EP0632184A1 - Profiled joint, in particular for glazing - Google Patents

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EP0632184A1
EP0632184A1 EP94401506A EP94401506A EP0632184A1 EP 0632184 A1 EP0632184 A1 EP 0632184A1 EP 94401506 A EP94401506 A EP 94401506A EP 94401506 A EP94401506 A EP 94401506A EP 0632184 A1 EP0632184 A1 EP 0632184A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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  • the invention relates to sealing profiles for glazing, these profiles being intended to be fitted or applied to the periphery of the glazing and being themselves mounted or housed inside a frame.
  • Another method consists in providing a frame-shaped profile, made to the dimensions of the glazing and comprising welded angles, which avoids the aforementioned operations of cutting the profile at the corners of the glazing, but which has the disadvantage of being relatively very expensive and which requires a very precise reading of the glazing dimensions when ordering the sealing frames.
  • Document FR-A-2336 610 already discloses a profile comprising transverse cutting lines formed at regular intervals in its base and in its sides, each cutting line extending over the entire width of the profile and extending in the sidewalls, which has the disadvantage of poor resistance and lack of rigidity of the entire profile, which results in difficulties in handling and assembly.
  • the subject of the invention is a sealing profile of the aforementioned type, which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which retains the advantages thereof.
  • the invention particularly relates to a sealing profile, in particular for glazing, the installation of which is simple, easy, quick, inexpensive and does not require no profile cuts at the corners of the glazing.
  • the precut cuts are formed throughout the thickness of the profile.
  • FIG. 1 where there is shown a double glazing comprising two glass plates 10 separated at their periphery by a spacer 12 and mounted in a sealing profile 14 which is fitted on the periphery of the glass plates 10 and which is housed itself inside a frame 15, for example metallic.
  • the profile 14 is of substantially U-shaped cross-section and has a ribbed base 16 and two lateral sides 18 ending in sealing lips 20 applied elastically to the glass plates 10.
  • the profile 14 is cut so that it can be folded at a right angle without the sealing lips 20 forming beads or undulations. at the place of the fold.
  • part of the profile is cut transversely, by hand, as indicated in 22, either by cutting at 45 °, or by a straight cut, or by notching the base and the sides of the profile, these cuts not extending to the sealing lips, so that these provide a continuous seal on the plates 10, including at their corners.
  • sections 22 of the profile must be very precise, both in terms of their orientation and their extent, a poorly made cut resulting in defects in appearance or sealing of the profile 14.
  • the invention makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks by providing in the profile 14 transverse notches 24 of precut, which are formed at predetermined intervals from one another in the longitudinal or axial direction of the profile.
  • the notches 24 completely pass through the thickness of the profile 14 and are of the dashed or dotted type, each notch having a short length of a few millimeters and being aligned with other notches by being separated from them by a short distance of a few millimeters, so that a traction correctly exerted on the profile makes it possible to break the elastomer material comprised between two successive transversely aligned notches and to form a continuous cutting line.
  • the notches 24 can be formed in all the parts of the profile 14, except for the edges of the sides 18 which include the sealing lips 20.
  • the interval between the transverse notch lines 24 is a few millimeters, for example between five and fifteen millimeters approximately, depending on the type and the length of the seal on one side of the glazing. Thus, by lengthening or slightly compressing the profile, it is always possible to make a line of pre-cut notches 24 coincide with an angle of the glazing.
  • the notches 24 can be made automatically in the profile, during the extrusion thereof. Their training therefore does not significantly increase the cost of the profile.
  • the profile 14 retains good strength and normal rigidity, which makes it possible to mount it without problem on the periphery of the glazing.
  • the invention is also applicable to the profiles which have been shown diagrammatically in FIG. 5.
  • the profile 26 shown in the left part of Figure 5 comprises a body 28 substantially parallel to the glazing 10 and three lateral sealing lips 30, 32 and 34 which are applied elastically to one face of this glazing.
  • the profile On the side opposite to the glazing, the profile has a heel 36 for mounting in dovetail in a groove of a frame 38 of aluminum or plastic for example.
  • precut notches are formed in the body 28, the sealing lips 30 and 32, and in the heel 36 but not in the upper sealing lip 34 which must remain intact to ensure sealing continues on the glazing 10.
  • the profile 40 shown in the right part of FIG. 5 is of the half-moon type and comprises two sealing lips 42 and 44 applied elastically to one face of the glazing 10.
  • the back of this profile has a groove by which it comes to fit on the edge of a support frame 46.
  • the precut cuts are formed in the whole of the profile with the exception of the upper sealing lip 44.
  • FIG. 5 there has been shown in FIG. 5 a line 48 of separation between the notched parts of the sections 26 and 40, which are situated under this line 48, and the non-notched parts, situated above this line.
  • the pre-cut notches can be formed in the sealing profiles in a simple, rapid and reliable manner by means of the device shown schematically in FIG. 6.
  • This device comprises a frame 50 carrying a cutting wheel 52 and a pressure roller 54 which are rotatably mounted around horizontal axes 56 and 58 contained in the same vertical plane, the height position of the pressure roller 54 being adjustable by means of a guide system 60 with a threaded rod 62.
  • Means 64 and 66 for guiding the profile are provided in front and behind of the wheel 52 and of the roller 54, the means 64 making it possible in particular to open and set flat a U-shaped profile such as profile 14 in Figure 1.
  • the cutting wheel 52 carries a plurality of cutting blades 68 which extend radially with respect to the axis 56 of the wheel.
  • Each cutting blade 68 is, at its free end, spaced from the neighboring cutting blades by a distance of a few millimeters, which corresponds to the interval between the precut lines.
  • the cutting wheel 52 is formed by a stack of discs on the axis 56, each disc carrying a series of cutting blades 68 having a width (in the direction parallel to the axis 56) of a few millimeters, corresponding to the length of a pre-cut notch.
  • a stack of discs on the axis 56 each disc carrying a series of cutting blades 68 having a width (in the direction parallel to the axis 56) of a few millimeters, corresponding to the length of a pre-cut notch.

