EP3781774A1 - A spacer with double side surfaces - Google Patents
A spacer with double side surfacesInfo
- Publication number
- EP3781774A1 EP3781774A1 EP19717888.2A EP19717888A EP3781774A1 EP 3781774 A1 EP3781774 A1 EP 3781774A1 EP 19717888 A EP19717888 A EP 19717888A EP 3781774 A1 EP3781774 A1 EP 3781774A1
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- Prior art keywords
- spacer
- stiffening material
- stiffening
- stiff
- side surfaces
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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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
- E06B3/66309—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit
- E06B3/66328—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit of rubber, plastics or similar materials
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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
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- E06B3/66309—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit
- E06B2003/6638—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit with coatings
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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
- E06B3/66309—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit
- E06B3/66314—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit of tubular shape
- E06B3/66319—Section members positioned at the edges of the glazing unit of tubular shape of rubber, plastics or similar materials
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a spacer for forming a spacing between glass panes, wherein said spacer comprises a compartment enclosed by two side surfaces, an inner top surface and a lower outer surface.
- spacers made of various materials and of various shapes are known in the art. Spacers made by roll forming of a metal foil are widely used in the art and con- sidered one of the preferred alternatives because of their stability and their low gas dif- fusion properties.
- Insulating Glass Units having a plurality of glass panes are made by automatic manufacturing machines. Spacers are bent automatically to the desired size and shape and are arranged between two neighbouring glass panes. Spacers made of metal foils are easily bent and will remain in such bent position.
- spacers made of metal foils have a high resistance against diffusion of gases and moisture penetration.
- a gas is arranged, for instance argon having good isolating properties.
- the spacers delimiting the cavity need to be resistant against diffusion of such gaseous elements.
- spacers which are exclusively made of metal, such as aluminium and galvanised steel, also have some disadvantages. Due to a relatively high heat conduc- tivity of metal, spacers made of a metal foil still have a heat conductivity which may be too high under certain circumstances.
- plastic/pol ymer material for forming such spacers.
- plastic material has relatively high gas diffusion as compared to metal.
- metal foil over a plastic body.
- Such a spacer is shown in e.g. EP 0852280B2.
- spacers made of plastic material are their instability during the man- ufacturing process.
- a spacer bent to the desired frame shape may be slightly deformed during assembly because of the resiliency of plastic material.
- misalignments of the spacer during manufacturing are possible.
- plastics spacers including stabilising material in a plastic body have been proposed e.g. in WO 99/15753 or in WO 99/41481.
- these solutions also have some disadvantages. In particular, manufacturing is relatively complicated.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,630,306 discloses an insulating spacer which comprises a main body formed of a plastic material. Metallic leg members are attached to the plastic main body. While the problem of heat conduction and diffusion can be addressed with such spacer, some problems remain in connection with bending the spacer into the desired frame shape and later during assembly of an IG Unit. In particular, the lateral legs may be deformed during bending out of their plane so that an irregular shape may result there- from. Such an irregular shape is particularly disadvantageous if a sealing contact be- tween the spacer and a glass pane shall be achieved.
- spacers with a low heat conductivity could be by making the spacers from thin materials. Thereby, the amount of material is reduced, but this also results in a soft and flexible spacer being difficult to handle while mounting between panes.
- spacer profiles is made as elongated elements, which are bent into a shape corresponding to the shape and dimensions of the glass panes between which the spac- ers are to be used.
- This dilemma is that on one hand, it is of interest to use thin material and thereby reduc- ing heat transmission and making it easier to bend the profile according to the shape of the glass panes using the existing bending tools, and on the other hand, it is of interest to obtain a stiff profile which can be handled easily.
- the spacer may comprise a gas-impermeable barrier foil, such as metal foil, at least extending from the first side surface to the second side surface of the body of the spacer.
- a stiffening material is arranged between said gas-impermeable barrier foil and said body wherein said stiff- ening material extends along the length of said spacer.
- the stiffening material may be arranged on one or both side surfaces.
- the long elongated spacers are quite stiff and any subsequent handling of the spacers is significantly easier.
- the subsequent handling could be the transport from the production facility to the window manufacturer, but also at the window production facility, the steps of handling the elongated spacers as well as spacers bent to fit between panes of a specific window are easier.
- the side surfaces are adapted to be connected to the glass panes, e.g. through being substantially flat or being surface-treated to receive an adhesive.
- the stiffening material on the side surface(s) onto which the glass panes are to be connected does not affect the properties of the inner top surface and the lower outer surface.
- the stiffening material is added to the spacer between the side surface(s) and the barrier foil and is mainly for enhancing the stiffness and possibly other properties of an already fully functional spacer. It is therefore relevant to distinguish between the spacer including the barrier foil and the stiffening material.
