EP1447491B1 - Set of glass blocks - Google Patents

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EP1447491B1
EP1447491B1 EP04290258.5A EP04290258A EP1447491B1 EP 1447491 B1 EP1447491 B1 EP 1447491B1 EP 04290258 A EP04290258 A EP 04290258A EP 1447491 B1 EP1447491 B1 EP 1447491B1
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  • the present invention relates to a set of glass bricks.
  • the adhesive mass disposed on the viewing surface is traversed by the light.
  • the sticky mass affects the transparency of the glass brick element and damages the appearance of the glass brick element.
  • the adhesive mass is impaired by light or heat, resulting in alteration and opacification of the adhesive mass. Therefore, the adhesive mass may prevent a satisfactory vision through the element made of glass bricks.
  • the present invention relates to a set of glass bricks for improving heat resistance and burglary characteristics, while maintaining a transparency of the set of glass bricks to allow a satisfactory vision and a passage Satisfying light through the set of glass bricks.
  • Such a set of hollow glass bricks comprises at least two hollow glass bricks each having two opposite frontal viewing surfaces and a lateral surface, the bricks being arranged so that a front surface of a brick is located opposite one frontal surface of the other brick.
  • the bricks are connected by a connecting element arranged at the outside of an intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks.
  • the connecting element disposed outside the intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks does not oppose the passage of light through the set of bricks. In addition, the connecting element is not exposed to light, which avoids alteration over time.
  • the glass bricks are in direct contact by their facing facing surfaces.
  • a front surface of a brick has on an outer edge a peripheral bead through which it can come into contact with a peripheral bead of the front surface of the other brick or an interposed glass plate.
  • a connecting element is in the form of an adhesive joint surrounding a zone of direct contact between the bricks, and connecting the glass bricks together.
  • the glue joint surrounding the direct contact areas is not located in a light passage zone. The glue joint connecting the bricks together keeps between the bricks.
  • a connecting element is in the form of an adhesive tape surrounding the glass bricks at an intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks, the longitudinal edges of the adhesive tape being fixed on the bricks. side surfaces of bricks.
  • the adhesive tape attached to the lateral surfaces of the bricks makes it possible to hold the bricks together without the ribbon being interposed between the front surfaces of the bricks and does not oppose the passage of light.
  • the bricks are in direct contact.
  • a hollow glass brick has a cavity limited by two opposite end walls and a side wall.
  • the connecting element is waterproof to water vapor to seal an intermediate space formed between the front surfaces of the bricks.
  • a set of glass bricks comprises two glass bricks 1, 2 held together by an adhesive joint 3.
  • a hollow glass brick 1, 2 has a cavity 4 bounded by two opposite front walls 5, 6 substantially parallel, and a side wall 7 extending perpendicularly between the front walls 5, 6 and having a closed contour.
  • a brick 1, 2 has on its front walls 5, 6 end faces 8 facing outwards, the front surfaces having a flat central portion 9, and being provided on their outer edge with a bead 10 projecting from the plane of the central portion 9 of the opposite side to the cavity 4 of the brick 1.2.
  • a bead 10 has in section a rounded profile whose apex, that is to say the portion farthest from the plane of the flat central portion 9 of the front surface 8 in a direction perpendicular to the flat central portion, forms substantially the limit of the frontal area of vision.
  • a brick 1, 2 has on the outside of its side wall 7 a side surface 11 which joins the surface of the bead 10 by a rounded portion 11a.
  • a hollow brick 1, 2 can be obtained in known manner from two half-shells, each half-shell being in the form of a front wall and a skirt extending perpendicularly to the front wall.
  • Two corresponding half-shells are fixed to form a hollow brick by joining the free ends of their peripheral skirts and fixing them, for example by welding, as is the case in the illustrated embodiment where one can see a welding bead 12 located on the side wall 7, substantially spaced between the two end walls 5, 6 bricks 1, 2.
  • the bricks 1, 2 are arranged so that the front faces 8 of the bricks 1, 2 are facing each other, that is to say that the bricks are aligned in a direction of vision which is a direction perpendicular to the plane of the front surfaces of the bricks. 8.
  • the bricks 1, 2 are in direct contact through their peripheral beads 10.
  • the adhesive joint 3 is disposed on the lateral surface 11 facing outwards of the glass bricks 1, 2 in the plane of contact between the glass bricks 1, 2, surrounding the area of direct contact between the beads 10 of the front surfaces 8 of the hollow bricks 1, 2.
  • the adhesive joint 3 is disposed in a recess formed by the rounded edges 11a of the side surfaces of the bricks 1, 2.
  • the side surfaces 11 are not provided on their rounded edges, to which however, the glue joint could be arranged on the side surfaces so that it connects the glass bricks.
  • Glass bricks 1, 2 are glass bricks of the standard type.
