Profiled element

Abstract

A profile element comprises a profile body and a deformable sealing element attached to the profile body. The sealing element has a contact surface facing away from the profile body, on which a first adhesive is provided for fixing the profile element to a frame member, wall, or the like. The sealing element defines a cavity with a first inner wall section spaced from and facing the profile body. A second adhesive is provided by means of which at least a portion of the first inner wall section can be detachably fixed to the profile body to hold the sealing element in a compressed state. Furthermore, a tape is bonded to the contact surface of the sealing element, and the sealing element is bonded to the profile body by means of another tape, with both tapes projecting beyond the sealing element on at least one side.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a profile element, in particular a construction profile, comprising a profile body and a deformable sealing element which is fastened to the profile body and has a contact surface facing away from the profile body, on which a first adhesive means for fixing the profile element to a frame part, a wall or the like is provided.

[0002] Such profile elements are used in a variety of ways in the construction industry. One important application is the sealing of joints, for example, those between the frame of a window or door and the adjoining masonry. The adhesive enables quick and easy positioning of the profile element in the desired installation position. In addition, bonding the contact surface to the corresponding counter surface, which is formed, for example, on the frame or masonry, ensures a reliable seal. Fixing the profile element using the adhesive is generally understood to mean pre-fixing during installation. The final fastening of the profile element to the masonry or frame can be carried out separately after fixing, for example by plastering and / or screwing.

[0003] In order to give the sealing element particularly great flexibility, it is provided in a profile element according to the invention that the sealing element, in particular when the profile element is in an assembled state, defines a cavity which has a first inner wall section which is spaced apart from the profile body and points towards the profile body. The cavity can be closed all around. This is not, however, absolutely necessary. Rather, the cavity can also be designed as a laterally open space within the sealing element, i.e. between a section on the profile body side and a section of the sealing element on the contact surface side. In addition, the cavity can in principle also be made up of several parts or be subdivided. The said inner wall section is an inner wall section in that it delimits the cavity to the outside. Since the inner wall section points towards the profile body, it delimits the cavity orCavity part in the opposite direction, i.e., toward the contact surface. Such a sealing element can absorb relatively large movements that can arise, for example, from different thermal expansions of frame parts and masonry.

[0004] During installation, a high degree of flexibility in the sealing element can be disadvantageous in that the fixed profile element then moves relatively significantly under transverse loads, especially in the lateral direction. In other words, the fixed profile element tends to wobble during installation.

[0005] It is an object of the invention to provide a profile element that is user-friendly during installation and at the same time ensures reliable sealing even with greater movement play.

[0006] The problem is solved by a profile element having the features of claim 1.

[0007] According to the invention, a second adhesive means is provided, by means of which at least one region of the first inner wall section can be releasably fixed to the profile body in order to keep the sealing element in a compressed state, in particular in a delivery state of the profile element.

[0008] Fixing the inner wall section, spaced from the profile body, to the profile body reduces the cavity and thus compresses the sealing element. In this state, the sealing element as a whole is only deformable to a relatively small extent or is even largely rigid. This increases stability and considerably facilitates handling of the profile element during installation because the profile element has a relatively tight fit after being fixed to the masonry, frame part, or the like. However, since the first inner wall section is detachably fixed to the profile body, the cavity can be enlarged later. This can be achieved in particular by exerting a tensile force on the profile body in a direction away from the masonry or the frame. Once the first inner wall section has been detached from the profile body, the sealing element has reached its intended use state and exhibits a high degree of flexibility.This means that even a larger amount of movement between the profile body and the masonry or the frame part can be reliably compensated.

[0009] The profile body can be made of polyvinyl chloride or metal, for example, sheet metal. Preferably, the profile body is at least substantially rigid.

[0010] Depending on the application, the second adhesive can provide direct or indirect fixation of the first inner wall section to the profile body. For example, an adhesive layer, a material layer of the sealing element, and / or an additional insulating element can be located between the first inner wall section and a surface of the profile body to which the sealing element is attached and which is therefore referred to below as the attachment surface. Preferably, the fixation is such that there is no free space between the releasably fixed area of ​​the first inner wall section and the attachment surface of the profile body.

[0011] Preferably, the first adhesive comprises an adhesive layer and / or the second adhesive comprises an adhesive layer. Adhesive layers are inexpensive and can be easily adapted to achieve the desired releasability under tensile stress. In principle, the releasable fixation of the first inner wall section to the profile body could also be achieved using locking elements, hook-and-loop fasteners, or the like.

[0012] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a tape is attached, in particular glued, to the contact surface of the sealing element. The tape, in turn, can be attached, in particular glued, directly or indirectly to the frame part, the wall, or the like. The first adhesive can therefore also comprise this tape.

