Patent ID: 6286267
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A window for mounting in an inclined roof surface, comprising:a frame structure defining laterally exterior sides and having top, bottom and side members (1-3) having outward facing edge surfaces;a top-hung sash structure, the sash structure being openable relative to the frame structure and having an insulating pane (4) encased between top, bottom and side members (5-7) comprising sash profiles, the sash profiles being metal sheet profiles with substantially L-shaped cross-sections, and said insulating pane having an exterior side; anda resilient gasket profile (11-13) secured to outward facing edge surfaces (17-19) of the top, bottom and side members of the frame structure as abutment for an interior side of the insulating pane,wherein the insulating pane (4) has an edge that, when the window is closed, is substantially flush with the laterally exterior sides of the frame structure,wherein the sash profiles (5-7) each comprise a comparatively narrow wall portion in abutment on an edge portion of the exterior side of the insulating pane and a second wall portion (5a-7a) connected with the comparatively narrow wall portion through a rectangular corner and facing an edge surface of the insulating pane,said second wall portion overlapping, in the closed position of the window, one of the exterior sides of the frame member (1-3), andwherein the insulating pane (4) is secured to said wall portions of the sash profiles (5-7) solely by an adhesive sealing (21, 22).