Insulating glass unit

Abstract

The invention relates to an insulating glass unit composed of at least two outer panes and of an edge connector which comprises a spacer profile. With the aim of reducing a relative displacement between the two outer panes under loading, it is proposed according to the invention that the spacer profile has two opposed contact faces which are connected in a shear-resistant manner to the outer panes via an adhesive layer, wherein the spacer profile additionally has at least one articulated region which is designed in such a way that the two contact faces can be rotated at least partially in order thereby to reduce stresses in the adhesive layer.

1 . Insulating glass unit composed of at least two outer panes and of an edge connection which comprises a spacer profile, wherein the spacer profile has two opposed contact faces which are connected in a shear-resistant manner to the outer panes via an adhesive layer, wherein the spacer profile additionally has at least one articulated region which is designed in such a way that the two contact faces can be rotated at least partially in order thereby to reduce stresses in the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         2 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the spacer profile has a first region and a second region which can be connected or are connected to one another in a shear-resistant manner. 
     
     
         3 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the first region and the second region are adhesively bonded to one another with a high-strength adhesive via an adhesive bond. 
     
     
         4 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the first region and the second region are connected to one another with the aid of at least one mechanical connecting part, and are in particular connected to one another in a positive-locking manner. 
     
     
         5 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one mechanical connecting part comprises a screw, a pin and/or a clamping strip. 
     
     
         6 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 2 , wherein the first region and the second region are each designed as profiled spacer elements having an L-shaped cross-sectional geometry, wherein each of the profiled spacer elements has two legs. 
     
     
         7 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 6 , wherein an articulated region is in each case formed in a region of connection of the two legs of each profiled spacer element. 
     
     
         8 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 7 , wherein a first leg of each region extends parallel to one of the two outer panes and is connected in a shear-resistant manner to the outer pane. 
     
     
         9 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 6 , wherein a second leg of one region extends parallel to a second leg of the other region and is connected thereto at least in certain regions. 
     
     
         10 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one further pane or a sheet is arranged in a gap defined by the two outer panes in order to form a first and second pane gap. 
     
     
         11 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 10 , wherein the further pane or sheet is designed to be flexible at least in certain regions. 
     
     
         12 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 10 , wherein a pressure-equalizing means is provided for at least one of the two pane gaps. 
     
     
         13 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 12 , wherein there is provided at least one pressure-equalizing tube, in particular capillary tube, which, for the purpose of pressure equalization, connects a pane gap to the external atmosphere. 
     
     
         14 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one membrane, in particular an air-permeable but water-impermeable membrane, is provided in a duct which, for the purpose of pressure equalization, connects a pane gap to the external atmosphere. 
     
     
         15 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the contact faces of the spacer profile are adhesively bonded to the outer panes with a shear-resistant two-component adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the contact faces of the spacer profile are adhesively bonded to the outer panes with a shear-resistant ionoplast polymer. 
     
     
         17 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the spacer profile is constructed from a high-strength glass-fibre-reinforced plastic. 
     
     
         18 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the axis of rotation of the articulated region extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spacer profile. 
     
     
         19 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein there is additionally provided a desiccant which is arranged in a cavity inside the spacer profile or adjacent to the spacer profile. 
     
     
         20 . Insulating glass unit according to  claim 1 , wherein an additional profile constituting an interlayer between the contact faces of the spacer profile and the outer panes is fastened to at least one of the two outer panes using a transparent adhesive or a transparent film.