JELD-WEN, Inc.

A fenestration unit includes a frame and a sash. The sash includes a glide support member and a projection. The frame includes a frame member that is elongate. The frame member at least partly defines a panel seat that opposes the panel peripheral area when the sash closed, a support track configured to engage and support the glide support member for gliding movement of the sash, and a guide channel that receives the projection to guide gliding movement of the sash. The frame member includes a diverter channel extending between the panel seat and the guide channel and is configured to receive the projection to guide movement of the sash. The frame member includes a recess providing clearance between the frame member and the glide support member as the sash moves.

The present disclosure is directed to a tool-less mounting system that allows powered window accessories, such as powered shades/blinds, for example, to be connected directly to the inside face of a fenestration frame. Mounting features of the mounting system may include a hook or hook-like extension or protrusion that extends from either the accessory or the fenestration unit. These mounting features may include a corresponding aperture or opening into the other of the accessory or fenestration unit. The hook or hook-like features may be referred-to as a “QuickHook” in some embodiments of the present disclosure. The QuickHook is meant to allow quick, tool-less connection and disconnection of the accessory/to the window frame, while allowing for power delivery and optional control signals between the accessory and a power source, such as photovoltaic glass, in the fenestration unit.

A method of manufacturing includes providing a first and second member of a fenestration unit, wherein the first and second members are formed at least partly from a polymeric material. The method further includes providing a weld interface member having a susceptor portion and a cover portion, and at least the susceptor portion includes a susceptor material that is susceptible to induction heating. The cover portion includes a cover material. The method further includes positioning the weld interface member against the first member and the second member at a joint arrangement. The method additionally includes heating, by induction heating, the susceptor material to melt the susceptor portion and the cover portion. Also, the method includes re-solidifying the susceptor portion and the cover portion to attach the first member and the second member, including covering the susceptor material at the joint arrangement with a resolidified portion of the cover material.

Sealants, vacuum insulated glazing (VIG) units having seals formed from the sealants, and methods for producing the VIG units using the sealants are provided. The sealants include a mixture of glass materials in powder form, a foaming agent in powder form, and a carrier medium. The foaming agent includes carbon black, carbide(s), or a combination thereof. The glass materials have compositions including: 50 to 70 wt. % SiO 2 ; 1 to 7 wt. % CaO; 0 to 7 wt. % MgO; 0 to 6 wt. % Al 2 O 3 ; 1 to 6 wt. % Fe 2 O 3 or FeO; 0 to 7 wt. % TiO 2 ; 0 to 16 wt. % R 2 O, wherein R is chosen from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, or a combination thereof; 0 to 1 wt. % SO 3 ; 0 to 2 wt. % MnO; and 0 to 6 wt. % SrO+BaO.

A frame system of a window fenestration unit includes a frame member that extends along a frame longitudinal axis. The frame member is unitary, and the frame member has a cross-sectional profile taken along a transverse axis that is normal to the frame longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional profile defines a total depth of the frame member measured along the transverse axis. The cross-sectional profile includes a panel support portion and an exterior lip protrusion that are arranged along the transverse axis. The exterior lip protrusion projects from the panel support portion along the transverse axis and terminates at an exterior lip end. The exterior lip protrusion has a lip depth measured along the transverse axis from the panel support portion to the exterior lip end. The lip depth is at least twenty percent (20%) of the total depth of the frame member.

A sill arrangement for a fenestration frame includes a sill with a first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber, and a fourth chamber. The sill includes a first internal wall that separates the first chamber from the second chamber. The sill arrangement also includes a corner key with a first port defining a first passage between the first and second chambers and a second passage between the second and third chambers of the sill. Moreover, a second port is included on the sill-facing surface that defines a third passage between the third and fourth chambers for allowing fluid to flow from the third chamber to the fourth chamber. The corner key further includes a drain in communication with the fourth chamber.

An adjustable bolt receiver includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes at least one first engagement feature. The second member includes a strike head and an insert projection that projects from the strike head. The insert projection is receivable in a first opening of the first member in a first position along the axis and, alternatively, in a second position along the axis. The second member includes at least one second engagement feature configured to engage with the at least one first engagement feature for retaining the insert projection in the first position and in the second position along the axis. The insert projection at least partly defines a second opening configured to receive a bolt when in the extended position to secure the panel to the panel support.