Frame providing restriction of thermal deflection of a vig unit edge

Abstract

A vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit frame assembly () is disclosed comprising: a rectangular vacuum insulated glass unit () comprising two glass sheets () separated by a sealed gap (), wherein a plurality of support structures () are distributed in said gap (), and a frame arrangement () comprising elongated frame profile arrangements (-) which frames said vacuum insulated glass unit () in a frame opening (), and wherein said frame arrangement () comprises a fixation system () fixating the vacuum insulated glass unit () at the frame arrangement (), wherein said frame () is arranged so as to allow edges (-) of said vacuum insulated glass unit () to thermally deflect (DIS) in a deflection direction (D, D) perpendicular to said frame opening plane (P) due to a temperature difference (ΔT=T−T) between the two glass sheets (), and to provide a restriction of said thermal deflection (DIS) of the edges (-), so as to reduce the magnitude of the thermal deflection compared to an unrestricted thermal deflection of the edges (-) at said temperature difference (ΔT=T−T).