EP0004006A2 - Straight joining piece, especially of plastics, for hollow spacers of a multi-pane insulation glazing - Google Patents

Straight joining piece, especially of plastics, for hollow spacers of a multi-pane insulation glazing Download PDF

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EP0004006A2
EP0004006A2 EP79100551A EP79100551A EP0004006A2 EP 0004006 A2 EP0004006 A2 EP 0004006A2 EP 79100551 A EP79100551 A EP 79100551A EP 79100551 A EP79100551 A EP 79100551A EP 0004006 A2 EP0004006 A2 EP 0004006A2
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  • the invention relates to a straight connector, in particular made of plastic, for hollow spacer profiles of a multi-pane insulating glass.
  • the object of the invention is now to create a suitable connecting body, called straight connector, for straight-line spacer profiles that are to be connected to one another to form a frame for multi-pane insulating glass, which ensures that the spacer profiles are firmly, tightly and permanently connected to one another , without the manufacturing effort for such a straight connector in detail and the profile body frame as a whole becoming unduly large.
  • a flat, elongated body the cross section of which is adapted to the cavity cross section of two spacer profiles to be connected in a straight line and which consists of two parts, one part of which can be inserted into one spacer profile and the other part into the other spacer profile and the surfaces of which are provided with spring bodies which can be brought into frictional contact with the inner walls of the spacer profiles.
  • Such a straight connector which due to its flat design can also be called a flat connector, has an upper dimension in the area of its spring body with respect to the cavity cross section of the spacer profiles to be connected, so that the spring body is elastically deformed when the straight connector is pressed into the cavity of the relevant spacer profile and after the straight connector has been inserted, form a fixed frictional connection with the inner walls of the spacer profile opposite them, which prevents the straight connector from slipping out of the spacer profile.
  • it has proven useful with regard to the pressure forces between the straight connector and the spacer profile walls to arrange the spring bodies on the straight connector only on those surfaces that are opposite the inner walls of the removal profile, which accommodate the two glass panes of the multi-pane insulating glass on their outer sides.
  • Such spring bodies can be material strips which are curved outwards and which extend in the longitudinal direction of the body of the straight connector and are inseparably connected at their ends to the sides of the body. If the body is made of plastic and is then produced in an injection molding process, the spring bodies are part of the injection molded body and are so firmly connected to the body surface that they do not tear off or break under the deformation forces created when the straight connector is inserted into the cavity of the spacer profile.
  • the flat body For the construction of the straight connector, it has proven useful to give the flat body a base plate on which perpendicular, spaced transverse ribs are arranged, the width of which corresponds to the width of the base plate and the height of which corresponds approximately to the clear height of the cavity cross section of the spacer profile.
  • these transverse ribs can be formed by standing on the base plate and extending at right angles to them! Middle webs are connected to each other, the height of which is arbitrary in itself, but is usually smaller than that of the transverse ribs.
  • the spring bodies can then be attached to the lateral outer edges of the transverse ribs, so that the space between the successive transverse ribs, bridged by the spring bodies, is available for the deformation of the springs, that is to say the springs are not additionally supported between the transverse ribs.
  • the number of spring bodies which the straight connector has on both opposite sides of the body can be the same in order to ensure a uniform transmission of pressure force between the body and the inner walls of the spacer profiles.
  • the straight connector is inserted into the profile cavity only up to half the length of the body, i.e. only one part is inserted into only one spacing profile, while the other part of the body is then available for the other spacing profile proven to mount a stop on the body, which is located in the middle of the body length and can be designed as a rib extending around its circumference, which can be brought into contact with the opposite end faces of the spacer profile.
  • the two parts of the body can be formed symmetrically and of equal length and can be connected by a central body, which itself can serve as a stop for the end faces of the two spacer profiles to be connected by the straight connector, so that a special stop rib then need not be provided.
  • This center body can advantageously be provided with a through-hole which can be closed and which serves for venting and / or gassing the space between the insulating disks.
  • the straight connector shown in plan view in FIG. 1 consists of the two parts A and B of equal length, part A of which can be inserted into a spacer profile, not shown, and part B into another spacer profile to be connected to the first spacer profile.
  • the two parts A and B form the elongated body 1 of the straight connector, which has a flat base plate 2, on which vertical, spaced-apart transverse ribs 3 are arranged, the width of which corresponds to the width of the base plate 2 and the height of which approximately corresponds to the clear height of the Cavity cross section corresponds to the distance profiles.
  • the transverse ribs are connected to central webs 4 which are perpendicular to the base plate 2 and which, like the transverse ribs, form a common whole, the height of which can be smaller than that of the transverse ribs.
  • two transverse ribs 3 are used for each part A and B of the body 1, one of which is located at the end of the body and the other in the middle of the part in question.
  • the body 1 is on its two sides, which come into contact with the profile inner walls when the straight connector is pushed in, the outer surfaces of which accommodate the spaced apart two glass panes of the multi-pane insulating glass, are provided with spring bodies 5 which form arched material strips which curve outwards Extend the longitudinal direction of the body 1 and are inseparably connected at their ends to the side edges of the transverse ribs 3.
  • the two parts A and B of the body 1 have j e two on both sides the following spring body 5, the height of which, as can be seen from FIG.
  • the two parts A and B of body 1 of equal length are connected by a common center body 6, which in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is surrounded by a rib running around its circumference, which acts as a stop 7 of the straight connector for the opposite end faces the spacing profile is used, in which the straight connector is inserted.
  • a stop is superfluous in cases in which one part of the body is pushed into the associated spacing profile until the end of this body part abuts against an inner wall of the spacing profile, as can be the case, for example, if it is is a curved spacer profile with a short and a long leg, and the straight connector is inserted into the short leg.
  • Such an embodiment of the straight connector is shown in FIG. 3 in an isometric view.
  • Middle body 6 is particularly necessary when a part of the straight connector is to remain free between the spacing profiles to be connected in the area of the connection point, in order to lead through this part a bore 8 leading into the space between the panes, which is used for venting or gassing the space between the panes serves in a known manner and can then be closed.
  • the course of such a bore is indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 2.
  • the middle part 6 itself as a stop body for the end faces of the spacer profiles to be connected to one another, by giving this middle part a cross-sectional dimension which still projects beyond the height of the spring body 5.
  • the insertion of the straight connector into the opening of the profile cavity can be facilitated in that the straight connector tapers somewhat at its ends.

