EP0303330A1 - Façade element and the method for producing a façade element - Google Patents
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- EP0303330A1 EP0303330A1 EP88201721A EP88201721A EP0303330A1 EP 0303330 A1 EP0303330 A1 EP 0303330A1 EP 88201721 A EP88201721 A EP 88201721A EP 88201721 A EP88201721 A EP 88201721A EP 0303330 A1 EP0303330 A1 EP 0303330A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
- E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
- E06B3/677—Evacuating or filling the gap between the panes ; Equilibration of inside and outside pressure; Preventing condensation in the gap between the panes; Cleaning the gap between the panes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
- E06B3/54—Fixing of glass panes or like plates
- E06B3/5427—Fixing of glass panes or like plates the panes mounted flush with the surrounding frame or with the surrounding panes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
- E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
- E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
- E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
- E06B3/663—Elements for spacing panes
- E06B3/667—Connectors therefor
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- the invention relates to a method for producing a façade element provided with a pair of glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of a spacer and which are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to border profiles forming a frame supporting glass panes.
- each glass pane is attached to the border profiles independently of the other glass pane, whilst in addition to this only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is brought into contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
- a further aspect of the invention thereby relates to a façade element provided with a pair of glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to profiles forming a frame supporting the glass panes and which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of at least one spacer.
- each of the panes is connected only directly with the profiles by means of the edge seal in question and furthermore only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is in contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
- a façade element can be obtained in which the edge seals for attaching the panes to the profiles at least largely overlap each other and thus do not form an objectionably wide circumferential edge of the façade element, seen in plan view, whilst in addition to this a so-called thermal bridge between the panes is avoided because of the absence of a spacer consisting of metal between the panes.
- façade elements are known in which only the innermost pane is attached, by means of a edge seal , to the profiles forming the frame, whilst the outermost pane is connected with only one edge seal to the innermost pane attached to the frame.
- the edge seals may overlap each other hereby, but a secure attachment of the outer glass pane to the profiles forming the frame is not possessable
- a façade may be built up from a number of façade elements 11, 11a, 11b, 11c etc. arranged side by side and above one another.
- such a façade element comprises a pair of glass panes 14 and 15 arranged parallel to each other, whereby the glass pane 15, which forms the outer glass pane in the façade in the illustrated embodiment, projects a little with its circumferential edge from the circumferential edge of the inner glass pane 14.
- the two glass panes are supported by a rectangular frame built up of border profiles 16.
- a border profile is thereby provided with a profile part 17, having a C-shaped section and being open toward the outside, which is connected, via a leg 18 extending along the outer circumference of the inner pane 14, to a profile leg 19 extending between the circumferential edges of the two panes 14 and 15.
- the profile legs 19 of the flange profiles 16 forming the frame serve to anchor a spacer 20, made of plastic material, between the facing sides of the panes 14 and 15, said spacer having a hollow, tubular extension 20′which is located between the part 18 of the border profile 16 and the outer edge of the inner pane 14.
- the inner pane 14 is attached to the part 17, having a C-shaped section, of the flange profile 16 by means of a layer of structural sealant material forming a edge seal 21, whilst the outer circumference of the outer pane 15 is attached to the profile leg 19 of the flange profile 16 by means of a layer of structural sealant material forming a edge seal 22.
- the two edge seals 21 and 22 can be provided successively or simultaneously by means of suitable squirting means 23 or the like, after the border profile 16 with the spacer(s) and the two panes 14 and 15 supported by said border profiles have been put on a supporting platform or the like in the correct position relatively to one another.
- the spacer 20 is preferably made of extruded silicone rubber or another suitable flexible and elastic material, which can be anchored to the profile leg 19 in the illustrated manner.
- the spacer 20 only comprises the part located near the panes 14 and 15 near the corner points of the panes, whilst the part extending along the outer edge of the pane 14 is cut away near the corner points.