[0013] Furthermore, according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the sealing element can be attached, in particular glued, to the profile body via a band. In this case, the first inner wall section can be fixed to the profile body by means of the second adhesive in that the inner wall section can be fixed to the band, which in turn is attached to the profile body. In principle, further layers, in particular a material layer of the sealing element, can be located between the first inner wall section and the profile body.

[0014] In both of the aforementioned embodiments, it is advantageous if the respective band is designed as a foam band. This is because, even if the sealing element is still or again fully compressed, the contact surface can then be moved even further toward the profile body upon further pressure due to the compression of the foam band. This creates an additional movement compensation reserve. If both of the aforementioned bands are provided, at least one of the bands is preferably designed as a foam band.

[0015] If the said band is fastened to the contact surface of the sealing element and the sealing element is fastened to the profile body via the further said band, it is further preferred if both bands each protrude beyond the sealing element at least on one side, i.e. in at least one of the two transverse directions oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile element and parallel to the contact surface or to the said fastening surface of the profile body, preferably on both sides, i.e. in both transverse directions. As a result, the sealing element is then largely, in particular completely, enclosed between the two baths. In the compressed state of the sealing element, the two bands can at least approximately bear against one another with their sections protruding beyond the sealing element, such that the sealing element is protected from the outside by the protruding bands.

[0016] A particularly easy-to-manufacture embodiment of the invention provides for a double-sided adhesive tape or a double-sided foam adhesive tape to be bonded to the contact surface of the sealing element. A double-sided foam adhesive tape comprises a foam element with adhesive layers applied to both sides and imparts additional flexibility to the sealing element. In particular, one of the aforementioned tapes can be formed by this double-sided adhesive tape or this double-sided foam adhesive tape.

[0017] A special embodiment further provides for the sealing element to be bonded to the profile body using a double-sided adhesive tape or a double-sided foam adhesive tape. This enables particularly simple and cost-effective production. In particular, the other of the aforementioned tapes can be formed by this double-sided adhesive tape or this double-sided foam adhesive tape.

[0018] According to an advantageous embodiment, the sealing element comprises a plastic, which is for example a polyvinyl chloride, in particular

[0019] It can be soft PVC or polyurethane. Furthermore, the sealing element is preferably designed as a film, a membrane, or a foam. This has proven advantageous in terms of elasticity and manufacturing costs. To enable particularly simple and cost-effective production, the sealing element can be designed as a foam strip. Foam strips are available in many different versions at relatively low prices.

[0020] The second adhesive can be designed to releasably fix only a central region of the first inner wall section to the profile body. The central region can be arranged at least substantially centrally with respect to the contact surface. Fixing only a portion of the first inner wall section to the profile body simplifies subsequent removal. With regard to a desired reduction in the size of the cavity and a corresponding temporary stiffening of the sealing element, it may be sufficient to fix only a comparatively small surface area of ​​the first inner wall section to the profile body.

[0021] Furthermore, the sealing element can comprise a flat base body made of a flexible, particularly elastic, material, bent into a tubular profile. The cavity can then correspond to the interior of the tubular profile. In particular, this base body can be made of one of the materials mentioned above for the sealing element.

[0022] According to one embodiment, the tubular profile has a circumferentially closed shape in cross-section, in particular an O-shape or ring shape, wherein the profile need not be circular, but is preferably flattened on the side facing the profile body and on the opposite side and has an at least substantially straight profile. In order to be circumferentially closed, the meeting edges of the bent base body can be connected to one another, e.g., in the manner of a seam. However, this is not absolutely necessary. The edges can also be unconnected and lie at least substantially flush against one another.

[0023] The sealing element can also have a circumferentially closed tubular profile even if it does not comprise a flat base body bent into the aforementioned tubular profile, but is tubular from the outset. In this case, the sealing element is advantageously closed with a material fit, without a seam.

[0024] According to an alternative embodiment, the tubular profile of the base body can also have a cross-sectional shape that is circumferentially interrupted on one side. In principle, the shape can also be interrupted on more than one side. However, the shape is preferably interrupted on no more than one side.

[0025] According to one embodiment, the tubular profile has a laterally open cross-section, i.e., in a transverse direction oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile element and parallel to the contact surface or to the aforementioned fastening surface of the profile body, so that the aforementioned cavity is also open to the outside. In cross-section, the base body of the sealing body can, in particular, have a C-shape, the opening of which is arranged neither toward the profile body nor toward the contact surface, but rather laterally, i.e., in one of the two transverse directions perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile element.

