IP Library Patent Application 18860342
Patent Application
App. No. 18/860,342

LAMINATED GLAZING FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY

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18/860,342
Abstract

A laminated glazing includes a first glass sheet, a second glass sheet, a lamination interlayer in adhesive contact with the outer first glass sheet and the inner second glass sheet; a functional coating of thin layers arranged on the second glass sheet and including, starting from the second glass sheet, a first dielectric module, a metallic functional layer and a second dielectric module, the metallic functional layer being located between the first dielectric module and the second dielectric module. The first dielectric module and/or the second dielectric module include a tungsten oxide layer which is made of pure sub-stoichiometric tungsten oxide, WO x , with x between 2.55 and 2.98, or which is made of doped tungsten oxide including at least one doping element selected from the chemical elements of group 1 according to the IUPAC nomenclature.

Claims (30)

1 . A laminated glazing comprising:

a first glass sheet;

a second glass sheet;

a lamination interlayer in adhesive contact with the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet;

a functional coating of thin layers arranged on the second glass sheet and comprising, starting from the second glass sheet, a first dielectric module, a metallic functional layer and a second dielectric module, said metallic functional layer being located between the first dielectric module and the second dielectric module;

wherein,

the first dielectric module and/or the second dielectric module comprise a tungsten oxide layer,

said tungsten oxide layer is made of pure sub-stoichiometric tungsten oxide, WO x , or

said tungsten oxide layer is doped tungsten oxide and comprises at least one doping element selected from the chemical elements of group 1 according to the IUPAC nomenclature.

2 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein an optical refractive index of the tungsten oxide layer is decreasing monotonically with the wavelength from a maximum value greater than 2.4 at 350 nm up to a minimum value between 600 nm and 1400 nm so that a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is greater than 0.8.

3 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein an optical extinction coefficient of the tungsten oxide layer is less than 0.2 at 500 nm and less than 2.0 at 1200 nm.

4 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the tungsten oxide layer made of doped tungsten oxide comprises the doping element or several doping elements in proportions such that a molar ratio of said element to tungsten or a sum of the molar ratios of each element to tungsten is between 0.01 and 0.4.

5 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the tungsten oxide layer made of doped tungsten oxide comprises at least one doping element selected from hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium and cesium.

6 . The laminated glazing according to claim 5 , wherein the tungsten oxide layer made of doped tungsten oxide comprises cesium as a doping element, and a molar ratio of cesium to tungsten is between 0.01 and 0.4.

7 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein a physical thickness of the tungsten oxide layer is between 2 nm and 50 nm.

8 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric module and/or the second dielectric module comprise one or more layers of refractive index of less than 2.45 at 550 nm.

9 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the functional coating of thin layers further comprises a blocking metal overlayer located above and in contact with the metallic functional layer and/or a metallic blocking underlayer located below and in contact with the metallic functional layer.

10 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric module and/or the second dielectric module comprise a layer based on indium tin mixed oxide, indium-zinc mixed oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide, aluminum-doped zinc oxide, gallium-doped zinc oxide, antimony-doped tin oxide and/or niobium-doped titanium oxide.

11 . The glazing according to claim 10 , wherein a thickness of said layer is between 50 nm and 100 nm.

12 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the metallic functional layer is a silver-based layer.

13 . A projection device for head-up display comprising:

a laminated glazing according to claim 1 ,

a head-up projector configured to emit electromagnetic radiation onto at least one zone of the laminated glazing, the electromagnetic radiation being at least partially polarized according to a p-polarization.

14 . A method comprising providing a laminated glazing according to claim 1 , for a head-up display in a land, sea or air vehicle.

15 . A method for manufacturing a laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the tungsten oxide layer made of doped tungsten oxide is deposited by a magnetron sputtering method using a tungsten oxide target doped using a chemical element chosen from the chemical elements of group 1 according to the IUPAC nomenclature.

16 . The laminated glazing according to claim 1 , wherein x is between 2.55 and 2.98.

17 . The laminated glazing according to claim 2 , wherein the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is greater than 1.0.

18 . The laminated glazing according to claim 3 , wherein the optical extinction coefficient of the tungsten oxide layer is less than 0.1 at 500 nm and less than 1.5 at 1200 nm.

19 . The laminated glazing according to claim 4 , wherein the sum of the molar ratios of each element to tungsten is between 0.01 and 0.2.

20 . The laminated glazing according to claim 6 , wherein the molar ratio of cesium to tungsten is between 0.01 and 0.2.

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 Oct 25, 2024
From: GUIMARD, DENIS; HIVET, ROMAIN
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 069024/0522 →