Glazing panel conditioning
AssigneeBelron International Limited
InventorPaul Syfko
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Abstract
A conditioning agent (typically for use in repairing a flaw in a glazing panel) is contained in a sealed container which is itself disposed internally of a flexible outer walled container. Pressure applied to the outer flexible walled container can cause release of the conditioning agent from the internal conditioning agent container. The conditioning agent preparation may comprise a hygroscopic solvent (such as acetone) combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair.
Claims17
A device for use in conditioning glazing panels for repair, the device comprising:
- a conditioning agent contained in a sealed conditioning agent container, the conditioning agent container having a frangible wall and being disposed internally of a flexible outer walled container in a snug fit relationship in which the wall of the outer container is contiguous with the wall of the sealed conditioning agent container;
- wherein the outer walled container and the sealed conditioning agent container are configured so that pressure applied to flex the outer walled container causes rupture or fracture of the sealed conditioning agent container which leads to release of the conditioning agent from the conditioning agent container;
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- wherein the conditioning agent includes a hydroscopic solvent combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair, wherein the hydroscopic solvent comprises acetone and the one or more primer additives comprise acrylic acid and an organosilane material, and wherein the one or more primer additives are one percent or less by volume of the conditioning agent.
A method of manufacturing a device for use in conditioning glazing panels for repair, the method comprising:
- positioning a sealed conditioning agent container comprising a frangible walled container internally of a flexible outer walled container, the sealed conditioning agent container disposed internally of the flexible outer walled container in a snug fit relationship in which the wall of the outer container is contiguous with the wall of the sealed conditioning agent container, wherein a conditioning agent is stored in the sealed conditioning agent container, wherein the conditioning agent includes a hygroscopic solvent combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair, wherein the hydroscopic solvent comprises acetone and the one or more primer additives comprise acrylic acid and an organosilane material, and wherein the one or more primer additives are one percent or less by volume of the conditioning agent;
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- applying pressure to flex the outer walled container to cause rupture or fracture of the sealed conditioning agent container which leads to release of the conditioning agent from the conditioning agent container.
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