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US4865672A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for bonding two substantially flat elements with spacers

Assignee: Henkel Teroson GmbH
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Filing: 1988-06-07
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2008-06-07
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Abstract

Abstract In a process for bonding two substantially flat elements, a highly viscous sealant containing balls as spacers is applied to a first element in a thickness at least corresponding to the desired distance from the second element and the latter is engaged and pressed onto the first element. The balls (6) are successively added to the sealant in an applicator nozzle (2) prior to the application of the sealant. This process can be performed with an apparatus having an applicator nozzle (2) for the supply and application of the sealant (4) and a ball supply device (10). The latter contains a supply duct (12) for supplying the balls (6), an outlet tube (14) connected at an angle to supply duct (12) and issues via an opening (16) laterally into the applicator nozzle (2) and an impact plunger (18), which is movable by the end remote from applicator nozzle (2) into the outlet tube (14).

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean-Willem Delbeck
  • 👤 Anton M. Schleicher

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 00:54
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J5/00; E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/66; E06B3/663; E06B3/66304; E06B3/66309; E06B3/66328; E06B3/673; E06B3/67326

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
Process for bonding two substantially flat elements, in which to the first element is applied a highly viscous sealant containing balls as spacers in a thickness at least corresponding to the desired spacing from the second element using an applicator nozzle and the second element is engaged and pressed onto the first element, characterized in that said balls are added, one at a time with uniform spacing between the balls, to the sealant in the applicator nozzle prior to the application of the sealant such that following the application of the sealant with the applicator nozzle there is automatically a specific reciprocal spacing of the balls embedded in the sealant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
Process for bonding two substantially flat elements, in which to the first element is applied a highly viscous sealant containing balls as spacers in a thickness at least corresponding to the desired spacing from the second element using an applicator nozzle and the second element is engaged and pressed onto the first element, characterized in that said balls are added, one at a time with uniform spacing between the balls, to the sealant in the applicator nozzle prior to the application of the sealant such that following the application of the sealant with the applicator nozzle there is automatically a specific reciprocal spacing of the balls embedded in the sealant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the balls are made from a solid material such as glass, plastic, ceramic or steel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
Process according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the elements are plates, particularly glass plates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 85 words
Process according to claim 1 to 2, in which the sealant is applied entirely along the lateral edges of the first plate, characterised in that after applying the sealant to the first plate and prior to engaging the second plate, a small pressure compensating tube is inserted in the sealant, a vacuum is applied to the pressure compensating tube after engaging the second plate, the pressure compensating tube is then closed and after hardening the sealant the vacuum between the two plates is removed again.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process of claim 1 or 2 wherein a plunger is used to add the balls to the sealant.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-09-11 1993-03-13 1993-09-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-09-11 1997-03-13 1997-09-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-09-11 2001-03-13 2001-09-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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