Insulating glazed element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional insulating glazed elements for refrigerated chamber cabinets face challenges in achieving efficient thermal insulation while minimizing bulkiness and energy consumption, as they require strong frameworks that compromise thermal performance and visibility.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a spacer frame with transparent vertical spacers and a mobile support lacking lateral sashes, allowing for direct fastening to the framework, reducing bulkiness, and enhancing thermal insulation with a larger transparent surface area and improved mechanical strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If multiple glazings with strong frameworks are used to improve thermal insulation, then thermal insulation performance is improved, but visual bulkiness and spatial bulkiness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complete framework structure from the glazing assembly, extracting only the essential spacer elements needed to maintain glass sheet separation. This eliminates the bulky framework while preserving thermal insulation through the retained spacer components that create insulating gaps between glass layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin spacer elements and sealant films instead of rigid framework structures. These thin components maintain the necessary spacing between glass sheets for thermal insulation while occupying minimal visual and spatial volume, thereby reducing bulkiness.
2Loss of energy
If multiple glazings with complete frameworks are used to improve thermal insulation, then thermal insulation performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex complete framework structure, retaining only the essential spacer components. This simplification removes unnecessary structural elements while preserving the core thermal insulation function through the maintained glass sheet spacing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the framework into discrete spacer elements positioned only where needed between glass sheets, rather than using a continuous complete framework. This segmentation reduces overall structure complexity while maintaining localized thermal insulation where required.
3Illumination intensity
If transparent materials are used for spacers to improve visibility, then visual access is improved, but mechanical strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite construction where transparent spacer materials are combined with sealant materials and potentially reinforcement elements. This composite approach maintains visual transparency while compensating for the相对较低 mechanical strength of transparent materials alone through the combined properties of multiple materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different material properties to different parts of the spacer structure - transparent materials in visible areas for visual access, and potentially stronger or opaque materials in structural connection zones for mechanical strength. This local differentiation optimizes both transparency and strength where needed.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration provides better thermal insulation, reduced energy consumption, and improved visibility by eliminating the need for a complete framework, while maintaining mechanical strength and ease of implementation, thus meeting current energy efficiency criteria.
Implementation Method 1
at least one internal space (15) comprising an insulating gas
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AI summary
An insulating glazed element including at least one insulating glazing unit including at least a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet associated together by an intermediate frame that keeps them a certain distance from each other. The intermediate frame includes at least two horizontal spacers and at least two vertical spacers, which are transparent. The horizontal spacers include at least two compartments which are separate and contiguous.