IP Library Granted Patent US 9,546,104
Granted Patent B2
US 9,546,104 · App. 14/732,975 · Granted Jan 17, 2017

White glass

Inventors: Junko Miyasaka (Tokyo, JP); Seiki Ohara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
C03C3/097C03C3/078C03C4/02C03C4/20C03C21/002C03C2204/00C03C2204/04Y10T428/131Y10T428/315
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Patent No.
US 9,546,104
App. No.
14/732,975
Granted
Jan 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening has a total light reflectance of 10% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and a value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the total light reflectance by a minimum value of the total light reflectance of more than 4.2, when measured in a form of a plate having a thickness of 1 mm.

Claims (15)

1. A phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening, having a total light reflectance of 10% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and a value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the total light reflectance by a minimum value of the total light reflectance of more than 4.2, when measured in a form of a plate having a thickness of 1 mm.

2. The phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening according to claim 1 , wherein when reflected light from a D65 light source is measured with respect to the phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening which has been formed into a plate having a thickness of 1 mm and placed on a white standard board having L* value of 98.44, a* value of −0.20 and b* value of 0.23 [EVER-WHITE (Code No. 9582), a product of Evers Corporation], a measured value thereof is positioned within an area enclosed in a quadrilateral specified by A(0.311, 0.319), B(0.299, 0.308), C(0.285, 0.314) and D(0.297, 0.326) in CIE chromaticity coordinates.

3. The phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening according to claim 1 , wherein a dispersed phase thereof has an average particle size of 0.08 μm or more and less than 0.2 μm.

4. The phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening according to claim 1 , comprising, in terms of mole percentage, from 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , from 0 to 7% of B 2 O 3 , from 0 to 10% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0 to 30% of MgO, from 5% to 15% of Na 2 O, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 15% of BaO and from 0 to 10% of P 2 O 5 , wherein a total content of MgO, CaO and BaO is from 10% to 30%.

5. A chemically-strengthened phase-separated glass, which has been obtained by chemically strengthening the phase-separated glass for chemical strengthening according to claim 1 .

6. A housing, wherein a part or whole of the housing is the chemically-strengthened glass according to claim 5 .

7. The housing according to claim 6 , which is a housing of an electronic device.

8. A phase-separated glass, comprising, in terms of mole percentage, from 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , from 0 to 7% of B 2 O 3 , from 0 to 10% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0 to 30% of MgO, from 5% to 15% of Na 2 O, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 15% of BaO and from 0 to 10% of P 2 O 5 , wherein a total content of MgO, CaO and BaO is from 10% to 30%, and having a total light reflectance of 10% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and a value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the total light reflectance by a minimum value of the total light reflectance of more than 4.2.

9. A phase-separated glass, having a total light reflectance of 10% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and a value obtained by dividing a maximum value of the total light reflectance by a minimum value of the total light reflectance of more than 4.2, when measured in a form of a plate having a thickness of 1 mm.

10. The phase-separated glass according to claim 9 , wherein when reflected light from a D65 light source is measured with respect to the phase-separated glass which has been formed into a plate having a thickness of 1 mm and placed on a white standard board having L* value of 98.44, a* value of −0.20 and b* value of 0.23 [EVER-WHITE (Code No. 9582), a product of Evers Corporation], a measured value thereof is positioned within an area enclosed in a quadrilateral specified by A(0.311, 0.319), B(0.299, 0.308), C(0.285, 0.314) and D(0.297, 0.326) in CIE chromaticity coordinates.

11. The phase-separated glass according to claim 9 , wherein a dispersed phase thereof has an average particle size of 0.08 μm or more and less than 0.2 μm.

12. The phase-separated glass according to claim 9 , comprising, in terms of mole percentage, from 50% to 80% of SiO 2 , from 0 to 7% of B 2 O 3 , from 0 to 10% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0 to 30% of MgO, from 5% to 15% of Na 2 O, from 0 to 5% of CaO, from 0 to 15% of BaO and from 0 to 10% of P 2 O 5 , wherein a total content of MgO, CaO and BaO is from 10% to 30%.

13. The phase-separated glass according to claim 12 , wherein a total content of ZrO 2 , P 2 O 5 and La 2 O 3 is from 0.5% to 10%.

14. The phase-separated glass according to claim 9 , which is for use in a building material.

15. The phase-separated glass according to claim 14 , which is for an interior use of a gallery or tunnel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2015
From: MIYASAKA, JUNKO; OHARA, SEIKI
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035802/0023 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-268594 · Dec 7, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013082819 · Dec 6, 2013
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