Abstract

Profiled sealing strip, in particular for glazing, this strip having a U-shaped cross-section and comprising a base (16) and side walls (18) terminating in sealing lips (20) intended to be elastically applied against the glazing, and transverse precut notches which are provided in the base (16) and the side walls (18) of the strip in order to form cutting lines (22) at the corners of the glazing, while at the same time ensuring continuity of the sealing lips (20). <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne des profilés d'étanchéité pour vitrage, ces profilés étant destinés à être emboîtés ou appliqués sur la périphérie du vitrage et étant eux-mêmes montés ou logés à l'intérieur d'un cadre.The invention relates to sealing profiles for glazing, these profiles being intended to be fitted or applied to the periphery of the glazing and being themselves mounted or housed inside a frame.

Ces profilés ont en général une section en U ou en demi-lune et il est nécessaire, lors de leur pose sur le vitrage, de les couper dans les angles, soit par des coupes à 45°, soit par des coupes droites de l'âme du profilé sans entailler le bord de ses côtés ou lèvres latérales, soit encore par entaillage du talon du profilé.These profiles generally have a U-shaped or half-moon section and it is necessary, when laying them on the glazing, to cut them in the corners, either by 45 ° cuts, or by straight cuts of the core of the profile without notching the edge of its sides or lateral lips, or again by notching the heel of the profile.

Cette pose est relativement longue et délicate à exécuter, et impose à l'opérateur un soin très particulier lors de la réalisation des coupes du profilé aux angles du vitrage.This installation is relatively long and delicate to execute, and requires the operator to take very special care when making the sections of the profile at the corners of the glazing.

