Patent ID: 7856757
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sash window assembly comprising: a window frame having an upper frame member, a lower frame member, and left and right vertical frame members; and at least one sash that is guided by the vertical frame members and supported so as to be openable and closable in a vertically slidable manner, the at least one sash having the supporting element being inserted through the first passage hole, the latch body being inserted through the second passage hole, and the supporting element and the latch body mating with one another inside the upper frame element, the supporting element of the latch device having a top-surface portion that is arranged to be exposed from the upper frame element, an inserted portion that extends downward from the top-surface portion and that is inserted into the first passage hole, the guide hole being an elongated hole having a length extending along a direction of movement of the fastening member, the first passage hole and the second passage hole being formed in such a manner that they do not extend across a joint position between the upper frame element and the vertical frame element, the operating member being fixed into a fixing hole of the fastening member and movable along the direction of movement of the fastening member that is movable through the second passage hole, and the at least one sash being structured so as to be turnable toward the indoor space about a lower end portion thereof by operating the operating member and moving the fastening member to the unfastened position.