Patent ID: 7938924
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for sealing a corner joint of an elastoplastic tape placed on a glass pane as a spacer, the spacer having first and second leg sections that converge in a corner joint, the method comprising: orienting the glass pane including the corner joint proximate a sealing apparatus, the sealing apparatus including a transfer apparatus, a pressure apparatus, and a pressure carriage; mechanically severing a film strip from an automatically supplied film tape held on a jaw of a clamping apparatus disposed upstream from the transfer apparatus, the film strip including adhesive on one side and having a width which is substantially equal to a width of the elastoplastic tape; transferring the film strip to the first leg section via the transfer apparatus such that a first portion of the film strip adheres to the first leg section and a second portion of the film strip protrudes freely beyond the corner joint, the transfer apparatus thereafter releasing the film strip; contacting the first portion of the film strip with the pressure apparatus to press the first portion of the film strip against the first leg section; contacting the second portion of the film strip with the pressure carriage to wrap the second portion of the film strip around the corner joint; and pressing the second portion of the film strip against the second leg section of the spacer with the pressure carriage.