  • the contact of the glass bricks by their frontal surface of vision and the arrangement of the glue joint on the lateral surface of the glass bricks 1, 2 makes it possible to connect the glass bricks 1, 2 by the glue joint to maintain them. so that they form a unit while avoiding interposing the glue joint between the front viewing surfaces of the glass bricks 1, 2, so that the glue joint is not traversed by the light.
  • the glue joint is disposed beyond the frontal viewing surfaces 8 limited by the tops of the peripheral beads 10. Consequently, this glue joint does not oppose the passage of light and will not be altered by light over time.
  • the front surfaces 8 of the glass bricks 1, 2 being provided with beads 10, there is formed between the glass bricks a cavity 13 filled with air to increase resistance to heat transmission of the set of glass bricks.
  • a third hollow brick 14 contiguous to the second hollow brick 2 on the opposite side to the first hollow brick 1, the hollow brick 14 coming into contact with the top of a peripheral bead 10 with a frontal viewing surface 8 with a bead 10 of a front surface 8 of the second hollow brick 2 oriented on the opposite side to the first brick 1.
  • the second brick 2 and the third brick 14 are connected together by an adhesive joint disposed on the lateral surfaces 11 of the second and third hollow bricks 2, 14.
  • glass plates 15, 16 are interposed between the hollow bricks 1, 2, 14.
  • a first glass plate 15 is interposed between the first hollow brick 1 and the second hollow brick 2, a second glass plate 16 being interposed between the second hollow brick and the third hollow brick 14.
  • the glass plates have dimensions substantially equal to those of the front surfaces 8.
  • the bricks 1, 2, 14 disposed on either side of a glass plate come into contact with the top of the peripheral beads 10 of their front surface. 8 on both sides of the walls of the interposed glass plate.
  • An adhesive seal 3 is disposed on the side surfaces 11 of two glass bricks and a side surface of the interposed glass plate. In this way, the glue joint 3 surrounds the areas of direct contact between the glass blocks and the interposed plate while directly connecting the adjacent glass bricks.
  • the glue joint 3 allows mutual maintenance of the glass bricks and the glass plate interposed between the glass bricks.
  • the figure 4 represents a set of glass bricks similar to that of the figure 1 except that the adhesive seal is replaced by an adhesive tape 18 in the form of a strip 19 extending longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the figure and provided on one side with a central longitudinal rib 20 An adhesive is placed on the face of the strip 19 located on the side of the central rib 20, on either side laterally of the central rib 20.
  • the adhesive tape 18 is placed on the glass bricks 1, 2 surrounding the lateral surfaces of the glass bricks at the level of the contact plane between the glass bricks 1, 2. In other words, the adhesive tape 18 comes into contact by an edge 18a with the outer surface 11 of the first glass brick 1 and by an opposite edge 18b with the lateral surface 11 of the second hollow glass brick 2.
  • the adhesive tape 18 is centered so that the longitudinal rib 20 is substantially in the plane of contact between the hollow glass bricks 1, 2.
  • the longitudinal rib 20 is projecting in a recess formed between the rounded edges 11a of the side surfaces 11 of the bricks 1, 2.
  • the adhesive tape makes it possible to hold the two glass bricks 1, 2 mutually so that they form a unit, while not opposing the passage of light through the set of glass bricks.
  • a third glass brick 14 is contiguous to the second glass brick 2 on the opposite side of the first glass brick 1 to form a set of three glass bricks stacked in the direction of the thickness of the whole of glass bricks.
  • the glass bricks 1, 2, 14 are connected two by two by adhesive tapes 18, an adhesive tape being bonded to the side surfaces 11 of adjacent bricks 1, 2, 14.
  • an adhesive tape 18 is devoid of a central rib and is covered over its entire inward facing surface with an adhesive 21.
  • the adjacent glass bricks 1, 2, 14 are connected by an adhesive tape 18, one longitudinal edge of which is fixed on the lateral surface of one brick, the other longitudinal edge being fixed on the lateral surface of the other brick.
  • An adhesive tape 18 is provided with a longitudinal rib 20 projecting radially inwards and coming into contact with its free end opposite the band 19 with a side surface of the glass plate 15, 16 for holding a glass plate interposed between the two bricks.
  • the longitudinal rib 20 of the adhesive strip 18 is used to keep spaced two adjacent hollow glass bricks 1, 2.
  • the rib 20 of the adhesive tape 18 has a thickness just sufficient to maintain spaced the first and second hollow bricks 1, 2 while not projecting directly between the front viewing surfaces of the hollow glass bricks 1, 2 so as not to oppose the passage of light through the glass bricks 1, 2.
  • the rib 20 bears on the rounded edges 11a facing the side surfaces 11 of the bricks 1, 2, without being interposed directly between the tops of the peripheral beads 10 limiting the frontal surfaces of vision.
  • the band 19 has sufficient rigidity in the viewing direction A to keep the bricks 1, 2 spaced apart. To do this, we can use rigid rods covered on one side of an adhesive.
  • a set of glass bricks comprising at least two glass bricks contiguous to form an assembly offering better resistance to heat transfer and burglary.
  • the glass bricks are mutually held by means of connecting elements to not oppose the passage of light and to avoid alteration of these connecting elements with time due to light.

