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All glass composite building panels

  • US 3,981,294 A
  • Filed: 10/07/1974
  • Issued: 09/21/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An all glass building panel having a first enclosed space layer and a second enclosed space layer wherein:

  • a. the portion of said all glass building panel containing said first enclosed space layer comprises contiguous evacuated cells being comprised of;

    a first outer glass plate,first external glass walls fused to said first outer glass plate, one edge of said first external glass walls being fused to the circumferal edge of said first outer glass plate, said first external glass walls forming the closed external boundaries of said first enclosed space layer,first internal glass walls fused to said first outer glass plate, one edge of said first internal glass walls being fused to said first outer glass plate within the boundaries of said first external glass walls to define the internal structure of said first enclosed space layer, anda middle glass plate fused along its circumferal edge to the edge of said first external glass walls opposite the edge of said first external glass walls fused to said first outer glass plate and fused to the edge of said first internal glass walls opposite the edge of said first internal glass walls fused to said first outer glass plate; and

    ,b. the portion of said all glass building panel containing said second enclosed space layer comprises a serpentine path for liquid flow therethrough, said serpentine path having integral means for ingress and egress of liquid thereto and therefrom, said serpentine path having a membrane disposed therein for absorbing solar energy and transmitting said absorbed solar energy to the liquid disposed therein, said second enclosed space layer being comprised of;

    second external glass walls fused to said middle glass plate, one edge of said second external glass walls being fused to the circumferal edge of said middle glass plate, said second external glass walls forming the closed external boundaries of said second enclosed space layer,second internal glass walls fused to said middle glass plate, one edge of said second internal glass walls being fused to said middle glass plate within the boundaries of said second internal glass walls to define the internal structure of said second enclosed space layer, anda second outer glass plate fused along its circumferal edge to the edge of said second external glass walls opposite the edge of said second external glass walls fused to said middle glass plate and fused to the edge of said second internal glass walls opposite the edge of said second internal glass walls fused to said middle glass plate.

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