IP Library Granted Patent US 12,558,877
Granted Patent B2
US 12,558,877 · App. 18/040,089 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Composite pane for a head-up display

Inventors: Jan Hagen (Bonn, DE); Pauline Girard (Compiegne, FR)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
B32B17/10036B32B17/1011B32B17/10201B32B17/10458G02B5/0833G02B5/0858B32B2307/418B32B2457/20G02B27/0101
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Patent No.
US 12,558,877
App. No.
18/040,089
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite pane for a head-up display, includes a first pane having a first surface and a second surface, a second pane having a first surface and a second surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, which is arranged between the second surface of the first pane and the first surface (III) of the second pane, an HUD region, and a first coating for reflecting p-polarized radiation and has exactly one electrically conductive layer based on silver, wherein a second coating for reducing the total transmitted thermal radiation is provided.

Claims (31)

1 . A composite pane for a head-up display, comprising:

a first pane having a first surface and a second surface, a second pane having a first surface and a second surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, which is arranged between the second surface of the first pane and the first surface of the second pane,

a head-up display (HUD) region, and

a first coating for reflecting p-polarized radiation and has exactly one electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer being based on silver, the first coating also having at least one dielectric layer or layer sequence each having a refractive index of at least 1.9,

wherein a second coating for reducing a total transmitted thermal radiation is provided, the second coating being purely dielectric and comprising, alternatingly, at least one first dielectric layer or layer sequence, whose refractive index is greater than 1.9 and a second dielectric layer or layer sequence, whose refractive index is less than 1.6 wherein the first coating is arranged on a surface of the second pane, and the second coating is arranged on a surface of the first pane, wherein the first coating is arranged on the first surface of the second pane, and wherein the second coating is arranged on the second surface of the first pane.

2 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric layer or layer sequence of the second coating is formed of at least of the group consisting of silicon nitride, tin oxide, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, hafnium oxide, vanadium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, and tungsten oxide.

3 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the second dielectric layer or layer sequence of the second coating is formed of at least of the group consisting of SiO 2 , MgF 2 , and a nanoporous layer.

4 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive layer has a geometric thickness of 8 nm to 14 nm.

5 . The composite pane according to claim 4 , wherein the electrically conductive layer has a geometric thickness of 10 nm.

6 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating is deposited by magnetron sputtering and/or the second coating is deposited by magnetron sputtering or by a wet chemical deposition method.

7 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first pane is tinted or colored.

8 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating also has a plurality of said dielectric layers or layer sequences each having a refractive index of at least 1.9, including a dielectric layer or layer sequence on each opposing side of the electrically conductive layer, wherein the first coating is devoid of a dielectric layer or layer sequence with a refractive index less than 1.9.

9 . The composite pane according to claim 8 , wherein the electrically conductive layer is at least 90% (wt.) silver.

10 . The composite pane according to claim 9 , wherein the electrically conductive layer is at least 99% (wt.) silver.

11 . The composite pane according to claim 9 , wherein the electrically conductive layer has a geometric thickness of 8-14 nm.

12 . The composite pane according to claim 11 , wherein the first dielectric layer or layer sequence of the second coating is formed of at least of the group consisting of silicon nitride, tin oxide, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, hafnium oxide, vanadium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, and tungsten oxide.

13 . The composite pane according to claim 12 , wherein the second coating includes another said first dielectric layer or layer sequence, said first dielectric layers or sequences being on opposing sides of the second dielectric layer or sequence.

14 . The composite pane according to claim 13 , wherein the second dielectric layer or layer sequence of the second coating is formed of at least of the group consisting of SiO 2 , MgF 2 , and a nanoporous layer.

15 . The composite pane according to claim 13 , wherein the first pane is tinted or colored.

16 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive layer of the first coating is the only electrically conductive layer of the pane.

17 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the second dielectric layer or layer sequence of said second coating is from 1.2 to 1.4 and the thickness thereof is from 30 nm to 500 nm.

18 . The composite pane according to claim 17 , wherein the thickness of the second dielectric later or layer sequence of said second coating is from 50 nm to 150 nm.

19 . The composite pane according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating also has a plurality of said dielectric layers or layer sequences each having a refractive index of at least 1.9, including a dielectric layer or layer sequence on each opposing side of the electrically conductive layer, wherein the first coating is devoid of a dielectric layer or layer sequence with a refractive index less than 1.9,

wherein the electrically conductive layer of the first coating is the only electrically conductive layer of the pane,

wherein the electrically conductive layer is at least 90% (wt.) silver,

wherein the second coating includes another said first dielectric layer or layer sequence, said first dielectric layers or sequences being on opposing sides of the second dielectric layer or sequence, and

wherein the refractive index of the second dielectric layer or layer sequence of said second coating is from 1.2 to 1.4 and the thickness thereof is 50 nm to 150 nm.

20 . The composite pane according to claim 19 , wherein the electrically conductive layer has a geometric thickness of 8-14 nm.

21 . A projection arrangement for a head-up display, comprising:

the composite pane according to claim 1 , and

a projector that is directed toward the HUD region of the composite pane, wherein the radiation of the projector is predominantly p-polarized.

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 Jan 31, 2023
From: HAGEN, JAN; GIRARD, PAULINE
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 062550/0554 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20199286 · Sep 30, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230271406A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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