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La présente invention concerne un ensemble de briques de verre.The present invention relates to a set of glass bricks.

On connaît par le document EP-0 853 167 un élément en briques de verre pour partie de paroi résistant au feu constitué par deux briques de verre creuses accolées par leur surface de vision, une masse collante étant interposée entre leur surface de vision pour relier les briques creuses, de façon que les briques creuses forment une unité.We know from the document EP-0 853 167 a glass brick element for a fire-resistant wall part consisting of two hollow glass bricks joined by their viewing surface, an adhesive mass being interposed between their viewing surface to connect the hollow bricks, so that the hollow bricks form a unit.

La masse collante disposée sur la surface de vision est traversée par la lumière. La masse collante affecte la transparence de l'élément de briques de verre et nuit à l'aspect de l'élément de briques de verre. En outre, avec le temps, la masse collante est altérée par la lumière ou la chaleur, ce qui entraîne une altération et une opacification de la masse collante. Dès lors, la masse collante risque d'empêcher une vision satisfaisante à travers l'élément constitué de briques de verre.The adhesive mass disposed on the viewing surface is traversed by the light. The sticky mass affects the transparency of the glass brick element and damages the appearance of the glass brick element. In addition, over time, the adhesive mass is impaired by light or heat, resulting in alteration and opacification of the adhesive mass. Therefore, the adhesive mass may prevent a satisfactory vision through the element made of glass bricks.

La présente invention a pour objet un ensemble de briques de verre permettant d'améliorer des caractéristiques de résistance à la chaleur et à l'effraction, tout en conservant une transparence de l'ensemble de briques de verre pour permettre une vision satisfaisante et un passage satisfaisant de lumière à travers l'ensemble de briques de verre.The present invention relates to a set of glass bricks for improving heat resistance and burglary characteristics, while maintaining a transparency of the set of glass bricks to allow a satisfactory vision and a passage Satisfying light through the set of glass bricks.

Un tel ensemble de briques de verre creuses comprend au moins deux briques de verre creuses présentant chacune deux surfaces frontales de vision opposées et une surface latérale, les briques étant disposées de façon qu'une surface frontale d'une brique se situe en regard d'une surface frontale de l'autre brique. Selon un aspect de l'invention, les briques sont reliées par un élément de liaison disposé à l'extérieur d'un espace intermédiaire situé entre les surfaces frontales des briques.Such a set of hollow glass bricks comprises at least two hollow glass bricks each having two opposite frontal viewing surfaces and a lateral surface, the bricks being arranged so that a front surface of a brick is located opposite one frontal surface of the other brick. According to one aspect of the invention, the bricks are connected by a connecting element arranged at the outside of an intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks.

L'élément de liaison disposé à l'extérieur de l'espace intermédiaire situé entre les surfaces frontales des briques ne s'oppose pas au passage de la lumière à travers l'ensemble de briques. En outre, l'élément de liaison n'est pas exposé à la lumière, ce qui permet d'éviter une altération au cours du temps.The connecting element disposed outside the intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks does not oppose the passage of light through the set of bricks. In addition, the connecting element is not exposed to light, which avoids alteration over time.

Selon l'invention, les briques de verre sont en contact direct par leurs surfaces frontales situées en regard.According to the invention, the glass bricks are in direct contact by their facing facing surfaces.

Selon l'invention, une surface frontale d'une brique présente sur un bord extérieur un bourrelet périphérique par lequel elle peut venir en contact avec un bourrelet périphérique de la surface frontale de l'autre brique ou une plaque de verre interposée. La prévision d'un bourrelet périphérique venant en contact avec la surface frontale de l'autre brique permet de ménager un espace entre une portion centrale de la surface frontale de la brique de verre et la surface frontale de l'autre brique, ce qui permet d'améliorer une résistance à la transmission de chaleur.According to the invention, a front surface of a brick has on an outer edge a peripheral bead through which it can come into contact with a peripheral bead of the front surface of the other brick or an interposed glass plate. The provision of a peripheral bead coming into contact with the front surface of the other brick makes it possible to provide a space between a central portion of the front surface of the glass block and the front surface of the other brick, which allows to improve resistance to heat transmission.

