Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit

Title: Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit

Abstract

A Vacuum Insulating Glazing Unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed.

Inventors:: Francis, IV, William H.; Freebury, Gregg E.; Beidleman, Neal J.; Hulse, Michael

Issue Date:: 2016-05-03

Research Org.:: EverSealed Windows, Inc., Evergreen, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1250455

Patent Number(s):: 9,328,512

Application Number:: 13/464,951

Assignee:: EverSealed Windows, Inc. (Evergreen, CO)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0004024

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 May 04

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats


                    Francis, IV, William H., Freebury, Gregg E., Beidleman, Neal J., and Hulse, Michael. Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Francis, IV, William H., Freebury, Gregg E., Beidleman, Neal J., & Hulse, Michael. Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Francis, IV, William H., Freebury, Gregg E., Beidleman, Neal J., and Hulse, Michael. Tue .  
        "Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1250455.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_1250455,

  title        = {Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit},

  author       = {Francis, IV, William H. and Freebury, Gregg E. and Beidleman, Neal J. and Hulse, Michael},

  abstractNote = {A Vacuum Insulating Glazing Unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed.},

  doi          = {},

  journal      = {},
number       = ,

  volume       = ,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2016},

  month        = {5}

}

Copy to clipboard

Patent:

View Patent

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Works referenced in this record:

Low pressure and low temperature hermetic wafer bonding using microwave heating
conference, January 1999

Budraa, N. K.; Jackson, H. W.; Barmatz, M.
Technical Digest. IEEE International MEMS 99 Conference. Twelfth IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Cat. No.99CH36291)
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.1999.746877

Gas Dynamic Principles of Cold Spray
journal, June 1998

Dykhuizen, R. C.; Smith, M. F.
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 7, Issue 2
DOI: 10.1361/105996398770350945

Method of bonding silver to glass and mirrors produced according to this method
patent, October 1985

Pitts, John R.; Thomas, Terence M.; Czanderna, Alvin W.
US Patent Document 4,547,432
URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/4547432

Similar Records in DOE Patents and OSTI.GOV collections:

Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit

Patent Francis, IV, William H.; Freebury, Gregg E.; Beidleman, Neal J.; ...

A Vacuum Insulating Glazing Unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material.more »« less
Full Text Available
Flexible edge seal for vacuum insulating glazing units

Patent Bettger, Kenneth J.; Stark, David H.

A flexible edge seal is provided for a vacuum insulating glazing unit having a first glass pane and a second glass pane spaced-apart from the first. The edge seal comprises a seal member formed of a hermetically bondable material and having a first end, a second end and a center section disposed therebetween. The first end is hermetically bondable to a first glass pane. The second end is hermetically bondable to a second glass pane. The center section comprises a plurality of convolutes.
Full Text Available
Triple-glazed insulating unit with improved edge insulation

Patent Goodwin, George B.; Buchanan, Michael J.

An insulating unit includes a first spacer frame between first and second sheets, e.g. glass sheets, and a second spacer frame between the second sheet and a third sheet. A first surface of the first spacer frame is adhered to inner surface of the first sheet, and an opposite second surface of the first spacer frame is adhered to a first surface of the second sheet, by a moisture impervious adhesive layer. A first outer surface of the second spacer frame is adhered to a second surface of the second sheet, and an opposite second outer surface of the secondmore »« less
Full Text Available
Filament-strung stand-off elements for maintaining pane separation in vacuum insulating glazing units

Patent Bettger, Kenneth J; Stark, David H

A vacuum insulating glazing unit (VIGU) comprises first and second panes of transparent material, first and second anchors, a plurality of filaments, a plurality of stand-off elements, and seals. The first and second panes of transparent material have edges and inner and outer faces, are disposed with their inner faces substantially opposing one another, and are separated by a gap having a predetermined height. The first and second anchors are disposed at opposite edges of one pane of the VIGU. Each filament is attached at one end to the first anchor and at the other end to the second anchor,more »« less
Full Text Available
Thermal insulated glazing unit

Patent Selkowitz, Stephen E [Piedmont, CA]; Arasteh, Dariush K [Oakland, CA]; Hartmann, John L [Seattle, WA]

An improved insulated glazing unit is provided which can attain about R5 to about R10 thermal performance at the center of the glass while having dimensions about the same as those of a conventional double glazed insulated glazing unit. An outer glazing and inner glazing are sealed to a spacer to form a gas impermeable space. One or more rigid, non-structural glazings are attached to the inside of the spacer to divide the space between the inner and outer glazings to provide insulating gaps between glazings of from about 0.20 inches to about 0.40 inches. One or more glazing surfacesmore »« less
Full Text Available

Similar Records

Title: Method and apparatus for an insulating glazing unit and compliant seal for an insulating glazing unit

Abstract

Citation Formats

Low pressure and low temperature hermetic wafer bonding using microwave heating conference, January 1999

Gas Dynamic Principles of Cold Spray journal, June 1998

Method of bonding silver to glass and mirrors produced according to this method patent, October 1985

Low pressure and low temperature hermetic wafer bonding using microwave heating
conference, January 1999

Gas Dynamic Principles of Cold Spray
journal, June 1998

Method of bonding silver to glass and mirrors produced according to this method
patent, October 1985