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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Masataka Nonaka, Osaka, JP;
Eiichi Uriu, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Tasuku Ishibashi, Ishikawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Abe, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Haruhiko Ishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A glass panel unit includes: a pair of glass panels arranged to face each other; and a frame member disposed between the pair of glass panels to hermetically bond the pair of glass panels together. The frame member includes: a body; and a reinforcing portion. The body has a frame shape and includes: a first part containing a first sealing material having a first softening point; and a second part containing a second sealing material having a second softening point that is higher than the first softening point. The reinforcing portion contains a third sealing material having a third softening point that is higher than the first softening point. The reinforcing portion is adjacent to the first part in a space surrounded with the pair of glass panels and the body.