A spacer supports first and second panes of an insulating unit wherein the spacer also compressively supports a third inner pane between the first and second panes. The spacer defines a channel that receives the outer perimeter edge of the third pane. The spacer on either side of a channel neck is deformed when the third pane is inserted into the channel. The resiliency of the spacer material causes the spacer material on both sides of the channel neck to compressively engage the third pane of glass. The spacer thus holds the inner spacer without the need for an adhesive disposed in the channel. This configuration closes the channel against the pane preventing the internal surface of the channel from being viewed which provides a desirable appearance to the inner portion of the insulating glass unit.

A multi-layer laminate includes a glass panel unit, an intermediate film, and a transparent plate. The transparent plate is assembled to the glass panel unit via the intermediate film. The glass panel unit includes a first and second glass panel, and an evacuated space. The evacuated space is interposed between the first and second glass panel. A method for manufacturing the multi-layer laminate includes a step. The step includes exhausting a gas from a bag, loaded with the glass panel unit, the intermediate film, and the transparent plate, to cause the bag to shrink and thereby assembling, using the bag thus shrunk, the glass panel unit and the transparent plate via the intermediate film. The step includes raising a pressure inside the bag from a pressure at an initial stage of heating while increasing a temperature of the intermediate film to a predetermined temperature at which the intermediate film softens.

A machine (1000) for the automatic sealing of the perimetric cavity of the insulating glazing unit (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″), the geometry of which is irregular in terms of flatness and shape with respect to the theoretical one, constituted by at least two glass panes (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″, etc.) having a rectangular or other than rectangular shape and at least one spacer frame (3, 3′, 3″, etc., 5, 5′, 5″, etc.) located proximate to the perimeter at a finite distance from the margin of the glass panes or of the smaller glass pane, the glass panes being optionally aligned or offset along one or more or all the perimetric sides and the thickness both of each glass pane (2, 2′, 2″, 2″, etc.) and of each spacer frame (3, 3′, 3″, etc., 5, 5′, 5″, etc.) and therefore the total thickness of the insulating glazing unit (1) being variable from one insulating glazing unit to another, constituted by: at least one synchronous conveyor (100) having the function of support and displacement [together with the synchronous suction cup carriage (100′)] of the insulating glazing unit (1) along the horizontal axis H during the sealing cycle; at least one synchronous carriage (200) which runs along vertical guides along the vertical axis V and is provided with the sealing head (300), the head having a synchronous rotary motion θ so that the sealing nozzle (301) is oriented so as to be tangent to the perimeter of the insulating glazing unit (1), or in any case the relative movement between the insulating glazing unit (1) and the sealing nozzle (301) being able to occur by means of different mechanisms and the arrangement of the insulating glazing unit (1) being any, and fed by one or more, in case of a plurality of types of sealants, synchronous volumetric units for the dosage of bi-component (400) or mono-component (450) sealant, each assembly being constituted, for the two-component case, by a dosage unit for the base product and by a dosage unit for the catalyst product, the flow rates of which are adjusted: as a function of the stoichiometric dosage ratio, for the bi-component case, and of the dimensions of the cavity of the perimetric edge comprised between the glass panes (2, 2′, 2″, 2′″, etc.) and the outside curve of the spacer frame (3, 3′, 3″, etc., 5, 5′, 5″, etc.) and of the relative speed between the nozzle (301) and the perimeter of the insulating glazing unit (1), so as to fill the cavity up to the extreme margin of the smaller glass pane or o

A depressurized multilayer glass panel 10 includes: a first glass plate 11; a second glass plate 12; a sealing portion forming an air gap portion 13 sealed in a depressurized state between the first glass plate 11 and the second glass plate 12; and a plurality of columns 16 disposed between the first glass plate 11 and the second glass plate 12, each column 16 including contact surfaces 21 in contact with facing surfaces 17, 18 of the first glass plate 11 and the second glass plate 12, and non-contact portion 23 provided around the contact surface 21 and spaced apart from the facing surfaces 17, 18 of the first glass plate 11 and the second glass plate 12, wherein the non-contact portion 23 is configured such that when the facing first glass plate 11 or second glass plate 12 is deformed by being subjected to a first external force, at least a part of the non-contact portion 23 is contactable with the deformed first glass plate 11 or second glass plate 12.

An exemplary door includes a door body and a light assembly. The door body includes a first door panel defining a first panel opening, a second door panel defining a second panel opening, and an internal cavity. The area of the first panel is greater than the area of the second panel opening. The light assembly includes a first trim, a second trim, and an impact-resistant pane positioned in the door cavity. The first trim includes an outer frame coupled to the first door panel and an inner frame positioned in the internal cavity. The pane has an area greater than the area of the second panel opening area, and includes an first outer layer adhered to the inner frame of the first trim, a second outer layer adhered to the door body, and at least one intermediate layer.

The present disclosure provides a window unit for a building or structure. The window unit is arranged for generating electricity and comprises a panel having an area that is transparent for at least a portion of visible light and having a light receiving surface for receiving light from a light incident direction. The window unit further comprises at least one series of solar cells, each solar cell being a bifacial solar cell and having opposite first and second surfaces each having an area in which light can be absorbed to generate electricity, the solar cells being positioned such that in use the first surfaces are oriented to receive light from the light incident direction and the second surfaces receive light from an opposite direction.

The present disclosure provides a window unit for a building or structure. The window unit is arranged for generating electricity and comprises a panel having an area that is transparent for at least a portion of visible light and having a light receiving surface for receiving light from a light incident direction. The window unit further comprises at least one series of solar cells, each solar cell being a bifacial solar cell and having opposite first and second surfaces each having an area in which light can be absorbed to generate electricity, the solar cells being positioned such that in use the first surfaces are oriented to receive light from the light incident direction and the second surfaces receive light from an opposite direction.

An electrical driver can be used to provide electrical drive signals to a first and second electrically controllable optical privacy glazing structures. A first electrical drive signal can be applied to the first privacy glazing structure and a second electrical drive signal can be applied to the second privacy glazing structure. Applying the first and second electrical drive signal can comprise temporally staggering delivery of the first and second electrical drive signals such that a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the first privacy glazing structure is temporally offset from a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the second privacy glazing structure. Staggering can include delaying the application of one electrical drive signal relative to the other, phase shifting one electrical drive signal relative to the other, or a combination thereof.

Glazings comprising first and second channel-section glazing elements are described. The first and second channel-section glazing elements are arranged to define a cavity in which is located an inner glazing element comprising a glass glazing element, in particular a soda-lime-silica glass sheet, channel-section glazing element or sheet of rolled glass having at least one fire polished edge. The inner glazing element divides the cavity into at least two spaces to improve the thermal and/or noise performance of the glazing. By using low emissivity coatings on one or more major surfaces of one or more of the glazing elements, the thermal performance may be further improved. Mechanical performance may be modified by the particular type of inner glazing element used. It is possible to retrofit existing glazings to improve the thermal and/or noise performance thereof.

An improved glazing unit extending along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis, X, and a vertical axis, Z; having a width, DW, measured along the longitudinal axis, X, and a length, DL, measured along the vertical axis, Z, including a glass panel, a housing able to accommodate a communication device and an opening arranged on the glass panel. The present invention also discloses a communication system including a glazing unit, at least a 4G and/or 5G signal communication unit and a provider fixed station or active or passive repeater, which is placed at least at 1 m outside from the glazing unit, wherein the 4G and/or 5G signal communication unit is fixed to the glazing unit at the opposite side from the provider fixed station or active or passive repeater.