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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
Priscille Dreux, Jumet, BE;
Priscille Dreux, Jumet, BE;
AGC Glass Europe, Brussels (Watermael-Boitsfort), BE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a glass panel including a first () and a second () glass sheet combined together via at least one spacer () that keeps the glass sheets at a certain distance from each other, wherein an inner gap () between said glass sheets () includes at least a first recess () in which a vacuum of lower than 1 mbar is formed, said recess being sealed by a peripheral seal arranged at the periphery of the glass sheets around said inner space (), the seal () being a metal seal rigidly connected to the first and second glass sheets, respectively. According to the invention, the metal seal () further includes a means () for placing the inner gap () in communication with the outside of the panel, wherein said communication means can be sealed.