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US 2012/0151857 A1Published application
Triple pane window spacer, window assembly and methods for manufacturing same
AssigneeInfinite Edge Technologies, LLC
InventorsKurt E. Heikkila, Eric B. Rapp
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Abstract
A spacer, window assembly, method of manufacturing a window assembly, and method of manufacturing a spacer is described herein involving window assemblies having three sheets of material, which will be referred to as a triple pane assembly. Two interior spaces are defined within the window assembly: a first air space between the first sheet and intermediary sheet and a second air space between the second sheet and the intermediary sheet.
Claims30
A window spacer comprising:
- a first elongate strip having a first surface and having an undulating shape, the first elongate strip including a plurality of openings extending through the first elongate strip;
- and
- a second elongate strip having a second surface;
- wherein the second surface is spaced from the first surface;
- and
- at least one filler arranged between the first and second surfaces, the filler including a desiccant;
- wherein the first elongate strip defines a registration structure configured to receive an intermediary sheet of a material.
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A method of making a window assembly comprising:
- providing first, second and intermediary sheets of material;
- providing a spacer comprising:
- a first elongate strip having a first surface and having an undulating shape, the first elongate strip including a plurality of apertures extending through the first elongate strip and defining a registration structure for contacting the intermediary sheet of material;
- and
- a second elongate strip having a second surface and having an undulating shape, wherein the second surface is spaced from the first surface;
- applying a sealant or adhesive material to the registration structure and to first and second sides of the spacer;
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- fastening the intermediary sheet to the spacer contacting the registration structure;
- sealing the spacer between the first and second sheets so that the intermediary sheet is positioned between the first and second sheets.
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A window assembly comprising:
- a first sheet of a material;
- a second sheet of a material;
- an intermediary sheet of a material between the first sheet and the second sheet,
- wherein a first space is defined between the first sheet and the intermediary sheet,
- wherein a second space is defined between the second sheet and the intermediary sheet;
- a spacer arranged between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the spacer comprises:
- a first elongate strip having a first surface and having an undulating shape, the first elongate strip including a plurality of apertures extending through the first elongate strip;
- and
- a second elongate strip having a second surface and having an undulating shape;
- wherein the second surface is spaced from the first surface;
- at least one filler arranged between the first and second surfaces, the filler including a desiccant;
- and
- wherein the first elongate strip defines a registration structure for contacting the intermediary sheet;
- a sealant material or adhesive material located between the spacer and the first sheet and between the spacer and the second sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.