EP4092240A1 - New gluing technique for mounting windows - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to simplify the installation of multiple glazing (2) of a window (1), it is proposed that the window (1), which can be designed in particular as a partially frameless movable sliding door (16), comprises a support element (4) which has an adjustable receptacle ( 5) offers, whose internal dimensions (7) can be precisely adjusted to an external dimension (34) of the multiple glazing (2), so that fluctuations in the thickness of the multiple glazing (2) can be easily compensated for. These features allow the bonding between axially adjustable jaws (6) of the support element (4) and the respective outer glass surfaces (3) of the multiple glazing (2) to be designed using an (instantly sticking) adhesive tape (9) with a constant adhesive layer thickness. The gluing of the multiple glazing (2) in the support element (4) and the adhesion of the glue can thus take place directly at the desired installation location of the window (1), so that a complex pre-assembly and storage in the factory as well as a risky transport of the pre-assembled window (1) can be omitted (see FIG. 3).

Description

The invention relates to a window that is preferably designed to be openable, i.e. in particular window glazing which comprises multiple glazing which has two opposite outer glass surfaces and at least one support element which (each) offers a receptacle in which the multiple glazing is accommodated and held is. In this case, the window can be designed, for example, as a parallel opening, projecting top-hung, folding or punched window or also as a door, in particular as a sliding door, or also as fixed glazing.

The invention also relates to a method for installing such a (preferably openable) window in a building. In this case, the window again has multiple glazing with two opposite outer glass surfaces and at least one support element, the latter being/is supported by the multiple glazing.

In recent years, (at least partially) frameless designed windows have become more and more common on the market, such windows being sold in particular as horizontally sliding sliding doors with frame parts embedded in the floor or ceiling. The attractiveness of such windows that can be opened is based on both aesthetic and structural reasons.

Since windows of this type are often used as outside windows in buildings, they typically have very complex multiple glazing, which offers high thermal insulation. Typical, for example, are multiple glazing in the form of insulating glass windows with at least three separate panes of glass, which have internal Spacers, usually designed as an edge bond, are spaced apart and held together. The resulting gaps are usually filled with an inert gas and sealed with a lot of effort, mostly with silicone or thiocol. Furthermore, the innermost and the outermost pane of glass are often designed as laminated safety glass (LSG), which in turn consists of two panes of glass that are laminated directly to one another using a PVB film. If one of the two panes breaks, the shards stick to the foil so that no splinters arise and safety is guaranteed. In addition, these safety glasses offer additional burglary protection. Furthermore, single-pane safety glass (ESG) is also known, which also minimizes the risk of injury if the pane breaks.

Such a complex structure of multiple glazing leads to excellent thermal insulation; however, such multiple glazing is subject to considerable fluctuations in thickness. Typical thickness tolerances of multiple glazing are about +/- 1-2 mm, depending on the exact structure; with window lengths of a few meters, however, length fluctuations of the multiple glazing can also amount to 1 to 4 mm.

Up to now, it has also been customary to hold such windows by means of support profiles made of metal or glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) which surround the multiple glazing on the outside, with the support profile often being designed in a basic C shape. Accordingly, the support profile offers a receptacle with a fixed internal dimension, in which the multiple glazing is to be mounted in a sealed manner, which is usually achieved by gluing. In order to be able to compensate for the unavoidable variations in thickness of the multiple glazing, the multiple glazing has hitherto been attached to the receptacle by means of an initially liquid adhesive layer glued into the support profile, whereby silicone adhesive (SSG - structural silicone glazing) is often used for this purpose. Such a type of bonding can, on the one hand, absorb static loads; on the other hand, the thickness of the liquid adhesive layer automatically adapts to the remaining gap between the inside of the support profile and the respective outer glass surface (left and right) of the multiple glazing. As a result, the thickness tolerance mentioned can be compensated for and a good seal between the support profile and multiple glazing can be achieved.

The disadvantage here, however, is that the liquid adhesive layer only develops its full adhesive and load-bearing capacity after a longer period of approx. 24 hours. For this reason, the windows and support profile have so far been pre-assembled, stored in a hall overnight and then repackaged in a pre-assembled state and transported to the construction site in order to be installed in a building on the spot.

Proceeding from this, the invention has set itself the goal of devising an improvement in this previously known assembly technique.

To solve the problem, the features of claim 1 are provided according to the invention in an openable window. In particular, it is therefore proposed according to the invention to solve the problem with a window of the type mentioned that the at least one support element has two adjustable jaws, the spacing of which defines an adjustable internal dimension of the receptacle and that the jaws are also glued to the glass surfaces.

A window designed according to the invention can therefore have a support element designed in this way or else several such support elements. Here, each of these supporting elements embrace a corresponding outer edge of the multiple glazing.

The advantage of this proposed solution is that the recording can be adapted to different thicknesses of the multiple glazing.

However, the invention can also be used advantageously when the thickness of the multiple glazing turns out to be comparatively constant. Because the adjustability of the jaws can be designed in such a way that the jaws can each perform an axial infeed movement perpendicular to the glass surface. This axial feed movement allows (unlike the previously known stationary mounts, where the multiple glazing must be inserted into the mount in the plane of the pane) that the jaws can be provided with an adhesive layer of constant thickness, which are then brought into contact by the feed movement can with the respective glass surface. With this approach, even when using a constant adhesive layer thickness, a good seal can always be achieved and, above all, good adhesion of the adhesive layer that occurs immediately.