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1. Linear connector, especially consisting of plastic, for hollow profiled frame members of a multi-sheet insolating glass, comprising a longitudinal body (1), the cross-section of which is adapted to the cross-section of the cavity of two profiled frame members which are to be connected linearly, characterized in that the linear connector consists of two parts (A, B) of which the one part (A) can be inserted into the one profiled frame member and the other part (B) can be inserted into the other profiled frame member, and that the surfaces of these parts adjacent to the inner walls of the profiled frame members, which inner walls are carrying on their outer sides the two sheets of glass of the multi-sheet glass, are provided with spring members (5) which can be brought into frictional contact with those inner walls.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Geradverbinder, insbesondere aus Kunststoff, für hohle Abstandsprofile eines Mehrscheibenisolierglases.The invention relates to a straight connector, in particular made of plastic, for hollow spacer profiles of a multi-pane insulating glass.

Es ist bekannt, hohle Abstandsprofile von Mehrscheibenisoliergläsern durch Eckverbinder an ihren Enden miteinander zu verbinden, um Rahmenprofilkörper herzustellen, auf deren Seitenflächen die mit Abstand getrennten Glasscheiben des Isolierglases befestigt werden. Die Verbindung solcher Abstandsprofile an den vier Ecken derartiger Profilrahmen mittels spezieller Eckverbindungskörper kann jedoch nicht voll befriedigen, weil die Abdichtung der rechtwinklig aufeinanderstossenden Abstandsprofile, durch die das Eindringen von Feuchtigkeit in den Scheibenzwischenraum verhindert werden soll, nicht immer vollständig gelingt und weil darüberhinaus die Stabilität des mit Hilfe solcher Eckverbinderungskörper aus geraden Abstandsprofilen zusammengesetzten Rahmens oftmals zu wünschen übrig lässt.It is known to connect hollow spacer profiles of multi-pane insulating glass to one another at their ends by corner connectors in order to produce frame profile bodies, on the side surfaces of which the spaced apart glass panes of the insulating glass are fastened. However, the connection of such spacer profiles at the four corners of such profile frames by means of special corner connecting bodies cannot fully satisfy because the sealing of the spaced-apart spaced-apart profiles, which are intended to prevent the penetration of moisture into the space between the panes, is not always completely successful, and because the stability of the with the help of such corner connector body composed of straight spacer frames often leaves something to be desired.