Un autre procédé consiste à fournir un profilé en forme de cadre, réalisé aux dimensions du vitrage et comprenant des angles soudés, ce qui évite les opérations précitées de coupe du profilé aux angles du vitrage, mais ce qui a pour inconvénient d'être relativement très coûteux et qui impose un relevé très précis des cotes des vitrages lors de la commande des cadres d'étanchéité.Another method consists in providing a frame-shaped profile, made to the dimensions of the glazing and comprising welded angles, which avoids the aforementioned operations of cutting the profile at the corners of the glazing, but which has the disadvantage of being relatively very expensive and which requires a very precise reading of the glazing dimensions when ordering the sealing frames.

On connaît déjà, par le document FR-A-2336 610 un profilé comportant des lignes transversales de découpe formées à intervalles réguliers dans sa base et dans ses flancs, chaque ligne de découpe s'étendant sur toute la largeur du profilé et se prolongeant dans les flancs, ce qui a pour inconvénient une mauvaise tenue et une absence de rigidité de l'ensemble du profilé, d'où résultent des difficultés de manipulation et de montage.Document FR-A-2336 610 already discloses a profile comprising transverse cutting lines formed at regular intervals in its base and in its sides, each cutting line extending over the entire width of the profile and extending in the sidewalls, which has the disadvantage of poor resistance and lack of rigidity of the entire profile, which results in difficulties in handling and assembly.

L'invention a pour objet un profilé d'étanchéité du type précité, qui ne présente pas les inconvénients de la technique antérieure et qui en conserve les avantages.The subject of the invention is a sealing profile of the aforementioned type, which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art and which retains the advantages thereof.

L'invention a notamment pour objet un profilé d'étanchéité, en particulier pour vitrage, dont la pose soit simple, facile, rapide, peu coûteuse et ne nécessite pas de coupes du profilé aux angles du vitrage.The invention particularly relates to a sealing profile, in particular for glazing, the installation of which is simple, easy, quick, inexpensive and does not require no profile cuts at the corners of the glazing.

Elle propose à cet effet un profilé d'étanchéité en caoutchouc ou élastomère ou autre matière élastiquement extensible, en particulier pour vitrage, ce profilé venant s'emboîter ou s'appliquer sur la périphérie du vitrage et comprenant des entailles formées transversalement et à intervalles réguliers dans la base et dans une partie du ou des flancs du profilé, caractérisé en ce que lesdites entailles sont de faible longueur unitaire et forment des lignes transversales de prédécoupe du type en tirets ou en pointillés.To this end, it offers a sealing profile made of rubber or elastomer or other elastically extensible material, in particular for glazing, this profile coming to fit or be applied on the periphery of the glazing and comprising notches formed transversely and at regular intervals. in the base and in a part of the side (s) of the profile, characterized in that said notches are of short unit length and form transverse precut lines of the dashed or dotted type.

Ces entailles permettent, par simple traction sur le profilé, d'obtenir une ligne transversale continue de découpe à l'endroit choisi du profilé, ce qui évite ainsi toutes les erreurs de coupe constatées dans la technique antérieure, tout en conservant une tenue et une rigidité correctes du profilé dans ses autres parties.These notches make it possible, by simple pulling on the profile, to obtain a continuous transverse cutting line at the chosen location of the profile, which thus avoids all the cutting errors observed in the prior art, while retaining strength and correct stiffness of the profile in its other parts.

De plus, lorsque ces entailles de prédécoupe sont séparées les unes des autres par des distances relativement faibles, il est aisé d'allonger élastiquement ou de comprimer légèrement le profilé pour faire coïncider l'une de ces entailles de prédécoupe avec un angle du vitrage.In addition, when these pre-cut notches are separated from each other by relatively small distances, it is easy to elastically elongate or slightly compress the profile to make one of these pre-cut notches coincide with an angle of the glazing.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, les entailles de prédécoupe sont formées dans toute l'épaisseur du profilé.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the precut cuts are formed throughout the thickness of the profile.