Avantageusement, un élément de liaison se présente sous la forme d'un joint de colle entourant une zone de contact direct entre les briques, et reliant les briques de verre entre elles. Le joint de colle entourant les zones de contact direct n'est pas situé dans une zone de passage de lumière. Le joint de colle reliant les briques entre elles permet de maintenir entre les briques.Advantageously, a connecting element is in the form of an adhesive joint surrounding a zone of direct contact between the bricks, and connecting the glass bricks together. The glue joint surrounding the direct contact areas is not located in a light passage zone. The glue joint connecting the bricks together keeps between the bricks.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation, un élément de liaison se présente sous la forme d'un ruban adhésif entourant les briques de verre à hauteur d'un espace intermédiaire entre les surfaces frontales des briques, les bords longitudinaux du ruban adhésif étant fixés sur les surfaces latérales des briques. Le ruban adhésif fixé sur les surfaces latérales des briques permet de maintenir mutuellement les briques sans que le ruban ne soit interposé entre les surfaces frontales des briques et ne s'oppose au passage de la lumière.In another embodiment, a connecting element is in the form of an adhesive tape surrounding the glass bricks at an intermediate space between the front surfaces of the bricks, the longitudinal edges of the adhesive tape being fixed on the bricks. side surfaces of bricks. The adhesive tape attached to the lateral surfaces of the bricks makes it possible to hold the bricks together without the ribbon being interposed between the front surfaces of the bricks and does not oppose the passage of light.

Les briques sont en contact direct.The bricks are in direct contact.

Dans un mode de réalisation, une brique de verre creuse présente une cavité limitée par deux parois frontales opposées et une paroi latérale.In one embodiment, a hollow glass brick has a cavity limited by two opposite end walls and a side wall.

De préférence, l'élément de liaison est étanche à la vapeur d'eau pour assurer l'étanchéité d'un espace intermédiaire formé entre les surfaces frontales des briques.Preferably, the connecting element is waterproof to water vapor to seal an intermediate space formed between the front surfaces of the bricks.

La présente invention et ses avantages seront mieux compris à l'étude de la description détaillée de modes de réalisation pris à titre d'exemples nullement limitatifs et illustrés par les figures annexées sur lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un ensemble de briques de verre selon un aspect de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe d'une variante d'un ensemble de briques de verre selon la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe d'un ensemble de briques de verre, qui n'est pas couvert par les revendications;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un autre mode de réalisation ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe d'une variante du mode de réalisation selon la figure 4 ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en coupe d'un ensemble de briques de verre, qui n'est pas couvert par les revendications ; et
  • la figure 7 est une vue en coupe axiale d'un ensemble de briques de verre, qui n'est pas couvert par les revendications.
The present invention and its advantages will be better understood on studying the detailed description of embodiments taken as non-limiting examples and illustrated by the appended figures in which:
  • the figure 1 is a sectional view of a set of glass bricks according to one aspect of the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a sectional view of a variant of a set of glass bricks according to the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a sectional view of a set of glass bricks, which is not covered by the claims;
  • the figure 4 is a sectional view of another embodiment;
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view of a variant of the embodiment according to the figure 4 ;
  • the figure 6 is a sectional view of a set of glass bricks, which is not covered by the claims; and
  • the figure 7 is an axial sectional view of a set of glass bricks, which is not covered by the claims.

Sur la figure 1, un ensemble de briques de verre comprend deux briques de verre 1, 2 maintenues mutuellement par un joint de colle 3.On the figure 1 , a set of glass bricks comprises two glass bricks 1, 2 held together by an adhesive joint 3.

Une brique de verre creuse 1, 2 présente une cavité 4 limitée par deux parois frontales de visions opposées 5, 6 sensiblement parallèles, et une paroi latérale 7 s'étendant perpendiculairement entre les parois frontales 5, 6 et présentant un contour fermé. Une brique 1, 2 présentent sur ses parois frontales 5, 6 des surfaces frontales 8 orientées vers l'extérieur, les surfaces frontales présentant une portion centrale plane 9, et étant munies sur leur bord extérieur d'un bourrelet 10 en saillie par rapport au plan de la portion centrale 9 du côté opposé à la cavité 4 de la brique 1,2. Un bourrelet 10 présente en section un profil arrondi dont le sommet, c'est-à-dire la portion la plus éloignée du plan de la portion centrale plane 9 de la surface frontale 8 dans une direction perpendiculaire à la portion centrale plane, forme sensiblement la limite de la surface frontale de vision. Une brique 1, 2 présente à l'extérieure de sa paroi latérale 7 une surface latérale 11 qui rejoint la surface du bourrelet 10 par un arrondi 11a.A hollow glass brick 1, 2 has a cavity 4 bounded by two opposite front walls 5, 6 substantially parallel, and a side wall 7 extending perpendicularly between the front walls 5, 6 and having a closed contour. A brick 1, 2 has on its front walls 5, 6 end faces 8 facing outwards, the front surfaces having a flat central portion 9, and being provided on their outer edge with a bead 10 projecting from the plane of the central portion 9 of the opposite side to the cavity 4 of the brick 1.2. A bead 10 has in section a rounded profile whose apex, that is to say the portion farthest from the plane of the flat central portion 9 of the front surface 8 in a direction perpendicular to the flat central portion, forms substantially the limit of the frontal area of vision. A brick 1, 2 has on the outside of its side wall 7 a side surface 11 which joins the surface of the bead 10 by a rounded portion 11a.