So while in previous solutions the thickness variations of the multiple glazing were compensated by the variable thickness of the liquid silicone adhesive layer, the invention provides in particular that such thickness variations are compensated for by adjusting the distance between the two jaws, while the thickness of the adhesive layer can remain constant .

What is particularly advantageous about this embodiment of the window according to the invention is that the window can then be assembled directly on the construction site using an assembly method according to the invention, as will be explained in more detail below.

Depending on the type of opening of the window, the support element (ie in particular the two support profiles mentioned) can be fastened to different outer edges of the window. If the window is designed, for example, as a frameless sliding door on the top and bottom, the support element can be mounted on the multiple glazing of the window, for example on the left or right vertical outer edge (depending on the opening direction) using the adhesive tape.

The multiple glazing of the window can have, for example, at least two, preferably three, glass panes thermally insulated from one another by means of enclosed gas volumes (in particular an inner, middle and outer glass pane). Here, the inside and outside glass pane can be configured as laminated safety glass (VSG) or, for example, as toughened safety glass (ESG), as is usual in the prior art.

The term glass pane is to be understood functionally here; the glass panes can be made of quartz glass or plastic, for example.

The term window is also to be understood functionally here. For example, the window can be designed as a hinged window, in particular a parallel hinged window, as a projecting top-hung, hinged or punched window or also as a door, in particular as a sliding door. Furthermore, it is also possible to construct the window as a pivoting, turning, rotating or tilting sash, or for example as a folding wall section, the list being to be understood only as an example and the present invention also extends to other types of windows known in the prior art is applicable, which are installed in buildings. So it can be provided in particular that the window as a sliding door or is designed as a hinged window or as a pivoting window or pivoting door or reversible wing.

Furthermore, the window can be at least partially frameless and/or movably guided, i.e. in particular slidably guided (for example in the case of a sliding door), suspended or set up (for example on a carriage provided with rollers).

According to the invention, the object can also be achieved by further advantageous embodiments.

Thus, the above approach according to the invention can advantageously be combined with an adhesive tape technique. In particular, it can be provided that the jaws described above are each glued to the glass surfaces by means of an adhesive tape. These adhesive tapes can preferably have an adhesive layer of constant thickness.

It should be noted here that the use of adhesive tapes is only made possible by the adjustability of the internal dimensions of the receptacle, which typically have an adhesive layer of constant thickness which, unlike liquid adhesives, cannot compensate for the thickness tolerance of the multiple glazing. This also explains why adhesive tapes have hitherto not been used to fasten complex multiple glazing in associated supporting elements.

The adhesive tape can preferably be in the form of a double-sided adhesive tape (preferably provided with a removable protective film). It makes sense here to pre-assemble the adhesive tape on the support element.

Using tape avoids the typical problems of liquid adhesives, especially that Smearing and contamination of the liquid adhesive film, and also shearing from the glass pane to the supporting profile. This is because, in practice, just as reliable and stable adhesive connections can be produced with commercially available high-performance adhesive tapes, but with significantly less processing effort compared to liquid adhesives.

Especially when using high-performance adhesive tapes (which typically offer a tensile strength of up to 540 kPa), this results in the essential advantage over liquid adhesives such as silicone that the adhesive tape adhesion secures the assembly of the multiple glazing in the receptacle against unintentional shifting and twisting. Because an adhesive tape, as soon as it is pressed on, allows practically no more shearing movement, unlike a (still) liquid adhesive layer.

According to the invention, an intermediate layer (e.g. made of foam) can be inserted as an intermediate cushion between a base of the receptacle and an outer edge of the multiple glazing surrounded by the supporting element, in order to thermally separate the outer edge from the supporting element and also to protect it from damage when the ( possibly very severe) multiple glazing in the recording.

For example, it can be provided that the support element is designed in such a way that a contact pressure can be exerted on the glass surfaces via an adjustment movement of the jaws. This is advantageous in order to ensure stable adhesion of the adhesive bond (either a liquid adhesive bond, but preferably an adhesive tape bond). Such an adjustment movement is possible, for example, if the jaws are adjustable relative to the support element. But preferred is a construction in which the jaws of each Support profiles of the support element are formed, as will be explained in more detail. In this case, each of the two support profiles (and thus the brackets) can be pressed onto the respective outer glass surface of the multiple glazing in order to achieve the contact pressure required for bonding.

Especially when using adhesive tapes, it is advantageous if the jaws each form a flat adhesive surface, in particular for mounting the adhesive tape. In this case, the adhesive surface can preferably extend along an outside, in particular along an outer edge, of the multiple glazing. At the beginning and at the end of the outside, the adhesive surface can be set back a little, for example, in order to define a recess in the support element, particularly if this is designed as a frame profile.

Another particularly preferred embodiment of the window provides that the supporting element, in particular the respective one, is designed as a supporting profile (preferably as a longitudinal supporting profile).

Provision can therefore be made, for example, for the supporting element (possibly the respective one—depending on the design of the window) to extend only along an outer edge of the multiple glazing.

In general, it is preferred if the support element is designed as an adaptation profile with at least one adaptation receptacle, in particular a groove-shaped and/or threaded adaptation receptacle. The thread can preferably be designed as a screw channel. At such an adaptation shot then an attachment, such as a handle, part of a Locking mechanism, a Z-joint profile or another profile (e.g. made of metal, plastic or GRP) can be attached particularly easily, so that the supporting element takes on additional functions. The adaptation receptacles can be designed, for example, in the form of screw channels with grooves on the inside for receiving screws or in the form of adaptation grooves or by means of a snap-in mechanism.

