Patent ID: 8499508

Claim:
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 ; 312 A; 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 ).