Patent EA-001121-B1 (EA)
Title: Device for fixing a glass panel to a support at the side of a building
Inventor: ELMER HUBERT
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 1999-05-28
Abstract: 1. Attachment device for a glass pane, including at least one unifacial voltaic cell with wires conducting the current, at a mounting fixed to a structure with one outside and one inside clamping element fastening the glass pane between them and a support of the attachment device at the inside clamping element, characterised in that the inside clamping element (5), on its envelope surface (6) opposite to the glass pane (2, 101, 202, 314), presents a conical or crowned surface (envelope surface 6) built by a permanently elastic spring member (7) against which surface a coupling bell (10) interior envelope's (9) complement surface (8) is adjustable with adaptable initial tension in a way that between the coupling bell (10) and an attachment bolt (11) and the attachment bolt (11) and the mounting (3) respectively one stiffening spatial articulation (12, 13) is realised and that the wires conducting the current pass through the attachment device (1, 107, 201, 301). 2. Attachment device according to claim 1, characterised in that the inside clamping element (5) presents on its envelope surface (14) opposite to the glass pane (2) a conical or crowned surface (envelope surface 14). 3. Attachment device according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the inside clamping element (5) presents a through borehole (16) with centring and female thread (15) for the reception of a clamp screw (17) connecting the clamping elements (4, 5) and a coupling bell regulating screw (18) uniting the coupling bell (10) with the inside clamping element (5). 4. Attachment device according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that a permanently elastic cushion (19) is placed between the interior clamping element's (5) conical or crowned surface opposite to the glass pane (2) and the coupling bell's (10) complement surface (8). 5. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the coupling bell (10) on its side oriented towards the mounting (3) presents a cylindrical extension (21) with exterior thread (20) between said extension and the coupling bell (10) in the area of the coupling bell's (10) bottom (22) is conformed an inward oriented flange (23) to support the screw head (24) of the coupling bell regulating screw (18). 6. Attachment device according to claim 5, characterised in that a play (26) is designed between the coupling bell regulating screw's flange (23) and a shaft (25). 7. Attachment device according to claims 5 and 6, characterised in that a disc (lens) (27) is arranged between the flange (23) and the coupling bell regulating screw's (18) screw head (24). 8. Attachment device according to claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a locating face (28) of the flange (23) and a complement surface (29) of the disc (lens) (27) describes a conical or crowned form. 9. Attachment device according to claim 5, characterised in that a fore-part (30) of the coupling bell's (10) extension (21) is oriented towards the mounting (3) and curved concave lens-shaped. 10. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 9, characterised in that a pot-like union nut (31) overlapping the exterior thread (20) of the coupling bell's (10) extension (21), which union nut's inner pot bottom area (32) displays a curvature opposite with regard to the fore-part (30) of the coupling bell's (10) extension (21). 11. Attachment device according to claim 10, characterised in that between the fore-part (30) of the coupling bell's (10) extension (21) and the union nut's (31) pot bottom area (32) are arranged two planoconvex lenses (34, 35) abutting with their flat surfaces (33). 12. Attachment device according to claim 11, characterised in that the planoconvex lens (35) abutting against the union nut's (31) pot bottom area (32) forms one component of a nut (36) receiving the attachment bolt (11). 13. Attachment device according to claim 12, characterised in that a shaft (37) of the nut (36) extends with play through a borehole (38) in the pot bottom (39) of the union nut (31). 14. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the attachment bolt (11) extends with a play (42) through a borehole (41) in the mounting (3) and the mounting (3) is positioned between a nut (43) and a counter nut (44), whereby on the one hand between the nut (43) respectively the counter nut (44) and on the other hand the mounting (3), in each case is provided one planoconvex lens (46, 47) abutting with its flat surface (45) against the mounting and the nut (43) and the counter nut (44) are designed to present a complement locating face (48) with regard to the lens (46, 47). 15. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 14, characterised in that a distance sleeve (49) is arranged between the nut (36) receiving the attachment bolt (11) and the nut (43) retaining the mounting (3). 16. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the outside clamping element (4) is designed as clamping disc. 17. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the outside clamping element (4) is designed as countersunk screw. 18. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 17, characterised in that the current conducting wires of at least one voltaic cell (104) extend through the attachment device (107, 201, 301). 19. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 18, characterised in that the sheet voltaic cell (104) is or several sheet voltaic cells (104) are inserted between two individual panes (102, 103) of the glass pane (101). 20. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 19, characterised in that the attachment device (107) includes two holding discs (108, 109) that can be coupled preferably screwed, fixing between them the glass pane (101), whereby the wires conducting the current radially enter between the holding discs (108, 109) and axially exit at one of the holding discs (108). 21. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 20, characterised in that each holding disc (108, 109) presents a cylindrical extension (113, 114) stretching out into an aperture (106) of the glass pane (101). 22. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 21, characterised in that the holding discs (108, 109) are screwed by means of separate bolts (110) which are preferably arranged in the area of the cylindrical extension (113, 114). 23. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 22, characterised in that the wires conducting the current present couplings (125) in the area of the holding discs (108, 109). 24. Attachment device according to claim 23, characterised in that the wires conducting the current from the voltaic cells (104) inside the glass pane (101) are made of flat metal strands (105) which are connected by means of couplings (125) to cables (124), round wires respectively standard wires. 25. Attachment device according to claims 23 or 24, characterised in that the couplings (125) are executed as connectors. 26. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 25, characterised in that one of the holding discs (108) is retained by an attachment bolt (120) executed as hollow cylinder and through which pass the cables (124) of the wires conducting the current from the voltaic cells (104). 27. Attachment device according to claim 26, characterised in that the attachment bolt (120) holds the holding disc (108) in a clamping manner. 28. Attachment device according to claim 27, characterised in that the attachment bolt (120) extends through an oblong hole (119) of the holding disc (108). 29. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 28, characterised in that one of the holding discs (109) presents an axial opening (117) covered by a cap (116). 30. Attachment device according to claim 29, characterised in that the opening (117) is equipped with a female thread into which a bolt-like projection (118) of the cap (116) is screwable. 31. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 30, characterised in that the aperture (106) is filled in with an insulating synthetic material, wax or the like and the wires are embedded into this material. 32. Attachment device according to claim 31, characterised in that polyurethane is used as synthetic material. 33. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 32, characterised in that the attachment bolt (120) is designed with a hexagon socket (127). 34. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 33, characterised in that a coupling bell regulating screw (203) and a floating screw (205), that is fastened by a union nut (204) and can be connected to the attachment bolt, presents a through borehole (206) with centring for the reception of a flexible tubing  (shrinkdown tubing 208) with a sheathed flexible cable (207) conducting the current. 35. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 34, characterised in that an insulator (210) is arranged in a glass pane's (202) hole-type aperture (209) and that the wires (211) of the voltaic cells (212) are connected to the sheathed flexible cables (207) inside the insulator (210). 36. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 35, characterised in that the insulator (210) is provided with two through boreholes (213) for the penetration of the clamp screws (215) fastening the glass pane (202) with a clamping element (214) inside the structure. 37. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 36, characterised in that the insulator (210) presents at least two radial slot openings (216) and axial guiding channels (217) are connected to the respective radial slot opening (216) for the reception of the electrical wires (207, 211). 38. Attachment device according to any of the claims 1 to 37, characterised in that springy elastic current collectors (contact piece 218) are installed in the radial slot openings (216). 39. Attachment device according to any of the claims