A further particularly preferred embodiment provides that the at least one support element (each) comprises an inside support profile and an outside support profile, with the inside or outside referring to the installation situation of the window. Here, the distance between these two support profiles can just define the internal dimensions of the recording, that is, the two support profiles can each form one of the two jaws. The support profiles can, for example, be made of plastic, GRP or a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel (to name just two common materials), depending on the load to be carried by the multiple glazing.

In this case, the jaws can preferably each be formed in one piece with the respective support profile (as from this). The respective support profile and the associated jaw can then be adjusted together, which results in a construction that is particularly easy to manufacture.

Furthermore, for good thermal insulation, it is preferable if the two support profiles are thermally decoupled from one another by means of at least one insulating body. This insulator can be a separate body or, for example, be formed in one piece from one of the two support profiles, especially if this support profile is made of a material with low thermal conductivity such as is made of plastic or GRP. The insulator can hold the support profiles together but at the same time be made of a material with low thermal conductivity, for example a plastic or GRP (especially if both support profiles are made of metal).

A further embodiment provides that the two support profiles are mechanically connected to one another via at least one adjustment body, which allows the distance between the two jaws to be adjusted. In order to reliably allow such an adjustment, it is preferable to design the at least one adjustment body as a plastic or metal body and/or as a cylinder, as will be shown below. In this case, the at least one adjustment body can also form the at least one insulating body, in which case a design made of plastic, for example, is preferable.

The at least one adjustment body can thus take on several functions: On the one hand, it can ensure thermal insulation between the two support profiles. Furthermore, he can connect the two support profiles to one another mechanically and/or fix them in a desired assembly position relative to one another. Finally, he can ensure that the end surfaces of the two support profiles can be aligned with one another by means of the adjustment body. As a result, a planar contact surface on the outside can be created by the two support profiles, which are flush with this. Additional assembly parts can then be mounted on this contact surface, for example screwed in or hung in.

In order to further improve the assembly, it is also proposed that at least one adjustment receptacle is formed on at least one of the support profiles, in which the respective Adjustment body can be inserted at different depths. In this case, the internal dimensions of the mount can be set in the mount during assembly of the multiple glazing. The adjustment body can be made of a comparatively hard plastic, for example. In this case, it is advantageous if the adjustment mount is made of a softer plastic, because then a good fit between the adjustment body and the adjustment mount can be achieved.

Furthermore, teeth can be formed in the adjustment receptacle, which is designed in such a way that when the adjustment body is driven into the adjustment receptacle, it digs into the adjustment body and then holds it in place. This is already possible, for example, with simple elevations in the receptacle, or also with the design of barbs or teeth. The advantage of such configurations is that after the adjustment body has been driven into the adjustment receptacle, the support profiles can each exert a contact pressure on the respective glass surface or generate a holding force. Because of the teeth, the distance between the two support profiles can be effectively fixed.

The respective adjustment receptacle can be designed, for example, in the form of an insertion groove (for example as a blind hole), into which the adjustment body can be inserted in a form-fitting manner.

Furthermore, the adjustment receptacle can preferably extend over the entire length of the support profile. This makes it particularly easy to achieve that a (slightly reduced) contact pressure can be maintained due to the toothing achieved between the adjustment mount and the adjustment body (and thus between the two support profiles), even after removing the assembly tool such as a screw clamp, so that the support profiles continue to be pressed onto the multiple glazing, which supports the bonding.

The toothing can be designed, for example, by small elevations, with corresponding bulges and indentations being formed in the adjusting body when the adjustment body is pressed into the adjustment receptacle, which bulges and indentations engage in the toothing.

The teeth are preferably designed in such a way that the adjustment body can be latched at different insertion depths. For this purpose, for example, several toothings can be formed at different depths of the adjustment mount.

The adjustment body can, for example, be preassembled on one side in one of the support profiles. According to a preferred embodiment, which makes such pre-assembly superfluous, however, two coaxially opposite adjustment receptacles are formed in the two support profiles for each of the at least one adjustment body (ie one adjustment receptacle per support profile and adjustment body). This makes it possible for the respective adjustment body to be mechanically fixed at its respective end by means of a respective toothing in a respective one of the two support profiles. The assembly is then correspondingly simplified again because the adjustment body no longer has to be preassembled.

The adhesive tape bonding can be designed in such a way that the respective adhesive tape seals the at least one support element, in particular the respective support profile, from the respective glass surface. In this way it can be achieved in particular that no appreciable gas exchange takes place through the window when it is closed.

To achieve the above object, the features of the two independent method claims are also provided according to the invention. These are based on the common inventive approach of using a support profile for holding the multiple glazing of a window, which offers a receptacle with an adjustable internal dimension, in which the multiple glazing can be or is held.

In particular, it is therefore proposed according to the invention to solve the problem in a method of the type described at the outset that the support element and the multiple glazing first (for example in the case of a sliding door preferably in the non-assembled state; in the case of other types of opening, on the other hand, the adhesive bond can also be at least prepared in advance in the factory , such as by sticking the adhesive tapes on one side) are transported to the building, that then the support element is glued to the outer glass surfaces of the multiple glazing on the spot. This ensures that the adhesive bonds only develop their full adhesive strength at the final installation location of the window (i.e. in particular while the window is already installed in the desired final position). This has the decisive advantage that there is no need to laboriously move the window forward.