Es ist daher vorgeschlagen worden, anstelle von geraden Abstandsprofilen rundgebogene zu verwenden und auf diese Weise das Abdichtungsproblem an den Rahmenecken zu beseitigen und die Verbindungsstelle zweier aufeinanderfolgender, stossender Abstandsprofile in die geraden Seiten des Rahmens zu verlegen.
Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht nun darin, für in gerader Linie aufeinanderfolgende Abstandsprofile, die miteinander zu einem Rahmen für Mehrscheibenisolierglas verbunden werden sollen, einen geeigneten Verbindungskörper, Geradverbinder genannt, zu schaffen, der gewährleistet, dass die Abstandsprofile fest, dicht und dauerhaft miteinander verbunden werden, ohne dass der Herstellungsaufwand für einen solchen Geradverbinder im einzelnen und den Profilkörperrahmen in seiner Gesamtheit unangemessen gross wird.
It has therefore been proposed to use rounded bends instead of straight spacer profiles and in this way to eliminate the sealing problem at the frame corners and to relocate the connection point of two successive butting spacer profiles into the straight sides of the frame.
The object of the invention is now to create a suitable connecting body, called straight connector, for straight-line spacer profiles that are to be connected to one another to form a frame for multi-pane insulating glass, which ensures that the spacer profiles are firmly, tightly and permanently connected to one another , without the manufacturing effort for such a straight connector in detail and the profile body frame as a whole becoming unduly large.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäss gelöst durch einen flachen, länglichen Körper, dessen Querschnitt an den Hohlraumquerschnitt zweier miteinander geradlinig zu verbindender Abstandsprofile angepasst ist und der aus zwei Teilen besteht, von denen der eine Teil in das eine Abstandsprofil und der andere Teil in das andere Abstandsprofil einsteckbar ist und dessen Oberflächen mit Federkörpern versehen sind, welche mit den Innenwänden der Abstandsprofile in Reibungsberührung bringbar sind.This object is achieved according to the invention by a flat, elongated body, the cross section of which is adapted to the cavity cross section of two spacer profiles to be connected in a straight line and which consists of two parts, one part of which can be inserted into one spacer profile and the other part into the other spacer profile and the surfaces of which are provided with spring bodies which can be brought into frictional contact with the inner walls of the spacer profiles.

