NARROW PROFILE MULTI-PANE WINDOW ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An insulating glass unit comprising:
- a pair of outer glass panes that are spaced apart; and
at least one inner glass pane, positioned between the pair of outer glass panes, the inner glass pane spaced apart from each of the outer glass panes to provide first and second gas chambers on opposite sides of the inner glass pane;
wherein the first and second gas chambers are in fluid communication; and
wherein the at least one inner glass pane is a flexible glass ribbon that has a nominal thickness that is less than a nominal thickness of either one of the outer glass panes.
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Abstract
An insulated glass unit includes a first outer glass pane having a first thickness and a second outer glass pane having a second thickness. One or more inner glass panes can include one or more glass ribbons that are interposed between the outer glass panes. At least one of the inner glass panes can have a thickness that is less than the first and second thicknesses. An edge assembly is coupled between the outer glass panes. The edge assembly can be configured to receive an edge portion of the one or more inner glass panes, such as to retain the one or more inner glass panes at respective positions that are spaced apart from, and generally parallel to, the first and second outer glass panes. In an example, side edges of the one or more inner glass panes are recessed from corresponding side edges of the outer glass panes.
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30 Claims
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1. An insulating glass unit comprising:
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a pair of outer glass panes that are spaced apart; and at least one inner glass pane, positioned between the pair of outer glass panes, the inner glass pane spaced apart from each of the outer glass panes to provide first and second gas chambers on opposite sides of the inner glass pane; wherein the first and second gas chambers are in fluid communication; and wherein the at least one inner glass pane is a flexible glass ribbon that has a nominal thickness that is less than a nominal thickness of either one of the outer glass panes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An insulating glass unit comprising:
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a pair of outer glass panes that are spaced apart, the pair of outer glass panes having substantially the same perimeter length and planar profile; and at least one inner glass pane, positioned between the pair of outer glass panes, the inner glass pane spaced apart from each of the outer glass panes to provide first and second gas chambers on opposite sides of the inner glass pane, and the inner glass pane; includes two or more side edges that are recessed relative to corresponding edges of the outer glass panes; is an uncoiled glass ribbon; and has a nominal thickness that is less than a nominal thickness of either one of the outer glass panes by at least an order of magnitude; wherein the first and second gas chambers are in communication using a fluid path at a corner of the inner glass pane. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for making an insulating glass unit, the method comprising:
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providing an inner glass pane from an unrolled portion of a flexible glass ribbon; providing a pair of outer glass panes, the outer glass panes each having a thickness that is greater than the inner glass pane; forming a path in at least one of the inner glass pane or a frame of the insulating glass unit; and assembling the insulating glass unit with the inner glass pane interposed between the pair of outer glass panes, including positioning a first spacer near a perimeter edge of the insulating glass unit between a first one of the outer glass panes and a first side of the inner glass pane, and positioning a second spacer near a perimeter edge of the insulating glass unit between a second one of the outer glass panes and a second side of the inner glass pane. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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