In this case, the bonds can each be carried out as adhesive tape bonds, preferably by means of an adhesive tape. This has the significant advantage that the adhesive tapes stick immediately and develop their full adhesive strength after just a few hours.

This new assembly technique means that the adhesive bonds made on the spot (namely the final assembly location of the window) also harden at the final assembly location of the window and not, as was previously the case, in one Assembly hall far away from the construction site. The advantage here is that time-consuming pre-assembly of the window far away from the construction site (as has been the case up to now) can be omitted. Therefore, pre-assembled windows no longer have to be packed and transported in a time-consuming process. Rather, it is sufficient to transport the supporting element and the multiple glazing (especially separately from each other) to the construction site, unpack them there and then assemble them directly at the final installation site.

It goes without saying that the bonding can preferably take place as described above, in particular by moving two adjustable jaws of the support element towards one another. This infeed movement allows the contact pressure required for bonding to be built up, regardless of the (fluctuating) thickness of the multiple glazing of the window.

In particular, the method can be used to ensure that adhesive tape bonds made in situ harden at the final installation site of the window.

The solution to the problem according to the invention can alternatively be characterized in a method of the type described above in that the supporting element offers a receptacle with two adjustable jaws, the spacing of which defines an adjustable internal dimension of the receptacle, and that the multiple glazing is also inserted into the receptacle of the supporting element that the internal dimension is adjusted to a thickness of the multiple glazing and that a respective bond is made between the respective jaws and the respective glass surface.

Gluing can preferably take place in that the adjustable jaws are pressed onto the multiple glazing. Is the bonding as adhesive tape bonding designed, can be arranged during this pressing accordingly just a respective adhesive tape between the respective jaws and the respective outer glass surface.

It goes without saying that this method can also be used to implement all of the previously described method features of the first independent method claim, so that these features can also be used in combination to solve the task.

Another advantage of this installation according to the invention is that there is no need for time-consuming pre-installation and storage of the window outside the construction site. Instead, the multiple glazing and the support element/profiles can be delivered directly to the construction site separately (for example from different companies) in order to be glued together on site using the assembly process according to the invention.

In the assembly process according to the invention, the procedure can be such that first the multiple glazing is inserted between the jaws of the supporting element/the two supporting profiles (whereby this can be done in practice by placing the two comparatively light supporting profiles on the edge of the comparatively heavy multiple glazing ), whereby the distance between the jaws is initially chosen to be large, with a few millimeters distance to the respective glass surface of the multiple glazing. After that, only the protective film on one of the adhesive tapes can initially be peeled off and the pane can be pushed into the receptacle sliding on the protective film of the second adhesive tape along the longitudinal direction of the support element, ie along the respective jaws. Once this insertion is done, the second protective film on the second adhesive tape can be removed and then the two jaws like this be moved towards each other for a long time until contact of the multiple glazing with both adhesive tapes is achieved. In this state, a contact pressure (preferably of approx. 10 N/cm ² =100 kPa) can then be exerted with the aid of screw clamps or clamping pliers as an assembly tool.

This contact pressure allows the at least one adjustment body, which can already be inserted into the respective adjustment receptacle prior to being pressed, to be pressed in deeply and latched there.

It is therefore advantageous that the entire assembly of the window can take place directly on site and that the windows do not have to be unpacked, glued, stored, cured and then repacked for transport in the factory. Instead, high-performance adhesive tapes can be used, which can already harden directly in the built-in and assembled state of the window in the building and thus already develop their full adhesive strength after a few hours, so that the window can then already be operated, i.e. opened and closed.

This novel adhesive/assembly technique can also be used on parallel opening windows or other windows and glass doors, which can also have frames or other cover rails on the outside. The bonding between the support element and the multiple glazing ensures a tight seal and can prevent the support profiles of the support element from twisting in relation to one another. In addition, gluing increases burglary protection, since the multiple glazing can practically no longer be pried out of the supporting element.

The described assembly methods according to the invention can therefore be further developed as follows:
Provision can be made for the two jaws to be moved towards one another in order to adjust the internal dimensions of the receptacle, in particular using screw clamps as an assembly tool. The at least one adjustment body described above can be driven into an adjustment receptacle of the support element. Driving in the adjustment body in this way makes it possible, in particular, for the adjustment body to be permanently latched to a toothing formed in the adjustment receptacle, as described above. As a result, a residual contact pressure on the glass surfaces or a holding force can remain after the screw clamps have been removed.

Finally, to further improve the assembly, it is proposed that a respective adhesive tape is first pre-assembled on the respective jaws and then the multiple glazing is inserted between the jaws. For this purpose, the multiple glazing can be pushed into the receptacle and thus between the jaws, preferably along a longitudinal direction of the support element. A protective film can then be pulled off one of the adhesive tapes pre-assembled in this way. Finally, the jaws together with the respective adhesive tapes pre-mounted on them can be pressed onto the multiple glazing in order to form a respective adhesive tape bond between jaws and glass surface.

These processes enable very clean, high-strength and stable bonding between the multiple glazing and the supporting element, which also makes it possible to achieve good thermal insulation of the window.

