IP Library Granted Patent US 12661873
Granted Patent B2
US 12661873 · App. 18/514,360 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Glass sheet structure body and glass sheet structure body manufacturing method

Inventor: Daisuke Uchida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AGC INC.
B32B17/10036B32B1/00B32B17/10321B32B17/10568B32B17/10798B32B2038/0076B32B2250/02B32B2250/40
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Patent No.
US 12661873
App. No.
18/514,360
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass sheet composite includes: a first sheet member and a second sheet member; and an intermediate layer between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, in which at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a glass sheet, each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a sheet including a curved surface portion including a convex side main surface protruding in the sheet thickness direction and a concave side main surface opposite to the convex side main surface, the concave side main surface of the first sheet member and the convex side main surface of the second sheet member are overlapped opposite to each other, and the concave side main surface has a radius of curvature smaller than that of the convex side main surface.

Claims (40)

1 . A glass sheet composite comprising:

a first sheet member and a second sheet member arranged so as to overlap with each other in a sheet thickness direction; and

an intermediate layer provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, wherein

at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a glass sheet,

each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a sheet comprising a curved surface portion comprising a convex side main surface protruding in the sheet thickness direction and a concave side main surface opposite to the convex side main surface,

the concave side main surface of the first sheet member and the convex side main surface of the second sheet member are overlapped opposite to each other,

the concave side main surface of the first sheet member has a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the convex side main surface of the second sheet member,

the intermediate layer comprises a liquid layer,

a sealing member configured to join the first sheet member and the second sheet member to each other is provided at a gap between the first sheet member and the second sheet member at outer edge portions of the first sheet member and the second sheet member, and

the liquid layer is sealed in an inner space surrounded by the sealing member.

2 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first sheet member and the second sheet member in the sheet thickness direction is widened from outer edge portions of the first sheet member and the second sheet member toward a central portion of the sheet members.

3 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer further comprises a solid phase.

4 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , further comprising a solid layer provided at least at one location selected from the group consisting of between the first sheet member and the liquid layer, and between the second sheet member and the liquid layer.

5 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 4 , wherein the solid layer has a sheet thickness smaller than a sheet thickness of the glass sheet.

6 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 4 , wherein the solid layer comprises a resin material.

7 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein a viscosity coefficient at 25° C. of a sealing agent contained in the sealing member is higher than a viscosity coefficient at 25° C. of the liquid layer.

8 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member has a viscosity coefficient at 25° C. of 1×10 −1 Pa·s or more, and the liquid layer has a viscosity coefficient at 25° C. of 1×10 3 Pa·s or less.

9 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid layer is a liquid agent comprising silicone.

10 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first sheet member and the second sheet member have the same shape in a planar view.

11 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the gap between the first sheet member and the second sheet member at the outer edge portions of the sheet members is 0.5 mm or less over an entire circumference.

12 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first sheet member and the second sheet member are both glass sheets.

13 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member has a loss coefficient at 25° C. of 1×10 −4 or more and 5×10 −3 or less.

14 . The glass sheet composite according to claim 1 , being for a vehicle.

15 . A method for manufacturing a glass sheet composite, the glass sheet composite comprising:

a first sheet member and a second sheet member arranged so as to overlap with each other in a sheet thickness direction; and

an intermediate layer provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, wherein

at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a glass sheet,

each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member is a sheet comprising a curved surface portion comprising a convex side main surface protruding in the sheet thickness direction and a concave side main surface opposite to the convex side main surface,

the concave side main surface of the first sheet member has a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the convex side main surface of the second sheet member,

the intermediate layer comprises a liquid layer,

a sealing member configured to join the first sheet member and the second sheet member to each other is provided at a gap between the first sheet member and the second sheet member at outer edge portions of the first sheet member and the second sheet member, and

the liquid layer is sealed in an inner space surrounded by the sealing member,

the method comprises:

providing a liquid agent for the intermediate layer and a sealing agent on at least a part of the concave side main surface of the first sheet member;

bonding the convex side main surface of the second sheet member to the concave side main surface provided with the liquid agent for the intermediate layer and the sealing agent to obtain a laminate; and

subjecting the laminate to decompression.

16 . The method for manufacturing a glass sheet composite according to claim 15 , further comprising providing a solid layer at least at one location selected from the group consisting of between the first sheet member and the liquid agent for the intermediate layer, and between the second sheet member and the liquid agent for the intermediate layer.

17 . The method for manufacturing a glass sheet composite according to claim 15 , further comprising pressurizing the laminate after being subjected to the decompression.

18 . The method for manufacturing a glass sheet composite according to claim 15 , further comprising curing the sealing agent after the sealing agent is provided.

19 . The method for manufacturing a glass sheet composite according to claim 15 , further comprising curing the liquid agent for the intermediate layer after the sealing agent is provided.