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Insulating glass fastener - Vida International AB
Insulating glass fastener
United States Patent 7661233
Stenvall, Bo (Sävedalen, SE)
10/522746
Vida International AB (Gothenburg, SE)
52/204.64, 52/235, 292/95
E04C3/00; E04F13/08; E06B3/54; E06B3/964
52/204.7, 292/101, 403/264, 292/241, 52/127.8, 52/466, 52/127.7, 403/381, 403/331, 52/127.9, 292/107, 403/252-255, 292/108, 52/204.64, 52/235, 52/204.63, 292/DIG.38, 52/204.66, 292/95, 52/733.4, 52/204.69
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DE19755697A1 1999-06-17
SE514175C2 2001-01-15
WO2002002898A1 2002-01-10 FIXING SYSTEM FOR CURTAIN WALLS
1. A device in glass wall claddings for mounting insulating-glass sheets, each glass sheet having at least two glass slabs which are joined together by a jointing substance, said device comprising: a retainer member; and an anchoring member, wherein said retainer member has an articulated connection to said anchoring member, one of said retainer member and said anchoring member is insertable into the other such that said anchoring member is rotatable from a first position of rest to a second position, in said first position, said device, upon mounting of said insulating-glass sheet, allows the insulating-glass sheet to be placed in a desired position, and in said second position, upon mounting of said insulating-glass sheet, said device grips at least one glass slab of said insulating-glass sheet, wherein a portion of the anchoring member penetrates into said jointing substance of an insulating-glass sheet as the anchoring member of the device is guided from said first position to said second position, in response to the anchoring member being tilted to said second position.
5. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said groove is undercut and wherein said anchoring member is arranged for tilting movement about an axis adjacent and along the opening of said groove.
6. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anchoring member part, which upon displacement of said device from the first position to the second position, penetrates into said jointing substance, has a length along the lateral edge of the insulating-glass sheet that exceeds the spacing between two juxtaposed insulating-glass sheets.
7. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anchoring member is formed with protruding and a spring-biased device, said device, upon movement of said anchoring member from said first position to said second position, fitting in said second position into recesses of complementary configuration formed on the retainer member.
8. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retainer member is provided with resilient mouldings arranged to abut against the insulating-glass sheets.
9. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anchoring member comprises a resilient portion on the face of the anchoring member that in use is turned towards the edge of the glass slab for abutment of said portion against said edge.
10. A device according to claim 1, wherein said anchoring member is separable from said retainer member.
11. A device according to claim 1, wherein said articulated connection is a hinged connection.
12. A device according to claim 1, wherein said anchoring member is rotatable from a first position of rest to a second position of rest.
13. A device according to claim 12, wherein said anchoring member is separable from said retainer member.
14. A device according to claim 12, wherein said articulated connection is a hinged connection.
15. A device according to claim 12, wherein said anchoring member is rotatable from a first unbiased position to a second unbiased position.
16. A device in glass wall claddings for mounting insulating-glass sheets, each glass sheet having at least two glass slabs which are joined together by a jointing substance, said device comprising: a retainer member; and an anchoring member, wherein said retainer member has an articulated connection to said anchoring member, one of said retainer member and said anchoring member is insertable into the other such that said anchoring member is rotatable from a first unbiased position to a second position, in said first position, said device, upon mounting of said insulating-glass sheet, allows the insulating-glass sheet to be placed in a desired position, and in said second position, upon mounting of said insulating-glass sheet, said device grips at least one glass slab of said insulating-glass sheet, wherein a portion of the anchoring member penetrates into said jointing substance of an insulating-glass sheet as the anchoring member of the device is guided from said first position to said second position, in response to the anchoring member being tilted to said second position.