The invention will now be described in more detail using exemplary embodiments, but is not limited to these exemplary embodiments. Other developments of the invention can from following description of a preferred embodiment in conjunction with the general description, the claims and the drawings can be obtained.

In the following description of various preferred embodiments of the invention, elements that have the same function are given the same reference numbers, even if their design or shape differs.

Fig. 1

einen Vertikalschnitt durch ein erfindungsgemäßes Fenster, welches als eine horizontal verfahrbare teilweise rahmenlose Schiebetür ausgestaltet ist,

Fig. 2

die Schiebetür der Figur 1, jedoch nun von oben in einem Horizontalschnitt gesehen,

Fig. 3

das in Figur 2 mit A bezeichnete Detail (Horizontalschnitt) der Schiebetür, aus welcher die genaue Montage der Mehrfachverglasung im Tragelement ersichtlich ist,

Fig. 4

eine weitere mögliche Ausgestaltung eines erfindungsgemäßen Fensters, wobei hier ein Verschlussprofil auf das Tragelement des Fensters aufgeschraubt ist,

Fig. 5

eine weitere mögliche Ausgestaltung eines erfindungsgemäßen Fensters, wobei hier das Tragelement als durch zwei sich gegenüberliegende Tragprofile gebildet ist,

Fig. 6

eine weitere Detailansicht des Mittelstoßes aus Figur 2, wobei hier zwei erfindungsgemäße Fenster zu sehen sind, deren jeweilige Tragelemente von einem Z-Stoßprofil gehalten sind, und

Fig. 7

eine Detailansicht des außenseitigen Tragprofils des Tragelements des Fensters aus Figur 5 (wobei dieses erkennbar spiegelbildlich zu dem innenseitigen Tragprofil des Fensters aus Figur 5 ausgestaltet ist) .

It shows:

1

a vertical section through a window according to the invention, which is designed as a horizontally movable partially frameless sliding door,

2

the sliding door figure 1 , but now seen from above in a horizontal section,

3

this in figure 2 Detail (horizontal section) of the sliding door marked with A, from which the exact installation of the multiple glazing in the supporting element can be seen,

4

a further possible embodiment of a window according to the invention, in which case a closure profile is screwed onto the supporting element of the window,

figure 5

a further possible embodiment of a window according to the invention, in which case the support element is formed by two support profiles located opposite one another,

6

Another detailed view of the central kick figure 2 , whereby two windows according to the invention can be seen here are, whose respective supporting elements are held by a Z-joint profile, and

7

a detailed view of the outside support profile of the support element of the window figure 5 (whereby this is recognizable as a mirror image of the inside supporting profile of the window figure 5 is designed).

the figure 1 shows a first example of a window 1 according to the invention, which is designed as a horizontally displaceable sliding door 16. The window 1 comprises multiple glazing 2, which has a plurality of glass panes 22, which are spaced apart from one another by gas-filled pane cavities 23 and corresponding spacers 25 designed as an edge bond. In this case, the multiple glazing 2 forms an inner outer glass surface 3 and an outer outer glass surface 3 . The entire multiple glazing 2 is sealed by appropriate brush seals 26 and rests on a carriage 27, the wheels are guided in a rail profile 28, so that the sliding door 16 in the direction of figure 1 can be moved horizontally.

the figure 2 now shows the sliding door 16 of figure 1 in a horizontal section, so that the viewer looks at the installation situation from above. The arrangement shown has two windows 1 designed according to the invention, specifically designed as a sliding door 16 on the left and as fixed glazing 44 on the right, with the sliding door 16 being able to be displaced relative to the fixed glazing 44 along the displacement direction 30 shown. The two windows 1 designed according to the invention are connected to one another by hooking with the aid of a sealing Z-joint profile 38 in the area of the center joint shown (in the closed position of the sliding door 16).

This in figure 2 The detail denoted by the letter A is more precise in the figure 3 shown: It can be seen there that the window 1 according to the invention has a support element 4 which offers a receptacle 5 in which the multiple glazing 2 is received and held. Here, two axially adjustable jaws 6 of the support element 4 define an internal dimension 7 of the receptacle 5, as illustrated by the dashed arrow. In the final assembly situation shown, the two jaws 6 are each pressed onto the outer glass surface 3 of the multiple glazing 2 , a bond being formed between the respective jaw 6 and the respective glass surface 3 . As a result of this bonding, the multiple glazing 2 is thus held by the supporting element 4, with the supporting element 4 running along the left vertical outer edge of the multiple glazing 2 (cf. 2 With 3 ).

The jaws 6 are bonded to the respective glass surface 3 by means of a respective adhesive tape 9, which, as shown in figure 3 to see, on the inside on a respective adhesive surface 20 (cf. 7 ) of the respective jaw 6 is glued on.

The advantage of the adjustability of the inner dimension 7 of the receptacle 5, which is realized by the axial mobility through the jaws 6, lies precisely in the fact that the receptacle 5 can be adapted to different thicknesses 8 of the multiple glazing 2 (cf. figure 3 ). Because due to the complex internal structure of the multiple glazing 2 (cf. 1 ) typically shows thickness variations in the range of a few millimeters. The thickness 8 refers to the in figure 3 External dimensions of the multiple glazing 2, numbered with reference number 34.

Due to the axial adjustment movement of the jaws 6 along the dashed arrow (which illustrates the internal dimension 7 of the receptacle 5), a contact pressure can be exerted on the two glass surfaces 3 when installing the multiple glazing 2 in the receptacle 5, which is necessary to ensure reliable hardening to ensure the adhesive connection between the respective jaw 6 and the respective glass surface 3.

