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US 9,517,970 · App. 14/119,332 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Transparent glass substrate having a coating of consecutive layers

Inventors: Eric Tixhon (Jumet, BE); Delphine Didier (Jumet, BE)
Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
C03C17/3417C03C17/3435C03C17/366E06B3/66B32B17/1022B32B17/10211C03C2217/94E06B3/6715Y10T428/24975
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Patent No.
US 9,517,970
App. No.
14/119,332
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a transparent glass substrate having a coating including, in order: a first reflected color neutralization layer; a low-emissivity second layer essentially made up of SnO2:F and having a thickness between 455 and 800 nm; and a third layer that is essentially made up of SiOx, x being less than or equal to 2, and has a thickness between 40 and 65 nm or between 140 and 180 nm. The invention also relates to a double glass sheet and a triple glass sheet, manufactured from such a glass substrate, and to a window comprising said glass sheets.

Claims (35)

1. A transparent glass substrate having a coating comprising, in the following order:

a first layer for neutralising colours in reflection,

a second layer with low emissivity consisting essentially of SnO 2 :F with a thickness in the range of between 455 and 800 nm, and

a third layer consisting essentially of SiO x , wherein x is less than or equal to 2, with a thickness in the range of between 40 and 65 nm or between 140 and 180 nm.

2. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first neutralisation layer is a mono-layer consisting essentially of silicon oxynitrides of formula SiO x N y , or silicon oxycarbides of formula SiO x C y ,

wherein

x is less than 2,

a refractive index thereof is from 1.65-1.75, and

a thickness of the mono-layer is between 55 and 95 nm.

3. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first neutralisation layer is a dual layer consisting of a layer of TiO 2 arranged on the glass substrate, which is coated with a layer of silicon oxide, silicon oxycarbide SiO x C y , or silicon oxynitride SiO x N y ,

wherein

x is less than or equal to 2,

a thickness of TiO 2 is between 5 and 15 nm, and

a thickness of silicon oxide, oxycarbide or oxynitride is between 15 and 40 nm.

4. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first neutralisation layer is a dual layer consisting of a layer of SnO 2 or ZnO arranged on the glass substrate, which is coated with a layer of silicon oxide, silicon oxycarbide SiO x C y , or silicon oxynitride SiO x N y ,

wherein x is less than or equal to 2,

a thickness of SnO 2 or ZnO is between 15 and 35 nm, and

a thickness of silicon oxide, oxycarbide or oxynitride is between 15 and 40 nm.

5. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first neutralisation layer is a mixed layer consisting essentially of oxides of Sn and Si, and

a thickness of the first neutralisation layer is between 55 and 95 nm.

6. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the second layer with low emissivity is between 455 and 740 nm.

7. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the third layer consisting essentially of SiO x has a thickness in the range of between 43 and 60 nm.

8. A double glazing unit comprising two transparent glass substrates, one of which is a glass substrate according to claim 1 , which has a U of ≦1.4 W/m 3 ·K, an emissivity of less than or equal to 0.12, and a solar factor value of at least 73%.

9. The double glazing unit according to claim 8 , wherein the glazing unit has a solar factor value of between 75% and 81%.

10. The double glazing unit according to claim 8 , wherein the glazing unit has a value for Δa*b* of 3.5 at most.

11. A window comprising a reference frame and a double glazing unit according to claim 8 , which has a WER with values higher than or equal to zero kWh/m 2 /year.

12. A triple glazing unit comprising three transparent glass substrates, at least one of which is a glass substrate according to claim 1 , which has a U of ≦1.1 W/m 3 ·K, an emissivity of less than or equal to 0.12 and a solar factor value of at least 64%.

13. The triple glazing unit according to claim 12 , wherein the glazing unit has a solar factor value in the range of between 65% and 75%.

14. The triple glazing unit according to claim 12 , wherein the glazing unit has a value for Δa*b* of 3.5 at most.

15. A window comprising a reference frame and a triple glazing unit according to claim 12 , which has a WER with values higher than or equal to zero kWh/m 2 /year.

16. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the third layer has a thickness of between 40 and 65 nm.

17. The glass substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the third layer has a thickness of between 140 and 180 nm.

18. The window according to claim 11 , wherein the double glazing unit has a WER value of between 1 and 10 kWh/m 2 /year.

19. The window according to claim 15 , wherein the triple glazing unit has a WER value of between 1 and 10 kWh/m 2 /year.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2013
From: TIXHON, ERIC; DIDIER, DELPHINE
To: AGC GLASS EUROPE
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Priority Claims (1)
BE 2011/0317 · May 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140087101A1 · Mar 27, 2014