[0026] In an alternative embodiment, the sealing element can again comprise a flat base body made of a flexible, in particular elastic, material, which in cross-section has a shape that is open on both sides, i.e. in opposite lateral directions, so that the cavity is divided in two by the base body and the two parts of the cavity are open to the outside in opposite directions. The aforementioned directions are in particular the transverse directions already mentioned, which are perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile element and aligned parallel to the contact surface or to the aforementioned fastening surface of the profile body. In cross-section, the base body of the sealing body can in particular have an S-shape. Depending on the viewing direction and radii of curvature, the shape can also be understood as a 2-shape or Z-shape.In particular, the profile of the shape can comprise a profile-body-side section that rests against the profile body essentially parallel to the aforementioned fastening surface of the profile body and whose free end points in one transverse direction, a contact-surface-side section on which the contact surface is formed or arranged and whose free end points in the other transverse direction, and a central section that connects the profile-body-side section and the contact-surface-side section, thereby splitting the cavity in two. In the delivered state, i.e., when the sealing element is compressed, the profile-body-side section, the central section, and the contact-surface-side section lie flat against one another, thereby forming the layers of the three-layer folded sealing element.

[0027] The cross-sections described as well as the cross-sections described below refer to cross-sections perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile element.

[0028] Furthermore, according to a further embodiment, the cavity can have a second inner wall section opposite the first inner wall section, wherein the second inner wall section has at least one recess that enables bonding of the first inner wall section to an adhesive layer provided on the profile body and exposed due to the recess. Thus, an adhesive layer can be used to fix the first inner wall section to the profile body, which is already provided for attaching the sealing element to the profile body. Manufacturing costs can be kept particularly low in this way.

[0029] If the sealing element comprises a flat base body made of a flexible, particularly elastic, material that is bent into a tubular profile, the aforementioned recess can advantageously be formed by a gap between two edges of the tubular profile, in particular those that face each other. With this design, the recess does not have to be laboriously created by cutting, punching, or drilling into the second inner wall section. Rather, when manufacturing a corresponding profile element, it is sufficient to leave a predetermined distance between the edges of the tubular profile. Viewed in cross-section, the base body can therefore be bent into an open ring.Preferably, the base body can be bent into a C-shaped profile, wherein the opening corresponding to the recess between the two ends of the C-shape is aligned towards the profile body, so that the cavity can be closed to the outside despite the recess.

[0030] The size of the recess can be designed to be no more than 50% of the contact surface. A comparatively small recess has the advantage that the stability of the sealing element is only slightly compromised and the first inner wall section can also be detached from the profile body relatively easily and quickly.

[0031] In a similar manner to the above embodiment, with corresponding advantages, the configuration described above, in which the tubular profile has a laterally open shape, i.e. towards one of the said transverse directions, in particular a U-shape or C-shape, in cross-section, the opening of this shape can be formed by a gap between two edges of the tubular profile, which may point towards one another.

[0032] According to a further advantageous embodiment, the profile body is elongated and extends, in particular with a constant cross-section, along a longitudinal axis. Preferably, the sealing element extends at least substantially over the entire longitudinal extent of the profile body.

[0033] A profile element according to the invention can be designed, in particular, as a connecting sealing strip. For this purpose, the profile body can comprise a perforated plaster leg and a soffit protruding from it. Connecting sealing strips are used, in particular, for reveal connections on windows and doors and must generally be designed for a relatively large amount of movement.

[0034] The invention also relates to a method for producing a profile element, in particular a profile element as described above, comprising the steps: (i) providing a profile body, and (ii) attaching a deformable sealing element to the profile body such that a cavity is formed which has a first inner wall portion spaced from the profile body and facing the profile body. According to the invention (iii) the sealing element is compressed to reduce the cavity and (iv) at least a region of the first inner wall section is fixed to the profile body by means of an adhesive in order to keep the sealing element at least temporarily in a compressed state.

[0035] Step (iii) of compressing the sealing element merely serves to prepare for the subsequent step (iv) by ensuring that the sealing element assumes its compressed state, in which it is then held by fixing the inner wall section to the profile body. If the sealing element is already in its compressed state, the compression in step (iii) can therefore be limited to ensuring that the sealing element is compressed.

[0036] By fixing the first inner wall section to the profile body, for example by gluing, the sealing element can be held in its compressed state, at least temporarily, in a particularly simple manner. After assembly, the first inner wall section can then be released from the profile body again, for example, as a result of tensile stress, in order to bring about a proper state of the sealing element, in which it exhibits increased deformability or elasticity compared to the compressed state, in order to enable the greatest possible compensation of movement between the profile body and the contact surface of the sealing element, with which the profile element can be fixed to a respective component.

