Patent ID: 7987577
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Method for providing a shaped piece and for inserting the shaped piece into a hollow section bar having a cross-section of predetermined width and height that remains constant over its length, which bar is then used to form a frame-type spacer for insulating glass panes, the shaped piece bridging an opening in the spacer, comprising the steps of providing an extrusion-like semi-finished product having a cross-section that remains constant over its length; seizing the predefined section of the semi-finished product by means of a mechanized gripper; forming the shaped piece by separating the predefined section, while it is held by the gripper, from the semi-finished product; and inserting the shaped piece, while it is still gripped, into the hollow section bar, the shaped piece being permanently gripped between its formation and its insertion.