IP Library Granted Patent US 7,985,465
Granted Patent B2
US 7,985,465 · App. 11/636,714 · Granted Jul 26, 2011

Polyvinyl acetal-containing film

Assignee: Kuraray Europe GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,985,465
App. No.
11/636,714
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a film based on plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetals having improved uniformity of length variations over the width of the film for manufacturing laminated glazing and its use in laminated glazing or solar modules.

Claims (23)

1. A film based on plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetals having improved uniformity of length variations over the width of the film, said film having a minimum width of 90 cm, and said film having border regions with a width of up to 20 cm, wherein the thickness of said border regions is increased by 0.1 to 4.5% in relation to the mean value of the thickness of the remaining film regions.

2. The film according to claim 1 , wherein said border regions have a thickness increased by 0.9 to 2.8% in relation to the mean value of the thickness of the remaining film regions.

3. The film according to claim 1 , wherein said border regions having an increased thickness are in the lengthwise direction of the film.

4. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the differences in thickness of the film outside said border regions are not greater than +10% relative to the mean value of the thickness outside said border regions.

5. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the film outside said border regions has an average thickness of 0.38, 0.76, 1.14, 1.52, or 2.28 mm.

6. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the film has a minimum width of 200 cm.

7. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the film has a minimum length of 200 cm.

8. A laminated glazing comprising at least two glass panes and at least one film according to claim 1 .

9. A solar module comprising a transparent covering layer, a back side and at least two films according to claim 1 , between which the solar cells are disposed.

10. The solar module according to claim 9 , wherein said covering layer is made of glass or a transparent, weatherproof film and the back side is made of glass, a transparent or non-transparent polymer or a metal.

11. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the width of said border regions is of up to 15 cm.

12. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the width of said border regions is of up to 12 cm.

13. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the width of said border regions is of up to 10 cm.

14. The film according to claim 1 , wherein only two border regions have said increased thickness, and said two border regions are in the longitudinal direction of the film.

15. The film according to claim 1 , wherein only two border regions have said increased thickness, and said two border regions are in the direction of extrusion.

16. The film according to claim 1 , wherein within said border regions the thickness of the film varies in a linear manner from the edge towards the center of the film.

17. The film according to claim 11 , wherein within said border regions the thickness of the film varies in a linear manner from the edge towards the center of the film.

18. The film according to claim 12 , wherein within said border regions the thickness of the film varies in a linear manner from the edge towards the center of the film.

19. The film according to claim 13 , wherein within said border regions the thickness of the film varies in a linear manner from the edge towards the center of the film.

20. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the differences in thickness of the film outside said border regions are not greater than +5% relative to the mean value of the thickness outside said border regions.

21. The film according to claim 1 , wherein the differences in thickness of the film outside said border regions are not greater than +3% relative to the mean value of the thickness outside said border regions.

22. The film according to claim 1 , wherein said border regions have a thickness increased by 0.9 to 1.8% in relation to the mean value of the thickness of the remaining film regions.

23. The film according to claim 1 , wherein said border regions have a thickness increased by 1.8 to 2.8% in relation to the mean value of the thickness of the remaining film regions.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded May 5, 2010
From: KURARAY SPECIALITIES EUROPE GMBH
To: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 024340/0016 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2007
From: WIEDEMANN, FRANK; KARPINSKI, ANDREAS
To: KURARAY SPECIALTIES EUROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 019007/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 05111930 · Dec 9, 2005 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070148419A1 · Jun 28, 2007