Saint-Gobain Vitrage

Saint-Gobain Glass France

Saint-Gobain Industries

Franz Kraemling

Heinz J Schilde

Marc Rehfeld

Helmer Raedisch

Gilles Garnier

Stefan Immerschitt

Thorsten Frost

Laurent Poncet

Gerd Cornils

Richard Crumbach

Siegfried Pikhard

Rolf Koette

Dieter Linnhoefer

Norbert Bartonitscheck

Achim Muller

Ludwig Linden

Gunther Ortmanns

Loic Jourdaine

Stefan Immershitt

Rainer Roth

Ulrich Von Alpen

Jakob Nieven

Dirk Koopman

Philippe Leclercq

Gunther Mattes

Michael Houlena

Philippe Leclerco

A composite pane having at least one weak point for closing a vehicle opening, which includes at least one glass pane and at least one further pane, and an intermediate layer that cormects the at least one glass pane and the at least one further pane to one another. The glass pane is provided with one or more weak points such that, in an event of an object striking the composite pane, the glass pane breaks at the one or more weak points, but the vehicle opening still remains closed at least by deforming the intermediate layer of the composite pane.

Laminated glass with embrittled zone

A method for transporting a fixed glazing to be equipped with a coating, particularly a curved glazing, through a coating plant. The glazing is transported by a transport device through the plant such that one of its main sides is covered with protection against the coating substance that is to be deposited. The side of the glazing that is to be protected when the coating is being deposited is kept in contact with a flexible fabric attached to the transport device.

Method for transporting glazing through a coating-depositing plant

A method of acoustically attenuating noises of structure-borne origin in an article of manufacture by installing a laminated window having a glass sheet and an intermediate film, where the film has a loss factor tan &#x3b4; greater than 0.6 and a shear modulus G' smaller than 2&#xd7;10N/min a temperature range between 10 and 60&#xb0; C. and in a frequency range between 50 and 10,000 Hz.

Soundproofing laminated window for vehicles

In a method for making laminated glass, a sheet includes two glass substrates with an interlayer sheet between them. This sheet includes a polymer based film provided on one of the surfaces with a thin functional layer. The sheet is cut out in dimensions substantially identical to or greater than one of the glass substrates. The sheet is slit on at least the thickness of the film provided with the functional layer so as to delimit at least a peripheral zone of the film located between the slitting line and its edge. The interlayer sheet is assembled between the glass substrates. The peripheral zone is then detached by mechanical traction to transform the laminated glass sheet.

Method for making a laminated glass sheet

The invention relates to a soundproofing window in which an intermediate film provides for damping of vibrations transmitted in particular by structure-borne conduction.

A method for making laminated glass. The sheet includes two glass substrates with an interlayer sheet between them. This sheet includes a polymer based film provided on one of the surfaces with a thin functional layer. The sheet is cut out in dimensions substantially identical to or greater than one of the glass substrates. The sheet is slit on at least the thickness of the film provided with the functional layer so as to delimit at least a peripheral zone of the film located between the slitting line and its edge. The interlayer sheet is assembled between the glass substrates. The peripheral zone is then detached by mechanical traction to transform the laminated glass sheet.

A pane with low energy transmission. The pane has a laminated structure of at least one glass sheet tinted in its mass and preferably having antisolar properties, and at least one sheet of polymer material containing a UV-absorbent, the at least one glass sheet and at least one sheet of polymer material being chosen to give a light transmission factor TL.sub.A of less than 60%, an energy transmission factor TE such that the ratio TL.sub.A /TE is greater than 1 and a transmission factor TUV less than 0.5%, the total thickness of the pane being preferably between 2.5 and 8 mm. The application of the pane, notably, as a lateral pane, rear window pane, roof or sun roof for transportation vehicle is disclosed.

Laminated pane with low energy transmission

A process for manufacturing a laminated glass window equipped with sealing at one or more edges, wherein the laminated glass window contains at least two glass sheets and laminated plastic placed between the two glass sheets, wherein the laminated plastic is made of at least one principal carrier sheet, having on at least one side at least one layer that reflects infrared radiation and outer layers made of one or more thermoplastic polymers; the process involving:

Process for manufacturing laminated glass window intended for

A device for protection of the occupants of a vehicle in the event of a side impact includes an inflatable bag (airbag (9)) placed in the side wall beneath a window in such a way that, in the activated state, it deploys in the direction extending between the occupant's head and the surface of the window. The window pane (15) is a compound glass pane which includes at least one glass sheet (16,17) and at least one intermediate layer (18) and which has an increased flexural strength because of the fact that: a) the layer (18) consists of a laminate composed of a core layer of an impact-resistant polymer, and of two thermoplastic adhesive layers, of polyvinyl butyral or of polyurethane, which are placed on both sides of the PET layer, or b) the layer (18) is made of a plastic having a Young's modulus at least equal to 20 MPa.

Protection for the occupants of a vehicle in the event of a side impact

A plastic adhesive layer used as an insert layer in laminated glasses and the laminated glasses containing the insert layer, the adhesive layer comprising a polyfunctional polyol component and a polyfunctional isocyanate component, wherein the polyol component is present in considerable excess and the numerical ratio of the isocyanate groups to the hydroxyl groups is between 0.2 and 0.6. The adhesive layer is particularly useful in soundproofing glasses and in safety glasses such as bulletproofing glasses.

Laminated glasses using a non-thermoplastic adhesive insert layer

This invention relates to a highly effective fire-proof window consisting of at least one glass sheet mounted in a frame, the frame being such that when the glass sheet is exposed to the effect of heat in a fire, it will be subjected to a somewhat uniform heat effect thus preventing breakage due to the buildup of stresses. Uniform heating is produced by the inclusion of a covering along the edge of the glass which falls away upon heating of the window.

Fire-proof window

This invention relates to a window with increased resistance to fire, consisting of at least one pane of glass, such as soda glass, mounted in a metal frame in such a way that during a fire the border and edge of the side exposed to the action of heat, or in some cases the borders and edges of both sides, are exposed to the heat.

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Aachen, Germany

Franz Kraemling