Cold-bent insulating glazing
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Glass France
InventorsFabien Levasseur, Romain Decourcelle, Christophe Swiderski
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Abstract
The invention relates to a glazed module comprising a metal framework and an insulating glazing comprising a water-tight barrier, said insulating glazing being cold-bent, the metal framework and the insulating glazing being rendered integral by a holding means which forces the insulating glazing to retain the bent shape conferred on it by the framework. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the glazed module comprising a metal framework and an insulating glazing, the insulating glazing being cold-bent, after it has been assembled with a water-tight barrier, by a force which causes it to take the shape of the metal framework and then held in this bent shape by a holding means.
Claims16
A glazed module, comprising:
- a metal framework;
- a cold-bent insulating glazing, and
- a holder,
- wherein the metal framework and the insulating glazing are rendered integral by the holder, which forces the cold-bent insulating glazing to retain a bent shape conferred on it by the framework and prevents the cold-bent insulating glazing from reverting to an original pre-cold-bent shape, and
- wherein the cold-bent insulating glazing comprises glass substrates which are separated by a gas-filled cavity, a water-tight barrier located between the glass substrates and framing the glazing, and a water absorber.
A glazed module, comprising:
- a metal framework;
- a cold-bent insulating glazing, and
- a holder,
- wherein the metal framework and the insulating glazing are rendered integral by the holder, which forces the cold-bent insulating glazing to retain a bent shape conferred on it by the framework and prevents the cold-bent insulating glazing from reverting to an original pre-cold-bent shape, and
- wherein the cold-bent insulating glazing comprises cold-bent glass substrates which are separated by a gas-filled cavity and a cold-bent water-tight barrier comprising a water absorber located between the cold-bent glass substrates and framing the glazing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.