Ein solcher Geradverbinder, der aufgrund seiner flachen Bauweise auch Flachverbinder genannt werden kann, hat im Bereich seiner Federkörper in bezug auf den Hohlraumquerschnitt der miteinander zu verbindenden Abstandsprofile ein Obermass, so dass die Federkörper beim Hineinpressen des Geradverbinders in den Hohlraum des betreffenden Abstandsprofiles elastisch verformt werden und nach erfolgtem Einschub des Geradverbinders mit den ihnen gegenüberliegenden Innenwänden des Abstandsprofils eine feste Reibschlussverbindung bilden, die ein Herausrutschen des Geradverbinders aus dem Abstandsprofile verhindert. In diesem Zusammenhang hat sich im Hinblick auf die zwischen dem Geradverbinder und den Abstandsprofilwänden herrschenden Druckkräfte bewährt, die Federkörper am Geradverbinder nur auf denjenigen Oberflächen anzuordnen, die den Innenwänden des Abstansprofils gegenüberliegen, welche auf ihren Aussenseiten die beiden Glasscheiben des Mehrscheibenisolierglases aufnehmen. Solche Federkörper können bogenförmig nach aussen gewölbte Materialstreifen sein, die sich in Längsrichtung des Körpers des Geradverbinders erstrecken und an ihren Enden mit den Seiten des Körpers untrennbar verbunden sind. Falls der Körper aus Kunststoff besteht und dann in einem Spritzgussverfahren hergestellt wird, sind die Federkörper Bestandteil des Spritzgusskörpers und mit der Körperoberfläche so fest verbunden, dass sie unter den beim Einschieben des Geradverbinders in den Hohlraum des Abstandsprofils entstehenden Verformungskräften nicht abreissen oder brechen.Such a straight connector, which due to its flat design can also be called a flat connector, has an upper dimension in the area of its spring body with respect to the cavity cross section of the spacer profiles to be connected, so that the spring body is elastically deformed when the straight connector is pressed into the cavity of the relevant spacer profile and after the straight connector has been inserted, form a fixed frictional connection with the inner walls of the spacer profile opposite them, which prevents the straight connector from slipping out of the spacer profile. In this context, it has proven useful with regard to the pressure forces between the straight connector and the spacer profile walls to arrange the spring bodies on the straight connector only on those surfaces that are opposite the inner walls of the removal profile, which accommodate the two glass panes of the multi-pane insulating glass on their outer sides. Such spring bodies can be material strips which are curved outwards and which extend in the longitudinal direction of the body of the straight connector and are inseparably connected at their ends to the sides of the body. If the body is made of plastic and is then produced in an injection molding process, the spring bodies are part of the injection molded body and are so firmly connected to the body surface that they do not tear off or break under the deformation forces created when the straight connector is inserted into the cavity of the spacer profile.

Für den Aufbau des Geradverbinder hat es sich bewährt, dem flachen Körper eine Bodenplatte zu geben, auf der senkrecht stehende, mit Abstand getrennte Querrippen angeordnet sind, deren Breite der Breite der Bodenplatte entspricht und deren Höhe etwa der lichten Höhe des Hohlraumquerschnitts des Abstandsprofiles entspricht. Diese Querrippen können gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung des Erfindungsvorschlags durch auf der Bodenplatte stehende, sich rechtwinklig zu ihnen erstreckende ! Mittelstege miteinander verbunden werden, deren Höhe an sich beliebig ist, jedoch gewöhnlich kleiner ist als die der Querrippen. Die Federkörper können dann an den seitlichen Aussenkanten der Querrippen angebracht werden, so dass der zwischen den aufeinanderfolgenden Querrippen vorhandene, von den Federkörpern überbrückte Raum für die Verformung der Federn zur Verfügung steht, die Federn also zwischen den Querrippen nicht zusätzlich abgestützt sind.For the construction of the straight connector, it has proven useful to give the flat body a base plate on which perpendicular, spaced transverse ribs are arranged, the width of which corresponds to the width of the base plate and the height of which corresponds approximately to the clear height of the cavity cross section of the spacer profile. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, these transverse ribs can be formed by standing on the base plate and extending at right angles to them! Middle webs are connected to each other, the height of which is arbitrary in itself, but is usually smaller than that of the transverse ribs. The spring bodies can then be attached to the lateral outer edges of the transverse ribs, so that the space between the successive transverse ribs, bridged by the spring bodies, is available for the deformation of the springs, that is to say the springs are not additionally supported between the transverse ribs.

Die Anzahl der Federkörper, die der Geradverbinder an beiden gegenüberliegenden Körperseiten aufweist, kann gleich gross sein, um eine gleichmässige Druckkraftübertragung zwischen dem Körper und den Innenwänden der Abstandsprofile sicherzustellen. Für das elastische Verhalten der Federkörper hat sich als günstig erwiesen, ihre in Höhe des Hohlraumquerschnitts gemessene Breite wesentlich kleiner zu machen als die Höhe der Querrippen. Ferner ist die Möglichkeit gegeben, in Höhe des Hohlraumquerschnitts gemessen, auch mehrere Federkörper mit Abstand übereinander anzuordnen, um dadurch das Federungsvermögen bzw. die Reibschlussverbindung zwischen dem Körper des Geradverbinders und den Profilinnenwänden in der gewünschten Weise zu beeinflussen.The number of spring bodies which the straight connector has on both opposite sides of the body can be the same in order to ensure a uniform transmission of pressure force between the body and the inner walls of the spacer profiles. For the elastic behavior of the spring bodies, it has proven advantageous to make their width, measured at the height of the cavity cross section, significantly smaller than the height of the transverse ribs. Furthermore, there is the possibility, measured at the height of the cavity cross section, of also arranging a plurality of spring bodies at a distance above one another, in order thereby to achieve the spring capacity or the frictional connection between the body of the straight connector and the To influence the profile inner walls in the desired way.