This in figure 3 The supporting element 4 shown in cross-section runs along the entire left vertical outer edge 13 of the multiple glazing 2 and can be seen as a two-part supporting profile 10 or as a longitudinal profile 40 .

Furthermore, the support element 4 has several adaptation mounts 21 to which add-on parts are attached: On the one hand, in figure 3 a groove-shaped adaptation receptacle 21 can be seen, in which an inside handle 31 is mounted, which is designed as a continuous handle profile. Furthermore, two further adaptation receptacles 21, each provided with a thread 32, are configured in the support element 4, as well as further adaptation receptacles 21, which in the application example shown are not provided with additional add-on parts ("reserve grooves"). The former serve to fasten a part 33 of a locking mechanism, which is fastened with corresponding screws 39 in the threads 32 designed as a screw channel. The support element 4 is thus designed as an adaptation profile 37 .

In the embodiment according to the Figures 1 to 3 the respective support element 4 is designed in two parts and comprises an inside support profile 11 and an outside support profile 12 (cf. 3 ). These two support profiles 11, 12 form the respective jaws 6 in one piece (cf. figure 7 ). By changing the axial position of the respective support profile 11, 12 can thus be the axial Adjust the position of the assigned jaw 6.

The two supporting profiles 11, 12 are thermally decoupled from one another by means of two insulating bodies 19, that is to say there are no direct contact points between the supporting profiles 11, 12 through which heat could dissipate quickly.

The insulators 19 serve as a respective adjusting body 14, which mechanically connects the two supporting profiles 11, 12 to one another. Here, the adjustment body 14 are each formed as a comparatively solid plastic body.

For each of the two adjusting bodies 14, an associated adjusting receptacle 17 is formed on each of the two support profiles 11, 12, into which the respective adjusting body 14 can be inserted at different depths. If the two support profiles 11, 12 are axially adjusted relative to one another, the respective adjusting body 14 enters the respective adjustment mount 17 at different depths and thus makes it possible to set the internal dimension 7 of the mount 5 during assembly of the multiple glazing 2 in the mount 5.

On closer inspection of figure 3 It can also be seen that in each of the adjustment receptacles 17 shown, a respective toothing 18 is formed which, when the adjustment body 14 is driven into the adjustment receptacle 17, digs straight into the adjustment body 14 and then holds it in place. This results in a latch between the respective support profile 11 and the respective adjustment body 14. As a result, after the adjustment body 14 has been driven into the respective support profile 11, 12, a residual contact pressure is exerted on the respective glass surface 3, and that too even if, for example, screw clamps that have the necessary initially higher contact pressure produce, be taken.

Based on figure 3 It can also be seen that the respective adjusting receptacles 17, which are assigned to one of the two adjusting bodies 14, are coaxially opposite one another. As a result, the respective adjustment body 14 can be mechanically fixed at its respective end by means of the respective toothing 18 in the respective one of the two support profiles 11, 12. in the in figure 3 In the situation shown, the two adjustment bodies 14 are already driven into the two lower adjustment receptacles 17 to the stop, with the two upper adjustment receptacles 17 recognizable still providing a certain adjustment latitude.

Since the respective adhesive tape 9 and also the associated flat adhesive surface 20 (cf. figure 7 ), which is formed by the respective jaw 6 of the respective support profile 11, 12, run along the left vertical outer edge of the multiple glazing 2, the respective adhesive tape 9 seals the support element 4, more precisely the respective support profile 11, 12, against the respective outer glass surface 3 away. Good insulation is thus achieved, since there is no exchange of air from the inside to the outside (cf. 3 ) or water ingress (from outside to inside when it rains) can take place at the respective adhesive tape bond 15.

At the in figure 4 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the support element 4 is also formed by two support profiles 11, 12, which are designed as longitudinal profiles 40 and are made of aluminum and are fixed at the desired distance from one another by means of two adjusting bodies 14. Here too, a handle 31 designed as a handle profile on the inside but also on the outside is mounted on the support element 4 in each case by means of grooves (and screw connections, not shown in the figure). The two handle profiles 31 are also as metallic longitudinal profiles 40 formed, which together form a part 33 of a locking mechanism. These two longitudinal profiles 40 are also thermally decoupled from one another with the aid of two insulating bodies 19, which also serve as adjusting bodies 14 and position the two profiles 40 relative to one another. through the in figure 4 In the structure shown, a closure profile is thus realized which includes a support element 4 designed according to the invention.

the figure 5 shows again a window 1 according to the invention with multiple glazing 2, which is held in a receptacle 5 of a support element 4 designed according to the invention. Based on this illustration, it is understandable that numerous different configurations can be achieved by mounting respective add-on parts in the corresponding adaptation receptacles 21 on the support element 4 configured as an adaptation profile 37 .

the figure 6 shows another detailed view of the center joint figure 2 , whereby here two windows 1 according to the invention (once as a sliding door 16 and once as fixed glazing 44) can be seen, the respective support elements 4 of which hold/wear a Z-joint profile 38. The respective support elements 4 are formed in two pieces, each consisting of an inside and an outside support profile 11, 12, which are mechanically connected to one another via respective adjusting bodies 14.