[0037] Preferably, in step (ii), a flat base body made of a flexible, in particular elastic, material, which may comprise, for example, a foam, a film and / or a polyvinyl chloride, in particular soft PVC, and may be designed in particular as a foam strip, is bent into a tubular profile that is closed around its circumference or open on one side, or into a shape that is open on both sides and divides the cavity into two. The base body is then glued to the profile body in the bent state using a tape, in particular using a double-sided adhesive tape or a double-sided foam adhesive tape. The cavity, which can be enclosed (O-shape or C-shape open towards the profile body), open to the outside on the sides (U- or C-shape open to the outside on both sides (S- or Z-shape), is created when the base body is bent to shape and therefore does not need to be laboriously incorporated into the material.

[0038] When bending the flat base body into a tubular profile with a U- or C-shape, a gap can be left between the edges of the flat base body, in particular those facing each other, so that the flat base body is bent into a ring with an open cross-section. The gap can, in particular, be aligned such that it exposes an adhesive layer applied to the profile body, to which the first inner wall section can be attached. Alternatively, the gap can point in one of the aforementioned transverse directions, so that the cavity is open laterally.

[0039] Further developments of the invention can also be found in the dependent claims, the description and the accompanying drawings.

[0040] The invention is described below by way of example with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view, a first embodiment of a profile element according to the invention in a delivery state. Fig. 2 shows the profile element according to Fig. 1in an assembled state. Fig. 3 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view, a second embodiment of a profile element according to the invention in a delivery state (top), a section of the profile element in an assembled state (center), and the same section in an expanded state (bottom). Fig. 4 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view, a third embodiment of a profile element according to the invention in a delivery state (top), a section of the profile element in an assembled state (center), and the same section in an expanded state (bottom). Fig. 5 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view, a fourth embodiment of a profile element according to the invention in a delivery state (top), a section of the profile element in an assembled state (center), and the same section in an expanded state (bottom). Fig.6 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view, a fifth embodiment of a profile element according to the invention in a delivery state (top), a section of the profile element in an assembled state (middle) and the same section in an expanded state (bottom).

[0041] The Fig. 1 and 2 The illustrated embodiment of a profile element 11 designed according to the invention has a profile body 13 made of an at least substantially inherently rigid material, for example, polyvinyl chloride or metal. The profile body 13 is preferably elongated and has a longitudinal axis 19, which, according to the figurative representation, extends at right angles to the plane of the drawing and along which the profile element 11 has an at least substantially constant cross-section.

[0042] The Fig. 1 and 2The profile element 11 shown as an example is designed as a connecting sealing strip. For this purpose, the profile body 13 has, in a basically known manner, a plaster leg 15 and two transverse legs 17, 18 projecting laterally therefrom. End flanges 20 are located at the outer end regions of the transverse legs 17, 18. A fastening surface 21 formed by the transverse legs 17, 18 and pointing away from the plaster leg 15 is, as shown, at least substantially flat. A double-sided adhesive tape 22 is applied to the fastening surface 21. By means of the double-sided adhesive tape 22, a deformable sealing element 25 is fastened to the fastening surface 21 of the profile body 13. The section of the sealing element 25 pointing away from the profile body 13 forms a contact surface 33 for contact with a wall 40, a frame part, or the like. A further double-sided adhesive tape 35 is applied to the contact surface 33.

[0043] The sealing element 25 comprises a flat base body 27 made of a flexible and elastic material. In particular, the base body 27 can be a foam strip. The sealing element 25, like the profile body 13, is elongated and preferably extends at least substantially along the entire length of the profile body 13. The flat base body 27 is bent such that, viewed in cross-section, an open loop is formed. This means that there is a gap 30 between the mutually facing edges 31, 32 of the bent base body 27.

[0044] Due to the loop-like shape of the base body 27, the sealing element 25 defines a cavity 45 having a first inner wall section 47 facing the profile body 13 and an opposite second inner wall section 48. The second inner wall section 48 is interrupted by the gap 30.

[0045] Due to the gap 30, the double-sided adhesive tape 22 applied to the fastening surface 21 is partially exposed. A central area 37 of the first inner wall section 47 is in the Fig. 1 shown delivery state of the profile element 11 is glued to the fastening surface 21 of the profile body 13 using the double-sided adhesive tape 22.

[0046] Preferably, the gap 30 is arranged centrally with respect to the fastening surface 21, as shown. Furthermore, it is preferred that the size of the gap 30 be relatively small relative to the size of the fastening surface 21, although this is not mandatory.

