EP0332676B1 - Improvements in or relating to spacers - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0332676B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: spacer; unit; tongue; strip; knife
Prior art date: 1987-09-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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EP88907846A

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Lars Eriksson

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1987-09-14

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1988-09-14

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1993-04-07

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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
- E06B3/5409—Means for locally spacing the pane from the surrounding frame

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the present invention relates to a spacer intended for applying between the edge part of a sealed insulating glass unit and the surrouding window frame or casement for carrying or steadying the unit in spaced relationship with the frame or casement.
spacers are used between the edge part thereof and the frame or casement not only for carrying the unit, but for steadying it laterally in the case of side-hung windows.
the task of the spacers is to distribute the gravity forces between the unit and frame or casement in a controlled manner so that all the panes includes in the sealed insulating glass unit take up substantially equally as great compression forces.
the spacers used so far and which are disclosed in SE-A- 432 629 usually comprise an elongate, strip-like part, the width of which somewhat exceeds the thickness of the unit.
the spacers have pinning means for retaining the spacer in the place after fitting a glazing strip, so that the spacer does not glide down along the rebate and collect in the vicinity of the lower corner of the unit, there has been the problem that it has not been possible to fit sealing strips after fitting the glazing strip. Since they are substantially uniformly thick in their longitudinal direction, the pinning means have then become bent and have caused gaps in the sealing strip, with consequential leakage. Since the pinning means are upwardly blunt, this fitting of sealing strips with movement parallel to the glass surface in a direction towards the frame has not been able to the carried out. In the cases where these uniformly thick pinning means have retained full height after fitting a sealing strip, they have forced away the sealing material at their tips and gaps have then been formed in the sealing strip with consequential damage to the window structure.
the object of the present invention is to provide a spacer of the king mentioned in the introduction, in which the drawbacks pertaining to present spacer means have been mitigated without resorting to gluing or other troublesome operations for keeping the spacers in place, while at the same time enabling later fitting of sealing strips after the glazing strips have been fitted.
the inventive spacer is provided with tongue-like retaining means which have tapering or knife-like configuration at their free ends.
sealing strips can be very readily pressed down into the gap between the unit and glazing strip, by the tips of the retaining tongues being pressed inwards towards the glass of the unit or the glazing strip so as not to prevent thrusting the sealing strip into the mentioned gap.
the retaining tongues are strongest where the stresses are greatest, i.e. at the junction between tongue and spacer.
the greatest thickness of the tongues can be allowed to provide spaced relationship between the unit and the position of the glazing strips.
the compression of the sealing strip can be varied depending on how large a thickness of the lower part of the retaining tongue is selected.
the spacer 1 includes a strip-like body, the width of which is in substantial agreement with the width of a sealed insulating glass unit.
This body comprises two longitudinal, parallel ribs 2 and 3, which are connected to each other with the aid of a plurality of transverse members 4 constituting a centrally situated web part.
the thickness of the central part 5 of the members 4 is less than the thickness of the ribs 2, 3, thus forming a draining channel 6 for removing moisture or condensation, which can otherwise destroy a window structure.
the spacer has at least on one long side 7 at least one retaining tongue 8 for locating the spacer 1 in its position between a sealed insulating glass unit 9 and a frame 10 by clamping the tongue 8 between the unit 9 and a surrounding frame 10 or between the unit 9 and a glazing strip 11, depending on how the spacer 1 is fitted, or whether the tongues 8 are only along one long side 7 of the spacer 1.
the tongue 8 has optional width in the longitudinal direction of the spacer 1, but a thickness which decreases towards its free end 12 to terminate in a knife-like configuration.
the lower part 14 of the tongue 8 can be given optional thickness, thus enabling determination beforehand of the spaced relationship between glazing strip and unit or unit and surrounding frame 10.
a sealing strip 13 can then be thrust between the glazing strip 11 and unit 9.
the tongue 8 can be formed such that one side of it is flat while the other curves inwardly such that the tongue has a knife-edge configuration at its free end 12.
the tongue can be angled in either direction just before the knife-edge, depending on whether it shall come tightly against the unit 9 or the glazing strip 11, and its tip can have a chisel-like configuration.
the embodiment of the spacer 1 illustrated in Figure 3 has the tongue 8 with a knife-edge configuration leaning towards the unit 9.
the glazing strip 11 is here formed with a recess 15 for coaction with a bead 16 projecting from a sealing strip 13 which can be thrust down against the unit 9. How spaced relationship is achieved between the glazing strip 11 and unit 9 is also apparent from the thickness 17 of the tongue 8 at its lower part 14.
the lower part 14 of the tongue 8 also serves here as a spacer between the unit 9 and glazing strip 11. It is also possible for the tongue 8 to pierce the sealing material in the sealing strip 13 or enter a gap in the glazing strip 11, if so desired, but this was quite impossible with previously known structures.
the retaining tongue 8 By the implementation of the retaining tongue 8, a movement in fitting the glazing strip obliquely or straight from above is permitted both when the glazing strip has integrally formed sealing strips and when it does not. This is the case, particularly in special section structures which are formed into window frames.
the inventive concept for the implementation of the spacer 1 is thus that it is retained by the retaining tongues 8 through contact with a glazing strip and/or a sealing strip insertable from the glazing strip or between the strip and the unit 9, while the retaining tongue 8 is kept intact after fitting.

