Pane holder in all-glass facades
AssigneeEduard Hueck
InventorGunter Horst
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Abstract
A pane holder for increasing security of an outer pane inside a composite glass pane system that accommodates a holder element secured to a supporting structure. The pane holder is formed by offsetting the outer pane so that at least one surrounding peripheral edge of the outer pane has a step-shape cross-section. The holder element has a folded edge that mechanically grips the step-shape cross-section to secure the outer pane to the supporting structure.
Claims17
A glass supporting system in all-glass facades, comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a holder element composed of a heat-resistant material and to be secured to said supporting structure, said holder element having a center web portion fixable to said supporting structure, said holder element also having an outer folded edge portion;
- and a plurality of glass pane zones located forwardly of said supporting structure and each having at least one straight outer pane with a plurality of surrounding peripheral edges defining an outside of the facade, said outer pane having means for accommodating said holder element, said accommodating means being formed by at least one of said surrounding peripheral edges having a step-shape cross-section defining a step provided in said outer pane and having a predetermined height, said folded edge portion of said holder element extending substantially parallel to a plane of said one outer pane and having a thickness which is smaller than said height of said step, said folded edge portion gripping in said step of said one outer pane from outside and not projecting outwardly beyond an outer surface of said one outer pane, so as to mechanically secure said one outer pane by said holder element, said step having an inner portion and an outer portion formed so that said outer portion is wider than said inner portion.
The system as defined in claim 20, wherein said closing means includes a sealing compound.
The system as defined in claim 20, wherein said closing means includes a cover cap.
A a glass supporting system in all-glass facades, comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a holder element composed of a heat-resistant material and to be secured to said supporting structure, said holder element having a center web portion fixable to said supporting structure, said holder element also having an outer folded edge portion;
- and a plurality of glass pane zones located forwardly of said supporting structure and each having at least one straight outer pane with a plurality of surrounding peripheral edges defining an outside of the facade, said outer pane having means for accommodating said holder element, said accommodating means being formed by at least one of said surrounding peripheral edges having a step-shape cross-section defining a step provided in said one outer pane, and said folded edge portion of said holder element gripping in said step of said outer pane from outside and not projecting outwardly beyond an outer surface of said one outer pane, so as to mechanically secure said one outer pane by said holder element, said plurality of glass pane zones each having at least two glass panes, outer panes of each of said at least two glass panes being arranged adjacent to each other to constitute two adjacent outer panes, said two adjacent ouer panes having one of said surrounding peripheral edges adjacent to each other so as to constitute adjacent peripheral edges, said adjacent peripheral edges each having an inner portion and an outer portion, said outer portion having said stepshape cross-section, said inner portion of each of said adjacent peripheral edges being spaced apart from each other to define an inner distance free of said step-shape crosssection, said outer portion of each of said adjacent peripheral edges being spaced apart to define an outer distance greater than said inner distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.