Panel element comprising a frame with a panel unit

• US 8,499,508 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2003
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: VKR Holding A/S (Villum Fonden)
• Original Assignee: VKR Holding A/S (Villum Fonden)
• Inventors: Snderkr, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette E.
• Application Number:
  US10/513,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20050183384A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,744 Days
• Field of Search: 522/046, 52210-213, 522/045, 52202-203, 527/46, 527/41, 522/08, 522/045.3, 522/045.4, 522/045.91, 522/045.93, 522/045.97, 522/045.95
• US Class Current: 52/204.593
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/64 Fixing of more than one pane to a frame
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/66 Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together reforming and uniting glass sheets by fusing C03B23/00; joining glass to glass or to other materials C03C27/00; laminated glass B32B17/10
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/6612 Evacuated glazing units
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/66347 with integral grooves or rabbets for holding the panes E06B3/66366 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/249 Glazing, e.g. vacuum glazing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 80/22 Glazing, e.g. vaccum glazing

Abstract

The panel element (1) comprises a frame made up of a number of frame members (2-5) as well as a panel unit (6) including at least one vacuum multi-layer pane and at least one single-layer sheet element. A spacing element is placed between the vacuum multi-layer pane and the single-layer sheet element. The spacing element is made integrally with the corresponding frame member or as a separate spacing profile.

Claims

1. A panel element comprising:

a frame made up of a number of frame members (2-5;

102;

202;

302;

402),

a panel unit (6;

106;

206;

306;

406) including at least one pre-made vacuum multi-layer pane (8;

108;

208;

308;

408) exposed to indoors and at least one single-layer sheet element (7;

107;

207;

307;

407) exposed to outdoors, the panel unit being connected to said frame members along a circumferential edge portion,

characterized in that at least one spacing element (12;

112;

212;

312A;

412) is placed between said at least one vacuum multi-layer pane (8;

108;

208;

308;

408) and said at least one single-layer sheet element (7;

107;

207;

307;

407), said at least one spacing element delimits a space between said at least one vacuum multi-layer pane and said at least one single-layer sheet element along a periphery of said at least one vacuum multi-layer pane and said at least one single-layer sheet element, said at least one spacing element is connected to each frame member (2;

102;

202;

302;

402), and said at least one spacing element (12;

412) is constructed integrally with the corresponding frame member (2;

402).

2. A panel element according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one spacing element (112;

212;

312A) is designed as a separate spacing profile attached to the corresponding frame member (102;

202;

302) by gluing or mechanical fixing.

3. A panel element according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one spacing element (12;

112;

212;

312A;

412) contains or carries a drying agent.

4. A panel element according to claim 1, characterized in that between said at least one vacuum multi-layer pane (8;

108;

208;

308;

408) and said at least one single-layer sheet element (7;

107;

207;

307;

407) a screening device (430) is placed.

5. A panel element comprising:

a frame made up of a number of frame members (2-5;

102;

202;

302;

402),

a panel unit (6;

106;

206;

306;

406) including at least one pre-made vacuum multi-layer pane (8;

108;

208;

308;

408) exposed to indoors and at least one single-layer sheet element (7;

107;

207;

307;

407) exposed to outdoors, the panel unit being connected to said frame members along a circumferential edge portion,

characterized in that at least one spacing element (12;

112;

212;

312A;

412) is placed between said at least one vacuum multi-layer pane (8;

108;

208;

308;

408) and said at least one single-layer sheet element (7;

107;

207;

307;

407), which at least one spacing element is connected to each frame member (2;

102;

202;

302;

402),

in that said at least one spacing element (112;

212;

312A) is designed as a separate spacing profile attached to the corresponding frame member (102;

202;

302) by gluing or mechanical fixing, and

in that said at least one spacing element (212) is made with an adjustable height.