VENTILATED RIDGE OF A SLOPING GLAZED ROOF

摘要

A sloping roof structure for a sunlounge or conservatory comprises a roof frame, glazed panels (1, 50) for assembly with the frame to form the roof structure, and a ridge (7, 7a) for mounting along an upper generally horizontal side of the roof frame and having a mounting slot extending along its length and facing the glazing panels so as to receive and to hold the upper edges of the panels; in which the mounting slot includes support means (9) to support the underside of the upper edge of at least one glazing panel with a ventilation slot (5) defined with the underside to exhaust warm air in the region adjacent to the glazing panel; a venting chamber (2) is defined within the structure of the ridge (7, 7a) to communicate with the ventilation slot (5); an outlet (4) is provided in the wall of the ridge (7, 7a) which communicates with the venting chamber (2) and which faces outwardly to discharge warm air from the chamber; and the lower or eaves end of the roof structure is supported by a support structure (51, 52, 53) which defines a ventilation slot (54) with the underside of the glazed panel (50) to allow ingress of external atmosphere to ventilate the room.