IP Library Granted Patent US 12,589,577
Granted Patent B2
US 12,589,577 · App. 18/569,543 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Vehicle laminated pane

Inventors: Stefanie Pengel (Herzogenrath, DE); Roberto Zimmermann (Herzogenrath, DE)
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE
B32B17/10449B32B17/10036B32B17/10201B32B17/10229B32B17/10266B32B17/10467B32B17/10541B32B17/10651B32B17/10899B60J1/001B60J1/008B60J1/02B60J3/007
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Patent No.
US 12,589,577
App. No.
18/569,543
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle laminated pane, designed as a combined front and roof pane, has a lower and upper edges and two lateral pane edges includes an outer pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer which connects the outer pane to the inner pane. The vehicle laminated pane has a first region starting from the lower edge, a third region starting from the upper edge, and a second region which connects the first region and the third region, the interior-side surface of the outer pane has an opaque cover print at least in a peripheral edge region of the vehicle laminated pane, and a sun protection coating is applied to the interior-side surface of the outer pane.

Claims (33)

1 . A vehicle laminated pane, designed as a combined front and roof pane, with a lower edge and an upper edge and two lateral pane edges at least comprising an outer pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface and a thermoplastic intermediate layer which connects the outer pane to the inner pane,

wherein the vehicle laminated pane has a first region starting from the lower edge, a third region starting from the upper edge, and a second region connecting the first region and the third region,

at least in a peripheral edge region of the vehicle laminated pane, the interior-side surface of the outer pane has an opaque cover print,

and a sun protection coating is applied to the interior-side surface of the outer pane,

and wherein the vehicle laminated pane has a reflection color in reflection at an angle of 60° and a reflection color in reflection at an angle of 8°, the a* color coordinate of each of which has a negative value in the CIE color space and the b* color coordinate of each of which has a negative value in the CIE color space.

2 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the sun protection coating, starting from the outer pane in the direction of the inner pane, comprises the following layer sequence

first dielectric module M 1 ,

first silver layer Ag 1 ,

second dielectric module M 2 ,

second silver layer Ag 2 ,

third dielectric module M 3 ,

third silver layer Ag 3 ,

fourth dielectric module M 4 .

3 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third silver layers Ag 1 , Ag 2 , Ag 3 have a relative geometric layer thickness in relation to each other of 0.4<Ag 1 /Ag 3 <1.7 and Ag 3 or Ag 2 is the thickest silver layer, and the first, second, third and fourth dielectric modules M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 have a relative optical layer thickness of M 2 /M 1 ≥1.9, M 2 /M 3 ≥0.8 and M 2 /M 4 ≥1.6.

4 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 2 , wherein the first, second and third silver layers Ag 1 , Ag 2 , Ag 3 have a relative geometric layer thickness in relation to each other of Ag 1 /Ag 2 >1 and Ag 1 /Ag 3 >1 and the first, second, third and fourth dielectric modules M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 have a relative optical layer thickness of M 2 /M 1 >1, M 2 /M 3 >1 and M 2 /M 4 >1.

5 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the interior-side surface of the inner pane has a heat-ray-reflecting coating at least in the third region.

6 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic intermediate layer in the third region is tinted or colored and optionally also tinted or colored in the second region.

7 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the interior-side surface of the outer pane additionally has the opaque cover print in a region lying in the second region, said opaque cover print optionally being widened in at least one region into the first region and optionally having at least one recess for a sensor window.

8 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 7 , wherein the thermoplastic intermediate layer is composed of two parts which are welded together at a weld seam, wherein the weld seam is arranged in the region of the second region in which the opaque cover print is additionally arranged when looking through perpendicularly from the outside.

9 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the opaque cover print is an opaque enamel or an opaque lacquer.

10 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , wherein the opaque cover print is formed from a printing ink which has decomposing properties relative to the sun protection coating.

11 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a switchable functional element and/or at least one illumination element.

12 . A method for producing a vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 , comprising:

a) providing an outer pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, an inner pane with an outer-side surface and an interior-side surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer;

b) applying an opaque cover print to the interior-side surface of the outer pane at least in a peripheral edge region and applying a sun protection coating to the interior-side surface of the outer pane;

c) forming a layer stack at least comprising, in this order, outer pane, thermoplastic intermediate layer and inner pane, and

d) connecting the layer stack formed of at least outer pane, thermoplastic intermediate layer and inner pane to form the vehicle laminated pane.

13 . The method for producing a vehicle laminated pane according to claim 12 , wherein in step b) the opaque cover print is first applied and the sun protection coating is then applied.

14 . The method for producing a vehicle laminated pane according to claim 12 , wherein in step b) the sun protection coating is first applied and the opaque cover print is then applied, wherein the opaque cover print is formed from a printing ink which has decomposing properties relative to the sun protection coating.

15 . A method comprising providing a vehicle laminated pane according to claim 1 as a combined front and roof pane in a transportation vehicle for traffic on land, in the air or in water.

16 . The vehicle laminated pane according to claim 6 , wherein the dye concentration in the second region decreases in the direction of the first region.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the transportation vehicle is a rail vehicle or a motor vehicle.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the combined front and roof pane is a combined windshield and roof pane of a passenger car.

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 13, 2023
From: PENGEL, STEFANIE; ZIMMERMANN, ROBERTO
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 065862/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 21193954 · Aug 31, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
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