Damit das Einschieben der Geradverbinders in den Profilhohlraum nur etwa bis zur halben Länge des Körpers geschieht, also nur der eine Teil in jeweils nur das eine Abstandsprofil eingeschoben wird, während dann der andere Teil des Körpers für das andere Abstandsprofil zur Verfügung steht, hat es sich bewährt, auf dem Körper einen Anschlag anzubringen, der sich in der Mitte der Körperlänge befindet und als eine sich rund um seinen Umfang erstreckende Rippe ausgebildet sein kann, die mit den sich gegenüberliegenden Stirnseiten des Abstandsprofils in Berührung bringbar ist. Die beiden Teile des Körpers lassen sich symmetrisch und gleichlang ausbilden und können durch einen Mittelkörper verbunden sein, der selbst als Anschlag für die Stirnseiten der beiden durch den Geradverbinder zu verbindenden Abstandsprofile dienen kann, so dass dann eine besondere Anschlagrippe nicht vorgesehen zu werden braucht. Dieser Mittelkörper kann vorteilhafterweise mit einer Durchgangsbohrung versehen werden, die verschliessbar ist und zur Entlüftung und/oder Begasung des Isolierscheibenzwischenraums dient.So that the straight connector is inserted into the profile cavity only up to half the length of the body, i.e. only one part is inserted into only one spacing profile, while the other part of the body is then available for the other spacing profile proven to mount a stop on the body, which is located in the middle of the body length and can be designed as a rib extending around its circumference, which can be brought into contact with the opposite end faces of the spacer profile. The two parts of the body can be formed symmetrically and of equal length and can be connected by a central body, which itself can serve as a stop for the end faces of the two spacer profiles to be connected by the straight connector, so that a special stop rib then need not be provided. This center body can advantageously be provided with a through-hole which can be closed and which serves for venting and / or gassing the space between the insulating disks.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand des in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht des Geradverbinders,
  • Fig. 2 eine Querschnittansicht längs der Linie II-II in Fig. 1, und
  • Fig. 3 eine isometrische Darstellung des Geradverbinders.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawing. The drawing shows:
  • 1 is a plan view of the straight connector,
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along the line II-II in Fig. 1, and
  • Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the straight connector.

Der in Fig. 1 in Draufsicht dargestellte Geradverbinder besteht aus den beiden gleich langen Teilen A und B, von denen der Teil A in ein nicht gezeigtes Abstandsprofil und der andere Teil B in ein anderes mit dem ersten Abstandsprofil zu verbindendes Abstandsprofil einsteckbar sind. Die beiden Teile A und B bilden den länglichen Körper 1 des Geradverbinders, der eineflache Bodenplatte 2 besitzt, auf der senkrecht stehende, mit Abstand getrennte Querrippen 3 angeordnet sind, deren Breite der Breite der Bodenplatte 2 entspricht und deren Höhe in etwa der lichten Höhe des Hohlraumquerschnitts der Abstandsprofile entspricht. Die Querrippen sind, wie aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich, mit auf der Bodenplatte 2 senkrecht stehenden und mit dieser wie die Querrippen ein gemeinsames Ganzes bildenden Mittelstegen 4 verbunden, deren Höhe kleiner sein kann als diejenige der Querrippen.The straight connector shown in plan view in FIG. 1 consists of the two parts A and B of equal length, part A of which can be inserted into a spacer profile, not shown, and part B into another spacer profile to be connected to the first spacer profile. The two parts A and B form the elongated body 1 of the straight connector, which has a flat base plate 2, on which vertical, spaced-apart transverse ribs 3 are arranged, the width of which corresponds to the width of the base plate 2 and the height of which approximately corresponds to the clear height of the Cavity cross section corresponds to the distance profiles. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the transverse ribs are connected to central webs 4 which are perpendicular to the base plate 2 and which, like the transverse ribs, form a common whole, the height of which can be smaller than that of the transverse ribs.