[0047] Due to the area 37 of the inner wall section 47 being glued to the profile body 13, the sealing element 25 is compressed in the delivery state of the profile element 11 shown, thus exhibiting comparatively high stability. In particular, it is only slightly deformable in transverse directions 38 running parallel to the fastening surface 21 and transverse to the longitudinal axis 19. The profile element 11 can therefore be easily placed onto a wall 40 with the contact surface 33 facing forward and glued thereto. If necessary, a protective film (not shown) must first be removed from the double-sided adhesive tape 35 applied to the contact surface 33.

[0048] If, after the described fixing of the profile element 11 at a desired position of the wall 40, a tensile force 41 pointing away from the wall 40 ( Fig. 2) acts on the profile body 13, the central region 37 of the inner wall section 47 detaches from the double-sided adhesive tape 22. The sealing element 25 then defines an enlarged cavity 45.

[0049] The Fig. 2 The illustrated state of the sealing element 25 with spaced-apart inner wall sections 47, 48 of the cavity 45 and the first inner wall section 47 spaced from the profile body 13 corresponds to the assembled state of the profile element 11. In this state, the sealing element 25 exhibits particularly high flexibility, both in and against the direction of the tensile force 41, as well as transversely thereto. This means that the sealing element 25 can absorb relatively large movements between the profile body 13 and the wall 40.

[0050] As soon as the profile body 13 has reached the desired final position, the profile element 11 can be plastered in. One of the cross legs 17, 18 serves as a finishing edge for the plaster, while the other cross leg 17, 18 acts as a spacer to an unplastered, in Fig. 1 and 2 not shown masonry section. A recess formed in the plaster leg 15, Fig. 1 and 2 Invisible perforation ensures reliable plaster grip.

[0051] In the production of the Fig. 1 and 2In the case of the profile element 11 according to the invention shown, the profile body 13 is first provided, and the double-sided adhesive tape 22 is adhered to the fastening surface 21 of the profile body 13. If necessary, a protective film (not shown) is peeled off the double-sided adhesive tape 22. The flat base body 27, preferably in the form of a foam strip, is then provided, cut to size if necessary, and bent into a tubular profile. The edges 31, 32 of the base body 27 are not brought completely close to one another, but are left at a predetermined distance from one another, which defines the width of the gap 30. The base body 27 is then adhered to the profile body 13 with the gap 30 first, using the double-sided adhesive tape 22. The second inner wall section 48 is then brought close to the first inner wall section 47, whereby the cavity 45 is reduced in size.The joining process continues until the central region 37 of the second inner wall section 48 adheres to the double-sided adhesive tape 22. Subsequently, the additional double-sided adhesive tape 35 is adhered to the exposed front side of the base body 27, which forms the contact surface 33 of the sealing element 25. In principle, a base body 27 could also be provided at the beginning of the manufacturing process, to which the additional double-sided adhesive tape 35 is already applied. After the second inner wall section 48 has been adhered to the profile body 13, the profile element 11 can be delivered.

[0052] Due to the temporarily reduced deformability of the sealing element 25, the handling of the profile element 11 during assembly and in particular the fixing to the masonry or the frame part is facilitated. In principle, the second inner wall section 48 could also be glued to the first inner wall section 47. In such an embodiment, it would not be absolutely necessary to provide a gap 30 between the edges 31, 32. For example, a double-sided adhesive tape could be applied to the first inner wall section 47 or to the second inner wall section 48 instead. In such a configuration, the sealing element 25 could be designed as a completely closed tubular profile, as in the embodiment described below and in Fig. 4 shown third embodiment is the case.

[0053] The Fig. 3 to 6show further embodiments of a profile element 11 according to the invention, the profile body 13 of which is identical in construction to the profile body 13 of the Fig. 1 and 2 shown first embodiment and will therefore not be described again. However, with regard to other elements, the profile elements 11 differ from one another. Elements that fundamentally correspond to one another, particularly with regard to their respective function, are each identified by the same reference numeral, even if they are designed differently in the various embodiments.

[0054] The Fig. 3 to 6The embodiments shown are each shown in the upper part of the respective figure in the delivered state, in which the sealing element 25 is compressed by at least one region of the first inner wall section 47 of the sealing element 25 being detachably fixed to the profile body 13. In the middle and lower parts of the respective figure, however, a section of the respective embodiment is shown in the assembled (normal) state (middle) and in a state that is expanded relative to that (bottom). The profile element 11 can assume this expanded state when it is assembled and the component to which it is fixed with its contact surface 33 moves away from the other component to which the profile body 13 is attached. The flexibility of the sealing element 25 ensures that the joint between the components is always sealed despite such relative movement of the components.

