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US 7,795,163 · App. 10/920,944 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Glass ceramic panel with a pleasing black decoration applied with a decorative paint

Assignee: Schott AG
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Patent No.
US 7,795,163
App. No.
10/920,944
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The black-colored glass ceramic panel has a cooking surface provided with a smooth black decoration by burning in a decorative paint, which contains a colorless zinc-containing glass flux and up to 10 wt. % of a partially coated pigment. The partially coated pigment consists of 20 to 40 wt. % of a black pigment with a grain size of at most 5μ and a grain size distribution characterized by a D 50 <2μ and 60 to 80% by weight of a zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass coating the black pigment. The glass flux consists, in wt. %, of Li 2 O, 0-5; Na 2 O, 0-5; K 2 O, <2; ΣLi 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O, 1-10; MgO, 0-3; CaO, 0-4; SrO, 0-4; BaO, 0-4; ZnO, >0-4; B 2 O 3 , 15-27; Al 2 O 3 , 10-20; SiO 2 , 43-58; TiO 2 , 0-3; ZrO 2 , Sb 2 O 3 , 0-2; F, 0-3.

Claims (163)

1. A decorated glass ceramic panel with a cooking surface, said cooking surface being provided with a black decoration by means of a burned-in decorative paint, wherein said decorative paint is applied to said cooking surface to form said black decoration, said glass ceramic panel has a black color and said decorative paint on the cooking surface contains a colorless zinc-containing glass flux and at least one partially coated pigment;

wherein said at least one partially coated pigment consists of 20 to 40% by weight of a black pigment and 60 to 80% by weight of a zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass, said zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass coating said black pigment;

wherein said black pigment has a grain size of at most 5μ, and a grain size distribution characterized by a D 50 <2μ and consists of a Cr—Fe—Co—Mn spinel; and

wherein said colorless zinc-containing glass flux consists, in percent by weight, of:

Li 2 O

0-5

Na 2 O

0-5

K 2 O

<2

Σ Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O

 1-10

MgO

0-3

CaO

0-4

SrO

0-4

BaO

0-4

ZnO

0-4

B 2 O 3

15-27

Al 2 O 3

10-20

SiO 2

43-58

TiO 2

0-3

ZrO 2

0-4

Sb 2 O 3

0-2

F

 0-3;

wherein said decorative paint consists of said at least one partially coated pigment and said colorless zinc-containing glass flux; and

wherein said decorative paint contains said at least one partially coated pigment in an amount of from 9 to 10 percent by weight.

2. The glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , which has a composition in percent by weight of:

Si 2 O

62-68

Al 2 O 3

19.5-22.5

Li 2 O

3.0-4.0

Na 2 O

  0-1.0

K 2 O

  0-1.0

BaO

1.5-3.5

CaO

  0-1.0

MgO

  0-0.5

ZnO

0.5-2.5

TiO 2

1.5-5.0

ZrO 2

  0-3.0

MnO 2

  0-0.40

Fe 2 O 3

  0-0.20

CoO

  0-0.30

NiO

  0-0.30

V 2 O 5

  0-0.80

Cr 2 O 3

  0-0.20

F

  0-0.20

Sb 2 O 3

  0-2.0

As 2 O 3

  0-2.0

ΣNa 2 O + K 2 O

0.5-1.5

ΣBaO + CaO

1.5-4.0

ΣTiO 2 + ZrO 2

3.5-5.5

ΣSb 2 O 3 + As 2 O 3

 0.5-2.5.

3. The glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , which has a composition in percent by weight of:

Li 2 O

2.5-5.5  

Na 2 O

0-3.0

K 2 O

0-3.0

Σ Na 2 O + K 2 O

0-4.0

MgO

0-3.0

CaO

0-2.5

SrO

0-2.0

BaO

0-3.5

ZnO

0-3.5

Al 2 O 3

18-27  

SiO 2

52-75  

TiO 2

1.2-5.5  

ZrO 2

0-3.0

SnO 2

<1.0

Σ TiO 2 + ZrO 2 + SnO 2

2.0-6.0  

P 2 O 5

0-8.0

V 2 O 5

0.02-0.6,  

and at least one coloring ingredient selected from the group consisting of Cr-, Mn-, Fe-, Co-, Ni-, Se- and Cl-compounds for adjustment and assisting in production of a black color shade.

4. The glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least partially coated pigment comprises 70% by weight of said zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate coating glass and 30% by weight of said black pigment.

5. The glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , wherein the decorative paint is applied in the form of a background texture as a decoration with a roughness R a ≦0.35μ.

6. The glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , wherein said decorative paint has a layer thickness of from 1 to 7μ.

7. The decorated glass ceramic panel as defined in claim 1 , wherein said Cr—Fe—Co—Mn spinel contains 11% chromium (III), 15% Fe (II/III), 20% cobalt (II) and 20% Manganese (II/III) and is resistant to a temperature at which said decorative paint is burned in.

8. A decorated glass ceramic panel with a cooking surface, said cooking surface being provided with a black decoration by means of a burned-in decorative paint, wherein said decorative paint is applied to said cooking surface to form said black decoration, said glass ceramic panel has a black color and said decorative paint on the cooking surface contains 91 percent by weight of a colorless zinc-containing glass flux and 9 percent by weight of at least one partially coated pigment;

wherein said at least one partially coated pigment consists of 20 to 40% by weight of a black pigment and 60 to 80% by weight of a zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass, said zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass coating said black pigment;

wherein said black pigment has a grain size of at most 5μ and a grain size distribution characterized by a D 50 <2μ and consists of a Cr—Fe—Co—Mn spinel; and

wherein said colorless zinc-containing glass flux consists, in percent by weight, of:

Li 2 O

0-5

Na 2 O

0-5

K 2 O

<2

Σ Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O

 1-10

MgO

0-3

CaO

0-4

SrO

0-4

BaO

0-4

ZnO

0-4

B 2 O 3

15-27

Al 2 O 3

10-20

SiO 2

43-58

TiO 2

0-3

ZrO 2

0-4

Sb 2 O 3

0-2

F

 0-3.

Priority Claims (1)
DE 103 38 165 · Aug 20, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
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