Ainsi, elles constituent simultanément des fentes de drainage permettant l'écoulement de l'eau, conformément à ce qui est prévu par certaines normes actuelles.Thus, they simultaneously constitute drainage slots allowing the flow of water, in accordance with what is provided for by certain current standards.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres caractéristiques, détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaitront plus clairement à la lecture de la description qui suit, faite à titre d'exemple en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique partielle en coupe d'un profilé selon l'invention, monté sur un vitrage à l'intérieur d'un cadre de menuiserie;
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique partielle et en perspective représentant le profilé monté sur le vitrage;
  • les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues schématiques partielles en élévation et de dessous du profilé selon l'invention;
  • la figure 5 est une vue schématique partielle en coupe de deux autres profilés auxquels l'invention est applicable;
  • la figure 6 est une vue schématique d'un dispositif d'entaillage des profilés.
The invention will be better understood and other characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly on reading the following description, given by way of example with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a partial schematic sectional view of a profile according to the invention, mounted on a glazing inside a carpentry frame;
  • Figure 2 is a partial schematic perspective view showing the profile mounted on the glazing;
  • Figures 3 and 4 are partial schematic views in elevation and from below of the profile according to the invention;
  • Figure 5 is a partial schematic sectional view of two other sections to which the invention is applicable;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic view of a notching device of the profiles.

On se réfère d'abord à la figure 1, où l'on a représenté un vitrage double comprenant deux plaques de verre 10 séparées à leur périphérie par une entretoise 12 et montées dans un profilé 14 d'étanchéité qui est emboîté sur la périphérie des plaques de verre 10 et qui est logé lui-même à l'intérieur d'un cadre 15, par exemple métallique.We first refer to Figure 1, where there is shown a double glazing comprising two glass plates 10 separated at their periphery by a spacer 12 and mounted in a sealing profile 14 which is fitted on the periphery of the glass plates 10 and which is housed itself inside a frame 15, for example metallic.

On retrouve en figure 2 les deux plaques de verre 10, l'entretoise périphérique 12 et le profilé d'étanchéité 14, emboîté sur la périphérie des plaques de verre 10 et qui est réalisé par exemple par extrusion en caoutchouc ou autre matériau élastomère, élastiquement extensible.We find in Figure 2 the two glass plates 10, the peripheral spacer 12 and the sealing profile 14, fitted on the periphery of the glass plates 10 and which is produced for example by extrusion of rubber or other elastomeric material, elastically expandable.

Le profilé 14 est à section sensiblement en U et comporte une base nervurée 16 et deux flancs latéraux 18 se terminant par des lèvres d'étanchéité 20 appliquées élastiquement sur les plaques de verre 10.The profile 14 is of substantially U-shaped cross-section and has a ribbed base 16 and two lateral sides 18 ending in sealing lips 20 applied elastically to the glass plates 10.

Aux angles du vitrage, et comme on le voit pour l'angle inférieur droit en figure 2, le profilé 14 est découpé de façon à pouvoir être plié à angle droit sans que les lèvres d'étanchéité 20 ne fassent de bourrelets ou d'ondulations à l'endroit de la pliure.At the corners of the glazing, and as can be seen for the lower right corner in FIG. 2, the profile 14 is cut so that it can be folded at a right angle without the sealing lips 20 forming beads or undulations. at the place of the fold.

Pour cela, on coupe transversalement, à la main, une partie du profilé comme indiqué en 22, soit par une découpe à 45°, soit par une coupe droite, soit par un entaillage de la base et des flancs du profilé, ces coupes ne s'étendant pas jusqu'aux lèvres d'étanchéité, de telle sorte que celles-ci assurent une étanchéité continue sur les plaques 10, y compris au niveau de leurs angles.For this, part of the profile is cut transversely, by hand, as indicated in 22, either by cutting at 45 °, or by a straight cut, or by notching the base and the sides of the profile, these cuts not extending to the sealing lips, so that these provide a continuous seal on the plates 10, including at their corners.

