or more thermoplastic materials, wherein one or more reinforcement inserts (3) have been embedded in the thermoplastic material during the extrusion process, wherein a cross-section of the extruded profile (4)s of the two side bars (17) comprise one or more discretely arranged extruded elongated reinforcement structures (25), which each comprises a reinforcement enclosure (23) connected to an interior side (33) of an external wall (26) of the side bar (17), the external wall (26) having an interior side (33) and an exterior side (28), wherein the reinforcement enclosures (23) of the side bars (17) each partly or fully encloses a reinforcement insert (3), wherein a corner joint (21, 22) is provided between each end of the top bar (19) and one of the top ends of the two side bars (17) to form a U-shaped frame part.

A kit, and a method for using the kit, for installing a roof window in an inclined roof, the kit comprising a drainage gutter element for draining away water from an aperture in the underroof above the roof window onto an intact part of the underroof, and a holding element for holding a portion of the underroof in the drainage gutter element. The holding element comprises an elongate body with an exterior comprising corrugations is configured to be inserted into the drainage gutter element.

Herein is disclosed a method of manufacturing a profile (4), in particular a reinforced window profile (4), such as for a roof window (42), the method comprising the steps of feeding a continuous flow of a melted thermoplastic material to an extrusion die (2), feeding elongated reinforcement inserts (3) into one or more insertion positions of the extrusion die (2), so that a reinforced profile (4) is manufactured with the reinforcement inserts (3) extending in a longitudinal direction of the manufactured profile (4) and the reinforcement inserts (3) being partly or entirely embedded in the thermoplastic material of the manufactured profile (4), wherein the feeding of the reinforcement inserts (3) is conducted intermittently, so that consecutive reinforcement inserts (3) at a given insertion position of the extrusion die (2) are fed to the extrusion die (2) with a mutual longitudinal distance (6). Furthermore is disclosed a method of producing a window frame (34, 35) using such reinforced profiles (4).

Herein is disclosed a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly (10) comprising:a rectangular VIG unit (1) comprising two glass sheets (2a, 2b) separated by a sealed gap (11) and a frame (20) comprising elongated frame profiles (20a-20d, 70) providing a frame opening (21) extending in a frame opening plane (P2),wherein a plurality of edges (8a-8d) of said VIG unit (1) overlap a frame profile (20a-20d, 70), andwherein an inwardly directed, major surface (4a, 4b, 15, 35a) of a glass sheet (2a, 35a, 15) of the VIG unit (1) is bonded to the overlapped profile (20a-20d, 70) by means of a structural adhesive (45a), which is discretely arranged along the length of one or more edges (8a-8d) of the VIG unit, and has a thickness (Th) between 3 mm and 30 mm at a temperature difference (AT=T1-T2) between the two glass sheets (2a, 2b) of 0° C,wherein said overlapping edges (8a-8d) of the VIG unit (1) are allowed to thermally deflect (DIS4) relative to said profiles (20a-20d, 70) in a deflection direction (D1, D2) perpendicular to said frame opening plane (P2) due to a temperature difference (ΔT = T1 - T2) between the two glass sheets (2a, 2b), wherein said thermal deflection of the overlapping edges (8a-8d) is allowed to have a varying magnitude along the edge (8a-8d) between the corners (9) where the respective edge (8a-8d) terminates.

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a vacuum insulated glass unit. The method comprises providing a vacuum insulated glass unit assembly (1) comprising a first glass sheet (2) and a second glass sheet (3), a plurality of support structures (5) distributed in a gap (6) between a first major surface (2a) of the first glass sheet (2) and first major surface (3a) of the second glass sheet (3), a peripheral edge seal (4) which is configured to seal the gap (6), wherein the first glass sheet (2) comprises a through hole (10), wherein the through hole (10) extends between the first major surface (2a) and a second, oppositely directed, major surface (2b) of the first glass sheet (2). A cover (20) is provided. The cover comprises a covering body (21) and a solidified seal material (22), The solidified seal material may comprise glass solder material. The solidified seal material is attached to the covering body (21, 21a) and encompasses the through hole (10) in an uninterrupted manner. The cover is arranged so that the solidified seal material (22) is placed between a surface part (2sp, 10s) of the first glass sheet (2) and the covering body (21), and so that the covering body (21) covers at least a part (10a) of the through hole (10). The gap (6) is evacuated by means of a pump (30), so that gas (GA), such as air, in the gap (6) is evacuated through the through hole (10). The solidified seal material (22) is heated by means of a heater (7) so as to soften the solidified seal material, thereby providing that the softened seal material (22) adhere to the surface part (2sp, 10s) of the first glass sheet (2) around the through hole (10). The softened seal material (22) is cooled so as to harden the softened seal material, thereby sealing the evacuated gap (6). The evacuation of the gap (6) by means of the pump (30) may comprise that the gas (GA) is evacuated from the gap (6) through one or more gas passages (25), wherein the one or more gas passages (25) is/are arranged between said surface part (2sp, 10s) of the first glass sheet (2) and a surface (22a) of the solidified seal material (22) which faces said surface part (2sp, 10s) of the first glass sheet (2).