Bei dem in Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel werden für jeden Teil A und B des Körpers 1 zwei Querrippen 3 verwendet, von denen sich die eine jeweils am Körperende befindet und die andere in der Mitte des betreffenden Teils. Der Körper 1 ist an seinen beiden Seiten, die im eingeschobenen Zustand des Geradverbinders mit den Profilinnenwänden in Berührung treten, deren Aussenflächen die mit Abstand getrennten beiden Glasscheiben des Mehrscheibenisolierglases aufnehmen, mit Federkörpem 5 versehen, die bogenförmig nach aussen gewölbte Materialstreifen bilden, welche sich in Längsrichtung des Körpers 1 erstrecken und an ihren Enden mit den Seitenkanten der Querrippen 3 untrennbar verbunden sind. Die beiden Teile A und B des Körpers 1 weisen zu beiden Seiten je zwei aufeinanderfolgende Federkörper 5 auf, deren Höhe, wie aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich, wesentlich kleiner ist als die Höhe der Querrippen 3. Diese Federkörper werden beim Hineinschieben des Geradverbinders in den Hohlraum des betreffenden Abstandsprofils elastisch nach innen in den Raum 9 hineingedrückt und dadurch elastisch verformt, wodurch sie mit den Innenwänden des Hohlprofils eine Reibschlussverbindung herstellen, die bewirkt, dass der Geradverbinder im eingebauten Zustand festsitzt. Die Federungswirkung der Federkörper hängt zweifellos nicht nur von der Stärke der Materialstreifen sowie von der Oberbrückungslänge von Querrippe zu Querrippe ab, sondern auch von der Art des Materials, beispielsweise Kunststoff, aus dem der Geradverbinder beispielsweise im Spritzgussverfahren hergestellt wird.In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two transverse ribs 3 are used for each part A and B of the body 1, one of which is located at the end of the body and the other in the middle of the part in question. The body 1 is on its two sides, which come into contact with the profile inner walls when the straight connector is pushed in, the outer surfaces of which accommodate the spaced apart two glass panes of the multi-pane insulating glass, are provided with spring bodies 5 which form arched material strips which curve outwards Extend the longitudinal direction of the body 1 and are inseparably connected at their ends to the side edges of the transverse ribs 3. The two parts A and B of the body 1 have j e two on both sides the following spring body 5, the height of which, as can be seen from FIG. 2, is substantially smaller than the height of the transverse ribs 3. These spring bodies are pressed elastically inward into the space 9 when the straight connector is pushed into the cavity of the relevant spacing profile and are thereby elastically deformed , whereby they create a frictional connection with the inner walls of the hollow profile, which causes the straight connector to be stuck in the installed state. The spring effect of the spring bodies undoubtedly depends not only on the thickness of the material strips and the bridging length from cross rib to cross rib, but also on the type of material, for example plastic, from which the straight connector is made, for example, by injection molding.

Die beiden gleichlangen Teile A und B des Körpers 1 sind durch einen gemeinsamen Mittelkörper 6 verbunden, der bei der in Fig. 1 und 2 gezeigten Ausführungsform von einer rund um seinen Umfang laufenden Rippe umgeben ist, welche als Anschlag 7 des Geradverbinders für die gegenüberliegenden Stirnseiten der Abstandsprofile dient, in die der Geradverbinder eingesteckt wird. Ein solcher Anschlag erübrigt sich in den Fällen, in denen das Hineinschieben des einen Teils des Körpers in das zugehörige Abstandsprofil so weit erfolgt, bis das Ende dieses Körperteils gegen eine Innenwand des Abstandsprofils stösst, wie dies beispielsweise dann der Fall sein kann, wenn es sich um ein rundgebogenes Abstandsprofil mit einem kurzen und einem langen Schenkel handelt, und der Geradverbinder in den kurzen Schenkel eingesteckt wird. Eine solche Ausführungsform des Geradverbinders ist in Fig. 3 in isometrischer Ansicht dargestellt.The two parts A and B of body 1 of equal length are connected by a common center body 6, which in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is surrounded by a rib running around its circumference, which acts as a stop 7 of the straight connector for the opposite end faces the spacing profile is used, in which the straight connector is inserted. Such a stop is superfluous in cases in which one part of the body is pushed into the associated spacing profile until the end of this body part abuts against an inner wall of the spacing profile, as can be the case, for example, if it is is a curved spacer profile with a short and a long leg, and the straight connector is inserted into the short leg. Such an embodiment of the straight connector is shown in FIG. 3 in an isometric view.