- the section of a lower edge of a façade element illustrated in fig 8 shows that a supply member 27 can be provided in one or more places, said supply member on the one hand opening at the inner side of the tube 14, above the part 17, having a C-shaped section, of the profile part 16 and on the other hand being passed under the lower edge of the pane 14 in order to open into the space located between the edge of the pane 14 and the profile leg 19.
- a part of the spacing profile has been cut away, so that the supply member 27 has an open connection with the space 28 located between the panes 14 and 15, which space is further closed off.
- the space member is filled with an ampoule containing a drying agent and having a permeable envelope. When the drying agent is saturated the ampoule can be replaced after removal of a cap 29 covering the end of supply member 27 opening outside the border profile 16.
- elements which are located side by side may be fixed from the outside to a column or girder 32 forming part of a building by means of clamping plates 33 engaging into the C-shaped profile parts 17.
- Elastic sealing profiles 34 will thereby be provided in the joints located between the neighbouring façade elements, which sealing profiles will fit with projecting wings 35 in corresponding recesses in the profile legs 19 of the flange profiles 16.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a façade element and a method for producing said façade element.
The façade element is provided with a pair of glass panes (14,15) extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of a spacer (20) of plastic material and which are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material (21,22), to flange profiles (16) forming a frame supporting the glass panes.
Each glass pane (14,15) is attached to the structural border profiles (16) forming a frame of the other glass pane. In addition to this only the spacer (20), consisting of plastic material, is in contact with the facing sides of the glass panes (14,15).
Description
- The invention relates to a method for producing a façade element provided with a pair of glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of a spacer and which are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to border profiles forming a frame supporting glass panes.
- From GB-A- 2 167 784 there is known a façade element whereby in the production in an usual way the two glass panes are first conventional prefabricated to insulating glass, whilst the two glass panes are attached together by a mastic sealing joint whereby kept spaced from each other by a metal profile in which there is incorporated a moisture-absorbing agent. The construction is thereby such that the outermost glass pane projects from the innermost glass pane on all sides. Then the double pane thus formed is mounted in a frame built up of profiles by attaching both panes with their circumferential edge to the profiles in question by means of a layer of cementing agent. Such a structure is also known as structural glazing.
- So building up of the façade element in several steps is time-consuming. According to the invention, in order to meet this disadvantage, each glass pane is attached to the border profiles independently of the other glass pane, whilst in addition to this only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is brought into contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
- By using the method a simple and fast assembling of a façade element can be effected.
- A further aspect of the invention thereby relates to a façade element provided with a pair of glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to profiles forming a frame supporting the glass panes and which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of at least one spacer.
- In such a façade element, as known from the above-mentioned GB-A- 2 167 784 it is necessary, in order to obtain a good attachment of the two glass panes to the profiles forming the frame, that the edge of the one glass pane projecting from the other glass pane has a certain minimum width. Seen in plan view of the façade element this leads to such a total width of the contrasting edge seal near the circumference of the façade element that this is aesthetically not acceptable.
- According to the invention each of the panes is connected only directly with the profiles by means of the edge seal in question and furthermore only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is in contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
- By using the construction according to the invention a façade element can be obtained in which the edge seals for attaching the panes to the profiles at least largely overlap each other and thus do not form an objectionably wide circumferential edge of the façade element, seen in plan view, whilst in addition to this a so-called thermal bridge between the panes is avoided because of the absence of a spacer consisting of metal between the panes.
- It is noted that façade elements are known in which only the innermost pane is attached, by means of a edge seal , to the profiles forming the frame, whilst the outermost pane is connected with only one edge seal to the innermost pane attached to the frame. The edge seals may overlap each other hereby, but a secure attachment of the outer glass pane to the profiles forming the frame is not discutable
- The invention will be further explained hereinafter with reference to the accompanying figures.
- Fig 1 is a diagrammatic view of a part of a façade built up of façade elements according to the invention.
