GLASS-SURFACE COMPOSITE FOR ARRANGEMENT IN FRONT OF A VISUAL DISPLAY, IN FRONT OF AN OPERATING PANEL OR FOR USE AS A DECORATIVE ELEMENT
A glass-surface composite is described for arrangement in front of a visual display, in front of an operating panel and/or for use as a decorative element, in particular in a motor vehicle. The glass-surface composite comprises a glass layer provided by way of surface, a flexible backing layer and an adhesive layer which connects the glass layer to the backing layer two-dimensionally. In addition, a tablet computer is described that includes such a glass-surface composite.
1 . A glass-surface composite comprising:
a glass layer provided by way of surface, with a thickness between 20 μm and 400 μm;
a flexible backing layer; and
a first adhesive layer, the first adhesive layer connecting the glass layer to the backing layer two-dimensionally.
2 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein
the first adhesive layer exhibits a hardness between 0 Shore A and 60 Shore A.
3 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer exhibits a thickness between 5 μm and 600 μm.
4 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises acrylic or silicone.
5 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein at least one side of the glass layer has been roughened.
6 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the glass layer and/or the backing layer have/has been stained or provided with a decoration.
7 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the backing layer exhibits a thickness between 50 μm and 500 μm.
8 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the backing layer is tear-resistant and cut-resistant.
9 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the backing layer includes at least one plastic film.
10 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the backing layer includes an optical polarizer.
11 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , wherein the backing layer includes a touch sensor.
12 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 1 ,
further including
a subsurface; and
a second adhesive layer which connects the backing layer to the subsurface two-dimensionally.
13 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 12 , wherein
the subsurface is non-planar and wherein the overlying layers of the glass-surface composite have been moulded onto the subsurface.
14 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 12 , wherein
the subsurface is a rigid cover layer of at least one of a visual display and an operating panel.
15 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 14 , wherein
the rigid cover layer is a constituent of a covering for at least one of a visual display and an operating panel of a motor-vehicle instrument or motor-vehicle instrument system.
16 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 14 , wherein
the rigid cover layer exhibits a thickness between 0.2 mm and 2 mm.
17 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 14 , wherein
the rigid cover layer comprises one or more of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, polyamide, PA, polycarbonate, PC, polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA, and glass.
18 . A tablet computer, including a glass-surface composite according to claim 1 .
19 . A touch-sensitive screen, comprising a glass-surface composite according to claim 1 , the touch-sensitive screen further comprising:
a rigid cover layer arranged beneath the flexible backing layer of the glass-surface composite,
a polarization layer arranged beneath the rigid cover layer,
a touch sensor layer arranged beneath the polarization layer, and
a display of the touch-sensitive screen.
20 . A glass-surface composite comprising:
a glass layer provided by way of surface, with a thickness between 20 μm and 400 μm;
a rigid cover layer; and
an adhesive layer which exhibits a thickness between 5 μm and 600 μm and also a hardness between 0 Shore A and 60 Shore A, the adhesive layer connecting the glass layer to the rigid cover layer two-dimensionally.
21 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 20 , wherein
the rigid cover layer is a constituent of a covering for a visual display and/or for an operating panel of a motor-vehicle instrument or motor-vehicle instrument system.
22 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 20 , wherein
the rigid cover layer exhibits a thickness between 0.2 mm and 2 mm.
23 . The glass-surface composite according to claim 20 , wherein the rigid cover layer comprises one or more of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, polyamide, PA, polycarbonate, PC, polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA, and glass.
24 . A tablet computer, including a glass-surface composite according to claim 20 .
25 . A touch-sensitive screen, comprising a glass-surface composite according to claim 20 , the touch-sensitive screen further comprising:
a polarization layer arranged beneath the rigid cover layer of the glass-surface composite,
a touch sensor layer arranged beneath the polarization layer, and
a display of the touch-sensitive screen.