초록 ▼

A sill drainage member for a window assembly which can include at least one sash. The sash includes a window pane in a frame which can be a single or double glazed window. The sill drainage member has an elongate body with an upper surface and lower surface. The upper surface includes drainage means

A sill drainage member for a window assembly which can include at least one sash. The sash includes a window pane in a frame which can be a single or double glazed window. The sill drainage member has an elongate body with an upper surface and lower surface. The upper surface includes drainage means which is adapted to drain moisture from a window sash. The sill drainage member is adapted to be located and fixed underneath a window sash. A method of installing the sill drainage member with slope blocks and double glazing units is also included and a method of retro fitting double glazed units in wooden sashes.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An insulated glass unit window drainage assembly, comprising: a window sash comprising a peripheral sash frame with a sash bottom rail, front and rear flat surfaces of the sash bottom rail defining a rebate with a longitudinally extending recess, the rebate being downwardly inclined to thereby de

1. An insulated glass unit window drainage assembly, comprising: a window sash comprising a peripheral sash frame with a sash bottom rail, front and rear flat surfaces of the sash bottom rail defining a rebate with a longitudinally extending recess, the rebate being downwardly inclined to thereby define a downwardly sloped surface, the peripheral sash frame fixable in a window opening;a sill drainage member located within the window sash on the sash bottom rail, wherein sill drainage member is for draining from inside of the peripheral sash frame to an outside of the assembly, the sill drainage member comprising i) an elongate body extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a polygonal cross-section with a front edge, a rear edge, an upper surface extending from the front edge to the rear edge, and a lower surface extending from the front edge to the rear edge, the upper surface and the lower surface being inclined downward from the rear edge to the front edge, the lower surface of the elongate body including locating members in the form of downwardly facing protrusions, the upper surface including an planar upper surface, andii) drainage means located in the upper surface of the elongate body and extending in the longitudinal direction, the drainage means being located to drain moisture or fluid from inside the peripheral sash frame to the outside of the assembly, wherein the drainage means includes i) at least one first recess extending in the longitudinal direction and shaped and oriented to collect the moisture or the fluid, and ii) at least one second recess that intersects said at least one first recess and runs from the rear edge to the front edge of the upper surface of the elongate body to direct the collected moisture or the collected fluid down the upper surface of the elongate body and away from the sill drainage member to the outside of the assembly;at least one slope block with a lower surface abutting and stably resting on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member; andan insulated glass unit (IGU) comprising at least two glass panels with an edge perimeter seal, the insulated glass unit (IGU) abutting and resting on an upper surface of the at least one slope block that rests on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member, with the at least one slope block supporting the insulated glass unit (IGU) on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member, and wherein the moisture outside the insulated glass unit (IGU) and within the window sash, collects and drains to the outside of the assembly via the drainage means, andwherein, the lower surface of the elongate body is located directly on top of the sash bottom rail with the downwardly facing protrusions slidably interfitting with the recess located in the rebate of the sash bottom rail whereby any moisture outside the insulated glass unit (IGU) but within the sash frame of the window is able to be drained downwardly around the slope block to the planar upper surface of the elongate body and then, via the drainage means, away to the outside of the assembly. 2. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the elongate body of the sill drainage member is a substantially planar slender member having a length and width whereby the length is located substantially in an in use plane, having a longitudinal direction parallel with the length direction and a transverse direction located at right angles to the longitudinal direction, and the upper and lower surfaces are separated by a thickness dimension perpendicular to these surfaces in a vertical direction whereby there is a front edge, a rear edge and end edges wherein the sill drainage member has an angled lower surface. 3. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein, the at least one first recess is oriented at right angles to the at least one second recess whereby the said at least first recess intersects with the said at least one second recess and each have a depth wherein the first and second recesses are shaped as grooved trenches wherein the second recess is deeper than the first recess. 4. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein, there are two, first recesses oriented parallel with each other and three second recesses spaced along the longitudinal direction of the elongate body but being located closer to the front edge of the sill drainage member. 5. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 4 wherein, the sloping surface of the sill drainage member includes a surface area between second recesses which are sloped in one direction or in two opposing directions from the centre of the surface area. 6. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein, the protrusion includes a downwardly protruding portion which is shaped and sized to inter-fit with the recess in the sash bottom rail. 7. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein, the front edge or one edge of sill drainage member includes an angled vertical surface with respect to the vertical and downwardly extending beyond the lower surface to form a downwardly pointing overhang. 8. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 7 wherein, the rear edge of the elongate member is non-perpendicular to the lower surface of the elongate member. 9. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein, the lower surface of the sill drainage member is provided with an angled lower surface wherein the angle slopes downwards from the rear edge to the front edge of the elongate body. 10. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 9 wherein, the sill drainage member includes an overhang portion located on one front edge to be downwardly pointing to be located over a front edge of the sash bottom rail. 11. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 10 wherein, the elongate body includes at least one raised ridge member located on the upper surface which is adapted to be received by a complementary recess in the at least one slope block of the window assembly. 12. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly of claim 1, wherein, the drainage means is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block and extends in the longitudinal direction below the lower surface of the slope block, and the at least one second recess is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block. 13. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly of claim 1, wherein, the front edge of the elongate body has a height less than a height of the rear edge of the elongate body such that the upper surface is inclined, relative to the lower surface of the elongate body, downward from the rear edge to the front edge, andthe drainage means is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block and extends in the longitudinal direction below the lower surface of the slope block, and the at least one second recess is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block. 14. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly of claim 1, wherein, the drainage means includes plural of said first recess and plural of said second recess, andat least one of said plural first recesses is located beneath the lower surface of the slope block and extends in the longitudinal direction below the lower surface of the slope block, and each of said plural second recesses is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block. 15. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly of claim 1, wherein, the window sash further comprises a timber bead having a lower surface located against and above the upper surface of the elongate body,the drainage means includes plural of said first recess and plural of said second recess, andat least one of said plural first recesses is located beneath the lower surface of the slope block and extends in the longitudinal direction below the lower surface of the slope block, at least one of said plural first recesses is located beneath the lower surface of the timber bead of the window sash and extends in the longitudinal direction below the lower surface of the timber bead of the window sash, and each of said plural second recesses is located at least partly beneath the lower surface of the slope block and the lower surface of the timber bead. 16. An insulated glass unit window drainage assembly, comprising: a window sash comprising a peripheral sash frame with a sash bottom rail, front and rear flat surfaces of the sash bottom rail defining a rebate with a longitudinally extending recess, the rebate thereby defining a downwardly sloped surface, the peripheral sash frame fixable in a window opening;a sill drainage member located within the window sash on the sash bottom rail, wherein sill drainage member is for draining from inside of the peripheral sash frame to an outside of the assembly, the sill drainage member comprising i) an elongate body extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a polygonal cross-section with a front edge, a rear edge, an upper surface extending from the front edge to the rear edge, and a lower surface extending from the front edge to the rear edge, the upper surface being inclined downward from the rear edge to the front edge, the lower surface of the elongate body including locating members in the form of downwardly facing protrusions, the upper surface including an planar upper surface, andii) drainage means located in the upper surface of the elongate body and extending in the longitudinal direction, the drainage means being located to drain moisture or fluid from inside the peripheral sash frame to the outside of the assembly, wherein the drainage means includes i) at least one first recess extending in the longitudinal direction and shaped and oriented to collect the moisture or the fluid, and ii) at least one second recess that intersects said at least one first recess and runs from the rear edge to the front edge of the upper surface of the elongate body to direct the collected moisture or the collected fluid down the upper surface of the elongate body and away from the sill drainage member to the outside of the assembly;at least one slope block with a lower surface abutting and stably resting on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member; andan insulated glass unit (IGU) comprising at least two glass panels with an edge perimeter seal, the insulated glass unit (IGU) abutting and resting on an upper surface of the at least one slope block that rests on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member, with the at least one slope block supporting the insulated glass unit (IGU) on the planar upper surface of the sill drainage member, and wherein the moisture outside the insulated glass unit (IGU) and within the window sash, collects and drains to the outside of the assembly via the drainage means, andwherein, the lower surface of the elongate body is located directly on top of the sash bottom rail with the downwardly facing protrusions slidably interfitting with the recess located in the rebate of the sash bottom rail whereby any moisture outside the insulated glass unit (IGU) but within the sash frame of the window is able to be drained downwardly around the slope block to the planar upper surface of the elongate body and then, via the drainage means, away to the outside of the assembly. 17. The insulated glass unit window drainage assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the elongate body of the sill drainage member is a substantially planar slender member having a length and width whereby the length is located substantially in an in use plane, having a longitudinal direction parallel with the length direction and a transverse direction located at right angles to the longitudinal direction, and the upper and lower surfaces are separated by a thickness dimension perpendicular to these surfaces in a vertical direction whereby there is a front edge, a rear edge and end edges wherein the sill drainage member has a horizontal lower surface.