The mechanical connection between the Z-joint profile 38 and the respective support profile 11, 12 is achieved by a screw connection, where - as in figure 6 to see - corresponding screws 39 in the screw channel 32 of the respective profile 11, 12 are screwed. The screw connections are designed in such a way that they allow a certain amount of play in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the adjustment bodies 14, mediated by slotted holes, so that initially the Inside dimension 7 of the respective receptacle 5 can be adjusted and then the window 1 that has been completely assembled in this way can be connected to the Z-joint profile 38 via the screw connection. In the figure 6 The two rubber seals 45 shown here ensure a good seal, with these realizing two seals lying one above the other, which are identified by the reference number 29 . Furthermore, this construction also has a cover profile 46 and a further plastic profile 47, with which the sliding door 16 engages in the upper of the two seals 29 when the sliding door 16 is completely closed.

the figure 7 finally shows a cross section through the outside support profile 12 of the figure 5 Support element 4 shown. Both the toothing 18 formed on the inside in the respective adjustment receptacle 17 and the screw channel 32 of the adaptation receptacle 21 are clearly visible. The support profile 12 has the cross section shown along its entire length and is therefore configured as a longitudinal profile 40 . This means in particular that the planar bonding surface 20 shown is formed along the entire length of the support profile 12 . Furthermore, it is also easy to see that the jaw 6 is formed in one piece with the support profile 12 .

Based on figure 5 the assembly method according to the invention can also be understood, with which the window 1 shown can be installed in situ in a building. For this purpose, the support element 4 and the multiple glazing 2 are transported to the construction site and then the two adhesive tapes 9 are first glued to the inside of the respective jaws 6 .

Here, the two adhesive tapes 9 are provided with protective films, so that the multiple glazing 2 on the protective film of the adhesive tape 9 sliding along the longitudinal direction of the two supporting profiles 11, 12, ie in the direction of the figure 5 , In the receptacle 5 of the support element 4 can be inserted. Here, the inner dimension 7 of the receptacle 5 is initially chosen to be a few millimeters larger than the figure 5 illustrated thickness 8 of multiple glazing 2.

As soon as the multiple glazing 2 has been fully inserted into the receptacle 5, the protective films can be removed and the two supporting profiles 11, 12 are acted upon by means of a screw clamp so that they move axially (in the direction of the internal dimension 7) towards one another. During this axial infeed movement, on the one hand, the internal dimension 7 of the receptacle, ie the distance between the two jaws 6, is reduced to the external dimension 34 of the multiple glazing 2; on the other hand, the two adjustment bodies 14 are driven into the respective adjustment receptacles 17 and latched there by means of the toothings 18 formed. While maintaining the contact pressure, the adhesive tape bond 15 on the inside and outside can develop its full adhesive strength after a few hours. However, the first adhesion of the adhesive tapes is already achieved during installation, as soon as the jaws exert the contact pressure, so that add-on parts can then be mounted directly on the two support profiles 11, 12, as is shown, for example, in figure 4 is shown.

In summary, to simplify the installation of multiple glazing 2 of a window 1, it is proposed that the window 1, which can be designed in particular as a partially frameless, movable sliding door 16, comprises a support element 4, which offers an adjustable receptacle 5, the internal dimensions 7 of which fit exactly to a External dimensions 34 of the multiple glazing 2 can be adjusted so that fluctuations in thickness of the multiple glazing 2 can be easily compensated. These features allow the Bonding between axially adjustable jaws 6 of the support element 4 and respective outer glass surfaces 3 of the multiple glazing 2 each by means of an (instantly adhesive) adhesive tape 9 with a constant adhesive layer thickness. The gluing of the multiple glazing 2 in the supporting element 4 and the adhesion of the glue can thus take place directly at the desired installation location of the window 1, so that a complex pre-assembly and storage in the factory as well as a risky transport of the pre-assembled window 1 can be omitted (cf. figure 3 ).

reference list

• 1 window
• 2 multiple glazing
• 3 outer glass surface
• 4 support element
• 5 recording
• 6 jaws (of 4)
• 7 inside dimensions (of 5)
• 8 thickness (of 2)
• 9 adhesive tape
• 10 support profile
• 11 internal support profile
• 12 external support profile
• 13 Outer Edge (of 2)
• 14 calibration block
• 15 bonding, especially adhesive tape bonding
• 16 sliding door
• 17 adjustment mount
• 18 teeth
• 19 insulator
• 20 adhesive surface
• 21 adaptation shot
• 22 glass pane
• 23 gas-filled space between the panes
• 24 slide
• 25 spacers
• 26 brush seal
• 27 carriages
• 28 track profile
• 29 sealing
• 30 shift direction (from 1)
• 31 handle / handle profile
• 32 thread / screw channel
• 33 part of a locking mechanism
• 34 external dimensions (of 2)
• 35 building wall
• 36 floor
• 37 Adaptation Profile
• 38 Z butt profile
• 39 screws
• 40 longitudinal profile
• 41 locking handle
• 42 push rod
• 43 interlayer
• 44 fixed glazing
• 45 rubber seal
• 46 cover profile
• 47 plastic profile

Claims (15)

