Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
  • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
  • E06B3/663—Elements for spacing panes
  • E06B3/66309—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit
  • E06B3/66342—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit characterised by their sealed connection to the panes
  • E06B3/66352—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit characterised by their sealed connection to the panes with separate sealing strips between the panes and the spacer
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
  • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
  • E06B3/663—Elements for spacing panes
  • E06B3/667—Connectors therefor
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
  • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
  • E06B3/663—Elements for spacing panes
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
  • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
  • F16B2200/67—Rigid angle couplings

Definitions

• the invention relates to an insulating glazing spacer, or an angled connector between two insulating glazing spacers, and an insulating glazing unit comprising at least two glass sheets and at least one spacer disposed between the glass sheets.
• An insulating glazing spacer is usually made of metal, for example aluminum or steel, or composite material, for example a combination of plastic and metal.
• a butyl bead is deposited on the sides of the spacer forming a frame of any shape, then the butyl frame is placed between two sheets of glass.
• the butyl bead both makes it possible to secure the spacer to the glass sheets in order to seal the insulating glazing, and to provide a first barrier against gas and water vapor.
• a polyurethane, polysulfide or silicone sealant is then applied between the glass sheets of the insulating glazing, outside the spacer, between the edge of the spacer facing the outside of the glazing and the edge of the glass sheets. , which makes it possible to produce a second barrier to seal gas and water vapor.
• the insulating glass units so as not to exceed a maximum level of mechanical stress in the sealing barriers formed by the sealant and the butyl bead.
• the sizing possibilities of insulating glass units are then limited.
• the mechanical stresses generated in the butyl bead may be high, causing damage to the butyl bead and loss of sealing of the insulating glass.
• the invention proposes an insulating glazing spacer comprising a longitudinal body provided with two longitudinal sides and two membranes or membrane parts intended to be each secured to a glass sheet of the insulating glazing unit, each membrane or part of the membrane being adapted to to be articulated on the body about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, between a position in which the membrane or membrane portion is disposed against a longitudinal side of the body and a position in which the membrane or membrane portion is at least partially separated from the longitudinal side of the body.
• each membrane or membrane portion is in the form of an accordion or a bellows having at least one fold.
• each membrane or membrane portion is adapted to form a hinge relative to the body when the spacer is mounted in an insulating glazing unit.
• the body is a hollow profile filled with dessicant.
• the body is metal or plastic or composite material.
• the membranes or membrane parts are metallic and / or plastic.
• the invention also relates to an angled connector between two insulating glazing spacers, comprising a square body provided with two branches connected by a corner, the end of each branch being intended to be inserted into a spacer and each branch and each corner being provided with two longitudinal sides, and two membranes or membrane parts intended to be each secured to a glass sheet of the insulating glass, each membrane or portion of the membrane being adapted to be articulated on the branches and the corner around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the branches and the wedge, between a position in which the diaphragm or membrane portion is disposed against a longitudinal side of the branches and the corner and a position in which the diaphragm or part of the membrane is at least partially separated from the longitudinal side of the branches and corner.
• each membrane or membrane portion is in the form of an accordion or a bellows having at least one fold.
• each membrane or membrane portion is adapted to form a hinge relative to the bracket body when the connector is mounted in an insulating glazing unit.
• the square body forms a single hollow section filled with desiccant.
• the bracket body is metal or plastic or composite material.
• the membranes or membrane parts are metallic and / or plastic.
• the invention also relates to an insulating glazing unit comprising:
• each membrane or portion of membrane being secured to one of the glass sheets of the insulating glazing,
• the adhesion energy between the butyl bead and each membrane or membrane portion being strictly greater than the adhesion energy between each membrane or membrane portion and the longitudinal sides of the spacer body.
• the glazing further comprises putty disposed between the glass sheets, between the edge of the spacer facing outwardly of the insulating glass and the slices of the glass sheets.
• the glazing comprises four spacers described above and four connectors described above, the spacers being connected in pairs by a connector.
• FIG. 1 represents a cross-sectional view of an insulating glazing detail according to the invention when it is not deformed, with a spacer according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 2 represents a cross-sectional view of an insulating glazing detail according to the invention when it is deformed, with a spacer according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 3 represents a cross-sectional view of a spacer of an insulating glazing unit according to the invention according to a second embodiment
• FIG. 4 represents a cross-sectional view of a spacer of an insulating glazing unit according to the invention according to a third embodiment.
• the invention proposes an insulating glazing spacer comprising a longitudinal body provided with two longitudinal sides and two membranes or membrane parts each intended to be secured to a glass sheet of the insulating glazing unit.
• Each membrane or membrane portion is adapted to be hinged to the body about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, between a position in which the membrane or membrane portion is disposed against a longitudinal side of the body and a position in which the membrane or membrane portion is at least partially spaced apart from the longitudinal side of the body.
• each membrane or membrane portion forms a hinge relative to the body.
• the deformation of the glass sheets is supported by the membranes or parts of the membrane which form a hinge relative to the body, which allows them to deviate from the body at the same time as the cord of butyl which is bonded between each glass sheet and a membrane or portion of membrane to follow the movements of the deformed glass sheets.
• the butyl cord is not stressed or has very little stress, which prevents its damage. This advantage is present regardless of the size of the insulating glass.
• the hinge function of the diaphragms or diaphragm parts of the insulating glazing spacer makes it possible not to constrain the dimensioning of the insulating glazing while ensuring resistance to high climatic loads without damaging the butyl bead of the insulating glazing unit.
• Figures 1 and 2 show a cross-sectional view of an insulating glazing detail, respectively when not deformed and when it is deformed, with a spacer according to the invention mounted in the insulating glazing unit.
• the insulating glazing unit comprises at least two glass sheets 1, 2 between which is disposed a spacer 3 according to the invention.
• a spacer 3 is disposed between each pair of two sheets of glass.
• a triple insulating glazing unit comprises two hoppers and a quadruple insulating glazing unit comprises three spacers 3.
• the spacer 3 comprises a rigid body comprising two longitudinal sides 31, 32 intended to be vis-à-vis a glass sheet 1, 2 of the insulating glass.
• the spacer 3 also comprises two membranes 61, 62 which are arranged on the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the body of the spacer 3.
• the spacer 3 comprises a membrane 6 comprising two parts 61, 62 which are arranged on the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the body of the spacer 3, as shown in the figures.
• the membrane 6 then has an additional portion which connects the two membrane parts 61, 62. This additional part is bonded to the spacer body, on the edge of the spacer body intended to be oriented towards the outside of the spacer.
• the two membranes or membrane parts 61, 62 are adapted to form a hinge relative to the body, in particular when the spacer 3 is in position. place in an insulating glass.
• the membrane or membranes are preferably impervious to gas and water vapor. They have a certain flexibility.
• the membrane or membranes are metallized (eg aluminum or stainless steel) and / or plastic.
• the membranes or membrane parts 61, 62 are attached to the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the body of the spacer 3 near the edge of the spacer body intended to be oriented towards the outside of the insulating glass, namely on the side. slices 10, 20 of the glass sheets 1, 2 and not the inner side of the insulating glass. This makes it possible to better compensate the wind loads or the climatic loads experienced by the insulating glazing unit comprising the spacer 3, in particular in the case of high heat when the glass sheets 1, 2 expand, as represented in FIG. 2.
• a butyl bead 4, 5 is deposited between each longitudinal side 31, 32 of the spacer 3 and each glass sheet 1, 2.
• the butyl bead allows the spacer 3 to be secured at one and the same time. the glass sheets 1, 2 to seal the insulating glass, and to achieve a first barrier gas and water vapor.
• the membranes or membrane portions 61, 62 may not adhere to the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the body of the spacer 3, except on the line of articulation of the hinge. However, preferably, the diaphragms or membrane portions 61, 62 very slightly adhere to the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the spacer body 3 before mounting the spacer 3 between two sheets of glass. This facilitates the mounting of the insulating glass, in particular the deposition of the butyl bead 4, 5 on the membranes or membrane parts 61, 62 and the application of membranes or membrane parts coated with the butyl bead 4, 5 against the glass sheets 1, 2. It also facilitates the manufacture, storage and transport of the spacers without risk of damaging the membrane which otherwise may tear.
• each membrane or portion of membrane 61, 62 adheres very slightly to the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the body of the spacer 3 for example by to hot melt polyurethane ("hotmelt" in English) without primary adhesion, or thanks to any other polymer with low adhesion and that does not degass not to pollute the insulating glass interior.
• hotmelt hot melt polyurethane
• the diaphragms or membrane parts 61, 62 are disengaged from the longitudinal sides 31, 32 of the spacer body 3 except on the hinge line of the hinge.
• the diaphragms or diaphragm parts 61, 62 being articulated on the longitudinal sides of the body of the spacer 3, thus make it possible to compensate the deformation of the glass sheets 1, 2 by following the movements glass sheets and thus avoid any damage to the butyl bead 4, 5.
• each membrane or portion of membrane 61, 62 is articulated on the body about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, forming hinge relative to the body.
• Each membrane or portion of membrane 61, 62 can thus move between a position in which it is disposed against a longitudinal side 31, 32 of the body and a position in which it is at least partially spaced from the longitudinal side 31, 32 of the body. Indeed, in the embodiment of Figure 2, there is always at least one line of contact between the membranes or membrane parts and the longitudinal sides of the body for the joint.
• the insulating glazing unit also comprises a putty 8 which is placed between the glass sheets 1, 2 of the insulating glazing unit, between the edge of the spacer 3 facing the outside of the insulating glazing unit and the slices 10, 20 of the glass sheets 1 , 2.
• Putty 8 makes it possible to produce a second barrier to seal gas and water vapor.
• Putty 8 is for example polyurethane, polysulfide or silicone.
• the body of the spacer 3 is preferably a hollow profile filled with desiccant 7 to allow moisture to be absorbed which might be inside the insulating glass.
• the body of the spacer 3 is preferably metallic, for example aluminum or steel, or plastic, or composite material such as the material marketed under the trademark LURAN by the company BASF, the composite material being styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) comprising glass fibers.
• SAN styrene acrylonitrile
• Figures 3 and 4 show a cross-sectional view of a spacer 3 according to other embodiments of the invention.
• the membranes or membrane portions 61, 62 are in the form of an accordion or bellows.
• the diaphragm or portion of the membrane is in the form of an accordion or bellows with several folds.
• the accordion or bellows shape allows the diaphragm or part of the membrane 61, 62 to expand under the effect of a deformation of the insulating glazing, which makes it possible to better match the movements of the expanding glass sheets as in contraction. This makes it possible to prevent too much stress on the articulation between the membrane and the longitudinal side of the body or between the membrane part and the additional part of the membrane 6, which makes it possible to prevent tearing of the membrane or part of the membrane.
• each membrane or membrane portion 61, 62 Before mounting on an insulating glass, the folds of each membrane or membrane portion 61, 62 may adhere very slightly to each other so as to facilitate the mounting of the insulating glass. Once the insulating glazing is manufactured, and as soon as the insulating glazing is deformed due to wind loads or climatic loads, the folds of each membrane or membrane portion 61, 62 separate from each other except on the lines articulation of the folds. Thus, at the slightest deformation of the insulating glass, the folds of the membranes or membrane parts 61, 62 make it possible to compensate for the deformation of the glass sheets 1, 2 by following the movements of the glass sheets and thus to prevent any damage to the cord butyl 4, 5.
• the line of contact between the membranes or membrane portions and the body is shifted to the bottom of the body.
• this spacing can be done without there being more point of contact between the diaphragms or parts of the membrane and the longitudinal sides of the body.
• the invention also relates to an angled connector adapted to be disposed in the corner of an insulating glazing between two spacers.
• the connector comprises a square body provided with two branches connected by a corner. The end of each branch is intended to be inserted into a spacer and each branch and each corner is provided with two longitudinal sides.
• the connector also comprises two membranes or parts of membrane intended to be each secured to a glass sheet of the insulating glazing unit. Each membrane or membrane portion is adapted to be articulated on the limbs and the corner around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the limbs and the wedge, between a position in which the membrane or membrane portion is disposed against one side longitudinal direction of the branches and the corner and a position in which the membrane or part of the membrane is spaced apart from the longitudinal side of the branches and the corner.
• Each membrane or membrane portion is in the form of an accordion or bellows having at least one fold.
• Each membrane or membrane portion is adapted to form a hinge relative to the bracket body when the connector is mounted in an insulating glass.
• the angled body forms a single hollow section filled with desiccant.
• the angled body is metal, plastic or composite material such as SAN with glass fibers.
• the membranes or membrane parts are metallic and / or plastic.
• the invention also relates to an insulating glazing unit comprising four hoppers 3 according to the invention and four connectors according to the invention, the spacers 3 being connected together in pairs by a connector.
• the invention in particular the spacer, makes it possible to manufacture insulating glazings of all sizes with optimum thermal performance, by example a triple glazing with two blades of gas 19 mm thick and height and width less than 80 cm, without taking risks over their lifetime.
• an insulating glazing unit equipped with spacers according to the invention is more watertight (about twice as much) than an insulating glazing unit equipped with spacers without a diaphragm or an articulated membrane part.

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