Une brique creuse 1, 2 peut être obtenue de façon connue à partir de deux demi-coques, chaque demi-coque se présentant sous la forme d'une paroi frontale et d'une jupe s'étendant perpendiculairement à la paroi frontale. Deux demi-coques correspondantes sont fixées pour former une brique creuse en accolant les extrémités libres de leurs jupes périphériques et en les fixant, par exemple par soudage, comme cela est la cas dans le mode de réalisation illustré où l'on peut voir un cordon de soudage 12 situé sur la paroi latérale 7, sensiblement à mis distance entre les deux parois frontales 5, 6 des briques 1, 2.A hollow brick 1, 2 can be obtained in known manner from two half-shells, each half-shell being in the form of a front wall and a skirt extending perpendicularly to the front wall. Two corresponding half-shells are fixed to form a hollow brick by joining the free ends of their peripheral skirts and fixing them, for example by welding, as is the case in the illustrated embodiment where one can see a welding bead 12 located on the side wall 7, substantially spaced between the two end walls 5, 6 bricks 1, 2.

Les briques 1, 2 sont disposées de façon que des surfaces frontales 8 des briques 1, 2 se situent en regard, c'est à dire que les briques sont alignées selon un direction de vision qui est une direction perpendiculaire au plan des surfaces frontales de vision 8. Les briques 1, 2 sont en contact direct par l'intermédiaire de leurs bourrelets périphériques 10. Le joint de colle 3 est disposé sur la surface latérale 11 orientée vers l'extérieur des briques de verre 1, 2 dans le plan de contact entre les briques de verre 1, 2, en entourant la zone de contact directe entre les bourrelets 10 des surfaces frontales 8 des briques creuses 1, 2.The bricks 1, 2 are arranged so that the front faces 8 of the bricks 1, 2 are facing each other, that is to say that the bricks are aligned in a direction of vision which is a direction perpendicular to the plane of the front surfaces of the bricks. 8. The bricks 1, 2 are in direct contact through their peripheral beads 10. The adhesive joint 3 is disposed on the lateral surface 11 facing outwards of the glass bricks 1, 2 in the plane of contact between the glass bricks 1, 2, surrounding the area of direct contact between the beads 10 of the front surfaces 8 of the hollow bricks 1, 2.

Tel que représenté que la figure 1, le joint de colle 3 est disposé dans un creux formé par entre les bords arrondis 11a des surfaces latérales des briques 1, 2. Bien entendu, on pourrait prévoir que les surfaces latérales 11 ne soient pas muni sur leurs bords d'arrondis, auquel cas on pourrait néanmoins disposé le joint de colle sur les surfaces latérales de façon qu'il relie les briques de verres.As shown that the figure 1 the adhesive joint 3 is disposed in a recess formed by the rounded edges 11a of the side surfaces of the bricks 1, 2. Of course, it could be provided that the side surfaces 11 are not provided on their rounded edges, to which however, the glue joint could be arranged on the side surfaces so that it connects the glass bricks.

Les briques de verre 1, 2 sont des briques de verre du type standard. La mise en contact des briques de verre par leur surface frontale de vision et la disposition du joint de colle sur la surface latérale des briques de verre 1, 2 permet de relier les briques de verre 1, 2 par le joint de colle pour les maintenir de façon qu'elles forment une unité tout en évitant d'interposer le joint de colle entre les surfaces frontales de vision des briques de verre 1, 2, de sorte que le joint de colle n'est pas traversé par la lumière. Le joint de colle est disposé au delà des surfaces frontales de vision 8 limitée par les sommets des bourrelets périphériques 10. En conséquence, ce joint de colle ne s'oppose pas au passage de la lumière et ne sera pas altéré par la lumière au cours du temps. En outre, on pourra remarquer que les surfaces frontales 8 des briques de verre 1, 2 étant munies de bourrelets 10, il se forme entre les briques de verre une cavité 13 remplie d'air permettant d'augmenter une résistance à la transmission de chaleur de l'ensemble de briques de verre.Glass bricks 1, 2 are glass bricks of the standard type. The contact of the glass bricks by their frontal surface of vision and the arrangement of the glue joint on the lateral surface of the glass bricks 1, 2 makes it possible to connect the glass bricks 1, 2 by the glue joint to maintain them. so that they form a unit while avoiding interposing the glue joint between the front viewing surfaces of the glass bricks 1, 2, so that the glue joint is not traversed by the light. The glue joint is disposed beyond the frontal viewing surfaces 8 limited by the tops of the peripheral beads 10. Consequently, this glue joint does not oppose the passage of light and will not be altered by light over time. In addition, it may be noted that the front surfaces 8 of the glass bricks 1, 2 being provided with beads 10, there is formed between the glass bricks a cavity 13 filled with air to increase resistance to heat transmission of the set of glass bricks.

