IP Library Granted Patent US 9,967,967
Granted Patent B2
US 9,967,967 · App. 14/424,936 · Granted May 8, 2018

Pane having an electrical connection element

Inventors: Klaus Schmalbuch (Aachen, DE); Bernhard Reul (Herzogenrath, DE); Mitja Rateiczak (Wuerselen, DE); Lothar Lesmeister (Landgraaf, NL)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
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Patent No.
US 9,967,967
App. No.
14/424,936
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pane having an electrical connection element, the pane having: a substrate; an electrically conductive structure in a region of the substrate; and a connection element in a region of the electrically conductive structure, the connection element containing at least a chromium-containing steel. The connection element has a region which is crimped about a connecting cable and a soldering region connected to the electrically conductive structure by means of a lead-free solder.

Claims (35)

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

a substrate;

on a region of the substrate, an electrically conductive structure; and

on a region of the electrically conductive structure, a connection element that comprises at least a chromium-containing steel,

wherein the connection element has, at a distal end of the connection element, a region crimped around a connection cable, and a solder region that is connected to the electrically conductive structure via a leadfree solder material, and

wherein the connection element comprises at least 66.5 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, 0 wt.-% to 2 wt.-% niobium, and 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

2. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between the solder region and the crimped region is from 120° to 180°.

3. The pane according to claim 1 , which includes two to six connection elements disposed in a line.

4. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein a material thickness of the connection element is from 0.1 mm to 2 mm.

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

6. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element comprises at least 77 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, 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% niobium, 0 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% molybdenum, and 0 wt.-% to 1 wt.-% titanium.

7. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate contains glass.

8. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive structure contains at least silver and has a layer thickness of 5 μm to 40 μm.

9. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein a layer thickness of the solder material is less than or equal to 6.0×10 −4 m.

10. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the solder material contains tin and bismuth, indium, zinc, copper, silver, or compositions thereof.

11. The pane according to claim 10 , wherein the solder material contains 35 wt.-% to 69 wt.-% bismuth, 30 wt.-% to 50 wt.-% tin, 1 wt.-% to 10 wt.-% silver, and 0 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% copper.

12. The pane according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element has at least a wetting layer that contains nickel, tin, copper, and/or silver.

13. A method for production of the pane with at least one electrical connection element, comprising:

connecting a connection element to a connection cable by crimping in a region at a distal end of the connection element;

applying a solder material on a bottom of a solder region of the connection element;

disposing the connection element with the solder material on a region of an electrically conductive structure that is applied on a region of a substrate; and

connecting the connection element, with energy input, to the electrically conductive structure.

14. A method comprising:

applying the pane with at least one electrical connection element according to claim 1 , in buildings or in means of transportation for travel on land, in the air, or on water.

15. The pane according to claim 2 , wherein the angle between the solder region and the crimped region is from 150° to 170°.

16. The pane according to claim 3 , wherein a distance between adjacent connection elements is from 5 mm to 50 mm.

17. The pane according to claim 3 , wherein a distance between adjacent connection elements is from 10 mm to 20 mm.

18. The pane according to claim 4 , wherein a material thickness of the connection element is from 0.2 mm to 1 mm.

19. The pane according to claim 4 , wherein a material thickness of the connection element is from 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm.

20. The pane according to claim 7 , wherein the glass comprises: float glass, quartz glass, borosilicate glass, and/or soda lime glass.

21. The pane according to claim 8 , wherein the at least silver comprises silver particles and glass frits.

22. The method according to claim 14 , comprising:

applying the pane with at least one electrical connection element according to claim 1 as a windshield, rear window, side window, and/or glass roof.

23. The method according to claim 14 , comprising:

applying the pane with at least one electrical connection element according to claim 1 as a heatable pane or as a pane with an antenna function.

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 4, 2015
From: SCHMALBUCH, KLAUS; REUL, BERNHARD; RATEICZAK, MITJA; LESMEISTER, LOTHAR
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 036252/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12184407 · Sep 14, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
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