Wenn im letzteren Fall ein besonderer Anschlag 7, beispielsweise in Form einer umlaufenden Rippe in der Mitte des Körpers 1, nicht erforderlich ist, kommen die Stirnseiten der beiden durch den Geradverbinder zu verbindenden Abstandsprofile beim Zusammenbau der Profile und ihrer Verbindung in direkte Berührung, wodurch die Stabilität der Verbindungsstelle möglicherweise noch vergrössert wird.If in the latter case a special stop 7, for example in the form of a circumferential rib in the middle of the body 1, is not required, the end faces of the two spacer profiles to be connected by the straight connector come into direct contact during assembly of the profiles and their connection, as a result of which the Stability of the connection point may be increased.

Der beiden dargestellten Ausführungsformen eigene ; Mittelkörper 6 ist vor allem dann erdorderlich, wenn zwischen den miteinander zu verbindenden Abstandsprofilen im Bereich der Verbindungsstelle ein Teil des Geradverbinders frei bleiben soll, um durch diesen Teil eine in den Scheibenzwischenraum führende Bohrung 8 hindurchzuführen, die zur Entlüftung bzw. Begasung des Scheibenzwischenraumes in an sich bekannter Weise dient und danach verschliessbar ist. Der Verlauf einer solchen Bohrung ist in Fig. 2 gestrichelt angedeutet.Own of the two illustrated embodiments; Middle body 6 is particularly necessary when a part of the straight connector is to remain free between the spacing profiles to be connected in the area of the connection point, in order to lead through this part a bore 8 leading into the space between the panes, which is used for venting or gassing the space between the panes serves in a known manner and can then be closed. The course of such a bore is indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 2.

Des weiteren ist die nicht dargestellte Möglichkeit gegeben, den Mittelteil 6 selbst als Anschlagkörper für die Stirnseiten der miteinander zu verbindenden Abstandsprofile auszubilden, indem dieser Mittelteil eine Querschnittsabmessung erhält, die noch über die Höhe der Federkörper 5 hinausragt. Ausserdem kann das Hineinstecken des Geradverbinders in die öffnugn des Profilhohlraums dadurch erleichtert werden, dass sich der Geradverbinder an seinen Enden etwas verjüngt.Furthermore, there is the possibility, not shown, of designing the middle part 6 itself as a stop body for the end faces of the spacer profiles to be connected to one another, by giving this middle part a cross-sectional dimension which still projects beyond the height of the spring body 5. In addition, the insertion of the straight connector into the opening of the profile cavity can be facilitated in that the straight connector tapers somewhat at its ends.