The present disclosure regards a method of manufacturing of covers (20) for use during sealing of an evacuated gap (6) of a vacuum insulated glass unit (1). The method comprises providing a plurality of covering body workpieces (21), wherein said plurality of covering body workpieces comprises a seal material (22) comprising a glass solder material, wherein the seal material is arranged at a surface of each of the provided plurality of covering body workpieces. Said plurality of covering body workpieces (21) are arranged in a working space. The seal material (22) is heated in the working space to a target temperature (Tar21) by means of a heater (60). The heating may be provided so as to provide an outgassing of the glass solder material. The heated covering body workpiece and outgassed glass solder material is thereafter cooled so as to solidify the seal material. A method of manufacturing a vacuum insulated glass unit is also disclosed.

A flat roof skylight (1) is disclosed, comprising a rectangular panel frame (3) enclosing an upward opening of the flat roof skylight (1), a panel (4), and a curb (2) configured for extending upwards from a flat roof surface, wherein the panel frame (3) supports the panel (4) on top of the curb (2), wherein the flat roof skylight (1) comprises a fall protection device, which fall protection device comprises a safety grid (6) arranged, preferably horizontally, within and across a downward opening at least 10 cm below the panel frame (3) to secure the downward opening of the flat roof skylight (1), the downward opening being enclosed by the curb (2), and wherein the safety grid (6) is suspended from an upper edge of the curb (2) and is mounted within and across the downward opening.

Herein is disclosed a roof skylight (1) having a rectangular glazing frame (2, 37) enclosing an upward opening of the skylight (1), the glazing frame supporting a panel (4) on a curb (3) extending upwards from a roof surface,wherein at least three sides of the glazing frame (2, 37) comprises a glazing frame profile (2) having an anchoring part (17) connected to the curb (3) and with an upward facing support element (21), and a fastening part (23) having an downwardly facing clamping element (24) so as to clamp the panel (4) between the support element (21) of the anchoring part (17) and the clamping element (24) of the fastening part (23),the anchoring part (17) and the fastening part (23) being mutually displaceable to accommodate the distance between the support element (21) and the clamping element (24) to the thickness (Tp) of the panel (4),wherein a plurality of clamping screws (29) are provided between the anchoring part (17) and the fastening part (23) for adjusting the distance between the support element (21) and the clamping element (24), andwherein the heads (32) of the clamping screws (29) engage an abutment surface (33) of the anchoring part (17) and extend toward the fastening part (23), with which an external thread of the clamping screws (29) engages, the abutment surface (33) extending substantially parallel to the lower side surface (9) of the panel (4), and the abutment surface (33) in the thickness (Tp) direction is located in proximity to the plane of the lower side surface (9) of the panel (4). Preferably, the abutment surface (33) extends at a smaller distance to the upper side surface (8) of the panel (4) than the distance between the upper side surface (8) of the panel (4) and the lower side surface (9) of the panel (4).

Herein is disclosed a roof skylight (1) having a rectangular curb (7) extending upwards from a roof surface and enclosing an upward opening of the skylight (1), curb (7) supporting a panel (2) comprising at least one roof dome (3) and one or more transparent plane sheets (5, 6) placed below the roof dome (3), the panel (2) being fixed to the curb (7) by means of a plurality of fasteners (11) extending through the panel (2),wherein at least one of the roof domes (3) comprises a dome skirt (4) integrated with the roof dome (3), the dome skirt (4) enclosing an outer, upper edge (20) of at least one of the transparent plane sheets (5, 6) and extends towards the roof surface, and wherein the roof skylight (1) further comprises an auxiliary skirt (22, 122, 222) clamped to the panel (2) by means of the plurality of fasteners (11), the auxiliary skirt (22, 122, 222) extending towards the roof surface from between the dome skirt (4) and an end surface of one of the domes (3) or of one of the transparent plane sheets (5, 6), the auxiliary skirt (22, 122, 222) enclosing at an end surface (21, 23) of one of the transparent plane sheets (5, 6).