17. A device in glass wall claddings for mounting insulating-glass sheets, each glass sheet having at least two glass slabs which are joined together by a jointing substance, said device comprising: a retainer member; and an anchoring member, wherein said retainer member has an articulated connection to said anchoring member, one of said retainer member and said anchoring member is insertable into the other such that said anchoring member is rotatable from a first position to a second position, in said first position, said device allows the insulating-glass sheet to be placed in a desired position, and in said second position, upon mounting of said insulating-glass sheet, said device grips at least one glass slab of said insulating-glass sheet, wherein a portion of the anchoring member penetrates into said jointing substance of an insulating-glass sheet as the anchoring member of the device is guided from said first position to said second position.
A further variety of devices for attachment of insulating-glass sheets is described in SE 514175, wherein the step of preparing the insulating-glass sheet has been eliminated. A rectangular washer, which is connected to a retainer element and which has a width equaling that of the spacing between two juxtaposed insulating-glass sheets and a length exceeding the width, is introduced between two insulating-glass sheets. The washer is then turned over approximately 90°, causing the short sides of the washer to penetrate into the jointing substance between the glass slabs and in this manner securing the insulating-glass sheet. Because the width of the rectangular element is limited by the spacing between two insulating-glass sheets, a large number of washers per unit length of insulating-glass sheet edge is required in order to obtain satisfactory attachment. In addition, it is necessary that two insulating-glass sheets, positioned adjacent one another, be secured simultaneously, which means that two insulating-glass sheets must be held in position simultaneously. As a result, the mounting of the insulating-glass sheets becomes more difficult.
FIGS. 2a-2i show the sequence of attaching a sheet of insulating glass by means of a device in accordance with the present invention.
FIGS. 3a-3c show the sequence of attaching a sheet of insulating glass by means of a device in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention the retainer member 3 is formed with means (not shown) allowing it to be attached to the weight-supporting structure, i.e. the structure supporting the entire glass wall cladding. FIG. 2a shows a retainer member 3, in which is arranged an anchoring member 2, which holds an insulating-glass sheet 12 in place. Before the next insulating-glass sheet 12 is to be fitted (in addition to the one already mounted), an additional anchoring member 2 must first be fitted in the retainer member 3. These anchoring members 2 may be slid into the groove or alternatively be forced into the groove in the manner shown in FIGS. 2b and 2c. The configuration of the grooved part 5 of the anchoring member 2 is such that it is formed with an edge arranged to be forced into the groove 9 when the anchoring member 2 is moved into a forwards inclined position. The anchoring member 2 is then tilted backwards and in this manner it may be fitted into the groove 9. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the anchoring member 2 and the silicone moulding 8 are configured to ensure that a force of a predetermined magnitude must be applied in order to tilt the anchoring member 2 into the groove 9. The condition is that the moulding 8 is resilient because it is the inherent resistance of the moulding 8, when compressed, that must be overcome in order that the anchoring member may be tilted into the groove 9.
FIG. 2d shows the manner in which the insulating-glass sheet 12 is put in position and FIG. 2e shows a tool 17, such as a screwdriver, being introduced into the hole 7 in the anchoring member 2 and FIG. 2f, finally, shows the anchoring member 2 having been tilted against the insulating-glass sheet 12 such that the head of the swan part 4 is pressed into the jointing substance 16 between the glass slabs 13, 14. The swan part 4 and the grooved part 5 thereafter screwed together, see FIG. 2g, such that they eventually are immobilised relative to the opening of the groove 9. Internally, a sealing layer 18 and a supplementary fastening means, see FIG. 2h, preferably of silicone, are applied. Finally, a bottom moulding 19 is arranged in the gap between the insulating-glass sheets 12, and externally of the moulding 19 is applied an external weather-moulding 20, see FIG. 2i, which also preferably is made from silicone.
FIGS. 3a-3c show the mounting of an insulating-glass sheet 12 with the aid of an alternative device according to the present invention. Among other things, the swan part 4 together with a bellows element 21 forms the anchoring member 2. When the head of the swan part 4 has been tilted into the jointing substance 16 between the glass slabs 13, 14, the bellows element 21 is compressed for example by means of a screw, and in the same manner as in the previous embodiment it securely attaches the anchoring member 2 in the retainer member 3.
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