- Fig 2 is a larger-scale cross-section of a part of a façade element according to the invention.
- Fig 3 is a view of a corner part of a façade element according to the invention, seen from the outside.
- Fig 4 is a view of a corner part of a façade element according to the invention, seen from the inside.
- Fig 5 illustrates the manner in which a façade element can be assembled.
- Fig 6 is a perspective view of a corner of a façade element, whereby certain parts have been left out in order to be able to illustrate parts located therebehind.
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a corner of a façade element, only partly assembled.
- Fig 8 is a section of a façade element according to the invention, at the location of a supply means for a drying agent.
- Fig 9 is a section of a façade at the place where two façade elements, arranged side by side, join each other.
- As indicated in fig 1 a façade may be built up from a number of
façade elements 11, 11a, 11b, 11c etc. arranged side by side and above one another. - As is further illustrated in fig 2 such a façade element comprises a pair of
glass panes glass pane 15, which forms the outer glass pane in the façade in the illustrated embodiment, projects a little with its circumferential edge from the circumferential edge of theinner glass pane 14. - The two glass panes are supported by a rectangular frame built up of
border profiles 16. Such a border profile is thereby provided with aprofile part 17, having a C-shaped section and being open toward the outside, which is connected, via aleg 18 extending along the outer circumference of theinner pane 14, to aprofile leg 19 extending between the circumferential edges of the twopanes profile legs 19 of theflange profiles 16 forming the frame serve to anchor aspacer 20, made of plastic material, between the facing sides of thepanes tubular extension 20′which is located between thepart 18 of theborder profile 16 and the outer edge of theinner pane 14. - As furthermore appears from fig 2 the
inner pane 14 is attached to thepart 17, having a C-shaped section, of theflange profile 16 by means of a layer of structural sealant material forming aedge seal 21, whilst the outer circumference of theouter pane 15 is attached to theprofile leg 19 of theflange profile 16 by means of a layer of structural sealant material forming aedge seal 22. - As indicated in fig 5 the two
edge seals border profile 16 with the spacer(s) and the twopanes - The
spacer 20 is preferably made of extruded silicone rubber or another suitable flexible and elastic material, which can be anchored to theprofile leg 19 in the illustrated manner. - As will be apparent thereby, in particular from figs 3 and 6, the
spacer 20 only comprises the part located near thepanes pane 14 is cut away near the corner points. - As is further illustrated in fig 7 the space between the various parts is thereby filled with
structural sealant material 25 near the corner points of the frame built up from theprofiles 16 and supporting thepanes angle plates 26 hooked onto theprofiles 16. - The section of a lower edge of a façade element illustrated in fig 8 shows that a
supply member 27 can be provided in one or more places, said supply member on the one hand opening at the inner side of thetube 14, above thepart 17, having a C-shaped section, of theprofile part 16 and on the other hand being passed under the lower edge of thepane 14 in order to open into the space located between the edge of thepane 14 and theprofile leg 19. At the location of said location between the edge of the pane and the leg 19 a part of the spacing profile has been cut away, so that thesupply member 27 has an open connection with the space 28 located between thepanes cap 29 covering the end ofsupply member 27 opening outside theborder profile 16. - In fig 8 it is furthermore indicated that the lower edge of the
outer pane 15 is supported by supportingplates 30 hooked onto theprofile 16 and preferably made of aluminium, interposing supportingblocks 31 made of plastic material. - As is illustrated in more detail in fig 9 elements which are located side by side may be fixed from the outside to a column or
girder 32 forming part of a building by means ofclamping plates 33 engaging into the C-shaped profile parts 17.Elastic sealing profiles 34 will thereby be provided in the joints located between the neighbouring façade elements, which sealing profiles will fit with projectingwings 35 in corresponding recesses in theprofile legs 19 of theflange profiles 16.
