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US 7,165,367 B2Granted
Composite profile and method for producing a composite profile
AssigneeSchuco International KG
InventorSiegfried Habicht
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Abstract
The invention relates to a composite profile and to a method for the producing a composite profile. The profile is configured as an assembly with at least one metal profile and at least one insulating profile, wherein a tolerance-compensating gap is located between a metal profile and an insulating profile.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the resilient element is received in the receiving groove in contact with the groove bottom.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap,
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile, and
- a further said metal profile for receiving an opposite base section of the insulating profile at formation of a gap, and a further said compressible resilient element between the further metal profile and the insulating profile, wherein the insulating profile includes a recess in an area adjacent to the gap for receiving the resilient element which bridges the gap.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element formed as a flexible tongue and disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile, wherein the flexible tongue is constructed to rest against one of the projections of the metal profile.
A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein at least one of the projections includes an undercut on a projection side facing the receiving groove, with the base section of the insulating profile engaging with the undercut.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the base section of the insulating profile includes a projection oriented substantially parallel to the groove bottom and engaging a recess disposed in one of the projections of the metal profile, with the projection being moveable in the recess before the metal profile is fixed in position.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the insulating profile includes a shoulder oriented parallel to the receiving groove, with the resilient element disposed between the shoulder and one of the projections.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap,
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile, and
- a sealing element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the resilient element includes sealing lips contacting the insulating profile and the metal profile, with the sealing lips made of a material that is softer than a material of the resilient element.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the resilient element includes a tear-resistant thread.
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A method for producing a composite profile, comprising:
- providing a metal profile having a receiving groove with a groove bottom and projections oriented at an angle to the groove bottom, and an insulating profile;
- inserting the insulating profile into the receiving groove of the metal profile;
- placing a compressible resilient element between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another;
- aligning the metal profile and the insulating profile relative to each other in a mounting device so that opposing outer sides of the metal profile and the insulating profile are spaced apart from each other by a nominal distance, and
- urging the metal profile against guide elements of the mounting device so as to compress the resilient element and to force the projections against the insulating profile to thereby fix the position of the metal profile relative to the insulating profile.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap, and
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile,
- wherein the resilient element is received between one of the projections and an opposite contact surface of the insulating profile.
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A composite profile, comprising:
- a metal profile having projections to define a receiving groove,
- an insulating profile having a base section received in the receiving groove at a distance to a groove bottom of the receiving groove to define a gap,
- a compressible resilient element disposed between the metal profile and the insulating profile for biasing the metal and insulating profiles in a direction away from one another by a predetermined distance, said resilient element being compressed, when the metal profile is fixed in position relative to the insulating profile by a press fit between the projections of the metal profile and the insulating profile, and
- a wire arranged between the insulating profile and the metal profile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.