IP Library Granted Patent US 10,207,480
Granted Patent B2
US 10,207,480 · App. 14/417,788 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Switchable electrical composite pane array

Inventors: Ingo Von Der Weiden (Aachen, DE); Andreas Sznerski (Alsdorf, DE); Franz Penners (Heinsberg, DE); Julius Mennig (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
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Patent No.
US 10,207,480
App. No.
14/417,788
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite switchable pane array, having: a first pane; a second pane, and an intermediate layer arranged therebetween, wherein the intermediate layer has at least one first thermoplastic polymer film and one second thermoplastic polymer film, and an SPD film arranged therebetween; and an edge sealing arranged in the outer edge region of the intermediate layer, containing a polyimide (PI) and/or polyisobutylene (PIB).

Claims (17)

1. A switchable composite pane arrangement, comprising:

a first pane;

a second pane;

an intermediate layer arranged therebetween, wherein the intermediate layer contains at least one first thermoplastic polymer film and one second thermoplastic polymer film as well as one suspended particle device (SPD) film arranged therebetween; and

an edge sealing comprising an at least 1-mm-deep notch formed in a surface region of the intermediate layer away from the first pane and the second pane that is filled with polyisobutylene (PIB) and/or polyurethane (PU),

wherein the notch reaches the SPD film and extends laterally to the outer edges of the first and the second thermoplastic polymer films, and

wherein the notch is formed after laminating the first pane, the second pane, and the intermediate layer.

2. The switchable composite pane arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second thermoplastic polymer films contain PVB (polyvinyl butyral) and/or EVA (polyethyl vinyl acetate).

3. The switchable composite pane arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second thermoplastic polymer films contain polyethyl vinyl acetate.

4. The switchable composite pane arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the SPD film has a thickness from 100 μm to 500 μm.

5. The switchable composite pane arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the SPD film has a thickness from 150 μm to 400 μm.

6. The switchable composite pane arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the SPD film comprises an electrical contact.

7. A method for producing a switchable composite pane arrangement, comprising:

arranging a suspended particle device (SPD) film between a first thermoplastic polymer film and a second thermoplastic polymer film to form an intermediate layer,

laminating the intermediate layer between a first pane and a second pane,

after laminating the first pane, the second pane, and the intermediate layer, milling or scratching a notch at least 1 mm deep in a surface region of the intermediate layer away from the first pane and the second pane, wherein the notch reaches the SPD film and extends laterally to the outer edges of the first and the second thermoplastic polymer films, and

filling the notch with polyisobutylene (PIB) and then polyurethane (PU) to provide an edge sealing arranged in the edge region of the intermediate layer.

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 Dec 14, 2015
From: VON DER WEIDEN, INGO; SZNERSKI, ANDREAS; PENNERS, FRANZ; MENNIG, JULIUS
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 037286/0213 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12179771 · Aug 9, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
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