Frame for a door or window with at least one brace manufactured from hollow, preferably heat-insulated composite sections

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The main object of the present invention is to provide a frame for a door or window of the same generic type and consisting of the simplest of means that allows the butt joint between the frame section and the brace section to be puttied unexceptionably and subject to control with little putty.
This object is achieved in accordance with the present invention by means of filler that is positioned at the butt joint between the frame section and the brace section, that matches the contours of a groove in the frame section, that extends into the brace section, and that has, first, an intermediate filler slot extending parallel to the axis of the brace section and, second, a filler bore extending parallel to the axis of the frame section and emptying into the filler slot, wherein putty is forced into the filler bore and slot to seal off the butt joint from the front of the frame.
The utilization of a special filler in conjunction with a slot and a bore is an extremely simple means of ensuring that the butt joint is unexceptionably sealed with relatively little putty.
Since the filler fits the groove in the frame section, a major part of the groove is filled up even before the putty is applied.
The small area remaining can be sealed as intended by forcing putty into the filler bore and slot without special care or skill on the part of the assembler.
When the sections are composite sections, the filler can preferably be positioned in an inner space facing the front of the brace section.
When the sections have only one inner space, the filler can preferably be positioned in the area facing the front of the frame and rest at the rear against a T connection that extends into the remaining part of the space inside the brace section.
The filler also preferably be inserted positively into a groove in the frame section and the filler can be made out of plastic.
Some preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawings, wherein: