EP3561213B1 - Linearverbinder - Google Patents

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EP3561213B1
EP3561213B1 EP19170961.7A EP19170961A EP3561213B1 EP 3561213 B1 EP3561213 B1 EP 3561213B1 EP 19170961 A EP19170961 A EP 19170961A EP 3561213 B1 EP3561213 B1 EP 3561213B1
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a linear connector for the frictional connection of two hollow profiles, comprising two webs with mutually parallel outer sides, which are connected by a base to form a U-shaped profile in cross-section, so that a laterally and below closed, terminal and open top channel is formed , the terminal edges of the base being set back from the respectively assigned web ends by 30% to 120% of the central channel width.
  • Such linear connectors are known; from the CA2639201 and from the DE 20 2006 018 811 U1 .
  • spacer frames play an important role in keeping the individual panes of the insulating glass composite at a defined distance from one another.
  • Such spacer frames are typically manufactured from hollow profiles with a substantially rectangular cross section.
  • the starting material used is standardized length, for example six meters, prefabricated individual profiles that are cut to length and bent to form a frame.
  • the frame is closed using a so-called linear connector.
  • the standard lengths of the profiles and the profile lengths required for an individual insulating glass assembly generally do not match.
  • the remaining profile section is connected to the following 6m profile bar using linear connectors.
  • the linear connector is pushed into a hollow profile section on both sides until the end faces of the hollow profiles are flush butt against each other.
  • linear connectors on the one hand for the frame connection and on the other hand for the continuous assembly, it can happen that several linear connectors are installed on one leg length of the frame.
  • the associated narrowing of the cross-section harbors the risk that the flow of the so-called molecular sieve is restricted.
  • Molecular sieve is a free-flowing, hygroscopic material with which the spacer frames are filled so that moisture can be absorbed from the space between the panes and defogging can be avoided.
  • the filling is typically done with filling devices that are equipped with an automatic switch-off, so that a backwater caused by excessive cross-sectional narrowing can provoke a premature switch-off and thus insufficient frame filling.
  • linear connector it is an important function of the linear connector to seal the joint of the hollow profile sections against an escape of molecular sieve, in particular into the space between the panes, whereby due to manufacturing tolerances, e.g. unclean cut-to-length cuts, gaps between the profile ends may even have to be bridged.
  • the floor which rises at the end of the known linear connector, forms a pocket with the inner wall of the hollow profile, in which molecular sieves can accumulate and migrate under the linear connector to the joint between the hollow profiles and ultimately exit there and get into the space between the panes.
  • the object of the present invention is to develop a linear connector of the generic type in such a way that an improved flow of molecular sieve is made possible and an escape of molecular sieve at the hollow profile joint is avoided.
  • the base and the webs have different lengths in the linear connector according to the invention.
  • the ends of the webs protrude over the edge of the floor. This makes it possible to dispense with a terminal rise in the floor in order to create a run-up slope, which, however, is not used in the prior art.
  • all of the measures required to form run-up bevels to facilitate the introduction of the linear connector into the hollow profile can take place solely in the area of the web ends.
  • the linear connector and the hollow profile can thus be centered with respect to one another without the recessed bottom edge coming into collision with the front edges of the hollow profile.
  • the underside of the bottom can therefore, as provided according to the invention, be flat at least in its end regions and form a lower end surface of the linear connector there.
  • the underside of the floor rests flat on the inside of the hollow profile so that no pocket is formed in which molecular sieve could accumulate with the risk of escaping at the hollow profile joint.
  • the top of the floor is falling however, from a central region located in the middle of the linear connector to the terminal edges of the base.
  • the result is a bevel that guides the molecular sieve into the channel of the linear connector.
  • the terminal edges of the base are designed as sharp cutting edges. This avoids any vertical end face of the floor on which molecular sieves could accumulate.
  • the protrusion of the web ends must be so large that inserting the linear connector by this protrusion is sufficient for centering. On the other hand, the protrusion should not be too large either, so that the overall stability of the connector does not suffer.
  • the tolerance range given above corresponds to the limits of a reasonable compromise in this regard.
  • the terminal edges of the base need neither be straight nor aligned exactly transversely to the axial direction of the linear connector. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, this is indeed provided. In a further embodiment, which is also considered to be particularly favorable, it is provided, however, that the terminal edges of the base are concave, in particular symmetrical to the axial direction of the linear connector, designed, in particular curved. As explained above, it is a particular advantage of the invention, ie the setback of the terminal bottom edges, that a collision between the bottom edges of the connector and the hollow profile is avoided when the connector is pushed into a hollow profile. This is all the more important, the sharper the aforementioned cutting edges are, as which the connector bottom edges are preferably designed.
  • edge regions of the hollow profile and connector are at risk of collision which are essentially parallel to one another.
  • edge regions that are essentially perpendicular to one another do not entail any risk of collision.
  • the relative alignment of the connector and hollow profile bottom edges changes from "essentially perpendicular" to "essentially parallel” during the insertion process.
  • the area of the apex of the arc, represented by its tangent lies exactly parallel to the bottom edge of the hollow profile. The risk of collision due to alignment is greatest here.
  • the concave shape of the edge increases the stability of the connector in its end regions, since the webs are connected to the floor as far as their ends.
  • those edge points are used as reference in which the tangent to the connector bottom edge assumes an angle of 45 ° to the axial direction of the linear connector, ie the transition points from "essentially perpendicular" to "essentially parallel” on the relative alignment of the connector and hollow profile bottom edge.
  • a mean back offset should be selected as the reference for the back offset, i.e. the point between the edge point furthest at the end and the edge point closest to the axial connector center.
  • concave, in particular concavely curved, edge shape is that this further improves the molecular sieve throughput. This makes filling the frame with molecular sieve easier and faster.
  • the width of the webs decreases from a central region located in the center of the linear connector towards the web ends. Since the outer sides of the webs, as explained at the beginning, are aligned essentially parallel to one another, this means that the channel of the linear connector widens towards its end regions. In this way, a run-up slope for the molecular sieve is also formed in the lateral direction, which guides the molecular sieve into the channel of the linear connector.
  • the webs are preferably tapered on both sides in the area of their web ends in the vertical direction. In other words, they are preferably pointed or rounded in the vertical direction. In this way, two bevels which are effective in the vertical direction when the linear connector is inserted into the hollow profile are realized.
  • the outer sides of the webs are located in a central region located in the center of the linear connector two elastically foldable stop elements opposite each other in the longitudinal direction of the linear connector are reinforced.
  • the linear connectors according to the invention In order to improve the frictional connection between the hollow profile and the linear connector introduced into it, it is also generally usual for the linear connectors according to the invention that the outer sides of the webs in the area between the stop elements and the respective web ends are reinforced with herringbone-like, elastic lamellas . In addition to improving the frictional connection, such lamellae also have a barb effect that makes it difficult to pull a linear connector out of a hollow profile.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 which are essentially to be described jointly below, represent a linear connector 10 according to the invention according to a first embodiment in different views.
  • the linear connector 10 comprises two mutually opposite, essentially parallel aligned webs 12 and a bottom 14 connecting them.
  • the bottom 14 and the webs 12 are essentially perpendicular to each other. Together they form a U-profile with vertical sides and a flat bottom. The result is a channel that is closed at the side and bottom and open at the top for the flow of the molecular sieve.
  • the web ends 121 of the webs 12 are, as in particular in FIG Figure 2 recognizable, beveled on both sides in the vertical direction, so that a point or rounding results in the end area, which facilitates the introduction of the linear connector 10 into a hollow profile, not shown, in the sense of vertical bevels.
  • the outer sides of the webs 12 are reinforced with lamellae 16 arranged in a herringbone fashion.
  • the respective terminal lamella merges into a lateral tapering of the web ends 121, so that the introduction of the linear connector 10 into a hollow profile (not shown) is also facilitated in the sense of lateral bevels.
  • the offset of the terminal edge 141 of the base 14 relative to the web ends 121 is important for the invention.
  • the above-described vertical and lateral bevels of the web ends 121 result in a centering between the linear connectors 10 and hollow profile.
  • the linear connector 10 is pushed so far into the hollow profile that the recessed bottom edge 141 reaches the level of the front edges of the hollow profile, the centering has already been completed so that there is no run-up bevel in the area of the bottom 14, especially in the area of its terminal edge 141 required.
  • the bottom edge 141 be designed as a sharp cutting edge with a flat bottom.
  • this results in an optimal seal with respect to the hollow profile, on the flat inside of which the flat underside of the base 14 can rest flat.
  • any vertical base end wall on which molecular sieve could accumulate can be avoided.
  • the sharp cutting edge, as which the bottom edge 141 is designed rather forms a run-on bevel for the molecular sieve, which guides it into the channel of the linear connector 10 without obstacles that favor dust.
  • the webs 12 In their central area, the webs 12 have a minimum thickness required for the stability of the connector. In their end areas, however, they are made narrower. In other words, the channel widens from its central to its terminal areas. This creates lateral run-up bevels for the molecular sieve without this being detrimental to the stability of the linear connector 10.
  • the linear connector 10 also has stop elements 18 in its central area on the outsides of the webs 12, which precisely limit the insertion depth of the linear connector 10 into a hollow profile.
  • FIGS 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of a linear connector 10 according to the invention, which differs from that of FIG Figures 1 to 3 differs only in the design of its terminal edges 141. These are designed to be curved in a concave manner symmetrically to the axial direction of the linear connector 10. This increases the stability of the linear connector 10 in particular in the area of its web ends 121, which over a longer distance than in the case of Figures 1 to 3 are connected to the floor 14. At the end, however, the edge 141 runs essentially perpendicular to the edge, not shown, of a hollow profile into which the linear connector 10 is inserted, ie essentially parallel to the axial direction of the linear connector 10.
  • edge 141 Should the edge 141 be here due to the incomplete centering of the linear connector 10 to the hollow profile with its The connector edge 141 will come into contact with the ground avoid the almost vertical relative angle of the hollow profile edge. In the area of the apex of the curve of the edge 141, where it is essentially parallel to the hollow profile edge, so that there is basically the risk of a collision and jamming of the blade-like edge 141 with or on the hollow profile base, the centering is complete so that, in fact, no collision - or there is a (more) risk of jamming.
  • the linear connectors 10 according to the invention can be manufactured in different materials. They are particularly preferably made of plastic, in particular made by the plastic injection molding process. Also with regard to the number and shape of the lamellae 16, the special design of the stop elements 18 or other additional measures to improve the frictional connection between the linear connector 10 and a hollow profile, the person skilled in the art can fall back on known and possibly not yet known measures.

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