The present invention relates to a connective installation structure for modularized windows and doors, the connective installation structure successively arranging and connectively installing, in the horizontal direction, modularized sliding-type doors and windows, doors, or door-type windows that form the window and doors of a building, with fixed windows arranged in the spaces between the windows and doors. The present invention provides the connective installation structure for modularized windows and doors so as to provide a simplified double frame support structure in which the connective structure lateral section view of the frame, formed by the elevation view of the elements that form the connective installation structure of windows and doors, comprises just (window glass or door panel)—window sash frame—window frame—(fixed window glass), the connective installation structure for windows and doors successively arranging and connectively installing, in the horizontal direction, the sliding-type windows, doors, or door-type windows.

The present invention relates to a connective installation structure for modularized windows and doors, the connective installation structure successively arranging and connectively installing, in the horizontal direction, modularized sliding-type doors and windows, doors, or door-type windows that form the window and doors of a building, with fixed windows arranged in the spaces between the windows and doors. The present invention provides the connective installation structure for modularized windows and doors so as to provide a simplified double frame support structure in which the connective structure lateral section view of the frame, formed by the elevation view of the elements that form the connective installation structure of windows and doors, comprises just (window glass or door panel)—window sash frame—window frame—(fixed window glass), the connective installation structure for windows and doors successively arranging and connectively installing, in the horizontal direction, the sliding-type windows, doors, or door-type windows.

A door assembly includes a doorframe, an insulated glazing unit (IGU), door skins, and a gas passageway. The IGU includes a substantially sealed IGU cavity and a hole communicating with the IGU cavity. The door skins are secured to opposite sides of the doorframe and have openings between which the IGU is provided. The gas passageway provides gas communication between the IGU cavity and the atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway contains a gas passage conduit that includes a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the hole and a second end communicating with atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway may contain a gas passage conduit having a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the first hole and a second end communicating with an air pocket, and a channel connects the air pocket with atmosphere outside of the door assembly.

A polymer window assembly includes a polymer window frame with a pair of jambs and a sill, and a glass unit carried by the window frame. A pair of brackets are attached to the jambs proximate corners between the jambs and the sill. Each bracket has an upright member, a horizontal member orthogonal to the upright member and a hook attached to a rear surface of the upright member. The brackets attach to the jambs so that the hook extends through a hole in the jamb, the upright member is adjacent a surface of the jamb and the horizontal member is disposed above (e.g., spaced above) the sill. The brackets support and transfer the weight of the glass unit to the jambs to inhibit (e.g., prevent) the sill from bearing the load of the glass unit, thereby inhibiting (e.g., preventing) the crushing or bowing of the sill by the glass unit and thereby inhibiting (e.g., preventing) the formation of gaps in the window assembly that allow for air and/or water infiltration through the window assembly.

A window frame assembly includes a pair of identical half-frames that can be reversed to mate with each other, with glazing trapped between them. The half-frames are unitary plastic moldings. They include respective arrays of securement fittings that include both male and female fittings. The half-frames have a primary mold opening and closing direction. The securement fittings are formed with transversely moving mold inserts that form the interlocking barbed one-way engagement profiles of the securement fittings. The frames include externally facing surfaces that are free of external fastening hardware. The molded half-frames have abutment stops the prevent over-engagement. They also have window bezels that for a flange relative to the external fascia profile. There is a separate internal peripheral wall stem, to which the male and female fittings abut.

A façade glazing with a metal frame and an insulating glazing unit inserted into the frame, which unit has at least two glass panes and a spacer and sealing profile extending circumferentially therebetween close to their edges, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element and wherein the frame engages around the edges of the insulating glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the at least one RFID transponder in the through-vision direction (arrow A) through the glass panes, wherein at least one separate metal coupling element is inserted into the frame adjacent the transponder for coupling out and coupling in HF radiation transmitted via the transponder to the outside of the façade glazing and received from the outside.

An improved door rail system for holding a panel, such as a glass panel, is presented. The door rail system includes a core rail and clamping rails having a wedging geometry so that when the clamping rails are actuated with respect to the core rail, clamping force is applied to the glass panel to secure the panel within the core rail. The improved door rail system accommodates panels of varying thickness, features the use of modular side covers and incorporates a door to door jamb adjustment device allowing for angular adjustments.

A door assembly includes a doorframe, an insulated glazing unit (IGU), door skins, and a gas passageway. The IGU includes a substantially sealed IGU cavity and a hole communicating with the IGU cavity. The door skins are secured to opposite sides of the doorframe and have openings between which the IGU is provided. The gas passageway provides gas communication between the IGU cavity and the atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway contains a gas passage conduit that includes a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the hole and a second end communicating with atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway may contain a gas passage conduit having a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the first hole and a second end communicating with an air pocket, and a channel connects the air pocket with atmosphere outside of the door assembly.

A laminated glass retention system for securing a laminated glass subassembly within a window sash or frame member or door panel or similar component includes a retention member applied to the laminated glass subassembly. The retention member generally can include a leg portion that engages of the laminated glass subassembly, and can further include a base portion that is coupled to the frame member in which the laminated glass subassembly is seated. The retention member helps retain the insulating glass subassembly within its frame member when subjected to high winds and wind-borne debris.

An impact window assembly for use with an overhead door panel with an opening is disclosed. The impact window assembly includes a glazing sized to cover the opening and has an interior surface that overlap the overhead door panel about that opening. The assembly further includes a front frame having an outer edge at least slightly bigger than the opening in the overhead door panel and an inner edge smaller than the opening. The frame is vacuum-formed onto the glazing and the overhead door panel. The assembly may further include a first plurality of fasteners mechanically engaging the overhead door panel and glazing, a bead of structural sealing applied between the glazing and panel, and mounting tape between the glazing and front frame. Methods for assembling the impact window assembly are also disclosed.