Sur la figure 2, où les références aux éléments semblables à ceux de la figure 1 ont été reprises, une troisième brique creuse 14 accolée à la seconde brique creuse 2 du côté opposé à la première brique creuse 1, la brique creuse 14 venant en contact par le sommet d'un bourrelet périphérique 10 d'une surface frontale de vision 8 avec un bourrelet 10 d'une surface frontale 8 de la seconde brique creuse 2 orienté du côté opposé à la première brique 1. La seconde brique 2 et la troisième brique 14 sont reliées ensemble par un joint de colle disposé sur les surfaces latérales 11 des seconde et troisième briques creuses 2, 14.On the figure 2 , where references to elements similar to those of the figure 1 have been taken, a third hollow brick 14 contiguous to the second hollow brick 2 on the opposite side to the first hollow brick 1, the hollow brick 14 coming into contact with the top of a peripheral bead 10 with a frontal viewing surface 8 with a bead 10 of a front surface 8 of the second hollow brick 2 oriented on the opposite side to the first brick 1. The second brick 2 and the third brick 14 are connected together by an adhesive joint disposed on the lateral surfaces 11 of the second and third hollow bricks 2, 14.

On obtient un ensemble de briques de verre comprenant trois briques de verre creuses accolées dans le sens de l'épaisseur de l'élément. Outre les cavités 4 des briques creuses, on notera qu'il est formé de cavités intermédiaires 13, entre la première et la seconde brique creuse d'une part, et entre la seconde et la troisième brique creuse, d'autre part.There is obtained a set of glass bricks comprising three hollow glass bricks contiguous in the direction of the thickness of the element. In addition to cavities 4 hollow bricks, it is noted that it is formed of intermediate cavities 13, between the first and second hollow brick on the one hand, and between the second and third hollow brick, on the other.

L'ajout d'une brique supplémentaire dans le sens de l'épaisseur permet d'augmenter la résistance au feu, la résistance à l'effraction et la résistance à la transmission de chaleur. Bien entendu, on pourrait prévoir d'empiler un plus grand nombre de briques de verre.The addition of an extra brick in the thickness direction increases fire resistance, burglar resistance and resistance to heat transfer. Of course, one could plan to stack a larger number of glass bricks.

Sur la figure 3, où les références aux éléments semblables à ceux des figures 1 et 2 ont été reprises, des plaques de verre 15, 16 sont interposées entre les briques creuses 1, 2 ,14.On the figure 3 , where references to elements similar to those of figures 1 and 2 have been taken up, glass plates 15, 16 are interposed between the hollow bricks 1, 2, 14.

Une première plaque de verre 15 est interposée entre la première brique creuse 1 et la seconde brique creuse 2, une seconde plaque de verre 16 étant interposée entre la seconde brique creuse et la troisième brique creuse 14.A first glass plate 15 is interposed between the first hollow brick 1 and the second hollow brick 2, a second glass plate 16 being interposed between the second hollow brick and the third hollow brick 14.

Les plaques de verres présentent des dimensions sensiblement égales à celles des surfaces frontales 8. Les briques 1, 2 ,14 disposées de part et d'autre d'une plaque de verre viennent en contact par le sommet des bourrelets périphériques 10 de leur surface frontale 8 de part et d'autre des parois de la plaque de verre interposée. Un joint de colle 3 est disposé sur les surfaces latérales 11 de deux briques de verre ainsi qu'une surface latérale de la plaque de verre interposée. De la sorte, le joint de colle 3 entoure les zones de contact direct entre les briques de verre et la plaque interposée tout en reliant directement les briques de verre adjacentes. Le joint de colle 3 permet un maintien mutuel des briques de verre ainsi que de la plaque de verre interposée entre les briques de verre.The glass plates have dimensions substantially equal to those of the front surfaces 8. The bricks 1, 2, 14 disposed on either side of a glass plate come into contact with the top of the peripheral beads 10 of their front surface. 8 on both sides of the walls of the interposed glass plate. An adhesive seal 3 is disposed on the side surfaces 11 of two glass bricks and a side surface of the interposed glass plate. In this way, the glue joint 3 surrounds the areas of direct contact between the glass blocks and the interposed plate while directly connecting the adjacent glass bricks. The glue joint 3 allows mutual maintenance of the glass bricks and the glass plate interposed between the glass bricks.