- the purpose of the stiffening material is to increase the constructional stability of the spacer during handling in the manufacturing process and possibly during transportation.
- the stiffening material may be made of a metal such as iron, due to its low cost and high rigidity.
- aluminium is foreseen within the scope of the invention, aluminium providing a light, yet rigid solu- tion.
- Other metals are likewise foreseen within the scope of the invention.
- the stiffening material may be attached to a spacer comprising thin surface structures, e.g. where the walls constituting the body of the spacer are made of thin walls, e.g. metal or polymer walls.
- the stiffening material increases the constructional stability of the spacer thus allowing the thin walls to be made even thinner.
- the stiffening material may be considered an additional layer to the spacer, e.g. a layer not fundamentally necessary to the spacer, but a layer increasing the structural stability of said spacer during handling.
- a stiffening material it is understood that such material may be split up into multiple layers, such that one side surface is supplied with one layer of stiffening material, and a second side surface is supplied with a second layer of stiffening material.
- a gas-impermeable barrier foil such as a metal foil ensures that gas, e.g. argon, provided within an inner space encapsulated by the glass panes and the spacer, cannot diffuse through said spacer.
- the barrier foil may extend across the outer surface of said spacer.
- the stiffening material may be arranged between such barrier foil and the body of the spacer.
- the stiffening material is sandwiched between the barrier foil and the body of the spacer.
- the stiffening material may have a thickness of at least 0.01 mm, or at least 0.5 mm, or at least 1.0 mm.
- a spacer comprising said stiffening material would be stiffer than a spacer without such stiffening material.
- the heat conductivity across the spacer from one pane to the other pane is always low or unchanged.
- the thickness may depend on the desired end use of the spacer. However, the presence of a stiffening material of any thickness nonetheless provides a certain stiffness/rigidity to said spacer.
- the stiffening material may cover all of the respective side surface(s).
- the stiffening material may cover less than 75%, pref- erably less than 50%, and most preferably less than 30% of the respective side sur- face(s). With the stiffening material covering just a share of the side surfaces, the spacer will be stiffened but still be very light. In an embodiment of the invention, the stiffening material may cover parts of the inner top surface and/or parts of the lower outer surface. With the stiffening material covering parts of the inner top surface and/or the lower outer surface, said stiffening material will have a bend causing the spacer to be even stiffer. A bend as described will serve as an additional stiffening feature.
- the stiffening material may be arranged on the outside of the spacer but inside the barrier foil.
- said spacer comprises an inner compartment which constitutes the inside.
- an outside of the spacer is any surface in contact with the surroundings.
- the stiffening material may be glued or welded to the side surface(s).
- Gluing the stiffening material to the side surfaces results in a very strong connection that will last for a long time and will also protect the area between the stiffening material and the side surfaces from being penetrated by water or humidity that might weaken the bond between said stiffening material and the side surfaces.
- Gluing the stiffening material to the spacer is a universal solution that works with most materials.
- each side surface of said spacer may comprise a second stiffening material, wherein said second stiffening material extends along the length of said spacer, and wherein said second stiffening material is not in contiguity with the stiffening material on the same side surface.
- the spacer according to this embodiment will be light and stiff, since each of the parallel stiffening materials may be made narrow, while together creating a stiff spacer.
- stiffening material on one side surface may not be in contiguity with stiffening material on the other side surface.
- the stiffening material is not directly connected to each other, the heat transfer from one pane and side surface to the other side surface and pane is much reduced without reducing the stiffness of the spacer.
- the stiffening material may be a metal strip.
- the metal strip may for example be a metal strip having a thickness, a width, and a length.
- the thickness may be between 0,01 mm - 1 mm and as previously disclosed, at least 0.5 mm, or at least 0.7 mm, or at least 1.0 mm.
- the width may correspond to the height, or part of the height, of the side surface, e.g. 5-10 mm.
- the length may corre- spond to the length of the spacer, i.e. the metal strip extends along the length of the spacer.
- the length may for example be 1-5 meters. Thereby, said side surface may be covered by the metal strip.
- the stiffening material may be a strip mesh.
- a strip mesh is understood an object resembling commonly known strip mesh lath used in construction works.
- the strip mesh comprises a mesh structure, preferably made of a metal, such that openings are present in the strip.
- the openings are diamond-shaped, triangular, or quadrangular, and bounded by metal strings making up the mesh.
- the strip mesh (the stiffening material) in the spacer in a po- sition between a barrier foil e.g. metal foil and the body of said spacer
- the barrier foil and the spacer are in contiguity with each other through the openings of the mesh.
- the barrier foil is attached to the body of the spacer through said openings thus resulting in a much stronger bond.
- the stiffening material is stronger when at- tached to the body of the spacer, since the material (e.g. polymer) of said spacer extends partly through the openings of the mesh.