[0055] The one in the Fig. 3 to 6The profile elements 11 shown have in common that they differ from the first embodiment in that, instead of the thin double-sided adhesive tapes 22, 35, thicker tapes designed as double-sided foam adhesive tapes 49, 51 are provided. The sealing element 25 is connected to the fastening surface 21 via one tape designed as a double-sided foam adhesive tape 49 and has the other tape designed as a double-sided foam adhesive tape 51 on its contact surface 33, so that the sealing element 25 is arranged between the two tapes.The use of foam adhesive tapes 49, 51 supplements the compressibility of the sealing element 25 by the compressibility of the foam adhesive tapes 49, 51, so that the profile element 11 can not only compensate for relative movements of the components, between which the profile element 11 is inserted, by means of the deformable sealing element 25, but can also absorb particularly large relative movements of the components towards one another.

[0056] Both belts are in the delivery state as well as in the assembled and possibly extended state with respect to the mentioned transverse directions 38 (cf. Fig. 1 ) extends over the sealing element 25 on both sides, so that in the delivery state, when the two bands are almost in contact with each other, the sealing element 25 is almost completely enclosed by the bands and is barely accessible from the outside. The two bands have at least essentially identical dimensions.

[0057] The Fig. 3 to 6 The embodiments shown differ from one another essentially in the shape of the base body 27 of the respective sealing element 25.

[0058] At the Fig. 3 In the second embodiment shown, the sealing element 25 is designed similarly to the first embodiment. The flat base body 27 is bent into a tubular profile, with a gap 30 being left between the mutually facing edges of the base body 27, which gap forms a recess in the second inner wall section 48 opposite the first inner wall section 47. As a result, the first inner wall section 47 can be releasably fixed to the profile body 13 in the delivered state (top) by being adhered to the double-sided foam adhesive tape 49 with a central region 37 through the gap 30.

[0059] The Fig. 4The third embodiment shown is very similar to the second embodiment. However, here the base body 27 of the sealing element 25 has a circumferentially closed tubular shape, so that no gap is provided. In the delivered state (above), the first inner wall section 47 is therefore not releasably glued through a recess to the double-sided foam adhesive tape 49, but directly to the opposite second inner wall section 48 and is thus releasably fixed to the profile body 13 indirectly via the second inner wall section 48 and the double-sided foam adhesive tape 49. The adhesives provided for adhering the first inner wall section 47 to the second inner wall section 48 can, for example, be formed by an adhesive layer applied to one of the inner wall sections 47, 48.

[0060] A fourth embodiment similar to the second and third embodiments is shown in Fig. 5shown. In the fourth embodiment, the tubular shape into which the base body 27 is bent is not circumferentially closed, as in the first and second embodiments, but rather interrupted. However, unlike in the first and second embodiments, the gap between the edges of the base body 27 is not oriented toward the profile body 13, but in a direction parallel to the fastening surface of the profile body 13 and to the longitudinal axis 19 (cf. Fig. 2) of the profile body 13 perpendicular transverse direction 38. The resulting U-shape of the tubular profile is open at the side, so that the cavity 45 is also open to the outside, unlike in the previous embodiments. Since the opening is aligned laterally and the second inner wall section 48 therefore has no recess, in the delivered state (above) the first inner wall section 47 is releasably glued to the second inner wall section 48, as in the third embodiment, and is thereby releasably fixed to the profile body 13 via the second inner wall section 48 and the double-sided foam adhesive tape 49, wherein an adhesive layer applied to one of the inner wall sections 47, 48 can again be provided as the adhesive.

[0061] At the Fig. 6In the fifth embodiment shown, the flat base body 27 of the sealing element 25 is folded in three layers in the delivery state (above), wherein the first inner wall section 47, which is formed by the section of the contact surface-side layer furthest away from the profile body 13 facing the profile body 13, is glued to the adjacent middle layer for releasable fixing to the profile body 13. Alternatively or additionally, a section 47' of the middle layer facing the profile body 13 in the delivery state could also be glued to the profile body-side layer closest to the profile body 13 and thereby releasably fixed to the profile body 13. An adhesive layer applied at a corresponding location can be provided as the adhesive. Regardless of which of the two locations the fixing takes place at, or whether it takes place at, both locations, the sealing element 25 is delivered in the Fig. 6kept in the compact state shown above.

[0062] In the assembled state (center), however, the two double-sided foam adhesive tapes 49, 51 are spaced significantly further apart, so that the fixation of the first inner wall section 47 is released from the profile body 13. Due to the double bending, the base body 27 of the sealing element 25 assumes an S-shape or Z-shape, which divides the cavity 45 between the profile body-side layer and the contact surface-side layer of the base body 27 into two parts 45.1, 45.2, each of which is open to the outside in mutually opposite transverse directions 38.

