IP Library Granted Patent US 9,496,632
Granted Patent B2
US 9,496,632 · App. 14/400,476 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Disk having an electrical connection element

Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch (Aachen, DE); Bernhard Reul (Herzogenrath, DE); Lothar Lesmeister (Landgraaf, NL); Mitja Rateiczak (Wuerselen, DE)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
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Patent No.
US 9,496,632
App. No.
14/400,476
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pane with at least one electrical connection element, having: a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a connection element that is implemented as a snap and contains at least one chromium-containing steel, and a layer of a soldering compound, which electrically connects the connection element to a subregion of the electrically conductive structure.

Claims (41)

1. A pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

a substrate;

an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate;

a connection element that is implemented as a snap and contains chromium-containing steel; and

a layer of a soldering compound, which electrically connects the connection element to a subregion of the electrically conductive structure,

wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the connection element is from 9×10−6/° C. to 13×10−6/° C., in a temperature range from 0° C. to 300° C.

2. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the connection element is <5×10 −6 /° C.

3. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element contains at least 50 wt.-% to 89.5 wt.-% iron, 10.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% chromium, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% carbon, 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% nickel, 0 wt.-% to 2 wt.-% manganese, 0 wt.-% to 2.5 wt.-% molybdenum, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

4. The pane according to claim 3 , wherein the connection element contains at least 75 wt.-% to 84 wt.-% iron, 16 wt.-% to 18.5 wt.-% chromium, 0 wt.-% to 0.1 wt.-% carbon, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% manganese, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

5. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive structure contains silver.

6. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the layer thickness of the soldering compound is less than or equal to 6.0×10 −4 m.

7. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the soldering compound contains tin and bismuth, indium, zinc, copper, silver, or compositions thereof.

8. The pane according to claim 7 , wherein the proportion of tin in the solder composition is 3 wt.-% to 99.5 wt.-% and the proportion of bismuth, indium, zinc, copper, silver, or compositions thereof is 0.5 wt.-% to 97 wt.-%.

9. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element is coated with nickel, tin, copper, and or silver.

10. The pane according to claim 9 , wherein the connection element is coated with 0.1 μm to 0.3 μm nickel and or 3 μm to 20 μm silver.

11. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element is connected to the subregion of the electrically conductive structure via a contact surface over its entire surface.

12. The pane according to claim 11 , wherein the contact surface has no corners.

13. A method for producing a pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

applying a soldering compound on a connection element as a platelet;

applying an electrically conductive structure on a substrate;

arranging the connection element with the soldering compound on the electrically conductive structure, wherein the connection element is implemented as a snap, contains chromium-containing steel and has a coefficient of thermal expansion from 9×10−6/° C. to 13×10−6/° C., in a temperature range from 0° C. to 300° C.; and

soldering the connection element to the electrically conductive structure.

14. A method of using a pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

providing a pane according to claim 1 ; and

installing the pane in a motor vehicle with an electrically conductive structure, being a heating conductor or an antenna conductor.

15. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of the connection element is from 10×10−6/° C. to 11.5×10−6/° C.

16. A pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

a substrate;

an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate;

a connection element implemented as a snap and contains chromium-containing steel;

a base plate having a hole; and

a layer of a soldering compound, which electrically connects the connection element to a subregion of the electrically conductive structure.

17. The pane according to claim 16 , wherein the base plate has a circular shape, and wherein the hole is circular and in the center of the base plate.

18. The pane according to claim 16 , wherein the connection element contains at least 50 wt.-% to 89.5 wt.-% iron, 10.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% chromium, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% carbon, 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% nickel, 0 wt.-% to 2 wt.-% manganese, 0 wt.-% to 2.5 wt.-% molybdenum, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

19. A pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

a substrate;

an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate;

a connection element implemented as a snap and contains chromium-containing steel; and

a layer of a soldering compound, which electrically connects the connection element to a subregion of the electrically conductive structure,

wherein the soldering compound has an outflow width of less than 1 mm from an intermediate space between the connection element and the electrically conductive structure.

20. The pane according to claim 19 , wherein the connection element contains at least 50 wt.-% to 89.5 wt.-% iron, 10.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% chromium, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% carbon, 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% nickel, 20 wt.-% to 2 wt.-% manganese, 0 wt.-% to 2.5 wt.-% molybdenum, or 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

Assignments (3)
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 Sep 28, 2016
From: SCHMALBUCH, KLAUS; REUL, BERNHARD; LESMEISTER, LOTHAR; RATEICZAK, MITJA
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 039876/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: SCHMALBUCH, KLAUS; REUL, BERNHARD; LESMEISTER, LOTHAR; RATEICZAK, MITJA
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 036084/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12171029 · Jun 6, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
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