The present application discloses a roof skylight (1) having a rectangular glazing frame (8, 30) enclosing an upward opening of the skylight, the glazing frame (8, 30) supporting a panel (2) on a curb (6) extending upwards from a roof surface, wherein the panel (2) comprises at least two roof domes (3, 4, 26, 27) staggered in the vertical direction, the panel (2) being clamped together by means of a plurality of fasteners (10) extending through vertical openings in the panel (2), the panel (2) being provided with a spacer profile (19) extending between flanges (22, 24, 28, 29) of two of the roof domes (3, 4, 28, 29), the spacer profile (19) being provided with a plurality of openings for the plurality of fasteners (10).

A flat roof skylight (1) is disclosed, comprising a rectangular panel frame (3) enclosing an upward opening of the flat roof skylight (1), a panel (4), and a curb (2) configured for extending upwards from a flat roof surface, wherein the panel frame (3) supports the panel (4) on top of the curb (2), wherein the flat roof skylight (1) comprises a fall protection device, which fall protection device comprises a safety grid (6) arranged below the panel frame (3) to secure a downward opening of the skylight (1), the downward opening being enclosed by the curb (2), wherein the safety grid (6) is mounted across the downward opening by means of a plurality of brackets (7), each comprising a grid-holding part (11) for surrounding and supporting one or more bars (14, 16) of the safety grid (6) and a fastening part (12) for securing the bracket (7) directly to the roof structure between the roof structure and the curb (2). Furthermore, a method for mounting a flat roof skylight (1) is disclosed, comprising a fall protection device, said method comprising the steps of installing the fall protection device by fastening parts (12) of brackets (7) thereof directly to the roof structure, and subsequently mounting a curb (2) for the flat roof skylight (1) so that the brackets (7) of the fall protection device are sandwiched between the curb (2) and the roof structure.

The present disclosure concerns an insulated glazing unit comprising a first glass pane (10) and a second glass pane (20) each having inner surfaces (11, 21) opposing each other; a side seal (4) arranged between the first glass pane (10) and the second glass pane (20) creating a sealed cavity (40) between the glass panes (10, 20); and a plurality of pillars arranged between the opposed inner surface (11) of the first glass pane (10) and the inner surface (21) of the second glass pane (20), and wherein the sealed cavity (40) has a pressure between the two glass panes no higher than 0.001 mbar; wherein the first glass pane (10) is longer and/or wider the second glass pane (20), wherein the side seal (4, 4', 4") is arranged at an edge distance (d_edge) from peripheral parts of the first glass pane along one side of the first pane, wherein the first glass pane (10) and the second glass pane (20) each comprises an edge surface region (14, 24) overlapping the side seal (4) along at least a first part of the side seal (4), wherein each edge surface region (14, 24) comprises an enamel layer (16, 26) comprising pigments, wherein each enamel layer (16, 26) is positioned on the inner surface (11, 21) of the respective glass pane (10, 20) and arranged so as to cover the side seal (4).

An installation frame (2) for at least one roof window installed in a roof structure (1) comprises a plurality of installation frame members (21,22,23), a plurality of frame connector brackets (24), and an underroof collar (4). Each installation frame member (21,22,23) comprises at least one structural part (212,232) and at least some of the installation frame members comprise an insulating part (211,231). The underroof collar (4) comprises two or more separate collar parts (41,42,43), each collar part being attached to at least one structural part of at least one installation frame member. Each collar part is arranged separately so that an outer skirt part (402,424,434) is in engagement with the roof structure. A roof window installed in a roof structure with such an installation frame and method for installing an installation frame at at least one roof window installed in a roof structure are also disclosed.