On notera que l'interposition d'une plaque de verre entre deux briques de verre adjacentes dont les surfaces frontales de vision sont munies de bourrelets périphériques permet de former des espaces intermédiaires 17 entre les portions centrales 9 des surfaces frontales de vision 8 et la plaque de verre, afin d'augmenter la résistance à l'effraction de l'ensemble de briques de verre ainsi que la résistance à la transmission de chaleur.It will be noted that the interposition of a glass plate between two adjacent glass bricks whose frontal viewing surfaces are provided with peripheral beads makes it possible to form intermediate spaces 17 between the central portions 9 of the front viewing surfaces 8 and the plate of glass, in order to increase the burglary resistance of the set of glass bricks as well as the resistance to heat transfer.

La figure 4 représente un ensemble de briques de verre similaire à celui de la figure 1 à ceci près que le joint de colle est remplacé par un ruban adhésif 18 se présentant sous la forme d'une bande 19 s'étendant longitudinalement selon une direction perpendiculaire au plan de la figure et muni sur un côté d'une nervure longitudinale centrale 20. Un adhésif est disposé sur la face de la bande 19 située du côté de la nervure centrale 20, de part et d'autre latéralement de la nervure centrale 20.The figure 4 represents a set of glass bricks similar to that of the figure 1 except that the adhesive seal is replaced by an adhesive tape 18 in the form of a strip 19 extending longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the figure and provided on one side with a central longitudinal rib 20 An adhesive is placed on the face of the strip 19 located on the side of the central rib 20, on either side laterally of the central rib 20.

Le ruban adhésif 18 est disposé sur les briques de verre 1, 2 en entourant les surfaces latérales des briques de verre à hauteur du plan de contact entre les briques de verre 1, 2. En d'autres termes, le ruban adhésif 18 vient en contact par un bord 18a avec la surface extérieure 11 de la première brique de verre 1 et par un bord opposé 18b avec la surface latérale 11 de la seconde brique de verre creuse 2. Le ruban adhésif 18 est centré de façon que la nervure longitudinale 20 se situe sensiblement dans le plan de contact entre les briques de verre creuses 1, 2. La nervure longitudinale 20 est en saillie dans un renfoncement formé entre les bords arrondis 11a des surfaces latérales 11 des briques 1, 2.The adhesive tape 18 is placed on the glass bricks 1, 2 surrounding the lateral surfaces of the glass bricks at the level of the contact plane between the glass bricks 1, 2. In other words, the adhesive tape 18 comes into contact by an edge 18a with the outer surface 11 of the first glass brick 1 and by an opposite edge 18b with the lateral surface 11 of the second hollow glass brick 2. The adhesive tape 18 is centered so that the longitudinal rib 20 is substantially in the plane of contact between the hollow glass bricks 1, 2. The longitudinal rib 20 is projecting in a recess formed between the rounded edges 11a of the side surfaces 11 of the bricks 1, 2.

Le ruban adhésif permet de maintenir mutuellement les deux briques de verre 1, 2 de façon qu'elles forment une unité, tout en ne s'opposant pas au passage de la lumière à travers l'ensemble de briques de verre.The adhesive tape makes it possible to hold the two glass bricks 1, 2 mutually so that they form a unit, while not opposing the passage of light through the set of glass bricks.

Sur la figure 5, où les références aux éléments semblables à ceux de la figure 4 ont été reprises, une troisième brique de verre 14 est accolée à la seconde brique de verre 2 du côté opposé de la première brique de verre 1 pour former un ensemble de trois briques de verre empilées dans le sens de l'épaisseur de l'ensemble de briques de verre.On the figure 5 , where references to elements similar to those of the figure 4 have been taken up, a third glass brick 14 is contiguous to the second glass brick 2 on the opposite side of the first glass brick 1 to form a set of three glass bricks stacked in the direction of the thickness of the whole of glass bricks.

Les briques de verre 1, 2, 14 sont reliées deux par deux par des rubans adhésifs 18, un ruban adhésif étant collé sur les surfaces latérales 11 de briques adjacentes 1, 2, 14.The glass bricks 1, 2, 14 are connected two by two by adhesive tapes 18, an adhesive tape being bonded to the side surfaces 11 of adjacent bricks 1, 2, 14.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 5, un ruban adhésif 18 est dépourvu de nervure centrale et est recouvert sur toute sa surface orientée vers l'intérieur d'un adhésif 21.As shown on the figure 5 an adhesive tape 18 is devoid of a central rib and is covered over its entire inward facing surface with an adhesive 21.

Sur la figure 6, où les références aux éléments semblables à ceux de la figure 5 ont été reprises, des plaques de verre 15, 16 sont interposées entre les briques de verre, de façon similaire au mode de réalisation de la figure 3.On the figure 6 , where references to elements similar to those of the figure 5 glass plates 15, 16 are interposed between the glass bricks, similarly to the embodiment of the invention. figure 3 .

