Corner connector for insulating glazing units with an electrical supply line

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713613-B2
Application number	US-201916972287-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	Jun 7, 2018
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

A corner connector for connecting two hollow profile spacers of insulating glazing units, includes a first leg and a second leg, which are connected to one another via a corner region, and a first electrical supply line, wherein the first leg and the second leg enclose an angle α, where 45°<α<120°, the first leg, the second leg, and the corner region are formed in one piece, at least the corner region surrounds the first electrical supply line, and the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the corner region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A double corner connector comprising two corner connectors, each corner connector being configured for connecting two hollow profile spacers of insulating glazing units, each corner connector comprising a first leg and a second leg, which are connected to one another via a corner region, and a first electrical supply line, wherein the double corner connector includes a polymeric main body, wherein the first electrical supply line is integrated within a material of the polymeric main body, and wherein
the first leg and the second leg enclose an angle α, where 45°<α<120°,
the first leg, the second leg, and the corner region are formed in one piece,
at least the corner region comprises the first electrical supply line, and
the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the corner region from an external surface of the corner region that is outside a portion of the corner region enclosed by said angle α,

wherein the two corner connectors are connected to each other in the corner region via a web, with the web being implemented such that a groove for receiving a pane is formed between the two corner connectors and the web forming a bottom surface of the groove, and wherein the two corner connectors and the web are formed in one piece, and
wherein (a) the polymeric main body is extruded around the first electrical supply line to integrate the first electrical supply line within said material or (b) the first electrical supply line is integrated within the material of the polymeric main body during injection molding of the double corner connector.

2. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein, in each corner connector,
at least the corner region and the first leg comprise the first electrical supply line, and
the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the first leg.

3. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein, in each corner connector, the first electrical supply line protrudes only out of the first leg and out of the corner region.

4. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein, in each corner connector, the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the first leg and the second leg.

5. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein each corner connector comprises one second electrical supply line.

6. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein, in each corner connector, the first electrical supply line enters the groove through an exit opening.

7. A method comprising utilizing a double corner connector according to claim 1 in an insulating glazing unit including an electrically switchable functional element.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the insulating glazing unit includes an SPD, a PDLC, an electrochromic, or an electroluminescent functional element.

9. The double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical supply line integrated within a material of the polymeric main body is devoid of sheathing.

10. An insulating glazing unit comprising a first pane, a second pane, and a third pane, a circumferentially arranged spacer frame between the first pane and the second pane, comprising a double spacer having a groove, and a double corner connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the first pane and the second pane are connected in a leakproof manner to the spacer frame via a primary sealant,
a secondary sealant is arranged in an outer interpane space between the first pane, the second pane, and the spacer frame,
the groove of the double spacer and the groove of the double corner connector form a circumferential groove, into which the third pane is inserted,
the third pane includes an electrically switchable functional element and the first electrical supply line makes electrically conductive contact with the electrically switchable functional element, and
the first electrical supply line protrudes exclusively through the secondary sealant.

11. The insulating glazing unit according to claim 10 , wherein the first electrical supply line makes electrically conductive contact in the groove with the electrically switchable functional element.

12. A double corner connector consisting of two corner connectors that are connected to each other in a corner region via a web, each corner connector being configured for connecting two hollow profile spacers of insulating glazing units, each corner connector comprising a first leg and a second leg, which are connected to one another via the corner region, and a first electrical supply line, wherein the double corner connector has a polymeric main body that forms the two corner connectors, wherein the first electrical supply line is integrated within a material of the polymeric main body, and wherein
the first leg and the second leg enclose an angle α, where 45°<α<120°,
the first leg, the second leg, and the corner region are formed in one piece,
at least the corner region comprises the first electrical supply line, and
the first electrical supply line protrudes out of the corner region, and

wherein the web is implemented such that a groove for receiving a pane is formed between the two corner connectors and the web forming a bottom surface of the groove, and wherein the two corner connectors and the web are formed in one piece, and
wherein (a) the polymeric main body is extruded around the first electrical supply line to integrate the first electrical supply line within said material or (b) the first electrical supply line is integrated within the material of the polymeric main body during injection molding of the double corner connector.

Assignees

• Saint Gobain

Inventors

• Neander Marcus
• Morvan Guenael
• Marjan Christopher

Classifications

• E06B3/667 Primary

  Connectors therefor · CPC title

• E06B3/66366

  specially adapted for units comprising more than two panes or for attaching intermediate sheets · CPC title

• E06B3/6722

  with adjustable passage of light · CPC title

• E06B3/67326

  Assembling spacer elements with the panes · CPC title

• E06B2009/2464

  featuring transparency control by applying voltage, e.g. LCD, electrochromic panels · CPC title