On comprend que les coupes 22 du profilé doivent être très précises, aussi bien en ce qui concerne leur orientation que leur étendue, une coupe mal faite se traduisant par des défauts d'aspect ou d'étanchéité du profilé 14.It is understood that the sections 22 of the profile must be very precise, both in terms of their orientation and their extent, a poorly made cut resulting in defects in appearance or sealing of the profile 14.

L'invention permet d'éviter ces inconvénients en prévoyant dans le profilé 14 des entailles transversales 24 de prédécoupe, qui sont formées à intervalles prédéterminés les unes des autres dans le sens longitudinal ou axial du profilé.The invention makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks by providing in the profile 14 transverse notches 24 of precut, which are formed at predetermined intervals from one another in the longitudinal or axial direction of the profile.

Avantageusement, les entailles 24 traversent complètement l'épaisseur du profilé 14 et sont du type en tirets ou en pointillés, chaque entaille ayant une longueur faible de quelques millimètres et étant alignée avec d'autres entailles en étant séparée de celles-ci d'une distance faible de quelques millimètres, de telle sorte qu'une traction correctement exercée sur le profilé permette de rompre la matière élastomère comprise entre deux entailles successives transversalement alignées et de former une ligne de coupe continue.Advantageously, the notches 24 completely pass through the thickness of the profile 14 and are of the dashed or dotted type, each notch having a short length of a few millimeters and being aligned with other notches by being separated from them by a short distance of a few millimeters, so that a traction correctly exerted on the profile makes it possible to break the elastomer material comprised between two successive transversely aligned notches and to form a continuous cutting line.

Comme on l'a représenté sur les figures 3 et 4, les entailles 24 peuvent être formées dans toutes les parties du profilé 14, à l'exception des bords des flancs 18 qui comportent les lèvres d'étanchéité 20.As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the notches 24 can be formed in all the parts of the profile 14, except for the edges of the sides 18 which include the sealing lips 20.

L'intervalle entre les lignes d'entailles transversales 24 est de quelques millimètres, par exemple entre cinq et quinze millimètres environ, en fonction du type et de la longueur du joint sur un côté du vitrage. Ainsi, en allongeant ou en comprimant légèrement le profilé, on peut toujours faire coïncider une ligne d'entailles 24 de prédécoupe avec un angle du vitrage.The interval between the transverse notch lines 24 is a few millimeters, for example between five and fifteen millimeters approximately, depending on the type and the length of the seal on one side of the glazing. Thus, by lengthening or slightly compressing the profile, it is always possible to make a line of pre-cut notches 24 coincide with an angle of the glazing.

Les entailles 24 peuvent être réalisées automatiquement dans le profilé, lors de l'extrusion de celui-ci. Leur formation n'augmente donc pas sensiblement le coût du profilé.The notches 24 can be made automatically in the profile, during the extrusion thereof. Their training therefore does not significantly increase the cost of the profile.

Elles facilitent cependant énormément la pose du profilé sur un vitrage et évitent les erreurs de coupe, de pose et les défauts d'étanchéité constatés jusqu'à présent. Par ailleurs, comme les entailles 24 sont formées dans toute l'épaisseur du profilé, elles ont également un rôle de drainage, permettant l'écoulement de l'eau et de l'humidité en évitant ainsi les perçages qu'il était nécessaire de réaliser dans les profilés de la technique antérieure.However, they greatly facilitate the installation of the profile on a glazing and avoid the errors of cutting, installation and the sealing defects noted so far. Furthermore, as the notches 24 are formed throughout the thickness of the profile, they also have a drainage role, allowing the flow of water and humidity, thus avoiding the drilling which was necessary to be carried out. in the profiles of the prior art.

De plus, lorsque les entailles 24 sont du type en tirets ou en pointillés comme représenté dans les figures 3 et 4, le profilé 14 garde une bonne tenue et une rigidité normale, ce qui permet de le monter sans problème sur la périphérie du vitrage.In addition, when the notches 24 are of the dashed or dotted type as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the profile 14 retains good strength and normal rigidity, which makes it possible to mount it without problem on the periphery of the glazing.