- the stiffening material may be said to be embedded in an outer surface of the side surface. By the stiffening material being embedded in the body of the spacer, the width of said spacer may be unaffected by the presence of such stiffening material.
- the stiffening material may have a three-dimensional shape.
- the stiffening material may extend in three dimen- sions, i.e. where said stiffening material has a length and a width, as in previous embod- iments, and a depth, where said depth may be embodied as a zigzag shape, a staircase shape, box shape, or the like. In other words, the stiffening material may extend into the side surface of the spacer to different degrees.
- the stiffening material may have a zigzag shape in at least one direc- tion.
- the stiffening material is zigzag-shaped along its width, i.e. when viewed from an end of the stiffening material, i.e. zigzagged in a direction parallel to the exten- sion of the length of the stiffening material.
- the stiffening material is zigzag-shaped along its length, i.e. zigzagged when viewed in a direction parallel to the extension of the width of the stiffening material.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a cross section of a spacer according to the invention and a set of glass panes for illustrative purposes only
- Fig. 2 illustrates a cross section of a spacer according to the invention
- Fig. 3b illustrates a further cross section and zoom-in of a spacer according to Fig. 3a
- Fig. 6a illustrates a perspective view of a possible embodiment of stiffening material ac- cording to the invention
- Fig. 6b illustrates a perspective view of a possible embodiment of stiffening material ac- cording to the invention
- Fig. 7 illustrates a cross section of a spacer according to prior art
- Fig. 8 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a second spacer with stiffening material, where the stiffening material is arranged on the outside of the spacer,
- Fig. 9 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material, where the stiffening material covers all of the side surfaces
- Fig. 10 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material, where the stiffening material covers the side surfaces as well as the inner top surface
- Fig. 12 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material, where one piece of stiffening material covers one side surface as well as the inner top surface, and another piece of stiffening material covers the other side surface as well as the lower outer surface,
- Fig. 13 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material, where the stiffening material covers the side surfaces as well as the inner top surface and the lower outer surface,
- Fig. 14 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material and a second stiffening material, where the stiffening material and the second stiffening material are arranged around the corners where the side surfaces and the inner top sur- face meet, and where the side surfaces and the lower outer surface meet.
- Fig. 15 is a schematic illustration of a cross section of a spacer with stiffening material, where the stiffening material covers the side surfaces and comprises a bend such as a part being embedded in the body of the spacer.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a cross section of a spacer 100 according to the invention and a set of glass panes 2 to be arranged adjacent to the side surfaces 103 of said spacer 100.
- the glass panes 2 are included for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered part of the invention.
- the spacer 100 comprises a body 106 comprising two side surfaces 103, an inside top surface 104, and a lower outer surface 105, and preferably a barrier foil such as a metal foil 107 covering at least said lower outer surface 105.
- the body 106 may be made of a polymer material.
- a transition region 199 may connect the side sur- faces 103 to the lower outer surface 105.
- An inner compartment 108 may be bounded by said surfaces 103, 104, 105, 199.
- the inner compartment 108 may comprise a mois- ture-absorbent material.
- the expression“top” and“lower” in the inside top surface 104 and the lower outer surface 105 only relates to the drawings. Of course, the spacer can be turned around so that the inside top surface 104 is actually closer to the ground than the lower outer surface 105.
- the top surface is the surface pointing towards the inner space between the panes once assembled, and the lower outer surface is the surface opposite the top surface.
- the barrier foil 107 is to reduce diffusion of moisture and gas into and out of the space formed between the panes 2 once assembled using a spacer 100.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a zoom-in on a side surface 103 of a spacer according to the invention.
- the stiffening material may comprise a metal strip, it may likewise comprise a strip mesh 1 12 likewise made of a metal.
- the ref- erence number“1 1 1” points to the stiffening material
- the reference number “1 12” points to a specific embodiment of the stiffening material, wherein said stiffening material is a strip mesh.
- the stiffening material 1 1 1 may be substituted by the stiff ening material 1 12 (strip mesh) in all embodiments, and vice versa.
- FIG. 3a illustrates the situation where the stiffening material 1 12 is a strip mesh sandwiched between the side surface 103 and a barrier foil 107.
- the barrier foil 107 extends into the body 106 in an end portion in order to fasten said barrier foil to the spacer in a better way.
- the barrier foil may be arranged in other ways as discussed above.
- Fig. 3b illustrates a zoom- in on the region A of Fig. 3a.
- the stiffening material 1 12 being a strip mesh results in an alternating series of barrier foil-body interfaces 109a and barrier foil-stiffening material interfaces 109b. Such interfaces ensure that the metal 107 is adhered to the body 106 of the spacer in a better way and further that the stiffening material 1 12 is embedded in the body 106. Thereby, the stiffening material 1 12 is attached to the spacer more strongly.
- Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a spacer 100 according to the invention.
- a stiffening material 1 1 1 is arranged on one or both side surfaces 103.
- a barrier foil has not been drawn to maintain simplicity.
- a barrier foil covers all, or parts, of the stiffening material 1 1 1.
- the stiffening material 1 1 1 is drawn as a two-dimensional strip extending along the length of the spacer 100.
- the strip further includes a width, said width corresponding more or less to the height of the side surface 103.
- a coordinate system has been included, where the length of the spacer extends along the x-axis.
- the length of the spacer is the direction in which cross sections of the spacer 100 reveal an inner compartment 108 and are also indistinguishable.
- Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a spacer 100 according to the invention.
- a stiffening material 1 12 embodied as a strip mesh
- a barrier foil has not been drawn to maintain simplicity.
- the stiffening material 1 12 embodied as a strip mesh results in certain advantages as discussed in relation to Fig. 3 above.
- Fig. 6 illustrates two possible three-dimensional embodiments of the stiffening material 113, 1 14. Previously, the case of a plane two-dimensional stiffening material 1 11 and a stiffening material embodied as a strip mesh 1 12 has been discussed.
- the embodiments as shown in Figs. 6a-6b illustrate a further development of such stiffening materials. More specifically, Fig.
- Fig. 7 shows a cross section of a spacer 1 according to prior art positioned between two panes 2, such as glass panes. The spacer is connected to the glass panes e.g. by gluing.
- the spacer 1 has two side surfaces 3, an inside top surface 4, and a lower outer surface 5.
- the spacer comprises a body 6 making up the side surfaces 3 and the inside top surface 4, and a barrier foil 7 covering the lower outer surface 5 and the side surfaces 3.
- the spacer resembles the spacer of Fig. 1.
- the expression“top” and“lower” in the inside top surface 4 and the lower outer surface 5 only relates to the drawings.
- the spacer can be turned around so that the inside top surface 4 is actually closer to the ground than the lower outer surface 5.
- the top surface is the surface pointing towards the inner spacing between the panes, and the lower outer surface is the surface opposite the top surface.
- the spacers in Figs. 8 - 15 are only represented by rectangles, the spacers preferably have the features of Figs. 1 , 2 or Fig. 7, or the spacers may have any other known construction.
- the spacers are shown with stiffening material.
- stiffening ma- terial is connected to the spacer, e.g. by gluing or welding.
- the barrier foil is for illustrative purposes not show. As shown on Fig. 2, the barrier foil is present as an outer layer on top of the stiffening material and the spacer.
- Fig. 8 shows the spacer 1 with stiffening material 21 on the side surfaces 3 on the outside of the spacer.
- the stiffening material 21 could over approximately 50 percent of the side surfaces 3.
- the general idea is that the stiffening material should contribute to the stiffness of the elongated spacer and therefore, the stiffening material should cover more than 15 % of the side surface to contribute to the stiffness of the elongated spacer. Further, by adding a stiffening material to the side surfaces of the spacer it is possible to modify the material properties of the side surfaces adding mate- rials being optimised for connection to the material of the panes.
- stiffening material 41 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 and covering the entire side surfaces 3. This will result in a very stiff spacer 1 with a large contact surface 42 to be connected to the panes.
- stiffening material 51 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering the side surfaces 3 and extending around the corner 52 to the inside top surface 4.
- the stiffening material 51 has an angle or edge 52 that makes the stiffening material 51 and the spacer 1 stiff in both directions along the short sides of the spacer perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spacer 1 .
- the longitudinal axis is along the length of the spacer 1.
- the stiffening material 51 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering the side surfaces 3 as well as the lower outer surface 5.
- the advantages are the same as for the embodiment shown in Fig. 10.
- stiffening material 51 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering one side surface 3 as well as the inside top surface 4, and a second stiffening material 51 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering one side surface 3 as well as the lower outer surface 5.
- stiffening material 61 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering the side surfaces 3 as well as at least parts of the inside top surface 4 and the lower outer surface 5.
- the stiffening material 61 has at least two edges 62 making said stiffen ing material 61 and the spacer 1 very stiff in both directions along the short sides of the spacer perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spacer 1.
- stiffening material 91 is arranged around the corners 92 of the spacer 1. Since the stiffening material 91 covers all the corners, the spacer 1 is very stiff.
- stiffening material 51 is arranged on the outside of the spacer 1 thus covering the side surfaces 3.
- the stiffening material 51 has an angle or edge 52 enabling a part of the stiffening material 51 to be embedded in the body of the spacer 1. This makes the stiffening material 51 and the spacer 1 stiff in both directions along the short sides of the spacer perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spacer 1.
- the longitudinal axis is along the length of the spacer 1.
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