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1. Geradverbinder, insbesondere aus Kunststoff, für hohle Abstandsprofile eines Mehrscheibenisolierglases, gekennzeichnet durch einen flachen, länglichen Körper (1), dessen Querschnitt an den Hohlraumquerschnitt zweier miteinander geradlinig zu verbindender Abstandsprofile angepasst ist und der aus zwei Teilen (A,B) besteht, von denen der eine Teil (A) in das eine Abstandsprofil und der andere Teil (B) in das andere Abstandsprofil einsteckbar ist und dessen Oberflächen mit Federkörpern (5) versehen sind, welche mit den Innenwänden der Abstandsprofile in Reibungsberührung bringbar sind.1. Straight connector, in particular made of plastic, for hollow spacer profiles of a multi-pane insulating glass, characterized by a flat, elongated body (1), the cross section of which is adapted to the cavity cross section of two spacer profiles to be connected in a straight line and which consists of two parts (A, B), of which one part (A) can be inserted into one spacer profile and the other part (B) into the other spacer profile and the surfaces of which are provided with spring bodies (5) which can be brought into frictional contact with the inner walls of the spacer profiles. 2. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Federkörper (5) nur auf denjenigen Oberflächen angeordnet sind, die den Innenwänden der Abstandsprofile gegenüberliegen, welche auf ihren Aussenseiten der beiden Glasscheiben des Mehrscheibenisolierglases aufnehmen.2. Straight connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the spring body (5) are arranged only on those surfaces which are opposite the inner walls of the spacer profiles which receive on their outer sides of the two glass panes of the multi-pane insulating glass. 3. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Federkörper (5) bogenförmig nach aussen gewölbte Materialstreifen sind, die sich in Längsrichtung des Körpers (1) erstrecken und an ihren Enden mit den Seiten des Körpers (1) untrennbar verbunden sind.3. Straight connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spring bodies (5) are arcuate outwardly curved strips of material which extend in the longitudinal direction of the body (1) and are inseparably connected at their ends to the sides of the body (1) . 4. Geradverbinder nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der flache Körper (1) eine Bodenplatte (2) und auf dieser senkrecht stehende, mit Abstand getrennte Querrippen (3) aufweist, deren Breite der Breite der Bodenplatte (2) entspricht und deren Höhe der etwa lichten Höhe des Hohlraumquerschnitts der Abstandsprofile entspricht.4. Straight connector according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the flat body (1) has a base plate (2) and perpendicular to this, spaced apart transverse ribs (3), the width of the width of the base plate (2) corresponds and whose height corresponds to the approximately clear height of the cavity cross section of the spacing profiles. 5. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Querrippen (3) durch auf der Bodenplatte (2) stehende, sich rechtwinklig zu den Querrippen erstreckende Mittelstege (4) miteinander verbunden sind, deren Höhe kleiner ist als die der Querrippen.5. Straight connector according to claim 4, characterized in that the cross ribs (3) by standing on the base plate (2), perpendicular to the cross ribs extending central webs (4) are interconnected, the height of which is smaller than that of the cross ribs. 6. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die seitlichen Aussenkanten der Querrippen (3) mit den Enden der Federkörper (5) verbunden sind.6. Straight connector according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the lateral outer edges of the transverse ribs (3) are connected to the ends of the spring body (5). 7. Geradverbinder nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich auf dem flachen Körper (1) ein Anschlag (7) befindet, bis zu dem der Körper in die Abstandsprofile einsteckbar ist.7. Straight connector according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that there is a stop (7) on the flat body (1), up to which the body can be inserted into the spacing profiles. 8. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Anschlag (7) in der Mitte der Länge des Körpers (1) als eine sich rund um seinen Umfang erstreckende Rippe ausgebildet ist, die mit den sich gegenüberliegenden Stirnseiten der Abstandsprofile in Berührung bringbar ist.8. Straight connector according to claim 7, characterized in that the stop (7) in the middle of the length of the body (1) is formed as a rib extending around its circumference, which can be brought into contact with the opposite end faces of the spacer profiles . 9. Geradverbinder nach einem der Patentansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die beiden Teile (A,B) des Körpers (1) symmetrisch ausgebildet, gleichlang und durch einen Mittelkörper (6) verbunden sind, der als Anschlag für die Stirnseiten der beiden durch den Geradverbinder zu verbindenden Abstandsprofile dient.9. Straight connector according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the two parts (A, B) of the body (1) are symmetrical, of equal length and are connected by a central body (6), which acts as a stop for the end faces of the two spacer profiles to be connected by the straight connector. 10. Geradverbinder nach Patentanspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich in dem Mittelkörper (6) eine Bohrung (8) befindet, die verschliessbar ist und zur Entlüftung und/oder Begasung des Isolierglasscheiben-Zwischenraumes dient.10. Straight connector according to claim 9, characterized in that in the central body (6) there is a bore (8) which can be closed and is used for venting and / or fumigation of the insulating glass pane interspace.
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