IP Library Granted Patent US 7,972,021
Granted Patent B2
US 7,972,021 · App. 11/990,863 · Granted Jul 5, 2011

Transmission-controlled window glazing

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Patent No.
US 7,972,021
App. No.
11/990,863
Granted
Jul 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a window glazing comprising at least two window panes with an intermediate ventilated space arranged therebetween, wherein at least one window pane is provided with a layer which is arranged on the interior side therefore and whose transmission is controllable. More specifically, said invention relates to a multilayer glazing comprising corresponding intermediate spaces in which a sweeping gas circulates, wherein said sweeping gas consists of a mixture of air and other gaseous components in which the sweeping gas content is adjustable.

Claims (23)

1. A motor vehicle or an aircraft, comprising:

an oxygen-generating system for generating oxygen for an air cabin;

a window glazing comprising:

at least two panes, each pane having an inside and an outside;

a ventilated gap formed between the panes; and

a layer with a controllable transmission formed on the inside of at least one pane;

wherein the gap is connected with a line system for feeding a flushing gas,

the flushing gas consists of at least two components, and the line system is connected to a mixing device with which the composition of the flushing gas can be adjusted as needed,

wherein the flushing gas consists of a mixture of air and at least one of hydrogen or oxygen; and

wherein the at least one of hydrogen or oxygen is generated by the oxygen-generating system located on board of the motor vehicle or aircraft.

2. The motor vehicle or aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the mixing device comprises a controllable valve in at least one gas feeding line.

3. The motor vehicle or aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein a device for drying the gas mixture is arranged in the line system feeding-air to the mixing device or in the line system to the window glazing.

4. The motor vehicle or aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the line system comprises an air feeding line and an hydrogen feeding line and wherein a regulator for the gas stream is arranged in at least one of the air feeding line or the hydrogen feeding line.

5. A motor vehicle or an aircraft, comprising:

an oxygen-generating system for generating oxygen for an air cabin;

a window glazing comprising:

at least two panes with a ventilated gap, wherein an inside of at least one of the panes is provided with a layer with a controllable transmission, and wherein

the gap is connected with a line for feeding a flushing gas,

the line comprises a regulator that includes separate lines for feeding air and for another gas,

the regulator can be used to adjust the mixing ratio between the feeding air and the other gas and/or the throughput of flushing gas,

wherein the flushing gas consists of a mixture of air and at least one of hydrogen or oxygen; and

wherein the at least one of hydrogen or oxygen is generated by the oxygen-generating system located on board the motor vehicle or the aircraft.

6. The motor vehicle or aircraft according to claim 5 , wherein a device for drying the additional air is arranged in the line for feeding air to the regulator.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2011
From: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
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