Claims (7)
1. Method for producing a façade element provided with two glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of a spacer and which are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to border profiles forming a frame supporting glass panes, characterized in that each glass pane is attached to the border profiles independently of the other glass pane, whilst in addition to this only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is brought into contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
2. Façade element provided with a pair of glass panes extending parallel to each other, which glass panes are both attached with their circumferential edges, via a layer of structural sealant material, to profiles forming a frame supporting the glass panes and which glass panes are kept spaced from each other by means of a spacer.
characterized in that each of the panes is connected only directly with the profiles by means of the edge seal in question and that furthermore only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is in contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
characterized in that each of the panes is connected only directly with the profiles by means of the edge seal in question and that furthermore only the spacer, consisting of plastic material, is in contact with the facing sides of the glass panes.
3. Façade element according to claim 2, characterized in that the spacer is supported by parts of the structural border profiles located between the panes.
4. Façade element according to claim 2, characterized in that the spacer has an extension which extends between the outer circumference of the inner pane and parts of the flange profiles located opposite thereto.
5. Façade element according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that near the corner points of the façade element the space between the panes is filled with structural sealant material.
6. Façade element, in particular according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that near at least one border profile there has been provided means passed through said border profile and containing a moisture-absorbing agent, so that said means opens with one end into the space located between the two panes.
7. Façade element according to claim 6, characterized in that said means projects with one end from the border profile at the inner side of the façade element and is provided with a detachable closing means.
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NL8701895A NL8701895A (en) | 1987-08-12 | 1987-08-12 | FAÇADE ELEMENT CONSTRUCTED AS STRUCTURAL GLAZING. |
NL8701895 | 1987-08-12 |
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EP88201721A Withdrawn EP0303330A1 (en) | 1987-08-12 | 1988-08-11 | Façade element and the method for producing a façade element |
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US5033249A (en) * | 1988-03-19 | 1991-07-23 | Saint-Gobain Vitrage | Insulating glazing |
US5113628A (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1992-05-19 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Railless refrigerator display door |
USRE35149E (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1996-01-30 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Railless refrigerator display door |
USRE35392E (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1996-12-10 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Glass refrigerator door structure |
DE19802663A1 (en) * | 1998-01-24 | 1999-08-05 | Ver Glaswerke Gmbh | Window or door casement with two or more glass panes |
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DE1950589A1 (en) * | 1969-06-06 | 1971-04-15 | Josef Stemmer | Exchangeable moisture absorber in insulating glass windows |
FR2248386A2 (en) * | 1973-10-23 | 1975-05-16 | Thermovitrum France | Method of forming a double glazing frame - involves chamfering ends of U-sections and pane corners to enlarge sealing space |
EP0130438A2 (en) * | 1983-06-30 | 1985-01-09 | Vision Engineering & Design Inc. | Structural spacer glazing |
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DE1950589A1 (en) * | 1969-06-06 | 1971-04-15 | Josef Stemmer | Exchangeable moisture absorber in insulating glass windows |
FR2248386A2 (en) * | 1973-10-23 | 1975-05-16 | Thermovitrum France | Method of forming a double glazing frame - involves chamfering ends of U-sections and pane corners to enlarge sealing space |
EP0130438A2 (en) * | 1983-06-30 | 1985-01-09 | Vision Engineering & Design Inc. | Structural spacer glazing |
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US5033249A (en) * | 1988-03-19 | 1991-07-23 | Saint-Gobain Vitrage | Insulating glazing |
US5113628A (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1992-05-19 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Railless refrigerator display door |
USRE35149E (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1996-01-30 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Railless refrigerator display door |
USRE35392E (en) | 1990-09-20 | 1996-12-10 | Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Glass refrigerator door structure |
DE19802663A1 (en) * | 1998-01-24 | 1999-08-05 | Ver Glaswerke Gmbh | Window or door casement with two or more glass panes |
DE19802663C2 (en) * | 1998-01-24 | 2001-11-22 | Saint Gobain | Window or door sash made of two panes of glass |
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