Frame solution comprising compressed suspension elements

A vacuum insulated glass unit frame assembly, wherein said vacuum insulated glass unit frame assembly comprises:

• a rectangular vacuum insulated glass unit comprising at least two glass sheets separated by a gap between said glass sheets, wherein a plurality of support structures are distributed in said gap and wherein said gap is sealed, and
• a frame comprising elongated frame profile arrangements which frames said vacuum insulated glass unit in a frame opening,
• wherein one or more of said frame profile arrangements comprises a holding part, wherein said holding part holds the vacuum insulated glass unit between first and second holding members arranged at opposite outwardly facing surfaces of the vacuum insulated glass unit,
• wherein one or more resilient suspension elements is compressed between a first of said holding members and one of said opposite outwardly facing surfaces, and wherein one or more resilient suspension elements is compressed between a second of said holding members and the other of said opposite outwardly facing surfaces,
• wherein said compressed, resilient suspension elements provides a holding force towards said opposite outwardly facing surfaces of the vacuum insulated glass unit so as to suspend the vacuum insulated glass unit between said first and second holding members, and
• wherein each of said compressed, resilient suspension elements are configured to be further compressed or expand in response to a thermal deflection of the edge of the vacuum insulated glass unit due to a temperature difference between the two glass sheets, so that the further compression is due to a temperature difference having one sign and the expansion is due to a temperature difference of the opposite sign, and
• wherein the sum of the compression of said resilient suspension elements perpendicularly to the outwardly facing surfaces of the vacuum insulated glass unit is at least 3 mm at least at one position along an outer circumference of the vacuum insulated glass unit.

A retrofitting system for retrofitting a vacuum insulated glass unit to a frame originally designed for insulated glass panes, for example gas insulated glass panes of greater thickness than the thickness of the vacuum insulated glass unit, wherein said retro-fitting frame system at least comprises:

• a vacuum insulated glass unit comprising at least two glass sheets separated by a gap between said glass sheets, wherein a plurality of support structures are distributed in said gap and wherein said gap is sealed, and
• a plurality of elongated tightening seals/gasket arrangements configured to follow a deflection of the vacuum insulated glass unit when it thermally deflect, so as to provide a water tightening and/or air tightening of a space provided between one or more frame profiles members and an outer surface of the vacuum insulated glass unit when installed at said frame,
• one or more resilient suspension elements configured to be compressed between a holding member and an outwardly facing surface of the vacuum insulted glass unit, and one or more further resilient suspension elements configured to be compressed between a second holding member and an opposite outwardly facing surface of the vacuum insulted glass unit,
• wherein said resilient suspension elements are configured to provide a holding force towards said opposite outwardly facing surfaces of the vacuum insulated glass unit so as to suspend the vacuum insulated glass unit between said first and second holding members, and
• wherein said resilient suspension elements are configured to be further compressed or expand in response to a thermal deflection of the vacuum insulated glass unit due to a temperature difference between the two glass sheets of the vacuum insulated glass unit.

A Method of retrofitting a vacuum insulated glass unit to a frame originally designed for insulated glass panes, wherein said method comprises the steps of:

• providing a retrofitting system comprising at least:
• a vacuum insulated glass unit comprising at least two glass sheets separated by a gap between said glass sheets, wherein a plurality of support structures are distributed in said gap and wherein said gap is sealed, and
• a plurality of elongated tightening seals/gasket arrangements configured to follow a deflection of the vacuum insulated glass unit when it thermally deflect, so as to provide a water tightening and/or air tightening of a space provided between one or more frame profiles members and an outer surface of the vacuum insulated glass unit when installed at said frame,
• one or more resilient suspension elements configured to be compressed between a holding member and an outwardly facing surface of the vacuum insulted glass unit, and one or more further resilient suspension elements configured to be compressed between a second holding member and an opposite outwardly facing surface of the vacuum insulted glass unit,
• wherein said resilient suspension elements are configured to provide a holding force towards said opposite outwardly facing surfaces of the vacuum insulated glass unit so as to suspend the vacuum insulated glass unit between said first and second holding members, and
• wherein said resilient suspension elements are configured to be further compressed or expand in response to a thermal deflection of the vacuum insulated glass unit due to a temperature difference between the two glass sheets of the vacuum insulated glass unit,
• the method further comprising the steps of:
• arranging the vacuum insulated glass unit in said frame so that the vacuum insulated glass unit is suspended between the suspension elements of the retro fitting system, and hence fixed to the frame originally designed for insulated glass panes, and
• providing the elongated tightening seals/gasket arrangements of the retro fitting system so that they are arranged to follow a deflection of the vacuum insulated glass unit when it thermally deflect, thereby providing a water tightening and/or air tightening of a space provided between one or more frame profiles members and an outer surface of the vacuum insulated glass unit.