A flashing assembly for use between two roof windows mounted in an inclined roof structure, a group of roof windows mounted using such a flashing assembly, and a method for mounting such a flashing assembly between two roof windows. The flashing assembly comprises a first and second flashing element each comprising a first section extending along a width axis, where the first section of the second flashing element comprises a plurality of parallel indications to guide a removal of part of the first section, and the first section of the first flashing element comprises a pocket for receiving the first section of the second flashing element. The pocket is delimited by two legs, where the more narrow of the two legs has a width which exceeds a distance between the parallel indications.

A kit of covering members, a method of manufacturing a kit of covering members, and use of the kit of covering membersIn the kit of covering members, a first covering member (10) and a second covering member (20) are provided. Holding means are provided on at least the first covering member (10) to bring the first covering member in at least temporary engagement with the second covering member (20), or a third covering member, a roof window, or a roof structure in which the set of roof windows is installed. The holding means comprises an engagement section (1010) of the first covering member (10) confined within the total height and the total width of the first covering member in a state of delivery of the kit. The engagement section (1010) may cooperate with a receiving section (2010) of the second covering member (20).

A flashing assembly for use at a joint where a first roof window mounted in an inclined roof structure meets a second structure, the flashing assembly comprising an interior flashing element and a exterior flashing element each comprising a first planar portion arranged to overlap and being attached to each other by an adhesive, wherein spacing elements are provided between the first portion of the interior flashing element and the first portion of the exterior flashing element, a flashing kit comprising two such flashing assemblies, and a method for manufacturing such a flashing assembly.

In the screening arrangement (10), a transportation assembly (16) comprises a set of cord holders (17), each cord holder (17) being made from a planar blank (170) of a paper-based material, and being formed to comprise a base section (171), a cord holding section (173) provided with cord holding means (179), and a temporary abutment section (172) being formed with an increased cross-sectional height relative to the base section (171) in the supply condition of the screening arrangement (10), a return element (29) is connected to the respective cord holder (17), and the base section (171) is positioned in abutment with a top side (14a) of the bottom element (14) and the temporary abutment section (172) is held in abutment with an internal portion (11a) of the top casing (11) opposite the bottom element (14) in the supply condition of the screening arrangement (10).

In a screening arrangement (10), two side rails (12, 13) extend between a top end and a bottom end (13.4) to define a longitudinal direction. The top end (13.1) is configured to be connected to the top casing (11) during mounting such that each side rail (12, 13) extends substantially in parallel with a screening arrangement length direction (LS) perpendicular to the screening arrangement width direction (WS) defined by the top casing (11) in the mounted condition. A cord system including at least one cord (28) is connected to the roller assembly and accommodated in a respective side rail (12, 13) in the mounted condition. A return element (29) for the respective cord (28) of the cord system is configured to be accommodated at the bottom end (13.4) of the associated side rail (13). To that end, each side rail (12, 13) comprises a receiving track for the respective return element (29) provided at the bottom end (13.4) of the side rail (13). The receiving track extends substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the side rail (12, 13) such that the receiving track extends in parallel with the screening arrangement width direction (WS) in the mounted condition of the screening arrangement (10).

In the roof window (1), a frame (2), a sash (3), and a pane (4) are provided, in which the frame (2) comprises a set of frame members including a top frame member (21), two side frame members (22, 23) and a bottom frame member (24). The bottom frame member (24) comprises a cover (24c) releasably connected to remaining components of the bottom frame member (24) and defining a cavity relative to the remaining components of the bottom frame member (24).

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A roof window (100) for installation in or on a roof surface having an inclination, comprising a primary frame (1), at least one secondary frame (2), and a lifting device (10) comprising a sledge (12), a sledge guide (13), a set of arms (14, 15, 16), and a spring assembly (11), wherein the spring assembly (11) is configured to be coupled to the sledge (12), and where the sledge guide (13) comprises a first rail (131) and a second rail (132), and where the sledge (13) and set of arms (14, 15, 16), are arranged between the first rail (131) and second rail (132), and where the lifting device further comprises a top bearing fitting (6) connecting the secondary frame (2) with the primary frame (1). The top bearing fitting (6) comprises a frame attachment section (6.1) for connecting the top bearing fitting (6) with the secondary frame (2), and a guide attachment section (6.2) for connecting the top bearing fitting (6) with the sledge guide, wherein the guide attachment section (6.2) is selectively attached to either one of the first rail (131), the second rail (132), or the first rail (131) and the second rail (132).

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