[0063] As in the preceding embodiments, when the profile element 11 is mounted, the sealing element 25 can be stretched to the state shown below or compressed again to the compressed state shown above in order to always be able to reliably bridge and seal joints that expand or contract, without the stability of the fastening of the profile element 11 to the respective components being impaired by the movements.

[0064] The advantages of a temporarily compressed sealing element 25 are particularly evident in connection sealing strips, reveal connection profiles, and the like. In principle, however, the invention can be implemented in all types of profile elements in which a deformable, particularly elastic, sealing element must accommodate a comparatively large amount of movement.

[0065] Furthermore, the invention also relates to the following embodiments of a profile element or a method for producing a profile element. 1. Profile element (11), in particular a construction profile, with a profile body (13) and a deformable sealing element (25) which is fastened to the profile body (13) and has a contact surface (33) facing away from the profile body (13), on which contact surface a first adhesive means (35) is provided for fixing the profile element (11) to a frame part, a wall or the like, wherein the sealing element (25), in particular in an assembled state of the profile element (11), defines a cavity (45) which has a first inner wall section (47) spaced from the profile body (13) and facing the profile body (13), and wherein a second adhesive means (22) is provided, by means of which at least one region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) can be releasably fixed to the profile body (13) in order to hold the sealing element (25) in a compressed state, in particular in a delivered state of the profile element (11). 2.Profile element according to embodiment 1, wherein the first adhesive (35) comprises an adhesive layer and / or the second adhesive (22) comprises an adhesive layer. 3. Profile element according to embodiment 1 or 2, wherein a tape, in particular a double-sided adhesive tape (35) or a double-sided foam adhesive tape (51), is adhered to the contact surface (33) of the sealing element (25). 4. Profile element according to one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the sealing element (25) is adhered to the profile body (13) via a tape, in particular by means of a double-sided adhesive tape (22) or a double-sided foam adhesive tape (49). 5. Profile element according to embodiments 3 and 4, wherein the two tapes each protrude beyond the sealing element (25) on at least one side, preferably on both sides. 6.Profile element according to one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the sealing element (25) comprises a plastic and is preferably designed as a film, a membrane, or a foam, in particular as a foam strip. 7. Profile element according to one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the second adhesive (22) is designed to releasably fix only a central region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) to the profile body (13). 8. Profile element according to one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the sealing element (25) comprises a flat base body (27) made of a bendable, in particular elastic, material, which is bent into a tubular profile. 9. Profile element according to embodiment 8, wherein the tubular profile has a circumferentially closed shape, in particular an O-shape, in cross-section.Profile element according to embodiment 8, wherein the tubular profile has a laterally open shape in cross-section, in particular a U-shape or C-shape, so that the cavity (45) is open to the outside. 11. Profile element according to one of embodiments 1 to 7, wherein the sealing element comprises a flat base body (27) made of a flexible, in particular elastic, material, which has a cross-section open on both sides, in particular an S-shape or Z-shape, so that the cavity (45) is divided into two parts by the base body (27) and the two parts of the cavity (45) are open to the outside in opposite directions. 12.Profile element according to one of embodiments 1 to 8, wherein the cavity (45) has a second inner wall section (48) opposite the first inner wall section (47), and wherein the second inner wall section (48) has at least one recess (30) that enables bonding of the first inner wall section (47) to an adhesive layer provided on the profile body (13) and exposed due to the recess (30), wherein the size of the recess (30) is preferably at most 50% of the size of the contact surface (33). 13. Profile element according to embodiments 8 and 12, wherein the recess is formed by a gap (30) between two, in particular mutually facing, edges (31, 32) of the tubular profile. 14.Method for producing a profile element (11), in particular a profile element according to one of the preceding embodiments, comprising the steps of: (i) providing a profile body (13), and (ii) fastening a deformable sealing element (25) to the profile body (13) such that a cavity (45) is formed which has a first inner wall section (47) spaced from the profile body (13) and facing the profile body (13), (iii) compressing the sealing element (25) to reduce the cavity (45), and (iv) fixing at least one region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) to the profile body (13) by means of an adhesive (22) in order to hold the sealing element (25) at least temporarily in a compressed state.Method according to embodiment 14, wherein in step (ii) a flat base body (27) made of a bendable, in particular elastic, material is bent into a tubular profile which is closed around its circumference or open on one side, or into a shape which is open on both sides and divides the cavity (45) into two, and is glued in the bent state to the profile body (13) via a tape, in particular by means of a double-sided adhesive tape (22) or a double-sided foam adhesive tape, wherein it is preferably also provided that when the flat base body (27) is bent into the tubular profile, a gap (30) is left between the edges (31, 32) of the flat base body (27), which edges in particular face one another. 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[0066] 11 Profile element 13 Profile body 15 Plastering leg 17 Cross leg 18 Cross leg 19 Longitudinal axis 20 End flange 21 Fastening surface 22 Double-sided adhesive tape on the fastening surface 25 Sealing element 27 Base body 30 Gap 31 Edge 32 Edge 33 Contact surface 35 Double-sided adhesive tape on the contact surface 37 Central area of ​​a first interior wall section 38 Transverse directions 40 Wall 41 Tensile force 45 Cavity 47 First interior wall section 48 Second interior wall section 49 Double-sided foam adhesive tape on the fastening surface 51 Double-sided foam adhesive tape on the contact surface

