IP Library Granted Patent US 9,656,537
Granted Patent B2
US 9,656,537 · App. 13/990,391 · Granted May 23, 2017

Bent windowpane

Inventors: Benno Dunkmann (Eupen, BE); Jean-Marie Le Ny (Gemmenich, BE); Michael Balduin (Alsdorf, DE)
Assignee: SAINT GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
B60J1/008C03B23/0252C03B23/0258C03B23/03C03B23/0357C03B35/202B60J1/02Y10T428/24628
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Patent No.
US 9,656,537
App. No.
13/990,391
Granted
May 23, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle glazing is described. The vehicle glazing has at least one windowpane having a height from 900 mm to 1650 mm, a top upper edge, a side edge of a pillar, a body edge, and two rectangular surfaces A and B. The surface A has an extent of 800 mm*800 mm and the surface B has an extent of 1000 mm*700 mm. Surface A and surface B are centrally bounded by the lowest contact point of the at least one windowpane with the body edge horizontally with respect to the ground, and the lowest contact point and the point of the top upper edge at the shortest distance from the contact point form a Y0 axis and the points at the furthest distance with respect to the width of the windowpane form a Z0 axis.

Claims (54)

1. A motor vehicle glazing comprising:

at least one pane with a pane height of 900 mm to 1650 mm, the at least one pane comprising a roof top edge, a side edge of a pillar, a vehicle body edge, and a first and second rectangular surface, wherein the first rectangular surface has dimensions of 800 mm*800 mm, the second rectangular surface has dimensions of 1000 mm*700 mm and the first and second rectangular surfaces are centrally delimited by a lowest contact point of the at least one pane with the vehicle body edge horizontal to a floor, and the lowest contact point and a point of the roof top edge situated at a shortest distance from the lowest contact point form a first axis and two points farthest apart based on a width of the at least one pane form a second axis,

wherein the at least one pane:

has vertical radii of curvature of 10 m to 3 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 2 m in a region of the first rectangular surface,

has vertical radii of curvature in a range from 10 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 1 m in a region of the second rectangular surface,

has a curvature of the at least one pane along the first axis on a boundary with the roof top edge corresponding to a first tangent, wherein the first tangent forms an angle α of −10° to 15° with a roof surface, and

has the curvature of the at least one pane touching the second axis at the side edge of the pillar corresponding to a second tangent, wherein the second tangent forms an angle β of 28° to 70° with the second axis.

2. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the angle α is from −5° to 10° .

3. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the angle β is from 40° to 65° .

4. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the pane height is from 1000 mm to 1250 mm.

5. A motor vehicle glazing comprising:

at least one pane with a pane height of 1100 mm to 1850 mm, the at least one pane comprising a roof top edge, a side edge of a pillar, a vehicle body edge, and a first and second rectangular surface, wherein the first rectangular surface has dimensions of 800 mm*800 mm, the second rectangular surface has dimensions of 1000 mm*700 mm, and the first and second rectangular surfaces are centrally delimited by a lowest contact point of the at least one pane with the vehicle body edge horizontal to a floor, and the lowest contact point and a point of the roof top edge situated at a shortest distance from the lowest contact point form a first axis, and two points farthest apart based on a width of the at least one pane form a second axis,

wherein the at least one pane:

has vertical radii of curvature of 18 m to 3 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 10 m to 3 m in a region of the first rectangular surface,

has vertical radii of curvature in a range from 18 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 10 m to 2 m in a region of the second rectangular surface,

has a curvature of the at least one pane along the first axis on a boundary with the roof top edge corresponding to a first tangent, wherein the first tangent forms an angle α of −20° to 15° with a roof surface, and

has a curvature of the at least one pane touching the second axis at the side edge of the pillar corresponding to a second tangent, wherein the second tangent forms an angle β of 3° to 30° with the second axis.

6. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one pane has vertical radii of curvature of 15 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 4 m in the region of the first rectangular surface, and vertical radii of curvature in the range 15 m to 5 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 3 m in the region of the second rectangular surface.

7. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 5 , wherein the angle α is from −10° to 5° .

8. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 5 , wherein the angle β is from 5° to 20° .

9. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 5 , wherein the pane height is from 1250 mm to 1650 mm.

