IP Library Granted Patent US 9,878,936
Granted Patent B2
US 9,878,936 · App. 15/133,330 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Ultraviolet absorbing glass article

Inventor: Shuichi Akada (Chiyoda-ku, JP)
Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
C03C3/087B60J1/00C03C3/078C03C4/02C03C4/085
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Patent No.
US 9,878,936
App. No.
15/133,330
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultraviolet absorbing glass article comprising, as a glass matrix composition in mass % based on oxides, from 66 to 75% of SiO 2 , from 10 to 20% of Na 2 O, from 5 to 15% of CaO, from 0 to 6% of MgO, from 0 to 5% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0 to 5% of K 2 O, from 0.13 to 0.9% of FeO, at least 0.8% and less than 2.4% of total iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 , and more than 1% and at most 5% of TiO 2 , containing from 100 to 500 mass ppm of CoO, from 0 to 70 mass ppm of Se and from 0 to 800 mass ppm of Cr 2 O 3 in a total content of CoO, Se and Cr 2 O 3 of less than 0.1 mass % based on the total content of components in the glass matrix composition, and having an ultraviolet transmittance of at most 2% at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

Claims (46)

1. An ultraviolet absorbing glass article comprising, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxides:

SiO 2 : 66 to 75%,

Na 2 O: 10 to 20%,

CaO: 5 to 15%,

MgO: 0 to 6%,

Al 2 O 3 : 0 to 5%,

K 2 O: 0 to 5%,

FeO: 0.13 to 0.9%,

total iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 : at least 0.8% and less than 2.4%,

TiO 2 : more than 1% and at most 5%;

containing from 100 to 500 mass ppm of CoO, from 0 to 70 mass ppm of Se and from 0 to 800 mass ppm of Cr 2 O 3 in a total content of CoO, Se and Cr 2 O 3 of less than 0.1 mass % based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition; and

having an ultraviolet transmittance (TUV) (ISO9050:2003) of at most 2% at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

2. An ultraviolet absorbing glass article comprising, as a glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxides:

SiO 2 : 66 to 75%,

Na 2 O: 10 to 20%,

CaO: 5 to 15%,

MgO: 0 to 6%,

Al 2 O 3 : 0 to 5%,

K 2 O: 0 to 5%,

FeO: 0.13 to 0.9%,

total iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 : at least 0.8% and less than 2.4%,

TiO 2 : more than 1% and at most 5%;

containing from 200 to 500 mass ppm of CoO, from 3 to 70 mass ppm of Se and from 0 to 800 mass ppm of Cr 2 O 3 in a total content of CoO, Se and Cr 2 O 3 of less than 0.1 mass % based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition; and

having an ultraviolet transmittance (TUV) (ISO9050:2003) of at most 2% at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

3. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , further comprising:

from 0 to 1 mass % of NiO based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition.

4. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has the ultraviolet transmittance (TUV) (ISO 9050:2003) of at most 2% at a thickness of 2.5 mm.

5. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a visible light transmittance (TVA) (JIS R3106 (1998)) of at least 10% and at most 20% as measured by using a standard illuminant A at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

6. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a visible light transmittance (TVA) (JIS R3106 (1998)) of at least 10% and at most 35% as measured by using a standard illuminant A at a thickness of 2.5 mm.

7. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a solar transmittance (TE) (JIS R3106 (1998)) of at most 25% at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

8. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a solar transmittance (TE) (JIS R3106 (1998)) of at most 35% at a thickness of 2.5 mm.

9. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a dominant wavelength (λD) of from 485 to 580 nm as measured by using a standard illuminant C at a thickness of 3.5 mm, and an excitation purity (Pe) of at most 25% as measured by using a standard illuminant C.

10. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a dominant wavelength (λD) of from 485 to 580 nm as measured by using a standard illuminant C at a thickness of 2.5 mm, and an excitation purity (Pe) of at most 45% as measured by using a standard illuminant C.

11. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , wherein the contents as represented by mass % of trivalent iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 and TiO 2 satisfy:

−3.58×(Fe 2 O 3 )−0.606×(TiO 2 )≦−3.5.

12. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which contains at least 3 mass ppm of Se based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition.

13. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which contains at least 5 mass ppm of Se based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition.

14. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which contains at least 16 mass ppm of Se based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition.

15. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which comprises, as the glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxides, at least 1.5% of TiO 2 .

16. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which comprises, as the glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxides, at least 2.14% of TiO 2 .

17. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which comprises, as the glass matrix composition as represented by mass % based on oxides, at least 1.0% of the total iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 .

18. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which contains at least 200 mass ppm of CoO based on the total content of components of the glass matrix composition.

19. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , wherein the contents as represented by mass % of trivalent iron as represented by Fe 2 O 3 and TiO 2 satisfy:

−3.58×(Fe 2 O 3 )−0.606×(TiO 2 )≦−4.7.

20. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has the ultraviolet transmittance (TUV) (ISO 9050:2003) of at most 0.8% at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

21. The ultraviolet absorbing glass article according to claim 1 , which has a dominant wavelength (λD) of at least 500 nm as measured by using a standard illuminant C at a thickness of 3.5 mm.

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 Apr 20, 2016
From: AKADA, SHUICHI
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 038329/0037 →
Priority Claims (2)
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Continuity (2)
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