L'invention est également applicable aux profilés qui ont été représentés schématiquement en figure 5.The invention is also applicable to the profiles which have been shown diagrammatically in FIG. 5.

Ces profilés ne sont pas du type en U et ne sont appliqués chacun que sur une face du vitrage 10.These profiles are not of the U-shaped type and are each applied only to one face of the glazing 10.

Le profilé 26 représenté en partie gauche de la figure 5 comprend un corps 28 sensiblement parallèle au vitrage 10 et trois lèvres d'étanchéité latérales 30, 32 et 34 qui sont appliquées élastiquement sur une face de ce vitrage. Du côté opposé au vitrage, le profilé comporte un talon 36 de montage en queue d'aronde dans une rainure d'un cadre 38 en aluminium ou en matière plastique par exemple.The profile 26 shown in the left part of Figure 5 comprises a body 28 substantially parallel to the glazing 10 and three lateral sealing lips 30, 32 and 34 which are applied elastically to one face of this glazing. On the side opposite to the glazing, the profile has a heel 36 for mounting in dovetail in a groove of a frame 38 of aluminum or plastic for example.

Dans le cas du profilé 26, des entailles de prédécoupe sont formées dans le corps 28, les lèvres d'étanchéité 30 et 32, et dans le talon 36 mais non dans la lèvre d'étanchéité supérieure 34 qui doit rester intacte pour assurer une étanchéité continue sur le vitrage 10.In the case of the profile 26, precut notches are formed in the body 28, the sealing lips 30 and 32, and in the heel 36 but not in the upper sealing lip 34 which must remain intact to ensure sealing continues on the glazing 10.

Le profilé 40 représenté en partie droite de la figure 5 est du type en demi-lune et comprend deux lèvres d'étanchéité 42 et 44 appliquées élastiquement sur une face du vitrage 10. Le dos de ce profilé comporte une rainure par laquelle il vient s'emboîter sur le rebord d'un cadre 46 de support. Dans le cas du profilé 40, les entailles de prédécoupe sont formées dans l'ensemble du profilé à l'exception de la lèvre d'étanchéité supérieure 44.The profile 40 shown in the right part of FIG. 5 is of the half-moon type and comprises two sealing lips 42 and 44 applied elastically to one face of the glazing 10. The back of this profile has a groove by which it comes to fit on the edge of a support frame 46. In the case of the profile 40, the precut cuts are formed in the whole of the profile with the exception of the upper sealing lip 44.

A titre d'exemple, on a fait figurer en figure 5 une ligne 48 de séparation entre les parties entaillées des profilés 26 et 40, qui sont situées sous cette ligne 48, et les parties non entaillées, situées au-dessus de cette ligne.By way of example, there has been shown in FIG. 5 a line 48 of separation between the notched parts of the sections 26 and 40, which are situated under this line 48, and the non-notched parts, situated above this line.

Les entailles de prédécoupe peuvent être formées dans les profilés d'étanchéité de façon simple, rapide et fiable au moyen du dispositif représenté schématiquement en figure 6.The pre-cut notches can be formed in the sealing profiles in a simple, rapid and reliable manner by means of the device shown schematically in FIG. 6.

Ce dispositif comprend un bâti 50 portant une molette de coupe 52 et un rouleau de pression 54 qui sont montés rotatifs autour d'axes horizontaux 56 et 58 contenus dans un même plan vertical, la position en hauteur du rouleau de pression 54 étant réglable au moyen d'un système de guidage 60 à tige filetée 62. Des moyens 64 et 66 de guidage de profilé sont prévus en avant et en arrière de la molette 52 et du rouleau 54, les moyens 64 permettant en particulier d'ouvrir et de mettre à plat un profilé en U tel que le profilé 14 de la figure 1.This device comprises a frame 50 carrying a cutting wheel 52 and a pressure roller 54 which are rotatably mounted around horizontal axes 56 and 58 contained in the same vertical plane, the height position of the pressure roller 54 being adjustable by means of a guide system 60 with a threaded rod 62. Means 64 and 66 for guiding the profile are provided in front and behind of the wheel 52 and of the roller 54, the means 64 making it possible in particular to open and set flat a U-shaped profile such as profile 14 in Figure 1.