Les briques de verre adjacentes 1, 2 ,14 sont reliées par un ruban adhésif 18 dont un bord longitudinal est fixé sur la surface latérale d'une brique, l'autre bord longitudinal étant fixé sur la surface latérale de l'autre brique.The adjacent glass bricks 1, 2, 14 are connected by an adhesive tape 18, one longitudinal edge of which is fixed on the lateral surface of one brick, the other longitudinal edge being fixed on the lateral surface of the other brick.

Un ruban adhésif 18 est muni d'une nervure longitudinale 20 en saillie radialement vers l'intérieur et venant en contact avec son extrémité libre opposée à la bande 19 avec une surface latérale de la plaque de verre 15, 16 pour maintenir une plaque de verre interposée entre les deux briques.An adhesive tape 18 is provided with a longitudinal rib 20 projecting radially inwards and coming into contact with its free end opposite the band 19 with a side surface of the glass plate 15, 16 for holding a glass plate interposed between the two bricks.

Sur la figure 7, où les références aux éléments semblables à ceux de la figure 4 ont été reprises, la nervure longitudinale 20 de la bande adhésive 18 est utilisée pour maintenir espacées deux briques de verre creuses adjacentes 1, 2.On the figure 7 , where references to elements similar to those of the figure 4 have been taken up, the longitudinal rib 20 of the adhesive strip 18 is used to keep spaced two adjacent hollow glass bricks 1, 2.

On notera que la nervure 20 du ruban adhésif 18 présente une épaisseur juste suffisante pour permettre de maintenir écartées les première et seconde briques creuse 1, 2 tout en ne venant pas en saillie directement entre les surfaces frontales de vision des briques de verre creuse 1, 2 de façon à ne pas s'opposer au passage de la lumière à travers les briques de verre 1, 2. La nervure 20 vient en appui sur les bords arrondis 11a en regard des surfaces latérales 11 des briques 1, 2, sans être interposée directement entre les sommets des bourrelets périphériques 10 limitant les surfaces frontales de vision.Note that the rib 20 of the adhesive tape 18 has a thickness just sufficient to maintain spaced the first and second hollow bricks 1, 2 while not projecting directly between the front viewing surfaces of the hollow glass bricks 1, 2 so as not to oppose the passage of light through the glass bricks 1, 2. The rib 20 bears on the rounded edges 11a facing the side surfaces 11 of the bricks 1, 2, without being interposed directly between the tops of the peripheral beads 10 limiting the frontal surfaces of vision.

On pourrait prévoir que la bande 19 présente une rigidité suffisante selon la direction de vision A pour maintenir les briques 1, 2 écartées. Pour ce faire, on pourra utilisé des baguettes rigides recouvertes sur une face d'un adhésif.It could be expected that the band 19 has sufficient rigidity in the viewing direction A to keep the bricks 1, 2 spaced apart. To do this, we can use rigid rods covered on one side of an adhesive.

Grâce à la présente invention, on obtient un ensemble de briques de verre comprenant au moins deux briques de verre accolées pour former un ensemble offrant une meilleure résistance à la transmission de chaleur et à l'effraction. Les briques de verre sont maintenues mutuellement à l'aide d'éléments de liaison permettant de ne pas s'opposer au passage de la lumière et d'éviter une altération de ces éléments de liaison avec le temps due à la lumière.With the present invention, there is obtained a set of glass bricks comprising at least two glass bricks contiguous to form an assembly offering better resistance to heat transfer and burglary. The glass bricks are mutually held by means of connecting elements to not oppose the passage of light and to avoid alteration of these connecting elements with time due to light.

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  1. Set of hollow glass blocks comprising at least two hollow glass blocks (1, 2) having opposing visual frontal surfaces (8) and a lateral surface (11), the blocks being arranged such that a frontal surface (8) of one block faces a frontal surface (8) of the other block, characterized in that the frontal surface (8) of one block has, on an outer edge, a peripheral bead (10) in direct contact with a peripheral bead (10) of the frontal surface (8) of the other block, said frontal surfaces being bounded by the peaks of the peripheral beads (10), so as to form a cavity (13) between said frontal surfaces, and in that the blocks (1, 2) are connected by a connecting element surrounding the region of direct contact between the peripheral beads (10), being arranged outside said cavity (13).
  2. Set according to Claim 1, in which the connecting element is in the form of an adhesive strip (18) surrounding the cavity (13) between the frontal surfaces (8) of the blocks, the longitudinal edges of the adhesive strip (18) being attached to the lateral surfaces (11) of the blocks (1, 2).
  3. Set according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the adhesive strip (18) is provided with a longitudinal rib (20) on the side of the space between the blocks (1, 2).
  4. Set according to any one of the preceding claims, in which a hollow glass block has a cavity (4) bounded by two opposing frontal walls (5, 6) and a lateral wall (7).
  5. Set according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the connecting element (3, 18) is impermeable to water vapour.
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