IP Library Granted Patent US 11,097,513
Granted Patent B2
US 11,097,513 · App. 13/260,210 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Laminated glass pane and use thereof

Inventors: Jean-Christophe Giron (Eupen, BE); Annabelle Andreau-Wiedenmaier (Aachen, DE); Dang Cuong Phan (Aachen, DE)
Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
B32B17/10036B32B17/1055B32B17/1077B32B17/10174H01L31/0392Y02E10/50Y10T428/24967
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Patent No.
US 11,097,513
App. No.
13/260,210
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laminated glass pane is described including a) a substrate glass, b) at least one layer structure applied to the substrate glass, c) at least one polymer layer applied to the layer structure, d) a cover glass on the polymer layer, wherein the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate glass is at most 18×10 −7 K −1 greater than or at most 18×10 −7 K −1 less than the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the cover glass, and in the temperature range from −40° C. to +90° C., the maximum mechanical stress of the laminated glass pane is less than or equal to 7 MPa. Uses of the laminated glass pane are also described.

Claims (35)

1. A laminated glass pane, comprising:

a substrate glass having a thickness of 0.3 mm to 25 mm;

at least one layer structure applied to the substrate glass, wherein the at least one layer structure contains an electrochromic layer system, wherein the electrochromic layer system comprises an active layer surrounded by one or more transparent conductive electrodes,

at least one polymer layer applied to the at least one layer structure, the at least one polymer layer having a layer thickness of 0.2 mm to 10 mm; and

a cover glass on the at least one polymer layer, the cover glass having a thickness of 1.3 mm to 25 mm,

wherein:

an absolute value of a difference between a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate glass and a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the cover glass is greater than zero and at most 18×10 −7 K− 1 ; and

the maximum mechanical stress of the laminated glass pane in a temperature range from −40° C. to +90° C. is less than or equal to 7 MPa.

2. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein maximum deflection in the temperature range from −40° C. to +90° C. of the laminated glass pane is less than or equal to 16 mm.

3. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate glass and the cover glass contain 0 wt.-% to 18 wt.-% alkali element oxides and 5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% B 2 O 3 .

4. The laminated glass pane according to claim 3 , wherein the substrate glass and the cover glass contain 0.1 wt.-% to 6 wt.-% alkali element oxides and 8 wt.-% to 15 wt.-% B 2 O 3 .

5. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one polymer layer contain polyvinyl butyral (PVB), polyurethane (PU), polypropylene (PP), polyacrylate, polyethylene (PE), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polyacetate resin, casting resins, acrylates, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or copolymers and-/-or mixtures thereof.

6. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the cover glass additionally comprises a passive layer, containing metal oxides, silver, silicon nitrides, silicon oxides or combinations thereof.

7. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer structure contains at least one electrically conducting and-/-or semiconducting layer.

8. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the electrochromic layer system has a layer thickness of 500 nm to 1 mm.

9. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate glass contains 0.1 wt.-% to 6 wt.-% alkali element oxides and 8 wt.-% to 15 wt.-% B 2 O 3 .

10. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the cover glass contains 0 wt.-% to 16 wt.-% alkali element oxides and 5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% B 2 O 3 .

11. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate glass is 25×10 −7 K −1 to 80×10 −7 K −1 and the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the cover glass is 25×10 −7 K −1 to 80×10 −7 K −1 .

12. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of the difference is greater than zero and at most 12×10 −7 K −1 .

13. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of the difference is greater than zero at most 6×10 −7 K −1 .

14. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate glass and the cover glass have different thicknesses.

15. The laminated glass pane according to claim 14 , wherein the substrate glass comprises a composition comprising 0 wt % to 16 wt % alkali element oxides and 5 wt % to 20 wt % B 2 O 3 , wherein the cover glass comprises a composition comprising 0 wt % to 16 wt % alkali element oxides and 5 wt % to 20 wt % B 2 O 3 , and wherein the substrate glass and the cover glass have different compositions.

16. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein laminated glass pane has an area of 0.48 m 2 to 3.75 m 2 .

17. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein one of the substrate glass and the cover glass is a relatively thinner glass pane, and the other of the substrate glass and the cover glass is a relatively thicker glass pane, wherein a thickness of the relatively thinner glass pane divided by a thickness of the relatively thicker glass pane is in a ratio of 0.25 to 0.6.

18. The laminated glass pane according to claim 1 , wherein maximum deflection in the temperature range from −40° C. to +90° C. of the laminated glass pane is in a range from 6.1 mm to 14 mm.

19. A laminated glass pane, comprising:

a substrate glass having a thickness of 1.5 mm to 6 mm;

at least one layer structure applied to the substrate glass, wherein the at least one layer structure contains an electrochromic layer, wherein the electrochromic layer has a thickness between 500 nm and 1 mm;

at least one polymer layer applied to the at least one layer structure, the at least one polymer layer having a layer thickness of 0.2 mm to 10 mm; and

a cover glass on the at least one polymer layer, the cover glass having a thickness of 1.5 mm to 10 mm,

wherein:

an absolute value of a difference between a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate glass and a mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the cover glass is greater than zero and at most 18×10 −7 K −1 ;

the maximum mechanical stress of the laminated glass pane in a temperature range from −40° C. to +90° C. is less than or equal to 7 MPa;

a thickness of the substrate glass divided by a thickness of the cover glass is in a range of 0.25 to 0.6; and

the laminated glass pane has an area in a range of 0.48 m 2 to 3.75 m 2 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2012
From: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
To: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028139/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2011
From: GIRON, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; ANDREAU-WIEDENMAIER, ANNABELLE; PHAN, DANG CUONG
To: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 027140/0845 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 025 972.4 · Jun 15, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120017975A1 · Jan 26, 2012
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