10. A motor vehicle glazing comprising:

at least one pane with a pane height of 700 mm to 1100 mm,

a roof top edge,

a side edge of a pillar,

a vehicle body edge, and

a first and second rectangular surface, wherein the first rectangular surface has dimensions of 800 mm*800 mm, the second rectangular surface has dimensions of 1000 mm*700 mm, and the first and rectangular surfaces are centrally delimited by a lowest contact point of the at least one pane with the vehicle body edge horizontal to a floor, and the lowest contact point and a point of the roof top edge situated at a shortest distance from the lowest contact point form a first axis, and two points farthest apart based on a width of the at least one pane form a second axis, wherein the at least one pane:

has vertical radii of curvature of 18 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 6 m to 1 m in a region of the first rectangular surface,

has vertical radii of curvature in a range from 18 m to 5 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 6 m to 0.8 m in a region of the second rectangular surface,

has a curvature of the at least one pane along the first axis on a boundary with the roof top edge corresponding to a first tangent, wherein the first tangent forms an angle α of 15° to 50° with a roof surface, and

has a curvature of the at least one pane touching the second axis at the side edge of the pillar corresponding to a second tangent, wherein the second tangent forms an angle β of 28° to 90° with the second axis.

11. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one pane has vertical radii of curvature of 18 m to 5 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 6 m to 2 m in the region of the first rectangular surface, and vertical radii of curvature in the range 18 m to 6 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 6 m to 1.5 m in the region of the second rectangular surface.

12. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 10 , wherein the angle α is from 25° to 45° .

13. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 10 , wherein the angle β is from 45° to 70° .

14. The motor vehicle glazing according to claim 10 , wherein the pane height is from 800 mm to 1000 mm.

15. A method for bending a pane, comprising placing at least one pane in a pre-bending ring with a movable bending ring holder, the movable bending ring holder being moved into a furnace, and the at least one pane being heated to a softening temperature and pre-bent to 5% to 50% of a final bend of an edge,

lifting the at least one pane by a suction device and further bending the at least one pane beyond the bending obtained in the pre-bending ring, wherein during the bending on a bent contact surface of a counter framework of the suction device, a minimum distance of 3 mm to 50 mm between the at least one pane and an air baffle of a cover of the suction device that surrounds the counter framework is present,

placing the at least one pane by means of the suction device in a final bending ring on the movable bending ring holder and bending the at least one pane to a final bend of the edge, wherein surface pre-bending of the at least one pane takes place by thermal irradiation,

lifting the at least one pane by a second suction device out of the final bending ring, pressed against a counter mold and bent, and placing the at least one pane on the final bending ring, and

cooling the at least one pane,

wherein the at least one pane having a pane height of 900 mm to 1650 mm comprises a roof top edge, a side edge of a pillar, a vehicle body edge, and a first and second rectangular surface, wherein the first rectangular surface has dimensions of 800 mm*800 mm, the second rectangular surface has dimensions of 1000 mm*700 mm and the first and second rectangular surfaces are centrally delimited by a lowest contact point of the at least one pane with the vehicle body edge horizontal to a floor, and the lowest contact point and a point of the roof top edge situated at a shortest distance from the lowest contact point form a first axis and two points farthest apart based on a width of the at least one pane form a second axis,

wherein the at least one pane

has vertical radii of curvature of 10 m to 3 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 2 m in a region of the first rectangular surface,

has vertical radii of curvature in a range from 10 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 1 m in a region of the second rectangular surface,

has a curvature of the at least one pane along the first axis on a boundary with the roof top edge corresponding to a first tangent, wherein the first tangent forms an angle α of −10° to 15° with a roof surface, and

has the curvature of the at least one pane touching the second axis at the side edge of the pillar corresponding to a second tangent, wherein the second tangent forms an angle β of 28° to 70° with the second axis.

16. A method comprising:

using at least one pane as a motor vehicle windshield, preferably as a motor vehicle windshield with a head-up-display,

wherein the at least one pane having a pane height of 900 mm to 1650 mm comprises a roof top edge, a side edge of a pillar, a vehicle body edge, and a first and second rectangular surface, wherein the first rectangular surface has dimensions of 800 mm*800 mm, the second rectangular surface has dimensions of 1000 mm*700 mm and the first and second rectangular surfaces are centrally delimited by a lowest contact point of the at least one pane with the vehicle body edge horizontal to a floor, and the lowest contact point and a point of the roof top edge situated at a shortest distance from the lowest contact point form a first axis and two points farthest apart based on a width of the at least one pane form a second axis,

wherein the at least one pane

has vertical radii of curvature of 10 m to 3 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 2 m in a region of the first rectangular surface,

has vertical radii of curvature in a range from 10 m to 4 m and horizontal radii of curvature of 8 m to 1 m in a region of the second rectangular surface,

has a curvature of the at least one pane along the first axis on a boundary with the roof top edge corresponding to a first tangent, wherein the first tangent forms an angle α of −10° to 15° with a roof surface, and

has the curvature of the at least one pane touching the second axis at the side edge of the pillar corresponding to a second tangent, wherein the second tangent forms an angle β of 28° to 70° with the second axis.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 16, 2025
From: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
To: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
Reel/Frame 071969/0743 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2013
From: DUNKMANN, BENNO; LE NY, JEAN-MARIE; BALDUIN, MICHAEL
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 030989/0161 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10194800 · Dec 13, 2010 · regional
Continuity (1)
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