MULTIPLE-PANE INSULATING GLAZING UNIT ASSEMBLY, GAS FILLING, AND PRESSING MACHINE

摘要

A system for producing multiple-pane insulating glazing units can include a conveyor and a plurality of laterally spaced-apart processing stations that are movable transversely relative to the longitudinally extending conveyor line. Each processing station may assemble glazing panes and a glazing spacer into a partially fabricated glazing unit, deliver insulative gas to a between-pane space between the glazing panes, and press the partially fabricated glazing unit together to seal the insulative gas in the between-pane space and form the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit. In some examples, each processing station moves to an alignment position with the conveyor to load glazing panes and a glazing spacer and then performs individual fabrication steps while offset from the conveyor. During this time, a different processing station can be aligned with the conveyor to unload a fabricated multiple-pane insulating glazing units and/or load unassembled glazing panes and a glazing spacer.

主权项

1. A system for producing multiple-pane insulating glazing units, the system comprising: a conveyor and a machine that assembles two or more glazing panes and one or more glazing spacers into a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, the conveyor comprising a longitudinally extending conveyor line configured to transport glazing panes to the machine, the machine comprising a plurality of laterally spaced-apart processing stations, each processing station being movable transversely relative to the longitudinally extending conveyor line.