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US 2003/0154671 A1Published application
Building glass facade and a clamp fitting for mounting a glass plate in a glass facade of a building
AssigneeDorma GmbH + Co. KG
InventorHubert Elmer
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Abstract
There is now provided a building glass facade of a building comprising a plurality of glass plates each of which is secured by clamp fittings for a glass plate, with each clamp fitting comprising two clamp elements that clamp the glass plate between them and also comprising an articulated support of the clamp fitting on a fastening device, whereby a first articulated arrangement comprises a substantially permanently elastic element that is disposed on one clamp element. There is also provided a second articulated arrangement that has two plano-concave lenses that face each other with their spherical surfaces, between which the bolt head of a pendulum bolt with corresponding concave complementary surfaces is guided.
Claims20
A building glass facade of a building comprising a plurality of glass elements covering at least a portion of the building, at least one of said elements comprising a glass pane, said facade comprising:
- at least one glass pane;
- said at least one glass pane comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite from said first surface, and a hole connecting said first and second surfaces;
- and
- a clamp fitting configured and disposed to secure said glass pane to protect said glass pane from thermal stresses, mechanical loads, and wind pressure;
- said clamp fitting comprising:
- a clamp assembly comprising a first clamp element and a second clamp element;
- said first clamp element comprising a portion passing through said hole of said at least one glass pane;
- said second clamp element comprising a surface facing away from said glass pane;
- said first clamp element and said second clamp element being configured to secure said glass pane in a clamped attitude;
- a bell-shaped structure comprising an interior surface;
- an elastic element disposed between said bell-shaped structure and said second clamp element;
- said elastic element comprising a surface of one of:
- a conical surface or a spherical surface;
- said interior surface of said bell-shaped structure operatively contacting said surface of said elastic element to permit adjustable biasing of said bell-shaped structure;
- a pivot arrangement comprising a nut member, a bolt member, a first disc element and a second disc element;
- said nut member operatively connecting said pivot arrangement to said bell-shaped structure;
- said nut member comprising a base, and a passage in said base;
- said bolt member comprising a shaft portion extending through said passage;
- said first disc element comprising a first, planar, surface and a second, concave, surface opposite said first, planar, surface of said first disc element;
- said first, planar, surface of said first disc element contacting said bell-shaped structure;
- said second disc element comprising a first, planar, surface and a second, concave, surface opposite from said first, planar, surface of said second disc element;
- said concave surface of said first disc element being disposed to face said concave surface of said second disc element;
- said first, planar, surface of said second disc element contacting said base of said nut member;
- a structure comprising a first portion having a first, convex surface and a second, planar surface opposite said convex surface, and said structure comprising a second portion having a first, convex surface and a second, planar surface opposite said second portion convex surface;
- said first portion of said structure being connected to said shaft portion of said bolt member;
- said first portion planar surface and said second portion planar surface being configured and disposed to permit sliding movement between said first portion and said second portions of said structure;
- said first portion convex surface being configured to be slidingly disposed against said second, concave, surface of said first disc element to permit pivoting movement of said pivot arrangement in at least two directions;
- said second portion convex surface being configured to be slidingly disposed against said second, concave, surface of said second disc element to permit pivoting movement of said pivot arrangement in at least two directions;
- and
- said clamp fitting comprising:
- a device configured to connect said clamp fitting to a support arrangement connected to a building.
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A building glass facade of a building comprising a plurality of-glass elements covering at least a portion of the building, at least one of said elements comprising a glass pane, said facade comprising:
- at least one glass pane;
- said at least one glass pane comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite from said first surface, and a hole connecting said first and second surfaces;
- and
- a clamp fitting configured and disposed to secure said glass pane to protect said glass pane from thermal stresses, mechanical loads, and wind pressure;
- said clamp fitting comprising:
- a clamp assembly comprising a first clamp element and a second clamp element;
- said first clamp element and said second clamp element being configured to secure said glass pane in a clamped attitude;
- a bell-shaped structure;
- a flexible structure disposed between said bell-shaped structure and said second clamp element and configured to permit adjustable biasing of said bell-shaped structure;
- a pivot arrangement comprising a bolt member, a nut member, first and second disc elements, and a structure configured and disposed to permit pivoting movement of said pivot arrangement;
- said first disc element comprising a concave surface;
- said second disc element comprising a concave surface;
- said pivot structure comprising a first portion comprising a convex surface;
- said pivot structure comprising a second portion comprising a convex surface;
- said first and second portions being configured and disposed to be in contact with one another to permit movement in at least two directions of said pivot arrangement;
- said pivot structure second portion being connected to said bolt member;
- said convex surface of said pivot structure first portion being configured to be slidingly disposed against said concave surface of said first disc element to permit movement in at least two directions of said pivot arrangement, and
- said convex surface of said pivot structure second portion being configured to be slidingly disposed against said concave surface of said second disc element to permit movement in at least two directions of said pivot arrangement;
- and
- said clamp fitting comprising:
- a device configured to connect said clamp fitting to a support arrangement connected to a building.
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A clamp fitting configured to secure a glass plate to a building, said clamp fitting comprising:
- a clamp assembly configured to secure a glass plate in clamped attitude at a predetermined distance adjacent to a building;
- a first articulated arrangement operatively connected to said clamp assembly;
- said first articulated arrangement comprising a flexible element configured to compensate for thermal stresses, mechanical loads, and wind pressure impacting on a glass plate secured by said clamp assembly;
- a second articulated arrangement operatively connected to said first articulated arrangement;
- said second articulated arrangement comprising a first concave element, and a second concave element;
- each of said first and second concave elements comprising a concave surface;
- said concave surface of said first concave element being disposed towards said concave surface of said second concave element;
- said second articulated arrangement comprising a first convex portion disposed towards said first articulated arrangement, and also comprising a second convex portion disposed away from said first convex portion;
- said second articulated arrangement comprising a structure being connected to said first convex portion;
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- fastener means configured to secure said structure to a support connected to a building structure;
- said fastener means being connected to said structure;
- said first convex portion being configured to slide against said concave surface of said first concave element, and said second convex portion being configured to slide against said concave surface of said second concave element;
- to permit pivoting movement of said clamp assembly with respect to a building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.