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EP88907846A 1987-09-14 1988-09-14 Improvements in or relating to spacers Expired - Lifetime EP0332676B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
SE8703552		1987-09-14
SE8703552A SE460613B (sv)	1987-09-14	1987-09-14	Anordning vid distanselement avsett att anbringas mellan en isolerglasrutas kantparti och angivande karm

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Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0332676A1 EP0332676A1 (en)	1989-09-20
EP0332676B1 true EP0332676B1 (en)	1993-04-07

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EP88907846A Expired - Lifetime EP0332676B1 (en)	1987-09-14	1988-09-14	Improvements in or relating to spacers

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EP (1)	EP0332676B1 (da)
DE (1)	DE3880126T2 (da)
DK (1)	DK166632B1 (da)
FI (1)	FI88534C (da)
SE (1)	SE460613B (da)
WO (1)	WO1989002510A1 (da)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2647496B1 (fr) *	1989-05-23	1995-05-24	2 Ma	Cale pour vitrage
SE9502556D0 (sv) *	1995-07-11	1995-07-11	Lars Eriksson	Glasningskloss

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
SE220166C1 (da) *
DE1659826A1 (de) *	1966-11-14	1971-01-21	August Feise Fa	Fenster mit kittlos eingesetzter Glasscheibe
SE432629B (sv) *	1981-07-17	1984-04-09	Eriksson Lars Erik	Anordning vid distanselement for isolerglasrutor

1987
- 1987-09-14 SE SE8703552A patent/SE460613B/sv not_active IP Right Cessation
1988
- 1988-09-14 DE DE88907846T patent/DE3880126T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-09-14 EP EP88907846A patent/EP0332676B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-09-14 WO PCT/SE1988/000480 patent/WO1989002510A1/en active IP Right Grant
1989
- 1989-05-09 DK DK226189A patent/DK166632B1/da not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-05-10 FI FI892274A patent/FI88534C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation

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Publication number	Publication date
DE3880126D1 (de)	1993-05-13
FI892274L (fi)	1989-05-10
FI892274A0 (fi)	1989-05-10
EP0332676A1 (en)	1989-09-20
DK226189A (da)	1989-07-04
FI88534B (fi)	1993-02-15
SE8703552L (sv)	1989-03-15
FI88534C (fi)	1993-05-25
WO1989002510A1 (en)	1989-03-23
SE460613B (sv)	1989-10-30
SE8703552D0 (sv)	1987-09-14
DK226189D0 (da)	1989-05-09
DE3880126T2 (de)	1993-10-21
DK166632B1 (da)	1993-06-21

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