Claims

1. Profile element (11), in particular a construction profile, with a profile body (13) and a deformable sealing element (25) which is fastened to the profile body (13) and has a contact surface (33) facing away from the profile body (13), on which a first adhesive (35) is provided for fixing the profile element (11) to a frame part, a wall or the like, wherein the sealing element (25), in particular in an assembled state of the profile element (11), defines a cavity (45) which has a first inner wall section (47) spaced from the profile body (13) and facing the profile body (13), wherein a second adhesive (22) is provided, by means of which at least one region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) can be releasably fixed to the profile body (13) in order to hold the sealing element (25), in a compressed state, in particular in a delivery state of the profile element (11), wherein a band,in particular a double-sided adhesive tape (35) or a double-sided foam adhesive tape (51), is glued to the contact surface (33) of the sealing element (25), wherein the sealing element (25) is glued to the profile body (13) via a further tape, in particular a further double-sided adhesive tape (22) or a further double-sided foam adhesive tape (49), and wherein the two tapes each protrude beyond the sealing element (25) at least on one side, preferably on both sides.

2. Profile element according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesive (35) comprises an adhesive layer and / or the second adhesive (22) comprises an adhesive layer.

3. Profile element according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sealing element (25) comprises a plastic and is preferably designed as a film, as a membrane or as a foam, in particular as a foam strip.

4. Profile element according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the second adhesive means (22) is designed to releasably fix only a central region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) to the profile body (13).

5. Profile element according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sealing element (25) comprises a flat base body (27) bent into a tubular profile and made of a bendable, in particular elastic, material.

6. Profile element according to claim 5, wherein the tubular profile has a circumferentially closed shape, in particular an O-shape, in cross-section.

7. Profile element according to claim 5, wherein the tubular profile has a laterally open shape in cross-section, in particular U-shape or C-shape, so that the cavity (45) is open to the outside.

8. Profile element according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sealing element comprises a flat base body (27) made of a flexible, in particular elastic, material, which has a cross-sectional shape open on both sides, in particular S-shape or Z-shape, so that the cavity (45) is divided into two by the base body (27) and the two parts of the cavity (45) are open to the outside in opposite directions to each other.

9. Profile element according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cavity (45) has a second inner wall section (48) opposite the first inner wall section (47), and wherein the second inner wall section (48) has at least one recess (30) which enables the first inner wall section (47) to be bonded to an adhesive layer provided on the profile body (13) and exposed due to the recess (30), wherein the size of the recess (30) is preferably at most 50% of the size of the contact surface (33).

10. Profile element according to claims 5 and 9, wherein the recess is formed by a gap (30) between two, in particular mutually facing, edges (31, 32) of the tubular profile.

11. A method for producing a profile element (11), in particular a profile element according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the steps of: (i) providing a profile body (13), and (ii) fastening a deformable sealing element (25) to the profile body (13) in such a way that a cavity (45) is formed which has a first inner wall section (47) spaced from the profile body (13) and facing the profile body (13), (iii) compressing the sealing element (25) to reduce the size of the cavity (45), and (iv) fixing at least one region (37) of the first inner wall section (47) to the profile body (13) by means of an adhesive (22) in order to hold the sealing element (25) at least temporarily in a compressed state.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein in step (ii) a flat base body (27) made of a bendable, in particular elastic, material is bent into a tubular profile which is circumferentially closed or open on one side, or into a shape which is open on both sides and divides the cavity (45) in two, and is glued in the bent state to the profile body (13) via a tape, in particular by means of a double-sided adhesive tape (22) or a double-sided foam adhesive tape, wherein it is preferably also provided that when the flat base body (27) is bent into the tubular profile, a gap (30) is left between the edges (31, 32) of the flat base body (27), which edges in particular face one another.

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