Centre Luxembourgeois De Recherches Pour Le Verre Et La Ceramique S.a. (c.r.v.c.)

Acr II Glass America Inc.

Issam Sabra

Jean-Marc Sol

Olivier Farreyrol

Wladislaw Bronstein

Bernd Feider

Charles Courlander

A multi-part glazing according to this disclosure comprises a first glass piece () having an outer major surface, a second glass piece () having an outer major surface, and an attachment piece () provided between the first glass piece and the second glass piece to connect the first glass piece and the second glass piece. The outer major surface of the first glass piece is arranged in a continuous surface with the outer major surface of the second glass piece by a prescribed angle via an outer surface of the attachment piece.

Multi-part glazing

A heatable vehicle window including at least three different heating zones. A conductive coating is divided into at least three different heatable coating portions which are spaced apart from one another. A top bus bar includes a step or protruding portion which extends toward the bottom bus bar at an area of an intermediate one of the heatable coating portions. This protruding portion enables, for example and without limitation, a rain sensor or toll device to efficiently transmit and/or receive signals (e.g. IR signals, RF signals, or the like) through the window at an area behind the protrusion where the coating has been deleted. Because of the division of the coating into at least three different heatable coating portions, approximately uniform current distribution is enabled along the top bus bar (even at the protruding portion thereof) so as to reduce the likelihood of overheating.

Multi-zone arrangement for heatable vehicle window

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Metz, France

Issam Sabra