Window (1), comprising, - A multiple glazing (2), which has two opposite outer glass surfaces (3) and - at least one support element (4) which offers a receptacle (5) in which the multiple glazing (2) is received and held, characterized in that - that the at least one support element (4) has two adjustable jaws (6), the spacing of which defines an adjustable internal dimension (7) of the receptacle (5), and - that the jaws (6) are glued to the glass surfaces (3). Window (1) according to claim 1, wherein the cheeks (6) are each glued to the glass surfaces (3) by means of an adhesive tape (9) and/or - Wherein the window (1) is designed to be opened. Window (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the window (1) as a sliding door (16), as a hinged window, as a pivoting/turning/tilting/top-hung/top-hung window, as a pivoting door or as a pivoting/turning/ Rotating or tilting wing, is designed and / or - The window (1) being at least partially frameless and/or movably guided, in particular movably guided, set up or suspended. Window (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the support element (4) is designed in such a way that a contact pressure can be exerted on the glass surfaces (3) via an adjustment movement of the jaws (6), in particular in order to ensure stable adhesion of the adhesive connection . Window (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, the jaws (6) forming a respective planar adhesive surface (20), in particular for mounting the adhesive tape (9), - preferably wherein the adhesive surface (20) extends along an outer edge (13) of the multiple glazing (2). Window (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the, in particular respective, supporting element (4) is designed as a supporting profile (10) and/or extends only along an outer edge (13) of the multiple glazing (2), - preferably wherein the support element (4) is designed as an adaptation profile (37) with at least one adaptation receptacle (21), in particular groove-shaped and/or provided with a thread (32), preferably designed as a screw channel, on which an add-on part, such as for example a handle, part of a locking mechanism, a Z-joint profile (38) or another profile can be fastened. Window (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one support element (4) comprises an inside support profile (11) and an outside support profile (12), the distance between which defines the inside dimension (7) of the receptacle (5) and/or the each form one of the two jaws (6), - preferably wherein the jaws (6) are each formed in one piece with the respective support profile (11, 12), so that the respective support profile (11, 12) and the associated jaws (6) can be adjusted together and/or - the two supporting profiles (11, 12) being thermally decoupled from one another by means of at least one insulating body (19), - In particular, wherein the insulating body (19) is formed in one piece from one of the two support profiles (11, 12). Window (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the two support profiles (11, 12) are mechanically connected to one another via at least one adjusting body (14) which allows the distance between the two jaws (6) to be adjusted, - Preferably wherein the at least one adjusting body (14) is formed as a plastic or metal body and / or cylindrical and / or - wherein the at least one adjusting body (14) forms the at least one insulating body (19). Window (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein at least one adjustment receptacle (17) is formed on at least one of the support profiles (11, 12), into which the respective adjustment body (14) can be inserted at different depths, in particular by the internal dimension (7) to be able to adjust the receptacle (5) during the installation of the multiple glazing (2) in the receptacle (5), - preferably wherein a toothing (18) is formed in the adjustment mount (17) which digs into the adjustment body (14) when the adjustment body (14) is driven into the adjustment mount (17) and then holds it in place, - In particular so that after the adjustment body (14) has been driven in, the support profiles (11, 12) each exert a contact pressure on the respective glass surface (3) and/or generate a holding force. Window (1) according to one of claims 8 or 9, wherein for each of the at least one adjusting body (14) two coaxially opposite adjustment receptacles (17) are formed in the two support profiles (11, 12), - Preferably, the respective adjustment body (14) at its respective end by means of a respective toothing (14) is mechanically fixed in one of the two support profiles (11, 12). Window (1) according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 10, wherein the respective adhesive tape (9) seals the at least one support element (4), in particular the respective support profile (11, 12), from the respective glass surface (3). Method for installing a window (1), preferably one that can be opened, in a building, the window (1) having multiple glazing (2) with two opposite outer glass surfaces (3) and at least one supporting element (4) which is supported by the multiple glazing ( 2) is worn, characterized - that the supporting element (4) and the multiple glazing (2), preferably in the unassembled state, are transported to the building, - that the supporting element (4) is then glued in place to the outer glass surfaces (3), preferably by means of adhesive tape, - so that the adhesive bonds (15) only develop their full adhesive strength at the final installation site of the window (1). Method for installing a preferably openable window (1) according to the preamble of claim 8 or according to claim 8, characterized in that - that the support element (4) offers a mount (5) with two adjustable jaws (6), the spacing of which defines an adjustable internal dimension (7) of the mount (5), - that the multiple glazing (2) is inserted into the receptacle (5) of the support element (4), - That the internal dimension (7) is adjusted to a thickness (8) of the multiple glazing (2) and - That a respective bond (15) between the respective jaws (6) and the respective glass surface (3) is produced. Method according to claim 12 or 13, - the two jaws (6) being moved towards one another in order to adjust the internal dimension (7), in particular using screw clamps or clamping pliers as an assembly tool, and - at least one adjusting body (14) being driven into an adjustment receptacle (17) of the support element (4). becomes, - preferably so that the adjustment body (14) is permanently latched to a toothing (18) formed in the adjustment receptacle (17), - in particular so that after removing the screw clamps there is a residual contact pressure on the glass surfaces (3) or a holding force. Method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, - a respective adhesive tape (9) being pre-assembled on the respective jaw (6), - then the multiple glazing (2) is inserted between the jaws (6), preferably pushed in along a longitudinal direction of the support element (4), - In particular, a protective film of the adhesive tape (9) pre-assembled in this way is subsequently removed, and - Finally, the cheeks (6) together with the respective adhesive tapes (9) are pressed onto the multiple glazing (2) in order to form a respective adhesive tape bond (15) between the cheeks (6) and the glass surface (3).

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