La molette de coupe 52 porte une pluralité de lames de coupe 68 qui s'étendent radialement par rapport à l'axe 56 de la molette. Chaque lame de coupe 68 est, à son extrémité libre, écartée des lames de coupe voisines d'une distance de quelques millimètres, qui correspond à l'intervalle entre les lignes de prédécoupe.The cutting wheel 52 carries a plurality of cutting blades 68 which extend radially with respect to the axis 56 of the wheel. Each cutting blade 68 is, at its free end, spaced from the neighboring cutting blades by a distance of a few millimeters, which corresponds to the interval between the precut lines.

Avantageusement, la molette de coupe 52 est formée par un empilage de disques sur l'axe 56, chaque disque portant une série de lames de coupe 68 ayant une largeur (dans la direction parallèle à l'axe 56) de quelques millimètres, correspondant à la longueur d'une entaille de prédécoupe. Ainsi, en empilant plus ou moins de disques sur l'axe 56, on peut régler la longueur des lignes de prédécoupe, et adapter le système à des profilés de largeurs ou de types différents.Advantageously, the cutting wheel 52 is formed by a stack of discs on the axis 56, each disc carrying a series of cutting blades 68 having a width (in the direction parallel to the axis 56) of a few millimeters, corresponding to the length of a pre-cut notch. Thus, by stacking more or less discs on the axis 56, it is possible to adjust the length of the precut lines, and to adapt the system to profiles of different widths or types.

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Profilé d'étanchéité, en caoutchouc ou élastomère ou autre matière élastiquement extensible, en particulier pour vitrage, ce profilé venant s'emboîter ou s'appliquer sur la périphérie du vitrage (10), et comprenant des entailles (24) formées transversalement et à intervalles réguliers dans la base (16) et dans une partie du ou des flancs (18) du profilé, caractérisé en ce que lesdites entailles (24) sont de faible longueur unitaire et forment des lignes transversales de prédécoupe du type en tirets ou en pointillés.Sealing profile, of rubber or elastomer or other elastically extensible material, in particular for glazing, this profile coming to fit or apply on the periphery of the glazing (10), and comprising notches (24) formed transversely and at regular intervals in the base (16) and in a part of the flank (s) (18) of the profile, characterized in that said notches (24) are of short unit length and form transverse lines of precut of the dashed or dotted type . Profilé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdites entailles (24) sont formées dans toute l'épaisseur du profilé.Profile according to claim 1, characterized in that said notches (24) are formed throughout the thickness of the profile. Profilé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les lignes de prédécoupe sont séparées longitudinalement d'une distance xcomprise entre cinq et quinze millimètres environ.Profile according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the precut lines are separated longitudinally by a distance x between about five and fifteen millimeters. Profilé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdites entailles (24) constituent des fentes ou orifices de drainage.Profile according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said notches (24) constitute slots or drainage openings. Profilé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdites entailles (24) sont formées dans le profilé par une molette rotative (52) portant des lames de coupe radiales (68).Profile according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said notches (24) are formed in the profile by a rotary wheel (52) carrying radial cutting blades (68). Profilé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la molette (52) est constituée d'un empilage axial de disques portant des lames de coupe (68) ayant une largeur unitaire prédéterminée.Profile according to claim 5, characterized in that the thumbwheel (52) consists of an axial stack of discs carrying cutting blades (68) having a predetermined unit width. Profilé selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la molette (52) est constituée d'un empilage axial de disques portant des lames de coupe (68) ayant une largeur unitaire prédéterminée.Profile according to claim 6, characterized in that the wheel (52) consists of an axial stack of discs carrying cutting blades (68) having a predetermined unit width.
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