Compound glass bricks for a glass wall, and glass wall formed therewith

Abstract

Compound glass brick for a glass wall, characterized in that the compound glass brick is transparent (light-permeable) and comprises an assembly of at least two or more plates which are stacked one on another or next to one another are arranged with their plate surfaces facing one another, and are connected to one another at their plate surfaces by means of a force-transmitting adhesive bonding means, with all of the plates and all of the force-transmitting adhesive bonding means being composed of transparent material and in each case being transparent, and with at least the outer plates or all of the plates being glass plates, the plate surfaces of which are smooth as glass.

1 . Compound glass brick for a glass wall, wherein the compound glass brick is transparent (light-permeable) and comprises an assembly of at least two or more plates which are stacked one on another or next to one another, are arranged with their plate surfaces facing one another and are connected to one another at their plate surfaces by means of a force-transmitting adhesive bonding means, with all of the plates and all of the force-transmitting adhesive bonding means being composed of transparent material and in each case being transparent, and with at least the outer plates or all of the plates being glass plates, the plate surfaces of which are smooth as glass. 
   
   
       2 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the glass plates, preferably all of the glass plates, is or are opaque or preferably clear. 
   
   
       3 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive bonding means between at least two plates, preferably between all of the plates, is opaque or is preferably clear. 
   
   
       4 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one plate arranged between the outer plates is composed of plastic, and in that said plate which is composed of plastic is preferably transparent, and is either opaque or is preferably clear. 
   
   
       5 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the plates have mutually parallel plate surfaces and are planar or curved with regard to their plate surfaces. 
   
   
       6 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein all of the plates are arranged with their plate surfaces surface-parallel to one another. 
   
   
       7 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive bonding means is an adhesive. 
   
   
       8 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive bonding means is a thermo adhesive (hot-melt adhesive) which is adhesively bonded to the plates by the action of heat and pressure. 
   
   
       9 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive bonding means is in each case an adhesive bonding means which is adhesively bonded to the plates by a laminating method, for example is an adhesive film. 
   
   
       10 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the plates are designed in different colors. 
   
   
       11 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive bonding means between at least two of the plates forms an adhesive bonding layer, at least partial regions of which are colored or printed. 
   
   
       12 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plates which is arranged between two adjacent plates has an end surface which is set back in relation to an end surface, which points in the same direction, of adjacent plates and therefore a channel is formed between the two adjacent plates, the base surface of which channel is formed by the at least one plate lying in between. 
   
   
       13 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plates placed between the outer plates is provided on at least one outer side with a depression into which an intermediate component can be placed in such a manner that the intermediate component can transmit loads from one compound glass brick to an adjacent compound glass brick in a form-fitting manner as a type of shearing-resistant toothing. 
   
   
       14 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the outer plates, preferably all of the plates, are composed of plate glass. 
   
   
       15 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein an emission-reducing, preferably a heat-insulating coating is provided on at least one outer side of the compound glass brick. 
   
   
       16 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein a coating which physically influences rays or beams, in particular UV rays, radio beams, X-rays, radar beams and/or other, in particular electromagnetic, rays or beams is provided on at least one of the glass plates. 
   
   
       17 . Compound glass brick according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the glass surfaces is metal-coated. 
   
   
       18 . Use of compound glass bricks according to  claim 1  for forming a glass wall or for forming a glass wall part of a wall. 
   
   
       19 . Use according to  claim 18 , wherein the compound glass bricks are adhesively bonded to one another in a force-fitting or transmitting manner, or are adhesively bonded to one another in a force-fitting or transmitting manner such that they can absorb static loads. 
   
   
       20 . Glass wall or glass wall part made of compound glass bricks according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       21 . Glass wall or glass wall part made of compound glass bricks according to  claim 20 , wherein an additional translucent glass pane is provided in front of, preferably directly on, the glass wall.