VKR HOLDING A/S

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a vacuum insulating glass unit (VIG). A plurality of spacers ( 2 ) are dispensed on a major surface ( 3 a ) a first glass sheet ( 3 ) by means of a dispenser ( 10 ) of a spacer dispensing system ( 200 ). The dispenser ( 10 ) comprises a housing ( 12 ) comprising a guidance space ( 13 ) placed opposite to an upper part ( 12 a ) of the housing ( 12 ) and a bottom part ( 12 b ) of the housing ( 12 ), a spacer outlet ( 16 ) arranged at the bottom part ( 12 b ) of the housing ( 12 ), and a collection sheet ( 15 ). The collection sheet ( 15 ) comprises at least one collection hole ( 15 a ) extending between opposing major surfaces ( 15 b , 15 c ) of the collection sheet ( 15 ). The collection sheet ( 15 ) is arranged in the guidance space ( 13 ). Therein the method moreover comprises the steps of: providing a relative rotational movement between the collection sheet ( 15 ) and the housing ( 12 ) around a rotation axis (RAX) by means of a drive motor ( 18 ) so that the collection hole ( 15 a ) collects a spacer ( 2 ) from a spacer supply, and providing a further, relative rotational movement between the collection sheet ( 15 ) and the housing ( 12 ) around the rotation axis (RAX) to align the collected spacer ( 2 ) in the collection hole ( 15 a ) opposite to the spacer outlet ( 16 ) to deliver the collected spacer ( 2 ) to the spacer outlet ( 16 ) and towards the surface ( 3 a ) of the glass sheet ( 3 ). Each of the plurality of spacers ( 2 ) in the spacer storage compartment ( 11 ) may have a spacer height (H 1 ) extending between the contact surfaces ( 2 a , 2 b ). Each of said spacers ( 2 ) may have a spacer width (W 1 ), wherein the guidance space ( 13 ) has a height (H 2 ) which is less than 1.4 times the spacer height (H 1 ). The height (H 2 ) of the guidance space ( 13 ) may be smaller than the spacer width (W 1 ).

A flashing assembly for use at a joint where a first roof window mounted in an inclined roof structure meets a second structure, the flashing assembly comprising an interior flashing element and an exterior flashing element each comprising a first planar portion arranged to overlap and being attached to each other by an adhesive, wherein spacing elements are provided between the first portion of the interior flashing element and the first portion of the exterior flashing element, a flashing kit comprising two such flashing assemblies, and a method for manufacturing such a flashing assembly.

The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit ( 1 ), wherein said method comprises distributing a plurality of support structures ( 5 ) at a first tempered glass sheet ( 3 ) so that the support structures supports on a first major surface ( 3 a ) of the first tempered glass sheet ( 3 ), and so that the minimum distance (DISI) between 5 adjacent support structures is at least 30 mm. A second tempered glass sheet ( 4 ) is arranged so that the distributed support structures ( 5 ) are placed in a gap ( 6 ) between the first major surface ( 3 a ) and a second major surfaces ( 4 a ) of the second tempered glass sheet ( 4 ). An edge seal is provided around the periphery of the glass sheets. The gap ( 6 ) is evacuated and sealed. The provided support structures ( 5 ) arranged at the first major surface ( 3 a ) comprises 10 solid, spherical balls ( 10 ). The solid spherical balls ( 10 ) are plastically deformed by means of said major surfaces ( 3 a , 4 a ) so that the initial height (H 2 ) of a plurality of the solid spherical balls ( 10 ) is reduced by at least 10% to a reduced support structure height (H 1 ). This flattens and enlarges opposing contact surfaces ( 5 a , 5 b ) of the support structures ( 5 ) in contact with the first and second major surfaces ( 3 a , 4 a ) respectively.

The present disclosure relates to a method of producing a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit ( 1 ), wherein said method comprises: providing a plurality of support structures ( 5 ) comprising contact surfaces ( 5 a , 5 b ), distributing the provided support structures ( 5 ) at a first glass sheet ( 3 ) so that one of said contact surfaces ( 5 a , 5 b ) supports on a first major surface ( 3 a ) of the first glass sheet ( 3 ), arranging a second glass sheet ( 4 ) so that the distributed support structures ( 5 ) are placed in a gap ( 6 ) between the first major surface ( 3 a ) and a second major surface ( 4 a ) of the second glass sheet ( 4 ), providing an edge seal ( 7 ) arranged around the periphery of the glass sheets ( 3, 4 ), and evacuating and sealing said gap ( 6 ). The providing of the plurality of support structures comprises the steps of feeding support structure workpieces ( 10 ) to a deformation unit ( 20 ), and shaping support structures ( 5 ) by deforming the fed support structure workpieces ( 10 ) by means of the deformation unit ( 20 ) so as to provide support structures ( 5 ) comprising said contact surfaces ( 5 a , 5 b ).

A flashing assembly for use at a joint where a first roof window mounted in an inclined roof structure meets a second structure, the flashing assembly comprising an interior flashing element and an exterior flashing element each comprising a first planar portion arranged to overlap and being attached to each other by an adhesive, wherein spacing elements are provided between the first portion of the interior flashing element and the first portion of the exterior flashing element, a flashing kit comprising two such flashing assemblies, and a method for manufacturing such a flashing assembly.

A flashing assembly for use between two roof windows mounted in an inclined roof structure, a group of roof windows mounted using such a flashing assembly, and a method for mounting such a flashing assembly between two roof windows. The flashing assembly comprises a first and second flashing element each comprising a first section extending along a width axis, where the first section of the second flashing element comprises a plurality of parallel indications to guide a removal of part of the first section, and the first section of the first flashing element comprises a pocket for receiving the first section of the second flashing element. The pocket is delimited by two legs, where the more narrow of the two legs has a width which exceeds a distance between the parallel indications.

A flashing assembly for use between two roof windows mounted in an inclined roof structure, a group of roof windows mounted using such a flashing assembly, and a method for mounting such a flashing assembly between two roof windows. The flashing assembly comprises a first and second flashing element each comprising a first section extending along a width axis, where the first section of the second flashing element comprises a plurality of parallel indications to guide a removal of part of the first section, and the first section of the first flashing element comprises a pocket for receiving the first section of the second flashing element. The pocket is delimited by two legs, where the more narrow of the two legs has a width which exceeds a distance between the parallel indications.

A packaging for components of a roof window product In a packaging for a set of components of a roof window product, a cardboard box ( 1 ) is provided with a bottom side and a top side ( 12 ), which are spaced apart along a height axis, and side walls ( 13 ), which extend between the bottom side and the top side of the cardboard box along the height axis, delimit an internal space of the cardboard box ( 1 ) to accommodate the components of the roof window product in a supply condition. A first part ( 2 a ) of an instruction manual is provided on an external side of the cardboard box ( 1 ) of the packaging.

The present disclosure relates to methods of providing an edge sealing ( 2 ) for a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit. The methods may comprise providing one or more glass sheets ( 1 a, 1 b ). A glass material ( 5 ) such as a solder glass material is heated to soften the glass material ( 5 ), and the heated glass material is then applied along edges of the one or more glass sheets ( 1 a, 1 b ) to provide an edge sealing ( 2 ) for sealing a gap ( 13 ) between paired glass sheets ( 1 a, 1 b ). The heated glass material ( 5 ) may be applied by means of a dispensing nozzle ( 6 ). The disclosure moreover relates to a VIG unit and a system.