Schüco ASE 60
Schüco ASE 60 Lift-and-Slide Door System
The Schüco ASE 60 visible sash-framed sliding door and glass wall system is the smaller sibling of the well-known ASE 80 lift-and-slide door. While it involves a few compromises, it fully meets the uncompromising requirements of manually operated lift-and-slide doors. The Schüco ASE 60 product group is suitable for receiving narrower glass panel configurations, thus accommodating more traditional-sized glass panes. The frame extension method developed at KAV allows for infinite installation possibilities in width, even in floor plan multiple broken lines.
Lift-and-slide doors are very easy to operate. By turning the longer handle with a large leverage, the carriages located in the lower frame of the sash are pushed out and placed on the track, allowing the glass field to slide in one direction. The opening or closing of the sashes can be requested with a damper or auxiliary mechanism if needed.
In terms of sash weights, which means the combined weight of the sash frame, fittings, and glass panel, manual operation permits the sliding of lower weights. This is only 200 kg for the ASE 80 system. Motorized operation is not yet available. It is important to note that a significant part of the sash weight is made up of the glass panel, which is influenced by the applied glass configuration. The thickness of the glass panes built into the applied configuration can increase not only due to the burglary resistance or accident prevention safety, acoustic, and sun protection features but also primarily due to structural compliance. The weight of glass is 2.5 kg/mm/m², so knowing the configuration, it is easy to calculate the mass of the future glass panel. The glass configuration thickness that can be clamped into the structure can only meet the traditional domestic triple-glazed thermal insulation glass requirements with compromises, it is rather designed for double-glazed glass.
Regarding appearance, the color and/or quality of the external and internal surface treatments customary for KAV aluminium windows can also differ here. However, with the deeper frames of sliding doors, looking out towards the exterior, the two-tone appearance can be counterproductive. The frames can be partially recessed on the sides and top. However, if the type of cladding, the method and height of drainage allow, and if we build with system elements used for this purpose, the threshold can be completely recessed up to the upper edge of the cladding. At the meeting point of the sliding sash and the fixed side light panel, a so-called design sash profile can be applied, resulting in an extra narrow appearance on the facade. We can also incorporate fixed elements with external or internal glazing, and the sashes can be designed with external or internal track sliding.
The adjoining of glass panels can be done with silicone (structural) execution, thin pressure bar division, or with a visible divider connected to the frame at the top and bottom.