Curtain wall system and method of installing the system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04H-001/00
E04H-003/00
E04H-005/00
E04H-006/00
E04H-014/00
E04B-002/00
E04B-005/00
E04B-009/00
출원번호
US-0684290
(2010-01-08)
등록번호
US-8191325
(2012-06-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Ting, Raymond M. L.
출원인 / 주소
Ting, Raymond M. L.
대리인 / 주소
Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
8인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
A curtain wall system is assembled by a plurality of panels supported by a curtain-wall supporting mullion. The panels comprise one or more functional types of panels: transition panels and adjacent panels that can be joined at the top or/and bottom side of the transition panels because each of the
A curtain wall system is assembled by a plurality of panels supported by a curtain-wall supporting mullion. The panels comprise one or more functional types of panels: transition panels and adjacent panels that can be joined at the top or/and bottom side of the transition panels because each of the panels has a male frame member is used to engage with the adjacent panels each having a female frame member. In each transition panel, a frame is assembled by a jamb frame member connecting with the upper frame member and the lower frame member. As a result, the curtain wall system can be easily erected in a bottom-up procedure, a top-down procedure, or the combination of the two.
대표청구항▼
1. A curtain wall system, comprising: a curtain-wall supporting mullion; anda plurality of panels, supported by said curtain-wall supporting mullion and comprising: a plurality of transition panels having a transition frame structure, each comprising: an upper male frame member;a lower male frame me
1. A curtain wall system, comprising: a curtain-wall supporting mullion; anda plurality of panels, supported by said curtain-wall supporting mullion and comprising: a plurality of transition panels having a transition frame structure, each comprising: an upper male frame member;a lower male frame member; andat least one jamb frame member, connecting said upper male frame member and said lower male frame member to form a frame of each of said transition panels; anda plurality of top- and/or bottom-adjacent panels each having a frame structures different from said transition frame structure, each of said adjacent panels comprising a female frame member engaging one of said upper male and lower male frame members of said transition panel. 2. The curtain wall system according to claim 1, wherein said curtain-wall supporting mullion comprises: at least one mullion head member; andat least one mullion tube member connected with said mullion head member, wherein said mullion head member engages adjacent ones of said panels located on laterally opposed sides of said mullion head member. 3. The curtain wall system according to claim 2, wherein said mullion head member is connected to said mullion tube member by at least one means for securing. 4. The curtain wall system according to claim 2, wherein said lower male frame member is attached to said mullion head member by dead load securing means in the absence of a generally horizontal mullion. 5. The curtain wall system according to claim 4, further comprising a rain screen member and a water seal member installed in said male head frame member. 6. A method for installing a curtain wall system, comprising steps of: placing at least one transition panel having a transition frame structure into a curtain-wall supporting mullion, wherein said panel comprises an upper frame member and a lower male frame member, located respectively at top and bottom sides of said transition panel;securing said lower male frame member into said curtain-wall supporting mullion with at least one means for directly securing said lower male frame member to said mullion, forming a secured transition panel; andplacing at least one lower-adjacent panel having a frame structures different from said transition frame structure to engage with said secured transition panel along a generally vertical direction, wherein said lower-adjacent panel comprises an upper female frame member used to engage said lower male frame member of said secured panel. 7. The method for installing the curtain wall system according to claim 6 after the step of securing said lower male frame member into said curtain-wall supporting mullion, further comprising a step of: installing a water seal member and/or a rain screen member on said upper female frame member. 8. The method for installing the curtain wall system according to claim 7, wherein said lower male frame member is a male sill frame member while said female frame member is a female head frame member. 9. The method for installing the curtain wall system according to claim 6, wherein said secured transition panel is fixed on said curtain-wall supporting mullion by securing said upper male frame member or said lower male frame member with at least one fastener, and wherein said curtain-wall supporting mullion comprises at least one mullion head member and at least one mullion tube member connected with said mullion head member by at least one fastener. 10. A method for installing two panel assemblies of a curtain wall system supported by a plurality of generally-vertical, spaced-apart mullions attached to one or more upper floors of a building, a first panel assembly comprising a first facing panel and a first panel frame comprising a first lower frame member, a first upper frame member, and one or more first side frame members connecting said first upper frame and first lower frame members, anda second panel assembly comprising a second facing panel and a second panel frame comprising a second upper frame member, a second lower frame member, and one or more second side frame members connecting said second upper frame and second lower frame members,wherein said first and second side frame members are slidably engaged with at least one of said mullions, wherein said second upper frame member is slidably engaged with said first lower frame member, and wherein said second panel frame is secured to at least one of said mullions after said first panel frame is secured to at least one of said mullions upon said first and second side frame members being slidably engaged with at least one said mullion, andwherein after said first lower frame member is slidably engaged with said second upper frame member, said method comprising: positioning said first side member to slidably engage with at least one of said spaced-apart mullions;securing said first panel frame to at least one of said spaced-apart mullions after said positioning step;positioning said second panel frame member generally below said first panel frame to slidably engage with at least one of said spaced-apart mullions after said first directly securing step; andsecuring said second panel frame to at least one of said spaced-apart mullions after said positioning step for said second panel frame member;wherein at least one of said first and second panel frames defines a transition frame structure, and the other of said first and second panel frames defines a frame structure different from said transition frame structure. 11. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein said first lower frame member is a first male frame member and wherein said second upper frame member is a second female frame member, and wherein said second female frame member is disposed in sealed engagement with said first male frame member. 12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein said first panel assembly is directly supported by said mullion in the absence of a generally-horizontal mullion. 13. The method as claimed in claim 12 wherein said second panel frame is secured in position directly adjacent said first panel frame without and intervening rain screen and/or water seal members installed therebetween. 14. A curtain wall system comprising individual panel assemblies and supported on at least one generally-vertical, spaced-apart mullion attached to one or more upper floors of a building comprising: a first facing panel and a first panel frame forming a first panel assembly, said first panel frame comprising a first lower frame member; a first upper frame member, and one or more first side frame members connecting said first upper and lower frame member portions;a second facing panel and a second panel frame forming a first panel assembly, said second panel frame comprising a second upper frame member, a second lower frame member, and one or more second side frame members connecting said second upper and lower frame members; andwherein said first and second side frame members slidably engage at least one of said mullions, wherein said second upper frame member slidably engages said first lower frame member, and wherein said second panel frame is directly secured to said mullion after said first panel frame is directly secured to said mullion and after said first and second side frame members are slidably engaged with said mullion upon said first lower frame member being slidably engaged with said second upper frame member;wherein at least one of said first and second panel frames defines a transition frame structure, and the other of said first and second panel frames defines a frame structure different from said transition frame structure. 15. A first curtain wall panel assembly comprising: a first facing panel;a first perimeter frame separably contacting said first facing panel and comprising first perimeter members including a first upper member, a first lower member, and at least one side member;at least one curtain wall supporting mullion wherein said side member is disposed in sealed engagement with a first side-adjacent mullion;an upper-adjacent second perimeter frame wherein said first upper member is disposed in sealed engagement with a lower member of said upper-adjacent perimeter frame;a lower-adjacent, third perimeter frame wherein said first lower member is disposed in sealed engagement with an adjacent upper member of said lower-adjacent third perimeter frame;wherein said first perimeter frame defines a transition frame structure, and said second and third perimeter frames each define a frame structure different from said transition frame structure;wherein at least one of said perimeter members comprises a first male structure protruding generally vertically therefrom; andwherein said first male structure is secured to said first side-adjacent mullion prior to securing said third lower-adjacent perimeter frame. 16. The curtain wall system as claimed in claim 15 comprising a plurality of said curtain wall supporting mullions disposed in generally vertical manner without a generally horizontal mullion supporting said first panel assembly. 17. The curtain wall system as claimed in claim 15 wherein said facing panel comprises at least one glass plate. 18. The curtain wall system as claimed in claim 15 wherein said first side-adjacent mullion comprises a mullion head member and a mullion tube member threadably connected to said mullion head member. 19. The curtain wall system as claimed in claim 15 wherein said perimeter members of said first perimeter frame further comprises a second male structure protruding generally vertically in an opposite direction from said first male structure to be secured to said first side-adjacent mullion. 20. The curtain wall system as claimed in claim 19 wherein said upwardly-adjacent second perimeter frame comprises second perimeter members having a male structure protruding generally downward and directly secured to said first side-adjacent mullion in the absence of a generally horizontal mullion.
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Ting Raymond M. L. (318 Holiday Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15237), Aluminum plate curtain wall structure.
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